Leonardo's Lagoon
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Dave; I'm also amazed by this colormorph in the M. Confusa. Don't know what is causing it yet.
Bjarne; Instead of setting up a new, temporary holding tank for all the new corals, I decided to re-arrange the Lagoon to grow out and treat all my new colonies before the upgrade in January. This saved me a lot of work.
So the Lagoon is not the Lagoon anymore, but a grow-out tank for now. And actually it has the perfect dimensions for that purpose
Lastlight; I contribute the change in color mostly to the further tweaking of the colors, altering the amounts of Sugar/Vodka/Vinegar from each other.
Next to that I paused the Levamisole treatment, that also contributed for the improvement in color.
I haven't found any AEFW or signs or them yet.
I will make a picture of the temporary setup as soon as possible, the tank is not lit right now (evening in Europe)
Thanks for your reactions, Leonardo
Bjarne; Instead of setting up a new, temporary holding tank for all the new corals, I decided to re-arrange the Lagoon to grow out and treat all my new colonies before the upgrade in January. This saved me a lot of work.
So the Lagoon is not the Lagoon anymore, but a grow-out tank for now. And actually it has the perfect dimensions for that purpose
Lastlight; I contribute the change in color mostly to the further tweaking of the colors, altering the amounts of Sugar/Vodka/Vinegar from each other.
Next to that I paused the Levamisole treatment, that also contributed for the improvement in color.
I haven't found any AEFW or signs or them yet.
I will make a picture of the temporary setup as soon as possible, the tank is not lit right now (evening in Europe)
Thanks for your reactions, Leonardo
homeboyreefer
New member
Looking amazing as usual leo, i'm really impressed by your spatial scope with all your compositions, wish i could visualize like you to see the end picture
Thanks Ed!
HBR; it is not easy to create that image in my mind, it takes a lot of time thinking of the composition and deciding how I want it to look like. But thank you for the compliment
I had a very busy (unexpected) day today, so I haven't made new pictures of the overall setup. I do have some older pictures that show more of the temporary setup.
New pictures will follow soon.
Leonardo
HBR; it is not easy to create that image in my mind, it takes a lot of time thinking of the composition and deciding how I want it to look like. But thank you for the compliment
I had a very busy (unexpected) day today, so I haven't made new pictures of the overall setup. I do have some older pictures that show more of the temporary setup.
New pictures will follow soon.
Leonardo
RoWall
Member
Thanks Peter! You know there are new pictures on the previous page right?
Leonardo
Yeah, I've seen the pictures from the previous page, thanks for the new ones. It's great to watch so many healthy and wonderfuly looking corals in one tank. I will be also expanding my humble collection in january, after I have moved to another apartment. Can't wait when I look at your corals.
Right now your corals must by just under the water surface, have you hightened them on the eggcrate? I wish my tank was more shallow to achieve faster grow rates.
Take care
Peter
bmw-legend
New member
beatiful corals, love it
Peter, the corals are placed on glass shelves, with eggcrate on top, to prevent them from sliding -the current is quite strong-. The shelve itself is 6" under the water surface.
Above the water surface, about 8" high, is burning a 400 watt MH, almost directly centered above the corals.
Good luck with your upgrade!
bmw-legend, Thanks!
Leonardo
Above the water surface, about 8" high, is burning a 400 watt MH, almost directly centered above the corals.
Good luck with your upgrade!
bmw-legend, Thanks!
Leonardo
Some macro images of my Cryptic Refugium. Taking pictures is hard, because there is not much light available. So sorry for the poor quality.
I'll try to make some additional pictures with an added light source soon.
A great recent article about cryptic refugiums and sponges in the reef ecosystem can be found here.
Leonardo
I'll try to make some additional pictures with an added light source soon.
A great recent article about cryptic refugiums and sponges in the reef ecosystem can be found here.
Leonardo
I haven't seen this coral much in the hobby, but I don't know if it is that special that I have one.
The Acropora Palifera grows in very thick, elkhorn like structures. I can see it growing, although it grows relatively slow.
I hope to keep this coral for many years to come, to see it grow into these beautiful structures:
Leonardo
The Acropora Palifera grows in very thick, elkhorn like structures. I can see it growing, although it grows relatively slow.
I hope to keep this coral for many years to come, to see it grow into these beautiful structures:
Leonardo
Peter, I also noticed an increase in growth since the use of a Carbon driven system. A few years ago I started experimenting with the use of "pappone", a blended mush with added sugar. The largest sponge-colony I have reacted very good and grew much faster. Also the dosing of creatine gave a positive response.
The colony on the picture below is about 8.5" in diameter and over 4 years old:
Leonardo
The colony on the picture below is about 8.5" in diameter and over 4 years old:
Leonardo
arctictwist
Member
did you buy sponges to put in there? or just let it grow?
flying_dutchman
New member
I'm developing a 30 Gallon seperate sponge filter right now. The idea is that sponges grow on to layers of mesh, where the water can slowly flow through.
The mesh cartridges will be placed in series, just like in a bee hive:
I'm currently testing which material is preferred to grow the sponges on.
Leonardo
How's it coming along?
Sad to see that this thread has become so quiet lately. But I have a few updates!
I added a few new corals to my collection, waiting for their new home. January is coming closer, and I can't wait to start the new project.
I found this nice A. Desalwii with bright green polyps
This fist sized Acropora is an unusually big Bali-Mariculture. Looking at the shape and growth I think it used to be a Mother Colony to take frags off.
My collection lacked a real tabling coral, so I couldn't pass this baby-blue tipped A. Efflorescens
As a real reef keeper I'm always try to achieve healthier Acropora and better growth and coloration. I'm experimenting with several DIY additives right now, with good results.
Together with my new tank, I will launch Leonardo's Reef Blog, with more info about my old and new tanks, methodology etc.
General information about reefkeeping will still be contributed to Glassbox-design.com.
Deepwater A. Desalwii
Leonardo
I added a few new corals to my collection, waiting for their new home. January is coming closer, and I can't wait to start the new project.
I found this nice A. Desalwii with bright green polyps
This fist sized Acropora is an unusually big Bali-Mariculture. Looking at the shape and growth I think it used to be a Mother Colony to take frags off.
My collection lacked a real tabling coral, so I couldn't pass this baby-blue tipped A. Efflorescens
As a real reef keeper I'm always try to achieve healthier Acropora and better growth and coloration. I'm experimenting with several DIY additives right now, with good results.
Together with my new tank, I will launch Leonardo's Reef Blog, with more info about my old and new tanks, methodology etc.
General information about reefkeeping will still be contributed to Glassbox-design.com.
Deepwater A. Desalwii
Leonardo
FloformAustria
New member
hey Leonardo!
Corals looking good as always!
can´t wait to see your new project.
looking forward
Flo
Corals looking good as always!
can´t wait to see your new project.
looking forward
Flo
