Leonardo's Lagoon
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tonyespinoza
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awesome!!!
A new coral update, with some photo's.
When you buy wildcap, or maricultured colonies it is always a surprise how the coral will develop. Some will lose color and won't color up anymore, others develop into beautiful corals.
Acropora Formosa (Bali Green Slimer) will play the most important role in my next build.
An example of a difficult coral. I'm having a hard time coloring this one up, but through the brown I see promising colors. (with bright green polyps)
This A. Desalwii developed very well.
Closeup of another A. Desalwii
I almost gave up this one, but when I moved it directly under the 400 Watt MH it developed extremely glowing tips (hard to capture).
I give this one a second chance.
Green A. Echinata
A. Gomezi and A. Formosa
This corals hasn't developed the way I hoped it to be. I will try to push some more color out of it, otherwise I will sell it.
Poccilopora Closeup
Thanks again for the best wishes
All the best to everyone in 2010!
Leonardo
When you buy wildcap, or maricultured colonies it is always a surprise how the coral will develop. Some will lose color and won't color up anymore, others develop into beautiful corals.
Acropora Formosa (Bali Green Slimer) will play the most important role in my next build.
An example of a difficult coral. I'm having a hard time coloring this one up, but through the brown I see promising colors. (with bright green polyps)
This A. Desalwii developed very well.
Closeup of another A. Desalwii
I almost gave up this one, but when I moved it directly under the 400 Watt MH it developed extremely glowing tips (hard to capture).
I give this one a second chance.
Green A. Echinata
A. Gomezi and A. Formosa
This corals hasn't developed the way I hoped it to be. I will try to push some more color out of it, otherwise I will sell it.
Poccilopora Closeup
Thanks again for the best wishes
All the best to everyone in 2010!Leonardo
stone.david
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pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
Great looking corals, Leonardo. Can't wait until the new tank is up and running.
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
VERY nice A. formosa Leo, and the one below it will surely become a stunner! Looking forward to your new build 
I love cube "ish" tanks!
I love cube "ish" tanks!Dave's Reef
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Great pic's of some great corals Leo... Can't wait to see your new build!~
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Very nice and great pic...!!
I really love your coral..
I really love your coral..
TRITON1
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Leonardo~
Where do you come up with your dimensions for your tanks? The formosa forrest, the lagoon, and this next tank have unique dimensions that seem visually perfect (kind of like the dimensions the Elos tanks come up with). Is is something in the coversion from cm to inches or are you using some sort of formula to figure the length:width:height ratio?
Where do you come up with your dimensions for your tanks? The formosa forrest, the lagoon, and this next tank have unique dimensions that seem visually perfect (kind of like the dimensions the Elos tanks come up with). Is is something in the coversion from cm to inches or are you using some sort of formula to figure the length:width:height ratio?
Thanks Dan, the A. Desalwii are my favorite colonies! (besides the Formosa of course
) The tank will arrive in the end of January
Thanks Kenny!
VERY nice A. formosa Leo, and the one below it will surely become a stunner! Looking forward to your new build
Thanks Austin, I seached a long time for this type of Formosa, because they can differ quite a bit. I was looking for the thinner, heavy branching Formosa. The "Bali green Slimer" has a thicker branch and develops less branches.
Thanks Dave!
Thank you Nugz
Thank you Mr Mafia! I really like your tank too.. Can you give me some advice about how you designed your rockwork?
Thanks Mike, enjoy it while you can, at the end of the month this tank will no longer exist
Leonardo
You have a sharp eye John
The measurements (43" x 43" x 26") are chosen according to the golden ratio. I did made round numbers (in cm) of the calculations to help the tank builder
a = 65 cm
b = a*1.618 = 105,17 cm (rounded to 110 cm)
Leonardo
Yes Dave, I will attempt to make this a reef/biotope specific for (reef-living) Apogon.
I tried a school of 25 Apogon Margaritophorus once in the Lagoon, but they did not survive.
I will do another attempt to keep a large school of (several) Apogon. But this time with much more preparation.
First I will insist the Apogon stay at the LFS for more then a week, regaining their reserves, before I take them home. At home I will have a week worth of live Artemia and Mysis to really fatten them up. In the meantime I will try to let them eat frozen and pellets.
I'm thinking about enlarging my Threadfin school to 30-40, or try to mix 2 Apogon species to a total number of 40-50 fish.
Leonardo
I tried a school of 25 Apogon Margaritophorus once in the Lagoon, but they did not survive.
I will do another attempt to keep a large school of (several) Apogon. But this time with much more preparation.
First I will insist the Apogon stay at the LFS for more then a week, regaining their reserves, before I take them home. At home I will have a week worth of live Artemia and Mysis to really fatten them up. In the meantime I will try to let them eat frozen and pellets.
I'm thinking about enlarging my Threadfin school to 30-40, or try to mix 2 Apogon species to a total number of 40-50 fish.
Leonardo
FloformAustria
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Hey Leonardo!
Man i can´t wait to see the first pictures of your new tank!
the plans u´re making sound really good!
Flo
Man i can´t wait to see the first pictures of your new tank!
the plans u´re making sound really good!
Flo
