nUgZ's 40 Breeder

[nUgZ]

Aussie Acan topdown

Another Acan & Tyree Pumpkin Pie Chalice topdown

Tyree Sour Apple & Tyree Setosa topdown

 

[Reefobsession]

Nice nugz!

 

[nUgZ]

Thanks!

 

[nUgZ]

Not the sharpest pic, but I wanted to post a new Aussie Acan. I should have better pics soon.

 

[nUgZ]

Here are two more pics of the Acan. The other pic I posted was right after I put it in the tank. Here is a more expanded shot along with a moonlight shot.

Here is a pic of a chalice I got a couple weeks ago. The pic doesn't do it justice.

 

[jet fixer]

I just noticed this thread and wanted to say: that is some great Aquascaping with some great rock. I quite like the green Acan in post 101. Did you get it online? if so where?

 

[nUgZ]

I just noticed this thread and wanted to say: that is some great Aquascaping with some great rock. I quite like the green Acan in post 101. Did you get it online? if so where?

Thanks a lot! I'm really pleased with the way this tank is coming together. The Acan actually came from my LFS. Someone locally traded it in during a tank breakdown. I'm not sure where he got it though.

 

[nUgZ]

Got some frags I've been waiting for...pics will be coming soon.

 

[nUgZ]

I'll start with some of the new guys. First is the Purple Dinosaurs Goniastrea.

Here it is with the Super Green Favia. The Favia darkened up some, but it should lighten up to its true color soon.

This is what it looked like before the trip...

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RuoiuQ3WbjRdn2J7SU37HA?feat=directlink

Next up are the Team Heineken Goniastrea(right) and Troll Army Goniastrea(left). I can't wait for the Troll Army to fully color up! It's already growing another eye.

This is the Team Heineken mother colony.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/m6VMD1h8uJZTGSlMvWqz1w?feat=directlink

This is the Troll Army mother colony.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fdKVyCE851Bmm8Jy6l5Tuw?feat=directlink

Here's a group shot.

I'll end with some other various shots. First is my Duncanopsammia axifuga.

Tyree Pumpkin Pie Chalice. I almost completely lost this guy, but I'm very happy with the improvement.

Here is a group shot. Starting top left and going clockwise, Nuclear Green Palythoa, Purple Death Palythoa, Tyree Pumpkin Pie, and a Rainbow War Coral frag.

Here's my ORA Blue Chalice. I think this one will be awesome when it's bigger. It's grown some, but not too much yet.

Finally here's my GSP with a nice Acanthastrea echinata frag.

Thanks for looking!

 

[jlemoine2]

Stice start you have there, nUgZ.

Have you given any thought to putting a background on the tank? It may help make the corals pop a little.

Nice job on the aquascape, it will be interesting to see when all of your corals grow out!

 

[nUgZ]

Stice start you have there, nUgZ.

Have you given any thought to putting a background on the tank? It may help make the corals pop a little.

Nice job on the aquascape, it will be interesting to see when all of your corals grow out!

Thanks! I have thought about a background, but you can actually lose reflectivity and some usable light when using one. I may try a removable background at some point, but I expect my corals to pop on their own.

 

[nUgZ]

Well I post a lot of pictures, but I don't talk about the tank a ton. I figured it was time to post some info. Several weeks ago I broke part of my Aquaclear filter when I was cleaning it, so I just stopped using it. I was only using it to hold carbon or some filter floss and I haven't noticed any negative effects from not using it. I'm still using the Prism Skimmer that was given to me, and it produces some nice skimmate. I try to spot feed my corals every two days or so and I feel better with a skimmer helping out. I'm currently running a Koralia 3, Koralia Evolution 750, and a Koralia Evolution 1050. I LOVE the new Koralia Evolutions. They are smaller, use less power, are silent, and you can run them on a wavemaker. That's all for the flow, but I'm pretty happy with the 66 times an hour turnover. The only thing I'm using for lighting is a 150w Radium 20k bulb and some blue LED moonlights for part of the evening. This may change drastically sometime, but we'll see what happens. I really kind of like having some shaded parts of the tank, but I do wish I had more places to put corals that need light. I have several Nassarius and Astrea snails, but I plan to get a few more. I also have some small blue leg hermits, but they really **** me off sometimes. Not so much the really small ones, but the larger ones. The Yellow Tang is still doing well and eats like a pig. The Diadema Pseudochromis is also fat and happy, but I really don' want him in the tank anymore. He's a bully and really limits my future fish options. The problem is that my wife loves him. We'll see what happens. There are also two Green Chromis. I had three, but one died after about a week. I may get a couple more to add to the school. I've begun removing the shells from the sandbed here and there. It's not as easy as you would think. I do want a cleaner sandbed though and this will help. I think that's about all for now. More pics to come and thanks for looking.

 

[nUgZ]

Here is a new frag that was just cut yesterday. Once it's growing this thing will be ridiculous! Baby's Breath.

Here's are two comparison shots. The first was my Superman Cyphastrea at the end of January when I got it and the second was from today. Not bad for 3 months. It's getting there...

 

[nUgZ]

Here's my Team Heineken Goniastrea eating.

Here's a group shot. Team Heineken Goniastrea, Troll Army Goniastrea, and Empty Beer Bottles Favia.

Updated shot of the Baby's Breath. It's looking better everyday!!

Thanks for looking!

 

[nUgZ]

Well I've gotten a number of corals recently, and I still need to place most of them in the rockwork. Here are some pics for now, but I hope to do a bit of work on it this weekend. First are some updated pics.

Baby's Breath

Duncan

A couple Aussie Lords

Rainbow War Coral

Superman Cyphastrea

Troll Army Goniastrea

Team Heineken Goniastrea

Group Shot

More to come!

 

[nUgZ]

New chalice...ton of potential here!!

Another promising specimen.

Here's an Aussie Lord I got when I got the Baby's Breath.

 

[nUgZ]

Here's my newest chalice...I couldn't be happier!

This is my new Acan bowerbanki.

 

[nUgZ]

Here are some more pics.

Hot Damn!!

New Acan echinata.

Empty Beer Bottles Favia

Better pic of one of my new favorites!

Group shot.

Thanks for looking.

 

[nUgZ]

So I took out a lot of the shell pieces that were on the sand and I like it a lot better now. I'll continue to remove them until they are all gone. I hope to get a FTS later tonight. The bowerbanki is settling in nicely.

 

[nUgZ]

Team Heineken Goniastrea and a freshly cut Grape Watermelon.

Purple Favites pentagona