Out of Africa (picture intensive)

Elliott said:
regarding your transfer method of quarantine,

how do you manage to not transfer any water?

since you do not use a net, do you drain all the water out leaving the fish at the bottom of the bucket?

are you using only your display water for all of your quarantine procedures?

do you fresh water dip your fish prior to release in the display?
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Hi Elliot

i cant guarantee absolutely no water gets transferred but this method is mainly to deal with whitespot , oodinium type diseases and doesnt work great for flukes or bacterial type diseases, for that i use medicine with the transfer method combined.
I use a big plastic sieve like the type they use for washing salad leaves that drains water and leaves the fish behind to move the fish from container to container.

I have never been a big fan of freshwater dips , i never had great success with them and found it only caused even more stress for the fish (but some people swear by them)

Yes i use display water because that is what they are going to go into and they need to get used to it, i use freshly made seawater to replace the water i take from the display
 
What an impressive system you have, and both your experience and love for the animals shows through in everything you do!

BRAVO!!

What about your lighting - can you talk a bit about what you've tried and found the most success with? What kind of lighting cycles are you using now and how are you controlling?

Thanks.
 
prop-frags said:
What an impressive system you have, and both your experience and love for the animals shows through in everything you do!

BRAVO!!

What about your lighting - can you talk a bit about what you've tried and found the most success with? What kind of lighting cycles are you using now and how are you controlling?

Thanks.
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Thank you Mike!

well my lights are 6 Aquamedic metal halides 250 watts each 2 over each of the 3 sections(16k and 20k bulbs) plus t5 bulbs x 8 54 watts 6 are blue type bulbs some giesemanns and Ati brands 2 are fiji purple

lights come on in a staggered fashion on timers and go off in a staggered fashion this begins at 8 am and ends at 8:30 pm
 
On to another long term resident, had this small Venustus angel for around 4 years now, it is doing well and sometimes gets chased around by the flame angel. Often you can find it swimming under the overhangs and she is quite a cutie in my opinion even if she seems to at times annoy the flame angel by being in its view.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4148749392/" title="DSC_0195_edited by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4148749392_22bc9f80cf.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_0195_edited" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4148740198/" title="DSC_0114 (2)_edited by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/4148740198_b689c6479f.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0114 (2)_edited" /></a>
 
kinlayan said:
You have some very nice looking fish as well!! love the harlequin tusk is it an australian specimen?
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Thank you. The Harlequin is indeed an Australian specimen. The way to distinguish between the two is that the Aussie specimen has blue teeth and the bluish black patch covering the majority of the its back. The specimen from the Philippines and Indonesia apparently has a shorter life span and is not as striking (colourwise) as its Australian counterpart.

Your Vlamingii is going to grow quite large and quite quickly...Mine is currently between 30-35cm. Got her when he was about 15cm and basically doubled in size in about 18months. Extremely intelligent fish.
 
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It is definitely a beautiful wrasse, the Harlequin! Have you ever had any issues with it and the mandarins? Yes i know the vlamingii has a huge appetite for its size and i know it is growing fast and furious, i may upgrade my skimming soon to deal with the potential growth of some of the fish.
 
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kinlayan said:
Have you ever had any issues with it and the mandarins?
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No issues whatsoever. I have read somewhere that many fish realise that they are poisonous and leave them alone. Even my 40cm snowflake eel lives in harmony with the mandarins. They have all been together in my tank for over 6 months now.
 
Coolibabes said:
No issues whatsoever. I have read somewhere that many fish realise that they are poisonous and leave them alone. Even my 40cm snowflake eel lives in harmony with the mandarins. They have all been together in my tank for over 6 months now.
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interesting thanks for the info!
 
On to some of the smaller fish , in the aquarium but no less interesting in my opinion.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4131605513/" title="CSC_0159_edited by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/4131605513_4251e631b6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="CSC_0159_edited" /></a>

The fire goby was one of 3 , 1 died in quarantine and only 2 were released into my aquarium, books often suggest they can be kept in groups this is not my experience though , the two that were in the main section hated each other and for such small fish even my 5000 litres of real estate did not help , the dominant fish kept the subordinate one confined to a corner of dark overhang for 9 months and slowly kept persecuting him in his territory until , one day i found that he had jumped into small freshwater /ro container filled with aragonite which is part of my auto top -off ... so to date this "fire " goby has been the most aggressive fish in my 5000 litre "believe it or not". I do believe for one to be successful you need a mated pair and not a group for long term success. I have had this fish for 1 and half years now.
 
Kinlayan,

I have spent the past hours going over every post you and others have done here. Yes hours, as this has not only been a learning experience but also, a genuine affirmation of what reefkeeping is all about! I'm at such a loss for words as my time here with you and yours' has been truely awe-inspiring!

It is heartwarming to have a fellow reefer sincerely value the life of his children; his fish and corals. If I were to be one of those, I would surely want you as my parent. You do everything within your power to provide not only the necessities but also the intricacies that are truely needed and deserved.

I want to thank you for being a wonderful steward to your charge and, thank you for sharing your ocean, knowledge and experiences with me. Wishing you and yours good health and happiness in 2010 and beyond!!:wave:
 
Terri, thanks for the well wishes, i am glad you found it interesting i hope to keep updating it and to keep your interest in this fascinating hobby!

Your compliments are very much appreciated. ;)
 
Wow this tank is amazing. I have never seen anything like it. Hope my tank could be this beautiful some day. Love the fish selection! BEAUTIFUL!!!
 
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