Carlos Arouche
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Is there any chance of posting a picture with you near your tank ? so i could have an idea of the size !!!
Best regards !
Best regards !
Out of Africa (picture intensive)
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Dxmarinefish
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Many thanks for the family history :fish1: :celeb3:
I think some people are sometimes surprised at how long some of the fish we keep in captivity can live.
I know of a Trigger that is over 20 yrs old :eek1:, and still going strong.
For me, one of the ultimate test and achievements for any reefer is to keep our livestock alive for the duration of their natural life span (though "natural" life span is unknown for many fish, and captivity might extend many)
keep up the impressive work.
Cheers
I think some people are sometimes surprised at how long some of the fish we keep in captivity can live.
I know of a Trigger that is over 20 yrs old :eek1:, and still going strong.
For me, one of the ultimate test and achievements for any reefer is to keep our livestock alive for the duration of their natural life span (though "natural" life span is unknown for many fish, and captivity might extend many)
keep up the impressive work.
Cheers
paulmartin
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paulmartin
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This is a fantastic build, very well done.
Paul.
Paul.
not sure of the species but here are the two photosynthetic gorgonians, they are left alone, even by that bad boy below 
do your angels fight with each other?
is the clown trigger and cow fish kept in your compartment away from the reef? if not do they harm any corals?
do your angels fight with each other?
is the clown trigger and cow fish kept in your compartment away from the reef? if not do they harm any corals?
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kinlayan
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sure will do towards the end of my pics
kinlayan
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Quite correct most people really dont know what the lifespans are of different species of fish but often it is much longer than we expect for a fish
Thank you for the compliment
kinlayan
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Thank you!
kinlayan
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not sure of the species but here are the two photosynthetic gorgonians, they are left alone, even by that bad boy below
do your angels fight with each other?
is the clown trigger and cow fish kept in your compartment away from the reef? if not do they harm any corals?
thank you Elliot, we hardly get any carribean gorgonians here looks to me to be either Plexaurella or pseudoplexaura, I am going to see if i can get a local LFS to try bring some in for me.
kinlayan
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Lets continue the introductions "¦"¦..
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4056695692/" title="DSC_1888 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4056695692_be3be03499.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_1888" /></a>
Yellow belly regal tangs, I purchased a school of 9 (3-4cm long) of these about 7 years ago and as they matured , their bellies went yellow indicating they were our Indian ocean variety of regal as opposed to the blue bellied one more common in the pacific. About 2 years ago the peaceful situation between the 9 began to break down in my old aquarium with the larger fish in the group fighting continuously, this prompted me to thin the population and I found ne w homes for 5 of the fish . Currently there are 4 in my aquarium one of them being much larger than the other 3 and clearly the dominant fish in the group, there seems to be very little fighting now but only time will tell.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4055954235/" title="DSC_1937 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4055954235_c5845a739f.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_1937" /></a>
The fox face, this is hands down one of the best algae eaters I have, it will eat algae that other fish don't touch, was tiny when I bought it and has grown tremendously over the 9 years I have had it. Very peaceful with all the other fish considering it is a venomous fish and things could get nasty if it used those spines.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4056696470/" title="DSC_2026 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4056696470_3c813732d5.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_2026" /></a>
The purple tang, interesting story about this fish , about 14 years ago , Red sea fish in South Africa were extremely rare , no LFS were bringing them in at all in Cape Town and I was desperate to get some. I imported some from the states (Miami) and while they arrived in time at 10am in the morning in Cape town , a handling error by the airline caused the fish to be sent on to Johannesburg and I only received the boxes at 10pm 12 hours later, as you can imagine it was carnage but the one fish that did survive , although barely breathing was this purple tang"¦.This fish is a "œtrue" survivor and one of the more aggressive tangs in my Aquarium to new arrivals.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4056696182/" title="DSC_2024 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4056696182_85732b329f.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_2024" /></a>
Probably the most beautiful Tang in my opinion is the Achilles, he has always been the best indicator of water quality for me , if things go just abit off he gets the odd white spot here or there, a high energy fish always on the move , was on my wish list for long time but was very hard to get here. It is one of the more sensitive fishes in my aquarium but fortunately also one which is pretty aggressive and didn't allow even the purple tang to bully it too much, it is the dominant tang in the aquarium at present and has been with me for 4 years now.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4056695692/" title="DSC_1888 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4056695692_be3be03499.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_1888" /></a>
Yellow belly regal tangs, I purchased a school of 9 (3-4cm long) of these about 7 years ago and as they matured , their bellies went yellow indicating they were our Indian ocean variety of regal as opposed to the blue bellied one more common in the pacific. About 2 years ago the peaceful situation between the 9 began to break down in my old aquarium with the larger fish in the group fighting continuously, this prompted me to thin the population and I found ne w homes for 5 of the fish . Currently there are 4 in my aquarium one of them being much larger than the other 3 and clearly the dominant fish in the group, there seems to be very little fighting now but only time will tell.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4055954235/" title="DSC_1937 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4055954235_c5845a739f.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_1937" /></a>
The fox face, this is hands down one of the best algae eaters I have, it will eat algae that other fish don't touch, was tiny when I bought it and has grown tremendously over the 9 years I have had it. Very peaceful with all the other fish considering it is a venomous fish and things could get nasty if it used those spines.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4056696470/" title="DSC_2026 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4056696470_3c813732d5.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_2026" /></a>
The purple tang, interesting story about this fish , about 14 years ago , Red sea fish in South Africa were extremely rare , no LFS were bringing them in at all in Cape Town and I was desperate to get some. I imported some from the states (Miami) and while they arrived in time at 10am in the morning in Cape town , a handling error by the airline caused the fish to be sent on to Johannesburg and I only received the boxes at 10pm 12 hours later, as you can imagine it was carnage but the one fish that did survive , although barely breathing was this purple tang"¦.This fish is a "œtrue" survivor and one of the more aggressive tangs in my Aquarium to new arrivals.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4056696182/" title="DSC_2024 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4056696182_85732b329f.jpg" width="500" height="335" alt="DSC_2024" /></a>
Probably the most beautiful Tang in my opinion is the Achilles, he has always been the best indicator of water quality for me , if things go just abit off he gets the odd white spot here or there, a high energy fish always on the move , was on my wish list for long time but was very hard to get here. It is one of the more sensitive fishes in my aquarium but fortunately also one which is pretty aggressive and didn't allow even the purple tang to bully it too much, it is the dominant tang in the aquarium at present and has been with me for 4 years now.
kinlayan
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thank you Reefpug, the aquascaping is different, while i try to make it look like reef cliffs surrounding a coral lagoon, with bommies in the middle. The major reason i like it is it acts as display refugia allowing me to keep different incompatible organisms together in the same aquarium and still display them in a proper fashion, as the aquarium matures ,i hope to make it look more and more natural .
Vili_Shark
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Truely amazing thread and tank!
Double my largest tank.
So cool to hear the fish stories.
Did you consider replacing that Sander for a modern skimmer?
I have a friend who have a tank that volume who have a very large industral type Schuran, like u, he then brought a BK300 to assist the Schuran the 300 is working much better.
I'd think of switching to the new Deltec like the 3070S, a true monster.
BTW, i'd assume you're getting lots of stuff from Kenya (???), if so, try to get some Rumphella sp., they will be nice.
Double my largest tank.
So cool to hear the fish stories.
Did you consider replacing that Sander for a modern skimmer?
I have a friend who have a tank that volume who have a very large industral type Schuran, like u, he then brought a BK300 to assist the Schuran the 300 is working much better.
I'd think of switching to the new Deltec like the 3070S, a true monster.
BTW, i'd assume you're getting lots of stuff from Kenya (???), if so, try to get some Rumphella sp., they will be nice.
eznet2u
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Stunning tank kinlayan! I love the fact that you have been able to keep your inhabitants alive for such a long time. This shows your commitment to being a good steward.
Would it be possible to see some more pictures of the front of the tank, the engine room, and a view from your balcony. (Just curious on the last one.)
Also, I read through the thread twice, and do not see how you are lighting the tank. Could I impose for a picture of your lighting?
Again...a very beautiful tank. Please keep the pictures coming.
Would it be possible to see some more pictures of the front of the tank, the engine room, and a view from your balcony. (Just curious on the last one.)
Also, I read through the thread twice, and do not see how you are lighting the tank. Could I impose for a picture of your lighting?
Again...a very beautiful tank. Please keep the pictures coming.
kinlayan
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Thank you Vili-shark , yeah im always tinkering with the idea to replace the old tech sander but seems like awaste it still does a fairly good job but its almost like a car you always on the lookout for something better! the deltec does look interesting and so does my friend's xl atb , ill keep my mind open to it.
Yes Rumphella looks like it may be a very good option, do you know if it is distasteful to fish, id love to try it in the main section, if not im still going to try get some for my side sections , but it is rarely available here for some reason even though we do often get imports from Kenya.
kinlayan
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Thank you dogfrog.
Thank you Eznet2u, yes more pictures will be forthcoming, ill try get you a balcony shot too!
As for lighting i used Aquamedic units 250 watts MH plus t 5 combo. the middle section has one large unit lit with 500 watts of mh and 4 t5 lamps 55 watts using different combinations of tubes Mainly blue with the 2 fiji purple lamps.The two side sections are shallower but have the same lighting setup over each one as those are designed to keep hard and soft corals. So in total over the Aquarium there is 1500 watts of mh and 550watts of t5 lamps.
Whe Led's are able to grow corals long term, id love to switch over to them for more economy and less heat generation, but they are still relatively new tech for Reef aquariums and i will wait abit and watch the developments in that area.
Thank you Eznet2u, yes more pictures will be forthcoming, ill try get you a balcony shot too!
As for lighting i used Aquamedic units 250 watts MH plus t 5 combo. the middle section has one large unit lit with 500 watts of mh and 4 t5 lamps 55 watts using different combinations of tubes Mainly blue with the 2 fiji purple lamps.The two side sections are shallower but have the same lighting setup over each one as those are designed to keep hard and soft corals. So in total over the Aquarium there is 1500 watts of mh and 550watts of t5 lamps.
Whe Led's are able to grow corals long term, id love to switch over to them for more economy and less heat generation, but they are still relatively new tech for Reef aquariums and i will wait abit and watch the developments in that area.
kinlayan
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Thank you !
So lets continue"¦..
Here is a behind the aquarium view of some of the "œchaos" which is the life support system. Not all the piping you see is being used some are spares for add-ons in the future.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4076092488/" title="DSC_2206 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4076092488_738a1142ec.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_2206" /></a>
And a side view of the front , allowing a different perspective of how the side compartments work.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4076091642/" title="GetAttachment.aspx by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/4076091642_cdf61e16c8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="GetAttachment.aspx" /></a>
And another front shot of the fish section
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42085951@N06/4075339109/" title="IMG_0006 by Kinlayan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/4075339109_94c02cd0bb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0006" /></a>
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