Some of My LPS

GoTakuF1

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A good friend stopped by the other day and took some great photos of my tank. Just wanted to share some photos of my LPS:

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LOL, sorry, missed that little detail. I believe it's a Canon Rebel Xti 12mp DSLR. Unfortunately, I'm a photo-idiot so I don't know all the details of my buddy's cam.
 
i'm really liking the less-is-more, open spaces look... and i like the butterflies!! do they get along with each other? do they pick at the corals??? the only thing i'm not really feeling is the coraline :)

awesome tank tho.. did you mention the size??
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11785528#post11785528 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by toejammy
Those are some great shots -

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11785875#post11785875 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by madamo
Excellent photographs. The second one with the dragonette appears to be life-like.

Thanks! I wish I can take credit for it :)

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11786534#post11786534 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xpxdx
i'm really liking the less-is-more, open spaces look... and i like the butterflies!! do they get along with each other? do they pick at the corals??? the only thing i'm not really feeling is the coraline :)

awesome tank tho.. did you mention the size??

Thanks mate, the open space is kind of a necessity as some of these corals expand tremendously! The butterflies are fine, not territorial and aggressive toward each other. The Pearlscale and Copperband school together most often. I feed the lots and often so they stay nice and fat and full, they rarely pick on corals, and when they do, it's usually to get the food out of my elegance's mouths. They don't cause any harm to any of the inverts, with the exception of aiptasia :) Yeah, sorry about the coralline, I'm too cheap toget a real algae scraper!

The tank is 48"Lx26"Wx24"H. No sump, no skimmer, no reactor. The whole tank is powered by 4xMJ600 and 1xMJ900 :)
 
AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Other than no skimmer and feeding alot, is there anything special you do to keep the Goniopora happy?

How long have you had the Gonioporas for?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11788534#post11788534 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ElDiabloPollo
AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Other than no skimmer and feeding alot, is there anything special you do to keep the Goniopora happy?

How long have you had the Gonioporas for?

Thanks mate, I have most of the pieces for close to a year. There are a few that I have for 2+ years. Most of them have been rescues from other hobbyists tanks or LFS. You can read more about my methodology here: SocaliReefs. Cheers!
 
GoTakuF1, I really think your success with Goniopora has alot to do with having no skimmer. I think they come from areas with "dirty" water and most hobby tanks are just too clean for them. I would love to see results for all the things you do not test for, it might make the mystery of Goniopora a little clearer.

Also, not sure if you know, but I believe Bornman's theory on Elegance is that most of the suppliers tanks gat a disease which kills them in short order.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11788801#post11788801 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ElDiabloPollo
GoTakuF1, I really think your success with Goniopora has alot to do with having no skimmer. I think they come from areas with "dirty" water and most hobby tanks are just too clean for them. I would love to see results for all the things you do not test for, it might make the mystery of Goniopora a little clearer.

No skimmer, lots of food, proper flow, lots of food, large refugium focused on micro fauna and oh yeah, did I mention, lots of food? One day, when I get around to it, perhaps I'll test the water but to me, the goniopora mystery is what plagues a lot of reef tanks in general. Being "too clean" and not having enough food are two different things. Most tanks are not only starve of nutrients but starve of proper sized foods for goniopora.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11788801#post11788801 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ElDiabloPollo
Also, not sure if you know, but I believe Bornman's theory on Elegance is that most of the suppliers tanks gat a disease which kills them in short order. [/B]

I've read his study and it doesn't explain why there are several in my area that were obtained the same way as these "diseased" specimens but are thriving.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11814682#post11814682 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by monti1
Amazing. That is one nice tank. Do you have any trouble with the butterflies?

Thanks mate, the butterflies are great. They do nip at my elegance as I try to feed it and that can be quite annoying for both me and the elegance but they haven't caused any serious damage. :)
 
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