The Iwagumi Reef

[yano]

You sure those are Trochus babies? Look a whole lot like Collonista snails to me. If you see them getting bigger than about 1 cm then they may be trochus, but look very much like the Collonista snails that pop up in my tanks.

BTW, very nice looking tank!

I´m 100% sure they are trochus babies. I´ve see any collonista snail in the tank, but are different, more small and rounded.
I pull out of the tank the trochus babies, because they obstructed my vortech pumps continuosly, but the biggest was aprox. 2 cm diameter.

 

[seapug]

wow, that's really cool!

 

[donkeys4hire]

What is this? Common & scientific names please.

 

[dancewithethan]

My clams and sea stars:

- T. Crocea (2,5 inch)

- T. Maxima blue (2 inch)

Nice set up and clams. I don't know this is already too late or you have taken a step to get rid of those Vermetid snails on those clams. They can spawns fast and over take your CLEAN system. I had an out break of this creature once on my nano tank. it was all over the rocks and equipments.

Best

 

[yano]

What is this? Common & scientific names please.

It´s Acropora Turaki. :crazy1:

 

[yano]

Nice set up and clams. I don't know this is already too late or you have taken a step to get rid of those Vermetid snails on those clams. They can spawns fast and over take your CLEAN system. I had an out break of this creature once on my nano tank. it was all over the rocks and equipments.
Best

I don,t have problems with vermetid, or I think it...only lost one little crocea for unknown cause several months.
thanks!

 

[yano]

New photos for first aniversary of the Iwagumi Reef:

 

[MedRed]

Your tank looks great! I love the openness and coral/color selection! Great textures as well.

 

[seashark]

great looking tank love the aquascaping.

 

[lilopop11]

good looking tank...what your secret to make your sand always clean ?i dont see any Cleaning crew in there

 

[yano]

good looking tank...what your secret to make your sand always clean ?i dont see any Cleaning crew in there

I,ve a good Cleaning Crew (25-30 Cerith, 5-10 Nassarius, 25-30 Clibanarius tricolor, 6-10 Paguristes cadenati, 2 Strombus and 1 Archaester), but the secret is Very Low Nutrients.

 

[yano]

New fishes in the Iwagumi:
A pair of tiny A. Ocelaris, (only 1/2 inch long):

And, two species of Microgobies, Trimma Benjamini:

And Trimma Cana:

Trimmas in video:

 

[sonofgaladriel]

Amazing!
What sand did you use?

 

[yano]

Amazing!
What sand did you use?

Thanks! It´s Araga-live of Nature´s Ocean. (0,5-1,7mm I think)

 

[dainiusiva]

yano, i must say that your tank looks awesome. nice aquascape, great selection of corals (Acropora Turaki is my favorite,never seen anything like it), but what catches my eye the most is your collection of inverts... they are awesome. in my future tank i will try to mimick your selection.

 

[lilopop11]

I,ve a good Cleaning Crew (25-30 Cerith, 5-10 Nassarius, 25-30 Clibanarius tricolor, 6-10 Paguristes cadenati, 2 Strombus and 1 Archaester), but the secret is Very Low Nutrients.

my mistake..i see cc in your another post :lmao:
can i see FTS please ?

 

[Alex Costa]

Hi.
That's a great tank!
Did you have any problem with the inverts? Specially the crabs..
Best regards
Alex.

 

[Reefer08]

What is this? Common & scientific names please.

Very nice! Looks like an Acropora Caroliniana to me. Slow grower and one of my favorites!

 

[yano]

yano, i must say that your tank looks awesome. nice aquascape, great selection of corals (Acropora Turaki is my favorite,never seen anything like it), but what catches my eye the most is your collection of inverts... they are awesome. in my future tank i will try to mimick your selection.

Thanks, Daniusiva! I love tha tanks with very much tiny live!

my mistake..i see cc in your another post :lmao:
can i see FTS please ?

Sorry, but i don´t understand your question. (my english is a few poor) Which means "cc" and "FTS"?

Hi.
That's a great tank!
Did you have any problem with the inverts? Specially the crabs..
Best regards
Alex.

No problems, all my hermit crabs are tiny, and others are very peaceful.

Very nice! Looks like an Acropora Caroliniana to me. Slow grower and one of my favorites!

I think caroliniana have finer branches. Look here:
A. Turaki:
http://www.reeflex.net/tiere/2035_Acropora_turaki.htm
And A. Caroliniana:
http://www.reeflex.net/tiere/618_Acropora_caroliniana.htm

 

[dainiusiva]

"cc" - Cleaning Crew
"FTS" - Full Tank Shot