The Iwagumi Reef

Loving the progression. When these corals grow out more this will be one of the sickest tanks out there! I admire your discipline to not take up all the usable space with more rock and more corals :) I need to learn this ;)
 
sahin said:
Congrats man. Your tank is pretty unique in many way; and beautiful with great SPS colours. Its no surprise the pages of a coral magazine look good because its pages are coloured with the images of your tank and corals. :beer:
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Very thanks Sahin!

tdong said:
the colour is beautiful and it's very clean, I like cube
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Thanks!

jackson6745 said:
Loving the progression. When these corals grow out more this will be one of the sickest tanks out there! I admire your discipline to not take up all the usable space with more rock and more corals :) I need to learn this ;)
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Thanks!
All we are tempted at some point to add new rocks where we can keep more corals but thereby you sacrifice your landscape and nice aquarium to have many beautiful corals do not form a nice set.
 
jackson6745 said:
Loving the progression. When these corals grow out more this will be one of the sickest tanks out there! I admire your discipline to not take up all the usable space with more rock and more corals :) I need to learn this ;)
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The thing I find most interesting is in his article he stated he trims often in order to not grow out his corals! That's dedication, and as you said, discipline. Also I never see any signs of recently fragged corals which is either planned with heal time before pics or I am not looking hard enough.

Yano can you elaborate more on how often you cut things and which ones need to be trimmed more than the others? And any other info you feel like sharing about this?
 
yano said:
Thanks!!!
Yes, My tank is in the new issue of Reef Hobbyist Magazine! :bounce2:
http://reefhobbyistmagazine.com
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I tamke time this morning to read the entier ReefHobbyist article. I love the way you explain the iwagumi and what i lot more is the way you drive from the idea to built-up and maintaining the tank : not just a simple display with some rock jsut put in and lsome "non-sens'' live addition. Fish and coral are here beacuase they was selected to a whole goal. I am near the end of building my whole system and have the same approche. Don't want à tank whith just huge number a color spot. I want that the tank give a natutal feeling. So i will reduce number by selecting sps colony and fish and by controling there grow and shap as you do....in way same philosophie as bonsai art. My tank is design as to be seen from standing position so it is seeting at 1.20m high, seen from 3 sides with a area of 130x70cm and same water level as you.
Take a look if you can spend a little time at my project
http://www.francenanorecif.fr/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=81&id=423688&Itemid=500069&lang=fr
It is in french but with lot of pictures. Feel free to comment heaven in engllish.

Thanks to you and Andrew gaham for inspiration.
 
Piper27 said:
The thing I find most interesting is in his article he stated he trims often in order to not grow out his corals! That's dedication, and as you said, discipline. Also I never see any signs of recently fragged corals which is either planned with heal time before pics or I am not looking hard enough.

Yano can you elaborate more on how often you cut things and which ones need to be trimmed more than the others? And any other info you feel like sharing about this?
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That's right, coral growth is not always appreciated even can also become a problem. In my case, I seek to maintain a balanced miniature landscape, making it necessary to make periodic pruning of corals to maintain a balanced growth in all parts, avoid turf wars among nearby corals and remove or correct unwanted growth patterns.Normally I take for pruning just after taking photos, to allow time for the pieces to recover before the following photos ... still, in some pictures can be seen even one piece with branches freshly coated or uncoated tissue, for example in the last video I uploaded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul4MX4lDUYM
Look here: Stylopora dark pink in on the fragment 0:06" can be seen some tips freshly coated fabric. It is a small piece that can leave even grow enough but I wanted to correct an excessive vertical growth in that part.
The corals that grow more quickly and easily end up becoming a problem for your neighbors are montiporas and seriatoporas .... if I had not pruned my Montipora digitata orange on multiple occasions now would be the only coral present and would all my tank. Among my acroporas, the cardus (red dragon) acropora is certainly having a faster growth too.
 
Idefixes said:
I tamke time this morning to read the entier ReefHobbyist article. I love the way you explain the iwagumi and what i lot more is the way you drive from the idea to built-up and maintaining the tank : not just a simple display with some rock jsut put in and lsome "non-sens'' live addition. Fish and coral are here beacuase they was selected to a whole goal. I am near the end of building my whole system and have the same approche. Don't want à tank whith just huge number a color spot. I want that the tank give a natutal feeling. So i will reduce number by selecting sps colony and fish and by controling there grow and shap as you do....in way same philosophie as bonsai art. My tank is design as to be seen from standing position so it is seeting at 1.20m high, seen from 3 sides with a area of 130x70cm and same water level as you.
Take a look if you can spend a little time at my project
http://www.francenanorecif.fr/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=81&id=423688&Itemid=500069&lang=fr
It is in french but with lot of pictures. Feel free to comment heaven in engllish.

Thanks to you and Andrew gaham for inspiration.
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I certainly believe that the art of bonsai and aquariums have (or can have, according to the approach that we want to give them) many things in common.
A good planning, starting with the landscape concept of aquarium inhabitants and selection type of material and equipment best suited for them are essential for achieving a balanced and nice set .... in my case, I enjoy much or even more planning a aquarium and taking it out that keeping it.
I've been looking at your post, and although some things can not fully understand its function because I do not understand your language must tell you is that it is a very well planned project, plus you're a DIY artist .... sure to be a spectacular aquarium !
 
yano said:
I've been looking at your post, and although some things can not fully understand its function because I do not understand your language must tell you is that it is a very well planned project, plus you're a DIY artist .... sure to be a spectacular aquarium !
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I will made my own post on RC in english to explain the construction.

Marc
 
Very nice reef. Bank zeolite always gives great opportunities for coral colors.
The video is not very visible polyps in Acropora, and little growth points, tell what is the reason?
Can be stressful? Water?
What sechas situation? Thank U.
 
I don't use zeolite since two or three years.
My humilis acros (the species most abundant in my tank) have little polyps in day, large polyps out by night only. I think this species prefer more flow, perhaps for this, or low nutrients.
All my corals are grow tips, is not having an excesive growth but more than I would like in some cases.
 
Bobf216 said:
Yano,

Is this frag system a stand alone system or is it tied into your main tank? if it is standalone is there a skimmer? very cool setup.
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Yes, this is a stand alone system, 20 gallons. Skimmer is a Bubble Magus Curve5.
 
by any chance, would you happen to know the color paint on your frag system behind all the corals on the background. Im looking for that blue turquoise color to put on my new tank. as always, ive lurked your thread for the past year and I am always amazed every time I see it. the Iwagumi reef is a beaut! great work!!
 
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