Vic's 100gal Starphire From Philippines
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thanks bro. well, there's still a lot of really good reefs to visit but unfortunately, dynamite fishing have destroyed a lot of reefs already. i wish all of those dynamite fishers lose their hands. come over and ill show you around
thanks
100 islands is almost a wreck now to be honest. resorts, irresponsible tourists throwing trash everywhere, dynamite fishing, cyanide fishing and all that will soon completely ruin that majestic place 
no problems, we were having a healthy exchange of thoughts. thank you for liking my tank. yep, its a sad truth over here. either people just doesnt care or the ones living by the sea and mostly are fishermen arent educated to take good care of these beauty.
there's a place here where local corals and fishes are sold at and its not a hidden place. in fact gazillions of people go to the said place as its a mixed market of all pets from birds to dogs to fishes and sadly, corals as well. you'd definitely shed a tear if you see how vendors there keep the livestocks they sell and more horrible thought is that they misinformed on how to correctly take care of them.
hehehe thanks pare. come over and ill bring you to my little piece of reef... there's a secluded place a good 5 minutes drive from my house where i put LS, frags, etc that i have gotten bored of or arent doing well in my aquarium. instead of just throwing them in the bin, i rather take them there
Rommell!!! I think it's rainy season in the PI right now.
@mrvicz - Your tank is looking better and better kabsat!
salamat kabsat!
we actually didnt have rain this year lol weather system has crappped out. oh wait, everything and everyone in the gov't is crap! LOLadut mang idol detoy tank mo a!!! hehe, keep it up!
hehehe maayatanak garud ta maapreciate da uray satno
here's an update 97 days into the zeovit method i recently received my upgraded lights (Eco-Lamps KR93) but been very very very busy with work related stuffs to havent been able to tinker much with them yet. add to that the recent typhoon that caused a 2-day power outage
view from the left
view from the left, dusk (0% white, 50% blue, 50% moonlights)
dusk and pre dusk
and a humble FTS @ dusk (25% white, 50% blue, 50% moonlights)
some corals showing washed out colors some showing better coloration. the older ones are coloring up nicely, newer ones are having washed out colors. i think thats normal with wild caught corals
acros on the sand needs to be returned back to the sea, no more space. monti to be mounted this weekend
hope you enjoyed!
97 days into the zeovit method i recently received my upgraded lights (Eco-Lamps KR93) but been very very very busy with work related stuffs to havent been able to tinker much with them yet. add to that the recent typhoon that caused a 2-day power outage view from the left
view from the left, dusk (0% white, 50% blue, 50% moonlights)
dusk and pre dusk
and a humble FTS @ dusk (25% white, 50% blue, 50% moonlights)
some corals showing washed out colors some showing better coloration. the older ones are coloring up nicely, newer ones are having washed out colors. i think thats normal with wild caught corals
acros on the sand needs to be returned back to the sea, no more space. monti to be mounted this weekend
hope you enjoyed!
TenKreefer
New member
Awesome tank!
Take some pictures the next time you go collecting, those pictures are the best
Take some pictures the next time you go collecting, those pictures are the best
thanks
i had someone do it for me. didnt have pics while he was doing the assembly tho. sorry.
Here's a video of my tank showing the LS on the left side
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thanks for watching!
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thanks for watching!
sfboarders
New member
Thanks for sharing kabsat! Napintas!!!
dancewithethan
Ethan M
Nice
Nice
Hey Vic
Love those corals, and the video. They looks very hapy and healthy. :thumbsup:
Nice
Hey Vic
Love those corals, and the video. They looks very hapy and healthy. :thumbsup:
reefer on a budget
New member
its nice to see a well setup sps tank especially in the philippines where the majority of reef tanks are average at best(well at least from what i saw 6 years ago). nice build and beautiful setup. must be nice to have a endless supply of nice sps in your "backyard".
i also checked out that cartimar place many years back and only things i found in terms of reefs were poorly setup tanks with only lps and anemones understandably. on a side, note, it was interesting to see some exotic pets out there.
wish you were closer to manila cuz it would be nice to check out your setup as ill be out there last 2 weeks this dec for xmas and newyears.
filipino reefers woohoo
i also checked out that cartimar place many years back and only things i found in terms of reefs were poorly setup tanks with only lps and anemones understandably. on a side, note, it was interesting to see some exotic pets out there.
wish you were closer to manila cuz it would be nice to check out your setup as ill be out there last 2 weeks this dec for xmas and newyears.
filipino reefers woohoo
thanks ethan, i try my best
thanks, its been a pain to keep up but thats what this hobby is right?
patience and a lot of work to keep away from work stress well, if you ever plan on going up north, just hollar me up would gladly welcome you. bagz is from up north too a couple more hours north from where i am
check out marine hub in metrowalk ortigas, you wont be disappointed!
+1 nice equips there too
reefer on a budget
New member
i dont want side track the discussion here but does anyone know if this store u mention thats worth checking out actually have sps? have they lifted the restriction from philippine coral?
sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Hi there Vic. You have a very nice tank and beautiful corals. Really liked the video.
Can you tell me how many individual LED's are on each of the KR92's and how many watts each one is running?
I am tring to work out the lighting in relation to 250w halides. It looks like they are working quite well as your coral colours are very good.
Thanks.
Can you tell me how many individual LED's are on each of the KR92's and how many watts each one is running?
I am tring to work out the lighting in relation to 250w halides. It looks like they are working quite well as your coral colours are very good.
Thanks.
marinehub doesnt sell corals all the time, only fishes and equips. altho they do occasionally sell imported corals -- just not sure if it includes SPS.
thanks.
regarding the KR92, i havent actually counted them lol but my units are KR93-18 (they upgraded it to KR93 free of charge after some blues got busted) and they pack a 70W power each fixture. on a side note, I have supplemented my KRs with 4 T5s -- 2x ati blue+, 1 KZ FP, 1 ati aquablue. all are around 5"-6" from water surface. i think my lighting is too much as I have kind of a bit washed out colors on some of my corals. but since all my corals are wild caught, maybe they're just going through their fading stage lol!
cheers!
