Bruce's Reef - Page 9

Brucey · 04-05-2005, 09:36 AM

Hi Guys, picked up some nice "free" FRAGs at the weekend from my friend up the road who has a huge 800Gallon system. His corals are amazing. To give you an idea he snapped off a 8" Acropora FRAG for me (see below), and you couldn't even notice it had gone from the mother colony. Anyway, I thought I'd share.

The first is an Acropora staghorn coral, not sure of it's complete name. But it's 8" tall and approx 4" wide. I hope it grows as well in my tank as it did in his. The second is a gorgeos Stylophora Pistillata with luminous green polyps and the third is posted under coral id unknown in another thread, hope someone can id this on for me. Cheers

Brucey

Brucey · 04-05-2005, 09:41 AM

Unknown FRAG below

Woodstock · 04-05-2005, 09:56 AM

Frags?? Free?? Very nice COLONY ya got there

Good deal Brucey!!

Craig Manoukian · 04-05-2005, 10:40 AM

Your animal husbandry is the bomb, Brucey! Very nice and great pics!

Maxx · 04-05-2005, 12:07 PM

The unknown frag appears to be a monipora species, maybe a vietnamensis? Just a guess....
Nick

Brucey · 04-05-2005, 12:24 PM

Max you dog . . . . You've got me thinking . . . . . .

I thinking of plumbing in a 2ft cube into the existing setup. There is room next to it to achieve this. But instead of a clam tank, I was thinking of making it a fully functionally refuge with a huge DSB, lots of macro algae and loads of pods etc. I think those things can be as interesting as a tank full of coral. Two things though. I'm not sure if I have enough nutrients in my tank to feed the macroalgae (nitrates and phosphates), and I'm don;t know how much flow you should have between the fuge and the sump. I'm guessing as slow as possible to harbour the critters and pods in the fuge ???

Anyway bud, if I get into this and spend the ££££££ . . . . . your getting the blame

Hee hee
Brucey

Woodstock · 04-05-2005, 12:34 PM

Ummmm Brucey... ya better check with the wifey first

Craig Manoukian · 04-05-2005, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brucey

Max you dog . . . . You've got me thinking . . . . . .

I'm not sure if I have enough nutrients in my tank to feed the macroalgae (nitrates and phosphates), and I'm don;t know how much flow you should have between the fuge and the sump.

Anyway bud, if I get into this and spend the ££££££ . . . . . your getting the blame

Your macro algae will let you know if there are sufficient nutrients. When I first added my sump/refugium the macro algea grew very well. After 6 months the algea is self limiting due to a lack of nutients. The sump/refugium is doing it's job, eh? My flow is on the low end higher at the top than the bottom of the refugium. 300 gallons per hour is the gross flow rate.

You gotta suck it up and deal with your beautiful bride, no blaming us! We had to go it alone and so should you!

cheeks69 · 04-05-2005, 05:41 PM

Great looking colony...I mean frags

I would think with the amount of fish you have nutrients wouldn't be a problem and with you using the Tunze keeping detritus in the water column it should easily feed the cube JMO.

Here's what a friend in Brazil did very similar with what your planning to do and the bio-diversity is incredible....hope you understand Portuguese

http://www.reefforum.net/showthread....3&page=2&pp=20

Brucey · 04-06-2005, 06:06 AM

Hey Rob, I'd really like to take a look at that . . . . . and funnily enough my Portuguese isn't what it used to be. LOLOLOL. Looks like you need a username and password to look at that web page which is a shame. Could you post some pics for me on RS . . . . or is there a guest login I could use.
Ta very mucho grando
Brucey
PS (I don't know what that means either . . . . just sounded good)

cheeks69 · 04-06-2005, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Ta very mucho grando

Hey that's not bad Spanish...ROTFL

Anyway here's some pics, He has the main tank, refugium and mangrove all side by side...

Photos courtesy of Fernando Guimarães

Here's the refugium:

Here's the mangrove:

Craig Manoukian · 04-06-2005, 08:26 PM

Thanks for posting the pics Robert!

Brucey · 04-07-2005, 07:47 AM

Hey Rob, that's great
Thanx buddy

Brucey

Brucey · 05-06-2005, 06:57 AM

Right . . . . I want to say first and foremost that this is all Max's fault. He got me going on the idea of a second cube tank plumbed into my exitsing setup about 6 weeks ago. Amazingly I didn't rush out and do anything about it at the time and waited until I got back from the honeymoon to start.

So believe it or not, I've nearly got the tank up and running now and it's cost me a grand total of £22 . . . about $14. SUPERB eh. The tank cost me £5, second hand but never used. A fiend drilled it for me. The wood cost £2 and the bricks to stand it on were less than £1 each. The only thing I've had to buy which I didn't have already was the Caribsea Aragmax Mud and Sand. I've added 2" of both for the DSB . . . . . wondered if I could have some comments on 4" of DSB on whether you think that's too deep. Also, do you need to leave the sand to cure or can I plumb this into my main system once the water has cleared. ?

Anyway, gotto go. Boss is watching me
Brucey

Craig Manoukian · 05-06-2005, 09:33 AM

Way sweet Brucey, how was your holiday here in NY City? What biotope are you shooting for in your cube?

04-05-2005, 09:56 AM	#123 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,660 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Frags?? Free?? Very nice COLONY ya got there Good deal Brucey!! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

04-05-2005, 10:40 AM	#124 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Your animal husbandry is the bomb, Brucey! Very nice and great pics! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-05-2005, 12:07 PM	#125 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	The unknown frag appears to be a monipora species, maybe a vietnamensis? Just a guess.... Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

04-05-2005, 12:24 PM	#126 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Max you dog . . . . You've got me thinking . . . . . . I thinking of plumbing in a 2ft cube into the existing setup. There is room next to it to achieve this. But instead of a clam tank, I was thinking of making it a fully functionally refuge with a huge DSB, lots of macro algae and loads of pods etc. I think those things can be as interesting as a tank full of coral. Two things though. I'm not sure if I have enough nutrients in my tank to feed the macroalgae (nitrates and phosphates), and I'm don;t know how much flow you should have between the fuge and the sump. I'm guessing as slow as possible to harbour the critters and pods in the fuge ??? Anyway bud, if I get into this and spend the ££££££ . . . . . your getting the blame Hee hee Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

04-05-2005, 12:34 PM	#127 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,660 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Ummmm Brucey... ya better check with the wifey first __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

04-05-2005, 05:41 PM	#129 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,855 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great looking colony...I mean frags I would think with the amount of fish you have nutrients wouldn't be a problem and with you using the Tunze keeping detritus in the water column it should easily feed the cube JMO. Here's what a friend in Brazil did very similar with what your planning to do and the bio-diversity is incredible....hope you understand Portuguese http://www.reefforum.net/showthread....3&page=2&pp=20 __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

04-06-2005, 06:06 AM	#130 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey Rob, I'd really like to take a look at that . . . . . and funnily enough my Portuguese isn't what it used to be. LOLOLOL. Looks like you need a username and password to look at that web page which is a shame. Could you post some pics for me on RS . . . . or is there a guest login I could use. Ta very mucho grando Brucey PS (I don't know what that means either . . . . just sounded good) __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

04-06-2005, 08:26 PM	#132 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Thanks for posting the pics Robert! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-07-2005, 07:47 AM	#133 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey Rob, that's great Thanx buddy Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

05-06-2005, 09:33 AM	#135 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Way sweet Brucey, how was your holiday here in NY City? What biotope are you shooting for in your cube? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

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