Lagoon-Backreef Setup - Page 5

forestal · 11-20-2005, 05:34 PM

Thanks

forestal · 11-24-2005, 06:18 PM

finally got a good pic of my lyretail anthias:

unknown gorgonian, but i think is non photosynthetic (white polyps) seems to be slowly growing(i have had for 10 months now):

forestal · 12-09-2005, 12:17 PM

a few more pics, some of the corals are really taking off - hope y'all don't mind me posting all these pics

Blue neon goby - likes to clean my hand when its in the tank...he's 18 months old now, got him was very small, now he is 1.5 inches:

Green clown goby on mushrooms-like the contrast:

leather - got as a frag...in 4 months has tripled in size

orange cap - growing fast - pics above in sept. it's grown a 1/3 in size since then. (realized dont' have one above

)

Full tank shot:

cheeks69 · 12-09-2005, 07:04 PM

Lookin awesome ! Love the photo of the Neon Goby

Kensn · 12-09-2005, 07:25 PM

Wow.. nice growth... keep bugging us...

Woodstock · 12-09-2005, 08:59 PM

Very nice Forestal!! Beautiful!

Rougiem · 12-09-2005, 10:11 PM

Brillant shots Dan! Thanks for sharing!

Cheers!

forestal · 12-13-2005, 06:25 PM

some more shots to add...
bad news , my gonipora i have had for 2 months is deteriorating...don't know if because of the temp issues or just not feeding well enough...i have not been able to feed it with visible eating...

My A. ocellaris clowns in their host clones green bta's:

My Condylactis gigantea anemonae (>15 months old) - good expanded shot (note the gorgonian it doesnt like in foreground ):

got this at IMAC, sitting in my frag tank which is being ignored, so put in the main tank...? murilina and a small frag of blasto on right:

note the pale acropora ?humilis in foreground from November:

acro now starting to grow good

(as is the stylophora from IMAC):

Orange skirt zo's under actinics:

Copperbanded butterfly pic - best so far i have been able to take

fidojoe · 12-14-2005, 01:08 AM

Very nice tank!!!

forestal · 12-19-2005, 08:27 PM

thought i would share, i dont routinely spot feed the shrooms, but they, the zo's, turbinaria, and blasto's all will eat mysis, some feeding shots under actinics only:

hairy mushroom yesterday:

now feeding:

mushroom:

forestal · 12-29-2005, 04:59 PM

couple more shots

Clavularia - love this coral, just gorgeous, looking for green one seen in Eric Borneman's book:

Merulina i thinks

reefjitsu · 12-29-2005, 05:32 PM

Did you have any issues with the seahorse tank being plumbed into the reef tank? I have been wanting to try this for awhile, but was told it won't work out too good because the seahorses need lower temps.

Dragon Wrasse · 12-29-2005, 06:00 PM

One word: AWSOME!...........

Woodstock · 12-29-2005, 06:02 PM

Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing~

forestal · 12-29-2005, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Did you have any issues with the seahorse tank being plumbed into the reef tank? I have been wanting to try this for awhile, but was told it won't work out too good because the seahorses need lower temps.

well originally no, but i broke it down for time/expense issues, so my seahorse tank is seperate 36 gallon...see link on my page http://www.forestalsfish.com/seahorse.html

seahorses need temps (tropical ones) in low to mid 70's.

interesting issue is i have discovered that my temps have been 74-78 in my reef tank, things are growing and are doing well...reading sprung's/delbeek's new book, they make reference to keeping reef tank temp's in 75-78 range

if you have H.erectus or H.kuda's (what i am familiar with) they like the temps in 74-78 range, and plumbed into the reef tank would help keep the water quality up, but i don't think you need to do that...i run an emperor 400 on mine plus live rock and weekly 30% water changes

thanks for the compliments y'all

11-20-2005, 05:34 PM	#61 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Thanks __________________ Peace, Dan

11-24-2005, 06:18 PM	#62 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup finally got a good pic of my lyretail anthias: unknown gorgonian, but i think is non photosynthetic (white polyps) seems to be slowly growing(i have had for 10 months now): __________________ Peace, Dan

12-09-2005, 12:17 PM	#63 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup a few more pics, some of the corals are really taking off - hope y'all don't mind me posting all these pics Blue neon goby - likes to clean my hand when its in the tank...he's 18 months old now, got him was very small, now he is 1.5 inches: Green clown goby on mushrooms-like the contrast: leather - got as a frag...in 4 months has tripled in size orange cap - growing fast - pics above in sept. it's grown a 1/3 in size since then. (realized dont' have one above ) Full tank shot: __________________ Peace, Dan

12-09-2005, 07:04 PM	#64 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,716 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Lookin awesome ! Love the photo of the Neon Goby __________________ 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

12-09-2005, 07:25 PM	#65 (permalink)
Kensn Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Auburn Wa. Posts: 1,249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Wow.. nice growth... keep bugging us... __________________ Ken When the ebbing tide retreats Along the rocky shoreline It leaves a trail of tidal pools In a short-lived galaxy Rush

12-09-2005, 08:59 PM	#66 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,266 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Very nice Forestal!! Beautiful! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

12-09-2005, 10:11 PM	#67 (permalink)
Rougiem Ichthy Inquisitor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Biggest Little City In The World Posts: 2,898 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Brillant shots Dan! Thanks for sharing! Cheers! __________________ "Apes don't read philosophy." "Yes they do Otto, they just don't understand it." Intial School Tank Set Up and Progress

12-13-2005, 06:25 PM	#68 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup some more shots to add... bad news , my gonipora i have had for 2 months is deteriorating...don't know if because of the temp issues or just not feeding well enough...i have not been able to feed it with visible eating... My A. ocellaris clowns in their host clones green bta's: My Condylactis gigantea anemonae (>15 months old) - good expanded shot (note the gorgonian it doesnt like in foreground ): got this at IMAC, sitting in my frag tank which is being ignored, so put in the main tank...? murilina and a small frag of blasto on right: note the pale acropora ?humilis in foreground from November: acro now starting to grow good (as is the stylophora from IMAC): Orange skirt zo's under actinics: Copperbanded butterfly pic - best so far i have been able to take __________________ Peace, Dan

12-14-2005, 01:08 AM	#69 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Very nice tank!!! __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

12-19-2005, 08:27 PM	#70 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup thought i would share, i dont routinely spot feed the shrooms, but they, the zo's, turbinaria, and blasto's all will eat mysis, some feeding shots under actinics only: hairy mushroom yesterday: now feeding: mushroom: __________________ Peace, Dan

12-29-2005, 04:59 PM	#71 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup couple more shots Clavularia - love this coral, just gorgeous, looking for green one seen in Eric Borneman's book: Merulina i thinks __________________ Peace, Dan

12-29-2005, 05:32 PM	#72 (permalink)
reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 748 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Did you have any issues with the seahorse tank being plumbed into the reef tank? I have been wanting to try this for awhile, but was told it won't work out too good because the seahorses need lower temps. __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

12-29-2005, 06:00 PM	#73 (permalink)
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12-29-2005, 06:02 PM	#74 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,266 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lagoon-Backreef Setup Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing~ __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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