Norwegian 140g sps tank [Archive] - Reef Central Online Community

selje

05/31/2011, 06:25 AM

Hi,

My name is Andreas and this is the thread about my reef tank. I live in Oslo, Norway (yeah it's cold here:rolleyes:). We are not that fortunate as the most of you. Here the livestock and corals are very limited in comparison to USA. We can only dream about corals from ORA and Tyree! But I'll try to put up a good sps system with corals that are more rare in Norway (and maybe more usual where you live :)).

This is my system:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/080311/IMG_7209.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/080311/IMG_7209.jpg)
(old picture, will update when the system is finished)

Display tank:
150cm x 60cm x 60cm (59x23x23 in inches) 540 litres (143 US gallons)
Sump:
75cm x 40cm x 40cm (29x16x16 in inches) 120 litres (32 US Gallons)

Water Circulation
Aqua Medic Oceanrunner PH2500 returnpump
Tunze Nanostream 6045 4500 l/t x 3
Tunze Turbelle stream 6101 w/single controller 4000 - 12 000 l/t

Water Filtration
Deltec TC 1655 external skimmer
Active coal
SMR1 Nextreef Biopellets reactor with Tunze Silence 1073.008

Lighting
ATI SunPower 6x80w T5
DIY led moonlight

Other eq
Grotech III NG with Balling+
Tunze Osmolator
D&D RO station 200 l/d

selje

05/31/2011, 07:02 AM

Here is the space I got from my GF:spin2:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/desember/221210/IMG_6139.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/desember/221210/IMG_6139.jpg)

Made the bench myself:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/januar/090111/IMG_6387.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/090111/IMG_6387.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/januar/090111/IMG_6385.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/090111/IMG_6385.jpg)

selje

05/31/2011, 07:04 AM

Here's some pictures of the aquarium. I painted it blue on the backside. A picture of the new skimmer too :)

selje

05/31/2011, 07:07 AM

I made the box myself. My first try with aquaria silicone. Sticky to work with:worried2:

selje

05/31/2011, 07:08 AM

A few more pictures of the box.

selje

05/31/2011, 07:12 AM

Durso standpipe and some pipes.

selje

05/31/2011, 07:15 AM

Filling the aquarium with saltwater and live rock.

selje

05/31/2011, 07:21 AM

Have to have good air ventilation in the bench. (not proud of my skill with electricity:rolleyes:)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/februar/280211/IMG_6887.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/280211/IMG_6887.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/februar/280211/IMG_6891.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/280211/IMG_6891.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/februar/280211/IMG_6892.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/280211/IMG_6892.jpg)

One fan is blowing air in on the short-side and another fan is blowing air out on the other short-side.

selje

05/31/2011, 07:47 AM

Some of the corals (I have mostly frags:spin2:)

Montipora unknown.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/februar/280211/IMG_6895.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/280211/IMG_6895.jpg)

Montipora, maybe a Danae.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/februar/280211/IMG_6897.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/280211/IMG_6897.jpg)

Another unknown Monti.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/februar/280211/IMG_6900.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/280211/IMG_6900.jpg)

Purple Monti cap.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/030311/IMG_6983.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/030311/IMG_6983.jpg)

Lost this Tort to AEFW:headwallblue:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/desember/121210/IMG_6025.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/desember/121210/IMG_6025.jpg)

selje

05/31/2011, 07:51 AM

Some of the fish I have in the tank.

Xanthichtys Auromarginatus Male.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/060311/IMG_7104.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/060311/IMG_7104.jpg)

Zebrasoma Flavescens.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/060311/IMG_7060.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/060311/IMG_7060.jpg)

Cryptocentrus Cinctus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/060311/IMG_7035.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/060311/IMG_7035.jpg)

selje

05/31/2011, 08:08 AM

This is what the tank looks like when I'm finished with the borders around the aquarium and the bench.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/080311/IMG_7209.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/080311/IMG_7209.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/080311/IMG_7208.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/080311/IMG_7208.jpg)

Pink Fungia sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/090311/IMG_7231.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/090311/IMG_7231.jpg)

Ordered this from Ebay. Ok quality :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/100311/IMG_7299.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/100311/IMG_7299.jpg)

Montipora Australiensis. I believe some call this "The Hulk"?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/100311/IMG_7327.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/100311/IMG_7327.jpg)

This is a small Odonus Niger trigger.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/110311/IMG_7374.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/110311/IMG_7374.jpg)

Pseudanthias Squamipinnis Female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/120311/IMG_7453.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/120311/IMG_7453.jpg)

Pseudanthias Squamipinnis Male.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/120311/IMG_7482.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/120311/IMG_7482.jpg)

Montipora Danae.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/120311/IMG_7449.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/120311/IMG_7449.jpg)

selje

05/31/2011, 09:22 AM

More pictures :)

Centropyge Loriculus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/160311/IMG_7572.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/160311/IMG_7572.jpg)

Montipora Digitata German Blue.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/160311/IMG_7574.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/160311/IMG_7574.jpg)

My QT tank with AEFW infected Acroporas. Quarantined the Acros for about 8 weeks. Luckily I didn't have that many when I found the flatworms :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/210311/IMG_7594.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/210311/IMG_7594.jpg)

The sump and equipment inside the bench.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/210311/IMG_7599.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/210311/IMG_7599.jpg)

This is a short-tempered little Naso Elegans.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/210311/IMG_7648.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/210311/IMG_7648.jpg)

Xanthichtys Auromarginatus Female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/210311/IMG_7651.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/210311/IMG_7651.jpg)

My favorite, Pygoplites Diacanthus Red Sea/Indian Ocean.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/230311/IMG_7712.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/230311/IMG_7712.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/230311/IMG_7713.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/230311/IMG_7713.jpg)

Herk

05/31/2011, 09:36 AM

Tank looks very good

selje

05/31/2011, 11:33 AM

Thanks :)

Bought this halfdead Superman Montipora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mars/270311/IMG_7783.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/270311/IMG_7783.jpg)

This is after one week.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/030411/IMG_7808.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/030411/IMG_7808.jpg)

After one month.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/250411/IMG_8210.jpg
(http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/250411/IMG_8210.jpg)

Here is a frag I took of the Monti. I Think it is a Montipora Mollis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7952.jpg
(http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7952.jpg)

Some of the Zoas in the tank:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7915.jpg
(http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7915.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7917.jpg
(http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7917.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7925.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7925.jpg)

feruz

05/31/2011, 12:13 PM

nice tank u have...:)

snorvich

05/31/2011, 08:19 PM

Nice tank and in my opinion frags is definitely the way to go. Keep us posted with your progress. Are you done with the AEFW?

mark54321

05/31/2011, 08:58 PM

Very nice tank,I like the modern look.

selje

06/01/2011, 12:14 AM

Thank you :)

The AEFW is gone! I dipped the Acros 4 times in 8 weeks. Changed the water in the QT when I dipped them and introduced them to new water. Only found flatworms on the two first dips. Dipped them before introducing them back to the display tank as well. Haven't found any eggs or fw since. I used TM CoralCure pro btw.

sanchoy

06/01/2011, 12:43 AM

Very nice, very clean.. Good thing you have a coral QT tank. Most people don't and pay the price.

leslie hempel

06/01/2011, 01:05 AM

lovley, i love a neat clean system..

selje

06/01/2011, 01:14 AM

Thank you :) I have had a little problem with Cyano, but now it's slowly dissapearing. I set up this tank in the end of february 2011.

Here are some more pictures.

The skimmer works :) 24 hours production.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/090411/IMG_7858.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/090411/IMG_7858.jpg)

Feeding a Tubastrea sp. with mysis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/100411/IMG_7885.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/100411/IMG_7885.jpg)

One months growth.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7910.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7910.jpg)

This was imported as a Montipora Confusa. But I'm not shure if that's the right ID yet.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7926.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7926.jpg)

Montipora Danae.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7929.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7929.jpg)

Green Montipora Digitata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/110411/IMG_7930.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/110411/IMG_7930.jpg)

Montipora sp. "Pokerstar". Maybe a Danae. Not shure yet.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/160411/IMG_8032.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/160411/IMG_8032.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/160411/IMG_8041.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/160411/IMG_8041.jpg)

selje

06/01/2011, 04:26 AM

More pictures of the Pokerstar Monti. This from above.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/210411/IMG_8152.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/210411/IMG_8152.jpg)

The Pokerstar Monti has red/orange polyps on the sides. Could this be a rainbow?:spin2:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/250411/IMG_8206.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/250411/IMG_8206.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/030511/IMG_8317.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/030511/IMG_8317.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/030511/IMG_8321.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/030511/IMG_8321.jpg)

Pallobi

06/01/2011, 06:22 PM

ITS OFFICIAL! your setup is clean and sweet and i love it! jus sayin :)

very well done, and i love me some blue jaws ;)

nasosa

06/01/2011, 08:17 PM

Nice setup! Funny that, my Naso is also short tempered. Harasses my large Regal and Yellow Tang. Beautiful Regal Angel. Do the 2 Triggers fight at all?

topshotta

06/01/2011, 09:32 PM

Beautiful setup! I had no idea triggers wouldn't harm corals.

selje

06/03/2011, 03:58 AM

ITS OFFICIAL! your setup is clean and sweet and i love it! jus sayin :)

very well done, and i love me some blue jaws ;)

Thank you :)

Nice setup! Funny that, my Naso is also short tempered. Harasses my large Regal and Yellow Tang. Beautiful Regal Angel. Do the 2 Triggers fight at all?

Thanks. My Naso harasses both of the Blue Throat Triggers:bum:

The two blue throat triggers did not like each other the first week. The female got a good beating as you can see on the fins on the picture. But they settled down after a couple of days. Now they go along well.

Beautiful setup! I had no idea triggers wouldn't harm corals.

Thank you. These triggers will not harm any corals. But they are known to eat small shrimps, small fish and snails.

selje

06/03/2011, 04:08 AM

This is an unkown Montipora. This is the coral that has shown the best growth so far.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/210411/IMG_8103.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/210411/IMG_8103.jpg)

This is a white-based Montipora with brown polyps.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/210411/IMG_8132.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/210411/IMG_8132.jpg)

Zoanthus colonies from above.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/210411/IMG_8141.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/210411/IMG_8141.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/april/210411/IMG_8145.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/210411/IMG_8145.jpg)

My Sixline wrasse was not very happy when I introduced a Macropharyngodon Negrosensis (black leopard wrasse).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/010511/IMG_8285.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/010511/IMG_8285.jpg)

This is an Acropora Hyacinthus. It is very similar to what some of you call "Red Planet".

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/030511/IMG_8312.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/030511/IMG_8312.jpg)

This is also an Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/030511/IMG_8308.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/030511/IMG_8308.jpg)

selje

06/04/2011, 03:16 PM

Green Montipora Capricornis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8342.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8342.jpg)

Pink Montipora Capricornis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8339.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8339.jpg)

I think this is an Acropora Desalwii.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8345.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8345.jpg)

Pink Milli.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8348.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8348.jpg)

Favites sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8340.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8340.jpg)

FTS (may 4th).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8350.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8350.jpg)

selje

06/06/2011, 04:15 AM

Here are some new photos.

Some Acropora frags.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8334.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8334.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8335.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8335.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8341.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8341.jpg)

Deepwater Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8336.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8336.jpg)

Acropora Turaki.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8365.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8365.jpg)

Montipora Setosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8376.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8376.jpg)

Montipora Australiensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/070511/IMG_8373.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/070511/IMG_8373.jpg)

diciple

06/06/2011, 11:55 AM

Awesome,job all looks good .hope you the best!

selje

06/09/2011, 04:27 AM

Thank you diciple :)

Acropora sp. with blueish polyps.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/200511/IMG_8546.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/200511/IMG_8546.jpg)

Not shure which Acropora this is. Maybe a stag?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/280511/IMG_8803.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/280511/IMG_8803.jpg)

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/280511/IMG_8773.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/280511/IMG_8773.jpg)

Montipora Undata?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/280511/IMG_8804.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/280511/IMG_8804.jpg)

Acropora Turaki, Acropora sp and Montipora Setosa. One of my favorite spots in the tank.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/280511/IMG_8808.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/280511/IMG_8808.jpg)

Cyphastrea Decadium.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/280511/IMG_8806.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/280511/IMG_8806.jpg)

I believe this is an Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/mai/280511/IMG_8817.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/280511/IMG_8817.jpg)

agcneves

06/09/2011, 04:38 AM

Hi maskinsmyg,

Your tank is very clean and the water is crystalline!
The pictures are excellent. A show. :celeb1::celeb1:
What are you using to combat AEFW?
Best Regards! :thumbsup:

selje

06/09/2011, 04:41 AM

Thank you.

When I found AEFW I only had a couple of Acroporas. I took them all out and dipped in TM CoralCure Pro, then I fragged the Acros and threw away the ones that had eggs on them. Then I had them in QT for 8 weeks. I dipped them 4 times each in the quarantine time. I changed the water in the QT every time I dipped. And then I finally dipped them a last time and introduced them to the display tank. I have not seen any more flatworms or eggs since the second dip :)

Now I dip every coral that are going in to the system. If you use Coral Cure you should leave the coral in the dip for 10-15 minutes. Then shake the coral well so flatworms or other pest fall to the bottom. Then it's good to go :)

Edit: I also have a sixline wrasse and a black leopard wrasse that may eat fw just in case. But I doubt any of them will.

selje

06/10/2011, 04:22 AM

Do you guys prefer the thumbnails or that I just post the big picture in the thread?

Here's an Acropora Kimbeensis frag. The green color is sick on this one.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/080511/IMG_8385.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus taken from above.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/080511/IMG_8395.jpg

Another one of the A. Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/230511/IMG_8576.jpg

I think this is a Montipora Danae. Similar to a Superman, but dull colors.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/200511/IMG_8498.jpg

SaltwaterAdict

06/10/2011, 08:42 AM

Thanks. My Naso harasses both of the Blue Throat Triggers:bum:

The two blue throat triggers did not like each other the first week. The female got a good beating as you can see on the fins on the picture. But they settled down after a couple of days. Now they go along well.

Funny it's the opposite in my situation, my naso is the most passive fish in my tank.

I'm having problems with my bluethroat pair and looks kinda like what you were having. My male bluethroat will actually go up to my female and start to take bits out of him!! I feel bad for her, but hoping they get along because having a pair of blue's swimming together is amazing! Should I be worried that the male might take her out or do you think they'll eventually get along. I've seen pair before and never thought they would fight, but seeing you had a problem before make it a things easier! thanks

SaltwaterAdict

06/10/2011, 08:45 AM

I'm on the same boat as you with monti's. I love them, they're one of my favorite corals!!!:inlove:

selje

06/10/2011, 08:46 AM

SaltwaterAdict

06/10/2011, 09:00 AM

How long have they been arguing? When I introduced the female to the tank they argued about 7 days before thing settled down. My male also bit the female. It looked kinda nasty, but she only damaged her fins.

When they start swimming upwards in circles it's definetly worth it:wave:

Thank you, Monties are my favorite to :)

Get outta here yours swim in circles together!!!:eek2: That's incredible I hope for mine to do that one day. What a site that must be!

I introduced my blue's together I heard some grunting noise and never thought anything of it. The male started to become very aggressive and they would quarrel. When I saw this I immediately took her out out of fear should would be killed. She's been in my sump and I actually put her back in my tank today before I ever saw your thread, came across it today. His been going at her today, I hope she settles back in fine. :uhoh2: Nice to hear from someone with the same pair!

SaltwaterAdict

06/10/2011, 09:04 AM

I'll be following your thread, I like your build! :)

selje

06/10/2011, 09:18 AM

Western_reefer

06/10/2011, 10:12 AM

i'll be following your thread, i like your build! :)

+1! :)

msp307

06/10/2011, 10:37 AM

All of your montiporas that u call denea are all the same but different colors and variations I have quite a few myself by far my favorite and easiest to keep.

SaltwaterAdict

06/10/2011, 11:06 AM

Thank you. Just let them find out who's the boss, and they will hopefully settle down in a couple of days. You may also try to have a mirror in front of the aquarium, maybe the male blue throat will attack his reflection instead :)

haha I'm a big proponent of the mirror trick too! Really does wonders for new additions. I use it on my purple, yellow, and powder blue! :D

Check out my build if you'd like. It's a 180 gallon. I'm starting to add SPS! :)

selje

06/14/2011, 04:15 AM

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

SaltwaterAddict: Can't find your thread, do you have a link? :)

Got a few goodies from a guy who had to close down his tank. These pictures where taken right after dipping and introduction.

Acropora sp. purple/green

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/290511/IMG_8984.jpg

Acropora Kimbeensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/290511/IMG_8986.jpg

Acropora Loripes

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/290511/IMG_8987.jpg

Acropora Parapharaonis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/290511/IMG_8988.jpg

Acropora Elongulata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/290511/IMG_8989.jpg

Acropora Caroliniana.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/290511/IMG_8990.jpg

clowndude

06/14/2011, 05:56 AM

Nice looking setup. FYI... your regal looks like a Red Sea because of the yellow belly. Indo and Fiji have a grey belly. I've been reading a lot of about the Regal Angels lately because I want one :-). What all do you feed your Regal Angel?

selje

06/14/2011, 07:05 AM

Thank you Clowndude. Yes I know it's from the Red Sea. I've heard that the Red Sea specimens have a better chance to survive and eat than the other two.

I was very lucky with mine. He took frozen food like mysis and artemia after one day in the tank. After three days it took flake food (Ocean Nutrition Formula One) and after 6 days it took Ocean Nutrition Forumla Two Small pellets. After 7 days it took the Angel Formula Frozen Food (with sponges). I don't feed the formula one anymore. Have changed to Prime Reef Flakes from Ocean Nutrition.

clowndude

06/14/2011, 08:12 AM

May I ask where you got him from? Did you get him local or online? How is he doing around your sps?

Dynamic_Reef

06/14/2011, 08:42 AM

Nice looking Setup cant wait to see how your Soli turns out by far one of my favorite corals.

Dynamic_Reef

06/14/2011, 08:52 AM

Nice looking Setup cant wait to see how your Soli turns out by far one of my favorite corals. here is mine :p Grew from 1" frag this showing coral at 1yr attained from world wide corals from Vic out of there 300 display there colony is huge!!!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5658232344_1cb2828760_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62040036@N05/5658232344/)
IMAG0017 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62040036@N05/5658232344/) by dynamicreef (http://www.flickr.com/people/62040036@N05/), on Flickr

selje

06/14/2011, 11:23 PM

May I ask where you got him from? Did you get him local or online? How is he doing around your sps?

I bought it from my LFS. They import their fish from TMC in the UK. He doesn't touch any of my corals. Neither buttons, sps or lps. Have been very very lucky with my PD.

Nice looking Setup cant wait to see how your Soli turns out by far one of my favorite corals.

Thank you! I hope my Soli color up nice. Love tabling Acroporas :)

selje

06/14/2011, 11:28 PM

Here are som new pictures of the Acroporas. These are taken a day or two after introduction to the tank.

Acropora sp. purple/green.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/300511/IMG_9002.jpg

Acropora Kimbeensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/300511/IMG_9009.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/300511/IMG_9015.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/300511/IMG_9012.jpg

Acropora Elongulata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/300511/IMG_9019.jpg

Acropora Caroliniana.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/300511/IMG_9020.jpg

selje

06/16/2011, 04:49 AM

Naso Elegans and a Pseudanthias Squamipinnis female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/030611/IMG_9056.jpg

Bought a Synchiropus Splendidus at my LFS in the beginning of june. Love the colors. Looks like I got a male :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/030611/IMG_9064.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/030611/IMG_9098.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/030611/IMG_9100.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/030611/IMG_9126.jpg

clowndude

06/16/2011, 05:14 AM

Wow those are some amazing shots, especially the ones of the mandarin.

selje

06/16/2011, 05:41 AM

Thanks Clowndude. Struggled with a little cyano outbreak now for a month or two. But I am finally rid of it now :)

rkaires

06/16/2011, 05:52 AM

You have a very nice system maskinsmyg. Your corals and fish look great. How do you like your Deltec skimmer compared to others you've used?

dvanacker

06/16/2011, 06:08 AM

Super clean setup and beautiful pictures.....keep us updated!

selje

06/16/2011, 07:14 AM

You have a very nice system maskinsmyg. Your corals and fish look great. How do you like your Deltec skimmer compared to others you've used?

Thank you. I am very happy with the Deltec TC skimmer. Compared to the skimmer in my old system (Aqua Medic Percula 90) who mas an Aqua Medic Turboflotor it's like night and day. But the Deltec skimmer is way bigger and more expensive. But it is doing the job that I expected when I ordered it :)

Super clean setup and beautiful pictures.....keep us updated!

Thank you. I'll post some more pictures. These pictures are from the beginning of june.

I've also ordered a new camera (Canon EOS 600D) so I'll try to take some videos in HD in a couple of days :)

selje

06/16/2011, 07:49 AM

This little Squamipinnis is starting to morph in to a male :hmm2:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/040611/IMG_9133.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/040611/IMG_9142.jpg

Here is a FTS. Click on the thumbnail to view a bigger image. It look like a mess now. Haven't glued up all my frags. So there is chaos on the bottom:spin1:.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juni/060611/IMG_9159.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9159.jpg)

selje

06/17/2011, 05:00 AM

Acropora Hyacinthus pink

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9171.jpg

Montipora Danae Pokerstar

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9173.jpg

Fungia Repanda

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9179.jpg

Montipora Mollis Superman-ish (I'd wish the polyps where a little more red)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9181.jpg

Some kind of Euhpyllia. The store said it was a Paraanchora, but I'm not sure about that?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9189.jpg

Acropora sp. with blue polyps.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9195.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9203.jpg

JG1

06/17/2011, 07:33 AM

What bulb combo are you using?

selje

06/17/2011, 09:24 AM

I'm currently using the standard combo that came with the lamp. I think it is 4 x ATI AquaBlue Special 15000k and 2 x ATI Actinic.

But I want to change to this combo when I have to buy new bulbs: 2 x ATI AquaBlue Special 15000k, 1 x ATI Purple Plus, 1 x ATI blue plus and 2 x ATI Actinic.

selje

06/17/2011, 09:45 AM

Montipora, maybe a Danae?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9204.jpg

The Acropora Parapharaonis is getting blue-ish tips.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9205.jpg

The green one is an Acropora Kimbeensis (at least the importer said it was) and the purple Acro with green polyps is unknown.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9207.jpg

Montipora, maybe a Foliosa or a regular Capricornis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9211.jpg

Pavona.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9212.jpg

I think this is a Montipora Verrucosa. Fast grower!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9213.jpg

Acropora Desalwii frag. Bad picture though.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9214.jpg

Does anyone know what Montipora this is?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9217.jpg

Caulastrea Curvata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9218.jpg

selje

06/17/2011, 09:46 AM

Pygoplites Diacanthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9235.jpg

Blue Throat male.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9240.jpg

Pseudanthias Huchtii female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9229.jpg

Pseudanthias Squamipinnis female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/060611/IMG_9247.jpg

bata-bata

06/17/2011, 10:12 AM

greeting from indonesia,
i like your tank, its very clean and awesome scaping too :)
may i know what additif you dose for the display tank, thanks

wawan

JG1

06/17/2011, 10:23 AM

REEF SMAC

06/17/2011, 11:29 AM

Love tabling Acroporas :)

Me too!

Loving your tank also. Nice pics, beautiful corals, and fish.:thumbsup:

msp307

06/17/2011, 01:19 PM

Awesome you make me wanna go to the LFS AND SPEND MONEY LOL

iriejp1

06/17/2011, 02:57 PM

Beautiful setup! I had no idea triggers wouldn't harm corals.
Blue jaws dont IME. Not so sure about the Angels though...lol.

Watch your back fungia! :worried:

agcneves

06/18/2011, 04:36 AM

The evolution of the tank is great. :beer:
The pictures are better and clearer. Spectacular.
Are you using the new Canon?
A hug!

ptr13

06/18/2011, 06:58 AM

Nice blue throat,planning to get one for my FOWLR tank,love triggers,they look like submarines. Give us some close up FTS,nice tank and thanks for sharing.

bnumair

06/18/2011, 08:56 AM

beautiful tank, and beautiful country norway, i loved the area called end of the world. was in oslo last october. keep it up.

mcoomer

06/18/2011, 10:50 AM

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is that whether you plan a very elaborate tank, or design a simple, clean display you can have a truly awesome looking fish tank. I've seen tanks that have elaborate woodwork, tons of gadgets, and take up huge areas in a house. Others, like yours, are much simpler, work with the surrounding interior design, and turn into little gems. Very nicely done.

Mike

Dynamic_Reef

06/18/2011, 12:13 PM

looking good.. especially like the blue throat trigger thinking of getting a pair myself.

selje

06/20/2011, 04:45 AM

greeting from indonesia,
i like your tank, its very clean and awesome scaping too :)
may i know what additif you dose for the display tank, thanks

wawan

Thank you! I use three dosage pumps. I use something called "Balling +". I dose around 150ml per day from the three containers (Kh, Ca and Mg). I also add Amino Acids and Coral snow daily. Both from Kurallen Zucht.

Wow, really surprised you're using 2 actinics with a 6 bulb combo.

Ok, what do you recommend? The bulb combo was delivered with the lamp. So I haven't chosen any myself.

Me too!

Loving your tank also. Nice pics, beautiful corals, and fish.:thumbsup:

Thank you :)

Awesome you make me wanna go to the LFS AND SPEND MONEY LOL

Thank you! Spend, spend!!:spin2:

Blue jaws dont IME. Not so sure about the Angels though...lol.

Watch your back fungia! :worried:

The PD doesn't nip at any of my LPS (yet).

The evolution of the tank is great. :beer:
The pictures are better and clearer. Spectacular.
Are you using the new Canon?
A hug!

Thank you. I was using a Canon EOS 450D. But I just bought a Canon EOS 600D so the pictures will be better (and now I can finally make films in HD) ;)

selje

06/20/2011, 04:46 AM

Nice blue throat,planning to get one for my FOWLR tank,love triggers,they look like submarines. Give us some close up FTS,nice tank and thanks for sharing.

Thank you. A close up FTS is comming when the frags on the bottom are sold or glued to the reef :)

beautiful tank, and beautiful country norway, i loved the area called end of the world. was in oslo last october. keep it up.

Thank you. Never been to Worlds end, but I've heard of the place :)

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is that whether you plan a very elaborate tank, or design a simple, clean display you can have a truly awesome looking fish tank. I've seen tanks that have elaborate woodwork, tons of gadgets, and take up huge areas in a house. Others, like yours, are much simpler, work with the surrounding interior design, and turn into little gems. Very nicely done.

Mike

Thank you :) I went for a simple, modern look.

looking good.. especially like the blue throat trigger thinking of getting a pair myself.

Thanks, I love the blue throats. You won't regret it ;)

selje

06/20/2011, 04:52 AM

Had a little frag swap early in june. This is what I got home. Pictures are taken right after dipping and introduction.

Tyree's Montipora Verrucosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9269.jpg

Acropora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9275.jpg

Montipora Reverse Sunset.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9277.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9278.jpg

Montipora Undata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9280.jpg

Seriotopora Hystrix Yellow.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9281.jpg

Seriotopora Stellata (I think it's a Stellata)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9282.jpg

Acropora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9283.jpg

selje

06/20/2011, 04:57 AM

Here are pictures taken a couple of hours later.

Montipora Undata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9288.jpg

Montipora Verrucosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9294.jpg

My first chalice. Very small frag. Echinophyllia sp I belive?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9295.jpg

Acropora sp. maybe A. Hyacinthus?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9298.jpg

Seriotopora Hystrix.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9302.jpg

Seriotopora Stellata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9307.jpg

Acropora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9309.jpg

I think this is an Acropora Lokani.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/080611/IMG_9313.jpg

selje

06/22/2011, 05:08 AM

Here are som photos under actinic.

Acropora Elongulata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9340.jpg

Montipora RS.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9342.jpg

Unknown Acropora sp. Green.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9348.jpg

Acropora Caroliniana.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9359.jpg

Montipora Capricornis Green.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9363.jpg

SaltwaterAdict

06/22/2011, 03:24 PM

Wow, your corals look great. Awesome selection!

selje

06/23/2011, 12:35 AM

Wow, your corals look great. Awesome selection!

Thank you :)

Here are more photos!

Acropora Caroliniana.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9405.jpg

A frag of my Montipora Mollis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9408.jpg

This Acropora Hyacinthus is coloring up great :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9424.jpg

Acropora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9433.jpg

Rainbow monti.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9435.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9436.jpg

The Naso is starting to color up :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9440.jpg

selje

06/23/2011, 04:56 AM

Pseudanthias Squamipinnis Female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9445.jpg

Xanthichthys Auromarginatus Male.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9451.jpg

This was a female Squamipinnis Anthias who is now morphing into a male.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9458.jpg

Fungia Repanda.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9490.jpg

Ocellaris is playing with each other :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9512.jpg

Echinopora Lamellosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9516.jpg

Zoanthus sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9517.jpg

Cyphastrea Decadium frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/120611/IMG_9520.jpg

selje

06/28/2011, 07:25 AM

Picked up this Heliofungia Actiniformis at my LFS june 18th. This is taken after dip and introduction.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/180611/IMG_0380.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/180611/IMG_0406.jpg

I also got this LPS, but it didn't look that good, and it died after two days.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/180611/IMG_0381.jpg

Acropora Turaki.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/180611/IMG_0386.jpg

selje

06/28/2011, 07:43 AM

Just got my new camera (Canon EOS 600D) so here are some more pictures :)

Turaki, Unknown Acro and Setosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0540.jpg

Montipora Verrucosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0544.jpg

Acropora, maybe an Echinata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0545.jpg

Purple Monti Cap.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0546.jpg

Acropora Lokani with blue tips.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0549.jpg

Montipora Mollis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0552.jpg

Rainbow Monti.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0553.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0558.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0560.jpg

dvanacker

06/28/2011, 08:13 AM

selje

06/29/2011, 07:18 AM

Very nice collection and tank. That turaki and setosa are nice...actually they are all nice.

This coral I believe is a.multiacuta http://www.sdmas.com/corals/49.php

Thank you dvanacker :) That is pretty similar. Maybe you found the right id!

selje

06/29/2011, 07:22 AM

Acropora Formosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0566.jpg

Seriotopora Caliendrum and two Monti's.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0567.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0570.jpg

This Acropora is coloring up really nice.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0571.jpg

Favites.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/190611/IMG_0576.jpg

selje

06/29/2011, 07:38 AM

Just added Coral snow from KZ and some amino acids. Checking that everything is ok :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/210611/IMG_0615.jpg

This Montipora Australiensis has grown really well.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/210611/IMG_0641.jpg

Here are some pictures for compairing growth. The one on the left is taken 06/22 and the one on the right is taken in the middle of may.

M. Digitata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/220611/gronn%20monti%20vekst.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/220611/rod%20acropora%20hyacinthus.jpg

Montipora Verrucosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/220611/verrucosa%20monti%20vekst.jpg

Acropora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/220611/acro%20blaa%20vekst.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/220611/gronn%20acropora%20hyacinthus%20vekst.jpg

Acropora Kimbeensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/220611/gronn%20acropora%20kimbeensis%20vekst.jpg

KidReefer

06/29/2011, 10:10 AM

FTS please :)

selje

06/29/2011, 02:51 PM

I'll take FTS when I've got the corals on the sand up to the reef.

Here are some more pictures.

Montipora reverse sunset aka "the grinch"

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/230611/IMG_0694.jpg

Montipora Rainbow

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/230611/IMG_0699.jpg

Montipora Pokerstar

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/230611/IMG_0712.jpg

The pride of the reef. Pygoplites Diacanthus from the Red Sea.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/230611/IMG_0752.jpg

Blue Throat Female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/230611/IMG_0766.jpg

selje

06/29/2011, 03:01 PM

Here is a movie of the display tank.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHPUuUrBwiE

Nightwish

07/03/2011, 11:30 AM

selje

07/03/2011, 02:28 PM

Hi, you've got a beautifull scale of impressive frags there...
You must have a great dealer near by you wich has these wonderfull corals in stock.
Here in the Netherlands most of your frags are collectors items.
I love to see when these corals are grownout colonies, your tank will be one off the best then.

greetz from Holland.

Thank you Nightwish :)

Actually our dealers here doesn't have any rare corals. I actually got some of my corals from De Jong in Netherland (Rainbow Monti and Solitaryensis). The rest I have switched with fellow reefers.

Love your tank too btw. I checked it out and WOW you've got some nice colonies! Love your deepwater Acros. Those are my favorites :)

selje

07/03/2011, 02:32 PM

More photos!

Heliofungia Actiniformis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0780.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0812.jpg

Fragged my Eagle eye zoas.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0797.jpg

Don't know what Acropora this is. Maybe an Echinata?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0798.jpg

Mandarin and Echinophyllia sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0805.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0819.jpg

Acropora Desalwii.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0820.jpg

selje

07/03/2011, 02:36 PM

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0822.jpg

I believe both of these are Montipora Verrucosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0833.jpg

Seriotopora Stellata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0839.jpg

Montipora Undata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0841.jpg

Acropora Tortuosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0843.jpg

Acropora Kimbeensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0845.jpg

Another Montipora Undata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/240611/IMG_0855.jpg

selje

07/03/2011, 02:43 PM

Acropora Multiacuta and Acropora Lokani.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_0865.jpg

Green Mandarin.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_0926.jpg

Naso Elegans.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_0957.jpg

PD.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_0966.jpg

Lost my Blue Throat last weekend. It jumped out and landed behind the aquarium and the wall. Heres the crack I had to get him out of (How did he fit in there??):

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_1018.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_1019.jpg

Had to move the kitchen kloset to get the fish out.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_1021.jpg

Poor little fella'.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_1020.jpg

And last. FTS. Click to enlarge.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juni/250611/IMG_0906.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/250611/IMG_0906.jpg)

selje

07/06/2011, 04:02 AM

Finally managed to get a hold on this one! Acropora Pearlberry frag:dance:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/300611/IMG_1061.jpg

Here are two pictures to compare the coloring of the Acroporas. A month between the pictures.

A Multiacuta

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/300611/multiacuta%20utfarging.jpg

A Loripes

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/300611/loripes%20utfarging.jpg

selje

07/06/2011, 04:20 AM

A new Acropora frag. Don't know which kind yet.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1102.jpg

Two new frags. A solitaryensis to the left. Unknown to the right. Both are brown because of way too much iodine dip:rolleyes: The one to the right should be purpleish.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1106.jpg

Here is the Pearlberry with polyps extended.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1110.jpg

This Montipora was almost brown when I got it. I think this will be blueish with red polyps.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1114.jpg

This is also new. Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1118.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1119.jpg

I have big expectations about this one.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1132.jpg

Acropora Multiacuta.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1141.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1142.jpg

selje

07/06/2011, 05:44 AM

Mr. Mandarin is showing off.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1155.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1172.jpg

Fts.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/010711/IMG_1253.jpg

selje

07/07/2011, 01:36 AM

Finally received the Vortech pumps I ordered yesterday :) I ordered these from the US. They cost me 800$ inclusive shipping. If I had bought them here in Norway they would have cost me 1200$!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1255.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1257.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1259.jpg

Here is one shortside with the old Tunze pumps removed.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1262.jpg

Here is the Vortech MP40w ES installed.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1285.jpg

The other short side.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1283.jpg

And finally FTS with both pumps. In the manual it said that no other magnets should be close to the vortech dry side. Does anyone know if the magnets on my frag-rack could interfere with the Vortechs? It doesn't look good when I have to have the rack on the frontglass:sad2:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1282.jpg

selje

07/08/2011, 12:28 AM

Some new photos :)

Acropora Turaki and Montipora Setosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/050711/IMG_1263.jpg

Acropora Solitaryensis farg. This have been this color for a couple of months. Starting to turn slightly green. The mother coral had blue tips. But that started to RTN when I had it in quarantine for AEFW. This was the only bit I managed to save.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1315.jpg

Acropora sp. with blue polyps.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1318.jpg

Acropora sp. Someone who knows which acropora?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1319.jpg

Seriotopora Caliendrum and a Montipora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1321.jpg

Acropora Loripes and a Monti cap.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1323.jpg

Acropora Tortuosa. Slow grower..

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1326.jpg

Montipora Pokerstar.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1336.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus is turning out nicely.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1338.jpg

selje

07/08/2011, 12:31 AM

Acropora Multiacuta.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1341.jpg

Acropora Lokani (?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1343.jpg

Heliofungia.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1350.jpg

Montipora Australiensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1357.jpg

Echinopora Lamellosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1366.jpg

Montipora Undata frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1384.jpg

Acropora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1302.jpg

selje

07/10/2011, 01:08 PM

Here's a movie from the tank. Remember to watch it in 1080p (HD) :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oApW4ZZUnhU

j-dizzle

07/10/2011, 11:36 PM

such great groth! hope i can experience that some day. AMAZING colors and pictures thaks for sharing

Alec

07/11/2011, 12:44 AM

nice. what camera

klepto

07/11/2011, 02:12 AM

Acropora Loripes and a Monti cap.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1323.jpg

This is a lovely Acro. To me it looks closer to A. rosaria. The pictured coral has dome shaped axial corallites and all corallite walls are thick. In contrast to A. rosaria, Veron descibes A. loripes has having "tubular axial corallites which may be naked on one side, and more widely spaced radial corallites". Once the colony matures, we will know for sure.

Acropora Lokani (?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/070711/IMG_1343.jpg

I think it may be A. caroliniana based on the evident pocket like radial corallites and the"tapering, axial and incipient axial corallites curving upwards or pointing in different directions".
http://sdmas.com/corals/15.php

You are keeping some great looking corals. Thanks for sharing with us!

selje

07/12/2011, 06:22 AM

such great groth! hope i can experience that some day. AMAZING colors and pictures thaks for sharing

Thank you :) I hope your corals will grow even faster than mine.

nice. what camera

Thank you. I use a Canon EOS 600D with the standard 18-55 lens.

This is a lovely Acro. To me it looks closer to A. rosaria. The pictured coral has dome shaped axial corallites and all corallite walls are thick. In contrast to A. rosaria, Veron descibes A. loripes has having "tubular axial corallites which may be naked on one side, and more widely spaced radial corallites". Once the colony matures, we will know for sure.

I think it may be A. caroliniana based on the evident pocket like radial corallites and the"tapering, axial and incipient axial corallites curving upwards or pointing in different directions".
http://sdmas.com/corals/15.php

You are keeping some great looking corals. Thanks for sharing with us!

Ok, thank you for your ID tip. The last coral was imported as A Caroliniana. But It has so thick branches compared to other Carolinianas I've seen.

Thank you. I'll share more pictures soon :)

dvanacker

07/12/2011, 07:07 AM

Very nice collection and tank. That turaki and setosa are nice...actually they are all nice.

This coral I believe is a.multiacuta http://www.sdmas.com/corals/49.php

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/110611/IMG_9405.jpg

The one on top was the one I think is a.multiacuta.......bottom one is nice too but Im not sure on a ID.

selje

07/12/2011, 07:37 AM

Ah, ok. I thought you ment the one in the bottom:spin2:. I'm not sure if the green one looks like A Multiacuta. Difficult to say. It's been growing kind of weird.

selje

07/12/2011, 07:45 AM

Here's some pictures.

This Acropora I almost killed in a Lugols dip. This is how it looked like after the dip (it was almost over-grown by zoas and was already half-dead).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juni/300611/IMG_1074.jpg

This is ten days after. Getting some color back already.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1386.jpg

Acropora Unknown.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1394.jpg

This A. Turaki right next to it is one of my favs.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1391.jpg

When I got the A. Multiacuta as Dvanacker think it is :), it looked like this:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mai/290511/IMG_8990.jpg

Today it looks like this:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1397.jpg

I bought this Caulastrea Curvata in may 2010. This is a picture taken the day I got it (yeah I know it's overexposured):

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/april/270410/IMG_3181.jpg

Here is a picture of it today:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1403.jpg

dvanacker

07/12/2011, 08:53 AM

Ah, ok. I thought you ment the one in the bottom:spin2:. I'm not sure if the green one looks like A Multiacuta. Difficult to say. It's been growing kind of weird.

Looks exactly like to to me....compare.

http://www.sdmas.com/corals/images/large/49-07.jpg

selje

07/12/2011, 09:12 AM

It looks kinda similar to the one in that photo. I think mine looks like A. Lokani too. Maybe you are right :)

dvanacker

07/12/2011, 11:35 AM

Definately not a.caroliniana or a.lokani. Both have more tapered coralite tips (pointy).

selje

07/12/2011, 11:45 AM

Ok, thank you for Id Dvanacker:beer:

Do you have any idea what the one beneath could be?

klepto

07/12/2011, 06:18 PM

Definately not a.caroliniana or a.lokani. Both have more tapered coralite tips (pointy).

I'm not sure what you mean by that. Are you saying that the axial corallites are more tubular in shape with those two species?

All three share structural similarities and both A. caroliniana and A. multiacuta have tapered axial corallites as Veron describes A. multiacuta with "branches consisting primarily of extremely long tapered axial corallites". To me the coral in question does not appear to have long enough axial corallites to be A. multiacuta. It does however, appear to have tapered corallites.

(I think its worth mentioning that A. caroliniana doesn't always have tapering corallites).

I'm not completely ruling out A. multiacuta, just voicing some concerns with the ID.

dvanacker

07/12/2011, 07:23 PM

I'm not sure what you mean by that. Are you saying that the axial corallites are more tubular in shape with those two species?

All three share structural similarities and both A. caroliniana and A. multiacuta have tapered axial corallites as Veron describes A. multiacuta with "branches consisting primarily of extremely long tapered axial corallites". To me the coral in question does not appear to have long enough axial corallites to be A. multiacuta. It does however, appear to have tapered corallites.

(I think its worth mentioning that A. caroliniana doesn't always have tapering corallites).

I'm not completely ruling out A. multiacuta, just voicing some concerns with the ID.

I said "more" tapered corallites....meaning they are more tapered than what i see in the coral in question.

For comparision

my a.carolininia
http://www.myreeftank.ca/corals/CAROLINIANA2.jpg

my a.lokani
http://www.myreeftank.ca/corals/LOKANI.jpg

and the coral in question..
http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1397.jpg

Ok, thank you for Id Dvanacker:beer:

Do you have any idea what the one beneath could be?

The two corals look very similar....possible the same species? Sorry I have taken this thread on a bit of a detour....

selje

07/15/2011, 02:58 PM

Thanks, no worries :) I try to get ID for all my corals, so I am glad that you want to share your knowledge with me. You have some beautiful corals Dvanacker.

I hope you can help me ID this to. The only Acropora I've found some similarities with so far is A. Kirstyae.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1405.jpg

This I think is A. Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1406.jpg

Acropora Loripes. Definately one of my favorites.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1411.jpg

Acropora Desalwii. I hope this get more colour when it develops.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1412.jpg

Could this be Acropora Formosa?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1416.jpg

This Montipora Verrucosa is growing fast.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1418.jpg

Acropora Tortuosa. Slow grower. But nice colour.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1420.jpg

The Pseudanthias Huchtii is watching over it's nest.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1422.jpg

klepto

07/15/2011, 03:48 PM

I hope you can help me ID this to. The only Acropora I've found some similarities with so far is A. Kirstyae.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1405.jpg

The strongly appressed appearance of the radial corallites and general structure reminds me of A. valida. Unfortunately, the online database doesn't have the last image in Veron's book which is the closest to your coral. :crazy1: http://sdmas.com/corals/77.php

Acropora Loripes. Definately one of my favorites.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/090711/IMG_1411.jpg

Sorry for doubting you earlier, it looks much more like A. loripes with this image. The top down threw me off.

Tony B (UK)

07/15/2011, 04:41 PM

You have a lovely collection of corals, your tank looks very nice :wave:

Where did you get your setosa?

klepto

07/15/2011, 07:34 PM

This Montipora Verrucosa is growing fast.
Could this one possibly be M. capitata? I don't think M. verrucosa show the branching that your coral does. Veron notes that this species has skeletal detail "similar to that of Montipora verrucosa, which does not form primarily branched colonies". http://sdmas.com/corals/457.php

Leonardo_

07/16/2011, 02:14 PM

Beautiful tank and corals, my compliments! How do you like the Vortech compared to the Tunze's? I'm not sure which one to buy for my next upgrade.

Leonardo

selje

07/17/2011, 04:26 AM

The strongly appressed appearance of the radial corallites and general structure reminds me of A. valida. Unfortunately, the online database doesn't have the last image in Veron's book which is the closest to your coral. :crazy1: http://sdmas.com/corals/77.php

Sorry for doubting you earlier, it looks much more like A. loripes with this image. The top down threw me off.

Are you sure? I have A. Valida and that is not very similar to this one:crazy1:

No worries about the Loripes :)

You have a lovely collection of corals, your tank looks very nice :wave:

Where did you get your setosa?

Thank you. I got my Setosa frag from a fellow reefer in Norway. He imported it as a tiny frag from the US a couple of years ago.

Could this one possibly be M. capitata? I don't think M. verrucosa show the branching that your coral does. Veron notes that this species has skeletal detail "similar to that of Montipora verrucosa, which does not form primarily branched colonies". http://sdmas.com/corals/457.php

I think you are right! Thank you :) Def. Capitata. I have another Monti that I know is Verrucosa. And that only encrusts. Thanks!

Beautiful tank and corals, my compliments! How do you like the Vortech compared to the Tunze's? I'm not sure which one to buy for my next upgrade.

Leonardo

Thank you Leonardo. I love the Vortechs. I had three 6045 nanostreams and one 6101 turbellestream before. And the flow can't be compared. The 6101 and the Vortech is supposed to have the same max flow (12 000 litres per hour). But the Vortech MP40w ES is much stronger.

I took a little video of them, you can see here if you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu0L0EVC4HA

You can see the flow generated at the end. The first 40 seconds is to show the soundlevel from the pumps.

Tony B (UK)

07/17/2011, 07:20 AM

klepto

07/17/2011, 11:57 AM

Are you sure? I have A. Valida and that is not very similar to this one:crazy1:

I'm not sure at all honestly. I was mostly just pointing out some skeletal similarities. A. valida can exhibit a variety of growth forms, so it wouldn't be abnormal to have two individuals that look different.

selje

07/18/2011, 01:27 AM

Would you be interested in selling me a frag off your setosa? I cant get hold of any in England.

I would need it posted by express overnight courier.

Im obviously happy to arrange and pay postage costs and send you all the materials needed to package the coral for postage.

No problem if you dont want to sell me a frag, I'll understand.

Tony

Hi,

Sorry, can't do that because of CITES regulation. I can't take the risk for sending it without Cites papers, so I'm sorry. Mine is only a frag either way, so it's not possible to take a frag before it have grown muchmuch more :) But if you are in Norway, Oslo let me know:wave:

I'm not sure at all honestly. I was mostly just pointing out some skeletal similarities. A. valida can exhibit a variety of growth forms, so it wouldn't be abnormal to have two individuals that look different.

I'm pretty sure it's not a Valida. Acropora Kirstyae (http://sdmas.com/corals/38.php) is the one I've found so far that looks similar. What do you think?

anthony27

07/18/2011, 02:26 PM

If I am not mistaken you are using the balling method correct?

selje

07/18/2011, 11:52 PM

Yes. I use balling+. Currently I dose 190ml pr day from each container (kh,ca,mg).

selje

07/21/2011, 04:48 AM

Here are some photos of the fish in the tank.

My Naso Elegans is coloring up nicely. He's the prodigy of the tank. Always getting in trouble.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/120711/IMG_1519.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/120711/IMG_1539.jpg

Xanthichthys Auromarginatus Female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/120711/IMG_1526.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/120711/IMG_1564.jpg

Macropharyngodon Negrosensis. Hard to get a sharp photo of this little fish. Always on the run, never a silent moment.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/120711/IMG_1543.jpg

The Synchiropus Splendidus is always showing off when I get my camera out.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/120711/IMG_1555.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/120711/IMG_1571.jpg

selje

07/22/2011, 06:00 AM

Here's some updates.

Bought this browned-out halfdead Montipora Danae at my LFS a while ago. Now it's getting some nice colour. I hope it will develop to a nice Superman Montipora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1582.jpg

Some of my favorite zoas.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1583.jpg

Caulastrea Curvata. When I bought the colony about a year ago it had around 8 heads. Now 35+.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1593.jpg

The blue base of the Montipora Mollis is insane at the moment. When the polyps have more pe it gets more purple.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1595.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus (Red planet?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1600.jpg

The unknown Acropora, possibly A. Multiacuta.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1603.jpg

Unknown Acropora, imported as A. Abrolhosensis. Doesn't look similar imo.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1606.jpg

Nightwish

07/22/2011, 02:37 PM

HI, I see that you use balling, how do you like it so far?
I'm using it too ( 250 ml pr day )
Do you also use trace elements with it?
When your corals grow you're gonna need more of it.

Very nice pictures of beautiful frags....:wavehand:

selje

07/22/2011, 03:23 PM

Thank you Nightwish :)

There is some trace elements in the balling like iodine, strontium and some kind of mix with iron or something. I also dose Amino Acids from Korallen Zucht once every day. I also dose Coral Snow from Korallen Zucht, but that's mainly to get rid of some cyano :)

teo reef

07/22/2011, 04:47 PM

Very nice tank and beautiful pictures !!

Thanks for sharing

reefinder

07/22/2011, 10:24 PM

How high are your lights from the surface of the water

selje

07/23/2011, 04:42 AM

Very nice tank and beautiful pictures !!

Thanks for sharing

Thank you :)

How high are your lights from the surface of the water

By eye measurement: 20cm (8 inches).

I'm thinking about supplying 24 3w cree leds to get some "shimmer" effect in the water.

Tony B (UK)

07/23/2011, 07:02 AM

Sorry to hear about the troubles in your country, I hope you, your family and friends are ok.

selje

07/23/2011, 08:48 AM

Thank you Tony. My family and friends are ok. But a lot of young politicians lost their lives at the camp where the terrorists attacked. I was in my car when the bomb went off. I felt the vibrations in the car, and I was 600-700 meters from the explosion. Sick stuff! It really can happen anywhere:uhoh2:

klepto

07/24/2011, 12:14 AM

M007

07/24/2011, 06:53 AM

^^ +1 from Toronto, Canada!

selje

07/24/2011, 07:32 AM

Scary stuff. Its good to hear your family and friends are safe. Prayers and positive thoughts coming your way from CA.

^^ +1 from Toronto, Canada!

Thank you. I appreciate both of your toughts. Let's hope the responsible shooter get the punishment he deserves.

Here is some more pictures for you!

Unknown Acropora, Acropora Lokani and Seriotopora Stellata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1607.jpg

Acropora Formosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1611.jpg

Acropora Valida. This will get purple tips :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1613.jpg

Unknown Acropora frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1618.jpg

I think this is Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1622.jpg

Some kind of Rhodactis. Maybe Rhodactis Inchoata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1640.jpg

My precious ORA Pearlberry frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1641.jpg

dvanacker

07/24/2011, 09:28 AM

Very nice.....in that first picture the unknown maybe a.exquisita

http://www.sdmas.com/corals/902.php

skh

07/24/2011, 03:57 PM

Here's some updates.

The blue base of the Montipora Mollis is insane at the moment. When the polyps have more pe it gets more purple.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1595.jpg

Wow, the intensity and saturation of that blue color really is amazing! Very nice pictures.

selje

07/26/2011, 04:26 AM

Very nice.....in that first picture the unknown maybe a.exquisita

http://www.sdmas.com/corals/902.php

Thank you Dvanacker. I believe you are right!

Wow, the intensity and saturation of that blue color really is amazing! Very nice pictures.

Thank you skh. This Montipora was almost white and halfdead when i bought it :)

selje

07/26/2011, 04:38 AM

Here is the newest addition to the tank.

Chelmon Rostratus :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1649.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1654.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1656.jpg

And a Turbinaria, I think it is T. Conspicua.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/190711/IMG_1669.jpg

selje

07/27/2011, 04:45 AM

My black Leopard wrasse decided to jump out of the aquarium yesterday, so I found it dried out on the floor. Stupid fish:uhoh2:

Here's some more pictures of some of the frags in my tank.

This Acropora is starting to color out nicely. Someone who might know ID on this?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1734.jpg

Cyphastrea Decadium frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1735.jpg

Unknown Acropora frag. May be A. Turaki?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1737.jpg

Unknown Acropora frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1738.jpg

This is a very small frag from an Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1739.jpg

Unknown Acropora frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1741.jpg

The Monti to the left is a Montipora Danae and the one to the right is Montipora Mollis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1743.jpg

This was imported as a Montipora Undata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1745.jpg

JG1

07/27/2011, 11:21 AM

I don't know what I'm more impressed with, your tank or your ability to ID everything with their scientific names.

I'm lucky if I can remember their common names lol

klepto

07/27/2011, 02:09 PM

My black Leopard wrasse decided to jump out of the aquarium yesterday, so I found it dried out on the floor. Stupid fish:uhoh2:

That sucks! I had meant to comment on that fish and also on your mandarinfish. It was a great looking wrasse. Do you have any netting over your tank?

selje

07/27/2011, 02:29 PM

I don't know what I'm more impressed with, your tank or your ability to ID everything with their scientific names.

I'm lucky if I can remember their common names lol

Hehe, thank you. I like to know the corals latin names :) I hate the "store" names like "Green Slimer", "Joe the coral" and similar, because we don't use those names in Norway, and I don't understand what coral everyone is talking about :p

It's not that hard, you should give it a try ;)

That sucks! I had meant to comment on that fish and also on your mandarinfish. It was a great looking wrasse. Do you have any netting over your tank?

Yeah I hate it when the fish is stupid enough to jump. They have to jump over the rim that is about 10cm +. I don't have netting yet, but I wonder if I should install some :) I'll have to buy a new wrasse. I want a fish that is known to eat troublemakers if you know what i mean :) Maybe Halichoeres Iridis or a regular leopard wrasse will be my next purchase.

selje

07/27/2011, 02:34 PM

Forgot to post a movie I made. A tribute to my Acroporas :)

Remember to watch it in full HD ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiMrYJnR9bI

DML08

07/27/2011, 10:37 PM

wow what a awesome tank.. well done!..

selje

07/28/2011, 04:37 AM

Thank you DML08 :)

I hope you guys don't get tired of all my pictures. Here are another batch!

Heliofungia Actiniformis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1793.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1794.jpg

Turbinaria Conspicua. Don't know why it has so poor PE.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1796.jpg

Acropora Solitaryensis (?) frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1801.jpg

Acropora, both possibly Multiacuta.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1802.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1805.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1806.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1814.jpg

selje

07/28/2011, 05:23 AM

Second batch:

Unknown Acropora. Maybe A. Valida or A. Kirstyae?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1819.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1821.jpg

This was imported as Acropora Kimbeensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1830.jpg

Acropora Tortuosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1833.jpg

Seriotopora Caliendrum.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1840.jpg

Acropora Selago.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1842.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1846.jpg

Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1847.jpg

Semillon

07/28/2011, 06:31 AM

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/230711/IMG_1735.jpg

What a lovely little coral, your tank is quite marvelous.

klepto

07/28/2011, 01:39 PM

Acropora, both possibly Multiacuta.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/250711/IMG_1806.jpg

From this image, I'm beginning to wonder if this Acro may be A. lokani. Personally, I would be surprised if both the yellow and blue ones are the same species. Here is one of Veron's images for A. lokani, I think they share some similarities.

http://sdmas.com/corals/images/large/621-02.jpg
http://sdmas.com/corals/621.php

Nightwish

07/30/2011, 12:23 PM

Your Turbinaria looks more like T. mesenterina....

Clamchowder

07/30/2011, 05:33 PM

nice color on the Multiacuta!

selje

08/03/2011, 08:32 AM

Your Turbinaria looks more like T. mesenterina....

Thank you! Love when you guys correct my wrong ID's :)

nice color on the Multiacuta!

Thanks, I'm very happy with the color to :)

selje

08/03/2011, 08:46 AM

Here are some updates.

I've had some of my Acropora frags in the tank for 1 month now. Here is some pictures to show the development, especialy colors. I've started to show the pictures with thumbnails. Click the pictures to get full image. Please let me know if I should go back to only show the fullsizes.

(sorry for entering the dates in the wrong format (d/m/y) (it's how we do it in Norway))

Acropora sp. (anyone know which kind?). It's beautiful when you look at it from above the surface. See the third image :) I'm very happy with the color development for this one.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/acroutvikling.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/acroutvikling.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/IMG_2065.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/IMG_2065.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/IMG_1988.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/IMG_1988.jpg)

Acropora sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/acroutvikling2.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/acroutvikling2.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/IMG_2073.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/IMG_2073.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/IMG_2017.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/IMG_2017.jpg)

Acropora sp. I know this is some kind of tabling Acropora, but not sure about the right ID.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/soliutvikling.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/soliutvikling.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/IMG_2081.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/IMG_2081.jpg)

selje

08/03/2011, 08:47 AM

Acropora sp. This didn't look so good when I got it. I was almost certain that it would RTN, but look at it now!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/acroutvikling3.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/acroutvikling3.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/IMG_2069.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/IMG_2069.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/juli/310711/IMG_2033.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/juli/310711/IMG_2033.jpg)

selje

08/05/2011, 04:50 AM

Finally got this in the mail!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/020811/IMG_2117.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/020811/IMG_2117.jpg)

A couple of test shots. The Blue Trigger is always so curios.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/020811/IMG_2118.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/020811/IMG_2118.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/020811/IMG_2102.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/020811/IMG_2102.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/020811/IMG_2106.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/020811/IMG_2106.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/020811/IMG_2107.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/020811/IMG_2107.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/020811/IMG_2109.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/020811/IMG_2109.jpg)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/020811/IMG_2116.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/020811/IMG_2116.jpg)

clowndude

08/05/2011, 05:13 AM

Cool shots. What is the coral in the second to last picture?

selje

08/05/2011, 05:45 AM

Thank you. The one with the blue tips? I'm really not sure. Candidates are Multiacuta, Carduus or Turaki/Echinata. Asked for some help in the ID section, but none was sure there either.

JG1

08/05/2011, 09:37 AM

maskinsmyg,

Do you run carbon in your tank 24/7?

If so, actively through a media reactor or passively in a bag?

selje

08/05/2011, 11:15 AM

maskinsmyg,

Do you run carbon in your tank 24/7?

If so, actively through a media reactor or passively in a bag?

Yeah, I run active carbon 24/7. I use it passively in a bag near the returnpump in the sump :)

selje

08/16/2011, 01:07 AM

Here are more pictures for those who are interested :)

This Acropora Hyacinthus is growing like h***!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/030811/IMG_2148.jpg

Caulastrea Curvata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/030811/IMG_2150.jpg

Unknown Acropora Frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/030811/IMG_2156.jpg

This looks like a Red Planet?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/030811/IMG_2157.jpg

Blue Acropora unknown.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/030811/IMG_2163.jpg

Acropora Millepora and Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/030811/IMG_2168.jpg

New addition! A small frag that should be A. Caroliniana.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/050811/IMG_2216.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/050811/IMG_2217.jpg

selje

08/19/2011, 04:56 AM

I've been looking for this fish for quite some time. Bought this Halichoeres Iridis wrasse on the 8th of august. Impossible to get a picture of the little guy. Always surfing in the waves of the Vortechs:lolspin:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/080811/IMG_2254.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/080811/IMG_2264.jpg

Here's some more fish-photos for you who are interested.

Chelmon Rostratus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/080811/IMG_2274.jpg

Pygoplites Diacanthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/080811/IMG_2283.jpg

Naso Elegans.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/080811/IMG_2290.jpg

Centropyge Loriculus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/080811/IMG_2292.jpg

Pseudanthias Squamipinnis male.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/080811/IMG_2330.jpg

dvanacker

08/19/2011, 06:38 AM

Very nice pictures....thanks for the update, everything is lookig good.

aquaph8

08/19/2011, 06:12 PM

Nice fish list, and really nice tank.

selje

08/22/2011, 08:30 AM

Very nice pictures....thanks for the update, everything is lookig good.

Thank you Dvanacker. Your tank is an inspiration to me and I'd wish I got hold of some of your corals:spin1:

Nice fish list, and really nice tank.

Thank you :)

selje

08/22/2011, 08:51 AM

Here is some updates and pictures of my corals.

The trio is looking good. The A. Turaki is growing out nicely.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2364.jpg

Montipora Australiensis is encrusting over the rock. I hope it will start to cap.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2366.jpg

Here is the new Acropora Caroliniana frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2369.jpg

Montipora Danae. I hope the polyps will color out and be red soon.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2370.jpg

This tabling Acropora is getting a nice blue color on it's tips. I'm not sure what Acropora this is yet.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2374.jpg

Acropora Multiacuta (?)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2377.jpg

This purple Acropora is finally starting to produce some branches :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2380.jpg

This Acropora is growing well. Starting to look more like a stag (Formosa maybe)? Was imported as Acropora Kimbeensis, but doesn't look like one.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2382.jpg

Acropora Pearlberry. Looking forward to see this one grow out.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2383.jpg

selje

08/22/2011, 09:08 AM

Acroproa Valida.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2390.jpg

Acropora Lokani.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2388.jpg

Think this is A Selago.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2391.jpg

Seriotopora Caliendrum.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2393.jpg

Acropora Exquisita (?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2394.jpg

This unknown Acropora is getting a nice color on the tips.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2396.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2408.jpg

Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2414.jpg

My biggest Montipora Cap.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2419.jpg

Haven't got an ID on this Acropora yet.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2422.jpg

selje

08/28/2011, 01:58 PM

FTS from 10th of august. Click the picture for full version.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/100811/IMG_2428.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2428.jpg)

My only anemone has wandered so I finally got a decent picture of it!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2448.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/100811/IMG_2458.jpg

Brought my GF to my LFS to look at a new fish. Brought this with me home. I wanted an Achilles, but my GF wanted the Powder Blue:o

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2481.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2482.jpg

selje

08/28/2011, 02:05 PM

The Pokerstar/Rainbow Monti is looking sharp:bdaysmile:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2499.jpg

Here's the mother colony. I like the little frag better because it's easier to see the colors (less PE:o)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2514.jpg

Here's a Montipora Danae i bought at my LFS. It's beginning to color out now.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2517.jpg

Fragged my Eagle Eye Zoa colony.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2518.jpg

A little frag from the Montipora Danae colony I lost earlier.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2522.jpg

Love this Acropora Valida frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2525.jpg

A little frag of what I believe is Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/130811/IMG_2527.jpg

selje

08/30/2011, 12:41 AM

Lost a colony due to STN a couple of weeks ago. So I panicked when I saw that my Multiacuta was beginning to loose tissue. The first lightbulb going on in my head said AEFW. I took out the colony and gave it a bath in Lugols solution. The coral got a funny color in my kitchen lightning:hmm4:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2642.jpg

Here you can see the dead tissue.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2643.jpg

After 15 minutes in the dip I was relieved when I didn't find any flatworms or any eggs. Phew! But why is this colony loosing tissue? It has colored out greatly the last month. I may think it is too little flow that is causing this? I moved one of the Vortechs so it's getting more flow now. Hope this will make it happy. Took some frags just in case. Appreciate if some of you experienced sps reefers can give me some feedback or tips.

Here it is the next day after dipping. Still good colour. My dip-bowl isn't that big, so almost every tip of the coral got a rough treatment:(

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2646.jpg

steevareno2002

08/30/2011, 12:56 PM

beautiful pix!

selje

08/31/2011, 03:03 PM

beautiful pix!

Thank you :) I'm very happy with my Canon EOS 600D.

selje

08/31/2011, 03:09 PM

Does anyone know what kind of tabling Acropora this little frag is?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2647.jpg

This little Acropora is beginning to stretch! Is this a Purple Bonsai maybe?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2651.jpg

Here's the Pearlberry.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2652.jpg

This Montipora Undata is finally getting some purple growth tips.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2656.jpg

Montipora Pokerstar.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2659.jpg

Powder Blue Tang.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2677.jpg

I think this is an Acropora Valida. Mounted it to the reef on the 25th. This picture is taken a while after I glued it down to a live rock.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2716.jpg

Got this Acropora from a friend. Either a Turaki or Echinata? What do you guys think?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/IMG_2723.jpg

Here's a months growth for these two corals.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/250811/vekst.jpg

selje

09/05/2011, 01:08 PM

Here's a bunch of new pictures taken 26th of august.

Heliofungia Actiniformis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2737.jpg

Acropora Turaki.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2764.jpg

Acropora Caroliniana frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2747.jpg

Montipora Australiensis (The Hulk).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2749.jpg

Zoas.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2753.jpg

Got ID on this one. Probably Acropora Indonesia. Sorry for the bad quality.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2755.jpg

Green Acropora Formosa (can someone confirm?) and a Purple Bonsai frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2756.jpg

Had to cut off some branches from this one.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2757.jpg

This tabling Acropora is beginning to turn purple. Yey! Someone know what ID?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2761.jpg

selje

09/05/2011, 01:13 PM

Yellow and orange zoas.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2767.jpg

I have LPS too! Caulastrea Curvata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2769.jpg

Purple Montipora Capricornis or maybe Foliosa?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2770.jpg

Fungia Repanda.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2772.jpg

Red/Pink Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2773.jpg

Acropora sp. "Pearlberry".

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2782.jpg

The Montipora Danae Pokerstar is showing a really nice color ftm :)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2784.jpg

Unknown Acropora frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2787.jpg

selje

09/05/2011, 01:18 PM

Got ID on this one as Acropora Echinata. I'm not sure if it is.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2788.jpg

Acropora Tortuosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2792.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus, similar to Red Planet?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2793.jpg

Acropora Exquisita.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2796.jpg

Acropora Lokani and a red Montipora Venosa (?)

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2797.jpg

I think this is an Acropora Valida.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2800.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2801.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2805.jpg

New frag! I think this is Acropora Echinata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2809.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2812.jpg

selje

09/05/2011, 01:24 PM

Uknown Montipora. Love the contrast green/yellow - brown.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2814.jpg

Acropora Austera.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2816.jpg

Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2818.jpg

I'm selling this huge Montipora Capricornis. I have to make room for some more Acroporas :rollface:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2819.jpg

My only soft coral beside zoas and mushrooms. Think this is some kind of Sarcophyton. Polyps are only 1/3 extended.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2820.jpg

Here is another picture of my newest frag. Acropora Echinata (?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/IMG_2830.jpg

Here is a compilation of FTS from the beginning. Click for bigger version.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/260811/utvikling.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/utvikling.jpg)

A compilation of the Acropora Hyacinthus' development as well. Click to enlarge.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/thumbs/august/260811/acroporahyacinthus.jpg (http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/august/260811/acroporahyacinthus.jpg)

Leonardo_

09/05/2011, 03:42 PM

Great photo's and corals! What's your current bulb configuration?

Leonardo

selje

09/05/2011, 11:53 PM

Thank you Lenoardo. I am currently using this combination:

ATI AquaBlue Special 80w
ATI AquaBlue Special 80w
ATI Blue Plus 80w
ATI AquaBlue Special 80w
ATI Blue Plus 80w
ATI AquaBlue Special 80w

But I am thinking of changing to this combination:

ATI AquaBlue Special 80w
ATI Purple Plus 80w
ATI Blue Plus 80w
ATI AquaBlue Special 80w
ATI Blue Plus 80w
ATI AquaBlue Special 80w

Does any one know the difference between Pure Actinic and Blue Plus? Please recommend any combination you have succeded with :)

clowndude

09/06/2011, 01:28 AM

I just switched from the combination you are thinking of going over to as I did not like that combo one bit. Colors seemed washed out to me and nothing seemed to really pop in the tank. I switched to 3 blueplus, 1 purple plus and 2 aquablue specials and like it a lot more. Corals started to really pop especially the blue's and purples. Soon I will be going to 4 blueplus and replacing 1 more bluespecial. So my final combo will be:

4-blueplus
1-purpleplus
1-aquablue special

I have heard that the pure actinic doesn't put out no where near the par that the blueplus puts out. Just my two cents

selje

09/06/2011, 02:17 AM

Hi clowndude! Thank you for the recommendation. Maybe I'll go for this combo:

ATI Blue Plus
ATI AquaBlue Special
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Purple Plus
ATI Blue Plus
ATI AquaBlue Special

I find the light with 4 AquaBlue special kinda intense. But I think the combo above should be good? I'm looking forward to adding the Purple Plus.

clowndude

09/06/2011, 02:23 AM

Not sure what fixture you run, but for mine I run a blueplus and purpleplus for a damn/dusk effect and it really brings out the colors. I get about a 15K look with the combo I suggested. The old combo that you were thinking about going to gave me more of a 12K look and I didn't like it at all. Of course I like more of a blue look. I can defiantly say that the corals have more pop when I went to the new combo though. Good luck and let us know what you decide.

selje

09/16/2011, 01:52 PM

I'll let you know the bulb combo when I buy new bulbs :)

One of my newest frags. I think this is A Echinata (?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2876.jpg

Unknown Acropora. Would appreciate if some of you know what this is. This is a late grower!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2879.jpg

Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2883.jpg

Acropora Valida.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2886.jpg

Love this little Acropora Lokani frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2887.jpg

Acropora Pearlberry.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2888.jpg

Is this a Purple Bonsai Acropora?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2894.jpg

selje

09/16/2011, 02:23 PM

I got hold of an unusual wrasse for two weeks ago. I bought it, drove home, introduced the wrasse to the display. Went out for lunch and came back. Then I found the wrasse on the floor offcourse. It's so annoying that these wrasses like to jump.

Halichoeres Pallidus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2900.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/010911/IMG_2902.jpg

RIP

selje

09/21/2011, 12:40 AM

New Acro frag! Someone who know ID?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/030911/IMG_2935.jpg

Meteor Shower Cyphastrea. It doesn't look that good yet (almost died in shipping). I hope it will gain some more color. I have this in some shade right under a liverock. Is this the right approach?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/140911/IMG_3072.jpg

Another frag. I think this is an Acropora Solitaryensis frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/140911/IMG_3074.jpg

I think this is the same as the one above.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/140911/IMG_3075.jpg

This should be a "Wet Thumb Acropora Efflorescens".

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/140911/IMG_3076.jpg

I believe this is a "Ghost Coral Tricolor Exotic" Unknown latin ID Acropora. This also almost died under transport.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/140911/IMG_3078.jpg

Found this underneath my newest Montipora. I hope it is a sponge.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/150911/IMG_3081.jpg

Thought I had lost this Acropora frag. But now I see some polyps on the base of the pug! Wohoo :) I hope and think this is supposed to be the "Strawberry Lemonade Acropora from Reef farmers".

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/150911/IMG_3092.jpg

selje

10/06/2011, 11:18 AM

Been a while since I've updated this thread. I got some new corals since my last update.

Unknown Acropora. Maybe A Tenius?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/160911/IMG_3096.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/160911/IMG_3093.jpg

Acropora Orbicularis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/160911/IMG_3104.jpg

Montipora Undata/Verruculosus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/160911/IMG_3106.jpg

Also got me a new wrasse. Halichoeres Ornatissimus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/170911/IMG_3135.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/170911/IMG_3152.jpg

I've had a brown algea invasion here. My skimmer has had some problems the last month. But I've fixed it now. Also started my Biopellets reactor and the algea are on it's way back:bdaysmile:

But the colors on some of the Acroporas and Montis have been bad. Hope they'll come back soon!

selje

10/08/2011, 03:01 PM

Acropora Solitaryensis LE frag from Reeffarmers.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3167.jpg

Ghost Coal Tricolor Acropora from Reeffarmers.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3176.jpg

These two survived the shipping, and I hope the colors will come back.

Acropora Turaki/Echinata. Not sure which kind.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3178.jpg

Pretty sure this is an Echinata though.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3179.jpg

The Seriotopora Caliendrum is growing like h***.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3181.jpg

selje

10/08/2011, 03:05 PM

Acropora Efflorescens Wet Thumb from Reeffarmers to the left. Unknown Acropora to the right.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3189.jpg

I think this is Acropora Prostrata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3191.jpg

This is the second frag I have from the Acropora Solitaryensis LE from RF.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3193.jpg

Two frags from an Acropora Selago and a frag of a German Blue Montipora Digi.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3198.jpg

Acropora Echinata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3199.jpg

A pretty wierd unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3200.jpg

Acropora Solitaryensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3202.jpg

Blue polyps. Acropora Austera.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3203.jpg

I think this is an Acropora Valida.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3211.jpg

selje

10/08/2011, 03:11 PM

Beginning to think this A Loripes may be A Granulosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3212.jpg

This is a Loripes though.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3216.jpg

A Turaki, M Setosa and unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3219.jpg

Acropora Caroliniana.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3254.jpg

Green Stag and a Tricolor.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3225.jpg

Pokerstar Montipora Danae.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3235.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3237.jpg

Pearlberry.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/180911/IMG_3248.jpg

selje

11/05/2011, 03:26 PM

Been long since I have updated this thread. Got some new corals in the end of september.

Acropora sp. (someone who know ID?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/260911/IMG_3508.jpg

Acropora Orbicularis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/260911/IMG_3509.jpg

Montipora Undata/Verruculosus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/september/260911/IMG_3513.jpg

Here is the beginning of my little Ricordea Yuma collection.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/011011/IMG_3544.jpg

Acropora Loripes.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/011011/IMG_3548.jpg

Blue/Purple Acropora. Maybe Tortuosa?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/011011/IMG_3552.jpg

Acropora Graulosa. (I thought this was a Loripes. But it looks like a Granulosa to me now).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/011011/IMG_3561.jpg

selje

11/05/2011, 03:34 PM

The Vortech pumps is starting to **** me off!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/071011/IMG_4241.jpg

The result:

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/071011/IMG_4242.jpg

New colony. Acropora Desalwii.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/071011/IMG_4262.jpg

Acropora Awii?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/071011/IMG_4264.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/071011/IMG_4266.jpg

Blue Acropora. Maybe A Hoeksemai?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/071011/IMG_4269.jpg

Unknown Acropora. This will get blue tips.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/031011/IMG_3715.jpg

I finally got my dream fish. Acanthurus Achilles. The fish ate nori and pellets. But died two weeks later. The fish seemed fine and suddenly one day it was dead. Have noe idea why. The tank seems really empty without the Achilles.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/031011/IMG_3720.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/031011/IMG_3735.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/031011/IMG_3737.jpg

sahin

11/05/2011, 05:37 PM

Beautiful corals. Love the colours on your SPS. Nice selection and contrast on the SPS.

It looks like you dealt with the brown algae problem. Can you detail what you did to combat the algae please?

ptr13

11/05/2011, 06:47 PM

nice achilles,I have to say that your mandarin is photogenic, mine always hides and sneaks around the rocks. Nice tank,thanks for sharing your update pics.

blown

11/05/2011, 09:07 PM

Awesome pictures.

selje

11/06/2011, 07:51 AM

Beautiful corals. Love the colours on your SPS. Nice selection and contrast on the SPS.

It looks like you dealt with the brown algae problem. Can you detail what you did to combat the algae please?

Thank you. I got brown algea because my skimmer suddenly stopped skimming. This went on for two weeks and this happened the same time as I took out my biopellets reactor. I've fixed the skimmer now and the algeas are on it's way back. I'm taking out the BP reactor when the algeas are completely gone.

nice achilles,I have to say that your mandarin is photogenic, mine always hides and sneaks around the rocks. Nice tank,thanks for sharing your update pics.

Thank you. A shame that it died. My mandarin is always in front of the tank. It's actually difficult to take pictures sometimes when the mandarin wants to show off:crazy1:

Awesome pictures.

Thank you.

selje

11/06/2011, 10:41 AM

Acropora Desalwii.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/051011/IMG_4191.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/121011/IMG_4703.jpg

Acropora Hoeksemai (?) from above.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/051011/IMG_4206.jpg

Ricordea Yuma.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/121011/IMG_4596.jpg

Green Acropora sp. I lost this one a couple of weeks ago. It suddenly startet to lose tissue from the base and up. Tried to frag it, but the frags RTN too.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/121011/IMG_4605.jpg

Acropora Awi.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/121011/IMG_4633.jpg

The wet thumb efflo frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/121011/IMG_4662.jpg

Finally got a macro lense! Canon EF-S 60mm. A few test-photos.

Ricordea Yuma.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/181011/IMG_4880.jpg

Mr. Mandarin.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/181011/IMG_4913.jpg

Reffer831

01/03/2012, 11:26 PM

any updates? I really enjoyed going through your thread...nice tank!

sahin

01/04/2012, 07:59 AM

I'd like to see updates as well. :)

aqua80

01/04/2012, 08:58 AM

nice corals and great quality pics !

selje

01/24/2012, 07:34 AM

any updates? I really enjoyed going through your thread...nice tank!

I'd like to see updates as well. :)

Thanks, I'll post some pictures today :)

nice corals and great quality pics !

Thank you :)

selje

01/24/2012, 07:50 AM

Montipora Setosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9276.jpg

Acropora Turaki.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9278.jpg

Montipora Australiensis.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9284.jpg

Montipora Danae Pokerstar.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9287.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9290.jpg

Zoanthus sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9298.jpg

Acropora Caroliniana.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9303.jpg

Caulastrea Curvata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9308.jpg

Montipora, I believe it is M Foliosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9310.jpg

More pictures will be updated soon! Hope you enjoy :)

Rickinferno

01/24/2012, 07:53 AM

Very nice picutres and setup!

selje

01/24/2012, 02:56 PM

Thanks :)

Acropora Valida.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9313.jpg

Acropora Pearlberry.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9317.jpg

Think this is an Acropora Granulosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9323.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9324.jpg

Acropora Lokani.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9326.jpg

Acropora Exquisita.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9330.jpg

Acropora Valida.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9334.jpg

Montipora Sp.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9337.jpg

selje

01/24/2012, 02:57 PM

X Auromarginatus female.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9356.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9368.jpg

Pseudanthias Squamipinnis male.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9357.jpg

PD.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9366.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9378.jpg

Acanthurus Leucosternon.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9381.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/210112/IMG_9387.jpg

selje

01/24/2012, 03:00 PM

FTS.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9213.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9085.jpg

Rhodactis sp. "superman"

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9219.jpg

Ricordea Yuma (?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9223.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9260.jpg

Unknown Acropora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9249.jpg

Acropora Echinata.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9251.jpg

Acropora Awi/Multiacuta.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/190112/IMG_9262.jpg

Allmost

01/24/2012, 03:16 PM

Amazing pics ! thanks for sharing.

aqua80

01/24/2012, 03:20 PM

great stuff !!

sahin

01/24/2012, 03:55 PM

Wow, beautiful! Excellent colours! What T5 tubes are you currently using?

selje

01/25/2012, 12:30 AM

Amazing pics ! thanks for sharing.

Thank you :)

great stuff !!

Thank you :)

Wow, beautiful! Excellent colours! What T5 tubes are you currently using?

Thank you :) I'm currently using this combo:

ATI Aquablue Special 80w
ATI Blue Plus 80w
ATI Purple Plus 80w
ATI Blue Plus 80w
ATI Aquablue Special 80w
ATI Blue Plus 80w

selje

01/26/2012, 01:01 AM

Here's some more for those who are interested. I'm currently missing one Aquablue Special bulb, so the lighting is way too blue for my taste.

Frag racks from above.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9461.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9462.jpg

Acropora Desalwi.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9465.jpg

This Acropora Solitaryensis take ages to color out. You can see a slight color of purple on some of the little tips. But it has been like that a while. I've moved the MP40 pump that was located right in front to see if the coral got to heavy flow. Now the Acropora look more healthy but still no color!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9468.jpg

Unknown Acropora. Love the colors on this one.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9473.jpg

Montipora Verrucosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9477.jpg

I think this is an Acropora Valida (?).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9480.jpg

Acropora Tortuosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9481.jpg

Think this is a Valida too.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9485.jpg

Acropora Millepora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9489.jpg

selje

01/26/2012, 01:05 AM

Can someone help me with ID on this one?

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9491.jpg

I look forward to see what color this will end up with.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9499.jpg

My jewel. Acropora Pearlberry.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9502.jpg

Acropora Granulosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9503.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9510.jpg

Acropora Multiacuta/Awi.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9516.jpg

Acropora Suharsonoi.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9518.jpg

A few frags.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9525.jpg

Pokerstar Monti.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9528.jpg

Some of the other Aroporas.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/230112/IMG_9537.jpg

Rickinferno

01/26/2012, 07:35 AM

Exellent pictures! Keep them coming. You have a great selection of corals.

aandfsoccr04

01/26/2012, 09:21 AM

Great pictures! Job well done my friend.

selje

01/26/2012, 02:55 PM

Exellent pictures! Keep them coming. You have a great selection of corals.

Great pictures! Job well done my friend.

Thank you guys :)

Closeup of my Superman Monti.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/080112/IMG_8655.jpg

Meteorshower Cyphastrea.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/080112/IMG_8661.jpg

I love the green polyps on the pokerstar. Doesn't look real in this picture.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/080112/IMG_8668.jpg

Acropora Multiacuta or Awi.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/080112/IMG_8672.jpg

Green Acropora Millepora.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/080112/IMG_8682.jpg

Acropora Caroliniana frag.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/080112/IMG_8723.jpg

Acropora Tortuosa.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/080112/IMG_8730.jpg

Frag from my Acropora Valida tricolor. Very nice color imo.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/040112/IMG_8491.jpg

Montipora Undata (I think).

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/040112/IMG_8536.jpg

aqua80

01/26/2012, 03:01 PM

thanks !
can you tell us more about your husbandry ?
what do you feel is doing good to your sps ?
and maybe some tricks to have some nice macro photos like that !

selje

01/27/2012, 01:08 AM

thanks !
can you tell us more about your husbandry ?
what do you feel is doing good to your sps ?
and maybe some tricks to have some nice macro photos like that !

I use a pretty simple setup. I bought a good skimmer (Deltec TC1655) and one Biopellets reactor. I use the Balling+ method for maintaining the KH, CA and MG levels. In addition I add Amino Acids (currently using Salifert), potassium (Brightwell) to raise the blue color and some additives from KZ (Sponge Power, B-Balance, Coral Snow etc). I only add the Sponge Power from KZ atm. But I will start adding B-Balance and CS soon. I am struggling with some Cyano bacterias atm. Coral Snow helped me with this before, so I'll try again.

Here is my photo equipment:

Canon EOS 600D
http://fotovideo.no/Media/Cache/Images/1/1/WEB_Image%20Canon%20EOS%20600D%20m%2018-55mm%20F3%205-5%206%20IS%20II%20130665682.Jpeg

Canon EF-S 18-55mm F3,5-5,5 IS II
http://fotovideo.no/Media/Cache/Images/1/4/WEB_Image%20Canon%20EF-S%2018-55mm%20F3%205-5%206%20IS%20II%20Standa595746052.Jpeg

Canon EF-S 60mm F2,8 Macro USM
http://fotovideo.no/Media/Cache/Images/1/5/WEB_Image%20Canon%20EF-S%2060mm%20F2%208%20Macro%20USM%20Viktig%20%20N1542045429.Jpeg

Velbon Stand DF-60
http://fotovideo.no/Media/Cache/Images/7/9/WEB_Image%20Velbon%20Stativ%20DF-60%20Mellomstort%20lett%20kam-1285093773.Jpeg

One random remote control from Dealextreme
http://img.dxcdn.com/productimages/sku_15815_1.jpg

If you wonder about the Exif info on the pictures you can just download the ones you like, right click on the image and choose properties. There you can find the Exif data :) I edit most of the pictures in Photoshop to crop, level and sharpen. Please ask if you need more information :)

aqua80

01/27/2012, 06:30 AM

thanks !
waterchange frequency, % ?
any mechanical filtration ?

selje

01/27/2012, 07:36 AM

I rarely change water. I think I've changed water four times since I build the tank (in march 2011). When I change water I change around 13 gallons (10%). I use carbon (Rowa) in a bag in the sump. That's the only filtration I use besides liverock. I have around 30-40 kg of LR in the tank. 10 kg in the sump and rest in the display.

SaltwaterAdict

01/27/2012, 09:23 PM

selje

01/29/2012, 03:37 PM

I feed twice a day around 5pm and 8pm. I feed with Ocean Nutrition Formula one and two (both flakes and pellets), green/red noori and frozen artemia/mysis. I feed with Noori and frozen around 3 days a week. I use Biopellets to remove nitrate and phosphate. I also feed some of my LPS with Reef pearls once a week if they are lucky.

selje

02/02/2012, 02:38 AM

New Millepora! It's supposed to be ORA. It's hard to see on the picture, but the corallites are blue. I hope the brown colours will disappear in a couple of weeks.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/300112/IMG_9735.jpg

Acropora Hyacinthus. A very fast grower.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/300112/IMG_9744.jpg

I think this can be a Stuber satghorn? It looks like this now (it's been standing in a poor location before now):

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/300112/IMG_9750.jpg

This is how it looked like when I got it.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/oktober/031011/IMG_4127.jpg

Acropora Efflorescens.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/300112/IMG_9764.jpg

A couple of frags.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/300112/IMG_9776.jpg

Mystery coral. Maybe Multiacuta as someone earlier in the thread indicated. I had to take it out and kill the green Rhodactis or whatever it is. It started growing at the base of the Acropora and a lot of tissue is dead. I hate softies!

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/januar/300112/IMG_9807.jpg

New Ricordea Florida.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/010212/IMG_9818.jpg

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/010212/IMG_9823.jpg

Rickinferno

02/02/2012, 06:57 AM

Great picures and nice frags!

dvanacker

02/02/2012, 10:02 AM

I use a pretty simple setup. I bought a good skimmer (Deltec TC1655) and one Biopellets reactor. I use the Balling+ method for maintaining the KH, CA and MG levels. In addition I add Amino Acids (currently using Salifert), potassium (Brightwell) to raise the blue color and some additives from KZ (Sponge Power, B-Balance, Coral Snow etc). I only add the Sponge Power from KZ atm. But I will start adding B-Balance and CS soon. I am struggling with some Cyano bacterias atm. Coral Snow helped me with this before, so I'll try again.

Nice to see you are having good success with biopellets as well. I also use coral snow to rid my tank of cyano and it works great....but takes about a month or two to do the job fully.

Your really getting the goods in Norway. Is it hard to find such nice corals and even ones such as ORA in Norway? Your corals are fantastic and your photography superb!

Arkayology

02/02/2012, 12:46 PM

Quite an amazing tank you got there. I love the pics and the colors on some of your SPS is just crazy. Great job.

Msleckro

02/02/2012, 05:28 PM

Awesome tank! Even more Awesome coral collection!

selje

02/03/2012, 06:43 AM

Great picures and nice frags!

Thank you :) I'm going to have a problem when all my frags become colonies:hmm4:

Nice to see you are having good success with biopellets as well. I also use coral snow to rid my tank of cyano and it works great....but takes about a month or two to do the job fully.

Your really getting the goods in Norway. Is it hard to find such nice corals and even ones such as ORA in Norway? Your corals are fantastic and your photography superb!

Thank you. I will start with coral snow next week. Hope my Cyano will be history! It's very hard to find these kind of corals in Norway. Especially ORA (There has only been one ORA import to Norway, the only coral I know from that import was the blue milli). We don't have any WISYWIG like liveaquaria/reeffarmers etc here in Norway. I have collected the nicest corals in tanks around my area. Some of the bigger colonies like Suharsonoi, Loripes, Granulosa and Millepora are imported directly from Indonesia (wild colonies). Now I have to see which corals I will keep and sell the rest. I don't have space for all the frags right now. But it's so hard to look at a potencial winner at the LFS and not buy it:headwally:

You're tank is my definitive favorite here on RC. You have all the corals we dream of in Norway:spin2:

Quite an amazing tank you got there. I love the pics and the colors on some of your SPS is just crazy. Great job.

Thank you :)

Awesome tank! Even more Awesome coral collection!

Thank you :) I do my best.

picoreefer5626

02/03/2012, 11:48 AM

Great looking tank!

JMalone81

02/03/2012, 01:08 PM

Great looking tank

Willster

02/05/2012, 02:46 PM

Tagging along :). Great looking tank!

selje

02/21/2012, 01:31 AM

Great looking tank!

Great looking tank

Tagging along :). Great looking tank!

Thank you. I try my best :)

New fish! Chelmon Rostratus. I'm a little conserned about the mouth of the fish. It looks like the transport was a little rough. Not eaten anything yet (6 days). Not touched any aiptasia that I have seen either.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0156.jpg

Here it is at the cleaning station.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0176.jpg

My flameangel doesn't like the new member.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0183.jpg

Another new fish. Cirrhilabrus Rubrisquamis.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0190.jpg

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0195.jpg

The tank:

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0204.jpg

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0203.jpg

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/120212/IMG_0205.jpg

Have to do something about the green star polyps. It's my GF's favorite, but I hate it!

nsyahron

02/21/2012, 02:20 AM

nice colors...the tank looks bigger than it is...you're very good at taking photos too!

selje

02/21/2012, 06:29 AM

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback :)

Here is my Acropora Pearlberry.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/140212/IMG_0244.jpg

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/140212/IMG_0250.jpg

Here's the growth. The picture to the right is taken on december 28th 2011.

http://seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/140212/pearlberry.jpg

dvanacker

02/21/2012, 07:26 AM

nice pics....as always. thanks.

aqua80

02/21/2012, 07:32 AM

nice pics thanks for the update !
do you know the name of your blue-green staghorn on the lower front right (looking at the aquarium) of your tank ?
I think I have the same coral :

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af4/aqua80/IMGP9471.jpg

Froggy

02/21/2012, 08:17 AM

Beautiful copperband butterfly.

Have you tried feeding him live blackworms? Mine goes crazy for them and is already trained to eat them right out of the end of a turkey baster, even though I have only had him for a couple of weeks. Mine has not touched any aiptasia yet for me either.

It doesn't look like the mouth abrasion will interfere with eating and should heal on its own. Good luck with him and keep us updated on his progress.

Joe

selje

02/27/2012, 01:18 AM

nice pics....as always. thanks.

Thank you :)

nice pics thanks for the update !
do you know the name of your blue-green staghorn on the lower front right (looking at the aquarium) of your tank ?
I think I have the same coral :

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af4/aqua80/IMGP9471.jpg

Thank you :) I think your stag look like A. Formosa. I'm not sure if my stag is the same. Your stag have more detailed corallites. I'll see if I can find a closeup picture of mine.

Beautiful copperband butterfly.

Have you tried feeding him live blackworms? Mine goes crazy for them and is already trained to eat them right out of the end of a turkey baster, even though I have only had him for a couple of weeks. Mine has not touched any aiptasia yet for me either.

It doesn't look like the mouth abrasion will interfere with eating and should heal on its own. Good luck with him and keep us updated on his progress.

Joe

Thank you for the tips. The Copperband is not eating anything yet. But it's still alive and looks healthy. I think it may eat some of the copepods on my liverock or something. I hope it will eat aiptasia soon. My tank is overgrown :(

selje

02/27/2012, 01:44 AM

Got an ID on this frag. Acropora Nobilis.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/170212/IMG_0262.jpg

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/170212/IMG_0264.jpg

This is supposed to be Acropora Efflorescens from Wet thumbs. Does anyone of you have this coral? Does it look like yours? I know this is a small frag, so I hope it will develop the branches closer when it gets bigger. But for know the corallites may point to Acropora Solitaryensis perhaps?

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/170212/IMG_0280.jpg

This Acropora is a "Rainbow" Tortuosa from RF. From pictures I've seen of bigger frags I think the "rainbow" tag is an overstatement:hmm4: I thought this frag was dead, but after a week in the tank I saw a couple of polyps on the base that was alright. Look at it now :)

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0461.jpg

Meteorshower Cyphastrea. This is not common in Norway!:beer:

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0469.jpg

I sold my last Pocillipora Damicornis about a year ago. Look what is popping out of my LR now! Damn pest coral:headwally:

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0477.jpg

selje

02/27/2012, 03:10 AM

I have a good camera. No doubt about that. Cheap too! (in Norway the price is around 1100 USD with 18-55mm IS II) I use Canon EOS 600D with pretty cheap lenses (EF-S 18-55mm IS II and EF-S 60mm macro).

selje

02/28/2012, 12:32 AM

Hmm, there was a post over #240 yesterday from some guy that I had a good camera, but now it's gone:eek1:

Here's more pictures.

This was fragged from a big colony that was imported as Acropora Caroliniana. My frag look more similar to Lokani perhaps?

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0467.jpg

Acropora Suharsonoi.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0480.jpg

Acropora frag.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0485.jpg

Acropora Desalwii.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0487.jpg

Acropora Tenuis (?).

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0491.jpg

Acropora Millepora.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0494.jpg

Montipora Danae.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0505.jpg

Montipora Undata.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0514.jpg

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0516.jpg

REEF SMAC

02/28/2012, 12:54 AM

Beautiful stuff ! Love the way you photograph it too. :thumbsup:

selje

03/02/2012, 12:56 AM

Thank you :)

Here is a stag. It's supposed to have blue corallites. Pain to take pictures of.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0519.jpg

Acropora Granulosa.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0524.jpg

Montipora Undata/Verruculosus (imported as Undata).

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/februar/220212/IMG_0529.jpg

Haven't seen this Acropora Loripes from above in a couple of months. Took a frag yesterday and was suprised that the corallites in the base was beginning to get a red color. Looking forward to see if this Loripes will color out. Hard to take picture with one hand and holding the coral with the other, that's why the quality is so poor.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/010312/IMG_0550.jpg

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/010312/IMG_0551.jpg

3G Scott GT

03/03/2012, 08:24 PM

Great looking tank. I really like the growth and tank progression pictures!

dvanacker

03/03/2012, 10:04 PM

Your collection is unreal. Its hard enough to get some of those "named" corals in Canada, I can only imagine what it is like in Norway.

Great stuff.

nsyahron

03/04/2012, 10:58 AM

very nice...photos and livestock

selje

03/06/2012, 12:43 AM

Great looking tank. I really like the growth and tank progression pictures!

Thank you :)

Your collection is unreal. Its hard enough to get some of those "named" corals in Canada, I can only imagine what it is like in Norway.

Great stuff.

Thanks Darryl, your tank is an inspiration to all of us sps freaks:celeb2:

Most of the sps in the area is from Indonesia or Bali. Not been an import from the US in a couple of years as far as i know. So ORA and other "names" from the US is almost impossible to get my hands on.

very nice...photos and livestock

Thank you :)

selje

03/06/2012, 12:58 AM

Here's a new batch of pictures!

Not sure about ID on this one. I thought it was Acropora Valida when I got it, but not so sure now. This has had an "unlucky" position in the tank. Now it's on the sand to get some light. And it is beginning to color up again now. I only call it Acropora sp. purple/green. It's too big for my tank so I will probably sell it. Just need to get some color on it first, brown corals are hard to sell:spin2:

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/040312/IMG_0581.jpg

Had to move my Awi (former Multiacuta) down to the bottom too. I saw that it was beginning to loose some tissue at the bottom base. When I moved it I saw three gigantic Aiptasia at the rock where the corals was placed. I hate those Aiptasia! My Chelmon show no interest in them and I am starting to get angry:headwally:

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/040312/IMG_0582.jpg

This Turaki is getting huge! Almost drowns the Setosa and Caroliniana.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/040312/IMG_0589.jpg

Good growth on the Montipora Australiensis too. Almost to good if you ask me. Some of the encrusting Monti's in my tank is starting to take too much space.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/040312/IMG_0594.jpg

A frag of an Acropora Desalwii.

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/040312/IMG_0596.jpg

My Acropora "Pearlberry" (unsure of the correct ID though) is my jewel in the tank. The color is ok too?:beer:

http://www.seljevold.com/saltvann/full/mars/040312/IMG_0611.jpg

Please try to look away from the Cyano at the bottom. I'm trying to get rid of it, but it's not easy. Been adding Coral Snow for a week, but it's still there. I've taken out the cyano manually a couple of days in the week. But it doesn't help a bit. What to do? I've started to not care about it anymore and I hope it will get tired of annoying me and slowly get the ** out of my tank on it's own.

SputnikNYC

03/06/2012, 02:17 AM

Please try to look away from the Cyano at the bottom. I'm trying to get rid of it, but it's not easy. Been adding Coral Snow for a week, but it's still there. I've taken out the cyano manually a couple of days in the week. But it doesn't help a bit. What to do? I've started to not care about it anymore and I hope it will get tired of annoying me and slowly get the ** out of my tank on it's own.

Hey man, i'm lost for words, your corals are unreal! Thumbs up!

About the cyano: I've had similar problem, all the bottom were covered with the same color cyano. What was really confusing, is that all the water parameters were spot on! Here's the real problem: It looks like you never siphoned your bottom and thats where the sand bed becomes a detritus trap/bank and then becomes a nutrient factory. After i started siphoning my bottom, it was gone! Just a food for thought :beer:

Good luck!

selje

03/06/2012, 04:56 AM

Hey man, i'm lost for words, your corals are unreal! Thumbs up!

About the cyano: I've had similar problem, all the bottom were covered with the same color cyano. What was really confusing, is that all the water parameters were spot on! Here's the real problem: It looks like you never siphoned your bottom and thats where the sand bed becomes a detritus trap/bank and then becomes a nutrient factory. After i started siphoning my bottom, it was gone! Just a food for thought :beer:

Good luck!

Thank you :) I'll start to siphon the sandbed. Hopefully it will help me too :)