Hugo's sps tank

[xjoyhugo1980]

I remember whan I was a little boy,
My father always took me to the beach and Interzidal zone,
To catch colorful fish, to see the amazing corals,
And heard the sound of the waves…
So I guess that is why i hate the sunset so much,
Cause although how beautiful and mystic of the sunset,
But it's a sign to leave the sea and go home:p
I kept bringing some fishes to home and try to make they alive,
But all I do was only bring death to them.
So I gave up the salt tank and start building a aquatic plants tank,
Untill to the summer of the last year of my collage.,
We took a trip to the island, and I saw so many strange and unique fish,
Some have a long nose, and some have a lovely wings....
So when I got home(dormitory, actually:lol:), I remove the plants form my tank,
And brough 3 live rocks to the tank,
After 30 mins, I start my sea fish tank.....
And that was a bad memory.......because they all dead after two weeks....

But I did not give up this time....
And allow me to show you the 5th tank, and it's also the second sps tank of mine


http://P53.fish.to/upload/JPG53/PH84_F_15_110406234901.JPG
http://P53.fish.to/upload/JPG53/PH84_F_15_110406234901_4.JPG
http://P54.fish.to/upload/JPG54/PH84_F_15_110507031600.JPG
2011 March


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pJHtkZt5QVo/TpFEilhku5I/AAAAAAAAAEo/8KSN2wI5pI0/s720/DSC06043_2.jpg
2011 Octorber


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fwrxuqFFjas/TpFEe7Aq_BI/AAAAAAAAAEk/zvCw7GwR9U8/s720/DSC06047.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-urncDH-EZHo/TpCZmRyWKSI/AAAAAAAAACk/aJ-UyPxqzLk/s720/DSC06089.JPG


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0v7fCsVYtno/TpFGTkKEDrI/AAAAAAAAAE8/J2NmPvzEgT0/s720/DSC06046_2.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/7810095414_ef19198329_c.jpg

To be continued....

[xjoyhugo1980]

And this is my first sps tank...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaNnOXeqcMo&lc=oilU8EJM7GbbZRYW0eposSzKuzLUQW-DJzxQ2ryHMz4&lch=email&feature=em-comment_received

[xjoyhugo1980]

Some of my favor sps species...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7742252052_6d312848a4_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7810124504_2e7b31db85_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/7810136164_10d801882f_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7810071386_42d1746175_c.jpg

[xjoyhugo1980]

Sea pictures........took form last month...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8434/7684016902_039038b3b3_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7542058244_af0893dce5_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7537883128_6c6b36e1f4_c.jpg

[xjoyhugo1980]

More pics....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/7696718960_8293bf40d7_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7696737390_7f37a2b170_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/7696965448_8076f636f3_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7697043620_0538b37c07_c.jpg

[Don Monteith]

Gorgeous Corals. Great Job!!

Don

[naterealbig]

Hugo,

Great looking tank! Could you post some information on your filtration, equipment, and general maintenance?

Keep the pictures coming, and good job.

Nathaniel

[Dynamic_Reef]

Awsome thanks for sharing

[Ryan-]

Wow!

[jdm1114]

Very nice, please give us some specs and an equipment list. More pictures please!

[NTSdude]

Beautiful tank, I will like to know a little bit more, post more pics.
thanks for sharing.

[chessmanmark]

Terrific pictures. Very interesting aquascape.

[Joshporksandwic]

Beautiful tank. Everything looks very natural. Landscape pictures are very nice also.

[Reef or Die]

Beautiful tank with great color!!!
Any sump shots?? Also what kind of lights are you using.
Keep up the good work..

[xjoyhugo1980]

Thank for u all..I am glad u love it,
My tank is very small, the size is 88cm(length)*69cm(width)*55cm(height),
I wish I can change size to 6" at least....:inlove:
I using HQI before, for about 6 month, and change to T5 form 2011 11 to now,
39w Phillips 10000k *2, 39w orsam 865 *2, and 39w orsam blue *2,
Besides, I add about 100w LEDs to enhance the blue light

Here is the equipments..

http://lh6.ggpht.com/-j4iW1I6dHHQ/UDJf2NxzySI/AAAAAAAAA0w/kocVYvRuCcc/s640/2012_%2525208_21_%2525200_%2525203.jpg

But I removed N/P pellets, it is to danger.......

[xjoyhugo1980]

Some pics of sps growth...


1.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tlOBkIz7zLc/TpCQrY_YGII/AAAAAAAAAys/tje0RYMo2rE/s640/DSC06086.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8Nc-EEXmiAM/UBQfxxVJ8WI/AAAAAAAAAqM/Vtg-ETIwU8E/s640/2012_%2525207_29_%2525201_21.jpg



2.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FGePzlakspk/UDJf0xouKuI/AAAAAAAAA0s/2WDWgkNxWEY/s640/2012_%2525208_21_%2525200_%2525203.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gRnQZOVJSr8/UDJfxpHk_5I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/g-kClLljEPw/s640/2012_%2525208_21_%2525200_%2525203.jpg



3.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5qm3AHei82A/UDJf4ITcjTI/AAAAAAAAA1A/iFwXZ88FGhU/s640/2012_%2525208_21_%2525200_%2525203.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YK2gT1YIWzc/T31XceZrDBI/AAAAAAAAAsc/nGR_aD0AsX4/s640/1%252520215.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3wuQ5xd3E3o/UBo1IzyFSZI/AAAAAAAAArs/2d6OfB_yWqM/s640/2012_%2525208_%2525202_16_%2525205.jpg



4.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aJenSWsd6ck/T4aH-aB3m5I/AAAAAAAAAsc/XmFAddBgTKM/s640/1%252520313.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7313087820_c6a2acbd8f_z.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lWvWm1Kmn60/UBQfoWEo2qI/AAAAAAAAAp8/eVMPRagNbVM/s640/2012_%2525207_29_%2525201_21.jpg


Hope u guys like these.....

[Boboli]

Wow that is a beautiful tank ! Awesome corals very colorful !
Thanks for sharing gives me something to shoot for.

[xjoyhugo1980]

Wow that is a beautiful tank ! Awesome corals very colorful !
Thanks for sharing gives me something to shoot for.

Thanks a lot~~:p
I just notice 3 index: KH(7~9),Mg(1400~1500ppm),Ca(400~500ppm) for the weekly check, never add other aqua products....

[xjoyhugo1980]

More pics of my favor species...

A. hyacinthus
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i_ri871JQsA/UDJf805LiQI/AAAAAAAAA1k/VIZ1eid8RRs/s512/2012_%25208_21_%25200_%25204.jpg

A. plana/A. desalwii
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u3OZXHXCvM8/UDJf7mtOe7I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/cQT2mlKYq2Y/s512/2012_%25208_21_%25200_%25204.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bLWcpQonNzw/UDJf6Rv5cxI/AAAAAAAAA1U/Z9WZDWGbZdQ/s640/2012_%25208_21_%25200_%25203.jpg


A. hoeksemai
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cCQLOJ99MhY/TpCQe1pz2vI/AAAAAAAAAyU/aUy8a2pS1rA/s720/DSC06091.JPG

A. tenius
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JhttU5dLmts/UDJfyRCRmpI/AAAAAAAAA0c/IcMDoFFjVjw/s640/2012_%25208_21_%25200_%25203.jpg


A. ?????
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4VtJVw2B2VA/T31XSNDM-7I/AAAAAAAAAsc/ijETIeJ-8vk/s720/1%2520225.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PCNcqOJ4nO0/T31XiBkNukI/AAAAAAAAAsc/mMlRTel0hTs/s720/1%2520217.jpg

[RobbReef]

Congrats on a beautiful tank

[Blueline12]

Wow. Amazing tank. Congratulations.

[cbonito]

Wow, this is one of the nicest tanks I've seen recently. Excellent work.. I love the aquascape as well.

[newe70]

Beautiful tank...

[natedogg]

Very Nice! More pics of full tank and sump!

[MHG]

wow thats all tightly packed...I like it...

[sahin]

Wow, this is a beautiful. Love the SPS colours. :dance:

[xjoyhugo1980]

Recently, i have tried another way to maintain my tank,
i add sand into there, and switch some rocks.....

here are the pics.....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8412490633_5d18e3ee21.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8355/8413590624_03ef999ddf_z.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GEz_Irea_Ac/UMh3Dry0ZfI/AAAAAAAABKQ/w1enZTfVoYc/s640/2012_12_12_20_21.jpg


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ACHc_yYsI7c/UMa0dXRYnqI/AAAAAAAABG0/tsHqb07NaWk/s640/2012_12_11_12_19.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MSLKJXadmps/UMh3bcK6UMI/AAAAAAAABKY/-L35preX528/s640/2012_12_12_20_22.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HR0XSk66rkA/UMh4QScntZI/AAAAAAAABKs/hNerdT486Bk/s640/2012_12_12_20_25.jpg


https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tABSCTs3zQE/UK_B00BTBZI/AAAAAAAABCs/s9KGzU4zgOo/s640/DSCN4452.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3qGiCfhD-JA/ULmjTU8dNII/AAAAAAAABD0/pUFFIHTlF3E/s640/2012_12_%2525201_14_26.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8342179107_9935b9b6bb_z.jpg


lights...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8360233970_a347608ccf_z.jpg

[biggles]

It's a work of art my friend, you should be very proud to have created such a beautiful SPS display. :)

[trueblackpercula]

Truly an amazing tank very well done and your lighting is unbelievable. Do you add anything to the tank to feed the corals?

[kissman]

Beautiful tank!

[E30 E T A]

Amazing!

[vai6921]

This tank is by far one of the best tanks I've seen. Great work!

I know you have soo many specimen in the tank, but would you be able to point out some of the names for the corals in the tank?

[MHG]

Recently, i have tried another way to maintain my tank,
i add sand into there, and switch some rocks.....

here are the pics.....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8412490633_5d18e3ee21.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8355/8413590624_03ef999ddf_z.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GEz_Irea_Ac/UMh3Dry0ZfI/AAAAAAAABKQ/w1enZTfVoYc/s640/2012_12_12_20_21.jpg


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ACHc_yYsI7c/UMa0dXRYnqI/AAAAAAAABG0/tsHqb07NaWk/s640/2012_12_11_12_19.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MSLKJXadmps/UMh3bcK6UMI/AAAAAAAABKY/-L35preX528/s640/2012_12_12_20_22.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HR0XSk66rkA/UMh4QScntZI/AAAAAAAABKs/hNerdT486Bk/s640/2012_12_12_20_25.jpg


https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tABSCTs3zQE/UK_B00BTBZI/AAAAAAAABCs/s9KGzU4zgOo/s640/DSCN4452.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3qGiCfhD-JA/ULmjTU8dNII/AAAAAAAABD0/pUFFIHTlF3E/s640/2012_12_%2525201_14_26.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8342179107_9935b9b6bb_z.jpg


lights...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8360233970_a347608ccf_z.jpg

Dude, I love the idea of covering every square inch with a different color frag.... Thats looks crazy cool. Let us know if they start to do battle as they compete for space...

[KChan]

Really nice tank

[javier peynado]

Wow!!!
Excelent tank
Saludos


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[reefmutt]

wow awesome looking corals.
your tank looks like it is verging on an ulns..
what do you feed the tank and what are you n and p levels?

[twogun21]

Beautiful tank. Great lancscaping and coral placement. Says alot about your character, by not giving up. Your never too young or old to learn something. This is not a hobby but a way of life and an excellent teacher of patience and creativity.

[sweet ride]

wow very nice collection!

[aandfsoccr04]

Beautiful corals and excellent job of utilizing the space you have.

[Bello]

Absolutely superb!

How thick is the sandbed? Anymore information on your filtration?

Thanks!!!

[Bill@IA]

Recently, i have tried another way to maintain my tank,
i add sand into there, and switch some rocks.....

here are the pics.....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8412490633_5d18e3ee21.jpg



Wow awesome detailing. I can't get over this picture. They way the powerhead looks so large and everything else super tiny. Like those miniature villages people make around train sets and such.

Great coral colours.

:)

[clowndude]

Tank looks really good, keep up the great work.

[zaheda]

I cant believe the colours you get out of the sps using Phillips and Osram t5 bulbs. They look way better than any ATI t5 tubes and at a cheaper price. All I can do is just drool over your amazing tank. You guys in Taiwan have some nice setups, Kake sps tank been one of them.

[Allmost]

nice so you replaced all corals when added sand ?

[yano]

Impresive job...nice, very nice!
Can you give us more dates about your systems: dimensions, filtration, dates (nitrate and fosfate), etc...and more photos of the new acuascaping!

[philip mendes]

wow vary nice tank and setup..are tose diy reators u have in sump?/?
+1 on MHG about how compact the coral placement is..vary nice

[rivvir]

Frag city when this grows in!!!!!

[BucNtears]

Are you kidding me, crazy looking tank....
we need more info...


congrats nice job

[xjoyhugo1980]

It's a work of art my friend, you should be very proud to have created such a beautiful SPS display. :)

Truly an amazing tank very well done and your lighting is unbelievable. Do you add anything to the tank to feed the corals?

Beautiful tank!

Amazing!

Dude, I love the idea of covering every square inch with a different color frag.... Thats looks crazy cool. Let us know if they start to do battle as they compete for space...

Really nice tank

Wow!!!
Excelent tank
Saludos


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wow very nice collection!

Beautiful corals and excellent job of utilizing the space you have.


Wow awesome detailing. I can't get over this picture. They way the powerhead looks so large and everything else super tiny. Like those miniature villages people make around train sets and such.

Great coral colours.

:)

Tank looks really good, keep up the great work.


That is amazing! Love the tank!


Impresive job...nice, very nice!
Can you give us more dates about your systems: dimensions, filtration, dates (nitrate and fosfate), etc...and more photos of the new acuascaping!



Frag city when this grows in!!!!!

Are you kidding me, crazy looking tank....
we need more info...


congrats nice job


:inlove::inlove::inlove:Million thanks to you guys!!
I'll keep moving~:spin1::spin1:

[xjoyhugo1980]

Truly an amazing tank very well done and your lighting is unbelievable. Do you add anything to the tank to feed the corals?

Hi trueblackpercula, i add some plankton (usually buy freezing one), amino acid(twice weekly), and some kinds of powder coral foods....


This tank is by far one of the best tanks I've seen. Great work!

I know you have soo many specimen in the tank, but would you be able to point out some of the names for the corals in the tank?

Thanks...:inlove:, i'll post some pics to show you~

wow awesome looking corals.
your tank looks like it is verging on an ulns..
what do you feed the tank and what are you n and p levels?

Well......maybe you don't believe, the NO3 level is always above 50......
but there few alga in my tank(maybe is because that i have a refugium), instead, when i have started to overfeed the sps, they started to grow colorfully and glow.....

By the way, years ago i was suffer form the alga, i almost quitted.......
but after i added some fishes and soldier crabs to eat them, and added a refugium, the alga was gone, so happy......:inlove::inlove:


Beautiful tank. Great lancscaping and coral placement. Says alot about your character, by not giving up. Your never too young or old to learn something. This is not a hobby but a way of life and an excellent teacher of patience and creativity.

I can't agree with you more:thumbsup:
i have to wait patiently.....

Absolutely superb!

How thick is the sandbed? Anymore information on your filtration?

Thanks!!!

5cm~8cm, depend on the mood of gobies... :headwalls::headwalls:
and l have a small refugium (15cm * 30cm * 40cm)...


I cant believe the colours you get out of the sps using Phillips and Osram t5 bulbs. They look way better than any ATI t5 tubes and at a cheaper price. All I can do is just drool over your amazing tank. You guys in Taiwan have some nice setups, Kake sps tank been one of them.


I used Kz bulbs before, is really beautiful but also expensive...
but i don't like ATI bulbs.....too pale.....


wow vary nice tank and setup..are tose diy reators u have in sump?/?
+1 on MHG about how compact the coral placement is..vary nice

I used N/P pellets before for a month , but its too danger, so i stopped to use that.

nice so you replaced all corals when added sand ?

Yes~~~~~that was a terrible memory...........i also cut most of sps,
share it to my good friends and keep some frags......
make sure if someday i lost them, i could get the species back...
there are also many species in my tank sharing by my friend...
enjoy the fun together....:spin2:

[xjoyhugo1980]

some macro pics of frags.....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8377101820_b6409fdcfc_z.jpg
Strawberry cake...



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/8376993464_b4a9985ddb_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8377088576_4c5926c2d6_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8375977823_4058b9c0c1_z.jpg
NANA or Vailda :confused:


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8377020728_d7ebd525d6_z.jpg
Ap. Tort. ....i think...:confused:


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8084/8377489732_d7ca216993_z.jpg
Yellow Birdsnest

hope you like.....:spin3:

[xjoyhugo1980]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8076/8375985435_4db806633a_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8084/8376007989_b5670472e5_z.jpg
:confused::confused::confused:


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8375956807_86f47b3cab_z.jpg
ap. tort?



Lps..

under blue lights....
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8355/8343232880_710a9098bb_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8343234924_f0b8209600_z.jpg

[xjoyhugo1980]

some pics...


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8456411894_196b0cf279_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8465/8445817658_37a74b0df1_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8445799276_91e557771f_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8444722907_e4a74d170a_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8326/8432380360_7ffbf3c851_z.jpg


new skimmer:thumbsup:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aTpFyLbRZhQ/ULmkyosV7MI/AAAAAAAABDo/3qzeOZsR3iM/s640/2012_12_%2525201_14_32.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8342171947_b2b9ee4667_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8491/8343238020_a8d43b3267_z.jpg

[goreefers]

wow... not only you have very beautiful tank, you also have awesome photo skills.

[xjoyhugo1980]

wow... not only you have very beautiful tank, you also have awesome photo skills.

Thks.....:lmao:
These are two of my favorite things :love2:

[Shawn2012]

And a beautiful dog :) being new to reef tanks I've been told to keep some distance between corals. I have read that some acros can be next to each other, but everything you have in there looks so beautiful and healthy. I can only wish to accomplish something so beautiful in my future hobby (obsession)

[this is me]

Hugo,
Very beautiful tank and set up. The corals look so healthy!
And why do chinese people always take such great pictures? :D

[labiris]

awesome tank...............awesome dog....

[yukyuklee]

Hugo,
very nice tank and set up!!! love all the colors especially that SSC!

[purplereef]

What kind of skimmer is that? It looks like 2 cones. How does it skim for you?

[fishypets]

Sickest colors I've seen when it comes to acros! I could use a few cuss words to describe my feelings toward your tank!

[Sever]

Hugo colors of Sps's are amazing!!!

[escogs]

what additives r u using?

[xjoyhugo1980]

And a beautiful dog :) being new to reef tanks I've been told to keep some distance between corals. I have read that some acros can be next to each other, but everything you have in there looks so beautiful and healthy. I can only wish to accomplish something so beautiful in my future hobby (obsession)

Thanks.....all you need is to keep tank out of alga, feed constantly,
and wait:)


Hugo,
Very beautiful tank and set up. The corals look so healthy!
And why do chinese people always take such great pictures? :D

:)Really? thanks very much~~~ I'll keep post more pics and hope you like:)


awesome tank...............awesome dog....

To labiris: I start having dog and reef tank in the same time....now my dog

is 9 years old......she is my best friend!


Hugo,
very nice tank and set up!!! love all the colors especially that SSC!

Thanks~~I'm grad you love it ~:beer:

What kind of skimmer is that? It looks like 2 cones. How does it skim for you?

This is made from Taiwan, "HC skimmer,"
it is quiet and efficiency~~:celeb2:

Sickest colors I've seen when it comes to acros! I could use a few cuss words to describe my feelings toward your tank!

Many thanks! I use bright and luminous LED light
(including three different wavelength: 480nm, 450nm, & 410nm),
and keep the water clean, maybe it's the key......

Hugo colors of Sps's are amazing!!!

Thanks a lot~~~:inlove::inlove::inlove:

what additives r u using?

I usually fed "H2Ocean PRO + SPS", but I changed to add honey for two
weeks.....I think it is beter~~~

[xjoyhugo1980]

My collections:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8482220786_138fd48de7_c.jpg

[REEF SMAC]

That is a beautiful collection...:thumbsup:

I like the picture collage.

[aandfsoccr04]

Beautiful macro shots and picture collage. I'd love to see a bigger picture of your full tank shot. Looking great :thumbsup:

[CHSUB]

i have a hard time believing your no3 is above 50 ppm....if that is true everything i think i known about this hobby is wrong? could you give us more info on your parameters....

[ryanrid]

nice photo collage

[Red_Blenny]

I'm curious why you add honey into your tank. Did you find out that honey increases the color of the corals and makes them healthier?

[rhinonm]

Can you talk a little about the honey methodology? IE porportions, times ect?

[Henry Colf]

Awesome Tank!!!!

[sahin]

Awesome collection of corals and a beautiful tank too! :)

[Moser]

Very nice!!!!.

Mo

[sswells]

w.o.w.

all i can say

[ricordo]

Hugo-Very impressed with the micro scale of everything nothing is out of balance, colors are awesome. Am really curious about the honey reference. You also mentioned feeding, do you mean fish food or are some other kind of coral food?

[Chrissypoo]

Where do you buy your SPS at?

[Bolo Tran]

I'm interested in the honey too! Are those colors in your pictures accurate? They're insane!

[sahin]

New month, new update? :D

[Peter Eichler]

Great colors! What kind of lighting is your cyphastrea getting?

[Holyreefer]

Beautiful tank im sure pictures dont do it justice!

[tank master]

Your tank is spectacular.

[Acronic]

Love the colors :) more pics please

[Arkayology]

Great tank. You seem to keep things simple and it really works for you. Great job on the photos too!

[trueblackpercula]

I may have missed it but can you get more into detail about your lighting schedule.
Like how long is it on
What colors on
What intensity
Etc etc.
tells all about it
I have a radion G1 with TIR lens and I have a few of the sps you do and my strawberry short cake looks nothing like your.
Thanks

[xjoyhugo1980]

Thanks to all you guys....

Recently i tried to add honey to my tank, one drop a day
and keep dosing for about 1~2 month
i did it for two reason, one is add amino acid
and two is to reduce the NO3 & PO4
Maybe you can try it.

And I got three type led with different spectrum (410, 450, 470nm)
the total power watt level of led light is about 250W
and use six 39W T5 lamps, two Philips 10000k, two Osram 8800k, and two Osram blue light

here is some pics....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8627607895_39244de655_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8628766406_9d30d01a7f_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8627624187_e47b440460_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8628750218_c290aff380_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8627639135_5cc1aa8ca5_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8628714578_b8b491591e_c.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8533/8627648931_e16c451d74_c.jpg
2013/04/09
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7696982010_3b4661dce9_c.jpg
2012/08/02

[trueblackpercula]

How did you learn about the honey? Do you have any dosing instructions on how to use it? I did vodka for a short while works well to well and I just couldn't find the sweat spot so I stopped. Would l
I've to hear more about it.

[dvanacker]

i did it for two reason, one is add amino acid Very nice tank but honey is a horrible source of amino acids (which is basically protein). It only contains very trace amounts.

[xjoyhugo1980]

How did you learn about the honey? Do you have any dosing instructions on how to use it? I did vodka for a short while works well to well and I just couldn't find the sweat spot so I stopped. Would l
I've to hear more about it.

I heard form my friend, he use it for keeping the N/P level
but for me, it can also produce some energy for my coral

Very nice tank but honey is a horrible source of amino acids (which is basically protein). It only contains very trace amounts.

Thanks for you advise, i used to drop too much honey,
and raised the NP contrarily...

And for color enhancement....
i use TM A-ELEMENTS & K+ELEMENTS
i think that are helpful while your sps are in hungry condition


one of favor----Rose

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8431390349_3226c0aa31_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8637263975_0362846657_c.jpg

[Yariel0527]

Nice tank love it.....

[trueblackpercula]

I heard form my friend, he use it for keeping the N/P level
but for me, it can also produce some energy for my coral



Thanks for you advise, i used to drop too much honey,
and raised the NP contrarily...

And for color enhancement....
i use TM A-ELEMENTS & K+ELEMENTS
i think that are helpful while your sps are in hungry condition


one of favor----Rose

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8431390349_3226c0aa31_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8637263975_0362846657_c.jpg

Can you talk a little on your dosing method of honey? What does it keep your P04 and Nitrate at. Have you had any negative affects? Also how much per gallon are you dosing?

[agcneves]

Honey?!Interesting.
Please, explain more about it's use. Your pictures are amazing, as well as your Reef.
Congratulations!

[trueblackpercula]

honey?!interesting.
Please, explain more about it's use. Your pictures are amazing, as well as your reef.
Congratulations!

+1

[CUNAReefer]

Honey?!Interesting.
Please, explain more about it's use. Your pictures are amazing, as well as your Reef.
Congratulations!

+ 2 subscribed!

[xjoyhugo1980]

Some pics seems to be lost,
Here are some old pics and latest pics

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8637280163_e4690ddc57_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8247/8638383286_7cd336180d_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8637245149_7fdc0cf335_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8637247821_7659c3d42b_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8260/8638356090_ca5e4b1dea_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8638371670_2b18d4b5f7_b.jpg
This yellow one is my favorite

[xjoyhugo1980]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/9082797311_7e95d23dc0_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3767/9125690195_998b40c6aa_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5349/9082938237_5cdda20c7b_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/9082929685_edacf9f7d5_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/9082810751_4e602c8eb0_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5346/9085022470_0d1ca0bbf6_b.jpg

Above are few of my collection, thanks for your waiting and watching :wavehand:

[74Killer]

Perfect colors, awesome work!

[q8vw]

Speechless! Amazing!

[alejandro77]

Awesome colors!! Keep up the good work!

[reefmutt]

just awesome coloration!
how about a fts?
Hugo, the health and vibrance of your corals is truly amazing.

are you still using honey?

don't stop with the photos...... please!..

[reefmutt]

just went over this thread again..
so awesome..
is your no3 still at around 50ppm??
what level is your po4?
i might have missed this.. what do you do for water changes?
thanks!

[Cashda]

wow, beautiful

[colortrilogy]

Nice.

[trueblackpercula]

Come on let the cat out of the bag.....tell us about the honey dosing please. Your sps are perfect.

[Reef or Die]

i don't know what is better.... your polyp extension.. or your photography skills... Great job all around.. this tank is reefing at its finest!!

[redadeath]

Waiting for updates and honey dosing

[shih87]

Hugo's tank is one of the best in Taiwan. Two weeks ago I finally saw it on site.
While many of us wonder his honey dosing, Taiwan reefers are also asking his milk dosing detail ;-)

[xjoyhugo1980]

Perfect colors, awesome work!

Speechless! Amazing!

Awesome colors!! Keep up the good work!

wow, beautiful

Nice.

Guys....thanks a lot,
There was an old saying in my country:
"To enjoy together is better than enjoy alone."
Thanks for ur replying again!



just awesome coloration!
how about a fts?
Hugo, the health and vibrance of your corals is truly amazing.

are you still using honey?

don't stop with the photos...... please!..

Come on let the cat out of the bag.....tell us about the honey dosing please. Your sps are perfect.

Waiting for updates and honey dosing

I feed coral a drop every day,
Recently I add to two drops,
and the sps seems to be more colorful:love2:
But you must careful about the prescribed dose of honey,
Feed more food for coral in the same time!

Ps: the fts photo is coming:lol:


just went over this thread again..
so awesome..
is your no3 still at around 50ppm??
what level is your po4?
i might have missed this.. what do you do for water changes?
thanks!

The no3 is usually about 5~10, and the po4 is always at 0.03 level
Sometimes I add more food to upgrade the no3 level


i don't know what is better.... your polyp extension.. or your photography skills... Great job all around.. this tank is reefing at its finest!!

Thanks! I start taking photo for recording the growth of coral
But now it has becomed the second interest of mine:lmao:

Hugo's tank is one of the best in Taiwan. Two weeks ago I finally saw it on site.
While many of us wonder his honey dosing, Taiwan reefers are also asking his milk dosing detail ;-)


Lovely......but your tank is the best of best in our country!:dance:

[xjoyhugo1980]

some pics.....hope you like..... :jester:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5540/9275915287_e9bbaaf3a6_c.jpg


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/9278654834_567ffe44bd_c.jpg


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/9275901939_75b4a05f15_c.jpg


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2873/9285488852_54c963e8c2_c.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7406/9282722983_f0bf6ed677_c.jpg


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2862/9282713817_4f3ece6af3_c.jpg


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2881/9282475539_795c74262d_c.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/9282727333_c4b629c277_c.jpg

:beer:

[reefmutt]

beautiful colours!
what is the last one?

[footballdude2k3]

Love the tank! Great work, keep it up.

[Tsin]

Hello,you have a great sps in there...:thumbsup:
can you explained,why n/p pelet its too danger?
you've said that u used N/P pellets before for a month , but its too danger, so u stopped to use that.

Thank's

[xjoyhugo1980]

beautiful colours!
what is the last one?

Thanks for your kind reply~
the last one, i am not sure, but maybe is A. nasuta,in my opinion.....


Love the tank! Great work, keep it up.

:spin1::spin1: Thanks a looooot~~

Hello,you have a great sps in there...:thumbsup:
can you explained,why n/p pelet its too danger?
you've said that u used N/P pellets before for a month , but its too danger, so u stopped to use that.

Thank's


Well, the N/P pellet is a great product for sure,
but it probably not suit for the sps raising,
for it strong and spanking effect on reducing the N/P level,
that will make the sps RTN......

[xjoyhugo1980]

Recently I put all my favorite frags into a film to make a documentary,
http://youtu.be/9jq7OgI_2j8
hope you guys will like.....

[glaukos]

great video!Your corals are insane!

[yano]

Stunning!!!

[shih87]

Ha! Found your video here instead of PH8.4 ;-)

Very very nice, Hugo!!!

[Johnyman]

Whats your itention on using honey, its to use like an aminoacid or to dose carbon to reduce N+P?

Great colours! i´ll stay tune ;)

[Wip]

Your tank is amazing.

[russeko8]

+1 for curiosity on the honey dosing

[russeko8]

Also beautiful tank by the way.

[bebereef]

curiosity is the word!

[trueblackpercula]

Ok I have a few questions to better under stand your tank as it is spectacular.

How many gallons of water do you have
Do you do water changes
Do you feed you sps food
Do you run GFO or carbon
What are you Alk,calcium magnisium,temp salinity ?
what lighting do you have and how long are they on
Are you dosing anything else

Before I start dosing honey if I dose honey ever I would like to Know what other variables there are.

[padova335i]

nice tank, great work!

[sahin]

Bump! Can you post more photos please?

[pocci]

I never see corals like yours....Your coral is really really beautiful...

Where do you get those corals? Dive or LFS?
Have your ever experience alk swing?

[NanoJosh]

Great color !!
What is this
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/07/e4e3uhe4.jpg
I have to have one

[apexifd]

Where are you located in Taiwan? I will love to see the tank in person next time that I am back in Taiwan.

[sahin]

Great color !!
What is this
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/07/e4e3uhe4.jpg
I have to have one

That looks like my Extreme Strawberry Shortcake. I have two versions of the SSC. One is a lot paler with soft tones. The other has this intense colouring.

Hugo, please update the thread. Also, can we have some videos as well? Thanks. :D

[reefmutt]

Hugo! Hugo! Come back!!
You've been gone too long..
I need a fix..

[74Killer]

Me too. Best colors ever!

[74Killer]

How's the tank doing?!!!

[xjoyhugo1980]

I didn't know how to describe my feeling one year ago, some irreversible mistake had happened, that destroyed 80% coral of my tank, and the elasticity of my enthusiasm has been crushed out, so please pardon me for the delay of reply.....................but with the sharing of my friend and the power of money, more than half of species collection had came back....here is some pics taken in the past few months


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/11207582145_aec6f5f5a0_c.jpg


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5530/11208156886_dbe562f9b5_c.jpg


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/11208276573_6155196cc1_c.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2808/11238143456_43f9cf3911_c.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5473/11273168664_d29ac6b1e4_c.jpg


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/13290626854_e092c1c76a_c.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/11238125435_3cd5069399_c.jpg


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5530/11947075864_5f5059ea9c_c.jpg


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3683/12381168093_69b51db596_b.jpg

hope you like

[xjoyhugo1980]

Ha! Found your video here instead of PH8.4 ;-)

Very very nice, Hugo!!!

Thanks my friend, :love2:

Whats your itention on using honey, its to use like an aminoacid or to dose carbon to reduce N+P?

+1 for curiosity on the honey dosing

maybe one drop for 100L, but you MUST monitor the alga amount every,
and stop/incremental import dosing at the opportune moment

Great colours! i´ll stay tune ;)

thanks! :love2:


Your tank is amazing.

oh....thanks for your compliment :)


Ok I have a few questions to better under stand your tank as it is spectacular.

How many gallons of water do you have
Do you do water changes
Do you feed you sps food
Do you run GFO or carbon
What are you Alk,calcium magnisium,temp salinity ?
what lighting do you have and how long are they on
Are you dosing anything else

Before I start dosing honey if I dose honey ever I would like to Know what other variables there are.


i add many food to feed my fish, and i add milk to feed sps coral...
sounds weird but it works....

Bump! Can you post more photos please?

I never see corals like yours....Your coral is really really beautiful...

:love2::jester::p



Where do you get those corals? Dive or LFS?
Have your ever experience alk swing?

Where are you located in Taiwan? I will love to see the tank in person next time that I am back in Taiwan.

I live in the Kaohsiung, welcome to my home, but i will move to new house in June, maybe you contact me when you back to Taiwan



Great color !!
What is this
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/07/e4e3uhe4.jpg
I have to have one

That looks like my Extreme Strawberry Shortcake. I have two versions of the SSC. One is a lot paler with soft tones. The other has this intense colouring.

Hugo, please update the thread. Also, can we have some videos as well? Thanks. :D

lol....your right, that is strawberry :)

[xjoyhugo1980]

Me too. Best colors ever!

How's the tank doing?!!!

Thanks very much for your sweet-talking, it makes me feel very happy whole day long!

[claudio245]

Hello Hugo,

Your aquarium is beautiful. I need to know when u add mél poe in the sump and the skimmer off for a period.

best regards

Claudio

[claudio245]

Hugo,

Excuse me Add honey my friend.

best regards

[sahin]

Love this tank. Wish it was mine. :D

This shot is pure awesome!:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3683/12381168093_69b51db596_b.jpg

[trueblackpercula]

WIt a second am I the only one how picked up on you dosing MILK how does that work?

[clowndude]

WIt a second am I the only one how picked up on you dosing MILK how does that work?

Nope, I saw that to and scratched my head. I'm curious to hear more about this method Hugo.

[74Killer]

On the ph 84 forum (with bing translate), Hugo talks about his honey + milk dosing and tons of interesting stuff! Maybe he will share in English with us?!

Colors are awesome.

[clowndude]

Love this tank. Wish it was mine. :D

This shot is pure awesome!:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3683/12381168093_69b51db596_b.jpg

I have to agree. This is the money shot for sure. Excellent work Hugo.

[trueblackpercula]

Honey and milk that has to be a translation error who would dose Milk. Can't wait to hear more about it.

[uperepik]

Unbelievable tank

[reefmutt]

i don't think its a translation error.. i think he does add milk and honey..
Hugo, I'm curious to know what your n and p are now.. i assume you don't let them get too high..
are you still dosing just 1 drop of honey a day?
and how much milk per day?
sorry, i forget what is your system volume is..
thanks for the new pics!
that are amazing as usual..

[sahin]

On the ph 84 forum (with bing translate), Hugo talks about his honey + milk dosing and tons of interesting stuff! Maybe he will share in English with us?!

Colors are awesome.

+1

I doubt its a translation error, I have browsed pH8.4 forum before and also saw mention of milk and honey. I have seen it during other random browsing etc.

[trueblackpercula]

+1

I doubt its a translation error, I have browsed pH8.4 forum before and also saw mention of milk and honey. I have seen it during other random browsing etc.

I can see honey but milk? Maybe it's kalkwasser and it's being translated into milk? Wow I really want to hear more about it if that's the case.

[powderbluetangy]

what kind of MILK..evaporated,condensed,whole,skim? heh what would be in milk that would hurt a reef tank?

[miggs76]

This is the most beautiful tank I've ever seen. Wow.

[reefmutt]

Milk's got a lot of good stuff in it. Proteins, enzymes, vitamins... Even some carbs and a little bit of phosphate as in calcium phosphate...
In a low nutrient system, I could see this being beneficial..
I wouldn't dare add it to a nutrient rich system..
Very interesting..
The other site does have a lot of good photos and info.. But I hope Hugo will come back and give us a little more info!
Please! :)

[trueblackpercula]

Can someone please PM me with the site so I can read more about this?

[reefmutt]

Pm'd. Let me know if the link worked..

[deeznutz1]

Can't someone just link it to this thread? Interesting.

Great colours for real. Dare I say too good lol.

Great work. Jealous!

-dan

[trueblackpercula]

Pm'd. Let me know if the link worked..

Got it thanks will start reading the 100 plus pages lol

[milsaltnewbie07]

can I get link as well. thanks this sounds to good to let it pass by. lol

[shih87]

Hi guys,

Hugo is busy on getting married...at least that is what he told me....
I will try again warn him marriage is second most important thing, reef is number one, getting doctor degree is number three (oh, well, at least he already got his doctor degree after I push him many .... many times).... Hahaha

For specific topic of how he use honey and milk (yes, it is MILK, not a translate error), please check....
http://www.ph84.idv.tw/vbb/showpost.php?p=2868574&postcount=1735

For entire of his tank, please check...
http://www.ph84.idv.tw/vbb/showthread.php?t=157256&page=145

Hugo's tank is one of the best SPS tank in Taiwan, but he will tear down his tank soon and build a bigger one once his new house is settle.

Hope above help. I will inform him that he need to check RC more often....

[AD87]

Does he go over what type of honey? Organic/ pasteurized?

[bebereef]

It would be nice to know his dosing regiment.

[xjoyhugo1980]

Hello Hugo,

Your aquarium is beautiful. I need to know when u add mél poe in the sump and the skimmer off for a period.

best regards

Claudio

Hugo,

Excuse me Add honey my friend.

best regards

Love this tank. Wish it was mine. :D

This shot is pure awesome!:


WIt a second am I the only one how picked up on you dosing MILK how does that work?

Nope, I saw that to and scratched my head. I'm curious to hear more about this method Hugo.

On the ph 84 forum (with bing translate), Hugo talks about his honey + milk dosing and tons of interesting stuff! Maybe he will share in English with us?!

Colors are awesome.

I have to agree. This is the money shot for sure. Excellent work Hugo.

Honey and milk that has to be a translation error who would dose Milk. Can't wait to hear more about it.

Unbelievable tank

i don't think its a translation error.. i think he does add milk and honey..
Hugo, I'm curious to know what your n and p are now.. i assume you don't let them get too high..
are you still dosing just 1 drop of honey a day?
and how much milk per day?
sorry, i forget what is your system volume is..
thanks for the new pics!
that are amazing as usual..

+1

I doubt its a translation error, I have browsed pH8.4 forum before and also saw mention of milk and honey. I have seen it during other random browsing etc.

I can see honey but milk? Maybe it's kalkwasser and it's being translated into milk? Wow I really want to hear more about it if that's the case.

what kind of MILK..evaporated,condensed,whole,skim? heh what would be in milk that would hurt a reef tank?

This is the most beautiful tank I've ever seen. Wow.

Milk's got a lot of good stuff in it. Proteins, enzymes, vitamins... Even some carbs and a little bit of phosphate as in calcium phosphate...
In a low nutrient system, I could see this being beneficial..
I wouldn't dare add it to a nutrient rich system..
Very interesting..
The other site does have a lot of good photos and info.. But I hope Hugo will come back and give us a little more info!
Please! :)

Can someone please PM me with the site so I can read more about this?

Pm'd. Let me know if the link worked..

Can't someone just link it to this thread? Interesting.

Great colours for real. Dare I say too good lol.

Great work. Jealous!

-dan

Got it thanks will start reading the 100 plus pages lol

can I get link as well. thanks this sounds to good to let it pass by. lol

Hi guys,

Hugo is busy on getting married...at least that is what he told me....
I will try again warn him marriage is second most important thing, reef is number one, getting doctor degree is number three (oh, well, at least he already got his doctor degree after I push him many .... many times).... Hahaha

For specific topic of how he use honey and milk (yes, it is MILK, not a translate error), please check....
http://www.ph84.idv.tw/vbb/showpost.php?p=2868574&postcount=1735

For entire of his tank, please check...
http://www.ph84.idv.tw/vbb/showthread.php?t=157256&page=145

Hugo's tank is one of the best SPS tank in Taiwan, but he will tear down his tank soon and build a bigger one once his new house is settle.

Hope above help. I will inform him that he need to check RC more often....


lol ..... I think i have marriage phobia recently.....
that means i can't get up at night to inspect tank status....:uzi:
I start keeping a reef tank for ten years, in retrospect , the reef tank
accompanied me to get through the worst days pursuing phd degree...


Cut the crap....
Thanks for the reply my friends, I really add real milk and honey,
and the NO3 & PO4 values are always around 20~50(before) & 0.05(usually)
i add milk 10cc per day, I stop adding honey about 3 months,
because I want to examine the effect of the milk
the milk can help coral growth fast including sps and lps,

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3794/11265431315_ce4b6a1ffc_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/11238118905_ca626f8991_c.jpg

The original purpose I add milk is increase the fatty acid for the tank to avoid sps skin peeling, compared to add the commercial products, is heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements, i prefer to add milk,

but i add milk after alga disappear, and sps become the major creature,
or there will bring the disaster

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7381/10962610573_7c1cc6e401_b.jpg


By the way, the NO3 values is about 0.5~5 after start adding honey,
if you want to know more information, please let me know, thks!

[bebereef]

"By the way, the NO3 values is about 0.5~5 after start adding honey,
if you want to know more information, please let me know, thks! "

Well, the more precisions you give us the best it will be!
Thanks.

[TRUKINGNY]

i would love more info on this milk and honey thing sounds crazy to be but by your pics its working!!

[claudio245]

Hugo, you can tell what kind of milk and honey do you use your dosage is in the sump or directly in the tank.

thanks my friend

[claudio245]

Hugo, what behavior the skimmer after dosing of milk, I'm curious for the answer.

thanks,

[trueblackpercula]

Was thinking about the milk and has anyone looked at baby's milk in the can? It even come with and without iron.

[caribbeanguy]

This Milk dosing sounds Interesting!!!

[tonymission]

This Milk dosing sounds Interesting!!!


Yes. And I'd like to know more about the potential "disaster" he mentioned.

[Albert184445]

wow honey and milk! tagging along to hear more!

[jacky.l]

hugo`s(小铭大） coral colors are always the dream.

[caribbeanguy]

Yes. And I'd like to know more about the potential "disaster" he mentioned.

yeah that could be a deal breaker but as with anything in the hobby moderation may be the key

[reefcoco]

Amazing tank, Hugo how big is your tank?
You have the most amazing SPS corals, it looks like Reef Raft might be getting their frags from you, some of your corals looked similar to RR.
Also what caused the crash hope not the milk dosing, I am seriously thinking of trying this out.

[bogg]

Not to crash the milk silver bullet party but from what I'm reading it's more of a last resort to stop rtn now where's that milk at :) I've added baby formula and protein powder in the past also with no ill effects also

[abrok]

Hi Hugo, you have the most amazing reef tank I've ever seen.
I'll try honey and/or milk as soon as you give us your recipe. Thanks for sharing your pictures and dosing elements.
Please, be as specific as posible when you tell us how you dose honey and milk. What type of honey (raw, processed, tipe of flowers the bees make it from) and milk, (is it soya, lamb or cow milk?) and how much per gallon or liter.

I'm opening this thread every day expecting to find your recipe.

Thanks again Hugo and congrats for your excellent reef tank.

I'm sure once you get everything in place you'll share your secrets whith us.

[youdontknowme]

Any detail of the specific milk and how much ml per day ??

[milsaltnewbie07]

I think hugo has abandoned us!!!!

[ilovesps]

Waiting for the pro to guide us....

Please come back...

[youdontknowme]

The recommended dosage is 1ml/100litres of no added sugar soymilk according to hugos in the taiwan forum.

[xjoyhugo1980]

Forgive me my friend, i moved to new house for the marriage couple week ago, but there are no web, no TV cable, even no radio, l have to come back to my parents house to use the internet, and I must emphasize that the dosage must be very careful, and have to go with honey(100L for 1cc milk and 1 drop honey, but not for every tank), and the timing is the key of success, or the damage could be huge.....i won't suggest using the method if the tank is full as alga

After everything get back on track, i will record the detail of what happened in my tank from I started using milk as the food....by the way, I tried egg, yogurt, condensed milk and bean milk, the whole milk is best choose


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3777/13951486023_f1d34ea3e1_c.jpg


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/13928335312_cf6b542157_c.jpg

[zzl630]

Nice color. Any particular time in a day you perform dosing?

[trueblackpercula]

Well thank you for all the new ideas and information. I am sorry but unless I see this I. Video or person I doubt high that the acros look anything g like the pictures. I don't want to be rude or sound disrespectful but in the 20 plus years I have been In the hobby I have never seen Sps glow like that. If milk and honey do that I really want to no more as you will put zeovite and prodibio and every other company that puts out additives out of business. Congratulations on your new marriage as I wish you all the best. Please tell us more about your honey and milk.

[MHG]

From the top down my tanks look like that.... Those are all great corals. Tank looks great...

[trueblackpercula]

Updates ???

[stevenson22]

Full tank shoot pls.. Your coral look amazing...

[tofucube]

My goodness. Colors on the last couple pics are insane. Would love to see a full tank shot also.

[orcafood]

The honey and milk is ingenious.
"Typical honey analysis:[45]
Fructose: 38.2%
Glucose: 31.3%
Maltose: 7.1%
Sucrose: 1.3%
Water: 17.2%
Higher sugars: 1.5%
Ash: 0.2%
Other/undetermined: 3.2%"
Which is acting possibly like a diverse carbon dosing source? Plus its decently water soluble because it is 17.2% water itself.
Milk is an emulsion of proteins, lactose and lipids. The main protein in milk, casein, bonds around nano clusters of calcium phosphate, which possibly the sps can absorb through night time feedings. I'm guessing it is a way to ferry large amounts of consumable food stuffed with important elements to the sps, in a conveniently water soluble suspension. decent amounts of potassium as well I think?
I'd bet that the serious polyp extension that this gorgeous tank (well done xjoyhugo, well done) displays is because of the amount of food the sps catch and consume thus they realize that if they have more polyp extension they will catch more foods?

[Dartolution]

Im tagging along to this Thread, and Im curious to see if anyone else has began this new MILK/HONEY dosing.....

Do tell do tell!:frog:

[kentmoney]

The honey and milk is ingenious.
"Typical honey analysis:[45]
Fructose: 38.2%
Glucose: 31.3%
Maltose: 7.1%
Sucrose: 1.3%
Water: 17.2%
Higher sugars: 1.5%
Ash: 0.2%
Other/undetermined: 3.2%"
Which is acting possibly like a diverse carbon dosing source? Plus its decently water soluble because it is 17.2% water itself.
Milk is an emulsion of proteins, lactose and lipids. The main protein in milk, casein, bonds around nano clusters of calcium phosphate, which possibly the sps can absorb through night time feedings. I'm guessing it is a way to ferry large amounts of consumable food stuffed with important elements to the sps, in a conveniently water soluble suspension. decent amounts of potassium as well I think?
I'd bet that the serious polyp extension that this gorgeous tank (well done xjoyhugo, well done) displays is because of the amount of food the sps catch and consume thus they realize that if they have more polyp extension they will catch more foods?

This. I think we need some people to experiment with this stateside!

I may be able to volunteer...

[ashaegyee]

any update?

[reldnah]

Did you ever hear back on dosing? the links provided are in another language and I cant get a translator to work. I appreciate the help.

[claudio245]

Good Morning!!!

Hugo may be working on another tank of sps.

regards

[fatboy40]

simply amazing .....any updates
and what size tank is this

[Urbs]

Holy crap they are glowing! More updates please.

[dillct]

Wow! a rainbow of fruit colors :)

[hypnoj]

Following

[Sps Dream]

it's the most interesting thread i've ever seen, following :)

[Boom]

Awesome! Maybe we can revive this thread. I went to Hugo's link written in an Asian language and pushed the translator button... I guess marine terms don't translate very well into English:(. I'm curious to know what the exact translation is for the milk and honey dosing. Anyone out there know or have experienced any results to share?

[Boom]

Im chomping at the bit to try it on my NPS and soft coral tank.

[Dosepher]

Wow! The color in this tank is amazing! Great job! :thumbsup:

[kimacom]

wow, any updates?

[Zweebe]

Need updates! It sounds really awesome :p

[Bpb]

I think it'll be hilarious if KZ or Elos starts selling a milk and honey pack for $85 for two little 20 oz. bottles

[Boom]

OK. Unless someone comes up with a specific volume/gal milk ration, I'm going to start supplementing my feedings with 5 drops of organic whole milk and ramp it up drop at a time. I have tons of macro in the sump which I understand is a good carbon source so I will pass on the honey for now. I feed my tank live copepods, live phyto and homemade fish food. My skimmer is off 5 days/week

[thirst]

any updated Full-tank shot?

[Bryopsis]

Anyone around anymore? :)

[Maivortex]

Wow

[slavetonet]

My eyes was blinded by all the bright colours of his tank.
Impressive sps collection and vibrant colours. You can see all the polyp extension and it looks so healthy.

[stpatrick]

Here is how he explains it on his site. Translated to English :) Not sure if I understand :)

Let everyone waiting .... I had just thought of ... but certainly is the last bunch of crap ... please be patient look at my share text
Also thank you enthusiastic to help me do a bunch of funny prologue ....
(Note: The following feeding method applies only sound in the nitrification tank, if the tank has a large number of unknown breed algae mud,
It must be added a small amount)
I also forgot about even when it began to increase milk was just subconsciously think that this should be added with
BIO is mainly used nitrifying bacteria that brand food, save a lot of time fast albino death bony,
In fact, only to find mad pull NP and not so useful, but also slowly think about what is really needed is a hard bone
Then check some information, the Internet saw some videos introduced gradually summed bony three main food source
That is, I have been brainwashed with her friends three acid co-constitutive sps France
In fact, I add milk + honey to have a long history, but has not been so exaggerated,
Just two months ago just down the cylinder again, began a dead horse a living horse medicine madness additions, but it seems to really be me Mongolia, the effect has come out
So come and share with you my experience .... reconstruction

These three acids are:

1 Carbonate
2 fatty acids
3 amino acids

One of the previously mentioned NO3 / PO4, organic salt? This is the hard bone of the food sources that,
But NO3 / PO4 mainly symbiotic algae provide food, such as symbiotic algae ingestion NP & light source, it will release food for sps
And those of us crazy sps keepers, symbiotic algae do not like too much, so try to be better food directly to sps


The first and most important thing is to KH value carbonate, by the level of the tank to determine,
If the lack of carbonic acid, amino acids and fatty acids to add even more, hard bone is unable to absorb the good will ultimately be absorbed by algae and mud algae low
So try to make Kh value of not less than five fish tank, but do not experience the value of which is higher than 12 ...... ....
(Here hug Senge thigh)
If low nutrient feeding fish tank, kh be between 6 to 7 medium is 7 to 8, and then a little dirty is 8-9 (that is younger brother)
Next came the amino acids and fatty acids,
It is said that there are dozens of different kinds of amino acids, amino acids (amino acid) is the basic element of protein synthesis,
That can promote the synthesis of fluorescent protein, so in order to make their own sparkling bony fluorescent protein, amino acids are essential elements
(Before it becomes fluorescent fluorescent protein has not yet begun, but also black Lulu's)
I started adding KZ of AA, which is Amino Acid, Amino Acid really useful experiment
Continuous feed a few days later, and with increased exposure time approach, there are some bony brighter, but still some bony white out or black out
But I believe the white bony hacked off should be placed in the wrong location, plus the number of younger inverted cylinder has fast caught up A Quan,
So that trees slightly adjusted his position, basically to determine the amino acid feasible ....
However, the effect of KZ AA is too slow, so I picked up the milk to try,
I remember about six months ago for the first time on the board mentioned that I have fed milk with honey, then someone (do not know) wrote to ask me whether it is true
Delegation visited Taipei on a few months ago, when everyone in the principal collection downstairs, there was much to ask what I have to feed
Fed milk .... I said I was finished, many people face are also .... it is true ......
In fact, the milk will become fatty acids and amino acids, as well as a large number of organic salts after being decomposed .....
So feeding milk to wait until the mud algae inside the aquarium almost disappear when you can add

Fatty acids are let bony skin thickening important food, and the synthesis of amino acids is important to make fluorescent protein food, and milk can provide these two
If you drank the milk inside the home, it can also be the way to drink milk ... add a little to the aquarium,
Milk and milk one is vegetable protein, an animal protein,
Relatively speaking algae can reduce the generation of mud, but the bacteria to digest milk as well as enhanced functionality
(Ps: I fed a micro sugar milk, convenience stores to buy, be careful not to buy a chain of breakfast restaurants of milk, that is grinding, plus down completely useless, bony will shrink hair, my fish tank add milk will burst down the hair, I guess the root of sugar related)

(DD Red Dragon super invincible .... inverted cylinder before when color miserable faint .. Later strengthen slowly fill color after feeding back)


But it organic salts, organic salts have needs? Basically organic salts are sps and symbiotic algae or algae will absorb lower food, is the major metabolite of biological
Organic low-salt fish tanks, such as the bare cylinder, you can very easily raise a jelly color bony,
But the definition of organic salts quite wide, basically as long as the chemical composition while C, H (carbon with hydrogen) can be called organic
Into soluble and insoluble, (Because I was not very knowledgeable on the chemical make a mistake, please strongly advise ..)
After bioabsorbable organic salts, such as calcium and magnesium, and other elements can be boron, potassium and other synthetic nutrients,
So organic salts are also essential source of food,
Usually flutter aquarium sand color would be more thick that comes

Observe a brother, algae and mud algae (algae is not algae mud Oh) organic salt absorption rate, far too coral absorption rate
So much organic salt waters are usually clustered algae, algae makes the water a strong nutrition are robbed
Coral also makes it difficult to survive, the opposite, the organic salt and low waters, such as Fiji, Australia and so on,
Bony colors are very clean, is quite small Fijian waters algae
It also recently came to understand the truth, the first few pages previously mentioned lower organic salts, nutrients must be high,
It was by her friends and their own experience gained, plus theory was corroborated later, become easier to convince yourself

But
Hi embarrassed system ....

We simply raising a fish tank, it is necessary to know so much?
Fish focused experience, theoretical just a secondary, just a flavoring agent
I found a better person sps raised, must often spend a lot of time to observe the changes in the color of the fish tank inside sps
Then often and her friends to share their experiences rearing,
This is my last few years slowly raised good reason .......
The main driving force is the cylinder can be quickly rebuilt after the fall of friends ~ ~
Thank you very much waiting for me for so long

[reefmutt]

Wow!! Feels like I just dropped acid after reading that..:)

[mrpergo]

I NEED to drop acid after reading that.....wth

[knukles55]

im lost at mud algae

[echopiece]

im lost at mud algae
I made it all the way to "dead horse"...

[Akrite]

Has anyone tried dosing milk or honey since viewing this thread?

Where is Hugo? He just sold everybody snake oil and skipped town.

[reefmutt]

Seems to me that writing in English is not something he likes to do very much. I think his thread is alive and well on the Chinese site.
If I had a total ulns, I'd try it out but I think it's pretty important to be totally uln..
Not for everybody, for sure.. But I wouldn't call it snake oil..

[reefmutt]

So it seems that Hugo redid his tank in June and since then he hasn't posted any updates..can't wait to see the new set up..

[Editour2]

So....the formula is 1 cc milk (soy or whole milk?) plus 1 drop of honey (type? Pure honey?) per 100L or 26 US gallons of system water volume? AND this is per day? week?

[mbarrera77]

Following

[OrionN]

follow

[sahin]

Hugo, can we have updated photos please?

Also, are you running refugium/algae filter/chaeto algae in the sump? Thanks.

[SpSChief85]

Just dosed 5ml of whole milk with a coral/fish feeding turned skimmer off for afew hours. My plan is to turn skimmer off 6 hours a day during daylight hours on my light timers we will see how that works if not I'll just run 24/7 and feed heavy with the milk as I already have a low nutrient environment

[SpSChief85]

I'm running a 125 with a sump of around 30 gallons for those wonderin about my dosing ratio my dosage is 1ml whole milk per 26 gallons may add 1 drop honey with that we will see how the milk goes but for now I see that the milk would provide the greatest effect on coral color and growth. I'll keep all updated as I see results from testing

[SpSChief85]

And if anyone knows a nice place in Illinois I just got my 125 back up 6 months ago and I'm trying to find a nice place or person to pick up frags for a decent price as I'm still upgrading old equipment any ideas as somewhere local with good prices are appreciated

[nashorn]

Anyone have updated pic? Who else has tried this?

[SpSChief85]

Still dosing milk every other day 5ml noticed my protein skimm ate is neon green. corals look great also added some hydras to my tank so not sure too many factors but we will see.

[nashorn]

Still dosing milk every other day 5ml noticed my protein skimm ate is neon green. corals look great also added some hydras to my tank so not sure too many factors but we will see.

Do you have a before and after picture?
5ml per gal?

[SpSChief85]

1ml per 26 gallons... I have just started so it's not really even a week in yet. Also I just added hydra over my tank and I'm ramping up my feedings as I've been running a UNLS. I'll take some photo's tommorrow Of the current sps in my tank and when I finish I'll post the results.

[SpSChief85]

Going to monitor water parameters. I started this tank around September of last year upgraded out of my 75 and sold alot of my corals and such... I kept maybe 100 lbs of lr that I've had in several systems through out the years so it's no where near a "new" system but like I've stated I've got afew factors going on. Some of my corals have been looking skinny and pale due to the ULNS and lack of me feeding so PE wasn't great. I'm feeding oyster feast every other day to every day as long as phosphate doesn't sky rocket. That has already helped with PE, my old led had no uv and I see some slight browNing on some of the corals as they are acclimation to the uv on the hydras

[nashorn]

Going to monitor water parameters. I started this tank around September of last year upgraded out of my 75 and sold alot of my corals and such... I kept maybe 100 lbs of lr that I've had in several systems through out the years so it's no where near a "new" system but like I've stated I've got afew factors going on. Some of my corals have been looking skinny and pale due to the ULNS and lack of me feeding so PE wasn't great. I'm feeding oyster feast every other day to every day as long as phosphate doesn't sky rocket. That has already helped with PE, my old led had no uv and I see some slight browNing on some of the corals as they are acclimation to the uv on the hydras

Yea , I'm so tempted to try this. I look at milk each day and wonder the possibilities....lol
You sure do have a lot of other factors that will skew the results. I am glad someone else is trying this.
Anyone else trying? Milk still sounds crazy but so did vodka the 1st time I heard of it.

[reefmutt]

This is all pretty interesting and I'm curious to see where the milk dosing goes- especially if more than one person tries it..
Spschief85, I think it would be best to start your own thread, however.
In case Hugo happens to come back... Just for clarity...
I'm sure there is some interest...

[SpSChief85]

Good idea I shall start a thread... I've been so busy lately with work (cnc machine operator) 70 hours a week at that but it's slowing down some. On a side note I've noticed a little algae growing already nothing serious, possibly due to my gfo needing replaced. Everything so far looks good I've just been dosing whole milk (vitamin d) the sugar in it kind of worry me but I've used vodka and vinegar before with great results so I'm sure with consistency and heavy feeding everything will be fine. Everything had been looking skinny and pale I'm getting a bit more PE not alot of color yet. I'll make a thread to keep everyone posted

[stevenc1187]

beautiful

[ct_vol]

And if anyone knows a nice place in Illinois I just got my 125 back up 6 months ago and I'm trying to find a nice place or person to pick up frags for a decent price as I'm still upgrading old equipment any ideas as somewhere local with good prices are appreciated

Where in IL?

[reefmutt]

Hugo?? You out there?
Spschief85, did you ever start that thread? I'd love to see how things are going in your tank..