"Bonsai Reef" (SPS style) - Page 2

glaukos · 09/19/2013, 11:54 AM

Great scape and beautiful tank!
And your corals seem to be in perfect condition!

tmc1313 · 09/19/2013, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Salinity01

The scape looks great.

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Originally Posted by Spirofucci

I'm a big fan of bonsai....... and you captured it!!!

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Originally Posted by glaukos

Great scape and beautiful tank!
And your corals seem to be in perfect condition!

Thank you guys!

tmc1313 · 09/19/2013, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by yano

What material...dead rock? This sound very unstable for me

It is made of ceramic (clay), but done in a certain way so that it contains very high porosity for nitrifying bacteria to populate.

yrema · 09/30/2013, 02:44 AM

awesome scape!

mos90 · 09/30/2013, 09:03 AM

nice work..

tmc1313 · 09/30/2013, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by yrema

awesome scape!

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Originally Posted by mos90

nice work..

Thanks a lot! adding a couple more frags this week. Getting them in on Thursday morning (Pearlberry and Blue tort). Hoping they ship well.

Allmost · 09/30/2013, 01:29 PM

I think he is using Vida rocks.

tmc1313 · 09/30/2013, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Allmost

I think he is using Vida rocks.

Yes, all Vida rocks.

tdb320reef · 09/30/2013, 01:47 PM

Nice Scape!

zombiereefer · 09/30/2013, 03:56 PM

love the tank.. keep this one for a while and keep us updated. looks great. jsut wait til those sps grow for a while the colors are really nice

tmc1313 · 10/01/2013, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tdb320reef

Nice Scape!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by zombiereefer

love the tank.. keep this one for a while and keep us updated. looks great. jsut wait til those sps grow for a while the colors are really nice

Thanks, I don't have any plans of upgrading anytime soon, so this will definitely be it for a while. I picked up a couple more frags I've been looking for, now I have to resist adding any more (soooo difficult) and just let things fill in.

Reefing21715 · 10/01/2013, 07:36 PM

nice tank the rock work its inpressive sps are nice. its it more easy to keep just sps on one tank than to have a mix tank?

CarlosF · 10/02/2013, 04:56 AM

We need a photo update please

tmc1313 · 10/02/2013, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Reefing21715

nice tank the rock work its inpressive sps are nice. its it more easy to keep just sps on one tank than to have a mix tank?

Thank you, I've always kept some LPS corals with my SPS. For me it's hard to find that right balance. The LPS do OK, but I don't think they ever show their true potential (color wise). I tend to keep my tanks lightly stocked and feed very little, so everything stays on the nutrient poor side of things. Great for my SPS, not so great for my LPS. With this tank I'm experimenting a little. I'm no longer running GFO and I am letting my nutrients rise a little. So far so good, maybe I will find that perfect balance I'm looking for.

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Originally Posted by CarlosF

We need a photo update please

I'm getting in a couple of new coral pieces tomorrow (blue tort and two pearlberry's) and also a couple new fish this week (convict and Kole tang), so I will update after everything has been quarantined and settles in.

marthin · 10/16/2013, 01:46 PM

This tank is so beautifull and unique.. it's breathtaking

Acronic · 10/16/2013, 10:53 PM

.....so, hey...ummm...did you maybe...ummmm...did ya figure out that macro lens yet?....just sayin' and all :|

sincerely, the guy who really diggs that scape'

tmc1313 · 10/17/2013, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by marthin

This tank is so beautifull and unique.. it's breathtaking

Wow, Thanks for such a great compliment!

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Originally Posted by Acronic

.....so, hey...ummm...did you maybe...ummmm...did ya figure out that macro lens yet?....just sayin' and all :|

sincerely, the guy who really diggs that scape'

LOL, thanks. I have had a little time to tinker around with it. I'll try and take some macros tonight and post in the morning. I've gotten a few new pieces I want to show. A word of warning though, I can guarantee my photos are not going to look half as good as yours. I've been following your thread, and your pictures are incredible. I'm still waiting for that FTS of yours. I'm sure if it looks anything like your photos it's going to be awesome.

tmc1313 · 10/22/2013, 08:22 AM

tmc1313 · 10/22/2013, 08:43 AM

sorry guys, disregard that photo. I'm trying out a new image host, but the pics are posting too small.

s2nhle · 10/22/2013, 10:02 AM

Very nice. Tagging along

tmc1313 · 10/23/2013, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by s2nhle

Very nice. Tagging along

Thank you

tmc1313 · 10/23/2013, 02:42 PM

So I've been trying to teach myself to take some macro shots. So far it's been rough, but I think I'm getting better. Here are some shots I've taken of a couple new pieces I recently added and some not so new. They aren't great, so please forgive me. I am no photographer, that's for certain:

Pink Birdsnest

Unknown Acro (but great polyp extension)

My bicolor monti cap (hoping it swirls together)

Blue tort

Unknown acro (it's actually a little greener and is getting rose colored polyps)

Ice Fire echinata (forgive the bleached stylo in the back, it's coming back slowly from the move)

Pearlberry (my favorite)

Monti Setosa

Reefflapper · 10/23/2013, 05:50 PM

Very good pics w/your macro lens

rizon25 · 10/23/2013, 08:16 PM

Aquascape is beautiful! Do you run a really ulns/zeovit? Your sps are really light and pastel in color.

tmc1313 · 10/23/2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefflapper

Very good pics w/your macro lens

Thanks, they are my the first macros I've ever taken. I'm hoping they will get better in future postings. Definitely a learning experience.

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Originally Posted by rizon25

Aquascape is beautiful! Do you run a really ulns/zeovit? Your sps are really light and pastel in color.

Thanks, I don't run ULNS or Zeo. So far my tank just looks like it runs this way. I've been trying to "dirty" up the tank a little by extending periods between water changes and feeding more. I prefer darker coral colors, but seem to always end up with pastel looking ones. I'll just have to wait it out and see.

09/19/2013, 11:54 AM	#26
glaukos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,106	Great scape and beautiful tank! And your corals seem to be in perfect condition! __________________ Mike Just doing my hobby and having great fun with it....no room/need for drama:) the only way to win with a toxic person, is not to play

09/30/2013, 02:44 AM	#29
yrema Lounger Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 331	awesome scape! __________________ Warmest Regards, Marty, Amery and Seth :) Current Tank Info: 100gal Low-tech, Low-cost Mixed Reef

10/16/2013, 10:53 PM	#41
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	.....so, hey...ummm...did you maybe...ummmm...did ya figure out that macro lens yet?....just sayin' and all :\| sincerely, the guy who really diggs that scape' __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.

10/22/2013, 08:22 AM	#43
tmc1313 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, Connecticut Posts: 1,530	__________________ --Todd

10/22/2013, 08:43 AM	#44
tmc1313 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, Connecticut Posts: 1,530	sorry guys, disregard that photo. I'm trying out a new image host, but the pics are posting too small. __________________ --Todd

09/30/2013, 09:03 AM	#30
mos90 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: rome,ny Posts: 1,151	nice work..

09/30/2013, 01:29 PM	#32
Allmost Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: canada, toronto Posts: 8,161	I think he is using Vida rocks.

09/30/2013, 01:47 PM	#34
tdb320reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Chesterfield, MI Posts: 1,209	Nice Scape!

09/30/2013, 03:56 PM	#35
zombiereefer Moved On Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 159	love the tank.. keep this one for a while and keep us updated. looks great. jsut wait til those sps grow for a while the colors are really nice

10/01/2013, 07:36 PM	#37
Reefing21715 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 100	nice tank the rock work its inpressive sps are nice. its it more easy to keep just sps on one tank than to have a mix tank?

10/02/2013, 04:56 AM	#38
CarlosF Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 8	We need a photo update please

10/16/2013, 01:46 PM	#40
marthin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 76	This tank is so beautifull and unique.. it's breathtaking

10/22/2013, 10:02 AM	#45
s2nhle Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 298	Very nice. Tagging along

10/23/2013, 02:42 PM	#47
tmc1313 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, Connecticut Posts: 1,530	So I've been trying to teach myself to take some macro shots. So far it's been rough, but I think I'm getting better. Here are some shots I've taken of a couple new pieces I recently added and some not so new. They aren't great, so please forgive me. I am no photographer, that's for certain: Pink Birdsnest Unknown Acro (but great polyp extension) My bicolor monti cap (hoping it swirls together) Blue tort Unknown acro (it's actually a little greener and is getting rose colored polyps) Ice Fire echinata (forgive the bleached stylo in the back, it's coming back slowly from the move) Pearlberry (my favorite) Monti Setosa __________________ --Todd Last edited by tmc1313; 10/23/2013 at 03:32 PM.

10/23/2013, 05:50 PM	#48
Reefflapper Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Janesville,WI Posts: 53	Very good pics w/your macro lens

10/23/2013, 08:16 PM	#49
rizon25 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chino hills 91709 Posts: 174	Aquascape is beautiful! Do you run a really ulns/zeovit? Your sps are really light and pastel in color. __________________ 45 gallon JBJ rimless tank. 1x radion gen 4 xr15 at 90%.