Sun Coral Display Tank - Page 3

toonces · 05/04/2009, 04:47 PM

+2 on the ToTM nomination.

I was beginning to think I'd seen everything in this hobby.

Congrats on thinking out of the box. That is truly a unique and stunning tank.

Dejavu · 05/04/2009, 07:02 PM

Well done!

What shimmer are you using?

launchnukes · 05/04/2009, 07:20 PM

beautiful tank

lougotzz · 05/04/2009, 07:28 PM

WOW, those are some really nice corals! Where did you get them from? I love those yellow zoanthids (at least I think they are zoanthids lol) and id like to add some to my tank.

lougotzz · 05/04/2009, 07:28 PM

WOW, those are some really nice corals! Where did you get them from? I love those yellow zoanthids (at least I think they are zoanthids lol) and id like to add some to my tank.

L98-Z · 05/04/2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by lougotzz
WOW, those are some really nice corals! Where did you get them from? I love those yellow zoanthids (at least I think they are zoanthids lol) and id like to add some to my tank.

They're sun corals. Completely different than zoas.

shovel · 05/04/2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by mariusz621
I feed the tank daily with 10 cubes of frozen mysis and 30 cubes of brine. There are 9 Rhizos which get a small piece of lance fish each twice a week...

that is more than i eat a day! also what is the blue that i see in the middle?

shovel · 05/04/2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by toonces
+2 on the ToTM nomination.

I was beginning to think I'd seen everything in this hobby.

Congrats on thinking out of the box. That is truly a unique and stunning tank.

that would be a great tank of the month supremly healthy corals that many have trouble with, buetifal arengement of colors,so origanil, and remarably clean for the food he feeds.

shovel · 05/04/2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by toonces
+2 on the ToTM nomination.

I was beginning to think I'd seen everything in this hobby.

Congrats on thinking out of the box. That is truly a unique and stunning tank.

that would be a great tank of the month supremly healthy corals that many have trouble with, buetifal arengement of colors,so origanil, and remarably clean for the food he feeds.

filly469075 · 05/04/2009, 08:30 PM

WOW what an amazing tank WOW

dnsfpl · 05/04/2009, 08:50 PM

an awesome unique tank

cheers

nate82 · 05/04/2009, 09:02 PM

love the originality how long does it take you to feed all those colonies every day? Seems like quite the process. Well worth it though

tmz · 05/04/2009, 09:16 PM

Beautiful. How much sulfur are you running in the denitrator ? What is the flow rate?

pimpinitup6969 · 05/04/2009, 09:22 PM

thats gorgeous!

mariusz621 · 05/05/2009, 03:15 AM

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Originally posted by L98-Z
Have you thought about producing your own food? Perhaps various seafood that's been diced up? Certainly 40 cubes a day of mysis/brine is not overly cheap?

Would the sun corals be happy with that?

Yes, I have tried it. The carals seem to enjoy the seafood mix but this was causing some mojor water quality issues. I used to blend the food and I think this was creating problems. If I was to cut the seafood mix with a knife this would work better, but I could not imagine doing it every nigh

The food does cost a bit in a long run. I think I spend more on the fish food than on mine

mariusz621 · 05/05/2009, 03:27 AM

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Originally posted by ReneX
What kind of sponges do you have in there and have you seen them grow any since you added them?

I have quite a few blue sponges which are doing very well. They are however capable of choking other corals to death, when they decide to take over the space....

There are also a few different sponges like red tree sponge and yellow ball type, but those are not growing. I have some of them for almost a year without any growth.

mariusz621 · 05/05/2009, 03:30 AM

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Originally posted by shovel
that is more than i eat a day! also what is the blue that i see in the middle?

That's sponges I have included some pictures of above.

mariusz621 · 05/05/2009, 03:34 AM

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Originally posted by nate82
love the originality how long does it take you to feed all those colonies every day? Seems like quite the process. Well worth it though

Daily maintenance takes me about an hour. I think this has became a routine now and it does not bother me that much.

This is actually quite a fun watching the corals catching they prey.

mariusz621 · 05/05/2009, 03:45 AM

I would also like to thank everyone for the comments. It would look a bit silly if I was to reply to all comments individually

The tank was not really planned as sun coral exclusively. I have 4 tanks at home and this allowed me to create very different set ups. I do like sps, mushrooms, zoas and rics, so there is a tank dedicated to sps only, mushrooms only and this one which originally was set up as nps reef.

This however was not a very easy tank to keep succesfully. It was fed 24/4 with variety of FM foods and I was still not very happy with it. The only corlas in this tank I was happy with were suns, so with time I was adding more of them and at some point I did not bother with dendronepthea and other nps corals.
Sun corals are very easy to keep when well fed. The only challenge here is to keep water quality high.

Many thanks

CorkPullerPHL · 05/05/2009, 06:38 AM

Can you please explain how you go about feeding these corals? I find target feeding my sun coral nearly impossible as it closes up when it feels water squirt on it.

I can't seem to get enough food into my tank for them to be well fed.

The tank is amazing.

mariusz621 · 05/05/2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally posted by CorkPullerPHL
Can you please explain how you go about feeding these corals? I find target feeding my sun coral nearly impossible as it closes up when it feels water squirt on it.

I can't seem to get enough food into my tank for them to be well fed.

The tank is amazing.

When feeding daily, the corals will open without any cyclopeeze or similar stimulats and will stay open quite a lot.

When feeding, all circulating pumps and wave box is switched off, so the water is very still. I squirt mixed food around 10cm above each colony, so the food flows down very gently. I do not try to feed every head as this seems unnecessary. I feed when the lights are switched off, so fish are not disturbing the food much...

Thanks

Pyratt · 05/05/2009, 12:21 PM

+4 ToTM... for me I think the descriptor is "elegant."

gregod · 05/05/2009, 08:16 PM

I have to agree with everyone else, beautiful tank.

mariusz621 · 05/06/2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally posted by Dejavu
Well done!

What shimmer are you using?

I am sorry, I have missed your post. It Deltec APF 851. I used to run 2 skimmers, but this seemed unnecessary.

Thanks

mariusz621 · 05/06/2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by tmz
Beautiful. How much sulfur are you running in the denitrator ? What is the flow rate?

I am not really sure how much sulfur there is as it came together with reactor. I am using Korralin denitrator which I think comes in one size. I do like this filter as it uses recirculating pump which makes the unit work more efficient. I use controlable dosing pump and it is set up on 3.6l/h.

Thank you and everyone for nice comments

05/04/2009, 07:02 PM	#52
Dejavu ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,423	Well done! What shimmer are you using? __________________ Brian June 2013 TOTM Current Tank Info: 270 Starphire by Miracles in GlassBK 250 InternalSequence Blackfin 1800(2) 6105 Tunzes Streams(3) 400 watt Blueline E-Ballast400w 20k Radiums(3) Lumanarc IIIGEO 624 Ca ReactorTunze OsmolotorPM SR45 and TLF PhosBan Reactor 150Apex

05/04/2009, 07:20 PM	#53
launchnukes Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vero Beach, FL Posts: 703	beautiful tank __________________ Red Sea Reefer 750xxl Previous Tank: 300DD Display 500g system.

05/04/2009, 08:50 PM	#61
dnsfpl Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,121	an awesome unique tank cheers __________________ Achilles Tang \| Bandit, 2 x False Shepardi Angelfish \| Cleaner, Flame & Mystery Wrasse

05/04/2009, 09:02 PM	#62
nate82 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,137	love the originality how long does it take you to feed all those colonies every day? Seems like quite the process. Well worth it though __________________ "Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold." - Bob Marley Current Tank Info: 45g cube in the works. With 15g sump, 10g fuge, DIY LEDs. and more

05/04/2009, 09:16 PM	#63
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Beautiful. How much sulfur are you running in the denitrator ? What is the flow rate? __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

05/04/2009, 04:47 PM	#51
toonces Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA Posts: 1,131	+2 on the ToTM nomination. I was beginning to think I'd seen everything in this hobby. Congrats on thinking out of the box. That is truly a unique and stunning tank.

05/04/2009, 07:28 PM	#54
lougotzz Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,524	WOW, those are some really nice corals! Where did you get them from? I love those yellow zoanthids (at least I think they are zoanthids lol) and id like to add some to my tank.

05/04/2009, 08:30 PM	#60
filly469075 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: webster, ny Posts: 418	WOW what an amazing tank WOW

05/04/2009, 09:22 PM	#64
pimpinitup6969 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Elmira, Ny Posts: 2,503	thats gorgeous! __________________ I'd rather burp and taste it than fart and waste it! Current Tank Info: 125 Gallon, 150 Gallon

05/05/2009, 03:45 AM	#69
mariusz621 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 83	I would also like to thank everyone for the comments. It would look a bit silly if I was to reply to all comments individually The tank was not really planned as sun coral exclusively. I have 4 tanks at home and this allowed me to create very different set ups. I do like sps, mushrooms, zoas and rics, so there is a tank dedicated to sps only, mushrooms only and this one which originally was set up as nps reef. This however was not a very easy tank to keep succesfully. It was fed 24/4 with variety of FM foods and I was still not very happy with it. The only corlas in this tank I was happy with were suns, so with time I was adding more of them and at some point I did not bother with dendronepthea and other nps corals. Sun corals are very easy to keep when well fed. The only challenge here is to keep water quality high. Many thanks

05/05/2009, 06:38 AM	#70
CorkPullerPHL Mmm, Beer. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Exton, Pa Posts: 563	Can you please explain how you go about feeding these corals? I find target feeding my sun coral nearly impossible as it closes up when it feels water squirt on it. I can't seem to get enough food into my tank for them to be well fed. The tank is amazing. __________________ It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. - John Steinbeck Current Tank Info: Build on hold - Getting married instead.

05/05/2009, 12:21 PM	#72
Pyratt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 27	+4 ToTM... for me I think the descriptor is "elegant."

05/05/2009, 08:16 PM	#73
gregod Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 566	I have to agree with everyone else, beautiful tank.