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10/21/2012, 09:17 PM | #501 |
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Peter,
Thank you for welcoming us into your home today. Your tank is a magnificent creation that most can only dream of. Yours and Shawn's willingness to openly share not oniy your succeses but also the dificulties encounterd along the way are certainly an inspiration to all reef enthusiasts. As you have learned from and paid tribute to the four masters, many others have and will continue to be motivated to continuously create the best reef enviroment possible with their given resources. Bill |
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10/21/2012, 09:37 PM | #503 |
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Peter and team,
Thanks for hosting the tank tour this afternoon, I was very happy to finally see the tank in person after following this thread since the days it traveled through the window with the Amhurst crane crew. The pictures on this thread don't do justice even though you have a SWEET camera. There really is nothing like seeing this in person. Thank you again for opening up your home to us and sharing this tank with all of us. Cheers Rob |
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You guys are so lucky to see Peter's tank.
I wish I can have one chance to be there too. BTW, any pictures of you guys get together?
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I don't believe there was a picture of everyone together. Something that definitely should have been done! I was surprised to hear yesterday that you and Peter have never met before and that Florida will be the first time. The tank alone is well worth the trip to the Great White North! Much respect was paid to your influence on the project yesterday chingchai. You paved the way for practice and communication!
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I was very lucky to meet so many polite nice people through the forum and Mr. Wilson's store. The people involved in this hobby seem to be very kind and generous. It was a great afternoon and I learned a lot from everyone I talked to. I am planning quite an extensive renovation of the fish room so the next couple of months should be interesting on the thread. Its probably a good thing that we can't play golf in the Canadian winter. There are a few that try but they are crazy!!!!! Or is it the other way around, I forget! Peter
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Thanks again Rob for your continuing support. Peter
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10/23/2012, 06:39 AM | #510 |
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Wow! What more can I say?
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10/23/2012, 07:50 PM | #511 |
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Hello Nineball, Mr.Wilson,
May I say that you entire thread is quite the inspiration! I have tried to recreate your mangrove wall on a somewhat smaller scale. I have 3 tanks that are 4' long by 6" wide by 6" deep. Do you keep any livestock in yours? (Besides the mangroves of course.) How many mangroves per gallon of total water volume do you suggest? Thanks, James |
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The tanks are too small for fish, but we keep some snails, starfish and crabs with them. Mysis shrimp spontaneously showed up in the mangrove tanks, but I have never seen them anywhere else in the system. After a year of weekly plucking, it appears that the pink cotton candy hair algae has finally died off. I'm not sure if it's the slow flow or plasma lights that caused it to grow in the mangrove system, maybe both. |
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Sean, do you think that the pink algae may have been stealing a bit of the nutrients in the mud but can no longer reach any from the surface area? just thinking out loud
as for the last reader post: a 6 x 6 " limits what sorts of fish would be happy. I can not think of one I would trust not to jump out yet still thrive in the narrow slip if that person is set on a fish for those runs then I would suggest looking outside the normal range of reef fish: maybe check with someone like John at reef cleaners who does some of his own collecting or Gulf Marine Supply |
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Yes, there could be nutrients leaching from the miracle mud. It is the only part of the system that has this substrate.
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10/24/2012, 08:04 AM | #515 | |
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Many many moons ago I had freshwater and always had trouble growing Amazon Swords. About 15 years ago I built a tank for my daughter in which I use clay cat litter with some plant soil. The plants grew like weeds. In fact I frequently cut them back. The tank also had trouble with nitrates, which is why I asked about the miracle mud feeding the mangroves. Joe |
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10/24/2012, 08:03 PM | #516 |
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Great tank build.
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10/27/2012, 08:56 PM | #517 |
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It's been a long time since i checked out your thread, it looks awesome!
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A better medium for plants is latterite which is an iron rich clay. Sponges and some corals utilize iron, but that doesn't mean you should throw a handful of nails in your sump |
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I probably shouldn't joke about it but it just stuck me as funny (but someone may start to wonder) Joe |
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Just a thought. Peter, I haven't checked in for a few months and the growth is outstanding, a continued inspiration to all in the hobby! At some point you will be doing a lot of pruning (unless I have missed the discussion as time does not allow me to follow the thread full time.) What will you do with all the frags you will eventually be producing?
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If we look at just growing some form of algae in a sump we can easily say its growth is from the nutrients it pulls from the water. There are no other sources for it to get anything from. In the case of mangroves in mud the mangroves could be pulling the nutrients from the mud. In this case the question becomes of how much value are they? I truelly don't know the answer to it. There is a whole other part of this and that becomes do the mangroves add something of value to the water? I don't know the answer to this either. The biggest problem is I am an engineer and we are always looking for proof. In a case like this the data is hard to find The one thing they do add is apart from the water is they look nice. Joe |
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From one eng to another. Conduct an experiment and put lots of mangroves in a regular sand bed and compare results
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10/29/2012, 10:15 AM | #524 |
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I am just starting a large run of trees with no medium just the reef water tricking by. I will share those results as they unfold
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i only come on once in a while now, mostly because my tank was shut down and sold. but i have to keep coming back once in a while to check on this. everything is beautiful, i love what you guys created!
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