August NTOTM...PurpleUP's TOPLESS BC14 - Page 2

PurpleUP · 09/04/2007, 06:42 PM

Top Down Shot

fishes2889 · 09/04/2007, 07:13 PM

Nice! congratz on winnin' the N'TOTM!

Bigbyrd · 09/04/2007, 09:20 PM

sweet shot on the acro...thanks

PurpleUP · 09/04/2007, 11:24 PM

Np and thank you very much. I found my tri-pod, so let me know if anyone wants to see close-ups of anything else in the tank. Otherwise, I'm goin on a freestyle photo-shoot frenzy.

PurpleUP · 09/05/2007, 12:55 PM

happyface888 · 09/07/2007, 12:18 AM

wow thats a really nice tank, congrats

Titans · 09/07/2007, 05:55 PM

Hi purpleup - What kind of fish is that in the last couple pictures. Looks like it has pink lip stick on!

PurpleUP · 09/07/2007, 06:07 PM

LOL. its a Purple Firefish. he's all by his lonesome now b/c his other companion (a needle-head firefish) jumped from out of the water and onto the floor!

dynomight · 09/08/2007, 12:58 AM

Well great now you have gone and made me dislocate my jaw, I need to wear a chin strap when I cruise through RC!

Seriously though that tank is gorgeous as well as your wife and children. You've got the whole package man!

PurpleUP · 09/08/2007, 11:26 AM

Haha! that's CLASSIC. Tx, Dynomight.

StunnaShadez · 09/09/2007, 01:31 PM

that tank is packed with corals. nice tank

mhhauser321 · 09/10/2007, 09:35 PM

Very cool tank, I must ask you though, why do you use Lugol's solution? what are the pro's and con's of this supplement? Or is it just a way of adding iodine to your tank.

Also what type of coral is that red chalice, do you know the genus or family name?

matt

plankton · 09/12/2007, 05:12 PM

Beutiful nano!! But, how do you clean the glass? Toothbrush?

PurpleUP · 09/13/2007, 10:23 PM

mhhauser321, I use Lugol's to supplement iodine. After a few weeks of cautious use, I've already noticed improvement in the growth and color of one of my struggling zoa colonies. One definite con of this supplement is my inability to test iodine levels in the tank. I understand that it is quite easy to OD.

I don't know the genus of my red chalice. Can anyone else help?

jopo43 · 09/16/2007, 09:51 PM

Great tank

Yedgy · 09/17/2007, 08:55 PM

PurpleUP, congratulations on a spectacular BC14! I just started mine yesterday and if it turns out half as nice as yours I'll be ecstatic. It's great to see what's possible in a nano. Do you have any pics from earlier in your nano's development?

cato · 09/18/2007, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PurpleUP

I don't know the genus of my red chalice. Can anyone else help?

It doesn't appear to be a chalice. It does appear to be a Turbinaria reniformis. Do a search on Google Images and tons of pics will come up. HTH. Sweet nano btw.

PurpleUP · 09/18/2007, 04:29 PM

chirocato, i think he was inquiring about the encrusting red coral next to the turbinaria. still not even sure if that's a chalice.

cato · 09/19/2007, 06:28 AM

Ooops. Sorry everyone. Missed it.

I see it now. Nice piece too! Looks like a chalice to me too. Got me on what type though.

PurpleUP · 09/20/2007, 03:46 PM

This one's for Yedgy. It's the earliest pick I have at 28 days old. As you can see, I dared to stock it pretty early but *mostly* everything has survived and continues to prosper...

Aussie_hippie_2 · 09/21/2007, 06:56 AM

Amazing. Simply, jaw-droppingly, amazing.

Cute kids too.

PurpleUP · 09/23/2007, 05:29 PM

I recently mounted my Coralife Hang On to the upper cabinet. It allows the tank to be COMPLETELY accessible from the top. I also tucked away my ATO reservoir tank, fan, and misc wiring in the cabinet. *Electrical wiring extending down from the cabinet prevents electric shock if water accidentally spills from the tank. My wife hasn't yet noticed that I removed the door. shhhhh.

Having the tank totally clear of obstacles makes it easier to take shots like this...

BTW, these corals have been growing like wildflowers. I'm upgrading only the tank to a larger JBJ 24DX next week. But I'll be using the same lighting and pump system, so the essence of it will remain the same. Soon I'll have MORE ROOM FOR CORALS.

PurpleUP · 09/23/2007, 06:25 PM

PurpleUP · 09/25/2007, 01:28 PM

PurpleUP · 09/25/2007, 01:38 PM

09/04/2007, 07:13 PM	#27
fishes2889 Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Emmaus, Pa Posts: 908	Nice! congratz on winnin' the N'TOTM! __________________ Steve ~Zoa & Ric Addict~ Ichthyophobia - fear of fish Current Tank Info: 33g Long Reef, 5.5g, 20L prop, 45g prop spec in the works

09/10/2007, 09:35 PM	#37
mhhauser321 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 283	Very cool tank, I must ask you though, why do you use Lugol's solution? what are the pro's and con's of this supplement? Or is it just a way of adding iodine to your tank. Also what type of coral is that red chalice, do you know the genus or family name? matt __________________ "Fry: I'm not a robot like you, I don't like having discs cramped into me... unless they're Oreos... and then only in the mouth." "Fry: Wow. That guy makes Speedy Gonzalez look like Regular Gonzalez"

09/17/2007, 08:55 PM	#41
Yedgy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 390	PurpleUP, congratulations on a spectacular BC14! I just started mine yesterday and if it turns out half as nice as yours I'll be ecstatic. It's great to see what's possible in a nano. Do you have any pics from earlier in your nano's development? __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan

09/19/2007, 06:28 AM	#44
cato New England Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,450	Ooops. Sorry everyone. Missed it. I see it now. Nice piece too! Looks like a chalice to me too. Got me on what type though. __________________ -Cato I swear it's an illness... Current Tank Info: On Hiatus

09/23/2007, 05:29 PM	#47
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	I recently mounted my Coralife Hang On to the upper cabinet. It allows the tank to be COMPLETELY accessible from the top. I also tucked away my ATO reservoir tank, fan, and misc wiring in the cabinet. Electrical wiring extending down from the cabinet prevents electric shock if water accidentally spills from the tank. My wife hasn't yet noticed that I removed the door. shhhhh. Having the tank totally clear of obstacles makes it easier to take shots like this... BTW, these corals have been growing like wildflowers. I'm upgrading only the tank to a larger JBJ 24DX next week. But I'll be using the same lighting and pump system, so the essence of it will remain the same. Soon I'll have MORE ROOM FOR CORALS. Last edited by PurpleUP; 09/23/2007 at 05:34 PM.*

09/04/2007, 06:42 PM	#26
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	Top Down Shot

09/04/2007, 09:20 PM	#28
Bigbyrd Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 87	sweet shot on the acro...thanks

09/04/2007, 11:24 PM	#29
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	Np and thank you very much. I found my tri-pod, so let me know if anyone wants to see close-ups of anything else in the tank. Otherwise, I'm goin on a freestyle photo-shoot frenzy.

09/05/2007, 12:55 PM	#30
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190

09/07/2007, 12:18 AM	#31
happyface888 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,987	wow thats a really nice tank, congrats

09/07/2007, 05:55 PM	#32
Titans Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 356	Hi purpleup - What kind of fish is that in the last couple pictures. Looks like it has pink lip stick on!

09/07/2007, 06:07 PM	#33
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	LOL. its a Purple Firefish. he's all by his lonesome now b/c his other companion (a needle-head firefish) jumped from out of the water and onto the floor!

09/08/2007, 12:58 AM	#34
dynomight Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: texas Posts: 105	Well great now you have gone and made me dislocate my jaw, I need to wear a chin strap when I cruise through RC! Seriously though that tank is gorgeous as well as your wife and children. You've got the whole package man!

09/08/2007, 11:26 AM	#35
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	Haha! that's CLASSIC. Tx, Dynomight.

09/09/2007, 01:31 PM	#36
StunnaShadez Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sacramento Posts: 584	that tank is packed with corals. nice tank

09/12/2007, 05:12 PM	#38
plankton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 2,676	Beutiful nano!! But, how do you clean the glass? Toothbrush?

09/13/2007, 10:23 PM	#39
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	mhhauser321, I use Lugol's to supplement iodine. After a few weeks of cautious use, I've already noticed improvement in the growth and color of one of my struggling zoa colonies. One definite con of this supplement is my inability to test iodine levels in the tank. I understand that it is quite easy to OD. I don't know the genus of my red chalice. Can anyone else help?

09/16/2007, 09:51 PM	#40
jopo43 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Crawfordsville, IN Posts: 93	Great tank

09/18/2007, 04:29 PM	#43
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	chirocato, i think he was inquiring about the encrusting red coral next to the turbinaria. still not even sure if that's a chalice.

09/20/2007, 03:46 PM	#45
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	This one's for Yedgy. It's the earliest pick I have at 28 days old. As you can see, I dared to stock it pretty early but mostly everything has survived and continues to prosper...

09/21/2007, 06:56 AM	#46
Aussie_hippie_2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bozeman Posts: 127	Amazing. Simply, jaw-droppingly, amazing. Cute kids too.

09/23/2007, 06:25 PM	#48
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190

09/25/2007, 01:28 PM	#49
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	Updated DTS 09/25/2007

09/25/2007, 01:38 PM	#50
PurpleUP Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA Posts: 190	Love.