New prop system - Page 9

kmacartney · #**201** 07/24/2007, 10:34 PM

WOW!

RRodrigues · #**202** 07/25/2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by silas k
omg you have like 50 fungia's

More than 50 now. All come from acanthocaulii.

silas k · #**203** 07/26/2007, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RRodrigues
More than 50 now. All come from acanthocaulii.

Maybe its a stupid question but what is that ?

RRodrigues · #**204** 07/26/2007, 01:58 PM

Hi silas, acanthocaulii is an assexual reproduction method where small Fungias grow from the skeleton of an "almost dead" parental Fungia.

BigRick08 · #**205** 07/28/2007, 11:03 PM

Your setups are simply amazing and exactly what I am shooting for. My tank arrives this weekend!

xcreonx · #**206** 07/29/2007, 02:11 AM

Your prop tank is more beautiful than 99.9% of the displays I've seen. I LOVE the shallow tank look. Gorgeous!

mxett · #**207** 07/30/2007, 06:47 AM

Amazing work!!

You mentioned that you started to feed the sps tank, to improve the coral colouration. Did this make a difference?

Thanks

Marcus

silas k · #**208** 07/30/2007, 07:57 AM

"Hi silas, acanthocaulii is an assexual reproduction method where small Fungias grow from the skeleton of an "almost dead" parental Fungia."

that sounds intresting do you know where i kan find more information about the subject

RRodrigues · #**209** 08/22/2007, 03:20 AM

mxett, yes the coloration improve. I target feed all the Fungia and sometimes the Euphyllias and Caulastreas. The other corals benefit from the feeding remains (higher Dissolved organic Matter) and fish excretions. Having a fish population well fed also improves coral coloration.

silas, you could find some info about acanthocaulii in the Book of coral Propagation Vol. 1.

Small update regarding Temperature control. August is the warmest month here at Portugal so for cooling both tanks I'm using 2 small computer fans coupled with an electronic thermostat. Evaporative cooling works really well for me and the electornic thermostat prevents temperature values from fluctuating.

Ecrasez · #**210** 08/26/2007, 04:59 PM

Congratulations. Your propagation system is amazing.

I have a question. Your Fungia babes are reproduce asexual (acanthocaulii). Is a natural process or you induce it ?

Mongoose · #**211** 08/26/2007, 08:04 PM

Ricardo,

your tank is looking amazing !!!!

did you break up a fungia to get all those small ones ??

thanks,.
Joe

RRodrigues · #**212** 08/27/2007, 04:27 AM

Ecrasez It's a natural process.

Mongoose All my fungia came from acanthocaulii (assexual reproduction method).

RRodrigues · #**213** 10/17/2007, 04:34 PM

Hi,

I did remove a big (and beautiful) Turbinaria reniformis from the hard coral (upper) tank. I don't know why but it was not thriving. Maybe because the tank is now almost full of Fungia and they must release some toxic stuff into the water... Since then I increase the volume of the weekly water changes and put new activated carbon in the sump. Fungia are still being fed with brine shrimp. They are huge and fat and the colouration is great. I'm trying to find other corals to propagate in this tank: Cycloseris, Duncanopasmmia and Tubastrea.

The soft coral tank is at full capacity, I guess... I stopped fraggin Sarcophyton due to lack of space. Now they are growing up towards the light.

I've increased the fish population in both tanks.

Macro photography:

Chromis viridis

Lobophytum pauciflorum

Psammocora sp.

Sarcophytom sp.

Fluorescent green Caulastrea sp.

Green Zoanthus sp.

Fungia sp.

Tubipora musica

RRodrigues · #**214** 10/17/2007, 04:34 PM

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RRodrigues · #**215** 10/17/2007, 04:34 PM

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H.a.Z · #**216** 10/18/2007, 01:07 AM

Lovley pictures as always :-)

Brent Thomann · #**217** 10/18/2007, 10:13 AM

very nice work with the photos!

I really need a dictionary or a list of common names for these corals and fish. I really scratch my head when the common names aren't used, lol.

H.a.Z · #**218** 10/20/2007, 09:58 AM

Brent, here is a nice one:

http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/0/0/0/index.htm

Leonardo's Reef · #**219** 10/22/2007, 01:53 PM

Awesome setup. I love the way it functions as a prop tank, but looks like a display.

Leonardo

ooja3k · #**220** 10/22/2007, 03:53 PM

this is absolutely insane!!!

i would love to do something like this once i get a home of my own!!!

has this been a profitable venture for you so far?

RRodrigues · #**221** 10/22/2007, 04:09 PM

Thanks.

Brent Thomann, sorry but I'm more used to scientific names.

Leonardo's Reef, it looks like a display but it is a prop tank. I know I missed the eggcrate part.

ooja3k, I'm not selling frags now.

Leonardo's Reef · #**222** 10/22/2007, 04:17 PM

It looks better then eggcrate

ooja3k · #**223** 10/23/2007, 02:46 AM

are you still waiting before you start to sell?

saltaquaman · #**224** 10/23/2007, 09:59 AM

How did you frag your Galaxia. I have searched the web on the proper procedure but didn't find anything. My galaxia is about the size of a large softball with about 200 heads.

RRodrigues · #**225** 10/23/2007, 03:26 PM

ooja3k, yes, I don't want to sell now.

saltaquaman, is very easy to frag Galaxea, just use a screwdriver and stick it inside the coral where you want to cut. Pay some attention to the coral strucutre, it's possible to do single polyp frags.

Happy fraging!!