New prop system - Page 8

Impala1964 · #**176** 04/27/2007, 07:21 PM

Hey RRodrigues have any photo updates we love your photos

Piazzon12 · #**177** 04/29/2007, 09:04 PM

Amazing! You've inspired me! I must have that tank.... Now I just need to learn to build one.

Adam

Hezz · #**178** 04/30/2007, 01:00 PM

Mr. Rodriguez,
You have done an incredible job at building and maintaining your prop tank. Hats off to you mate. The pics are awesome.

RRodrigues · #**179** 06/15/2007, 06:09 PM

Hi,

Water changes really improve coral health and grow. Did you notice the yellowish colour of the water that's in our reefs? Even when the water looks crystal clear just take a gallon or two and compare it with new water in a white bucket. I don't use ozone or UV just activated carbon from time to time.

So I decided to be more pro-active in these two prop tanks and have change their routine maintenance: 40l/11gal (hard coral tank) and 60l/16gal (soft coral tank) weekly water change and siphoning of the sediments.

New photos from yesterday (soft coral tank):

RRodrigues · #**180** 06/15/2007, 06:09 PM

polywise · #**181** 06/15/2007, 07:46 PM

RRodrigues,
Hey you have flat worms on the glass in your tank. look at the first pic in your last post.

hatfielj · #**182** 06/15/2007, 08:38 PM

I've always done weekly water changes of your size and I truly believe they are key to keeping the system healthy. Nice work on your system by the way! Everything looks top notch and the corals look very healthy

Almondsaz · #**183** 06/17/2007, 02:47 PM

THANK YOU....what an incredible thread. Love to see the tank construction and population of them. If you come across any more building of your tanks...that would be helpful.

Thanks again

RRodrigues · #**184** 06/17/2007, 03:00 PM

Thanks.

Yes polywise, I+ve got flatworms in this tank, got them from a friend's tank, nice friend huh

skeeter-doc · #**185** 06/19/2007, 04:03 PM

get a mandarin to eat the flatworms, and you will be very very happy!

and lose the friend, lol

fishymann · #**186** 06/19/2007, 10:14 PM

wow, awesome prop tanks they look more like displays!

ChuckNorris · #**187** 07/01/2007, 03:58 PM

I just read this entire thread at work and it is absolutley incredible. Keep up the good work and kep us updated with pictures.

Sean

crrichey · #**188** 07/01/2007, 11:09 PM

Its not really a prop anymore its more of an awesome display that happens to be a prop tank.

jimicasper · #**189** 07/02/2007, 01:47 PM

H.a.Z · #**190** 07/07/2007, 10:40 AM

This is so inspiring, I want my next tank to be a prop tank like this :-)

mhhauser321 · #**191** 07/07/2007, 03:56 PM

Very Clean and Very Well Done

firewire · #**192** 07/18/2007, 04:11 PM

keep this going this is one of my most fav tank thread

ever

It would the coolest tank ever if you add a third tank to this

I hope no tail didn't die you should keep him forever

NYCREEF69 · #**193** 07/18/2007, 11:49 PM

nice

RRodrigues · #**194** 07/19/2007, 02:57 AM

Thanks for the tip skeeter-doc, I add a mandarin to the upper tank and now the flatworms are gone, now I'm trying to put it in the lower tank but is not an easy task, maybe I'll get another.

Thanks for the kind words everybody.

Photo update soon (must clean the glass first).

RRodrigues · #**195** 07/22/2007, 04:51 PM

Hard coral prop tank. Photos from 21-July-07:

RRodrigues · #**196** 07/22/2007, 05:13 PM

RRodrigues · #**197** 07/22/2007, 05:23 PM

Soft Coral tank (lower tank):

compulou · #**198** 07/22/2007, 05:32 PM

Simply Amazing!!!

nUgZ · #**199** 07/22/2007, 06:33 PM

It couldn't be any better. I can't wait to do something like this in the future.

silas k · #**200** 07/23/2007, 08:09 AM

omg you have like 50 fungia's