Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread - Page 29

selgado · #**701** 08/19/2005, 07:57 PM

I'm really jealous of that zoo collection. By the way, hows the phosphate control going?

Knyght · #**702** 08/19/2005, 08:23 PM

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Originally posted by Sheldon337
Wow Marc beautiful pictures. I wish i had a camera like yours (not to mention all the beautiful corrals to take snaps of)

Me too, Marc get yourself and your camera over here pronto!!!!!

WILDTHING · #**703** 08/19/2005, 08:30 PM

Your suncoral is having babies!!!

Thats just awesome. I bet that if you're seeing one there are others hiding that you just haven't found. That one didn't just happen, its too big BTW. If you go looking for babies I found the heaviest concentrations were above and surrounding the mother colony.

congrats

BigJim · #**704** 08/19/2005, 08:59 PM

How bout a couple of current full tank shots? One of the early days and one more recent. I'm sure they are in this huge post but I don't have the time to search.

TippyToeX · #**705** 08/19/2005, 09:19 PM

Congrats on the baby sun coral! That's awesome.

IBASSFSH · #**706** 08/19/2005, 09:43 PM

Marc must have started dosing Viagra again...

atram · #**707** 08/19/2005, 10:17 PM

Wow!!! beautiful tank!

melev · #**708** 08/19/2005, 11:45 PM

I just shot some video of the tank under actinics only. If they are worth watching, you'll see the full tank. I should take a full tank picture tomorrow, as I just cleaned the glass extra well this evening. (Weatherson's fault!)

The lights barely turned off, but in about an hour, I want to try to feed the sun corals and other LPS, and I'll squirt a little food at the new baby I discovered. Colleen, it is super far away from the parent colony, and I'm going to assume that is the one I've had for over a year. It must be 24" up above the coral.

I haven't tested the water in probably two weeks. I keep saying I'll do it, but then procrastinate. I need to get that done, so I know what the PO4 readings are, as well as the other readings.

new2u · #**709** 08/19/2005, 11:52 PM

marc beautiful pictures but don't take out the plate just put it somewhere out of view, the skeleton actually spawns babies, or so I've seen read and heard, a search might be worth it but i never seem to be able to get lucky enough to use it, mr team rc should be able to get it though

melev · #**710** 08/20/2005, 12:01 AM

Plate corals are in the SPS family, and nothing will spawn off that skeleton unfortunately. LPS can and do make babies.

Btw, today I found another baby plate coral trapped or dangling off the millepora, so I put it in a small glass jar in my frag tank to let it grow larger. I wish they'd quit blowing off the skeletal base, because until they make a new skeleton, it is impossible to place it anywhere as it blows away easily.

new2u · #**711** 08/20/2005, 12:12 AM

gosh sory melve getting plate corals and fungia all mixed up gotta get this strait to work at a lfs

melev · #**712** 08/20/2005, 12:24 AM

You know, I am making it too complicated. I was referring to a plating coral known as Montipora foliosa (similar to M. capricornis) but I do see how you may have thought about Fungia (plate) corals. Sorry about that.

Here's a great shot of some plating coral, like the one that I recently lost. Mine was orange though.

melev · #**713** 08/20/2005, 03:05 AM

Okay, here's my Twilight Video. It is 24 megs, so I apologize in advance for the download time.

hail_sniper · #**714** 08/20/2005, 04:48 AM

wow, i never thought a damsel can get that fat...

NexDog · #**715** 08/20/2005, 05:15 AM

Nice track.....and the video was pretty cool too.

That Naso has almost outgrown your tank - it's huge!

melev · #**716** 08/20/2005, 05:20 AM

I know....he's quite large. I love how my 8 yr old Percula chased him away in that video.

Knyght · #**717** 08/20/2005, 10:00 AM

omg, wierd Al, I love wierd Al

krajacich · #**718** 08/20/2005, 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by melev
I know....he's quite large. I love how my 8 yr old Percula chased him away in that video.

I liked that part too. Great video!

What kind of lighting schedule do you have (when do lights turn on & off)?

selgado · #**719** 08/20/2005, 10:32 AM

Okay Marc, repeat after me: "My fish have an eating problem." Boy when you say you feed well, you mean it. I've never seen fish so fat. You really get a better sense of depth with the video versus still shots. Cool video.

Lunchbucket · #**720** 08/20/2005, 12:06 PM

do your fish have heart disease from being obese?

i'll take my afternoon to download you video

Lunchbucket

krajacich · #**721** 08/20/2005, 01:00 PM

His fish aren't fat...they're just big-boned

jeffbrig · #**722** 08/20/2005, 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by selgado
Okay Marc, repeat after me: "My fish have an eating problem." Boy when you say you feed well, you mean it. I've never seen fish so fat. You really get a better sense of depth with the video versus still shots. Cool video.

I really don't think Marc's fish are fat. Here's a picture I took from above of a wild Naso on the reef at Molokini (Maui, HI). Much thicker than what you typically see in someone's tank, in fact, very similar to the appearance of Marc's fish.

AJP · #**723** 08/20/2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally posted by melev

Marcs looks a little fatter to me.

DerekW · #**724** 08/20/2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by jeffbrig
I really don't think Marc's fish are fat. Here's a picture I took from above of a wild Naso on the reef at Molokini (Maui, HI). Much thicker than what you typically see in someone's tank, in fact, very similar to the appearance of Marc's fish.

Wow, judging by the posture and the visable "tangs", that fish did NOT want his picture taken

"DAMN PAPARAZZI!"

maxxII · #**725** 08/20/2005, 02:30 PM

Naso tangs (The entire family) cannot erect or lower their spines. They are fixed just like you see in the pic.
Nice top down shots though.

Molokini has good diving. We went there once in February and you could hear the humpback whales singing in the background, (as long as you didnt breathe anyway).
It was awesome...

Nick