10-01-2007 12:59 PM

 

Tank Status

 

28 October 2007

 

125 Gallon

 

 

Current Fish Inhabitants

(2) Maroon Clown (pair)
(2) Yellow Tail Damsels
(2) Black Striped Damsels (Humbug)
(1) Yellow Tang
(1) Bicolor Blenny
(1) Green Spotted Mandarin
(1) Coral Beauty
(1) Hawaiian Flame Wrasse
(1) Pink Spotted Shrimp Goby
(1) SixLine Wrasse

 

Current Invert Inhabitants

(2) Harlequin Shrimp (pair)
(2) Blood/Fire Shrimp
(1) Coral Banded Shrimp
(1) Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
(?) Various snails/hermits



 

Tests 03 October

Temp: 77.9
SG: 1.024
PH: 8.2
Alk: 2.5 (mEq/L)
Nitrite (No2): 0
Ammonia (Nh3): 0
Nitrate (No3): 0
Phospate (Ph4) .1
Calcium (Ca): 370
Copper (Cu): 0


 

Tests 28 October

Temp: 76.5 (due to not running skimmer 3 days)
SG: 1.024
PH: 8.2
Alk: 3.0 (mEq/L)
Nitrite (No2): 0
Ammonia (Nh3): 0
Nitrate (No3): 5.0
Phospate (Ph4) NT
Calcium (Ca): NT
Copper (Cu): NT


Misc Notes:

Water Change Due 10 Oct. Feed Harlequins 10 Oct. Add Ca to topoff water.
(5 Oct - added Coral Banded Shrimp)
(8 Oct - Harlequins fed - next feeding due ~ 30 Oct)
(8 Oct - 25 gal. water change. Next due NLT 31 Oct (change carbon))
(8 Oct - Cleaned skimmer, changed filter socks)
(16 Oct - MarineDepot Order:

====ORDER SUMMARY====
Web Order Number: 100321131
Item 1
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Qty Ordered: 1
Description: Kordon VitaTrace™ Saltwater Addtive - 16oz
Price: $12.99
Item 2
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Item Code: BS1123
Qty Ordered: 2
Description: Berlin Sump Filter Sock
Price: $11.70
Item 3
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Item Code: TL3151
Qty Ordered: 1
Description: Two Little Fishies ZoPlan Advanced ZooPlankton Diet 30g
Price: $8.99
Item 4
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Item Code: PB1111
Qty Ordered: 2
Description: Poly Filter 4 x 8
Price: $13.18
Shipping Details: Ground $7.99
Total Tax: $0.00
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Order total: $54.85

(17 Oct - ordered new PC lights from customaquatic, 2 10K, 2 Actinic.)
(17 Oct - ordered new MH light from customaquatic, 250W 14K)

 



 



 

 

 

Current Fish Inhabitants

(2) False Percula Clowns (pair)
(1) Yellow Watchman Goby
(1) Banggai Cardinalfish

 

Current Invert Inhabitants

(1) Blood/Fire Shrimp
(1) Coral Banded Shrimp
(?) Various snails/hermits




 

Tests 03 October

Temp: 78.5
SG: 1.025
PH: 8.2
Alk: 3.0 (mEq/L)
Nitrite (No2): 0
Ammonia (Nh3): 0
Nitrate (No3): 10
Phospate (Ph4) 0
Calcium (Ca): 310 (?)
Copper (Cu): 0



 

Tests 28 October

Temp: 80.1
SG: 1.023
PH: 7.4 !!!!!
Alk: 3.5 (mEq/L)
Nitrite (No2): 0
Ammonia (Nh3): .25
Nitrate (No3): 5.0
Phospate (Ph4) NT
Calcium (Ca): 310 Added Ca
Copper (Cu): NT


Misc Notes:

(03 Oct = Poly-Filter changed. Water change (4 gal) 03 Oct. Next Water change due 10 Oct. Add Ca to topoff water.)[8 Oct - 5 gal water change. next due ~ 17 Oct)
(8 Oct - Cleaned filter media, changed carbon)
(8 Oct - Added very small juvenile Banggi Cardinal (captive bred) to nano)
(15 Oct - 4 gal WTC, IO - cleaned filters. Next change due ~ 25 Oct.)
(18 Oct - Changes 3 gal water from drained from main tank - cleaned filters - replaced poly-pad)
(28 Oct - added Ca (argaMight), exchanged 3 gal with main tank water)


 

10-08-2007 09:13 PM

 

ReefKeeping October 2007

 


Features:

Wanted: Hobbyist Heroes to Stop An Alien Invasion
by Mike Greenemeier and Brian Plankis

Mike and Brian describe the serious threat of invasive species to biodiversity and what hobbyists can do to help prevent them from occurring.


"Frag" of the Month - Propagating Nepthea sp. and Lobophytum crassum
by Agu Lukk

This month Agu demonstrates techniques for fragmenting Nepthea and Cabbage coral, Lobophytum crassum.


Tank of the Month
This month we are featuring Paul Whitby's (pwhitby) beautiful reef aquarium.

Paul describes his 600-gallon reef system.



Columns:


Invertebrate Corner
by James Fatherree
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A Close-up Look at Tridacna crocea

In this article James discusses the distinguishing characteristics of T. crocea as well information on their optimal care in captivity.

Fish Profile
by Doug Wojtczak
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False Percula Clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris

One of the all-time favorite marine fish is profiled.

Newbie Corner
by Tom Murphy (aka WaterKeeper)
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Reefkeeping 101 - Water

In this first article of our new "Newbie Corner" column, Tom (aka WaterKeeper) discusses the most important component of any new reef tank.

The MASNA Newsletter

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Marine Scene - Volume XI, Number II

A quarterly publication of the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA). MASNA's goal is to assist in forming and promoting the growth of clubs within the hobby and the education of their members while ensuring a sustainable future for the marine environment.

Upcoming Events

Check out the latest upcoming events of interest to marine aquarists

Reefkeeping's Top 10by Readers

Top Ten Most Costly Mistakes You've Made With Your Reef...

Thread of the Month
"MACNA XIX pictures!"
by Andrew


Cover: An Eibli Angel, Centropyge eibli. Photo © Jeffory Senske, Aquarium Design Group.





 

10-17-2007 12:50 PM

 

October 2007 - "Advanced Aquarist"

 

Editorial: October 2007By Terry Siegel Terry gives an update on his 700 gallon system.


Feature Article: Identifying Parasitic Diseases in Marine Aquarium Fish - A Hobbyist’s Guide to Identifying Some Common Marine Aquarium ParasitesBy Terry D. Bartelme Awareness of the symptoms and treatments for other common parasites can save aquarists from disappointing setbacks, unnecessary expenses and the loss of livestock.

Feature Article: Coral Coloration - Part 7: Coral Reflectance, Chromoproteins and Environmental Factors Affecting Non-fluorescent PigmentationBy Dana Riddle All the information presented in the previous six installments of this series has been only a precursor to this article, where we identified coral pigments as described in scientific literature.


Lateral Lines: Delicatessen Part 4: A Never-ending Battle or the Verge of Something GreatBy Adam Blundell M.S. Recent developments of larval shrimp cultures, the success of commercial breeding programs, and the newly generated interest of aquarists to breed invertebrates may serve together as the big breakthrough.


Marine Aquarist Course Schedule for 2008 By D. Wade Lehmann Marine Aquarist Courses Online (MACO) will be offering a whole host of new educational courses for you starting in January 2008!

What in Neptune's World? By Terry Siegel Guess the mystery animal.

Product Review: Aqua llumination's LED Lighting System: An 88-watt Sun for Your Reef TankBy Dana Riddle This article will report on the performance of one such luminaire – the powerful LED array from Aqua Illumination.

Hot Tips: Tips on Livestock and Hardware PurchasingBy Advanced Aquarist's Readers This month, our readers give tips on livestock and hardware purchasing.

Reefs In The NewsMedia coverage of the state of our world's reefs, interesting information, and other marine-related news.

10-11-2007 02:24 PM

 

USAT Liberty
Tulemban, Bali

 

 

Matt,

I understand! This is the comm tower of a US ship (USAT Liberty) sunk by Japanese in WWII. It is right off shore (Tulemban, Bali) so makes a great dive. --- Have been back to Bali 3X and have never missed a couple of dives here in Tulamben. (Have unfortunatly worn out welcome in Indonesia, and will not be returning. - But you can!) --- You can "catch" similar photo on any given day.


So beautiful it makes your head hurt.


 

The U.S.A.T. LIBERTY, a 120 meter long shipwreck, is the remains of a US World War II freighter, torpedoed on January 11,1942 at 4:15 a.m. by a Japanese submarine while crossing the Lombok Strait carrying material (rubber and railway parts) from Australia to the Philippines. Two US destroyers hitched up to the ship and tried to tow it to the port of Singaraja. The damage was immense, she was taking too much water and her crew ran the vessel up onto the beach of Tulamben 70km away from the nearest safe harbor.

For 21 years she stayed there, the people of Tulamben secured all items of any value, even parts of the deck. In 1963 the Liberty was pushed to her present location by the fatal eruption of the volcano Gunung Agung. During this process the hull broke into two pieces. Now she is laying only 30 meter from the Tulamben beach on a sandy slope 90° on her side parallel to the shore. The deck side faces the ocean.

The Liberty ship wreck is the most visited diving site of Bali at a perfect depth for scuba diving ranging from 2.5 meters down to 29 meters. There are a couple of impressive swim throughs, but one must be cautious because the structure of the wreck is unstable, every year parts collapse. An amazing growth of encrusting animals cover the wreck, marine biologists estimate that about 400 different species of reef fish live on the Liberty. It is not usual for this site to be visited by big pelagic species.

 

(WaveWoxx Dive Center)

 

 

 

 

 

10-09-2007 11:27 PM

 
 

(Established 6 August 2007)

 





 

Current Inhabitants

 


 


 


 

 





 

Pictures

 

(10 October 2007)

 

 

 

Tank is doing very well since establishment. Doing ~4 gallon water change weekly. Using carbon and poly-filter in filtration system. The 24w lighting seems adequate even for anemones and corals which are thriving. (actually growing and expanding better then in main tank) Zoanthids multiplying.

The CBS lost one claw in transfer from LFS and into nano. Am told they will grow another in very short time (after couple molts).

Adding Banggai Cardinal was a mistake. Is shy fish and getting too much "attention" from clowns. Is staying hidden - between rock and glass - most of the time. But apparently this is what they do during day...then come out and feed during night when less fish activity. Will keep an eye on. Any sign of stress or poor health and it is coming out and going back to LFS (Shark Reef)




 

10-06-2007 12:58 PM

 

Underwater Bali (Indonesia)

 


There is a legend told of an island east of Java. It was a beautiful island, but its fertile plains and palm fringed shores rocked and were unsteady. The gods conferred. Thery decided the answer lay in placing a mountain upon the island, to balance, calm and soothe it. And so they did.
Happiness then reigned on the island and all was at peace. The mountain was called Great Mountain -"The Morning of the World", a magical island full of legends and mystical tales set amid the thousands of islands that are INDONESIA.
Bali is one of the 17,508 islands which make up of the archipelagic Republic of Indonesia. It is easily one of Indonesia's most popular tourist destinations known throughout the world as a paradise isle set in the southern seas with its story-book setting of sun-drenched beahes, rooling surf, rustic villages, fertile plains and sculptured rice terraces. Bali is also graced by colourful temple festivals accompanied by spritely music and dance watched by the local populace, tourists, and the unseen gods from their dwelling places perched on majestic mountains. Located near the eastern-most tip of Java island across the narrow Straits of Bali, this 'Isle of the Gods' is peopled by the friendly Balinese who are more exposed to international tourists than many people in other parts of Indonesia.


 

 
 
 
 


 

 

 

Above Water

 

(Misc Bali Pics)

 
 

(Bali -2006)

 

 

(Sailing Bali Style)

 


 



 

10-03-2007 01:43 PM

 

Nano Pictures - October 2007

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

10-02-2007 07:01 AM

 



 
 

(2) - Main Tank