Stan's one year update

I stopped by Stan's house tonight to see what his tank looks like a year later, here is a video for everyone's viewing pleasure. He has switched his metal halides bulbs to 400 watt Radium 20K on IceCap ballasts. He is supplementing with Super Actinic VHO's on the 180 gallon. One of his frag tanks is lit by eight T5's and the other is powered by the 120 watt Evolution 20K LED.

Live Aquaria Diver's Den

Here are some nice looking acropora's that I would eventually like to add to my tank.

Australian green Acropora Subulata coral with purple corallites $159.99

Bali Maricultured blue Acropora Hoeksemai $89.99

Bali maricultured pink and green Acropora Abrotanoides with bright green polyps $69.99

Bali maricultured blue and green Acropora Insignis $69.99

Australian super blue and purple Acropora Loripes $179.99

Fiji green, purple and pink Acropora Sarmentosa $79.99

The real deal, Australian blue Acropora Echinata $349.99

X-large Australian neon green Acropora Aculeus $199.99

Bali blue and green Acropora Loripes $99.99

Wild Strawberry Shortcake $399.99

Australian green and blue Acropora Loripes $139.99

Vivid blue and pink Acropora Millepora $99.99

Bali maricultured green with purple tips Acropora Loripes $89.99

Corals For Sale

I have quite a few corals for sale as I'm breaking down my tank to rebuild it. Once I get rid of these pieces I will be able to start over. I plan to grow everything from 1" frags and to scrap the old mother colonies. I am selling the following corals. Feel free to email me with any questions.

SPS
$25 for any of these 1" frags
ORA Blue & Green “Cali” Tortuosa
ORA Green Birdsnest
ORA Chip’s Acropora
Sky Blue Turaki
Pink Millepora
Forest Fire Digitata
Purple Digitata
Turquoise Parilis
Orange with Blue Rim Montipora Capricornis
Pink with Blue Polyps Pocillopora
Green/Lime Pocillopora
Pink with Green Polyp Stylophora
Pink with Purple Polyp Stylophora
ATL Rainbow Cat’s Paw Stylophora
Tub’s Orange, Green & Yellow Birdsnest
Orange with Green Tips Birdsnest

$35 for any of these 3/4"-1" frags
ORA Red Planet
ORA Purple Plasma
ORA Hawkin’s Echinata
ORA Roscoe's
Upscales Microcladus
Greg Hiller Aqua Delight
Reefermadness Limeade
Rainbow Nasuta Ecto Cooler “Sunset” Millepora
Purple with Blue Tips Turaki
PP Purple Tri-Color Cerealis
Green/Pink Verweyi
Green with Blue Rim Montipora Confusa
Eggplant Nana
Purple & Green Miyagi Tortuosa
Lime in the Sky Acropora

$45 for any of these 3/4"-1" frags
Fire & Ice “Rocket Pop” Acropora Hyacinthus
Tyree Sunset Montipora
Tyree Superman Montipora
Tub’s Mystic Blue
Tyree Purple Monster (1 available)
Tyree Pink Lemonade (1 available)


LPS
2 heads for $20-$25
Green with Pink Tip Branching Frogspawn
Green Branching Hammer
Neon Green Trumpet

Zoa's
Montezuma's Revenge Zoanthid (3" rock $30)
Gorilla Nipples Zoanthid (2" rock $20)
Mean Green Zoanthid (fully encrusted on 8" rock $90)
Green Crossettes Zoanthid (2" rock $25)
Painted Desert Palythoa (7" rock fully encrusted $50)

Mushrooms
Green with Orange Spotted Mushroom (3" rock $25)

Soft Corals
Green Starburst Polyp (7" rock $50)

New Pics

I chopped up the ORA Blue & Green Tortuosa, it was getting too big for the tank and need to be fragged. It was easily 12" across. I have the frags sitting on an eggcrate where the Tort use to be. Here are a few new shots.

 

 

 

 

Bubble Blaster 3000

Today I installed the Bubble Blaster 3000 on my Vertex IN-180. The connection plumbing needed 1" I.D. PVC plumbing and a few minor adjustments but other than that it was an easy modification. This pump easily outperforms the stock Resun pump. I will post photos tomorrow.

FTS Update

Here are a few shots from today

 

  

 

 

  

 

Aug. 13th tank tour

Here is a video from August 13, 2010.


click here to watch

Frag list update

I have one frag of the "Rocket Pop" Hyacinthus available for $50.
SPS
ORA Blue/Green “Cali” Tortuosa 1” - $30 (2 available)
ORA Green Birdsnest 1” - $25 (2 available)
ORA Chip’s Acropora 1” - $25 (1 available)
ORA Green Pocillopora Damicornis 1” - $25 (2 available)
Upscales Microcladus 1" - $35 (1 available)
Greg Hiller Aqua Delight 1" - $35 (1 available)
Reefermadness Limeade 1” - $35 (2 available)
Orange with Blue Rim Montipora Capricornis 1-2” - $15 (2 available)
30,000 Leagues Lokani 1” - $40 (1 available)
Purple Turaki 1” - $35 (2 available)
ATL Rainbow Cat’s Paw 1” - $25 (2 available)
Forest Fire Digitata 1” - $25 (2 available)
Purple Digitata 1” - $25 (2 available)
Blue & Green Parilis 1” - $25 (1 available)
Green with Pink tip and blue ployp Verweyi 1” - $25 (1 available)
Eggplant Nana 1” - $25 (1 available)
Rainbow Nasuta 1” - $35 (1 available)
Ecto Cooler Millepora 1” - $35 (1 available)
Sky Blue Turaki 1” - $25 (1 available)
Pink Pocillopora 1” - $25 (1 available)
Green & Lime Pocillopora 1” - $25 (2 available)
Pink with Purple Polyp Stylophora 1” - $25 (1 available)
Tub’s Orange, Green & Yellow Birdsnest 1” - $20 (2 available)

Some frag shots

Frags for sale

I am selling the following frags. I can ship but I would prefer local pick up (18940). Send me an email if interested.

SPS
ORA Blue/Green “Cali” Tortuosa 1” - $30 (5 available)
ORA Green Birdsnest 1” - $25 (5 available)
ORA Chip’s Acropora 1” - $25 (3 available)
ORA Green Pocillopora Damicornis 1” - $25 (3 available)
ORA Hawkin’s Echinata 1” - $35 (2 available)
ORA Purple Plasma 1” - $35 (2 available)
ORA Roscoe’s Acropora 1” - $25 (2 available)
Reefermadness Limeade 1” - $35 (2 available)
Orange with Blue Rim Montipora Capricornis 1-2” - $15 (4 available)
30,000 Leagues Lokani 1” - $40 (2 available)
Purple Turaki 1” - $35 (3 available)
Purple & Green Miyagi Tortuosa 1” - $30 (3 available)
PP Purple Tri-Color Cerealis 1” - $30 (3 available)
Northwoods Tri-Color Valida 1” - $30 (3 available)
ATL Rainbow Cat’s Paw 1” - $25 (4 available)
Pink Millepora 1” - $25 (3 available)
Forest Fire Digitata 1” - $25 (4 available)
Purple Digitata 1” - $25 (2 available)
Blue & Green Parilis 1” - $25 (2 available)
Green with Pink tip and blue ployp Verweyi 1” - $25 (2 available)
Eggplant Nana 1” - $25 (2 available)
Rainbow Nasuta 1” - $35 (3 available)
Ecto Cooler Millepora 1” - $35 (3 available)
Sky Blue Turaki 1” - $25 (4 available)
Pink Pocillopora 1” - $25 (2 available)
Green & Lime Pocillopora 1” - $25 (4 available)
Pink with Purple Polyp Stylophora 1” - $25 (3 available)
Tub’s Orange, Green & Yellow Birdsnest 1” - $20 (3 available)

LPS
Green with Pink Tip Branching Frogspawn 2 heads - $25 (2 available)
Green Branching Hammer 2 heads - $25 (2 available)
Neon Green Trumpet 2 heads - $20 (3 available)

QT Update

After 48 hours of being in quarantine with Interceptor, the corals went in a 10 minute ReVive bath. The corals were rinsed in fresh tank water before being placed back into the display tank. So far everything looks much better and the polyp extension has increased.

Setting up a quarantine tank

I set up a 5 gallon tank to use as a quarantine tank yesterday afternoon. I’m using the Koralia nano for water circulation, a 50/50 spectrum 40 watt power compact light fixture and a 50 watt heater. I did this so I could inspect a few of my corals that have a few bite marks on them possibly from Acropora Eating Flatworms (AEFW). I also wanted to make sure the red bugs were gone so I added 1/16^th of a large dog tablet of Interceptor. I plan to dip these corals in TLF ReVive for 10 minutes to see if the AEFW’s fall off any corals. I will keep you updated on my progress.

The ORA green acro with blue polyps on the left has a few bite marks and is turning brown.

You can see the Tri-Color on the right has a few bite marks and is turning brown.

The flatworm is 1cm long.

Two Top Down Shots

Left Side

Right Side

Photo Update

Pictures from earlier today.

Frag rack

Left Side

Right Side

Yellow Caroliniana