Rebirth - 1500l - Page 20

Alex Costa · 09/28/2018, 11:25 PM

My new favorite fish:

Alex Costa · 09/28/2018, 11:32 PM

Three months ago I changed my dosing schedule.
Some nuisance algae began to apear and some corals (sps) were too dark for my taste and I thought it was time to reduce the dose of supplements.
I think it's time to change again, and slightly increase the dosage, due to the lightening of some corals.
Despite the increase, the iron dosage should remain reduced until some yellow sps return to their ideal color.
The new dosage as of now will be:

SEG– Ferrion 10ml

TER – Fluorine 10 drops / Nectar 20 drops

QUA –

QUI – Micro E 10 drops/ Energy 10 drops

SEX –

SAB – AF Amino 15 drops/ Vitality 15 drops

DOM – Koralcolor 10 ml / Lugol 5 drops

Darth_Tater · 09/29/2018, 11:44 AM

Is that a Valenciennea Strigata (Gold Head Sleeper Goby)?

Alex Costa · 09/29/2018, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Tater

Is that a Valenciennea Strigata (Gold Head Sleeper Goby)?

It's an Opistognathus aurifron.
My gold head must leave because the mess that he was doing over my corals

Darth_Tater · 09/29/2018, 03:52 PM

Oh, interesting! I thought all Jawfish were cooler water fish, but guess I thought wrong. Do you have to spot feed it, or does it get enough food on it's own?

Alex Costa · 09/29/2018, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Tater

Oh, interesting! I thought all Jawfish were cooler water fish, but guess I thought wrong. Do you have to spot feed it, or does it get enough food on it's own?

This specie is from Caribe...so it's from warmer water.
I am feeding as I used to....Until now, I'm seeing him getting his bite.

reefmutt · 09/30/2018, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Costa

Three months ago I changed my dosing schedule.
Some nuisance algae began to apear and some corals (sps) were too dark for my taste and I thought it was time to reduce the dose of supplements.
I think it's time to change again, and slightly increase the dosage, due to the lightening of some corals.
Despite the increase, the iron dosage should remain reduced until some yellow sps return to their ideal color.
The new dosage as of now will be:

SEG– Ferrion 10ml

TER – Fluorine 10 drops / Nectar 20 drops

QUA –

QUI – Micro E 10 drops/ Energy 10 drops

SEX –

SAB – AF Amino 15 drops/ Vitality 15 drops

DOM – Koralcolor 10 ml / Lugol 5 drops

Took me a while to figure out the days of the week in Portuguese..
Interesting dosing regimen!
What is Nectar and Energy.. is energy the aqua forest product?
I absolutely LOVE yellow head jawfish. One of my all time favorite fish!

Alex Costa · 09/30/2018, 12:48 PM

The monthy FTS series

Alex Costa · 09/30/2018, 12:49 PM

Alex Costa · 09/30/2018, 12:50 PM

Alex Costa · 09/30/2018, 12:51 PM

Alex Costa · 09/30/2018, 01:06 PM

Fishes

Alex Costa · 09/30/2018, 01:08 PM

Two sps that I like a lot:

Blue Oregon

Baby Blue

DiscusHeckel · 09/30/2018, 02:22 PM

Both are really nice.

Alex Costa · 09/30/2018, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefmutt

Took me a while to figure out the days of the week in Portuguese..
Interesting dosing regimen!
What is Nectar and Energy.. is energy the aqua forest product?
I absolutely LOVE yellow head jawfish. One of my all time favorite fish!

Hi Matt.
Only now, when you mentioned, I noted I forgot to translate the days.....

Nectar is a product from Nyos. Aparently, another amino.
And yes....energy is AF Energy......another coral food.

Alex Costa · 10/05/2018, 11:53 PM

reefmutt · 10/06/2018, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Costa

Love it Alex,
Great video as well.
You are a true conceptual reef artist.
Just beautiful!!
When I look at your tank I want to tear mine down and start over.

Darth_Tater · 10/06/2018, 09:59 AM

Looking great! That yellow wrasse is almost as big a camera hog as the tang. The jawfish also looks entertaining. I may have to look into them more closely.

Alex Costa · 10/06/2018, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefmutt

Love it Alex,
Great video as well.
You are a true conceptual reef artist.
Just beautiful!!
When I look at your tank I want to tear mine down and start over.

Thanks Matt.
This tank pleases me a lot....a lot....
To look at it makes me think that I've made a lot of good decisions with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth_Tater

Looking great! That yellow wrasse is almost as big a camera hog as the tang. The jawfish also looks entertaining. I may have to look into them more closely.

The jawfish has a GREAT personality......And swims in a cool, angellical way

Alex Costa · 10/07/2018, 03:22 PM

Yesterday I added a melanurus to my tank.
And my fish list is closer to get complete....

Alex Costa · 10/08/2018, 07:14 AM

Acropora guava

DiscusHeckel · 10/09/2018, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Costa

Acropora guava

Very nice.

Alex Costa · 10/15/2018, 12:18 PM

Today I disassembled my two Icecap 3000 for cleaning.

My conclusion about them: they are noisy ..... LOUD.....and....... NOISY.

I have 2 Gyre XF 250 working nearby and, for comparison, they move more water and make less noise.

When cleaned, the Icecap 3000 are as noisier as the Gyre. But it needs just to get a little dirtier, even if not working at maximum power, to make a loud noise. That really bothers.

I usually leave the Gyre running in continuous mode with 100% power.
Icecap works in ramdom mode and I need to leave it at a maximum of 70% of the power and even then the noise bothers.

I do not know if the newer versions are less noisy.
Mine, unfortunately, is not.

cFloor · 10/19/2018, 06:23 AM

Your gorgeous reef continues to impress. Every time I check in it looks better and better!

Alex Costa · 10/20/2018, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cFloor

Your gorgeous reef continues to impress. Every time I check in it looks better and better!

Thanks Conor!!

09/28/2018, 11:25 PM	#476
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	My new favorite fish: __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/28/2018, 11:32 PM	#477
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	Three months ago I changed my dosing schedule. Some nuisance algae began to apear and some corals (sps) were too dark for my taste and I thought it was time to reduce the dose of supplements. I think it's time to change again, and slightly increase the dosage, due to the lightening of some corals. Despite the increase, the iron dosage should remain reduced until some yellow sps return to their ideal color. The new dosage as of now will be: SEG– Ferrion 10ml TER – Fluorine 10 drops / Nectar 20 drops QUA – QUI – Micro E 10 drops/ Energy 10 drops SEX – SAB – AF Amino 15 drops/ Vitality 15 drops DOM – Koralcolor 10 ml / Lugol 5 drops __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/29/2018, 11:44 AM	#478
Darth_Tater Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 535	Is that a Valenciennea Strigata (Gold Head Sleeper Goby)? __________________ It's probably in your best interest to ignore most of my advice.

09/29/2018, 03:52 PM	#480
Darth_Tater Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 535	Oh, interesting! I thought all Jawfish were cooler water fish, but guess I thought wrong. Do you have to spot feed it, or does it get enough food on it's own? __________________ It's probably in your best interest to ignore most of my advice.

09/30/2018, 12:48 PM	#483
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	The monthy FTS series __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/30/2018, 12:49 PM	#484
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	__________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/30/2018, 12:50 PM	#485
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	__________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/30/2018, 12:51 PM	#486
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	__________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/30/2018, 01:06 PM	#487
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	Fishes __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/30/2018, 01:08 PM	#488
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	Two sps that I like a lot: Blue Oregon Baby Blue __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/30/2018, 02:22 PM	#489
DiscusHeckel Acropora Gardener Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 2,780	Both are really nice. __________________ Featured Tank OCT 2016 \| "Reef Hobbyist Magazine" TOTM OCT 2016 \| "Ultimate Reef", UK FB \| "/troutsReefTank/" 65G SPS Reef- ATI 8 X 39W PM; TM [Bacto-Balance A-; Reef Actif; Nitribiotic; Iodine]

10/05/2018, 11:53 PM	#491
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	__________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

10/06/2018, 09:59 AM	#493
Darth_Tater Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 535	Looking great! That yellow wrasse is almost as big a camera hog as the tang. The jawfish also looks entertaining. I may have to look into them more closely. __________________ It's probably in your best interest to ignore most of my advice.

10/07/2018, 03:22 PM	#495
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	Yesterday I added a melanurus to my tank. And my fish list is closer to get complete.... __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

10/08/2018, 07:14 AM	#496
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	Acropora guava __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

10/15/2018, 12:18 PM	#498
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	Today I disassembled my two Icecap 3000 for cleaning. My conclusion about them: they are noisy ..... LOUD.....and....... NOISY. I have 2 Gyre XF 250 working nearby and, for comparison, they move more water and make less noise. When cleaned, the Icecap 3000 are as noisier as the Gyre. But it needs just to get a little dirtier, even if not working at maximum power, to make a loud noise. That really bothers. I usually leave the Gyre running in continuous mode with 100% power. Icecap works in ramdom mode and I need to leave it at a maximum of 70% of the power and even then the noise bothers. I do not know if the newer versions are less noisy. Mine, unfortunately, is not. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

10/19/2018, 06:23 AM	#499
cFloor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,552	Your gorgeous reef continues to impress. Every time I check in it looks better and better! __________________ 250g. SPS tank Instagram: @cfloorsaltwater