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[brandon429]

Hi friends just updating my threads from last year with growth shots of the vase!

Catch me on youtube comments if I ever miss you in here, my email notification doesn't always work for new posts

B

again I have created a new thread when I meant to update...cannot read helen format! sorry apologies. we can either leave this separate or blend it into my first thread about my video with all the pics moderator can do whichever is okay with me thank you

Έγινε επεξεργασία 12 Φεβρουαρίου 2010 - brandon429

[Δίας]

Ηi Brandon.

You could just continue to your first thread...............

[brandon429]

I know I tried to but the button to generate a new thead, vs a reply (I had my old post ready) are right next to each other and my translator left them in greek 50/50 shot didn't work lol

if you want to blend them is fine or leave it no problem. Was just going to show this technique of making the coral look like it is coming out of the glass with a tabletop forming on the inside

thanks for stopping in

B

[Δίας]

You don't need to apologies my friend

Keep on the good work............

[ΑΚΗΣ]

Ηi Brandon.Nice seeing you back again.

These fotos are a new creation of yours?WOW!

How long have these sps corals,being living in that small aquarium?

[brandon429]

hey thanks even though we accidentally started a new thread on old subject:)

this vase is actually 4 years old, the montipora frag has been in about two months. the original live rock and sand are undisturbed, and most of the original corals are still in the vase but some beginning corals like green star polyps and some mushrooms were traded off for advance corals like the alveopora / hydo / lobo / duncan. This actual coral load will not be adjusted further, I will now observe dominance among these corals to make new notes of unabated warfare.

On an interesting side note, the zoanthids are becoming a problem. They have intertwined every inch of the reef even since this video was made in 9 / 09. I have seen that planting stinging corals in specific places, to form a gate network really helps, like blastomussas and lobophyllia and dendrophyllia. These aggressive corals sting the zoanthids and keep them from popping up too much, the zoanthids just fill the rest of the lighted niches. It is this type of interaction that is most intersting in the pico reef tank, and after 4 years these corals are quite sensitized to crowded chemical signals so whatever fighting does go on means they really mean it!

the cleaning magnet and a water change are shown. I do 100% weekly out of the corked feeding hole, don't even have to uncap the tank:

Έγινε επεξεργασία 12 Φεβρουαρίου 2010 - brandon429

[saradoulis]

Just perfect.. How old are you brandon?

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