Some new corals
Submitted by Dean on Mon, 2007-07-09 09:47
Got a few new corals yesterday and starting to get rid of the hair algae 
Full tank shot 
Redtooth brain coral 
long tentacle plate coral
Rodrat
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HEY
Hi Dean
Where do you buy ur corals and stock from?
(Sex is great, but fishing lasts all day!)
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rickets
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interesting plate coral you
interesting plate coral you got there.... has very long tentacles.. my one doesnt extend his that long....
big john
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Beautiful
Great looking set up you have got there Dean.
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SPESS
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Very nice mate...very nice
Very nice mate...very nice indeed !
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
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Beauty
Great looking tank Dean, very jealous indeed!
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Dean
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Thanks all for comments
Thanks all for comments :)
90% of my stock comes from peter at http://www.oceanarium.com.au/ in Quinns
the other 10% from Oceanreefs marine aquariums in wangara.
Rickets there are a number of varieties of plate coral with short and long tentacles. The short ones are more commonly Fungia sp. and the long tentacled ones generally Heliofungia sp.
Shag
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Do you keep fish in the
Do you keep fish in the tanks as well i heard coral can be hard to look after is this true CHEERS SHAG
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Under the Hammer
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Corals
Very damn nice gig you've got there Dean!
Are the fish camera-shy?
Cheers,
T
Dean
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No fish yet. I am waiting
No fish yet. I am waiting until I have all the algae under control and then I will get a few fish.
Re corals: some are hard to keep and some easy. Though it does depend on what equipment you have and size of the tank. Corals from high nutrient water are normally easy to keep and others from exposed reefs or deep water can be hard as it is difficult to re-create that environment of very low nutrients.
Rodrat
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Hi Dean
Try rocky reef in rockingham. they stock a wide range of coral and fish at great prices.
www.rockyreefmarine.com.au
(Sex is great, but fishing lasts all day!)
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Dean
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Yeah I have been in there
Yeah I have been in there before but a bit of a drive from Edgewater where I am, And Peter gives me good prices.
rickets
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yeah i get all my stuff from
yeah i get all my stuff from Peter direct aswell because I live in quinns, i go around his house and pick up stuff regularly....
have bought from Simon at ocean reefs, v bad business there but have got osme good stuff there aswell....
Shag, the key to keeping fish or corals or both is water quality. The better your aquarium's ecosystem, the better the water quality is at being self sufficient and maintaining itself....
Also for corals is lighting.... soft corals are easy to keep... the harder ones need fairly expensive halide lighting to keep them photosynthesizing properly to feed themselves....
Otherwise, its all water quality. The more fish = the more waste = less quality water. Its about finding that balance...
I currently have 9 fish in a 6 foot 800 litre tank (550-600 with displacement from reef) and a ton of corals and I have no problems... mind you, it took me bloody forever to get the natural ecosystem to work a treat to handle it heh
Under the Hammer
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Saltwater systems are very
Saltwater systems are very eco-sensitive... I'd be putting the rent up before the fishies arrive though...