Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread - Page 36

raddogz · 08/05/2006, 09:04 PM

A fellow club member reported that their scopas tang was eating flatworms (I assume not the acro eating kind)

RocketSeason · 08/11/2006, 07:26 AM

DANG IT! I JUST CAN'T DO IT!

I just can't make it through this whole thread. I try, but this thing has split like 50 times! My eyes are bleeding and it sucks.

And you suck Meelev! Your silly, addictive, informative little podcast has gotten me obsessed with this hobby again. My wife wants to kill me now because I am spending a ton of money on my fish again.

So, in retaliation, I will be stealing one of your sump/fuge designs AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME! HAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously though, thanks so much for everything your doing for the community. Your tank is beautiful and inspirational.

BrianPlankis · 08/11/2006, 07:28 AM

Wow...6 days with no posts by Marc, he must be busy finishing up that woodwork

B.

Enderrea · 08/11/2006, 12:04 PM

Wooooo, Wooooo, Woooo You will fall under marcs spell and build big reef tanks and drive your loved ones to Lithium and Vodka drops. BAAAHAAAAHAAAHAA

melev · 08/11/2006, 07:15 PM

No woodwork for you! Come back one year.

Instead, for your viewing pleasure, some top down shots:

Acropora nobilis

A plating coral - I don't know the name.

A frag from Next Wave. Acropora sp. with blue tips

The Acorpora secale

My sick and AEFW-infected Tyree frag

Acropora tenuis

melev · 08/11/2006, 07:21 PM

The edge of the A. millepora with its baby beneath.

Blue-core A. millepora

The A. millepora I got from Nathan 1.5 years ago.

Another A. millepora

The pink A. millepora

Pink Branching Hammer

melev · 08/11/2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RocketSeason
DANG IT! I JUST CAN'T DO IT!

I just can't make it through this whole thread. I try, but this thing has split like 50 times! My eyes are bleeding and it sucks.

And you suck Meelev! Your silly, addictive, informative little podcast has gotten me obsessed with this hobby again. My wife wants to kill me now because I am spending a ton of money on my fish again.

So, in retaliation, I will be stealing one of your sump/fuge designs AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME! HAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously though, thanks so much for everything your doing for the community. Your tank is beautiful and inspirational.

Tell your wife that I DON'T CARE!

Matter of fact, if her name accidently is slipped my way, I may just have to mention this discussion on a future episode.

The thread is indeed long. Somewhere near 300 pages now. Go ahead, have your revenge. Make sure it is leak-proof.

My tank had its second anniversary on 8/02/06, but we forgot to throw a party. That will have to be addressed in the very near future.

original-reefland · 08/11/2006, 08:01 PM

Great pics as usual Marc! You put the Tyree colony much closer to the pink hammer than I ever would feel safe doing. No sweepers?

melev · 08/11/2006, 08:03 PM

No, but since it is sick, I need to find a new spot for it. Or pull it out and treat it in a different system.

Stidd · 08/11/2006, 09:02 PM

So incredibly inspiring... Thanks for sharing with us Marc...

Well Done!

Guy

Cuby2k · 08/11/2006, 10:19 PM

Top down photos are great Marc. Do you use a window pane or something to penetrate the water's surface to take the pictures?

What an awesome display of life BTW.

Lunchbucket · 08/11/2006, 10:29 PM

nice pics marc. keep us updated on teh whole AEFW thingy

Lunchbucket

Cprowler · 08/11/2006, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cuby2k
Do you use a window pane or something to penetrate the water's surface to take the pictures?

It's on my list of things to make.

Top Down Photo Box

selgado · 08/12/2006, 12:22 AM

Nice Marc!

BTW did you notice in the second to last pic the millie is killing off part of the green acro?

melev · 08/12/2006, 12:25 AM

Yes, that Scripps acro was apparently nudged by one of my fish into the pink Milli, and I decided to leave it alone. Two twigs are toast, but at least neither coral will move at this point.

melev · 08/12/2006, 01:00 AM

Need more pictures? I've got some.

These are from the front or side of the tank. In case you are wondering, it is a Fuji S602Z digital camera.

Now that Tucker is gone, the Mean Greens are beginning to look 3-d again.

A close up of the baby Maxima clam.

I love this A. granulosa

Even with a few red bugs on it.

The green acropora with blue tips.

The multi-colored Favia

melev · 08/12/2006, 01:05 AM

A peekaboo shot - Longnosed Hawkfish

Red Ring zoanthids

Montipora capricornis

Montipora foliosa (green with purple rim...some day)

This is its parent colony, in a local DFWMAS member's tank:

And finally a shot from the end of the tank.

RevHtree · 08/12/2006, 01:07 AM

AWESOME pics!!

When you get some time do you think you could do a bunch of shots of just your zoas? I see some very impressive morphs!

melev · 08/12/2006, 01:17 AM

Yeah, I can do that some time. I don't have a lot of variety like others do, but I should have around nine kinds in the reef. I have large polyped, standard, and a few micros.

NuclearReefs · 08/12/2006, 05:27 PM

When are you mailing me My corals Back Marc? .... LOL!

melev · 08/12/2006, 05:37 PM

I tried that once, remember? I think you should come visit them instead.

jdm01 · 08/13/2006, 08:49 PM

Marc, love the pics. The tank is awesome and the pics have remarkable clarity. I can only hope to match your skill with both the tank and the camera some day.

melev · 08/13/2006, 11:30 PM

Hi John, thanks for taking the time to add your thoughts. With time, anything is possible. On my site, I detail in the Photography section how I edit my images so that they look better and truer to life. For example, my camera tends to add a little too much green, which I can reduce using the Levels adjustment. Unsharp Mask helps as well.

Lunchbucket · 08/14/2006, 08:48 AM

marc - nice pics as always buddy. wish i could take them that good

maybe you can help me too someday.

Lunchbucket

RocketSeason · 08/14/2006, 10:30 AM

Thanks for your concern Marc, I am built the sump into an AGA aquarium. I don't trust myself to make great seals.

My wifes name is Jodi by the way, I am sure if you call her out for her behavoir live on podcast, she will just fume even more!

LOL!
-Matt

08/05/2006, 09:04 PM	#876
raddogz Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,167	A fellow club member reported that their scopas tang was eating flatworms (I assume not the acro eating kind) __________________ Eileen If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. - Quentin Crisp Current Tank Info: 180g Reef

08/11/2006, 07:26 AM	#877
RocketSeason Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 601	DANG IT! I JUST CAN'T DO IT! I just can't make it through this whole thread. I try, but this thing has split like 50 times! My eyes are bleeding and it sucks. And you suck Meelev! Your silly, addictive, informative little podcast has gotten me obsessed with this hobby again. My wife wants to kill me now because I am spending a ton of money on my fish again. So, in retaliation, I will be stealing one of your sump/fuge designs AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME! HAHAHAHAHA! Seriously though, thanks so much for everything your doing for the community. Your tank is beautiful and inspirational. __________________ There is no such thing as a "Nemo fish". PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 37 Gallon Oceanic Cube, Various softies, 95 lbs of LR, 6 gallon cryptic fuge. Planning my 75 gallon upgrade.

08/11/2006, 07:28 AM	#878
BrianPlankis Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,956	Wow...6 days with no posts by Marc, he must be busy finishing up that woodwork B. __________________ Currently redesigning my 90 gallon tank system to support coral and invertebrate breeding. Click on my red house to see the thread with the progress. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Reef with 29 gal sump and 8 gal Clownfish species tank

08/11/2006, 12:04 PM	#879
Enderrea Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Shoreline, Wa Posts: 235	Wooooo, Wooooo, Woooo You will fall under marcs spell and build big reef tanks and drive your loved ones to Lithium and Vodka drops. BAAAHAAAAHAAAHAA __________________ 101st Screaming Chickens! God Bless those still in Harms way. James Current Tank Info: 80 gallon Lake tanganyika

08/11/2006, 08:01 PM	#883
original-reefland Reefer Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: New York Posts: 2,177	Great pics as usual Marc! You put the Tyree colony much closer to the pink hammer than I ever would feel safe doing. No sweepers? __________________ Rich Durso Visit My Chunk of the Ocean, click the Red House above. Current Tank Info: 180G Oceanic SPS/Clams/LPS, AB Aquaspace Light 3x250w AB 14K HQI with 4x24w PC Actinic, 2x80w T5, Dual Tunze 6100 and Vortec (10,000 GPH), Euro Reef RC-500 Skimmer.

08/11/2006, 07:15 PM	#880
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	No woodwork for you! Come back one year. Instead, for your viewing pleasure, some top down shots: Acropora nobilis A plating coral - I don't know the name. A frag from Next Wave. Acropora sp. with blue tips The Acorpora secale My sick and AEFW-infected Tyree frag Acropora tenuis

08/11/2006, 07:21 PM	#881
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	The edge of the A. millepora with its baby beneath. Blue-core A. millepora The A. millepora I got from Nathan 1.5 years ago. Another A. millepora The pink A. millepora Pink Branching Hammer

08/11/2006, 08:03 PM	#884
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	No, but since it is sick, I need to find a new spot for it. Or pull it out and treat it in a different system.

08/11/2006, 09:02 PM	#885
Stidd Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 286	So incredibly inspiring... Thanks for sharing with us Marc... Well Done! Guy __________________ Be like a sponge when it comes to each new experience. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well. ~ Jim Rohn Current Tank Info: 30 Gallon All-Glass-Aquarium, Current USA Orbit 36" 2x96W with MoonLights. LifeReef Overflow into a Custom Compact Berlin Sump w/ VS2-24 Skimmer

08/11/2006, 10:19 PM	#886
Cuby2k Cuby2k Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 982	Top down photos are great Marc. Do you use a window pane or something to penetrate the water's surface to take the pictures? What an awesome display of life BTW. __________________ Rod "Cuby" Current Tank Info: 180 display, 100 gal DIY fuge/sump, DIY skimmer.

08/11/2006, 10:29 PM	#887
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	nice pics marc. keep us updated on teh whole AEFW thingy Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

08/12/2006, 12:22 AM	#889
selgado Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 1,526	Nice Marc! BTW did you notice in the second to last pic the millie is killing off part of the green acro?

08/12/2006, 12:25 AM	#890
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Yes, that Scripps acro was apparently nudged by one of my fish into the pink Milli, and I decided to leave it alone. Two twigs are toast, but at least neither coral will move at this point.

08/12/2006, 01:00 AM	#891
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Need more pictures? I've got some. These are from the front or side of the tank. In case you are wondering, it is a Fuji S602Z digital camera. Now that Tucker is gone, the Mean Greens are beginning to look 3-d again. A close up of the baby Maxima clam. I love this A. granulosa Even with a few red bugs on it. The green acropora with blue tips. The multi-colored Favia

08/12/2006, 01:05 AM	#892
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	A peekaboo shot - Longnosed Hawkfish Red Ring zoanthids Montipora capricornis Montipora foliosa (green with purple rim...some day) This is its parent colony, in a local DFWMAS member's tank: And finally a shot from the end of the tank.

08/12/2006, 01:07 AM	#893
RevHtree Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,742	AWESOME pics!! When you get some time do you think you could do a bunch of shots of just your zoas? I see some very impressive morphs!

08/12/2006, 01:17 AM	#894
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Yeah, I can do that some time. I don't have a lot of variety like others do, but I should have around nine kinds in the reef. I have large polyped, standard, and a few micros.

08/12/2006, 05:27 PM	#895
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	When are you mailing me My corals Back Marc? .... LOL! __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

08/12/2006, 05:37 PM	#896
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I tried that once, remember? I think you should come visit them instead.

08/13/2006, 08:49 PM	#897
jdm01 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Greenfield Posts: 904	Marc, love the pics. The tank is awesome and the pics have remarkable clarity. I can only hope to match your skill with both the tank and the camera some day. __________________ John Martin Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon BioCube

08/13/2006, 11:30 PM	#898
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Hi John, thanks for taking the time to add your thoughts. With time, anything is possible. On my site, I detail in the Photography section how I edit my images so that they look better and truer to life. For example, my camera tends to add a little too much green, which I can reduce using the Levels adjustment. Unsharp Mask helps as well.

08/14/2006, 08:48 AM	#899
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	marc - nice pics as always buddy. wish i could take them that good maybe you can help me too someday. Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

08/14/2006, 10:30 AM	#900
RocketSeason Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 601	Thanks for your concern Marc, I am built the sump into an AGA aquarium. I don't trust myself to make great seals. My wifes name is Jodi by the way, I am sure if you call her out for her behavoir live on podcast, she will just fume even more! LOL! -Matt __________________ There is no such thing as a "Nemo fish". PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 37 Gallon Oceanic Cube, Various softies, 95 lbs of LR, 6 gallon cryptic fuge. Planning my 75 gallon upgrade.