Recorded over several mornings, this is a stop motion photography time lapse of the aquarium corals reacting to the 20k metal halide lights turning on. Several angles were photographed each morning until the desired shot diversity was captured.
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This blog is dedicated to observing the life of a Marine Ecosystem.
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This blog is dedicated to chronicling the purchase, assembly, upkeep and evolution of a customized marine reef ecosystem.
Please leave comments, questions and feedback as I would appreciate opinions or advice.
Please leave comments, questions and feedback as I would appreciate opinions or advice.
The Past
Livestock: Inverts, Corals, and Fish
- Fish: 2 Black Ocellaris Clownfish (Paired)
- SPS: True Bali Tricolor Acropora, Acropora Tenius, Neon Green/Blue Acropora, Purple Millipora, Green Millipora, Blue/Green Tipped Acropora, Pink Birdsnest, Purple/Green Acropora, Orange Acropora, Red Montipora Cap, Hydnophora Rigida, Green and Yellow Montipora Digita, Orange/Red Montipora, Blue/Green Tortusa
- LPS: Red Blastomussa, Diploria Brain, White Red and Green Acan, Rainbow Acan, Pink and White Acan, Purple and Green Acan, Purple and Green Favia, Echinophyllia, Caulastrea Candy Cane, Torch Coral
- Zoanthids/Palys: Purple Death Paly, Nuclear Green Paly, Hells Angels, Nuclear Blues, Radioactive Dragon Eye, Ked Red, Blue Hex, Blue Halo, Safe Crackers, Eagle Eye, La Lakers, Lemon-Zooaids, Purple Fission, Riddler Palys, Whamin' Watermelon, Orange Delight, Purple Hearted Zoas, Ring of Fire, MRAs, Alien Explosions
- Softies: Yellow Tonga Leather, Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Yuma, Orange Ricordia, Blue Ricordia, Kenya Tree, Pulsing Xenia
- Invertebrates: Emerald Crab, Squamosa Clam, 12 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs, Several Astreas and Nassarius Snails, True Peppermint Shrimp, Red Starfish
Tank Parameters
- Salinity Level: 1.025
- pH: 8.3
- Calcium Level: 450
- Alkalinity: 12dKh
- Ammonia: 0
- Nitrite Levels: 0
- Nitrate Levels: undetectable
- Phosphate: 0
- Sandbed Depth: 3-4 in.
- Liverock: 43 lbs
Equipment and Filtration
- Protien Skimmer: Deltech MCE-300 (MJ1200)
- Lighting: 250 watt Double Ended Metal Halide Lamp
- Ballast: Ice Cap 250 Watt Electronic Ballast
- Bulb: 250 Geisemann 20k Megachrome Blue
- Fuge Lighting: Powercompact Flourescent 18" Strip
- Heater: 2x Eheim JAGER 150 Watt Heater
- Water Motion: Eco-Tech Vortech MP10, Nano Koralia, Mag 9.5 Return
- Filter Media: Carbon/Zeolite Mix, 1 Unit Chemi-Pure Elite, Filter Floss, ROWAphos, Two Little Fishies 150 Phosban Reactor
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Nice healthy looking tank. Great job with the time lapse. Would like to see a better shot of the equipment. How do you top off?
ReplyDeleteGreg L from Burlington
I top off daily or every other day by hand. Kind of annoying but I have yet to build a sufficient ATO system.
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