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Morpheus 12-12-2007 09:54 PM

Latest rock flipping
 
In all it's green shaggy glory. Most of the fish had gone to hide out on the right side of the tank, so I didn't get real aggressive there. I made a quick job of it and I didn't clean the glass for these shots.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...d/IMG_3885.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...d/IMG_3884.jpg

j.nc 12-12-2007 11:19 PM

Interesting and also nice pics. What are some of the tech specs? Tank size - what fish and other critters, etc.? Don't know much but do spot a few clown fish... the orange and white buggers (thanks Nemo Movie)

Morpheus 12-13-2007 08:42 AM

70G saltwater tank from Aquarium Concepts. Residents include two clownfish, one regal tang (aka hippo tang aka "Dory"), one cinnamon clown, one flame hawkfish, one bicolor blennie, one pseudochromis, two cleaner shrimp, two hermit crabs, two leather coral, two star polyps, one scalemia, and what I think is a soft finger coral or spaghetti leather??? Maybe coralman could remind me.

Thanks for asking about my tank. It's a great hobby and is very relaxing to watch. It's especially nice on cold winter's night.

rhertz 12-13-2007 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Morpheus (Post 26525)
In all it's green shaggy glory. Most of the fish had gone to hide out on the right side of the tank, so I didn't get real aggressive there. I made a quick job of it and I didn't clean the glass for these shots.

Nice pics and tank Morph... The bare bottom reminds me of "Eng method" of aquarium keeping, and also the "Berlin Method" of "natural" system. One of the prettiest salt water aquariums I ever saw (and I've seen a few) was at a dive shop and it had nothing but coral rock and an airstone in it. (and water of course) Quite a contrast from the ion-exchange, carbon, trickle, mechanical, chemical, submicronic, dry, wet, yada yada filters.

j.nc 12-13-2007 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rhertz (Post 26564)
and also the "Berlin Method" [of aquarium keeping].

?huh?

j.nc 12-13-2007 11:02 PM

Berlin Method...


http://www.hoffmancentral.org/ps/tank.jpg

Looks like Dory just made it through Checkpoint Charlie....


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Morpheus 12-14-2007 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by j.nc (Post 26572)
Berlin Method...


http://www.hoffmancentral.org/ps/tank.jpg

Looks like Dory just made it through Checkpoint Charlie....


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nice one. your chops are without equal.

Actually Berlin method refers to using microbe infested "live" rock to consume organic waste and act as a biological filter with additional help from a protein skimmer.

Coralman 12-14-2007 08:05 AM

The Berlin method was one of the first NEW ways of running a aquarium after years of undergravel filters. It is a good way to run a tank but there are many different ways of filtering a tank. I choose to keep the fish load down and use plants and water changes to balance the nitrates. In short there are ten ways to skin this cat and nine of them work. :D Rock flipping would be number ten :laugh:

rhertz 12-14-2007 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by j.nc (Post 26572)
Berlin Method...
Looks like Dory just made it through Checkpoint Charlie....


LOL, good one!

Mr. Hippo Tang....Tear Down That Wall!!

Pocahontas 12-14-2007 01:31 PM

Nice set up there Morph!:lovely:


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