Just wanted to share some photos....

[quote author=JohnO link=board=General;num=1102462346;start=0#8 date=12/16/04 at 22:53:16]
Mike,

Did Dr Ron change his mind?  I have his book here and I am sure he suggested that DSB's should be 4inches as a minimum

John[/quote]
And I see a lot of reading on R/C saying that DSBs are failing. I'll stick to my 1" sandbed for the time being

 

amcar...so you do travel over to the dark side? lol

John...I am not sure, I read it in Ron's forum over at RC, but I would agree that 4" could get denitrification if you use a fine enough sand...similar to mud. You are correct that grain size plays a huge role. I think Ron said something to the tune of .05 mm for an ideal size.

Mike

 

[quote author=Ray Popp link=board=General;num=1102462346;start=0#9 date=12/17/04 at 03:21:53]Dude, nice tank. So, the "striped bubble" is a Plerogyra sinuosa (Bubble Coral)? Thanks, mine now has a name. Here they call these Modern corals. Have to take a better look at what you have, may be able to put a Latin name to my metalic green Donut coral.[/quote]

This page is the best resource I've found for coral ID.

Here's a picture of what I called a "green striped bubble". See how each bubble is green down the middle? It's subtle, but pretty in person ... just a little hard to photograph acurately.

Typically, Modern corals are Cynarina Lacrymalis, which I normally call a Button or Meat coral. That is the coral lower and to the left of the bubble in my gallery shots.

That's why I was careful to use latin names for everything! The common names for lots of corals are anything but! You say potato, I say french fry! ;D

 

My livestock and water current keeps moving my sand! I can't keep a uniform depth I think I'm going to die!

 

And please .... the last thing we need is a another sand bed argument! I used 4" because it looks nice. Good 'nuff.

 

Your tank looks great! Keep up the good work

 

[quote author=mmakay link=board=General;num=1102462346;start=0#14 date=12/17/04 at 06:03:46]And please .... the last thing we need is a another sand bed argument!  I used 4" because it looks nice.  Good 'nuff.[/quote]

Yep your right...tank looks great, BTW!

Mike

 

mmakay: OK, I'm wrong again. Cynarina Lacrymalis is my huge green blob. And apparently Modern is a good lay name for them.

Thanks.

Cheers,
Ray