jlanger's Fluval M60 Build

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[Matze]

Super nice tank
Well done !
Many people talk about ORA clams, as we don't get them overseas, there ain't much information about them.
Do they propagate them in their facility?
Or do they just resell them after import?

Cheers
Matze

 

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[melev]

They grow them from dots! I found some pictures on their facebook/ora page that I inserted into the video a couple of times. Itty bitty things that turn into gorgeous clams. Great, now I want some clams. lol

 

[Matze]

Thanks.

@melev did a great video tour of the ORA facility; you can find that here.
If you jump to about 2:30 into the video, Dustin talks about the clams and how they're raised.

Thanks for the Link great video!

They grow them from dots! I found some pictures on their facebook/ora page that I inserted into the video a couple of times. Itty bitty things that turn into gorgeous clams. Great, now I want some clams. lol

That is amazing so crazy what is possible over in the US.

 

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[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

And the Wheeler's Gobies.


Awww...

These photos are AWESOME!!

Your reef is beautiful!

 

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[revhtree Verified Admin]

I thought I'd try to take some video to show how the nano tank looks now.


The soft corals have really grabbed hold and are taking off; many of them are due for trimming. A few of the corals are closed up since I had recently fed the tank and the Peppermint Shrimp create a ruckus by crawling all over everything in their attempts to catch some food.
The various leather corals are doing very well; great polyp extension and growth. The Fiji Yellow Sarcophyton Elegans is my favorite; love the color and polyps. The Green Polyped Leather Coral frags are doing okay; slower growers, but they're doing okay. The encrusting species on the top of the left side has really filled in; thoughts as to this species' name? The toadstools, devil's hand and cabbage leather corals are also growing in and finding their place in the reef.
The Kenya Tree Coral is due for a trim; big time. The Briareum sp. gorgonian needs to be peeled back some. I have two frags of the Blue Cespitularia that are doing well, but I don't think I want them on my main rock structure as they spread like xenia. And speaking of xenia... A few small remnants of the coral has come on various frags and is popping up in a few places. I'll probably cull those back when I upgrade, but they're filling in some holes in the aquascape for now. The frag of a Colt Coral has finally attached to a mount, so that will be finding a home up in the reef soon; great purple color that should contrast nicely against some Neon Green Sarcophyton or Green Nephthea.
I'm trying to keep all of the zoanthid frags separated on individual plugs. Once I get around to upgrading to a slightly larger tank size, I'll be able to spread them out into a few zoo gardens on the sand bed. I'm also contemplating on which colorful zoanthid frags will become magnetic mounts and add the color I want to the upper section behind the reef.

As you can see, the Royal Gramma and the One Spot Foxface are pretty skittish when the camera is in front of the tank. They tend to hang out together all the time.
The female Bangaii Cardinalfish is lonely and hangs out underneath the Kenya Tree Coral. When I upgrade, I don't think that she'll stay with this group; just too boisterous for a small tank.
The Mandarin Dragonet continues to do well and continually hunts for pods.
The female Wheeler's Goby guards the front entrance while the male guards the back door. I was really hoping the male goby would've come through the burrow and settle in by the female.
I still need my blenny....

Very nice bro!