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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:00 pm
by champ.ngo
Hi fellow marine aquarium enthusiasts! I just want to share my outdoor "reef pod" photos. Hope you like 'em =)

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:06 pm
by champ.ngo
A pink tipped Acro

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:08 pm
by champ.ngo
Another one of the tenants in my reef pod

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:13 pm
by champ.ngo
I had to turn off all of the wave making gadgets for me to take a good photo. Mga 10-15 seconds lang para mawala ang mga ripples sa surface ng pod. Malinaw naman ang kinalabasan using my e90.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:19 pm
by champ.ngo
My green acro =)

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:30 pm
by champ.ngo
Share ko lang toh mga kapatid.One of the sea creatures that I am very fascinated with, the Box Jelly fish or sea wasp. Marami nito dito sa Palawan. I will post photos of my Box Jelly Aquarium as soon as I can.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:36 pm
by RRandygie
share din po ako.. one of my pics.. pinaka old sa mga fishes ko, 3 years na..

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:02 pm
by BrianM
Nice pics champ! :) thanks for sharing.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:06 pm
by champ.ngo
Thanks for appreciating the photos Brian. I have a few more pictures to share like this closed brain. Yung ibang shots mejo malabo kaya hindi ko ma post. Top view lahat ng photos ko kasi "reef pod" cya. parang pond.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:08 pm
by champ.ngo
nice shot RRandygie. Linaw ng photo, pang wallpaper =)

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:19 pm
by champ.ngo
Pareng jourdy, sa veranda namin nakalagay ang "reef pod". Tinatamaan cya ng sunlight pero meron enough roof para hindi cya masyado maulanan. Ang biggest challenge ko dito ay evaporation. mabilis tumaas ang salinity kaya naka monitor ako parati. Meron din ako na discover na solution dito. I have a few mangroves on my sump which really helps stabilize the salinity and absorb protein from the water. Wala na halos silbe ang skimmer ko dahil sa mangroves.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:56 pm
by champ.ngo
I reside here in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. DIY halos lahat ang reef pod ko. From the pod to sump. Skimmer lang ang powerheads ang hindi DIY =) Cors' I brought my test kits and hydrometer from manila. There's only one legit fish and aquarium store here in Puerto Princesa and unfortunately they do not sell any saltwater wet or dry goods. Lahat ng livestock ko ay hand caught ko.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:59 am
by BrianM
Ang galing nito :) pa request naman ng full pod shots dyan. how about your lighting? sunlight lang?

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:14 pm
by champ.ngo
Ok Brian. Pasensya ka Na sa photos masikip kasi sa veranda. The pod took almost all the space. May picture din ng mga baby mangroves. The big one sits on top of the small mangroves but I removed it for me to take a better photo of the DIY sump. The pod was built last June 2009. Finished everything in a month and never added anything since then. My school of shrimp fishes lang and a very small group of zoos ang fatalities since last year. Hindi ko na ginalaw toh. I never miss my weekly water changes and I blow-off the detritus off the very thin layer of sand once a week with a small powerhead.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:21 pm
by champ.ngo
Right beside the UV sterilizer are the baby mangroves =) Grown from seeds to seedlings =) Pansin ko ang bagal nila lumaki. 1 yr na yang mangroves na yan.