Woohoo!

I'm transfered to Houston and I have to shutdown my aquarium. The only thing that was bothering me is giving away my corals to some moron who would kill them in a few weeks.

I found the solution: they will return to the reef!

Actually the artificial reef located 2km off-shore of the Burj Al Arab hotel.

Nico

From: Nicolas WILL [will@dubai.omnes.slb.com]
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 11:10 AM
To: aquarium@burj-al-arab.com
Subject: Corals seeking a new home

Hi, We just talked on the phone about my corals seeking a new home because I'm shutting down my reef aquarium due to a transfer.

Here is the list. 

Nicolas 

Stonies

  • 3x Acropora spp. (CITES available)

  • 1x Hydnophora rigida (frag)

  • 2x turbinaria peltata

  • 5x Stylophora sp. (frags, originally from the Gulf of Oman, Sandy Beach Hotel)

  • 1x Seriatopora hystrix (frags)

  • 1x Montipora sp. (CITES available)

  • 1x Euphyllia glabescens

  • 1x Fungia sp.

  • 1x Favia sp.

  • 1x Trachyphyllia sp.
  • 1x Polyphyllia talpina

  • 1x Physogyra sp.

  • 1x Caulastrea sp.

Softies

  • 1x Sarcophyton elegans
  • 1x Pachyclavularia

  • numerous mushrooms (Actinodiscus spp., etc...)

Echinoderms
  • numerous small Asteruna spp.
  • 1x Ophiolepis superba

  • 5-6x Ophiocoma paveigranulata
  • 1x Holothuria leucospilota

Other inverts
  • 2x Lysmata amboinensis

  • 1x Stenopus hispidus
  • a few crabs (Xanthidae)
  • probably 1 Pilumnus sp. :o(
  • a few tube worms

  • 1x Tridacna

  • various worms

  • various bivalves

  • snails
  • hermit crabs
Fish
  • 1x Zebrasoma scopas
  • 3x Chromis viridis
Superior algae
  • Halimeda sp.
  • Caulerpa racemosa

  • Caulerpa sp.
  • another red one, forgot the name

  • not an algae, but 1 mangrove with 6 leaves

  • various calcareous algae

Live rock
  • about 50 kg
Description of the system
  • Berlin method

Main tank
  • 70 cm cube, about 300l, built-in sump
  • Euroreef protein skimmer (Neuhaus needlewheel)
  • 2x 4000 l/h Tunze Turbelle pumps, pulsed on electronic controller
  • 2x Eheim 1060 (2200 l/h) for sump return, alternated every 6 hours, front return
  • 400W BLV/Ushio 10,000K Metal Halide on tar ballast
  • automatic water top-off using a water level sensor
  • calcium addition and alkalinity maintenance using a Nilsen reactor providing fresh kalkwasser (calcium hydroxide solution) to replace all evaporated water
  • computer power supply fan to cool down the water
Refugium
  • 40 cm cube, about 64 l
  • fed by a 1200 l/h @ 0 m powerhead
  • gravity return to the main tank
  • 150W BLV/Ushio 10,000K Metal Halide on tar ballast
Web site  
Nicolas WILL
Solutions Manager - MEA
Schlumberger Network Solutions
Dubai World Trade Center, Level 7 - P.O Box 9376 - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Tel. +971 (0) 4 306 74 77
Fax +971 (0) 4 306 72 63
Mobile +971 (0) 50 631 89 22		 http://www.slb.com/nws (Corporate)
http://www.camel-reef.com (Personal)
http://pictures.camel-reef.com
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