Hi everyone,

[Evil1]

 

[vetteguy53081]

Translated:

Subject: Greetings from Guangzhou, China! It's great to join this community and learn from everyone.

Hello everyone,
I'm SpikeMai from Guangzhou, China. I've been keeping reef tanks for two years, and my journey began in October 2023. I'm so happy to finally join the Reef2Reef community!


To be honest, my reef keeping journey hasn't been smooth. There are many misunderstandings and prejudices about reef keeping in the local community. Along the way, I've made countless mistakes and lost quite a few corals. However, I'm here to learn from my failures, share my experiences, and draw inspiration from everyone.


I'm particularly interested in mastering the care of torch corals (Euphyllia) and Christmas tree worms . I'm also looking for cost-effective ways to improve my aquarium environment and create a better living environment for my corals.


My current aquarium parameters are as follows:

• Nitrate: 10 ppm
• PO4： 0.03 ppm
• KH： 7.8 - 8.0
• pH value: 8.3 (daytime) / 8.17 (nighttime)

Below are some recent photos of my aquarium. It's a pleasure to be a member of this international coral reef enthusiast community. Wishing everyone a happy life and thriving coral reefs!
Sincerely,
SpikeMai

Torch coral do best in moderate water flow. The polyps will shrink if the flow is too fast because the polyps will tear off in higher currents. Also torches are photosynthetic and have a relationship with its inner zooxanthellae which converts light into energy which feeds the coral. While it does not require direct feeding, feeding is beneficial and I feed mine Mysis shrimp.
The best location for a torch coral is where it gets moderate to medium water flow and medium-intensity lighting. Torches are aggressive corals which protect themselves by using their sweeper tentacles aggressively. Recommended ranges are:
Temperature around 78 degrees
Specific gravity of about 1.025
Ph of about 8.2
Calcium level of at least 400 ppm
Mag 1300-1380

 

[edsbeaker]

Hello and welcome!

 

[TJ42]

Welcome!!

@fishface NJ Thanks for the translation, mine wasn't working completely for some reason.

 

[Sam7]

歡迎

 

[Reef Jedi]

欢迎来到Reef2Reef，最伟大的水外社区！

 

[Wonkabar]

Welcome

 

[Freenow54]

His award was Mariner of the month. He somehow changed it to " Grand " . He is reminding me of someone ????

 

[Freenow54]

主題：來自中國廣州的問候！很高興加入這個社群並向大家學習。
大家好，
我是來自中國廣州的SpikeMai。我玩珊瑚缸已經兩年了，我的珊瑚缸之旅始於2023年10月。我很高興終於能加入Reef2Reef社群！


說實話，我的珊瑚礁養殖之路並不平坦。在本地的珊瑚礁養殖圈裡，關於珊瑚養殖有許多誤解和偏見。一路走來，我犯了無數錯誤，也損失了不少珊瑚。但是，我來到這裡是為了從失敗中學習，分享我的經驗，並從大家身上汲取靈感。


我特別想掌握火炬珊瑚（Euphyllia）和聖誕樹蟲的飼養方法。我也在尋找經濟有效的方法來改善我的飼養環境，為我的珊瑚創造更好的生存環境。


目前我的魚缸參數如下：

• 硝酸鹽： 10 ppm
• PO4： 0.03 ppm
• KH： 7.8 - 8.0
• pH值： 8.3（白天）/ 8.17（夜晚）

下面附上一些我魚缸的近照。很高興能成為這個國際珊瑚礁愛好者大家庭的一員。祝大家生活幸福，珊瑚礁茁壯成長！
此致敬禮，
SpikeMai

I am curious though I have always understood your country controls social media very tightly ?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Jackymai]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!
You might want to switch to English, so people have an easier time understanding what you are trying to say without using a translator :)

OK, I'll keep that in mind for next time.

 

[Jackymai]

譯文：

主題：來自中國廣州的問候！很高興加入這個社區，並向大家學習。

大家好，
我是來自中國廣州的SpikeMai。我養珊瑚缸已經兩年了，我的珊瑚缸之旅始於2023年10月。我很高興終於能加入Reef2Reef社群！


說實話，我的珊瑚礁飼養之路並非一帆風順。當地社區對珊瑚礁飼養有許多誤解和偏見。一路走來，我犯了無數錯誤，也損失了不少珊瑚。然而，我在這裡是為了從失敗中學習，分享我的經驗，並從大家身上汲取靈感。


我特別想掌握火炬珊瑚（Euphyllia）和聖誕樹蟲的飼養方法。我也在尋找經濟有效的方法來改善我的水族箱環境，為我的珊瑚創造更好的生存環境。


我目前的魚缸參數如下：

• 硝酸鹽： 10 ppm
• PO4： 0.03 ppm
• KH： 7.8 - 8.0
• pH值： 8.3（白天）/ 8.17（夜間）

以下是我最近拍攝的一些水族箱照片。很榮幸能成為這個國際珊瑚礁愛好者社群的一員。祝大家生活幸福，珊瑚礁繁榮昌盛！
真摯地，
史派克麥

Thanks a lot for the translation, I’ll keep that in mind next time.

 

[Jackymai]

Beautiful and detailed organized and $$$$ installation. I certainly don't question your seriousness. You may be the reef of the month soon . ( I will vote for you ). Then off course you will get the Mariner of the Month award and You and Paul B can get together you can supply the Sake Him the Grand Marnier a veiled reference to his award which he Lords over us at every opportunity

Haha, thank you so much for the kind words! It definitely cost a fortune, but I’m hoping to learn from you guys and keep improving. I’ll raise a glass to you all from across the world! Cheers, guys!

 

[Jackymai]

Torch coral do best in moderate water flow. The polyps will shrink if the flow is too fast because the polyps will tear off in higher currents. Also torches are photosynthetic and have a relationship with its inner zooxanthellae which converts light into energy which feeds the coral. While it does not require direct feeding, feeding is beneficial and I feed mine Mysis shrimp.
The best location for a torch coral is where it gets moderate to medium water flow and medium-intensity lighting. Torches are aggressive corals which protect themselves by using their sweeper tentacles aggressively. Recommended ranges are:
Temperature around 78 degrees
Specific gravity of about 1.025
Ph of about 8.2
Calcium level of at least 400 ppm
Mag 1300-1380

You're right, I feel like the flow was too strong before, which is why I lost a few pieces. Regarding feeding, is it better to use powdered coral food or liquid coral food?

 

[BonnieB]

Welcome to our R2R family!

 

[Jackymai]

His award was Mariner of the month. He somehow changed it to " Grand " . He is reminding me of someone ????

Haha, I don't really get the joke/meaning here.

 

[Jackymai]

I am curious though I have always understood your country controls social media very tightly ?

Thank you all.

 

[RuralReefer1]

Welcome! I’m very interested in hearing about your experiences in the hobby living in China! I’m sure it’s very different in some ways compared to here in the US.

 

[Jackymai]

主題：來自中國廣州的問候！很高興加入這個社群並向大家學習。
大家好，
我是來自中國廣州的SpikeMai。我玩珊瑚缸已經兩年了，我的珊瑚缸之旅始於2023年10月。我很高興終於能加入Reef2Reef社群！


說實話，我的珊瑚礁養殖之路並不平坦。在本地的珊瑚礁養殖圈裡，關於珊瑚養殖有許多誤解和偏見。一路走來，我犯了無數錯誤，也損失了不少珊瑚。但是，我來到這裡是為了從失敗中學習，分享我的經驗，並從大家身上汲取靈感。


我特別想掌握火炬珊瑚（Euphyllia）和聖誕樹蟲的飼養方法。我也在尋找經濟有效的方法來改善我的飼養環境，為我的珊瑚創造更好的生存環境。


目前我的魚缸參數如下：

• 硝酸鹽： 10 ppm
• PO4： 0.03 ppm
• KH： 7.8 - 8.0
• pH值： 8.3（白天）/ 8.17（夜晚）

下面附上一些我魚缸的近照。很高興能成為這個國際珊瑚礁愛好者大家庭的一員。祝大家生活幸福，珊瑚礁茁壯成長！
此致敬禮，
SpikeMai

This is how it looks with a filter. What do you guys think?