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erisen
03/22/2013, 10:22 AM
Hello everyone!
sorry if my english sucks ;)!
I'm an Italian boy and I'm writing here because the advice of friends and people who like my tank.

I have a nanoreef that measures 30x30x35 (20 liters) in use since January 2009.

In the past I have collected zoathids and Ricordea, for that reason my friends have always said that my tank reminded the 'American style’.

Last year, I had many problems with the Zoanthus (zoa pox, nudibranchs, necrosis) and I'm replacing the Zoanthus with acans :-)

Probably because of the LED and tridacna crocea (a large filter feeder in a small place), I have always had a thank with high oxidation, so I must to feed the corals very often (although I have 3 fish in a few liters) or soft living in difficulty as opposed to the SPS living very well and have never had a problem.




SPECIFICATIONS:

LIGHTING:
60 watts of LED cool white (10,000 K)
6 watt LED warm white (3,000 K)
3 watt LED red (612 nm)
30 watt LED royal blue (450 nm)
15 watt blue LED (470 nm)

photoperiod of 15 hours


MAINTENANCE:
change 4 liters of water weekly using salt Deepblue.
daily supplement of buffer (Ca, Mg, KH) with automatic dosing pump.


FEEDING CORALS:
Every day I feed corals alternately with:
- Liquid mash obtained with water, Calanus (reef snow), vitamins and reefbooster.
- Reef snow (Brightwell)
- fresh beer yeast


INVERTEBRATES

SPS:
acropora grandis
acropora microphthalma
acropora valida tricolor
montipora samarensis red
montipora stellata green
Stylophora pistillata 'milka'
Stylophora subseriata pink
Seriatopora guttatus purple

LPS:
duncanopsammia axifuga
Scolymia australis
Acanthastrea lordhowensis (colonies of various colors)
caulastrea echinulata
caulastrea furcata fluorescent yellow
Goniopora sp. green
Goniopora lobata red blu eyes

CLAMS:
Tridacna crocea 12 cm
Cypraea annulus and moneta
Turbo sp

SOFT:
Neospongodes sp. violet
Sinularia sp. fluorescent yellow
Gorgonia Pseudopterogorgia sp.
Gorgonia Isis Hippuris
Briareum sp. hawayano
Actinodiscus sp. (colonies of various colors)
Ricordea florida (colonies of various colors)
Ricordea yuma bicolor
Zoanthus sp. (colonies of various colors)
Palythoa sp. fluorescent green
Protopalythoa grandis
Sansibia blue
Sympodium sp.
Botryllus sp.


FISH:
Couple of Amphiprion ocellaris classic and 'black'
Pseudocheilinus hexantenia







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erisen
03/22/2013, 10:23 AM
with royal blue :-)

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mooch1982
03/23/2013, 02:28 PM
Wow, i am surprised no one has responded here. Your tank is extremely beautiful and healthy!

Very well done...
Nivek0bright
03/23/2013, 03:06 PM
Awesome tank really pretty
Chaotic Reefer4u
03/23/2013, 03:13 PM
Beautiful, magnifico, tremendo. . .
secrest
03/23/2013, 07:05 PM
Wow that is one awesome little tank.
TRENT_G
03/23/2013, 07:29 PM
Sweeeet tank buddy. Keep up the good work. ;)
nerdz
03/23/2013, 09:54 PM
Beautiful tank!!!

Is feeding yeast common in Italy?
Kentech5
03/25/2013, 06:56 AM
That is an absolutely beautiful tank. Mine looks sad now.
autodave
03/25/2013, 07:31 AM
Very well done!
dchec
03/25/2013, 11:17 AM
This is quite remarkable! You've done an amazing job!
kingfisher62
03/25/2013, 12:16 PM
Your English may suck but your tank is incredible! :lol:

Good job.

[Welcome]
E.intheC
03/25/2013, 04:22 PM
Very nice tank! Excellent colors, too.
kingfisher62
03/25/2013, 05:53 PM
You have so much in such tight quarters. Do you have a lot of warfare going on between corals?
erisen
03/26/2013, 08:43 AM
Thanky you guys :)!!!
erisen
03/26/2013, 08:45 AM
You have so much in such tight quarters. Do you have a lot of warfare going on between corals?

I placed the corals according to their chemical compatibility, so no chemical warfare :)
Only the Stylophora milka is burning slowly the montipora stellata green ... it grows above her.
erisen
03/26/2013, 08:48 AM
Beautiful tank!!!

Is feeding yeast common in Italy?


Non tutti lo usano nè sanno che è una buona fonte di cibo per il reef.
In Italia il lievito di birra fresco - venduto in stick - è molto comune in tutti i supermercati e costa meno di uno euro.
erisen
03/26/2013, 08:50 AM
Wow, i am surprised no one has responded here. Your tank is extremely beautiful and healthy!

Very well done...

in fact I was worried, I thought I had done something wrong or that to wrote where I couldn't write :lmao:
Graham670
03/26/2013, 09:48 AM
Awesome tank! Great variety of colors as well, thanks for sharing!
PEPECUN
03/26/2013, 10:24 AM
Woooow !! Simply....Beautiful !!

Regards from Cancun, Mexico
MrIcky
03/26/2013, 11:20 AM
That's a remarkable tank, well done.
biodegraded
03/26/2013, 01:50 PM
Very nice indeed. What a riot of colors and textures. Under the royal blues it looks like a Jimi Hendrix poster. :)
rvlcf
03/26/2013, 01:56 PM
Amazing Tank! Great job.
kidrobot
03/26/2013, 02:28 PM
Beautiful tank!!!
blueavatar
03/26/2013, 03:15 PM
This tank look sweettttttt
erisen
03/27/2013, 02:04 AM
Very nice indeed. What a riot of colors and textures. Under the royal blues it looks like a Jimi Hendrix poster. :)

ahahahahaha it'is a strange example :lol:
Reef or Die
03/27/2013, 08:30 PM
Great colors!!! This is Nano TOTM quality!!
chrismayu
03/27/2013, 10:38 PM
+1 on TOTM
arcanjo
03/28/2013, 03:50 AM
Hello Erisen,

Wonderful tank, congratulations.
Are your LEDs light diy? or you bought it?
How long does your sps are under those leds? did they always got the same light or you change it?

Keep posting :)
erisen
03/28/2013, 04:19 AM
what is TOTM? :confused::confused:
erisen
03/28/2013, 04:25 AM
Hello Erisen,

Wonderful tank, congratulations.
Are your LEDs light diy? or you bought it?
How long does your sps are under those leds? did they always got the same light or you change it?

Keep posting :)



ciao!
I've them leds from 3 years ago, always the same CREE of first generation.
Since last summer I've added some new leds, warm light, to make the effect more natural .... and the colors pink / red / orange are exploded :)!

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arcanjo
03/28/2013, 05:23 AM
Hi,

Did you built the Led lights? can you take a closer pic from the leds lights?

How do you feed corals with fresh beer yeast, do you add water and mix it and give it at night or during the day?
Jdbrine
03/28/2013, 06:05 AM
Gorgeous!!!!!
strgazr27
03/28/2013, 06:50 AM
In a word.....STUNNING!:spin2:
erisen
03/28/2013, 08:19 AM
Hi,

Did you built the Led lights? can you take a closer pic from the leds lights?

How do you feed corals with fresh beer yeast, do you add water and mix it and give it at night or during the day?

a part are bars of Ocean Led, one part is homemade.

Yes, I dissolve the yeast in marin water and give him at night.
reef1906
03/28/2013, 08:29 AM
Love this tank dude !!!!!!
blueavatar
03/28/2013, 10:52 PM
Tank of the month :))
pompeyjohn
03/30/2013, 11:36 AM
This is an incredible tank. BUMP to the top so more people see it. Well done! Please tell us more about the filtration, your maintenance and feeding. Thank you.
Denadai
03/30/2013, 08:32 PM
Awesome, well done boy !!! A piece of art !!!!
maddmaxx
03/31/2013, 12:45 PM
bravo....!
Curt Boswelll
08/10/2014, 07:35 PM
with royal blue :-)

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I know you haven't posted in this thread for quite some time but I would love to see pics of what it looks like now! Thanks!
enchelycore808
08/12/2014, 08:29 PM
Awesome tank! How old is it if I may ask?
enchelycore808
08/12/2014, 08:30 PM
Awesome tank! How old is it if I may ask?
SeanPrice
08/13/2014, 06:38 AM
Amazing looking tank with beautiful colors.
Odranoel
08/15/2014, 03:33 AM
sempre un piacere guardare la tua vasca Nico.....bravissimo.
Halo_003
08/15/2014, 11:00 PM
Amazing.

Great job.
reefwiser
08/16/2014, 04:02 AM
Such a great colorful tank.
Do you use Zeovit?
Disher
08/16/2014, 07:46 AM
What kind of filtration are you using? Any auto top off?
Lilmatty5dimes
08/16/2014, 06:37 PM
Awesome tank.
ExpensiveHobby
08/19/2014, 03:24 PM
I really hope this guy logs in soon and finds this thread again. He left us all in suspense by posting his amazing tank and then vanished into thin air.

I must know more! AHHHH
710RAY
08/19/2014, 05:37 PM
That is an absolutely beautiful tank. Mine looks sad now.

so does mine
Curt Boswelll
08/19/2014, 09:24 PM
I really hope this guy logs in soon and finds this thread again. He left us all in suspense by posting his amazing tank and then vanished into thin air.

I must know more! AHHHH

I know!!! Haha! I found this on Pinterest and was amazed! So I found the thread and tried getting him back on!
Texacobra
08/20/2014, 08:26 PM
Um dos Tanques mas bonitos que ja vi!
Odranoel
12/19/2015, 02:18 PM
Very Nice collecton coral
valentino74
12/21/2015, 04:33 AM
Dietro una vasca così, c'è davvero tanto "manico". Sei un riferimento! Posta degli aggiornamenti se ne hai!
urb77
02/26/2017, 11:56 PM
You are professional ,your aquarium is amazing.
Cajunreefer87
02/27/2017, 04:18 PM
Great looking tank!
jatorclic
10/26/2018, 03:58 PM
Hi! What’s your water tank parameters?
reefpeter
08/31/2019, 08:41 PM
Inspiring nano tanks many years later.


Solo un italiano potrebbe mettere così tanto impegno in un piccolo spazio.

Pietro Mancuso