Solar powered aquarium from Italy - Page 3

leslie hempel · 10/06/2011, 11:23 AM

very lovley..

Paolo Piccinell · 11/08/2011, 02:08 AM

fish update...

Paolo Piccinell · 11/08/2011, 02:09 AM

Paolo Piccinell · 11/08/2011, 02:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Asg...er_profilepage

Paolo Piccinell · 01/25/2012, 05:57 AM

My tank has now 4 months and it's doing quite well...

http://postimage.org/image/egxtsptk7/full/

Any suggestion?

Crazy_Beaver · 01/25/2012, 07:02 AM

Tutto perfeto !!!!!!

Paolo Piccinell · 01/25/2012, 07:28 AM

ευχαριστίες !!

bullitr · 01/25/2012, 09:31 AM

looks great

nuccadoc · 01/26/2012, 09:16 AM

Looks fantastic! Did you set up your DSB as per Dr Shimek's suggestions, i.e, add critters? And also is that cyano on the sand on the right side?

Paolo Piccinell · 01/27/2012, 12:27 AM

Well, it's a bit more complicated.

I had to transfer all my animals from the previous tank, so I did bypass the maturatione period.

I had 50 kg of mature sand from my refugium, filled of critters, worms and bacteria.

I placed 10 cm (4 inches) of sand on the bottom of the new tank, than I placed my old, mature sand in a 1 1/2 inch layer obtaining a 13 cm DSB with mature surface.
I let it settle for three weeks and I added food for the critters... I added a couple of glasses of "old sand" from the tanks of my friends, the best "critters kits" ever!

Then I moved all the rockwork from the old tank to the new, together with old water, corals and fishes... do not try this at home!!!

I did not lost a single animal, but cyanobacteria were one of the consequences of this unusual "method".

Paolo Piccinell · 05/21/2012, 06:47 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVoKsRRPgOA

growing up... and no more cyanobastards!!!

nuccadoc · 05/21/2012, 08:34 AM

Awesome!

alessandro · 05/21/2012, 10:19 AM

one of the nicest tank of the .....Lombardia...

Crazy_Beaver · 05/22/2012, 01:59 AM

Wow!great tank!

Paolo Piccinell · 05/22/2012, 02:22 AM

Thanks guys!

It's still very young, but fast growing...

Kipps · 05/23/2012, 02:55 PM

Didn't see that awesome wrasse in the latest video?

prop-frags · 05/23/2012, 07:59 PM

Looking great...beautiful progress.

Paolo Piccinell · 05/23/2012, 11:33 PM

Which wrasse?

I have two wrasses, Halichoeres crysus and Halichoeres iridis.

The second one is beautiful, but absolutely to be avoided with dsb... it digs trenches like a bulldozer.
The problem is that it is impossible to catch...

Thanks for compliments :-)

Paolo Piccinell · 10/17/2012, 02:00 AM

Hi guys, my tank is one year old!!!

DSB is now doing great, after some troubles due to lack of proper maturation.
Corals and fish are healthy and grow at a good rate.

Solar power plant grants energy and some extra money to buy new toys, as the Vertex alpha cone 250 skimmer recently arrived.

Right side:

Center:

Left side:

Panoramic:

Crazy_Beaver · 10/17/2012, 02:20 AM

Tank is looking beautiful amigo!Well done!

Newbie Aquarist · 10/17/2012, 08:25 AM

Absolutely stunning.

Paolo Piccinell · 10/17/2012, 08:54 AM

Thanks guys!

nanoreef heaven · 10/17/2012, 09:09 AM

Nice

*Sent from my little corner of the reef. Nano nano!*

orangegoby · 10/17/2012, 10:09 AM

absolutely great! both the tank and the solar power.

SUPPOReefer · 10/17/2012, 02:03 PM

Beautiful!! Amazing growth since setup. What type of trigger is that in the top of the right side photograph?

11/08/2011, 02:08 AM	#52
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	fish update... __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

11/08/2011, 02:09 AM	#53
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	__________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

11/08/2011, 02:14 AM	#54
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Asg...er_profilepage __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

01/25/2012, 05:57 AM	#55
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	My tank has now 4 months and it's doing quite well... http://postimage.org/image/egxtsptk7/full/ Any suggestion? __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

01/25/2012, 07:28 AM	#57
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	ευχαριστίες !! __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

10/06/2011, 11:23 AM	#51
leslie hempel Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gonubie,South Africa Posts: 331	very lovley..

01/25/2012, 07:02 AM	#56
Crazy_Beaver Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Athens, Hellas Posts: 684	Tutto perfeto !!!!!!

01/25/2012, 09:31 AM	#58
bullitr broke but happy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stevenson ranch, ca Posts: 14,053	looks great __________________ Lawrence SFVR member 435 gallon display in wall see through no more hyposalinity... Current Tank Info: 96x36x29 inwall

01/26/2012, 09:16 AM	#59
nuccadoc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 482	Looks fantastic! Did you set up your DSB as per Dr Shimek's suggestions, i.e, add critters? And also is that cyano on the sand on the right side? __________________ Scott Current tank info: 34 gal Solana and a 400 gal FOWLR with 4-250 watt MH's, Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000, Korralin sulphur denitrator, 4-Koralia 7's. 120 gal LED sps reef in the works. Currently raising true Perc's.

01/27/2012, 12:27 AM	#60
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	Well, it's a bit more complicated. I had to transfer all my animals from the previous tank, so I did bypass the maturatione period. I had 50 kg of mature sand from my refugium, filled of critters, worms and bacteria. I placed 10 cm (4 inches) of sand on the bottom of the new tank, than I placed my old, mature sand in a 1 1/2 inch layer obtaining a 13 cm DSB with mature surface. I let it settle for three weeks and I added food for the critters... I added a couple of glasses of "old sand" from the tanks of my friends, the best "critters kits" ever! Then I moved all the rockwork from the old tank to the new, together with old water, corals and fishes... do not try this at home!!! I did not lost a single animal, but cyanobacteria were one of the consequences of this unusual "method". __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

05/21/2012, 06:47 AM	#61
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVoKsRRPgOA growing up... and no more cyanobastards!!! __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

05/21/2012, 08:34 AM	#62
nuccadoc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 482	Awesome! __________________ Scott Current tank info: 34 gal Solana and a 400 gal FOWLR with 4-250 watt MH's, Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000, Korralin sulphur denitrator, 4-Koralia 7's. 120 gal LED sps reef in the works. Currently raising true Perc's.

05/21/2012, 10:19 AM	#63
alessandro Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Italy Posts: 294	one of the nicest tank of the .....Lombardia...

05/22/2012, 01:59 AM	#64
Crazy_Beaver Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Athens, Hellas Posts: 684	Wow!great tank!

05/22/2012, 02:22 AM	#65
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	Thanks guys! It's still very young, but fast growing... __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

05/23/2012, 02:55 PM	#66
Kipps Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 57	Didn't see that awesome wrasse in the latest video?

05/23/2012, 07:59 PM	#67
prop-frags SPS Slave Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,388	Looking great...beautiful progress. __________________ - Mike & Terry "Less technology, more biology ... indeed." - Gary White Current Tank Info: 200g temp garage tank

05/23/2012, 11:33 PM	#68
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	Which wrasse? I have two wrasses, Halichoeres crysus and Halichoeres iridis. The second one is beautiful, but absolutely to be avoided with dsb... it digs trenches like a bulldozer. The problem is that it is impossible to catch... Thanks for compliments :-) __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

10/17/2012, 02:00 AM	#69
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	Hi guys, my tank is one year old!!! DSB is now doing great, after some troubles due to lack of proper maturation. Corals and fish are healthy and grow at a good rate. Solar power plant grants energy and some extra money to buy new toys, as the Vertex alpha cone 250 skimmer recently arrived. Right side: Center: Left side: Panoramic: __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

10/17/2012, 02:20 AM	#70
Crazy_Beaver Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Athens, Hellas Posts: 684	Tank is looking beautiful amigo!Well done! __________________ If you're doing it, do it right!!!!!!! Current Tank: Beaver's Crazy Reef (51X39X25, powered by ATB , Hyperion R2, Tunze )

10/17/2012, 08:25 AM	#71
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	Absolutely stunning.

10/17/2012, 08:54 AM	#72
Paolo Piccinell insatiably curious Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 159	Thanks guys! __________________ My tank: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/140-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: 1500 litres DSB

10/17/2012, 09:09 AM	#73
nanoreef heaven Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Houston/westchase district Posts: 325	Nice Sent from my little corner of the reef. Nano nano!

10/17/2012, 10:09 AM	#74
orangegoby Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 199	absolutely great! both the tank and the solar power. __________________ 6', 200g mixed reef Current Tank Info: 200g Fish with eat-what-u-can soft corals With Live Rock

10/17/2012, 02:03 PM	#75
SUPPOReefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 201	Beautiful!! Amazing growth since setup. What type of trigger is that in the top of the right side photograph? __________________ 280 Gallon Starphire Mixed Reef 25 Gallon Starphre Mixed Reef

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