Island Reef

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 03:05 PM

Hello everyone,

Well some friends of mine were saying I should put my tank over here ReefCentral

so here it goes the setup and some pictures.

Volume: around 273L
Display tank: (100cm x 58cm x 45cm) = (39"x23"x18")
Sump: (50cm x 50cm x 35cm) = (20"x20"x14")
Skimmer: Royal Exclusiv Bubble King Double Cone 200
Return Pump: Eheim Compact+3000 ( 3000 L/hr)
Water circulation: 2x Ecotech Vortech MP10w ES with EcoTech Vortech battery backup
Lighting: ATI Sunpower dimmable 8x 39w T5
Ca, Mg and KH dosing: GHL 3-way independent dosing pump, using the Balling Light method

Latest FTS taken 20th of April

Earlier FTS

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 03:05 PM

Another picture from early april

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 03:06 PM

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 03:07 PM

Hope you all like it

PL-Reef · 04/28/2013, 03:21 PM

Nicely done man! That tanks is absolutely beautiful! How long has it been up and running? Did you start from frags or colonies?

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PL-Reef

Nicely done man! That tanks is absolutely beautiful! How long has it been up and running? Did you start from frags or colonies?

Thanks

This tank has been running for 1year and 8months, all the corals I started them from frags some added as big..ish frags from my old nano.

Pedro

PL-Reef · 04/28/2013, 03:32 PM

Pedro, you grow a stunning reef! The pics are gorgeous! I just showed them off to my girlfriend and she says " can you make your tank look like that?". My reply was " yes honey, but I'm gonna need a bigger budget"..... LOL

Keep up the good work man!

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PL-Reef

Pedro, you grow a stunning reef! The pics are gorgeous! I just showed them off to my girlfriend and she says " can you make your tank look like that?". My reply was " yes honey, but I'm gonna need a bigger budget"..... LOL

Keep up the good work man!

LOLOL this is a good persuasion thread then ahah

cheers

Charley Diesing · 04/28/2013, 03:56 PM

Really an amazing tank, but def. not a Nano.

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charley Diesing

Really an amazing tank, but def. not a Nano.

thanks Charley,

I was afraid of putting it on the larget tank section 180gallons+ LOL, I think I'm right there are 2 sections... 180+ and the nano section.

Regards,
Pedro

bdevillier · 04/28/2013, 04:06 PM

yeah it doesnt make it into the large 180+ thread so i think this is where it belongs. i do think that there should be another section added for a 40-180 gallon tank. either way you have an amazing tank. what is your maintenance schedule like? what about dosing or reactors?

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdevillier

yeah it doesnt make it into the large 180+ thread so i think this is where it belongs. i do think that there should be another section added for a 40-180 gallon tank. either way you have an amazing tank. what is your maintenance schedule like? what about dosing or reactors?

Indeed it needs!

Well for the maintenance I do:

40L water change every 15days with NSW
Skimmer cup cleaning every week or every 4days
Glass cleaning every day
Water testing Ca, Mg and KH every week
General equipment cleaning every 3months

Dosings:
I use the balling light method to control Ca, Mg and KH
Bacteria and elements dosing with KZ products

KZ ZeoBAK
KZ BioMate
KZ ZeoStart3
KZ ZeoLife
KZ Amino Acid HC
KZ Coral Vitalizer
KZ Sponge Power
KZ Coral Snow
KZ Pohls Xtra
KZ B-Balance
KZ K-Balance
KZ Stylo-Pocci glow
KZ Iron
KZ Potassium Iodide Fluoride
KZ Coral Booster
KZ Flatwormstop

And recently I started dosing live phytoplankton during the night 96ml per day at the moment.

thanks

Pedro

Charley Diesing · 04/28/2013, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PmRg

thanks Charley,

I was afraid of putting it on the larget tank section 180gallons+ LOL, I think I'm right there are 2 sections... 180+ and the nano section.

Regards,
Pedro

Yeah it wouldn't do well in 180+ either. Either Reef Discusion or the SPS forum. Tons of people from the SPS section I'm sure would love to see your tank! Its really breathtaking.

PmRg · 04/28/2013, 05:11 PM

SPS section maybe yes, well let's hope a moderator notices and moves it.

thanks

Bman562 · 04/29/2013, 11:59 PM

Absolutely gorgeous. Glad it was accidentally posted in the nano section. I don't go to the large section as much as i would like lol

PmRg · 05/04/2013, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bman562

Absolutely gorgeous. Glad it was accidentally posted in the nano section. I don't go to the large section as much as i would like lol

thanks a lot Bman

ahah

hoooop54 · 05/04/2013, 06:09 AM

Not only is the tank beautiful, your photography is great as well. Nice job!

d2mini · 05/04/2013, 06:42 AM

Beautiful tank!

Are you on AquaticLog.com yet? I bet this tank would get featured one week.

Snook65 · 05/04/2013, 09:22 AM

Beautiful Tank!

PmRg · 05/05/2013, 05:14 PM

Thank you all

Quote:

Originally Posted by d2mini

Beautiful tank!

Are you on AquaticLog.com yet? I bet this tank would get featured one week.

d2mini, that site looks quite good, already created an account

and got some pictures up

hibb304 · 05/05/2013, 05:41 PM

Love all the colors.

d2mini · 05/05/2013, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PmRg

Thank you all

d2mini, that site looks quite good, already created an account

and got some pictures up

Cool, just saw you there!!! Can't wait to see your profile really get filled out.
Great way for others to get a real good behind the scenes look at an awesome tank like this.

Can you tell me a little more about your live photoplankton? Are you growing your own? Have you been running it long enough to see any difference (good or bad) yet?

PmRg · 05/05/2013, 06:17 PM

thank you hibb304

Dennis,

thanks for the suport.

The phytoplankton is nannochloropsis sp. that I grow on a reactor in my garage.

I've been dosing it for a long time 1years+, but I recently made it automatic so it has been running automatically for just over 1month an I'm having great results, growth and a bit of color improvements for now, but it's still too early to tell if it will work on the long run anyway so far so good.

Pedro

d2mini · 05/06/2013, 09:05 AM

Ah, thanks Pedro. Very cool.

I would love to add something like this to my garage fish setup. If you have any detailed info you could post or point me to on how to get started growing the phyto, I would really appreciate it. I've seen one or two videos on youtube but would be very interested in your process.

cugly · 05/06/2013, 09:38 AM

Great looking tank...tanks like yours is what got me doing zeovit..it works really well..im gettin great growth. .hopefully it will be like yours..thanks for sharing. .

04/28/2013, 03:05 PM	#1
PmRg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond, UK & Madeira Island, Portugal Posts: 72	Island Reef Hello everyone, Well some friends of mine were saying I should put my tank over here ReefCentral so here it goes the setup and some pictures. Volume: around 273L Display tank: (100cm x 58cm x 45cm) = (39"x23"x18") Sump: (50cm x 50cm x 35cm) = (20"x20"x14") Skimmer: Royal Exclusiv Bubble King Double Cone 200 Return Pump: Eheim Compact+3000 ( 3000 L/hr) Water circulation: 2x Ecotech Vortech MP10w ES with EcoTech Vortech battery backup Lighting: ATI Sunpower dimmable 8x 39w T5 Ca, Mg and KH dosing: GHL 3-way independent dosing pump, using the Balling Light method Latest FTS taken 20th of April Earlier FTS

04/28/2013, 03:21 PM	#5
PL-Reef Awesome Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chaplin,Ct Posts: 4,345	Nicely done man! That tanks is absolutely beautiful! How long has it been up and running? Did you start from frags or colonies? __________________ Jas tested, mother disapproved. Current Tank Info: 2 gallon goldfish bowl with a happy 7" Naso tang and 2 small Beluga whales. Just added a baby dolphin, large Trigger, a herd of Sea Horses and just fragged my first Manatee. All fish safely hand caught using organic cyanide.

04/28/2013, 03:32 PM	#7
PL-Reef Awesome Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chaplin,Ct Posts: 4,345	Pedro, you grow a stunning reef! The pics are gorgeous! I just showed them off to my girlfriend and she says " can you make your tank look like that?". My reply was " yes honey, but I'm gonna need a bigger budget"..... LOL Keep up the good work man! __________________ Jas tested, mother disapproved. Current Tank Info: 2 gallon goldfish bowl with a happy 7" Naso tang and 2 small Beluga whales. Just added a baby dolphin, large Trigger, a herd of Sea Horses and just fragged my first Manatee. All fish safely hand caught using organic cyanide.

04/28/2013, 03:56 PM	#9
Charley Diesing Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 1,162	Really an amazing tank, but def. not a Nano. __________________ Have dominion over the fish of the sea Current Tank Info: Currently Tankless: In the planning stage of next build.

05/04/2013, 06:42 AM	#18
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	Beautiful tank! Are you on AquaticLog.com yet? I bet this tank would get featured one week. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

04/28/2013, 03:06 PM	#3
PmRg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond, UK & Madeira Island, Portugal Posts: 72

04/28/2013, 03:07 PM	#4
PmRg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond, UK & Madeira Island, Portugal Posts: 72	Hope you all like it

04/28/2013, 04:06 PM	#11
bdevillier Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: tempe, az Posts: 538	yeah it doesnt make it into the large 180+ thread so i think this is where it belongs. i do think that there should be another section added for a 40-180 gallon tank. either way you have an amazing tank. what is your maintenance schedule like? what about dosing or reactors?

04/28/2013, 05:11 PM	#14
PmRg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond, UK & Madeira Island, Portugal Posts: 72	SPS section maybe yes, well let's hope a moderator notices and moves it. thanks

04/29/2013, 11:59 PM	#15
Bman562 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 188	Absolutely gorgeous. Glad it was accidentally posted in the nano section. I don't go to the large section as much as i would like lol

05/04/2013, 06:09 AM	#17
hoooop54 reefin up north Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Minnetonka Posts: 246	Not only is the tank beautiful, your photography is great as well. Nice job!

05/04/2013, 09:22 AM	#19
Snook65 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 289	Beautiful Tank!

05/05/2013, 05:41 PM	#21
hibb304 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Charleston W.V. Posts: 92	Love all the colors.

05/05/2013, 06:17 PM	#23
PmRg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond, UK & Madeira Island, Portugal Posts: 72	thank you hibb304 Dennis, thanks for the suport. The phytoplankton is nannochloropsis sp. that I grow on a reactor in my garage. I've been dosing it for a long time 1years+, but I recently made it automatic so it has been running automatically for just over 1month an I'm having great results, growth and a bit of color improvements for now, but it's still too early to tell if it will work on the long run anyway so far so good. Pedro

05/06/2013, 09:05 AM	#24
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	Ah, thanks Pedro. Very cool. I would love to add something like this to my garage fish setup. If you have any detailed info you could post or point me to on how to get started growing the phyto, I would really appreciate it. I've seen one or two videos on youtube but would be very interested in your process. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

05/06/2013, 09:38 AM	#25
cugly Dansreeftank Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: chula vista Ca Posts: 1,388	Great looking tank...tanks like yours is what got me doing zeovit..it works really well..im gettin great growth. .hopefully it will be like yours..thanks for sharing. . __________________ 48x30x20 Leemar rimless starphire panels, lit by an Ati hybrid powermodule, apex controller with apex dos, ghl dosing, mp40qd and tunze. And korallen skimmer.