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04/28/2013, 03:05 PM | #1 |
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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 |
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Another picture from early april |
04/28/2013, 03:06 PM | #3 |
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Hope you all like it |
04/28/2013, 03:21 PM | #5 |
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Nicely done man! That tanks is absolutely beautiful! How long has it been up and running? Did you start from frags or colonies?
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04/28/2013, 03:25 PM | #6 | |
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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 |
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04/28/2013, 03:32 PM | #7 |
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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!
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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. |
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04/28/2013, 03:56 PM | #9 |
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Really an amazing tank, but def. not a Nano.
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04/28/2013, 04:01 PM | #10 |
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04/28/2013, 04:06 PM | #11 |
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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?
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04/28/2013, 04:26 PM | #12 | |
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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
And recently I started dosing live phytoplankton during the night 96ml per day at the moment. thanks Pedro |
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04/28/2013, 04:59 PM | #13 | |
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04/28/2013, 05:11 PM | #14 |
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SPS section maybe yes, well let's hope a moderator notices and moves it.
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04/29/2013, 11:59 PM | #15 |
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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
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05/04/2013, 04:19 AM | #16 |
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05/04/2013, 06:09 AM | #17 |
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Not only is the tank beautiful, your photography is great as well. Nice job!
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05/04/2013, 06:42 AM | #18 |
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Beautiful tank!
Are you on AquaticLog.com yet? I bet this tank would get featured one week.
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05/04/2013, 09:22 AM | #19 |
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Beautiful Tank!
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05/05/2013, 05:14 PM | #20 |
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05/05/2013, 05:41 PM | #21 |
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Love all the colors.
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05/05/2013, 06:05 PM | #22 | |
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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?
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05/05/2013, 06:17 PM | #23 |
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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 |
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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.
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05/06/2013, 09:38 AM | #25 |
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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. .
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