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09/29/2007, 02:12 PM | #51 | ||
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Re: Re: Coral Maternity in Portugal
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Translating to inch/gallons: TANKS Maternity: 71” x 35” x 16” = 172 gal Nursery: 71” x 35” x 10” = 116 gal Day-care center: 3 tanks with 59“ x 39” x 19” = 3 x 198 gal = 594 gal (Only one tank is functioning. The others are in assembling phase) Total tanks: ± 880 gal (by now runs ± 486 gal - only 1 Day-care center running) SUMP (3 compart.) 41” x 27” x 19” (to skimmer+Eco-Cooler) – 98 gal 45” x 57” x 19” (mangue+Live Rock+Skimmer) – 221 gal 30” x 51” x 19” ( DSB/filter with algea+return pumps) – 134 gal Total sump: 450 gal Total rude volume (Tanques+sump): 1.330 gal Quote:
As you may read in my setup: Maternity - Tank that lodges the mother colonies donors of polyps, or fragments, destined to the reproduction. Nursery - Tank destined to the first phase of the reproduction. Here the polyps, or fragments, come from the Maternity to develop themselves, they are fixed in rubber covers of plastic pipes flowers. They will remain in this place the necessary time until they reach a certain state of development. Day-care center - Tank destined to second phase of reproduction. They are transferred “babies already grown” from the Nursery together with the respective rubber covers. Regards, Machado de Sousa |
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09/29/2007, 05:28 PM | #52 |
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What do you do with the corals that progress well ?
Amazing setup and all with T5's as well. Excellent Machado!
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09/29/2007, 07:27 PM | #53 |
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us!
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09/29/2007, 08:24 PM | #54 |
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amazing job. where did you get the original colonies from?
are you afraid if something is brought in that it can wipe it all out being that they are all connected? |
09/29/2007, 08:30 PM | #55 |
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Absolutely beautiful!!! The colors are magnificent!! Amazing frags using T-5's.
Can you elaborate on what you feed your corals and how often? |
09/30/2007, 05:16 AM | #56 |
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simply incredible!!!!!!!!! spectacular setup.
what was thew thinking with going with all blue bulbs in the t-5s? |
09/30/2007, 11:52 AM | #57 |
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So you are using algea turf scrubbing as a filtration system. Can you please elaborate on this and provide additional pictures. Do you do anything to help with the water yellowing associated with algea filtration?
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09/30/2007, 12:10 PM | #58 |
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Thats amazing =]
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09/30/2007, 01:33 PM | #59 |
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Incredible system, thank you for sharing we can learn a lot from your experience.
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09/30/2007, 03:29 PM | #60 |
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Awesome, Congratulations. Thanks for posting.
i would also like to know what are you feeding them also?
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09/30/2007, 03:39 PM | #61 |
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hands down best frag tank out there, keep up the good work.
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09/30/2007, 07:37 PM | #62 |
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wow... id like to learn more about how you are doing this....
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09/30/2007, 07:40 PM | #63 |
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Hell Oh Axe (Machado) de Sousa,
Congratulations for your propagation system, its definitely a blast on this small country (Portugal). Your post is receiving the proper attention (like Pestana's did - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1) - in THIS giant reef community. Your previous aquarium was already a master piece, but this one is out of this world. I've seen it live, every time I see it I feel like a fish, surrounded by colorful corals and waving water. What is the next step ? Can you post more pictures ? Do you use natural water ? I never asked you this, but, you don't have a DSB (you got algae’s on it, right ?), what are the advantages and disadvantages of it ? Where did you get those colorful frags ? Do all those frags came from that journey to Germany ? Take care ZRK |
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Very soon I will go adding new photos. Be attentive please. Cheers Machado de Sousa |
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10/01/2007, 01:58 PM | #65 | |
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In the Nursery tank (with plastic pipes) I changed eggcrate and I have this about 1 month ago. The previous one was covered by coralline, biofilms and some algae and I placed a new. In the Day-care tank (with reef plugs) I can't substitute eggcrate and thus I have there some clean up crews like herb*bovos and detrit*voros fishes, stomatellid snails, Turbos, Nerites, Ceriths, diademas, etc. About chemical warfare, the tanks outlets, before return to sumps, go straight to the skimmers, which are fed by gravity. Cheers Machado de Sousa |
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Make sure to let us know if you decide to get into the business of selling coral fragments.
I am going to be the first one on your list
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10/01/2007, 07:14 PM | #67 |
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Now that would be a heck of an overnight shipping bill.
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10/02/2007, 01:48 AM | #68 |
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An excellent example of someone's courage and hard work. Beautiful frags and excellent idea with the nurseries. You inspired me, how to do it in my next setup. I always love to see someone trying to save the reefs by growing them inland
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Hoowee! That's beautiful! Makes me feel like shopping LOL! Well done!
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Hi,
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First works adapting the space (the prop space was destined for parking automobile) had started have about 1 year ago. The first corals had entered have about 6 months and are the ones that I had in my home aquariums (all moved). The main problem become related with the difficulty in finding rarer corals in the place where I live in. To acquire rarer colonies I have to go to far to buy some little frags. From Germany I brought about 20. I hope to return there soon but time $$$ is rare too. lol Quote:
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The plastic pipes may be filled with reef sand or aragonite. Filling the plastic tubes with cement, as you ask, is such an idea never entered my head. thanks, you just gave me a good and practical idea! to fill with aragocret... Cheers, Last edited by Machado deSousa; 10/02/2007 at 01:12 PM. |
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Machado - I appreach your time for sharing this awesome adventure with us. I hope all your research pays off. I was wondering if you could also elaborate on some details of the systems. And some of the maintenance you do to the system. Also what ballast are you running your t5s on? are you overdriving them? Which reflectors are you using? I am also interested in the turf scrubbing system.
Thanks, Shawn
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10/03/2007, 09:44 PM | #73 |
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some grown babies:
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10/03/2007, 10:08 PM | #74 |
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Calcium reactors:
Partial view of the CO2 supply system and mangrove: View of Top-off water tank and Kalk reactor: I hope you enjoy it, Machado de Sousa |
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once the nursery frags encrust the top of the plug you just cut off the top of the plug and glue it to a disc? or do you drill the disc and put the whole plug through?
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