RicardusReef

Ricardo Santos · 10/27/2010, 10:45 AM

Hi everyone,

I gonna share with you my new project. I hope you like!

Vision
The idea was create a SPS dominated aquarium with open aquascape, a simple but eficient setup.
For this i want to thank 3 person, Sonny, Andrew aka V1...rotate and Chingchai. Their aquariums and experiences were for me a trully inspiration.

Tank
My aquarium have 200x65x55 (78''x26''x22'')
Entire lateral overflow with 10cm (4'')
1 outlet and 1 inlet.

Sump
The sump is a home made by my father and have 80x55x40 (32''x22x16'')

Return Pump
Eheim 1260 for return pump.

Skimmer
I'm using 2 skimmers for this new tank:
Grotech HEA200
ATI BM250

Circulation
Tunze Wavebox 6215
2x Tunze Nanostream 6055 (connected on Multicontroller 7095)

Lighting
Homemade fixture by my father 7x24w + 7x54w
All T5 ftw

The Light configuration, front to back
AqBlue
Blue +
AqBlue
Purple +
Blue +
AqBlue
Blue +

Aditionally
Balling Method using a GHL dosing pump
Carbon in a bag (changed every month)
Prodibio BioDigest
Vodka

Ricardo Santos · 10/27/2010, 10:50 AM

Soon i will post recent pics...

fraggleRocks · 10/27/2010, 11:26 AM

Nice!

Frick · 10/27/2010, 12:55 PM

Sweet tank! Could use some more light in the corners. Loving that Sohal.

SunnyX · 10/27/2010, 01:25 PM

T5 FTW!!!

I love the look of the tank, congrats!

I look forward to many more pictures.

Ricardo Santos · 10/27/2010, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fraggleRocks

Nice!

Thank you.

Ricardo Santos · 10/27/2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frick

Sweet tank! Could use some more light in the corners. Loving that Sohal.

Thank you!
This like was provisionally. I love the A. sohal too!

Ricardo Santos · 10/27/2010, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunnyX

T5 FTW!!!

I love the look of the tank, congrats!

I look forward to many more pictures.

Thank for the kind of words, really apreciate!

Ricardo Santos · 10/27/2010, 02:42 PM

Recent pics (day 60)

I've got some coral that are to exit, and other ones that are not in the place yet.

jimbo1 · 10/27/2010, 09:18 PM

very nice tank ricardo, looking forward to see the tank in a few months time.

Ricardo Santos · 10/28/2010, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbo1

very nice tank ricardo, looking forward to see the tank in a few months time.

Thank you.

Alex T. · 10/28/2010, 10:31 PM

I wish I could have a Sohal. I'd like to see his demeanor in a year or two in that tank.

Ricardo Santos · 10/30/2010, 05:35 AM

The possible pics

I've been practicing with my brother's camera. It's a Canon 400D, only have 18-55mm lens.

dano83 · 10/30/2010, 10:08 AM

That looks amazing!!

claudio245 · 10/30/2010, 10:35 AM

wonderful, success with your tank.

claudio

Ricardo Santos · 11/01/2010, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dano83

That looks amazing!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by claudio245

wonderful, success with your tank.

claudio

Thanks both!

Some non SPS corals

I had to remove all my zoa's colection...because of my angels

ReefSafari · 11/01/2010, 01:56 PM

Beautiful tank, this might seem like a wierd question, but I see your dosing Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, and Magnesium Sulfate, I was wondering what was in the third unlabels container?

Beautiful tank, its only going to look cooler as the SPS grows, very nice.

Ricardo Santos · 11/02/2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReefSafari

Beautiful tank, this might seem like a wierd question, but I see your dosing Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, and Magnesium Sulfate, I was wondering what was in the third unlabels container?

Beautiful tank, its only going to look cooler as the SPS grows, very nice.

Thank you for your words.

The other container have NaHCo3 (Natrium hydrogen Carbonat aka Sodium Bicarbonate or Baking soda). In the container has not written anything because I have six in total to use for trade when one ends and 3 of them are not written.

By the way I no longer use Magnesium Sulfate.

dano83 · 11/02/2010, 08:26 PM

Absolutely beautiful. Good work!!!

Ricardo Santos · 11/05/2010, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dano83

Absolutely beautiful. Good work!!!

Thanks alot.

Here fishy fishy

This guy is hard to catch in front of cam.

Ricardo Santos · 11/05/2010, 12:32 PM

My Angels

Ricardo Santos · 09/12/2011, 07:47 PM

Some new pics

For some time that I did not post anything. The aquarium dont have been great progress, but as it did one year already, I'll try to put some news here.

For now, some top down pics taken some weeks ago, with my father cam, a Fujifilm PinePix AV150:

dvanacker · 09/12/2011, 09:36 PM

Progress looks pretty good to me

10/27/2010, 10:45 AM	#1
Ricardo Santos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Caparica - Portugal Posts: 51	RicardusReef Hi everyone, I gonna share with you my new project. I hope you like! Vision The idea was create a SPS dominated aquarium with open aquascape, a simple but eficient setup. For this i want to thank 3 person, Sonny, Andrew aka V1...rotate and Chingchai. Their aquariums and experiences were for me a trully inspiration. Tank My aquarium have 200x65x55 (78''x26''x22'') Entire lateral overflow with 10cm (4'') 1 outlet and 1 inlet. Sump The sump is a home made by my father and have 80x55x40 (32''x22x16'') Return Pump Eheim 1260 for return pump. Skimmer I'm using 2 skimmers for this new tank: Grotech HEA200 ATI BM250 Circulation Tunze Wavebox 6215 2x Tunze Nanostream 6055 (connected on Multicontroller 7095) Lighting Homemade fixture by my father 7x24w + 7x54w All T5 ftw The Light configuration, front to back AqBlue Blue + AqBlue Purple + Blue + AqBlue Blue + Aditionally Balling Method using a GHL dosing pump Carbon in a bag (changed every month) Prodibio BioDigest Vodka __________________ Ricardo All T5 Club SPS Keeper Last edited by Ricardo Santos; 10/27/2010 at 11:40 AM.

10/27/2010, 10:50 AM	#2
Ricardo Santos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Caparica - Portugal Posts: 51	Soon i will post recent pics... __________________ Ricardo All T5 Club SPS Keeper

10/27/2010, 12:55 PM	#4
Frick AZ FRAG President Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: TempE, AZ Posts: 3,183	Sweet tank! Could use some more light in the corners. Loving that Sohal. __________________ Jason Frick "Polyp Whisperer"

10/27/2010, 02:42 PM	#9
Ricardo Santos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Caparica - Portugal Posts: 51	Recent pics (day 60) I've got some coral that are to exit, and other ones that are not in the place yet. __________________ Ricardo All T5 Club SPS Keeper Last edited by Ricardo Santos; 10/27/2010 at 02:56 PM.

10/30/2010, 05:35 AM	#13
Ricardo Santos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Caparica - Portugal Posts: 51	The possible pics I've been practicing with my brother's camera. It's a Canon 400D, only have 18-55mm lens. __________________ Ricardo All T5 Club SPS Keeper

10/27/2010, 11:26 AM	#3
fraggleRocks Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 581	Nice!

10/27/2010, 01:25 PM	#5
SunnyX Moved On Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,133	T5 FTW!!! I love the look of the tank, congrats! I look forward to many more pictures.

10/27/2010, 09:18 PM	#10
jimbo1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 29	very nice tank ricardo, looking forward to see the tank in a few months time.

10/28/2010, 10:31 PM	#12
Alex T. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,668	I wish I could have a Sohal. I'd like to see his demeanor in a year or two in that tank.

10/30/2010, 10:08 AM	#14
dano83 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chesterfield, MO Posts: 293	That looks amazing!!

10/30/2010, 10:35 AM	#15
claudio245 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 13	wonderful, success with your tank. claudio

11/01/2010, 01:56 PM	#17
ReefSafari Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pacific NorthWest Posts: 212	Beautiful tank, this might seem like a wierd question, but I see your dosing Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, and Magnesium Sulfate, I was wondering what was in the third unlabels container? Beautiful tank, its only going to look cooler as the SPS grows, very nice.

11/02/2010, 08:26 PM	#19
dano83 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chesterfield, MO Posts: 293	Absolutely beautiful. Good work!!!

11/05/2010, 12:32 PM	#21
Ricardo Santos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Caparica - Portugal Posts: 51	My Angels __________________ Ricardo All T5 Club SPS Keeper

09/12/2011, 07:47 PM	#22
Ricardo Santos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Caparica - Portugal Posts: 51	Some new pics For some time that I did not post anything. The aquarium dont have been great progress, but as it did one year already, I'll try to put some news here. For now, some top down pics taken some weeks ago, with my father cam, a Fujifilm PinePix AV150: __________________ Ricardo All T5 Club SPS Keeper

09/12/2011, 09:36 PM	#23
dvanacker DID I SOUNDS SMRT?? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ontario, CAN Posts: 3,437	Progress looks pretty good to me __________________ --DARRYL-- Current Tank Info: 200g SPS dominant Mixed Reef