Sierra Reef

tomae · 08/10/2013, 02:04 PM

It is with some shame that I post my aquarium here on Reef Central. My English is very bad and my tank very simple.

Are long years in this hobby and my new tank I sought something a little different. Fewer fish, less coral, more space, more scenery.

I had many inspirations here as the reef in the sky and DSPS tank and am very grateful

Was launched in early February 2013. The Aquarium is rimeless with little sand bad, artificial rocks, one skimmer proportional to the size of the aquarium,
t5 + LED, balling and only that, I made a refuge, but I think I'll deactivate it soon.
Here some pictures of the assembly

without water

sump

electric module

overflow

light made by myself

first day. In my country the date is arranged by day / month / year

my bbt

my fishroon :P

2 months

Well, I think the post will get too big, show updates as it is today in the next.
thank you

shifty51008 · 08/10/2013, 02:11 PM

very nice, and all the wquipment is nicely sorted.

mark54321 · 08/10/2013, 02:34 PM

Very nice, clean look. Reminds me of the Amano tanks.

slief · 08/10/2013, 04:00 PM

That is a beautifully clean setup! One of the more sanitary looking setups I've seen here!

Sonyardo · 08/10/2013, 06:59 PM

Nice looking tank

ReefCowboy · 08/10/2013, 09:53 PM

Boa brother!
Faca mais updates! Boa sorte irmao!

neuro · 08/10/2013, 11:19 PM

Great setup! Question, why are some of your things wrapped in white tape? Is it Teflon/plumbers tape?

johnike · 08/11/2013, 06:03 AM

Very nice, clean setup.
Well done, sir.

Zoanut · 08/11/2013, 07:47 AM

Great looking tank. Good work.

mpsteve · 08/11/2013, 08:42 AM

Where did you get your live rock, the peice on the right is the one I'm interested in

tomae · 08/11/2013, 10:20 PM

thank you all for the post

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpsteve

Where did you get your live rock, the peice on the right is the one I'm interested in

These are not real live rocks are made of resin. I bought in a pet shop in my country are branded aquaknow model tz-D03

Quote:

Originally Posted by neuro

Great setup! Question, why are some of your things wrapped in white tape? Is it Teflon/plumbers tape?

was just a test to camouflage these things, I will soon change this system

best regards

whiteshark · 08/11/2013, 10:26 PM

First, sweet tank!

Second, nice avy! That was my phone background until literally about ten minutes ago when I changed it to Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai.

tomae · 08/11/2013, 10:32 PM

Thank you so much Whiteshark

some current pics with 6 months

neuro · 08/11/2013, 10:45 PM

Great updated pics. Are your pictures color corrected?

kelrn98 · 08/12/2013, 01:52 AM

Nice! How do you keep everything so clean? I do maintenance on mine regularly but I always have some coralline on the glass here and there at minimum. How about the sand, I did not see any sand sifting fish in the pics, how do you keep it so clean?

tomae · 08/12/2013, 02:34 PM

Hi neuro
tkx,I corrected according to my monitor. I am with this camera (Nikon D5200) new just over five days and still can not hit very well the white balance, then do it in my notebook

Hi Kelrn98
tkx. I cleaned the glass of my tank every other day. and moving sand bed once a week, moreover keep some sea cucumbers, many hermits crabs and some snails. moreover the reef is new, only 6 months of life.

neuro · 08/12/2013, 02:37 PM

great info tomae.

btw, do you have updated pics of your sump area? i noticed a lot of things weren't there in your first few pics. curious how you wired all of your wires.

tomae · 08/12/2013, 02:56 PM

Tkz Neuro, make new photos of the sump soon for you. the last one I did is this. I did a quarantine on the left and put the skimmer right. this quarantine is only activated at the time of arrival of a new fish and totally independent counsel with a sump itself when not in use I wash and sterilize it with sodium hypochlorite and re care system, moreover functions as a box exchange automatic water, but my English difficult explanations

i love this leather

neuro · 08/12/2013, 06:28 PM

no worries, let me try to decipher what you're saying, and i have more questions! fascinated by how you have all of the compartments setup:

1. So your quarantine also acts as a salt-mixing area?
2. Is your reservoir is the upper right container-area?
3. You're using some kind of filter for the drain, at the end. Is that cotton or something?
4. I also see filter media in the bottom right compartment. What kind is that?
5. What kind of dosing container is that on the right?
6. How difficult is it to get to your skimmer?
7. Where are your probes, if any?
8. Where are your power wires? Are they in the back side, and then routed to the top of the sump area and then out to the power module/station area?

sorry for the barrage of questions. really interested in how you have everything setup.
also

tomae · 08/14/2013, 05:35 PM

no worries, let me try to decipher what you're saying, and i have more questions! fascinated by how you have set up all of the compartments:

1. So your quarantine Also acts as a salt-mixing area? yes, when the quarantine is disabled it acts as an exchange and is integrated into the system for this function

2. Is your reservoir container is the upper-right area? yes, exactly, is linked to that a RO / DI

3. You're using some kind of filter for the drain, at the end. Is that cotton or something? Yes, something like that. here called perlon. sometimes use shark bag too.

4. I also see filter medium in the bottom right compartment. What kind is that? Yes, it is Siporax (SERA) 32 liters

5. What kind of dosing container is que on the right? I did it myself. is glass, there are 3 to my system balling

6. How Difficult is it to get to your skimmer? this is something that bothers me, of a certain job to take it over. to remove the cup is easy.

7. Where are your probes, if any? do not use, do not like the truth.

8. Where are your power wires? Are they in the back side, and then routed to the top of the sump area and then out to the power module / station area? exact

sorry for the barrage of questions. really interested in how you have everything setup.
Also
Thanks for the interest and I can help just ask.

some shots

Regards

Chris2223 · 08/14/2013, 07:30 PM

Very nice and clean setup! That leather is awesome! What kind is it?
Great job!

tomae · 08/14/2013, 08:25 PM

Thank you so much

I think it's a Sarcophyton trocheliophorum but i dont know the exact kind

neuro · 08/14/2013, 08:47 PM

thanks for the answers! loving the compact setup

diciple · 08/15/2013, 08:09 PM

I love whole sytem neat clean.good bulb choice like the color now come clean uo my ugly sump haha

rovster · 08/15/2013, 08:36 PM

You buddies with Roberto? Reminds me of his setup, and that is a compliment!

08/10/2013, 02:04 PM	#1
tomae Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: brasil Posts: 188	Sierra Reef It is with some shame that I post my aquarium here on Reef Central. My English is very bad and my tank very simple. Are long years in this hobby and my new tank I sought something a little different. Fewer fish, less coral, more space, more scenery. I had many inspirations here as the reef in the sky and DSPS tank and am very grateful Was launched in early February 2013. The Aquarium is rimeless with little sand bad, artificial rocks, one skimmer proportional to the size of the aquarium, t5 + LED, balling and only that, I made a refuge, but I think I'll deactivate it soon. Here some pictures of the assembly without water sump electric module overflow light made by myself first day. In my country the date is arranged by day / month / year my bbt my fishroon :P 2 months Well, I think the post will get too big, show updates as it is today in the next. thank you __________________ Leo. my reef tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21795270#post21795270

08/10/2013, 02:11 PM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	very nice, and all the wquipment is nicely sorted. __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

08/10/2013, 02:34 PM	#3
mark54321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: chicago Posts: 2,040	Very nice, clean look. Reminds me of the Amano tanks. __________________ ############## ______MARK_______ ##############

08/10/2013, 04:00 PM	#4
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	That is a beautifully clean setup! One of the more sanitary looking setups I've seen here! __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476

08/11/2013, 10:26 PM	#12
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	First, sweet tank! Second, nice avy! That was my phone background until literally about ten minutes ago when I changed it to Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai. __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

08/10/2013, 06:59 PM	#5
Sonyardo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: OC California Posts: 522	Nice looking tank

08/10/2013, 09:53 PM	#6
ReefCowboy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,742	Boa brother! Faca mais updates! Boa sorte irmao!

08/10/2013, 11:19 PM	#7
neuro the cat did it Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: bay area Posts: 976	Great setup! Question, why are some of your things wrapped in white tape? Is it Teflon/plumbers tape?

08/11/2013, 06:03 AM	#8
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	Very nice, clean setup. Well done, sir.

08/11/2013, 07:47 AM	#9
Zoanut Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 317	Great looking tank. Good work.

08/11/2013, 08:42 AM	#10
mpsteve Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 154	Where did you get your live rock, the peice on the right is the one I'm interested in

08/11/2013, 10:32 PM	#13
tomae Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: brasil Posts: 188	Thank you so much Whiteshark some current pics with 6 months __________________ Leo. my reef tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21795270#post21795270

08/11/2013, 10:45 PM	#14
neuro the cat did it Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: bay area Posts: 976	Great updated pics. Are your pictures color corrected?

08/12/2013, 01:52 AM	#15
kelrn98 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 856	Nice! How do you keep everything so clean? I do maintenance on mine regularly but I always have some coralline on the glass here and there at minimum. How about the sand, I did not see any sand sifting fish in the pics, how do you keep it so clean? __________________ ~Kelly~ Current Tank Info: 96x24x30 -300g mixed reef: 75g sump, 35g fuge, 2x MP60, 4x Radion Pros, reef octopus X5000 skimmer, way too much LR and a few fish

08/12/2013, 02:34 PM	#16
tomae Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: brasil Posts: 188	Hi neuro tkx,I corrected according to my monitor. I am with this camera (Nikon D5200) new just over five days and still can not hit very well the white balance, then do it in my notebook Hi Kelrn98 tkx. I cleaned the glass of my tank every other day. and moving sand bed once a week, moreover keep some sea cucumbers, many hermits crabs and some snails. moreover the reef is new, only 6 months of life. __________________ Leo. my reef tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21795270#post21795270

08/12/2013, 02:37 PM	#17
neuro the cat did it Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: bay area Posts: 976	great info tomae. btw, do you have updated pics of your sump area? i noticed a lot of things weren't there in your first few pics. curious how you wired all of your wires.

08/12/2013, 02:56 PM	#18
tomae Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: brasil Posts: 188	Tkz Neuro, make new photos of the sump soon for you. the last one I did is this. I did a quarantine on the left and put the skimmer right. this quarantine is only activated at the time of arrival of a new fish and totally independent counsel with a sump itself when not in use I wash and sterilize it with sodium hypochlorite and re care system, moreover functions as a box exchange automatic water, but my English difficult explanations i love this leather __________________ Leo. my reef tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21795270#post21795270

08/12/2013, 06:28 PM	#19
neuro the cat did it Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: bay area Posts: 976	no worries, let me try to decipher what you're saying, and i have more questions! fascinated by how you have all of the compartments setup: 1. So your quarantine also acts as a salt-mixing area? 2. Is your reservoir is the upper right container-area? 3. You're using some kind of filter for the drain, at the end. Is that cotton or something? 4. I also see filter media in the bottom right compartment. What kind is that? 5. What kind of dosing container is that on the right? 6. How difficult is it to get to your skimmer? 7. Where are your probes, if any? 8. Where are your power wires? Are they in the back side, and then routed to the top of the sump area and then out to the power module/station area? sorry for the barrage of questions. really interested in how you have everything setup. also

08/14/2013, 05:35 PM	#20
tomae Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: brasil Posts: 188	no worries, let me try to decipher what you're saying, and i have more questions! fascinated by how you have set up all of the compartments: 1. So your quarantine Also acts as a salt-mixing area? yes, when the quarantine is disabled it acts as an exchange and is integrated into the system for this function 2. Is your reservoir container is the upper-right area? yes, exactly, is linked to that a RO / DI 3. You're using some kind of filter for the drain, at the end. Is that cotton or something? Yes, something like that. here called perlon. sometimes use shark bag too. 4. I also see filter medium in the bottom right compartment. What kind is that? Yes, it is Siporax (SERA) 32 liters 5. What kind of dosing container is que on the right? I did it myself. is glass, there are 3 to my system balling 6. How Difficult is it to get to your skimmer? this is something that bothers me, of a certain job to take it over. to remove the cup is easy. 7. Where are your probes, if any? do not use, do not like the truth. 8. Where are your power wires? Are they in the back side, and then routed to the top of the sump area and then out to the power module / station area? exact sorry for the barrage of questions. really interested in how you have everything setup. Also Thanks for the interest and I can help just ask. some shots Regards __________________ Leo. my reef tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21795270#post21795270

08/14/2013, 07:30 PM	#21
Chris2223 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oh Posts: 109	Very nice and clean setup! That leather is awesome! What kind is it? Great job!

08/14/2013, 08:25 PM	#22
tomae Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: brasil Posts: 188	Thank you so much I think it's a Sarcophyton trocheliophorum but i dont know the exact kind __________________ Leo. my reef tank http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21795270#post21795270

08/14/2013, 08:47 PM	#23
neuro the cat did it Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: bay area Posts: 976	thanks for the answers! loving the compact setup

08/15/2013, 08:09 PM	#24
diciple Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: fremont,Mo. Posts: 355	I love whole sytem neat clean.good bulb choice like the color now come clean uo my ugly sump haha __________________ 20gal pico aquariums starfire cube 150de mh w/Tunze streams.Seaside aquatics 3.5 skimm Current Tank Info: 22 g pico cube 150w mh+led supplement

08/15/2013, 08:36 PM	#25
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	You buddies with Roberto? Reminds me of his setup, and that is a compliment!