The Best from Brazil - 400G SPS Tank - Page 6

enrirami · 12/03/2009, 08:55 PM

Hola Que acuario tan hermoso
Sorry but my English is bad. That beauty of aquarium Impressive, perhaps without much machinery

Bleska · 12/03/2009, 10:16 PM

wow,very impressive !!!! nice

Tokyo · 12/03/2009, 10:44 PM

That's something to aspire to, amazig.

Rodrigo_BG · 12/06/2009, 11:01 AM

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wbuzatto · 12/19/2009, 03:29 AM

One more interesting fact about this reef: corals spawned there, and there are lots of tiny offsprings everywhere in his rocks. Very cute! I missed to picture them (one more reason for another visit... ;-)).

carlinhos moreno · 12/19/2009, 06:26 PM

My name is Carlos Moreno, I am registered Carlinhos Moreno since 2004.
I am 56 years old, and I started in the hobby since I was a child. Started 25 years ago with marine aquarium and this current one is up for one and a half year.

About the Baffles that some people already asked about.

The baffles has 180x60x40cm ( 71 x 24 X 16), its function is to decant particles, so that a great part of them does not arrive to the RDSB.
I clean it monthly, and as the tank does not have sand, and it has pumps that moves the water under the rocks, almost all the dirt goes down passes through the baffles before the skimmer and is restrained in there.

The filter socks that some people asked about , helps to hold back the small particles that are in the water of the aquarium.
Those buckets that were shown in the right back coorner, are the filter socks support.
It is 85cm ( 34 ") height, and a 5000 lph pump ( 1320 GPA) in a close loop under the rocks that is responsible to feed the filter socks.
Filter socks is changed every 10 days.

Temperature control.

Three fans placed one in each RDSB box at the sump are responsible to keep the temperature ate the right place and are controlled by a digital thermostat.

The Sump

The sump is made by three plastic boxes of 180 liters each ( 48 gallons) , inside the first two ones, there are four RDSB boxes ( 16 x 12 x 8 ) , two on each one filled with samoa pink sand #1.
In the future, the plan is to remove one of the RDSB at the time to clean and not implact the aquarium biology.
In the third box are the calcium reactors , return pumps, UV, and fresh water top-off using gravity system.

At the beggining I used vodka to fight briopsis algae , am not using anymore.
I fed for some time the corals with pro-coral zooton, but I had problems with coral spawning and stopped using it.
At the moment I am not using any additives in the tank.

Over the baffle tank, I set a small aquarium that I call the satelliteaquarim. I put some of the corals that had grown to much in the main tank. It's feed by a 1200 lph pump ( 317 gph) that pump the water at the end of the baffle tank and return the water to the beginning of the baffle tank.

Thanks for every comment and question about my tank I received.

I will be happy to answer any question that you might have.

Carlinhos Moreno.

v10king · 12/21/2009, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlinhos moreno

My name is Carlos Moreno, I am registered Carlinhos Moreno since 2004.
I am 56 years old, and I started in the hobby since I was a child. Started 25 years ago with marine aquarium and this current one is up for one and a half year.

About the Baffles that some people already asked about.

The baffles has 180x60x40cm ( 71 x 24 X 16), its function is to decant particles, so that a great part of them does not arrive to the RDSB.
I clean it monthly, and as the tank does not have sand, and it has pumps that moves the water under the rocks, almost all the dirt goes down passes through the baffles before the skimmer and is restrained in there.

The filter socks that some people asked about , helps to hold back the small particles that are in the water of the aquarium.
Those buckets that were shown in the right back coorner, are the filter socks support.
It is 85cm ( 34 ") height, and a 5000 lph pump ( 1320 GPA) in a close loop under the rocks that is responsible to feed the filter socks.
Filter socks is changed every 10 days.

Temperature control.

Three fans placed one in each RDSB box at the sump are responsible to keep the temperature ate the right place and are controlled by a digital thermostat.

The Sump

The sump is made by three plastic boxes of 180 liters each ( 48 gallons) , inside the first two ones, there are four RDSB boxes ( 16 x 12 x 8 ) , two on each one filled with samoa pink sand #1.
In the future, the plan is to remove one of the RDSB at the time to clean and not implact the aquarium biology.
In the third box are the calcium reactors , return pumps, UV, and fresh water top-off using gravity system.

At the beggining I used vodka to fight briopsis algae , am not using anymore.
I fed for some time the corals with pro-coral zooton, but I had problems with coral spawning and stopped using it.
At the moment I am not using any additives in the tank.

Over the baffle tank, I set a small aquarium that I call the satelliteaquarim. I put some of the corals that had grown to much in the main tank. It's feed by a 1200 lph pump ( 317 gph) that pump the water at the end of the baffle tank and return the water to the beginning of the baffle tank.

Thanks for every comment and question about my tank I received.

I will be happy to answer any question that you might have.

Carlinhos Moreno.

Your tank is awesome, thanks for sharing with us. A true inspiration.

Faisal1976us · 12/21/2009, 05:15 AM

Mr Carlos Moreno , your tank is the most beautiful tank i have see it , can you tell me why you using UV ?

aquavista99 · 12/21/2009, 11:37 AM

Amazing SPS reef! Thanks for sharing.

carlinhos moreno · 12/23/2009, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faisal1976us

Mr Carlos Moreno , your tank is the most beautiful tank i have see it , can you tell me why you using UV ?

I use the UV light because it makes the water more transluscent and it has the power of eliminate the seeweed spores.

Regards,
Carlinhos.

dwhanc00 · 12/23/2009, 10:26 AM

simply stunning!

carlinhos moreno · 12/23/2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D' kingfisher

amazing colors of corals..is there a fish in the tank...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcamp

WOW, thats nice. How many fish in the system?

My fishes:

1 Ctenochaetus marginatus
1 Zebrasoma xanthurus
1 Zebrasoma flavescens
1 Acanthurus olivaceus
1 Acanthurus japonicus
1 Acanthurus pyroferus
2 Chelmon rostratus
1 Chrysiptera hemicyanea
1 Neocirrhitus armatus
2 Amphiprion sandaracinos
2 Amphiprion percula
1 Chrysiptera starcki

Regards,
Carlinhos.

hdesai123 · 12/23/2009, 11:55 PM

Wow simply amazing and some of the unique ways of getting the detritus out of the display tank. I just wish I were closer to look at this in person. Your previous tank was nice too. Did you just upgrade that to the current one?

carlinhos moreno · 12/25/2009, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hdesai123

Wow simply amazing and some of the unique ways of getting the detritus out of the display tank. I just wish I were closer to look at this in person. Your previous tank was nice too. Did you just upgrade that to the current one?

The best way I’ve found to the detritus doesn’t accumulate on the tank was build it with RDSB (in the Sump), a special rock building that avoid the detritus to become accumulated, the Decanter and the Shakbag that remove the display detritus too. This tank is not an upgrade of the old tank, this is a new structure.

Regards,
Carlinhos.

wbuzatto · 12/25/2009, 08:24 PM

Folks, here's yet another video from Carlos' fantastic reef. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjdC_8PjQL0

prop-frags · 12/25/2009, 08:55 PM

Fantastic system Carlinhos!
Please tell us about how you feed the system. What kind of food, how much, and how often?

luisgo · 12/25/2009, 10:02 PM

Carlos this is not just the best from Brazil, it is one of the best reef aquariums I have ever seen. The colors of the corals are amazing, jeje no Zeovit or ULN systems.

What is amazing is the simple setup and very different from what we see every day.

You said that you stop feeding the corals because of the spawning but are you feeding nothing? What are you feeding to the fish?

I see the calcium reactor inside the sump! This is the first time I see that.

Is it difficult to clean the sharkbag? It seems that its not easy.

Hope to see this tank as tank of the month some day. Congratulations on such an amazing tank.

Dave's Reef · 12/25/2009, 10:05 PM

I look forward to seeing more of your phenomenal tank in the coming new year! An absolute stunner of a tank you have!!!~

janey · 12/26/2009, 01:19 AM

Carlos Hi .. Wow Just amazing .....
Question which brand of the glue epoxy did you use??

carlinhos moreno · 12/26/2009, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wbuzatto

Folks, here's yet another video from Carlos' fantastic reef. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjdC_8PjQL0

Walmyr, thank you very much for the video, it's very beautiful!

Regards,
Carlinhos.

Zuska · 12/26/2009, 12:25 PM

nice this is one of my favorite tanks here on rc

400g cube. im loving it! keep up the good work.

dreko · 12/26/2009, 01:59 PM

great pics

wbuzatto · 12/26/2009, 02:17 PM

Carlinhos, you deserve it: TOTM, no less than that!

Well, I ran out of footage, so be prepared for another visit...

carlinhos moreno · 12/26/2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prop-frags

Fantastic system Carlinhos!
Please tell us about how you feed the system. What kind of food, how much, and how often?

I feed the fishes with TetraMarine flakes and New Life flakes, except the Chelmon rostratus that only eat seafood and shrimp, twice a day.

Regards,
Carlinhos.

carlinhos moreno · 12/26/2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janey

Carlos Hi .. Wow Just amazing .....
Question which brand of the glue epoxy did you use??

Janey, I use an epoxy glue of Henkel made here in Brazil. You can use any brand since the glue doesn’t carry amianthus in the formula.

Regards,
Carlinhos.

12/25/2009, 08:55 PM	#141
prop-frags SPS Slave Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,388	Fantastic system Carlinhos! Please tell us about how you feed the system. What kind of food, how much, and how often? __________________ - Mike & Terry "Less technology, more biology ... indeed." - Gary White Current Tank Info: 200g temp garage tank

12/25/2009, 10:02 PM	#142
luisgo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 628	Carlos this is not just the best from Brazil, it is one of the best reef aquariums I have ever seen. The colors of the corals are amazing, jeje no Zeovit or ULN systems. What is amazing is the simple setup and very different from what we see every day. You said that you stop feeding the corals because of the spawning but are you feeding nothing? What are you feeding to the fish? I see the calcium reactor inside the sump! This is the first time I see that. Is it difficult to clean the sharkbag? It seems that its not easy. Hope to see this tank as tank of the month some day. Congratulations on such an amazing tank. __________________ Tank of the Month Reefkeeping Magazine 11/2008 Current Tank Info: Reef 125 gal, Aquapod 12gal, 55 planted

12/25/2009, 10:05 PM	#143
Dave's Reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,156	I look forward to seeing more of your phenomenal tank in the coming new year! An absolute stunner of a tank you have!!!~ __________________ To all you clubbers around the nation, kick up the flow don't want no stagnation! Current Tank Info: 150G Starphire Zeovit Reef 48x30x24

12/03/2009, 08:55 PM	#126
enrirami Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Medellin - Colombia Posts: 28	Hola Que acuario tan hermoso Sorry but my English is bad. That beauty of aquarium Impressive, perhaps without much machinery

12/03/2009, 10:16 PM	#127
Bleska Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Darien, Illinois Posts: 468	wow,very impressive !!!! nice

12/03/2009, 10:44 PM	#128
Tokyo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tokyo Posts: 151	That's something to aspire to, amazig.

12/06/2009, 11:01 AM	#129
Rodrigo_BG Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rio - Brazil Posts: 510	[img]http://i50.*****.com/1zbs8ec.jpg[/img] [img]http://i50.***.com/epknit.jpg[/img] [img]http://i47.***.com/m7f50g.jpg[/img] [img]http://i50.*****.com/15xlrw9.jpg[/img]

12/19/2009, 03:29 AM	#130
wbuzatto Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Campinas, SP - Brazil Posts: 43	One more interesting fact about this reef: corals spawned there, and there are lots of tiny offsprings everywhere in his rocks. Very cute! I missed to picture them (one more reason for another visit... ;-)).

12/19/2009, 06:26 PM	#131
carlinhos moreno Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: São Paulo - SP -Brasil Posts: 466	My name is Carlos Moreno, I am registered Carlinhos Moreno since 2004. I am 56 years old, and I started in the hobby since I was a child. Started 25 years ago with marine aquarium and this current one is up for one and a half year. About the Baffles that some people already asked about. The baffles has 180x60x40cm ( 71 x 24 X 16), its function is to decant particles, so that a great part of them does not arrive to the RDSB. I clean it monthly, and as the tank does not have sand, and it has pumps that moves the water under the rocks, almost all the dirt goes down passes through the baffles before the skimmer and is restrained in there. The filter socks that some people asked about , helps to hold back the small particles that are in the water of the aquarium. Those buckets that were shown in the right back coorner, are the filter socks support. It is 85cm ( 34 ") height, and a 5000 lph pump ( 1320 GPA) in a close loop under the rocks that is responsible to feed the filter socks. Filter socks is changed every 10 days. Temperature control. Three fans placed one in each RDSB box at the sump are responsible to keep the temperature ate the right place and are controlled by a digital thermostat. The Sump The sump is made by three plastic boxes of 180 liters each ( 48 gallons) , inside the first two ones, there are four RDSB boxes ( 16 x 12 x 8 ) , two on each one filled with samoa pink sand #1. In the future, the plan is to remove one of the RDSB at the time to clean and not implact the aquarium biology. In the third box are the calcium reactors , return pumps, UV, and fresh water top-off using gravity system. At the beggining I used vodka to fight briopsis algae , am not using anymore. I fed for some time the corals with pro-coral zooton, but I had problems with coral spawning and stopped using it. At the moment I am not using any additives in the tank. Over the baffle tank, I set a small aquarium that I call the satelliteaquarim. I put some of the corals that had grown to much in the main tank. It's feed by a 1200 lph pump ( 317 gph) that pump the water at the end of the baffle tank and return the water to the beginning of the baffle tank. Thanks for every comment and question about my tank I received. I will be happy to answer any question that you might have. Carlinhos Moreno.

12/21/2009, 05:15 AM	#133
Faisal1976us Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	Mr Carlos Moreno , your tank is the most beautiful tank i have see it , can you tell me why you using UV ?

12/21/2009, 11:37 AM	#134
aquavista99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 544 Blog Entries: 1	Amazing SPS reef! Thanks for sharing.

12/23/2009, 10:26 AM	#136
dwhanc00 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Independence, KY Posts: 194	simply stunning!

12/23/2009, 11:55 PM	#138
hdesai123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lansdale, PA Posts: 146	Wow simply amazing and some of the unique ways of getting the detritus out of the display tank. I just wish I were closer to look at this in person. Your previous tank was nice too. Did you just upgrade that to the current one?

12/25/2009, 08:24 PM	#140
wbuzatto Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Campinas, SP - Brazil Posts: 43	Folks, here's yet another video from Carlos' fantastic reef. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjdC_8PjQL0

12/26/2009, 01:19 AM	#144
janey Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: PA - Poconos Posts: 559	Carlos Hi .. Wow Just amazing ..... Question which brand of the glue epoxy did you use??

12/26/2009, 12:25 PM	#146
Zuska Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brooklyn N.Y. Posts: 94	nice this is one of my favorite tanks here on rc 400g cube. im loving it! keep up the good work.

12/26/2009, 01:59 PM	#147
dreko Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NY Posts: 79	great pics

12/26/2009, 02:17 PM	#148
wbuzatto Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Campinas, SP - Brazil Posts: 43	Carlinhos, you deserve it: TOTM, no less than that! Well, I ran out of footage, so be prepared for another visit...