Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > Special Interest Group (SIG) Forums > Large Reef Tanks
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 09/13/2016, 09:52 AM   #26
megalodon33
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Croatia
Posts: 1
looks great


__________________
Iskoristi [URL="http://www.aloavera-centar.com"]motivaciju[/URL] i moč [URL="http://bioenergija-belosa.com"]prirode[/URL] da postaneš najbolja verzija sebe!

Current Tank Info: 450 l.
megalodon33 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/13/2016, 05:01 PM   #27
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth_Tater View Post
I agree that your hardscape looks great! Macroalgae, for a refugium or the display?

Your TOTM was one of my favorites so I'm excited to see the new one get started!

The macroalgae are in a satellite tank that I use as frag/acclimatization tank.
I'll try them this time to keep the nutrients level in check.
Let's see.....
I like my previous 750l a lot too....I'll try to do something as balanced as it was.




Quote:
Originally Posted by glaukos View Post
Awesome aquascape,amazing dimensions...cant wait to see it filled with life alex
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Mike.
I can't wait it too....but it'll take some time.....

Quote:
Originally Posted by megalodon33 View Post
looks great
Thanks.




Here's the sump.
No changes....it's just a little cleaner...for now....



Regards,
Alex


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/16/2016, 05:12 PM   #28
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
And......................................................
My sump opened and.....leaked.

Sometimes I believe in a higher force, looking down......and testing my will.



Alex


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/16/2016, 07:27 PM   #29
reefmutt
Registered Member
 
reefmutt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Mtl. Canada
Posts: 7,824
When my tank leaked 2 years ago.. I felt the same way.. Should I continue? Should I throw in the towel??
I'm glad I continued.


__________________
Matt.

Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer
reefmutt is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/17/2016, 10:22 AM   #30
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
 
DiscusHeckel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sheffield, UK
Posts: 2,780
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Costa View Post
And......................................................
My sump opened and.....leaked.

Sometimes I believe in a higher force, looking down......and testing my will.



Alex
It is just bad luck Alex. I don't believe in Reef Gods. I hope you will not be put off and will continue.


__________________
Featured Tank OCT 2016 | "Reef Hobbyist Magazine"
TOTM OCT 2016 | "Ultimate Reef", UK
FB | "/troutsReefTank/"

65G SPS Reef- ATI 8 X 39W PM; TM [Bacto-Balance A-; Reef Actif; Nitribiotic; Iodine]
DiscusHeckel is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/18/2016, 09:19 AM   #31
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Thanks guys.
I'm getting a new sump....probably next Saturday.
Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath.
Alex


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/12/2016, 12:29 PM   #32
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Well,
After two weeks waiting the new sump arrived at oct-02.
I've put it into place and get back to cycling.
No big changes:




On last weekend the corals that survived to the crash get back home.
All of them get opened in the next day and all of them seems to be very well on the new water.
I've put an acro as well for testing purposes, and it made it through. So, soon there'll some sticks again....

Red favia


Favia prism


Duncan



Alex


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/18/2016, 11:44 AM   #33
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Sticks:


nana purple


milepora baby blue


milepora red planet


milepora green orange tips



__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/18/2016, 12:44 PM   #34
Darth_Tater
Registered Member
 
Darth_Tater's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 535
They look happy!


Darth_Tater is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/18/2016, 05:03 PM   #35
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Yeap.....
That was a good surprise....the tank is a little more than a month old....


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/21/2016, 04:01 PM   #36
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
And..................
The clowns have a home




Alex


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/21/2016, 05:15 PM   #37
CrayolaViolence
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,867
I love malunarus wrasse they are such good fish.


CrayolaViolence is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/22/2016, 12:22 AM   #38
vikinglord13
Registered Member
 
vikinglord13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 484
This is exciting.

I think a video once all is said and done would be tranquil.


vikinglord13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/27/2016, 05:43 PM   #39
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Quote:
Originally Posted by vikinglord13 View Post
This is exciting.

I think a video once all is said and done would be tranquil.

I think there's not much to show right now......Maybe in a year or two...




After a month the tank goes well....diatoms have gone.....corals look happy....parameters are stable and ok.

The downside is the death of the 2 Green Chromis, less than 2 weeks after they get in the tank.


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/27/2016, 06:00 PM   #40
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
 
DiscusHeckel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sheffield, UK
Posts: 2,780
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Costa View Post
And..................
The clowns have a home




Alex
Lovely jubbly!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Costa View Post
The downside is the death of the 2 Green Chromis, less than 2 weeks after they get in the tank.
I am not surprised about this. Green/blue chromis often end up killing each other until there is only one of them left.


__________________
Featured Tank OCT 2016 | "Reef Hobbyist Magazine"
TOTM OCT 2016 | "Ultimate Reef", UK
FB | "/troutsReefTank/"

65G SPS Reef- ATI 8 X 39W PM; TM [Bacto-Balance A-; Reef Actif; Nitribiotic; Iodine]
DiscusHeckel is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/30/2016, 10:39 PM   #41
Wrangy
Acrotrooper
 
Wrangy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,614
Glad to hear you've got some corals back again Alex it'll be no time before your tank is pumping again! Sorry to hear about the sump issues but I'm happy you got through it and are still going along!!


__________________
Dom

Courtesy of Nils:
"you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"
Wrangy is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/31/2016, 09:40 PM   #42
vikinglord13
Registered Member
 
vikinglord13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 484
I actually find that interesting. I've heard chromis are great for schooling fish


vikinglord13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/03/2016, 07:43 PM   #43
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wrangy View Post
Glad to hear you've got some corals back again Alex it'll be no time before your tank is pumping again! Sorry to hear about the sump issues but I'm happy you got through it and are still going along!!
Thanks Dom....
Now I need some patience....a looot of patience, in fact......

Quote:
Originally Posted by vikinglord13 View Post
I actually find that interesting. I've heard chromis are great for schooling fish


Yes....they are.....but, the school will last?
Try to search a scholl of 10 chromis that are togheter and alive for, lets say.....5 years....

Try the same for anthias.....


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/20/2016, 07:53 AM   #44
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Some new photos....

ORA Blue Green


frog green rose tips....a common coral but one of my favs....


some polyps



One of the first fishes.....One of my favorite, for sure....




A FTS:




In a 1 year or 2 it'll look like a reef.....for now, it's just an aquarium....


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/20/2016, 04:32 PM   #45
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
 
DiscusHeckel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sheffield, UK
Posts: 2,780
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Costa View Post
One of the first fishes.....One of my favorite, for sure....


A FTS:




In a 1 year or 2 it'll look like a reef.....for now, it's just an aquarium....
This fish is also one of my favourites. Does it harm feather duster worms or cox worms? Looking at its long nose, I bet it would eat my worms straight away.

Your tank will no doubt be one of the best on here.


__________________
Featured Tank OCT 2016 | "Reef Hobbyist Magazine"
TOTM OCT 2016 | "Ultimate Reef", UK
FB | "/troutsReefTank/"

65G SPS Reef- ATI 8 X 39W PM; TM [Bacto-Balance A-; Reef Actif; Nitribiotic; Iodine]
DiscusHeckel is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/22/2016, 08:41 AM   #46
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Hi Bulent,

I wouldn't put it together with any feather....plus, it's a risk some meaty lps like brains, scolimias, etc and I would avoid them...

Regards


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/22/2016, 11:43 AM   #47
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
 
DiscusHeckel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sheffield, UK
Posts: 2,780
Thanks Alex. That's a shame. Sadly, feather dusters and coco worms are the only invertebrates that provide movement in my tank except perhaps some overgrown bryopsis (doh). I would love to have that cutie fish in my tank.


__________________
Featured Tank OCT 2016 | "Reef Hobbyist Magazine"
TOTM OCT 2016 | "Ultimate Reef", UK
FB | "/troutsReefTank/"

65G SPS Reef- ATI 8 X 39W PM; TM [Bacto-Balance A-; Reef Actif; Nitribiotic; Iodine]
DiscusHeckel is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/22/2016, 03:47 PM   #48
saf1
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: California
Posts: 2,259
Great job and tank.

Would it be possible to get a closer shot of your overflow and then another of your powerhead / wave maker placement? I'm interested in how your flow is and overall water movement.

Looks very nice though, well done.


__________________
-saf1

Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef
saf1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/23/2016, 05:51 PM   #49
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscusHeckel View Post
Thanks Alex. That's a shame. Sadly, feather dusters and coco worms are the only invertebrates that provide movement in my tank except perhaps some overgrown bryopsis (doh). I would love to have that cutie fish in my tank.
I love coco worms, but I love longnoose/cooperband the most.....rsrsrsr
I had "some" brown hair algae on rocks right now giving a plenty of movement to the reef.....


Quote:
Originally Posted by saf1 View Post
Great job and tank.

Would it be possible to get a closer shot of your overflow and then another of your powerhead / wave maker placement? I'm interested in how your flow is and overall water movement.

Looks very nice though, well done.
Hi saf1
My overflow it's an internal box, and it occupies the right half of the back panel...it's "impossible" to show it on photos.
My circulation now resumes to the MP40, showed on photo and a Gyre 150 on the back panel, in the opposite side of the Vortech.....that's only it...


Regards,


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 12/22/2016, 01:51 PM   #50
Alex Costa
Registered Member
 
Alex Costa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil
Posts: 673
The good news: the brown algae is almost entirely gone.
The bad news: the fishes are almost entirely gone.

Ich kill my longnoose, my fridmanii and a couple of ocelaris. The 4 Green Chromis is all that has left and it'll be this way for 2 or 3 months.


Some progression shoots:

Green Slimer:

12/10/16




25/10/16




14/11/16




22/12/16





Regards,
Alex


__________________
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month

Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707
Alex Costa is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:23 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.