Sorocaba Reef - 260g SPS

Ricardo Saito · 10/26/2017, 06:24 AM

Ricardo and Rodrigo Saito's tank...

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rovster · 10/27/2017, 07:48 AM

Gorgeous....

Munster49 · 10/27/2017, 08:03 AM

Amazing!!

glaukos · 10/27/2017, 08:34 AM

Looks so awesome

Would it be too much trouble sharing some more info? Parameters,t5 combo etc?
Again,amazing tank

dson78 · 10/27/2017, 09:52 AM

Simply amazing. Hats off to you.

Ricardo Saito · 10/27/2017, 11:08 AM

We thank you all !

Quote:

Originally Posted by glaukos

Looks so awesome

Would it be too much trouble sharing some more info? Parameters,t5 combo etc?
Again,amazing tank

sure glaukos...

NO3: undetectable
PO4: undetectable
KH: 6.5 ~ 7.5
CA: 410 ~ 430
MG: 1.250 ~1.300
K+: 400 ~ 450
SG: 1.025
Temp: 78.8 ~ 80.6ºF

the T5s right now are (front to back)...

1- Narva Blue2
2- Narva 10.000K
3- Narva Blue2
4- Giesemann Pure Actinic
5- Narva 10.000K
6- Narva Blue2
7- Giesemann Pure Actinic
8- Narva Blue2
9- Narva 10.000K
10- Narva Blue2

glaukos · 10/27/2017, 02:56 PM

Thanks for the reply man

jda · 10/27/2017, 03:59 PM

Are the plugs moveable, or mounted permanently? That is an interesting approach.

Wrangy · 10/27/2017, 04:25 PM

Just stunning

Are you running any particular dosing system??

mike810 · 10/27/2017, 08:01 PM

Frags in the US cost hundreds of dollars. I wonder how much those colonies are being sold for?

Beautiful tank BTW.

cFloor · 10/28/2017, 12:17 AM

Incredible reed!

Ricardo Saito · 10/30/2017, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jda

Are the plugs moveable, or mounted permanently? That is an interesting approach.

all corals are moveable jda, allows to find the right spots for each one of it and it makes a lot easier to make frags...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrangy

Just stunning

Are you running any particular dosing system??

You mean ZEOvit or AF or etc Wrangy ? No

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike810

Frags in the US cost hundreds of dollars. I wonder how much those colonies are being sold for?

Beautiful tank BTW.

Unfortunately everything down here is expensive mike810, and corals are not an exception...

Thanks everyone !

mike810 · 10/30/2017, 09:00 PM

Beautiful!

What is your filtration setup like?

Are you running any type of reef program like zeovit, aqua forest or fauna marin, etc etc ?

Thank you!

awaxdee · 10/30/2017, 09:12 PM

Nice

watchguy123 · 10/30/2017, 10:27 PM

Spectacular and what a joy to gaze upon

Ricardo Saito · 10/31/2017, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike810

Beautiful!

What is your filtration setup like?

Are you running any type of reef program like zeovit, aqua forest or fauna marin, etc etc ?

Thank you!

Filtration and "program" mike810...

- 2 Skimmers
- Activated Carbon in Reactor... bi-weekly changes
- Carbon Dosing... during the day
- Ozone... during the night
- Water Change... bi-weekly 10%
- Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria... alternating weekly

jda · 10/31/2017, 08:57 AM

I love the deepwaters. Nice to see them still doing well in South America. They are going away here in the US with all of the LED tanks. Well done.

Zweebe · 10/31/2017, 09:22 AM

Really Nice colors Ricardo!

What type or carbon and bacteria are you dosing? Don't you have problems with bacteria dosing and ozone using at the same time?

MMOORE0324 · 10/31/2017, 10:04 AM

Absolutely gorgeous. Subscribed!

Ricardo Saito · 10/31/2017, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zweebe

Really Nice colors Ricardo!

What type or carbon and bacteria are you dosing? Don't you have problems with bacteria dosing and ozone using at the same time?

Nopox, Biodigest and Special Blend... the ozone dosing is very little Zweebe

ReefKeeper64 · 11/19/2017, 02:09 PM

Beautiful corals and overall setup! I especially like the way you can remove colonies at frag time and put them back easily. Do you mind if I ask a couple of questions to copy your ideas?

It looks like you must have drilled holes in your rock to give the plugs a place to rest in. Did I get that correctly?

Are your frag plugs and frag cement made using DIY recipes or are thy commercially available? What brands?

Thanks!

Ricardo Saito · 11/23/2017, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReefKeeper64

Beautiful corals and overall setup! I especially like the way you can remove colonies at frag time and put them back easily. Do you mind if I ask a couple of questions to copy your ideas?

It looks like you must have drilled holes in your rock to give the plugs a place to rest in. Did I get that correctly?

Are your frag plugs and frag cement made using DIY recipes or are thy commercially available? What brands?

Thanks!

Yes ReefKeeper64, we've drilled many holes in all the rocks (the 3 main rocks are made of plastic)

We buy ceramic plugs, put a hole in the middle and glue a piece of acrylic 8mm bar in it...

ReefKeeper64 · 11/23/2017, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricardo Saito

Yes ReefKeeper64, we've drilled many holes in all the rocks (the 3 main rocks are made of plastic)

We buy ceramic plugs, put a hole in the middle and glue a piece of acrylic 8mm bar in it...

Thanks really creative!

I've often thought to myself when gluing a new frag to a rock, "I wonder if this is the right spot for this frag?". I will definitely give this a try.

Thanks for sharing the details on how you make em!

slavetonet · 11/23/2017, 05:11 PM

Wow.. Great setup there.

reefmutt · 11/24/2017, 01:16 PM

Wow! Very very beautiful!
How old is the tank?
I see you handling a lot of frags but your display has some very nice sized colonies.
Did they all start out as frags?

10/26/2017, 06:24 AM	#1
Ricardo Saito Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Sorocaba - Brazil Posts: 18	Sorocaba Reef - 260g SPS Ricardo and Rodrigo Saito's tank... ****** async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"> **** async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"> ****** async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8">

10/27/2017, 07:48 AM	#2
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	Gorgeous.... __________________ "Cause you don't need to be a scientist to see, what we can accomplish with good chemistry..." -Sophia the First Current Tank Info: Tank killed by Hurricane Irma...once dust settles restart to come...

10/27/2017, 08:34 AM	#4
glaukos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,106	Looks so awesome Would it be too much trouble sharing some more info? Parameters,t5 combo etc? Again,amazing tank __________________ Mike Just doing my hobby and having great fun with it....no room/need for drama:) the only way to win with a toxic person, is not to play

10/27/2017, 02:56 PM	#7
glaukos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,106	Thanks for the reply man __________________ Mike Just doing my hobby and having great fun with it....no room/need for drama:) the only way to win with a toxic person, is not to play

10/27/2017, 04:25 PM	#9
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Just stunning Are you running any particular dosing system?? __________________ 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!!"

10/27/2017, 08:03 AM	#3
Munster49 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Seymour, CT Posts: 53	Amazing!!

10/27/2017, 09:52 AM	#5
dson78 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 87	Simply amazing. Hats off to you.

10/27/2017, 03:59 PM	#8
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	Are the plugs moveable, or mounted permanently? That is an interesting approach.

10/27/2017, 08:01 PM	#10
mike810 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,235	Frags in the US cost hundreds of dollars. I wonder how much those colonies are being sold for? Beautiful tank BTW.

10/28/2017, 12:17 AM	#11
cFloor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,552	Incredible reed! __________________ 250g. SPS tank Instagram: @cfloorsaltwater

10/30/2017, 09:00 PM	#13
mike810 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,235	Beautiful! What is your filtration setup like? Are you running any type of reef program like zeovit, aqua forest or fauna marin, etc etc ? Thank you!

10/30/2017, 09:12 PM	#14
awaxdee Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 56	Nice

10/30/2017, 10:27 PM	#15
watchguy123 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,074	Spectacular and what a joy to gaze upon __________________ Reef Hobbyist Magazine, Q4 2017, "Achieving Colorful SPS" ReefHacks.com, "The Ultimate Guide: How To Successfully Grow Beautiful SPS Corals" Reef Spotlight February 2013, other Forum Current Tank Info: 180 Bowfront, 30 gallon sump, 20 gallon refugium, reeflo dart/snapper hybrid pump, 2 x 6105 Tunze ,Tunze ATO, dual chamber CA reactor, 3 x250 metal halides with 2x t5 actinic supplement, Reefbrite Blue XHO's dawn/dusk

10/31/2017, 08:57 AM	#17
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	I love the deepwaters. Nice to see them still doing well in South America. They are going away here in the US with all of the LED tanks. Well done.

10/31/2017, 09:22 AM	#18
Zweebe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Belgium Posts: 99	Really Nice colors Ricardo! What type or carbon and bacteria are you dosing? Don't you have problems with bacteria dosing and ozone using at the same time?

10/31/2017, 10:04 AM	#19
MMOORE0324 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 834	Absolutely gorgeous. Subscribed! __________________ -Matt- 50g Acrylic SPS http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2653554 Retired34g Solana SPS Reef

11/19/2017, 02:09 PM	#21
ReefKeeper64 Wanna be a reefkeeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,158	Beautiful corals and overall setup! I especially like the way you can remove colonies at frag time and put them back easily. Do you mind if I ask a couple of questions to copy your ideas? It looks like you must have drilled holes in your rock to give the plugs a place to rest in. Did I get that correctly? Are your frag plugs and frag cement made using DIY recipes or are thy commercially available? What brands? Thanks!

11/23/2017, 05:11 PM	#24
slavetonet Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 442	Wow.. Great setup there.

11/24/2017, 01:16 PM	#25
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Wow! Very very beautiful! How old is the tank? I see you handling a lot of frags but your display has some very nice sized colonies. Did they all start out as frags? __________________ 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