Tank of the Month - January '07

Skipper · 01/04/2007, 08:26 PM

This month we are featuring Alberto Santilli's beautiful reef aquarium - A Reef From Rome:

More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above.

Congratulations, Alberto!

Note: Alberto does not speak English, so some of his reefkeeping friends from Reef Italia will be responding to questions as their time permits.

If you'd like to nominate a tank
for Tank of the Month, click here
or use the button to the right.

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manosdr · 01/05/2007, 01:47 PM

Beautiful tank! great job, congratulations Alberto...

tom obrecht · 01/05/2007, 01:54 PM

An inspiration...Nice job!!

DMK · 01/05/2007, 02:58 PM

nice! good job...the italians know thier shi* it seems...

arbee · 01/05/2007, 03:23 PM

Bellissimo Alberto!!

Misled · 01/05/2007, 06:56 PM

Magnificent!!!

espenlg · 01/05/2007, 06:57 PM

What a great tank! Thanks for sharing it with us. I have a question though: Would you care to explain what the "blue coral method" is?

lion-clown · 01/05/2007, 07:04 PM

That is an amazing tank. I have never seen someone with the tank on the balcony and i don't understand exatly what you do mwith it. where did you get info on an outside tank any web sites? But one of the best tanks i have seen.

Skipper · 01/05/2007, 07:10 PM

Remember folks... Alberto does not speak English. Hopefully, some of his friends will chime in here with what they know.

pfish · 01/05/2007, 07:28 PM

Beautiful tank:
Could you explain your oxygenation system to alleviate co2 in more detail ?

invincible569 · 01/05/2007, 07:37 PM

Great Alberto! I will send some translators over!

espenlg, there is a huge thread under the SPS section that talks about the Blu Coral method which uses HGH (human steroids).

slumpysix · 01/05/2007, 08:10 PM

Your tank is a work of art! Congrats on the TOTM.....

Il vostro carro armato Ã¨ un'opera d'arte! Congrats sul TOTM.....

Try this site to translate
http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/

chingchai · 01/05/2007, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by espenlg
What a great tank! Thanks for sharing it with us. I have a question though: Would you care to explain what the "blue coral method" is?

That's what I would like to know as well.

Skipper · 01/05/2007, 09:12 PM

Here's the thread in the SPS forum where the Blu Coral method is discussed (as well as a few other things).

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=971190

whalloper · 01/05/2007, 10:01 PM

Awesome tank, obviously! What are anyone's thoughts of the parameters? Some dont seem what most think is OK...and it is cool to see a successful tank with such parameters. I know the whole thing about consistency, but Im just curious for the sake of debate.

FishGuy5 · 01/06/2007, 12:13 AM

Alberto:

Gorgeous tank...thanks for sharing!

Sir · 01/06/2007, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by invincible569
Great Alberto! I will send some translators over!

espenlg, there is a huge thread under the SPS section that talks about the Blu Coral method which uses HGH (human steroids).

I want to remember you that Alberto don't use HGH in his tank...

this is the classic blu coral method but withot HGH.
look the post on the sps section and than you understand....

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=971190

Ciao Fabio.

DarkXerox · 01/06/2007, 04:29 AM

Complimenti Alberto! Mi Ã¨ piaciuto tradurre l'articolo. Ho visto le foto quando ho visitato Bisck (Leo) a Firenze. Ciao!

invincible569 · 01/06/2007, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir
I want to remember you that Alberto don't use HGH in his tank...

this is the classic blu coral method but withot HGH.
look the post on the sps section and than you understand....

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=971190

Ciao Fabio.

Fabio, the tank was presented to me by Ocean Drive which does use HGH, "Alberto uses BC method with HGH".

invincible569 · 01/06/2007, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by whalloper
Awesome tank, obviously! What are anyone's thoughts of the parameters? Some dont seem what most think is OK...and it is cool to see a successful tank with such parameters. I know the whole thing about consistency, but Im just curious for the sake of debate.

This is a trend in Italy as increased parameters provide increased growth. Those aquariums that have insane growth like Alberto, have these excessive parameters. Stability is key, but so is genetically as some corals may not respond well to this environment.

Sir · 01/06/2007, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by invincible569
Fabio, the tank was presented to me by Ocean Drive which does use HGH, "Alberto uses BC method with HGH".

Ed, ti scrivo in italiano, altrimenti non riesco a spiegarti bene.Ti assicuro che Alberto NON usa il hgh. Sono stato a casa sua insieme a Leonardo (bisck) e Fra2 e abbiamo fatto una lunga chiacchierata...ci ha spiegato per bene come gestisce la vasca...e quella non Ã¨ opera dell'ormone! ma solo e soltanto della sua bravura!sia nella costruzione della parte tecnica, che nel gestire la vasca.....

Se poi apri l'articolo, appena sotto la prima foto c'Ã¨ scritto :"A tank maintained with the Blu Coral method without HGH (Human Growth Hormone)."

ciao!

acrouse · 01/06/2007, 11:13 AM

Alberto-
Absolutely gorgeous tank! The colors are brillant! Keep up the great work.

I would like to know the name that goes along with the solid blue color coral in the picture under inhabitants (far right column of pictures-bottom picture). The coral is also in the bottom far right side of the picture. I'm looking for blue colors to add to my tank in the future and the one in your tank is awesome!

thanks Jolene

thanks Jolene

whalloper · 01/06/2007, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by invincible569
This is a trend in Italy as increased parameters provide increased growth. Those aquariums that have insane growth like Alberto, have these excessive parameters. Stability is key, but so is genetically as some corals may not respond well to this environment.

AAAHHHH... I see, didnt know about that, invincible. Thanks for the clarification!

Nando-Italy · 01/06/2007, 11:36 AM

Complimenti Alberto!

sempre piÃ¹ bella.

distallassazn · 01/06/2007, 04:35 PM

nice tank......love the maturity of the tank

01/05/2007, 01:47 PM	#2
manosdr Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: RETHIMNON-GREECE Posts: 160	Beautiful tank! great job, congratulations Alberto... __________________ MANOS Reef Central Tank of the month (December 2006) Current Tank Info: I have a 100 g reef tank with sps,lps and soft corals,a lot of snails,shrimps, clams and 17 fish.

01/05/2007, 01:54 PM	#3
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	An inspiration...Nice job!! __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

01/05/2007, 06:56 PM	#6
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Magnificent!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/05/2007, 06:57 PM	#7
espenlg Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 102	What a great tank! Thanks for sharing it with us. I have a question though: Would you care to explain what the "blue coral method" is? __________________ Regards, Espen Grimsgaard Current Tank Info: 100 gallon SPS tank, Giesemann Infinity 2x250W MH + 4x54W T5. Deltec 851 skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40W, KZ Zeovit reactor, Aquatronica computer. Using Balling+ for Alk/Ca/Mg.

01/05/2007, 07:10 PM	#9
Skipper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 18,271	Remember folks... Alberto does not speak English. Hopefully, some of his friends will chime in here with what they know. __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

01/05/2007, 02:58 PM	#4
DMK Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: central NJ Posts: 2,494	nice! good job...the italians know thier shi* it seems...

01/05/2007, 03:23 PM	#5
arbee Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massillon, Ohio Posts: 439	Bellissimo Alberto!!

01/05/2007, 07:04 PM	#8
lion-clown Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Collins Posts: 152	That is an amazing tank. I have never seen someone with the tank on the balcony and i don't understand exatly what you do mwith it. where did you get info on an outside tank any web sites? But one of the best tanks i have seen.

01/05/2007, 07:28 PM	#10
pfish Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 289	Beautiful tank: Could you explain your oxygenation system to alleviate co2 in more detail ?

01/05/2007, 07:37 PM	#11
invincible569 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5,715	Great Alberto! I will send some translators over! espenlg, there is a huge thread under the SPS section that talks about the Blu Coral method which uses HGH (human steroids).

01/05/2007, 08:10 PM	#12
slumpysix Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 837	Your tank is a work of art! Congrats on the TOTM..... Il vostro carro armato Ã¨ un'opera d'arte! Congrats sul TOTM..... Try this site to translate http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/

01/05/2007, 09:12 PM	#14
Skipper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 18,271	Here's the thread in the SPS forum where the Blu Coral method is discussed (as well as a few other things). http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=971190 __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

01/05/2007, 10:01 PM	#15
whalloper Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 317	Awesome tank, obviously! What are anyone's thoughts of the parameters? Some dont seem what most think is OK...and it is cool to see a successful tank with such parameters. I know the whole thing about consistency, but Im just curious for the sake of debate. __________________ Please let me know when they invent the device which makes water changes unnecessary and foolish... I cant wait Current Tank Info: 72 gal mixed reef (SPS acros montis stylo miles, LPS, zoos, shrooms, clams, xenia, chili) 26 gal zoo/softies/LPS reef

01/06/2007, 12:13 AM	#16
FishGuy5 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 3,215	Alberto: Gorgeous tank...thanks for sharing!

01/06/2007, 04:29 AM	#18
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Complimenti Alberto! Mi Ã¨ piaciuto tradurre l'articolo. Ho visto le foto quando ho visitato Bisck (Leo) a Firenze. Ciao!

01/06/2007, 11:13 AM	#22
acrouse Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ackworth Posts: 473	Alberto- Absolutely gorgeous tank! The colors are brillant! Keep up the great work. I would like to know the name that goes along with the solid blue color coral in the picture under inhabitants (far right column of pictures-bottom picture). The coral is also in the bottom far right side of the picture. I'm looking for blue colors to add to my tank in the future and the one in your tank is awesome! thanks Jolene thanks Jolene

01/06/2007, 11:36 AM	#24
Nando-Italy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 130	Complimenti Alberto! sempre piÃ¹ bella.

01/06/2007, 04:35 PM	#25
distallassazn Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: nor cal Posts: 172	nice tank......love the maturity of the tank