Miguel Burguete Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Hi nano-reef! Here is my new setup It is a shallow cube tank, for now it is a mixed reef with possibility to became a sps tank. Setup: Tank Dimensions: AIO Custom Tank - 24 x 24 x 10 [acrylic back wall sump] Water movement: Jebao rw-4 + MaxiJet 800 [return pump] Dosing: Randy's 2 Part manually dosed, currently dosing around 20 ml of each solution Skimmer: RedSea Prizm Lighting: ATI 6 x 24W (4 Blue Plus + 1 Aqua Blue Special + 1 Coral Plus) Filtration: Mix of dry and live rock. To help fixing bacteria I use 500g of Siporax on the back sump Maintenance so far: I am lucky to live in Lisbon, Portugal, being surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean where I get amazing natural water for free! So far I never used salt in this system. Every week I change between 10% to 20% with natural water where I only correct the salinity level. Besides that I give my 3 fish a combination of flakes, pellets and frozen foods. Since the tank is 4 months only I do care a lot about KH checking it twice a week in order to adjust the two part dosing. So far the manual dosing works for me, I am dosing every day after lights out and never had a problem. Since sea water here is not very strong in Magnesium I will probably need to to small weekly adjustments. The objective for the next months is to create an amazing environment and conditions foe the small frags I have been buying to fellow reefers and to learn as much as possible about their needs and growth. Link to comment
Sharbuckle Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I like your aquascape. Very interesting take size, where did you get it? I want one! Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Nice start- looking forward to watching this grow ? Link to comment
Miguel Burguete Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 I like your aquascape. Very interesting take size, where did you get it? I want one! Thanks! It was custom made here in Portugal. So a bit difficult if you are from US! Nice start- looking forward to watching this grow Thanks! Here are some crappy photos with my phone, definitely have to star using my camera: Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thanks! It was custom made here in Portugal. So a bit difficult if you are from US! Thanks! Here are some crappy photos with my phone, definitely have to star using my camera: Nice tank! Did I see a purple stylophora in there? I have one of those. They are a beautiful coral. Link to comment
Miguel Burguete Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Nice tank! Did I see a purple stylophora in there? I have one of those. They are a beautiful coral. Hey! thanks. It is a stylophora milka! Link to comment
Miguel Burguete Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Photo Update: Link to comment
MR.FEESH Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 It's neat that you just use fresh ocean water for your tank. In theory it sounds like the ideal way to maintain a reef tank. No worrying about mixing and aerating your water change supply in advance, accidentally using too much/little salt, replacing RO/DI stuff over the years...must be nice. I'm curious-- do you treat the water at all, or put it through a UV sterilizer or anything before you add it to the tank? I guess you'd have to heat it up at the very least. Care to share any pictures of the back wall/sump area? Is it just set up vaguely similarly to the back chambers of Nano/Bio Cubes etc? Link to comment
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