36G - A small measure of Reef

[cugly]

Verry nice . Like the aquascape..its sure its verry relaxing look..

 

[André Silvestre]

Very nice tank Andre. I've always admired your artistic tank work. :thumbsup:

Thank you very much sahin! Man, I miss your 47G! That thread was an addiction. I hope you return soon...

Thanks André!

Vodka? How much?

What salt do you use?

Sorry for all the questions but I really think your aquarium is a Reference Nano System that every Nano Reefer looking for success should pay attention!

Congratulations!

Hi Carlos. Thank you. You are too kind.

I try to keep things simple so I can keep up with the tank without being a burden. For vodka, I use 2ml/day and for water change, I use natural seawater. It´s always fun to get some free time and go collect some atlantic water. When performing a water change, I always tweak the Mg since NSW is low in it.

Verry nice . Like the aquascape..its sure its verry relaxing look..

Thank you cugly. Relaxation is the word. Sometimes, when I take some more time staring at the tank, I find myself falling asleep.

Took an actinic shot the other day

Thanks,
André

 

[André Silvestre]

Hello,

March pics:

And the FTS:

Regards,
André

 

[sahin]

Wow, such an awesome set of photos. You are truly a master at visual effect! I have one question my friend; what brand and type of T5 tubes are you using? Ie KZ? ATI? Blue+ Coral+ Actinic? Etc.

Many thanks.

 

[André Silvestre]

sahin, thank you very much for the kind words.

I used to have KZ bulbs; they are very good but also very expensive so now I only use ATI bulbs.

I have 4 Blue + and 2 Coral +.

Not sps but they give some color to the sand bed/base rocks.

Regards,
André

 

[Sander_Bos]

Wow nice collection! Love the acans, such beautiful colors!

 

[André Silvestre]

Wow nice collection! Love the acans, such beautiful colors!

Thanks Sander.

Couple of pics to update the thread:

Made a net frame after a newly bought Cirrhilabrus adornatus went carpet surfing :sad2:

 

[Chrissypoo]

Very sleek aquarium sir.

 

[sahin]

Andre, the tank looks superb. It already has that grown out look, well done!

 

[André Silvestre]

Very sleek aquarium sir.

Chrissy, thank you.

Andre, the tank looks superb. It already has that grown out look, well done!

sahin, thank you my friend. I hope it gives a more matured look with time.

Let me share some development pictures, from the beginning of January to the beginning of April of this year:

Thanks for watching.

 

[lilopop11]

Any update andre ??

 

[André Silvestre]

Hi lilopop.

Yes, here´s some pics I took this week.






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Will try to take some top-down shots and a new fts in the coming days.


Thanks for watching,
André

 

[stempy07]

What a work of art, absolutely beautiful. I really like the aquascaping a lot.

 

[lilopop11]

Stunning andre .. im a big fans of your aquascapping concept .. i read your article at H2O again and again .. But still, cant do it as good as yours ..

 

[André Silvestre]

What a work of art, absolutely beautiful. I really like the aquascaping a lot.

Thank you. Really appreciate it.

Stunning andre .. im a big fans of your aquascapping concept .. i read your article at H2O again and again .. But still, cant do it as good as yours ..

Thank you Lilopop. I think that as long as you are happy with what you have achieved, that´s the most important.

I remember your tank and have subscribed your thread. An update would be most welcome. I always love seeing your eye candy.


Regards,
André

 

[rlpardue]

Your tang choice is very intentional and purposeful. Well done!

 

[André Silvestre]

Your tang choice is very intentional and purposeful. Well done!

Thank you Lee. Tangs are just growing out for a bigger tank that it´s on the works. They are still doing fairly well with the space they have in this tank though.

One of the few softies I have in this tank:



And a few new additions to the stony coral´s team:

 

[Guttungen]

Nice. Lovely pics.

 

[pocci]

Nice corals....clean tank....

 

[knukles55]

you have some amazing tank shots very impressive.