75g Reef from Istanbul/Turkey

[tyuksel]

I thank you for following my thread and your kind comments.

 

[Mr.Saltz]

Very nice tank. Some of my favs are in there, clmas and tabling sps.

 

[DiscusHeckel]

Beautiful tank. Congratulations.

Is your current T5 combination the same as the one shown in the first page? If so, how does the growth with 3 actinic tubes compare to other blue spectrum bulbs (e.g. ATI blue plus) if you used any.

Moreover, I noticed that a lot of your initial photos vanished from your thread. Is there a change to restore them?

Cheers

 

[MentalNote]

Wow! Great tank!

 

[dcantrall100]

Amazing tank.

 

[sahin]

Beautiful. Tank looks awesome!

 

[tyuksel]

@DiscusHeckel
Currently i am using 3 X Gieseman Aquablue + and 3 X G. Lagoon Blue. Previously i had 3 X Gieseman Aquablue + 1 KZ Fiji Purple + 2 KZ New Gen. I have faster growth now but i am not sure if its ok to say its because of light only. I have never used ATI bulbs before because they are a bit harder to source here. I will try to fix the old pix.

@sahin
Thx. I have taken a few top down shots but i cant seem to get the right pose and cant avoid the reflection of bulbs.. If i manage to take some good ones i'll post them as well..

@everyone
Thx for your kind comments.

 

[tyuksel]

Update time...
I had some minor issues last month due to electric loss for 7 hours. Lost a Blue Tang and now have some minor nutrient issue. Parameters are ok otherwise. I am planning a DIY battery back up for the Tunzes..


10.03.2013
pH 7,9
sg 1026
KH 8 (Salifert)
Ca 430 (Salifert)
Mg 1380 (Salifert)
NO3 0,5 ppm (Salifert)
PO4 0.058 ppm (Hanna)
K 400

 

[tyuksel]

 

[tyuksel]

An update about the tank. I have added GHL Profilux 3 to control the tank while i am away for business. Everything is going fine so far. Finally achieving ULNS via Zeovit method.

23.07.2013
pH 8,2
sg 1026 (53mS)
KH 7,2 (Salifert)
Ca 420 (Salifert)
Mg 1290 (Salifert)
NO3 0.2 ppm (Salifert)
PO4 0.012 ppm (Hanna)
K 390

 

[tyuksel]

 

[sahin]

Very nice! Colours look nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[anbosu]

Great pics - were the ricordea hard to source over there?

 

[tyuksel]

Thanks. In general corals arent hard to source here.

 

[CeeGee]

Thank you for the reply. Will check into those lights.

 

[murjan]

very nice

very nice

Really nice reef, I enjoyed it a lot and it is also similar to something i have in mind for my next project that i am starting here already in Jordan, Not too far from you except I am not attempting ZeoVit, and also here in Jordan it is a hell to find anything other than the crappiest Chinese products, or over-priced semi decent brands that are priced with a lot of ignorance.

Will be waiting for more updates and inspiration.
I will probably be visiting Istanbul too next month with the family for the first time.

I could not find many English resources about aquarium shops in there and this is how I found your thread here, thanks for your smart thread title "75g Reef from Istanbul/Turkey".

 

[tyuksel]

Hi thanks for stopping by. Sometimes istanbul is also annoying regarding equipment and livestock. But there are some very good shops as well. if u want some adresses just let me know.

 

[murjan]

Thanks for your fast reply. for sure I will PM you for more info before my travel.
I just realized that i created my RC account back in 2009 and used it for the first time to post here

Maybe i need to start my own thread.

Thanks again for the great photos and information.

 

[agent1923]

Hi thanks for stopping by. Sometimes istanbul is also annoying regarding equipment and livestock. But there are some very good shops as well. if u want some adresses just let me know.

Tyuksel I frequent istanbul time to time and live in the U.S. Let me know if you need any equipemnt you need to get a hold of. I can bring it with me next time I travel to istanbul.

Ne mutlu Turkum diyene..
Oguzhan

 

[tyuksel]

Thanks Oguzhan it would be awesome