A Reef in the Sky

[Dejavu]

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[chingchai]

Voted already.
Cheers,

 

[mrvicz]

Voted. This one's definitely a winner! So, CONGRATS in advance

Vic

 

[goreefers]

Voted as well and congrats!

 

[v1...rotate]

Hey Andrew,
Do you siphon your sand at all during maintenance? Is that a recommened practice for Zeo sytems?

Hi Jonathan. I use an Ehiem vacuum every 2 - 3 weeks working in certain sections. Each time the vacuum does a really good job minimizing stirring up too much stuff. Also the length of it means my hand does not even get wet!

I haven't really seen whether it is recommended or not but I'm hoping once I get some Gobies, they will take over the job. As I do only a small area at a time, it shouldn't be too bad.

Some old pics of it. (used to use it in my old tank too)
Boxed

The components

Andrew are you currently using Xtra?

Not at the moment Clint. Just ordered B-Balance as Alexander & Bob recommended.

This thread has been nominated for September's Thread of the Month! You can vote here. Good luck :beer:.

Wow!! What an honor!

Voted already.
Cheers,

Thanks Chingchai

Voted. This one's definitely a winner! So, CONGRATS in advance

Vic

Thanks Vic

Voted as well and congrats!

Thanks!


Update pics & New corals

As you guys have mentioned, I got some more clams (right side). Balances it out nicely now. Finally picked a pink birds-nest yesterday after waiting months for some to arrive. What else is new?? :spin2:

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[unagiman]

wow, your tank is looking truly world class!!

 

[bagz727]

such an awesome tank!!! :rollface:may i ask what types of anthias you have?

 

[Ricardo Santos]

Hi,

your aquarium is fantastic, definitly an inspiration for me!:bigeyes:

Voted already, good luck.

 

[Rickyrooz1]

v1...rotate, Since I see you have both which do you prefer, the Vortech or the Tunze and why? Are the Tunze you have controllable? I like that the Vortech has a smaller in tank footprint but does it outperform the Tunze? Which pump is more quiet?

 

[fishypets]

Yo Andrew the sand bed looks dirty to me, hard to tell the difference.

Coral colour is at it's best however.

The two things I'm looking forward today is your weekend update and Longhorn football to start. I'm half way there!

 

[jbanks]

Hi Jonathan. I use an Ehiem vacuum every 2 - 3 weeks working in certain sections. Each time the vacuum does a really good job minimizing stirring up too much stuff. Also the length of it means my hand does not even get wet!

I haven't really seen whether it is recommended or not but I'm hoping once I get some Gobies, they will take over the job. As I do only a small area at a time, it shouldn't be too bad.

Some old pics of it. (used to use it in my old tank too)
Boxed

The components

I use a simple gravel siphon and clean the substrate when I'm doing weekly water changes.. Up until a few weeks ago, I always noticed that my colors seemed to dull whenever I did this and would take a few weeks to recover, but I was only doing monthly WCs at the time. I always thought it was that I was messing with the sand however, now with weekly 5 to 10% changes, I'm getting a much better response from the corals... It's now my belief that I was probably changing too much water in one shot.

 

[arshad98]

What an amazing build. And so wonderfully illustrated! You have my vote for TOTM.

I miss HKG, lived there for 27 years.

 

[jbanks]

Got my vote Buddy!

 

[tahiriqbal]

Stunning...... Lost for words and thanks for sharing such a lovely piece of reef.

 

[v1...rotate]

wow, your tank is looking truly world class!!

Thank you very much. Glad you like.

such an awesome tank!!! :rollface:may i ask what types of anthias you have?

Thanks. They are Bartlett Anthias from Hawaii.

Hi,

your aquarium is fantastic, definitly an inspiration for me!:bigeyes:

Voted already, good luck.

Thanks Ricardo... my inspiration came from many great tanks here on RC.

v1...rotate, Since I see you have both which do you prefer, the Vortech or the Tunze and why? Are the Tunze you have controllable? I like that the Vortech has a smaller in tank footprint but does it outperform the Tunze? Which pump is more quiet?

Hey Ricky, both have pros and cons which I'm sure you know about. For me the Tunzes are better at the moment simply because I have them programmed (controllable) through the Profilux giving me more options and I can't spend +$800USD on x2 MP40W's wireless at the moment. The only Vortech I have is a MP20 and its sole purpose is to create that little extra flow on the island so I can't really comment on whether ones better than the other. But... I do prefer the Vortech smaller footprint!

As for noise, my tunzes (x2 6105's & x1 6055) operate in a range from 5-95% and they are quieter than the Vortech MP20 which operates nearly 100%. I would presume the MP40W would be slightly louder than the MP20.

The other thing is that I'm running out of room to store the Vortech wireless units and more power plugs.

Yo Andrew the sand bed looks dirty to me, hard to tell the difference.

Coral colour is at it's best however.

The two things I'm looking forward today is your weekend update and Longhorn football to start. I'm half way there!

I agree with the sandbed Clint. Waiting for next week when I pick up my Zeo goodies in LA. I will see how the ZZ and PCS combo work before I consider doing anything else. Bob and Alexander have tried to deter me from adding some more sand as a top up layer.

Well the footy season has finished this season for my team so I guess that means some spare afternoons. I'll see what I can do regarding pics and videos :spin1:

I use a simple gravel siphon and clean the substrate when I'm doing weekly water changes.. Up until a few weeks ago, I always noticed that my colors seemed to dull whenever I did this and would take a few weeks to recover, but I was only doing monthly WCs at the time. I always thought it was that I was messing with the sand however, now with weekly 5 to 10% changes, I'm getting a much better response from the corals... It's now my belief that I was probably changing too much water in one shot.

I agree, in your latest pics... the corals look stunning! I try to change around 10% every 7-10 days depending on the roster.

What an amazing build. And so wonderfully illustrated! You have my vote for TOTM.

I miss HKG, lived there for 27 years.

Thanks!! I enjoy bringing updates and sharing the experiences. 27 years huh? Would have seen a lot of change! I should be in the UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi) at the moment on holidays but we changed our plans last minute. Stayed at the Atlantis last time... amazing aquariums and got to go behind the scenes

This would feed my tank for a life time :eek2:

Got my vote Buddy!

Cheers

Stunning...... Lost for words and thanks for sharing such a lovely piece of reef.

Your welcome! Thanks

 

[v1...rotate]

More pics


For all the support and kind words... some more pictures. They are mainly macro shots taken between 4-5pm with all lights on.

Part A :beer:

New clams

 

[v1...rotate]

Part B

A sunset shot

Thanks everyone...

 

[arshad98]

Thanks!! I enjoy bringing updates and sharing the experiences. 27 years huh? Would have seen a lot of change! I should be in the UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi) at the moment on holidays but we changed our plans last minute. Stayed at the Atlantis last time... amazing aquariums and got to go behind the scenes

Yeah we moved there back in 1973 and I left in 1997, seen all the changes and the handover. I still have my permanent residency. Too bad I got the reef bug after I left HKG. I do go back every couple of years to keep my visa. I'll give you a shout when I'm there next. Or you can always call me if you are in Dubai. Atlantis is awesome.

 

[Rodrigo_BG]

V1 better each day. Witch specie is these one?

 

[Ricardo Santos]

Hi V1,

Great shoots!!!:uzi:
Very colourful corals, i hope to get something like that in my new tank.:bigeyes:

V1 better each day. Witch specie is these one?

Seems like a Acropora tenuis:reading: