Coral Maternity in Portugal

[Machado deSousa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10970544#post10970544 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vapormd

I also sent you a PM.

I sent you the picture by E-mail

 

[Machado deSousa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10888233#post10888233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rottface4
I was wondering if you could also elaborate on some details of the systems.

You have my aquarium setup the beginnig of the this thread. Which part you want details?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10888233#post10888233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rottface4
And some of the maintenance you do to the system.

System maintenace:

Daily : Water movement control, equipments operation control, automatic trace elements addition (GroTech ABC), topping off automatically evaporated water, fish and corals visual control, feed fish and corals. Time spent: 10 minutes

weekly : Clean protein skimmers, cleaning algae off the viewing windows, clean salt spray on the edges of the tank, tests (calcium, magnesium and alkalinity), strontium addition, refill up kalk reactor, Spray Rizophoras with osmosis water. Time spent: 1 hour

Every two weeks: water changes about 5%, siphoning detritus, harvest algae from algae filters. time spent: 1 hour

Monthly: Test phosfates, clean and calibrate probes, refill up calcium reactor media, change activated carbon media, change resin anti-phos, clean kalk reactor, clean light reflectors and light protections from salt sprays. Time spent: 90 minutes

Every six months : Lamp replacement, pump maintenance, coral harvest / pruning. Time spent: variable

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10888233#post10888233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rottface4

Also what ballast are you running your t5s on? are you overdriving them? Which reflectors are you using?

Electronic ballasts. No, I'm not overdriving ballasts. Most are Arcadia and I have some DIY.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10888233#post10888233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rottface4
I am also interested in the turf scrubbing system.

In the Rizophora tank I have algae filter with Caulerpa prolifera, C. taxifolia and some Chaetomorpha in mud substrate. I harvest algae from algae filters every two weeks.



Cheers

 

[heckel90]

Hi Machado, your tanks are awesome!!! you know that!!

do you have glass covers on the tanks??
I don´t realize about

by the way, you don´t want sell your frags, this is a good thought.
your frags look awesome in Vitor´s tank.

congratulations

see ya

Martin

 

[Machado deSousa]

Thanks for your words.
My tanks have no covers. Lamps have protections against spray salt.

 

[Machado deSousa]

Thanks for your words.
My tanks have no covers. Lamps have protections against spray salt.
My frags in Vitor's sunpowered tank are fine.They like to be there! Let's see them one year after.

 

[Machado deSousa]

I want to show you some details of my tanks, with pics taken by my friend Tiago Garcia (he and his camera make miracles...).
I begin with some of my clean up crew fishes. I thank them for keeping my tanks algae free (and I pay nothing,,,)

I hope you enjoy it

 

[Machado deSousa]

More fishes of my tanks. These are more efficient as pic models than cleaners...

Do you like it?
I Hope so.

 

[Machado deSousa]

some more details

I hope you enjoy it.

 

[Jimbo327]

God dang this is awwweeesome!!!!

 

[Lytehouse]

Very nice picture taking. The colors are awesome!

 

[Machado deSousa]

Some grown babies on the discs in the Day-care center

Enjoy it!

 

[kmacartney]

Do you have any close up pics of the "newborns" in the nursery?

 

[laomedon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11001234#post11001234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kmacartney
Do you have any close up pics of the "newborns" in the nursery?

I second this request, and once again amazing corals, colors are just unbelieveble and the growth is simple amazing.

 

[Machado deSousa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11001234#post11001234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kmacartney
Do you have any close up pics of the "newborns" in the nursery?

hi kmacartney,

May be tomorrow I take some close ups to the corals in the nursery and post them.

Cheers

 

[Machado deSousa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11001710#post11001710 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by laomedon
I second this request,

Hi laomedon!

Tomorrow I'll get them.

Cheers

 

[Machado deSousa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11001234#post11001234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kmacartney
Do you have any close up pics of the "newborns" in the nursery?

This is not a good close up selection but may be you can see "newborns". I'll post another ones with more details.

Cheers

 

[chris wright]

Simply amazing. You have an awesome collection of frags there mate. Well done.

Cheers

Chris

 

[kmacartney]

Those are good pictures and your setup is excellent. Many Americans don't see the how good T5s can be. Do you have any pics of one of your single polyp transfers, or are you in between generations while you set up new tanks?

 

[Machado deSousa]

Hi, Chris wright!

I am thinking of traveling to Australia in the next year to know your beautiful country and visit the worldwide reefs sanctuary. It's my dream. You live in a country blessed by God!

Cheers

 

[Machado deSousa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11005249#post11005249 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kmacartney
Many Americans don't see the how good T5s can be. Do you have any pics of one of your single polyp transfers, or are you in between generations while you set up new tanks?

Thank you for your words. Yes, baby corals that you can see the last two photos, belonging in the Nursery, are at a late reproduction stage and are well grown and will be changed to the new Day-care that I will begin to mount soon. I will have to start a new phase of the reproduction in the Nursery which will be recolonized and then I will show photos.

Cheers