Leonardo's Formosa Forest 2

hai leonard, your formosa 1 have a system like formosa 2, what is your result of your nitrate and phosphate after 2 year. why don't you use ATS (algae turf scrubber) beside use RDSB. is there any reason for that? thank's
 
Thanks Guys!

Corey, you're right. The RDSB is placed in the sump and the water just flows over it. Will make a picture of it to clarify it more.
Bjarne, it's always good to have an excuse for an upgrade, but you can also build an external RDSB and connect it to the system ;)

reefworldaq, Nitrates and phosphates in the FF1 have always been unmeasurable, because of stong skimming, GFO and a RDSB.
I don't use a algae turf scrubber because it is not needed with a setup like this, and takes up a lot of space :)
 
Last edited:
All the corals an fish have been transferred yesterday, with 0% loss so far. I broke down the Lagoon yesterday and today, and when that's finished I can concentrate on placing the colonies. (you can imagine it's a mess right now...)

I was amazed how full the new tank already was after placing the corals. I guess I have been a bit overenthusiastic with collecting and growing out corals :lmao:
I'll take some pictures right now :)

Leonardo
 
FF2FirstFTS.jpg

As you can see I still have to arrange the corals :) Besides that I have a lot of other things to do.
I have to build a new lighting pendant. These photo's are under T5 only (6x ATI Blue+ and 2 ATI Aqua Blue Spezial).
I also have to organize the electrical part etc.


FF2sump.jpg

Sump shot. Behind the skimmer you can see the RDSB, covered with some flat Live Rock to reduce the flow.
I chose for a smaller sump for this system again (everything just fits in).
I did this because i want the flow to be very high in the sump to prevent the buildup of detritus and make sure the skimmer always process new water.
It also make the chance of CaCo3 precipitation smaller when adding Kalkwasser or 2-part.


FF2RDSB-1.jpg

Shot of the RDSB. In the RDSB are several crabs (can't climb out) that I collected out of the fresh LiveRock.
They like to crawl and bury themselves in the sand and keep it clean(er). Also the high flow prevents a lot of detritus buildup.


FF2Stylopora.jpg


FF2Desalwii.jpg

Stylopora and A. Desalwii table. Shots are under blue T5 only, still have to install the MH. So the shots are a bit blue, sorry for that.

Leonardo
 
Nice collection, the aquarium looks already splendid!
Don't you have problems with bubbles going throght the bubble trap with such a high flow in the sump? I have that problem.
 
Last edited:
Very nice Leo. I'm glad you can concentrate on your display and corals once again :thumbsup:
 
Nice collection, the aquarium looks already splendid!
Don't you have problems with bubbles going throght the bubble trap with such a high flow in the sump? I have that problem.

Thanks Piotr, I don't have any problems with micro bubbles; The overflow is quiet and bubble free due to it's design and the skimmer doesn't release any when adjusted properly. Otherwise it would also be a problem in my tank with such high sump flow.

Very nice Leo. I'm glad you can concentrate on your display and corals once again :thumbsup:

Thanks Mark, I'm really looking forward to finally sit in front of the tank and enjoy it :), instead of worrying about AEFW or be disappointed because it has not turned out the way I imagined.

Leonardo
 
Looks good Leonardo, super clean set up. Can't wait to see how your coral display turns out.
 
That is a lot of coral already...but it will be amazing. Can't wait to see what you do with it all!
 
Thanks Guys!

I use a Sicce Multi 5800 L/hour return pump, but planning to replace it with a Eheim Compact +5000 because of reliability and less noise.

Leonardo
 
Leonardo- very nice looking setup. I think in another year this tank will have grown in and look amazing. It looks like some coral thinning will be required. Great job as always.
 
Back
Top