Moscow Nano Tank

[swissbutcher]

So how long has the new tank been set up?

12 Month, yes it could be more corals in the tank, but i had a invasion of Gold algae((

But now it's quit running well))

 

[swissbutcher]

Happy new year to everybody,

attached you will see one picture of my sump from today.
I buy a phosphate adsorber filter from the company aqua care. very happy with i as i need not much place for the filter in my sump))

 

[swissbutcher]

Yes,:bounce3:

Yesterday my Vortech radian arrived from US:bdaysmile:I can't wait to install the lamps!!

 

[swissbutcher]

actually update,

i got new corals,

one acropora frag
goniopora
acanstrea

 

[KafudaFish]

Martin,
Looks great.

Could you take a few minutes and tell us about reefing as a hobby in Moscow?

Is it a popular hobby or do most people still keep freshwater etc.?

For those that are reefers what is popular? Large tanks vs. nano, sps vs. lps etc.

Thanks.

 

[swissbutcher]

Hi Mike,

Thanks, its improving after the Gold Algae problems

Yes here in Moscow ore generally in the Russian speaking Country is a quit big Saltwater community,:beer: most of the tank keepers have LPS, SPS, Soft Corals etc.. most corals fishes are imported from Bali Sri lanka etc.. unfortunately not the same assortment as you have in Germany, UK and US, but quit good selections. also in the local forums you getting nice Frags

About the sizes of the Tanks; its difficult to say but you have various Peoples with Nano Tanks big Tanks, but I think it's almost between 120 - 1000litres.
Shops we have quit few in Moscow but almost problem to get spare/stuff for the tankCustoms etc.. I personally order stuff in Germany and in the US Market.
Most Filtration systems i guess is Berlin Methode but there are also few which make Zeovit Methode.

 

[swissbutcher]

That ceramic rock is to sweet,no aqua scaping need,just set it in.

Yes, you can't find anymore the different between live Rock and the Ceramic!!

Full colored with the calcium algae ore what is the correct name in English:reading:

 

[EDJFA]

Corralline is the purple calcium based algae.

 

[swissbutcher]

Corralline is the purple calcium based algae.

Thanks EDJFA,

 

[Augustus]

Nice tank Martin! Did you replace all the lighting (t5's and Metal Hilydes) with the LED lights or did you just add the LEDs to the lights you already had?

It is very cool to hear about what is different and what is the same outside the US. Thanks for sharing!

 

[swissbutcher]

Hi Augustus,

Thanks for the nice words,

No there are still working my old lights, wait still for one spare for installing the LED's( can't wait anymore:bounce3:

Of course I will post the installed new Lamps.

 

[swissbutcher]

He we are, one of the first Radion in Russia

It will be ASAP better and nice fixed

Bests,

martin

 

[swissbutcher]

Todays Pic of my Tank, tomorrow I will get few new corals:spin1: from a new supplier, hope will be good quality!!

 

[swissbutcher]

New corals,

1x Mushroom Tonga
1x Acan Lordhowensis
1x Zoanthus
1x Blastomussa merleti

quit good frags

 

[swissbutcher]

 

[swissbutcher]

Current Inhabitants:

Current Inhabitantsin my Tank:

1 x Zebrasoma Flavences
1 x zebrasoma scopas
1 x Amblygobius phalaena
2 x chrysiptera parasema
3 x Serranus tortugarum
1 x Acreichthys tomentosus
2 x ocellaris clownfishes

2x Lysmata wurdermanny
2X lysmata bogessy
2x Lysmata amboinses

3 x Hermit crab calcinus elegans
2 x red hermit crabs (can't find the name) very small!
1 x sea urchin Heterocentrotus trigonarius
2 x Tripneustes gratilla

Next steps, I will buy additional Filter for Pellets, and may be I will change the return Pump,

 

[swissbutcher]

After an incident with my anemone and the pump I lost mostly all fishes(( there where no time to react(( only the payr clowns survide and the corals.

Now I got the following fishes:

3x Pseudanthias bartlettorum
1x cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis
2 x ocellaris
2 x Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
1 x Gramma Loreto
1 x Acreichthys tomentosus

Thinking to buy a Butterfly for Aptaisa plaque battle.

But i'm afraid that he will prefer to eat the corals.

 

[Slystone]

Sorry to hear you lost your anemone and fish.
I have enjoyed reading your aquarium 'story'. Beautiful tank.

 

[swissbutcher]

Hi slystone,

Yes it was horrible, and I was happy that I was home when the tragedy starts, so I could react with additional Actice Carbon and Oxygen putting into the tank, But I had not much RO water for waterchanging((

But besides the Apitasia Invasion the Tank looks good, i inject now calziumdyhidrat powder (kalkwasser) and hope that the Fiefish get apetite for this Apitasia))

 

[Slystone]

You need new shrimp for aptasia?
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+3190&pcatid=3190ia