My Reef after 1 year of evolution

agcneves

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Hi Friends of RC !

My Reef is doing one year. I decided to share with all some pictures.
Please, leave your impressions. I always learn a lot at this forum.
Thank you very much.

Configuration of the system:

Display: 219 cm x 85 cm x 65cm (height) = 1200 liters [86 in x 33 in x 25.6 in (height)= 315.7 gallons]
Refuge: 74 x 70 x 80 = 414 liters (108.9 gallons)
Sump: 135 x 75 x 66 = 550 liters (144.7 gallons)
Sixth Glass - collector of water - 175 liters ( 46 gallons)

- Skimmer Tunze MasterDoc 9440 and Super Reef Octopus 5000 Internal;
- Zeolitos reactor Korallen Zuch of 6 liters with a bomb Eheim 1200 l/h (3,5 l of Zeolitos);
- Balling with 3 bombs
- Chiller;

Lights:
- 4 HQI´S 250 W 12000 K RADIUM - 20.000 K;
- Electronic reactor Cotal Vue and IceCap;
- 8 T5 80W - 1 Aquablue ATI, 2 Blue Plus ATI, 2 Coral Color Korallenzucht, 3 Fiji Purple Korallenzucht;
- Electronic reactor IceCap 660, IceCap Waterproof T5 End Cap;
- Reflectors HQI type Luminarc (15.75 x 15.75 in);

Return bombs:
- 2 bombs Eheim 5000 l/h (2.631 gallons / hour)

Bombs of Circulation:
- 3 MPw 40 with battery;
- 2 Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6055 to help the movement of the surface;
- 1 Turbelle sleep stream 6055 for circulation of Sump and MaxiJet in the Refuge.

Refuge:
I am only using 6 inches of substratum and alive Rocks.

The evolution of Reef shown through pictures. I hope all like.

Mounted glasses and test with fresh water.
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Before they ask. The blue spiral is the serpentine that refrigerates the whole system.

The mounted aquascaping and working in the darkness for 30 days.
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Reef with 2 months and 1 week. Some added SPS, but without any fish still.
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Giving a jump. Reef with 5 months.
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Some SPS were in the substratum because has just received them.

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In that time there were already some fish.
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With 7 months mounted.
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Because of the limitation of the number of posted pictures I am going updating the report until the current days little by little.

A hug!
 
Man... this is an amazing tank.
Can you tell us more about the blue spiral ?

Hi AngleV!
Thank you very much for the praise! I'm going placing pictures little by little. That spiral is a serpentine with double coating of PVC and this makes the refrigeration of the whole system. This piece is coupled in an air conditioning of 14000 btus (split).

Your system is Awesome! The corals look great.

Hi rkaires!
Very gentile your words!

Wow..you make it look so easy. Is that marble covering the stand?

Hello dvanacker,
I thank your praise. I tried to be it more clearing in the post, but easy we know that is not. hahahah
It's really marble travertino that covers the whole base. He is properly made waterproof.

Continuing the report of the evolution of my Reef.

Still in the seventh month I went adding more fish.
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Some SPS.

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Reef with 9 months of life. Excuse the quality of the pictures, but I am terrible photographer.
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I thank all for the visit!
 
The tank is beautiful...great job. ....HOWEVER....
:idea:I strongly recommend NOT discussing your PUMPS, while waiting to board a plane!

HAHAHAHAHA!

It is true! I don't really want everything to go for the air!

Congratulations!

claudio245 said:
Great progress agcneves. you're using products ZEOvit

Hi claudio245,

Yes. I use the method Zeovit Full and this makes a great work.

A hug!

More shots!

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Excellent corals coloration and a very succesful tank in 1 year only!!!
Looks like you're completly stocked with corals now or are you planning to still add more?
 
The tank is beautiful...great job :wave:
Thank you very much egis!

Have a great day.

Excellent corals coloration and a very succesful tank in 1 year only!!!
Looks like you're completly stocked with corals now or are you planning to still add more?

Hi maroun.c!

I thank for your sweet words. I studied for about 3 years to get ready. This is my first Reef, in fact, it's my first aquarium of salted water. :rolleyes:

Reef is really full of Corals. I am selecting most beautiful SPS, in my opinion, in order to finish my layout.

I also want to learn to photograph with quality.

Tanks!

One more pictures!

A. Tenuis All Blue
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A. Acculeus Blue
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A. Prostata Green or Mille. I don't know.
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Hidro Green
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A. Formosa Blue in Sky
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Some SPS
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:fun4:
 
2months in you had a lot of colones? did you buy them at that size or you grow them in a frag tank before placing them in DT?
 
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