Need feedback for my new reef Setup

[Carlos Arouche]

Back again and still building my new tank...

Las month we started Plumbin parts, refugium area and set how the tank will work... so here are the news:

1- 1st aquarium habitant

2- Samoa Pink waiting to work !

3-Plumbing parts for the overflow

4- Aquarium details

5- Refugiun system being built

6- Sump system almost done

 

[Carlos Arouche]

Just for fun... som underwater pictures of my actual aquarium...

 

[gotfin]

You are making very good progress. I love the Ipe, the tank and the very big sump. Keep up the good work!!

 

[Moonstream]

nice tank! cant wait to see this thing all done! oh, and beautiful angel!

 

[Carlos Arouche]

Gotfin / Moonstream
Thank you for your kind comments.

this weekend I plan to run with fresh water and then if runs well, just ad salt...

I´m planning to start with live rock and then ad samoa pink... what do you think about that ?

Regards.

 

[Carlos Arouche]

So by now I´m already running on salt water...

had some issues with the pump capacity and Sump water flow, so I reduced a little the Pump output and solve the issue.

The system is running with Samoa Pink Substrate on main tank and the sump have crushed corals / halimeda for the Jaubert system.

I expect to run for 30 days and than a 100% water change... then more 30 days... running empity of live.

By now I expect to:
1- Solve buble issues with the Refugiun return to tank. (any advice ?)
2- Create a partial live rock design (other part will come from my actual system)


Following the pictures:

Sump complete picture

Overflow details

Refugium

Best regards.

 

[Carlos Arouche]

Some pictures of my old reef with my new Camera...

I noticed that different from Brazil, there is no much importance of the "cleaning crew" in your reefs...

for example... usually any Brazilian aquarium have at least 100 litlle hermit crab, 200 turboSnails, Ofiurus and other habitants to clean the rocks and substrate...

In you tanks do you have those "cleaning crews" also ?

Best regards.

 

[Jhardain]

Great start, looks to be a very nice job so far! Can't wait to see more.

 

[Carlos Arouche]

Thanks... by now waiting for the first month running...

 

[Carlos Arouche]

three weeks running

refugium already with lithning and Phosphate exports...

Durso System already working

Rocks

 

[Carlos Arouche]

Light system beeing buid....

Lift system...

Done...

3 HQIs (250W each)
4 T5 Actinics (80W each)

And now... the front of the reef...

and...

That´s it for now...

 

[Goodwin9]

Looking good :thumbsup:

 

[Carlos Arouche]

Thanks !!

Those are some pictures of the hermit crabs in the reef...

This one is a locall hermit that we call Paul Newman because of....

 

[Carlos Arouche]

By now new tank is up and running... all corals already moved for the new reef...

The fishs are moving slowly from the first one to this new one...

Main reef...

Some aditional pictures

 

[Carlos Arouche]

So folks, by now the system is up and running, all of the fishes already migrate from the old tank to the new tank...

here you have some pictures:

System

front full view

Side view with flash... hehehe

Side views

Detail views

Best regards.

 

[Carlos Arouche]

By now my tank is still maturing... no that much algae but with some PH variances...

 

[hk45]

I really like your tank and the wood around it. Looking good.

 

[rastarainy]

lookin good. does the imperator angel ever pick at any of your softies?

 

[Carlos Arouche]

Imperator really pick leathers and zoanthus... Leathers, do not really present any problem... apparently it´s just something superficial.

Zoanthus are really suffering... almost disappearing.

My oppinion is that I preffer to have the imperator than the Zoanthus...

Xenia, SPS, Frogs, Galaxea and Green Star Pollips are not bothered by the imperator neither the flame angelfish...

Probably my feed system is responsible for that... I just have a possibility to feed the fishs once a day...

 

[Leonardo_]

Great looking system. I'm curious how the Jaubert-system will work for you.

Leonardo