Reef Wannabe - an aquarium that one day thought to be a reef

[Ricardo Fonseca]

Thanks Myka,

It´s going well, did a couple of 50 gallon water change and now I´m sticking for daily 4 gallon water change.

Thing´s looking good, keeping you guys posted.

RF

 

[Wiskey]

Very nice!!! That's allot of light you have, how high are the bulbs hanging off the water line?

Whiskey

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

They're as close to the water as they can be. I like the light mix better when they are higher, they mix better, but I want the sps to take full profit of lught quality and intensity.

Here's a late night photo to help me explaning

Take care and have fun

 

[shih87]

Hello guys,

Sorry for the late reply.

1st of all, about the lighting question:

From the back

Blue +
Blue +
Blue +
Coral +
Blue +
actinic
Blue +
Coral+
Blue +
actinic
Blue +
Coral+
Blue +
Blue+

Sorry, no purple as stated before (at the moment).

Thank you guys for all your compliments, it gives me motivation to take even better care of my tank and sea friends.

I used to use fauna marin products as balling but now I only use the powder from the lfs that get it from a pharmaceutical company. I do use from time to time their micros (fauna's) - not much at the moment because I water change with natural sea water.

I've been dealing with high salinity (1,032) due to lack of periodical checking.

My parameters were all out of order, got a little disconnected with maintenance. Work, family and friends took all my available time but now it's coming back with some good routines.

Keep you guys posted as I go. Meanwhile I'm checking you guy's tanks, great inspirational tips and a way to share a lot of experiences.

Take fun and have care

That's a lot of blue... but I like it.

May you share your sump someday, please.

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

<p>Actinodiscus spp</p>

<p><img alt="Corais%20Jul%202015%20_127_zpsu2slmuhb.j" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais%20Jul%202015%20_127_zpsu2slmuhb.jpg" /></p>

<p>Ricordeas florida sp.</p>
<p><img alt="Corais20Jul20201520_109_zpsju9xbc3b.jpg" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais20Jul20201520_109_zpsju9xbc3b.jpg" /></p>

<p>Euphyllia Glabarencens golden</p>
<p><img alt="Corais%20Jul%202015%20_130_zpsts1dwjgd.j" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais%20Jul%202015%20_130_zpsts1dwjgd.jpg" /></p>

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

<p>Palhaços ocellaris numa entacmaea quadricolor</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="Corais%20Jul%202015%20_123_zpsgyrdri5x.j" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais%20Jul%202015%20_123_zpsgyrdri5x.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Euphyllia Parancora sp.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="Corais%20Jul%202015%20_128_zpskxa2gou3.j" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais%20Jul%202015%20_128_zpskxa2gou3.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Acroporas ssp.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="Corais20Jul20201520_105_zpsacvqqkw5.jpg" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais20Jul20201520_105_zpsacvqqkw5.jpg" /></p>
<p>Acropora sp "very nice in a few months time"</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="ecae2984-434a-4c5b-a034-dca82056df42_zps" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/ecae2984-434a-4c5b-a034-dca82056df42_zpsdgu1va2g.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Crescimentos numa ponta de acropora insignis ou Hoeksemai</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="Corais20Jul20201520_111_zpssluup2is.jpg" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais20Jul20201520_111_zpssluup2is.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Acropora SSC sp.</p>
<p><img alt="Corais20Jul20201520_126_zpsae2k45ry.jpg" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais20Jul20201520_126_zpsae2k45ry.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Acopora Aqua Delight</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="Corais20Jul20201520_65_zpsywkaxqrq.jpg" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais20Jul20201520_65_zpsywkaxqrq.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Acropora tenuis azul</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="Corais20Jul20201520_62_zps8pi3fxpe.jpg" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais20Jul20201520_62_zps8pi3fxpe.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Acropora carduus</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img alt="Corais20Jul20201520_60_zpsye9kaxpr.jpg" src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk309/rikasfonsas/Corais20Jul20201520_60_zpsye9kaxpr.jpg" /></p>

 

[sahin]

Very nice! For filtration you only use skimmer and liverock and sometimes use Prodibio?

What do you feed the fish and corals? - Thanks.

 

[tomae]

MARAVILHA!!!! amazing!!!!

 

[rt67ghy]

A beautiful tank and your corals look amazing! I love the combination of sps, lps with the softies.

 

[fredro]

Beautiful!

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

Very nice! For filtration you only use skimmer and liverock and sometimes use Prodibio?

What do you feed the fish and corals? - Thanks.

Cheers Sahin,

I only use, for filtration, skimmer, live rock and ozone generator (certizon 25). From time to time, not often, I'll had some biodigest and bioptim.

I feed algae sheets, red rotifers and ocean nutrition veggie granulate. Corals eat fish waste and film (a lot) from the glasses when I clean it with magfloat and easy blade. The water turns green for a while. I clean the glasses sometimes everyday and sometimes twice a day.

MARAVILHA!!!! amazing!!!!

Obrigado, thanks! Just did a copy from another post and it came out in portuguese. I do apologize for the other members but its nothing big nor long.

A beautiful tank and your corals look amazing! I love the combination of sps, lps with the softies.

Thank you rt67ghy, its hard to get the proper water parameters for all of them but I try to focus on the sps but try not to keep such a po4 and no4 sterile envoirement.
I do like the combinarion as well but I think it can get better ( and will hopefully).

Beautiful!

Cheers fedro!

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

Gonna keep posting photos in coming days. Have some good ones.

Thanks for following along.

 

[inktomi]

I'm looking forward to more! Can you also include some of the whole tank?

 

[undeadmoto]

tank looks great

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

I'm looking forward to more! Can you also include some of the whole tank?

Cheers inktomi,

I will in a near future, when I get my hand on the camera again with time.

tank looks great

Thank you undeadmoto,

Here is a true acro jungle

Thank you for watching

RF

 

[M007]

^ + 1, beautiful jungle indeed :thumbsup:

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

^ + 1, beautiful jungle indeed :thumbsup:

Thank you, M007, for your comment,

I´ll keep posting pics of the animals and didn´t forget about the FTS and the sump shot but I didn´t do it yet.

More pics below, hope you guys like it

Take fun and have care

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

^ + 1, beautiful jungle indeed :thumbsup:

Thank you, M007, for your comment,

I´ll keep posting pics of the animals and didn´t forget about the FTS and the sump shot but I didn´t do it yet.

More pics below, hope you guys like it

I have loads of aiptasias, zoanthus are those in the middle of them...

Take fun and have care

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

This is one of my favorites...

Very nice this milli

Have this blue one... and another one yellow... both with blue polips. they have two years in my tank.

 

[Ricardo Fonseca]

Reef Wannabe - an aquarium that one day thought to be a reef

Hello everyone,

The tank suffered from rtn and stn for the last two months. Been able to save almost all the colonies but unfortunally lost 5 of them. At least not all of them.

This was due to kH variations that lead to readings of 2 degrees at some point.

I redid the layout and opened more swiming space in rhe middle.

Hope you enjoy it

Let me know what you think,

Thank you for watching