Sun Powered Reef

Except it's a hell of a lot warmer in Portugal than the UK!
Lisboa (13Ã"šÃ‚º/16Ã"šÃ‚ºC) Porto (9Ã"šÃ‚º/14Ã"šÃ‚ºC) Funchal (15Ã"šÃ‚º/19Ã"šÃ‚ºC)
Compared to :
Belfast 4 Ã"šÃ‚°C, Cardiff 10 Ã"šÃ‚°C, Edinburgh 7 Ã"šÃ‚°C, London 9 Ã"šÃ‚°C

And Ireland.. ha ha ha :
Extremely windy or stormy... gale force... gusting 100 to 150 km/h... Rain turning showery this evening also, with some heavy thundery showers... hail, sleet and snow...zero to plus 3 C.
(That's why we invented hot-whiskey)

Vitor, hope spring comes soon, I cannot wait to see how much your coral's have grown over the winter months. Is it at all possible to get any shots at this time - no hassle though, I just find this setup facinating, and I need another fix...

regards
Conor, brrrr....
 
First off, this is an amazing project!!!!

Secondly, I have a question or two on the construction of the tank.
Did you cut the side panels yourself, or have them cut by a glass shop?
If you cut yourself, how did you cut it (specifically with the higher section going up to where the cover is) or is that actually 2 pieces somehow held together?

It is hard to tell from the pictures how that is put together.

Unfortunately here in Phoenix, AZ a tank like this most likely wouldnt work (There are days when my swimming pool temp is over 90 F). But I am thinking that something like this could make for an interesting inside display tank (possibly with a pendent light).

In this way you could have a tank with as much flow as you want that is viewable clearly from above as well as the sides. It is just a thought, and when I get some free time I may put something together to see how it comes out.

I would probally use Acrylic as those side panels would be easier to make, but am still curious how you did that with glass.
 
actually really interested to see the frag comparison that Machado deSousa gave you according to his thread of the month:


<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10910482#post10910482 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Machado deSousa
Hello!

Two twins babies brothers, born and grown in my prop system, are gone for an interesting experience that consists of verifying how corals accustomed to the artificial light (T5) develop themselves when they are moved to live under sunlight. The famous and fantastic aquarium where they moved to http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1095596 belongs to my friend Vitor Pestana

The twin babies brothers before move (first row on the right side)

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12291211#post12291211 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sickman
actually really interested to see the frag comparison that Machado deSousa gave you according to his thread of the month:
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Hi Vitor!

First of all, as many others have pointed out this is a truly amazing and outstanding project. Way to think outside the box! I live next to mediterranean as well, and maybe one day if i get a house i might try to replicate a similar project. Regardless, mad props to you my man!

Second, I just finished reading both your and Machados threat. I would really like to see the comparison of the frags just like sickman has said.

Hopefully all is well with you and your tank mates - after the winter, i hope you guys are enjoying the wonderful mediterranean spring!
 
Yep, I was in Nice last week-end, and the sun was splitting the sky.

I got a colour in one day -- we flew over to go shopping and eat gourmet French cuisine, in a French michelin restaurant.

Very nice. Thinking of moving to South France, so I can have a lovely sun powered reef as well. Not to mention good wine...
 
Hey guys!

Sorry for the delay, but time is something that I don’t have, especially when someone is a father, a husband, and a worker.

I had to abort the original sunpowred reef, this had to do with family issues, time and space. My little girl is growing up fast and a “trap box” in the ground next to the place where she plays was something that my wife doesn’t see with good eyes.
The winter went well, but I had a problem with the hecteractis magnifica, as the sun wore coming down in the sky, so did she, and the result was the loss of 3 corals, this is the end of my experience with anemones, no more, special with hecteractis magnifica.
I had to find a solution for the problem, and try to find a place were I could place my reef tank , there for I had to deconstruct my back yard, by closing the ground e moving the “barbecue house”.
I came to this conclusion:


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Im sorry you had to take down your tank.. That thing was amazing!!!

I like the new setup, and the fact that its still "sun powered".


Good luck with the new setup!!!

Is it me though, or does it look like you are missing a bunch of corals??
 
G'day Vitor,

It's sad to hear that you have had a loss as such, but I like your new set-up. I've enjoyed following your progress, so I look forward to your thoughts and progress of your new set-up.

Good luck with it mate, look forward to your next update :thumbsup:

Chris.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12367190#post12367190 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vitor pestana
Hey guys!

time is something that I don’t have, especially when someone is a father, a husband, and a worker.]
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you left off building a whole new greenhouse and moving a reef for time sucking activities.

looking good.

is the propagation tank sharing the main water volume?

what happened to the old tank?

Carl
 
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