Sun Powered Reef

[vitor pestana]

Ok, now for the new acquisition:

Stylophora pistillata:

Next week i´ll post some pics to see the color evolution.

This pic was taken about 10 days ago:

10 days after it looks like this:

Big difference!

Regards

Vitor Pestana

 

[SERVO]

Vitor,

This is an amazing set up. Your design is inspirational! I would love to see something like this with an indoor out door tank. You could use one of the sides in a custom window that looked out into the tank from the house.

If I was you, I would leave the corals that you have and try not to add any more. With the amount of light that they are getting and the Ca/Alk and trace elements from natural sea water, the corals are likely to grow like weeds and fill in the void space. Before you know it, that Montipora is going to grow up to the glass!!! Just look at the growth tips on that Acropora!

I can't wait to watch this grow. Nice thinking about using the sunscreen and tackle problems before they occur.

 

[Scottkelly911]

Vitor, very cool tank. I love that you decided to do something so different from what's always being done. Thanks for posting all the pictures, this really is a fun thread. Continued success with your system. Can you give us a list of your livestock? Thanks again, great work!

 

[ikatobiko]

Great idea Vitor! The best viewing angle for corals in any tank is from the top in my opinion. I always wish that I built my stand lower since viewing corals from the top is much more spectacular.

Congratulations on beating the electrical problem....I wish I could do something like that but I live in Northeastern US...gets really cold in the winter

 

[vitor pestana]

Hi guys!

SERVO If this turns like you say, i promisse to send you some frags

Scottkelly911 Tank you for your inspiring words.
One of this days i'll try to right the live stock list :rollface: :rollface: :rollface:

ikatobiko Like you said, for me the best viewing angle for corals in any tank is from the top, unfortunately a normal tank is necessary to turn off the pumpes to see this magnific view clearly.

Now for the update:

Build a new limewater reactor, the other was to old:

All in place (change the calcium reactor midia):

Picture of the day:

Regards

Vitor Pestana

 

[chindapol]

Great work, I love your whole idea and I would like to see the monti growing out to the glasstop! This is my most favourite thread that I will deffinitely subscribe after solar tube thread years ago.

Best Rgds,

Chindapol

 

[jpm]

Victor,
Any difference on the color of the pistillata?

 

[vitor pestana]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9948257#post9948257 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chindapol
Great work, I love your whole idea and I would like to see the monti growing out to the glasstop! This is my most favourite thread that I will deffinitely subscribe after solar tube thread years ago.

Best Rgds,

Chindapol

Hi!

I've seen the solar tube thread, very, very nice indeed, god solution for the electric problem $$$$.

Regards

Vitor Pestana

 

[BigRick08]

Very amazing! Def. an inspiration to all!

 

[vitor pestana]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9971391#post9971391 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jpm
Victor,
Any difference on the color of the pistillata?

Hi JPM.

See for your self, toke some pics today:

 

[vitor pestana]

Add 2x tunze:

And 4 Anthias:

Regards

Vitor Pestana

 

[OnlyCrimson]

very nice!

 

[Meisen]

Amazing! Keep em coming!

One thing, watch that Pavona coral you showed in the last batch of pics. It looks like its isolated in the pic but make sure it is. I introduced it to my display a few years ago and the only way to get it out was removing a lot of live rock. I can only imagine how fast it will overtake things with natural sunlight as fuel!

 

[raskal311]

no picture of the build?

 

[vitor pestana]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9984118#post9984118 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Meisen
Amazing! Keep em coming!

One thing, watch that Pavona coral you showed in the last batch of pics. It looks like its isolated in the pic but make sure it is. I introduced it to my display a few years ago and the only way to get it out was removing a lot of live rock. I can only imagine how fast it will overtake things with natural sunlight as fuel!

I know the "pavona efect", in my opinion is the most agressive coral specie, nothing in a range of 2" survives it, that's a fact!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9984264#post9984264 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by raskal311
no picture of the build?

No my friend... at the time i was very occupied... i was diging....

All the best

Vitor Pestana

 

[mr.bear]

some really cool neat idea!

 

[HBtank]

Just awesome.

 

[Brewen]

Aweaome looking thanks for posting updates. I will keep following along.

 

[Konadog]

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[melev]

Totally worthy. This is a great and unique tank.