The Best from Brazil - 400G SPS Tank

Sweet! Colors are intense.
Any full tank shots?
Thanks for sharing.

2009, July

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A little more for you, guys

MAIN TANK

140x100x70cm

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Bare Bottom with 0.4" of Samoa Pink mixed with resin, for esthetic issues.

Hardscape with molded live rocks.

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FILTRATION

RDSB in sump: 4 boxes with Samoa Pink.

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Decanter with monthly cleaning

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Skimmer Deltec AP702, with full return flowing by skimmer.

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Filter bag 01 Micron, cleaning every 10 days.

UV 36W Tetra Pond.
 
LIGHTING:

2 Lumenarc lighting with HQI BLV 400w 14.000k
4 54w Giesemann actinc.

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CIRCULATION:

2 VorTech MP40W.
2 Eheim 1262 circulating water under the rocks, with wave maker.

Return Pump: 1 Eheim 1262
 
TEMPERATURE

Setting:

25.5 C° winter.
27.5 C° summer.

Heating:
2 400w heaters, in sump.

Cooling:
3 fans in sump.

CALCIUM REPLACEMENT

Kalkwasser , 10 Liters/day, by dosing pump Liter Miter.

Calcium Reactors:

1 Knop with CO2
1 MRC duble chamber (for CO2 recycling)



MAINTENANCE

Water changes: 20 % every month.

Water replacement from RO+Deionizer, controlled by mechanical float.



PARAMETERS:

Octopus 3000 controller

Density: 1025 g/L
Alcalinity: 8 Dkh.
Calcium 400 mg/l
Magnesium 1400 ppm.
Phosphate, nitrate, silicate, all undetectable.
Ph: 7.9 - 8.3 .
ORP: 450 Mv.
rH: 38.5 .

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PROTECTION SYSTEM

No-break for return pump
If the temperature rise, the lights turn off
 
The reef structure is awesome. What did you use for cement?

Also, could you please explain the use of a decant tank instead of just a mechanical filter. Just curious.

Stunning tank.
 
The reef structure is awesome. What did you use for cement?

Also, could you please explain the use of a decant tank instead of just a mechanical filter. Just curious.

Stunning tank.

Carlos used, for live rocks, an adhesive cement used to make floors.

He prefers to use both the decant tank to filter the entire system and filter bag of 1 micron for display.

Erratum: the kalkwasser dosing pump is a Liter Meter.
 
Adding a humble explanation on the material that constitutes the aesthetic base, "substratum" of the main display.

It is not a cement, but a glue EPOXY, absolutely neutral for the Biology, that is used to hinder bathroom floors, kitchen... As this glue is neutral there is not interference in the system BB, and we played like this still Samoa Pink when we are applying the such glue. Therefore, the BB assumes a more natural aspect.

Carlinhos doesn't use Chiller because the climate in São Paulo is suave.

If Carlinhos allows I want to testify me that this Reef is a second construction, because the previous was as spectacular as this and it possessed colonies of corals wonderful. Unhappily I didn't have the happiness of seeing personally.

He is a magician!

I wait it was clear.

Alexandre George.
 
Purple Granulosa! WoW that's a nice piece. Keep the pics coming. Imagine what this tank is going to look ike in another year. Those Acro's are going to be huge! Stunning tank!
 
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