Gianfranco
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Hi dear Aquarium friends, my name is Gianfranco 49 years and I live in Basel Switzerland.
My current 5 year old mixed reef tank is 100 x 70 x 60 cm with a simple sump.
For years, I had a very strong Acropora coral growth until things got out of hand. I had underestimated the coral war and at the end the aquarium looked terrible. During my summer vacation, a hose loosened at the dosing pumps and the alkalinity dropped to 6 dKH for over a week. 5 corals had not recovered.
Ok enough negative report. It is going well again. For 3 months I try to keep everything stable to get the aquarium back with magnificent coral growth.
I hope I can share in the Reef2Reef Forum experiences and learn many new insights.
Forgive my English. It's also a mix of Girlfriend English, boring school lessons and Google Translator
equipment
2x Ecotech Radion G4 with Daylight Schedule (Moderate Blue)
Ecotech Vortech MP40 Pump
Ecotech Vectra M1 Pump
Tunze Skimmer
China Reactor for carbon
4-channel dosing pump
water values
NO3 1-2
PO4 0.04 - 0.08
Ca 430-450
Alk 9-10
Mg 1300 - 1350
For the coral care I use the complete Red Sea Reef Care program.
Before the Sangokai system from Germany.
My current 5 year old mixed reef tank is 100 x 70 x 60 cm with a simple sump.
For years, I had a very strong Acropora coral growth until things got out of hand. I had underestimated the coral war and at the end the aquarium looked terrible. During my summer vacation, a hose loosened at the dosing pumps and the alkalinity dropped to 6 dKH for over a week. 5 corals had not recovered.
Ok enough negative report. It is going well again. For 3 months I try to keep everything stable to get the aquarium back with magnificent coral growth.
I hope I can share in the Reef2Reef Forum experiences and learn many new insights.
Forgive my English. It's also a mix of Girlfriend English, boring school lessons and Google Translator
equipment
2x Ecotech Radion G4 with Daylight Schedule (Moderate Blue)
Ecotech Vortech MP40 Pump
Ecotech Vectra M1 Pump
Tunze Skimmer
China Reactor for carbon
4-channel dosing pump
water values
NO3 1-2
PO4 0.04 - 0.08
Ca 430-450
Alk 9-10
Mg 1300 - 1350
For the coral care I use the complete Red Sea Reef Care program.
Before the Sangokai system from Germany.
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. That's an amazing tank!
