My new SPS Tank

[Roberto Denadai]

Going to do this style on a larger scale. You added coral before fish correct?

any seeding of pods or phyto used early on?
It’s a 5 ft x 5 ft tank.

I started this tank with a big chaeto refugium but after 40 days I took out the chaeto because they start to die.

I added fish in this tank with 10 days and corals with 20 days

I added pods and amphipods in the first week I think

Best Regards

 

[Roberto Denadai]

Any reason you are using both Siporax and Matrix instead of just one?

No reason

 

[Perry]

Roberto, I noticed you using some AF products, look forward to seeing how your tank responds. I have 6 years experience with their products and worked closely with Sever and Debora, please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Kind Regards

 

[Roberto Denadai]

You guys can read the full article ROTM here : https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/r...denadais-beautiful-80-gallon-sps-reef.896226/

Besides thank you guys, I´m so glad that you guys enjoyed this journey with me.

 

[Roberto Denadai]

Roberto, I noticed you using some AF products, look forward to seeing how your tank responds. I have 6 years experience with their products and worked closely with Sever and Debora, please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Kind Regards

Some corals got more color and I noticed a lot of growing tips in many sps. I think is because the components strong, just my guess

 

[Perry]

Some corals got more color and I noticed a lot of growing tips in many sps. I think is because the components strong, just my guess

I currently use AF Pro Bio S, NP Pro, Build, Energy, and Fish V. I do not use balling comp system, due to availability. It works very well in ionic balance and maintaining trace, so growth should be stimulated, as well as colors. I have been increasing with Energy, your corals will love it, feed before lights on, feeder polyps will be crazy when lights come on. I believe the corals also consume Pro Bio S, when dosed. I look forward to seeing how your tank responds!
Regard

 

[Roberto Denadai]

 

[terraincognita]

This thread continues to inspire me to keep loving this hobby on days when I want to hate it haha.

 

[Roberto Denadai]

This thread continues to inspire me to keep loving this hobby on days when I want to hate it haha.

hahahaha if you are going through hell, just keep going

 

[terraincognita]

hahahaha if you are going through hell, just keep going

I'm actually going through a different hell of being tankless right now made a cross country move and instead of trying to lug it all (and probably kill half my livestock in the process), I just ended up selling everything off.

But, I like looking at pretty tanks like this, makes me really eager to get back to it ASAP.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Wow! That stag on the middle right near the top has some of the best growth formation I have ever seen in such a small tank. And is that a purple Milleporaat the bottom of the left island? If so that’s a gem, I don’t remember seeing many of those recently.

 

[Eric Miller]

I always keep no3 = zero and alk around 7. Yes I know about kalk , but for now, kalk is enough

I do not test Ca and Mg, so I don´t know.

Best Regards

I also have great results with kalk, it's been working for over 20 years !

 

[Roberto Denadai]

Wow! That stag on the middle right near the top has some of the best growth formation I have ever seen in such a small tank. And is that a purple Milleporaat the bottom of the left island? If so that’s a gem, I don’t remember seeing many of those recently.

Actually is a simple Blue Millepora

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Actually is a simple Blue Millepora

Do you have any Tenuis in there?

 

[Roberto Denadai]

Do you have any Tenuis in there?

I don´t have in this tank

 

[Bpb]

Are powerheads removed for pictures or is flow handled exclusively by the return pump? Sorry if that’s already covered.

 

[Roberto Denadai]

Are powerheads removed for pictures or is flow handled exclusively by the return pump? Sorry if that’s already covered.

powerheads removed for pictures You can read the full article about this tank at ROTM

 

[Toob]

@Roberto Denadai
I have very much enjoyed reading about your threads, I think I have learned more from them than any others, and your approach really makes sense to me.

One question that I don’t think has been covered elsewhere yet - what were you doing during the first 10 days before fish? You added the pods during this time, anything else? Did you have lights on during this period? Why wait the 10 days at all…?

Thank you!

 

[exnisstech]

Every time I see a tank this nice I feel like such a failure lol. Really love the clean uncluttered look

 

[Roberto Denadai]

@Roberto Denadai
I have very much enjoyed reading about your threads, I think I have learned more from them than any others, and your approach really makes sense to me.

One question that I don’t think has been covered elsewhere yet - what were you doing during the first 10 days before fish? You added the pods during this time, anything else? Did you have lights on during this period? Why wait the 10 days at all…?

Thank you!

Hi ,

For ten days I just added some food/pellets in the tank. The lights were off. I was waiting because my fish was in quarantine

Cheers