| February tank of the month come from Italy, Franco Dodaro 470L reef.
Your Story in aquariums:
Hi,
The reef aquarium adventure started about 10 years ago, for years I had freshwater aquarium, but did not give me what I wanted, so I started a saltwater aquarium.
Since then I have always tried to improve myself and get the most beautiful animals although it is often difficult to obtain the maximum.
Aquarium setup date:
This tank has about 8 years, 3 half ago I elimimate rocks to give more room for corals, most of the corals and fish have remained the same.
In the tank there are only LPS and SPS corals, LPS there since I started eight years ago, initially I had only LPL and soft corals.
Aquarium Data:
System Dimensions:
- Display tank in extra clear 130x60x55
- Sump 50x50x40
Volume 430 L
System parameters:
- ph 8,1-8,3
- Temp 25ºC - during the warmer months to 29ºC
- Salinity 35ppt
- Kh 7-8
- Ca 410-420 mg
- Mg 1300
- PO4 0.00-0,01
- NO3 Tracks
Lightning:
Since a few months I'm using a ceiling light aquamedic aquaspecelight 400.
The lamps are 2 Aqualine 250W E40
I also added 3 neon 54w 2 aquabluspezial Ati and 1 Osram blue 67.
The 3 neon light up at 11:00 and off at 24.00 HQI lamps are lit at 13:30 and off at 22.30
Filtration & circulation:
Water movement is assigned to 2 Tunze 6055 changed by my friend Lorenzo, with the modest you have the most off a jet stream with no annoying for corals, with a pump that takes up little space.
Behind the rocks I have a stream 6200 with the flow downward.
Filtering water is given to the rocks and skimmer is an atb small size.
Other equipment:
Are only present in the sump Jager 200W heater, reactor Koralline loaded with coral calcium and magnesium granules.
To use a lift pump Eheim 1260
Calcium & Alkalinity Supplementation:
Does all the calcium reactor, very rarely have to tweak the values of calcium and magnesium carbonates.
Maintenance, Husbandry & Additives:
Weekly:
Each week replace about 25 liters of water every month, the charcoal left free in a packet in sump
Inhabitants:
Fish
9 Cromis viridis, 4 Pseudanthias squamipinnis, 1 Naso elegans, 1Acanthurus nigricans, 2 Pseudochelinus hexataenia, 1 Ctenochaetus strigosus, 1 Pseudochromis fridmani, 1 pygoplites diacanthus.
Corals
- Acropora gomezi
- Acropora horrida
- Acropora insignis
- Acropora loisetteae blu e azzurra
- Acropora lokani
- Acropora granulosa
- Acropora millepora verde e rosa
- Acropora nasuta
- Acropora nobilis
- Acropora tenuis
- Cataphillia jardinei
- Caulastrea bifurcata
- Cynarina lacrymalis
- Montipora capricornis
- Mantipora foliosa
- Plerogyra sinuosa
- Pocillopora quadricolor
- Seriatopora caliendrum
- Seriatopora kuehlmanni
- Stylophora pistillata
- Symphillia recta
- Mantipora mollis
Invertebrates
Tridacna crocea, 2 Tripneustes gratilla, 8 Srumbus alatus, Many Calcinus tricolor, Many Calcinus elegans, Archaster Typicus
Problems that you have trough the years
Serious problems that have not been able to solve so far I haven't had, lately I'm fighting with algal slime, but slowly they are going away, to eliminate is giving me a hand ozone is running for 7 hours a day 30mg.
Final Thoughts
Some years ago I used to maintain low PO4 ZEOvit No3 and then a little at a time I gave it up, over time the water had become too poor, now use only a few mineral supplement, but only very rarely.
Interview:
- Occupation?
Craftsman
- Family/Single/kids?
Married with 2 children
- What are your expectations for this tank?
Years ago when I saw a tank sps is enchanted and did not think we'd be able to do so.
- What are your favorite fish and coral?
Logically the last Pygoplites diacanthus
I prefer several of corals
- What is your dream setup tank?
My dream and make it bigger, but I can not afford it.
- Which is your all time favourite aquarium(s)?
All since they manage to keep animals healthy and colorful.
Camera & objective used:
Nikon D80 and Sigma 17-70 macro
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