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Hi guys, i'm Marco and i'm writing you from Rome!

I discovered your Club since 2012 when i spent 1 week in Singapore. I discovered wonderfull city with fantastic people....and now i know that you're an expert reefers! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'm a reefkeeper since 4 years, after 10 years of freshwater tank, Discus community tank on top.

I show you some pics of my tank... and very soon some description.

I'm so sorry write you in my BAD english!!! :blush:

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Hi Macro,

Looking at the awesome photos, I wouldn't have known you are from Italy.

You have beautiful scape, amazing corals and excellent maintenance. Well done! How's the reefing scene in Italy compared to Singapore?

 

Aquarium 3 - 250 liters with sump and refugium

Jebao DC 6000 pump with speed controller

Skimz skimmer

AI Hydra 52 HD

Hailea HS-66A (1/4 hp) chiller

Maxspect Gyre

TLF Phosban reactors with Phosban

Tunze nano osmolator

Marine Magic Triplet Dosing

 

Aquarium 1 - 27 litres

Atman HF-0600 HOB filter

Maxspect Razor Nano 60W (10,000 K)

AOL 60 litres chiller

Tunze Nano Osmolator

 

 

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Hi Macro,

Looking at the awesome photos, I wouldn't have known you are from Italy.

You have beautiful scape, amazing corals and excellent maintenance. Well done! How's the reefing scene in Italy compared to Singapore?

Thank you bro!

I'm happy that like you!

Studying yout threads i think that we are on the same level... we use the same brands for techology ... from USA or Deutschland. We know some brand of your conutry....Skimz on top. I don't know what you know of ours..

Maybe with a long exportation we've more additional prices of you on corals or fishes...

My maintenece is more natural possible. I don't feed corals but only fishes one time everydays. I change 40Lt on 360lt weekly with Royal Nature salt in R/O Water.

Tech:

-2 Radion G2 (High Growth Mode, 12 hours/day)

-2 Vortech MP40 (Pulse Mode Asyncro)

-Tunze Doc Skimmer 9415

-Deltec Ap701 Calcium Reactor loaded with A.R.M. Carbsea

Sometimes i add Sr, B, and K in liquid buffers.

Except remove Aiptasia soon ( :blush: ) .... have some advise for me?!?!

bye alllllll

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Solid tank!!!

300Gallons of Pure Goodness! >Dimensions 6x2x2 (Foot)

1: Maxspect 160 Watt qty-2

2: Vortech MP 40 Wes

3:Jaebao WP40 qty-2

3: Skimz Becket Skimmer/ Ehiem 1260

4: Dymax XC 900 Calcium Reactor

5: American Pinpoint PH Controller

6: Iwaki MD 55 And MD 70 (Return)

7: Hydra Aquatics FR45 Reactor

8:Hailea 10HP Chiller

R2R forum->>>http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/photography-forum/154896-ashwins-reefing-photography.html

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Hi Marko, Welcome bk to this forum again. Hope u can visit singapore again. Wonderful tank u have!!

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Very nice colours. Can share what type of system you running for eg. Zeovit, biopellets

Hi ClementC and thank you!

I don't use bacterial reproduction systems because i've 12cm Deep Sand Bed.

This system is enough for going on my tank. A right fishes population and an oversized skimmer give me an balanced system.

I feeding only my fish, and never my corals.

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Welcome to SRC marko83, beautiful tank you got. I love the simplicity. How old is the tank now? &, how long have you been using the radion G2 on it?

Cheers,

James

Cheers,

James

Reviving my reef tank :

Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS)

Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi

ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus)

ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight

Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up

Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25

Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000

Vortech back up battery

TLF-150 + Rowaphos

Activated carbon

Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3

150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato

2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium

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Welcome to SRC marko83, beautiful tank you got. I love the simplicity. How old is the tank now? &, how long have you been using the radion G2 on it?Cheers,Jameshttp://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/105744-the-journey-to-the-valley-of-the-reef-by-james/'>http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/105744-the-journey-to-the-valley-of-the-reef-by-james/
Hi James and tank you!! My tank is 2 years old, and from first day i used Radion G2. I've need wait before insert first SPS...around 6 months...but now my sand is mature and guarantee me low nutrients.
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Buongiorno bro! Lovely tank... filled with beautiful sps colonies...
Grazie Bunstera! E Buongiorno anche a te e a tutto il Singapore Reef Club! Much colonies was frags 2 years ago...the best satisfaction!
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Nice tank!Which specific equipment do you hook up to your UPS?
Thank You subzerolt, My ups work on just one Vortech, one router,one netbook. I can control it with Teamviewer from Smartphone if all is ok. Last year i was without energy for 14 hours, i don't had ups yet, luckly the outside temperature was the same of water, i've carry on my tank moving water manually....was enough! No deads. So i think that is sufficient 1 propeller pump for more times possible.
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Nice tank there and good selection of corals.

Might be a silly question, but may i know what are the most popular Activated carbon/ Resin for NO3/ PO4? also, in term of fish food?

Hi Andtsg,

Most populars activated carbon are Equo (http://www.equoitaly.com/ ), Acquaristica ( http://www.aquaristica.it/index.asp ), Korallen Zucht (http://www.korallen-zucht.de/)

And the most popular Resin for po4 is Rowaphos, no doubt!

I prefere use Activated Carbon occasionally and i prefer never use Resin for po4... only extraordinarily in case of problems, new rocks layout, etc... i prefer don't get over with nutrients and let remove it only by skimmer and bacterial colony without external support.

Deep Sand Bed help me so much to carry on a low cost maintenance. It thinks to all.

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Hi Andtsg,

Most populars activated carbon are Equo (http://www.equoitaly.com/ ), Acquaristica ( http://www.aquaristica.it/index.asp ), Korallen Zucht (http://www.korallen-zucht.de/)

And the most popular Resin for po4 is Rowaphos, no doubt!

I prefere use Activated Carbon occasionally and i prefer never use Resin for po4... only extraordinarily in case of problems, new rocks layout, etc... i prefer don't get over with nutrients and let remove it only by skimmer and bacterial colony without external support.

Deep Sand Bed help me so much to carry on a low cost maintenance. It thinks to all.

It seems like the choices of AC are so much difference in italy. Here in sg most available brands are rowa carbon.

Agreed that DSB was effective but just dont keep any LS that will stir the DSB, there are horror tank crash story abour the consequence man.

子非鱼,焉知鱼之乐... (you are not the fish so you...)

Then: my 4FT low tech selling off tank... (2006)

Now: (2014)

@Sept 2014

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I know that DSB system have a countdown... but in a lot of years.

I've change 3 tanks in last 5 years... :idea: :idea: :idea: ..... bind my hands !!!

Can i ask you wich marine salt do you use ??

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