Leonardo's Apogon Reef

[Steelerfan747]

Hi Leonardo, welcome to the forum. Love the tank and schooling fish., what kind are they?

[revsgirl]

Wow!! Your reef looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!

[BillyC]

Very nice tank!!! Needless to say the aquascape is inspiring. We're those sps grown from frags?!

[CALI DIPPIN]

Love it!!!!!

[Mstansbery]

Dope!!

[landlord]

Leonardo - I love it. You have done a wonderful job. I too keep a (Cardinal) dominated SPS tank. There is something about the cardinals that I just really find comforting. Current inhabitants.

10 - Fowleria flammea
4 - Apogon cyanosoma
3 - Apogon margaritophorous
3 - Sphaeramia nematoptera
3 - Pterapogon kauderni

recently lost

10 - Apogon parvulus (Not a long lived species at 2.5 years they stop thriving)

One question if you don't mind. Did you find it difficult sourcing such large numbers of fish?

Kurt

[Steelerfan747]

Is that what those are? Cardinals? What kind are they exactly?

[landlord]

Left to right top to bottom

Fowleria flammea (Red Stop Light Cardinal)
Apogon nigrofaciatus (Black Stripied Cardinal)
Apogon parvulus (Red Tail Spot Cardinals)
Apogon margaritophorous (Copper marginated Cardinals)
Pterapogon kauderni (Kaudern's Cardinal)
Sphaeramia nematoptera (Pajama Cardinal)
Apogon cyanosoma (Orange Lined Cardinal)

[Steelerfan747]

Attachment 32269

Left to right top to bottom

Fowleria flammea (Red Stop Light Cardinal)
Apogon nigrofaciatus (Black Stripied Cardinal)
Apogon parvulus (Red Tail Spot Cardinals)
Apogon margaritophorous (Copper marginated Cardinals)
Pterapogon kauderni (Kaudern's Cardinal)
Sphaeramia nematoptera (Pajama Cardinal)
Apogon cyanosoma (Orange Lined Cardinal)

Thanks for the information and the illustrations. Makes it very easy. Thanks again

[spsboss]

HOLY C____ that is one hot looking tank.

Do you have pictures of the filtration system?

[stylaster]

very nice love the cardinal fish school

[Leonardo_]

Woow, thanks for the warm welcome guys!

I think most of the questions have already been answered. All SPS were grown from small maricultures and Frags. I don't use Zeo, just keeping a BB tank, high light and flow and strong skimming. Only use GAC and GFO constantly to lower exess nutrients.

Leonardo

[Leonardo_]

I came back from Italy with a lot of energy and new ideas two weeks ago. Apogon Reef was in good condition after two weeks of my absence, the only thing is that I’ve been battling a small outbreak of Cyano and Green algae.

To get rid of them I did two 50% water changes, skimmed very wet and filtering over 1 liter of Seachem Phosban. It looks like I’m winning the battle.

Besides that I incorporated a new idea. I now use a Eheim canister filter, filled with Siporax and Zeolites. The flow is very slow, about 150 liter/hour. 1 ampul of Prodibio Bio Digest and 1 ml Vinegar is added in the intake of the filter daily. Nitrates and Phosphates were unmeasurable before this filter, but I notice better and brighter colored SPS.

Now some fresh photo’s of today. The pictures appear a bit blue, this because all the T5 are blue, with all the white bulbs I took out I noticed an increase in the coloration and health in my deepwater Acropora.

[Leonardo_]

Thanks, Leonardo

[bige]

Looks really good. Whatever your doing looks like its working.

[Troylee]

Wow that is a awesome tank!!!!

[Acropora Crazy]

Nice to see you here on R2R Leonardo!
Tank is looking great! I still miss your Formosa Garden. How has your luck been with the maricultured SPS? Do you loose many?

[kschweer]

Very nice tank. I really like your aquascaping. Definitely a very clean simple looking tank. Best of luck with it

[nova65ss]

Great tank!

[stunreefer]

Leo! Wow, new tank is amazing.

I like your use of siporax. I've considered it for my little project. Will probably make my own with LR rubble and a hammer