Hello guys,
Glad to be back on the bulletin boards again! I've been absent for quite some years, only posting photos once in a while on several social media. Thinking back I always enjoyed boards like these for the quality input I get from other members and because it's possible to give back experience and knowledge to others, creating a community and share the passion for reefkeeping!
You may know me from several previous projects like the Formosa Forest and Apogon Reef, but its time for a new adventure now!
Apogon Reef
Formosa Forest
Pocillopora Garden
I rented a lab space that will be fully dedicated to reefkeeping. I would like to do three things here;
Display tank:
60"x 35"x 24" Rimless glass reef
30"x 15"x 15" glass Sump
10x80 Watt ATI Powermodule
2 Orphek Actinic LED bars
RE Double Cone 250 Skimmer
ATB Returnpump 1500 G/h
DASTACO Ca Reactor
ATB Kalkwasser(Limewater) Reactor
JBL 36 watt UV Sterilizer
2x Jebao Crossflow CP40 (2x5300 G/h)
2x Tunze 6095 stream pumps (2x 2500 G/h)
220 aH Boat Battery with Inverter and charger (good for at least 24h of backup power for flow)
80"x 50"x 12" Propagation tank
16x80 Watt (several ATI pendants)
4x Jebao Crossflow CP40 (4x5300 G/h)
2x Jebao OW50 (2x5300 G/h)
These tanks are connected to the same sump, forming one integrated system of roughly 450 Gallon.
Here a video when I just got the keys to the lab. I will update later this week with some recent photos.
Your input is highly appreciated! Let me know what you think.
Kind regards, Leonardo
Glad to be back on the bulletin boards again! I've been absent for quite some years, only posting photos once in a while on several social media. Thinking back I always enjoyed boards like these for the quality input I get from other members and because it's possible to give back experience and knowledge to others, creating a community and share the passion for reefkeeping!
You may know me from several previous projects like the Formosa Forest and Apogon Reef, but its time for a new adventure now!
Apogon Reef
Formosa Forest
Pocillopora Garden
I rented a lab space that will be fully dedicated to reefkeeping. I would like to do three things here;
- First of all, create a new display tank, and just enjoy reefkeeping
- Next to that, I created a large bed (80"x 50") for propagating corals. Nothing commercial, the approach is purely for research/sustainability and if I can, partially earn back my (quite steep) costs for this operation
- Last but not least, I'm a University lecturer in Biology and I will use this lab for my research.
A lot of research on corals is already done, mostly related to their natural environment, but I would like to do more research on corals specifically in aquaculture conditions. This is also where I need your input. Of course I have topics at hand that I would like to research, but maybe you have better of more urgent topics. So please chime in!
Display tank:
60"x 35"x 24" Rimless glass reef
30"x 15"x 15" glass Sump
10x80 Watt ATI Powermodule
2 Orphek Actinic LED bars
RE Double Cone 250 Skimmer
ATB Returnpump 1500 G/h
DASTACO Ca Reactor
ATB Kalkwasser(Limewater) Reactor
JBL 36 watt UV Sterilizer
2x Jebao Crossflow CP40 (2x5300 G/h)
2x Tunze 6095 stream pumps (2x 2500 G/h)
220 aH Boat Battery with Inverter and charger (good for at least 24h of backup power for flow)
80"x 50"x 12" Propagation tank
16x80 Watt (several ATI pendants)
4x Jebao Crossflow CP40 (4x5300 G/h)
2x Jebao OW50 (2x5300 G/h)
These tanks are connected to the same sump, forming one integrated system of roughly 450 Gallon.
Here a video when I just got the keys to the lab. I will update later this week with some recent photos.
Your input is highly appreciated! Let me know what you think.
Kind regards, Leonardo
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