MC_Reef

[OlyaVictoria]

This looks amazing! Love how neat and clean the setup is

 

[Maritimer]

What a clever idea, to keep a high back wall for your sump to avoid splashing, with a lower barrier where you have to reach in!

Beautiful photographs, as well - I think that's the most detailed, in-focus photo I've ever seen of a regal blue tang . . .

~Bruce

 

[costacarles]

Such a sleek setup, love peninsula tanks!

Thanks! It's amazing to be able to see the tank from all sides!

This looks amazing! Love how neat and clean the setup is

Thanks!! It's still a little messy, need to make some changes, when i get it done i will upload some new pictures

What a clever idea, to keep a high back wall for your sump to avoid splashing, with a lower barrier where you have to reach in!

Beautiful photographs, as well - I think that's the most detailed, in-focus photo I've ever seen of a regal blue tang . . .

~Bruce

Thanks!! It'a one of the best reef pictures I ever got!

The idea on the sump is really great, the manufacturer make all their sumps like that and helps a lot with salt creep and splashes on the stand

 

[gutokoro]

Muy bonito! Awesome and inspiring tank! Congrats! I will use some ideas from your tank LOL!

 

[costacarles]

Muy bonito! Awesome and inspiring tank! Congrats! I will use some ideas from your tank LOL!

Thanks! Glad you like it!

 

[costacarles]

Been some days without updating the thread, the tank is doing great besides some cyano patches that we are trying to remove, everything else is doing really great.

Had some new additions to the tank, plus some new equipment coming in, as a calcium reactor, Deltec PF501, to keep up with the needs of the corals, and new Apex to get control of everything, still tweaking things up in the sump part, when it's all done gonna upload some photos of it.

For now some shots of the new additions and the old ones! hope you like!

How the tank looks right now:


This one is from Saturday morning, the ugly cable is finally gone!


This one is older, and some new acros aren't in the photo

The new additions


Chelmon rostratus/ Copperband Butterfly


Synchiropus spendidus/Mandarin Goby


Dolabella auricularia, the best algae eater ever!

And now some of the old ones, still trying to perfect the macro shots


SSC


Trachy


Acropora

 

[Maritimer]

There's no such thing as "perfect" macro shots...

But these are surely good enough!

Love the crisp white look of the tanks's surroundings, and how it contrasts with the natural scene within.

~Bruce

 

[Preme]

Looks great!

 

[costacarles]

There's no such thing as "perfect" macro shots...

But these are surely good enough!

Love the crisp white look of the tanks's surroundings, and how it contrasts with the natural scene within.

~Bruce

Thanks! We tried to have a beautiful reef inside the tank but also outside as it's located in the center of our livingroom and the white contrast is really making the point i think!

 

[costacarles]

Looks great!

Thanks! trying to improve everyday!

 

[Akela]

Very nice reef and clean setup!

BTW, what bulb combo are you using?

 

[costacarles]

Very nice reef and clean setup!

BTW, what bulb combo are you using?

Thanks!! We are currently using Blau platinum high blue x5
Blau platinum extrem reef x3

For now it's been giving great results, maybe in the next bulb change will try the ati ones

 

[costacarles]

A few photos from today after feeding time



Green Trachyphyllia


Green Pink Trachyphyllia


Lysmata debelius


Magnificent Foxface, one of the first fish we got in the tank


Female Ocellaris, the other first fish ever getting in the tank, they will always be the first kids!

Still practicing with the macro lens, trying to improve everyday

 

[costacarles]

Some news in the sump area:

New under cabinet distribution, we've changed the controller board for 3 smaller ones, as it helps with the cable management and if we need to add or take off any controler it's easier than before this way.

The new ATO tank, we've changed the old plastic box for the new glass one

And finally, the addition of a Deltec PF501 calcium reactor with his CO2 bottle, as the corals are growing well and the demands were starting to rise, and the new apex to control the tank parameters

Here some pics of it





And a FTS from one of the sides



Hope you like!

 

[costacarles]

Seems can't delete the last picture..sorry for the double