Presenting myself and my mixed reef tank

Chrisfish · May 23, 2016

Stunning!!

junio melo · Sep 21, 2016

Updated picture so you guys can see how SPS are growing under AI Hydra 52HDs.

gettaReef · Sep 21, 2016

Absolutely love your setup. Very well done! I saw your equipment list you listed previously and was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting a picture(s) of your sump area? Also what model is your vertex alpha skimmer? And lastly, I see some areas of your aquarium has either a thick layer of sand and others a thin layer of sand, do you siphon/clean the sand ever, perhaps with your water changes? And whats your thoughts on barebottom aquariums with no sand? Thank you!

Chrisfish · Sep 21, 2016

Your tank just gets better and better and your pictures are awesome

junio melo · Sep 21, 2016

gettaReef said:
Absolutely love your setup. Very well done! I saw your equipment list you listed previously and was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting a picture(s) of your sump area? Also what model is your vertex alpha skimmer? And lastly, I see some areas of your aquarium has either a thick layer of sand and others a thin layer of sand, do you siphon/clean the sand ever, perhaps with your water changes? And whats your thoughts on barebottom aquariums with no sand? Thank you!

Vertex 170. But Pump stopped working during a storm. I am now running a SRO6000sss only.
I don't siphon the sand bed. Differences in depth are due to circulation. I Just accepted the results.
As a diver, I prefer sand bottom cause it reminds me what I see while diving. BB looks too unnatural IMO. It does work, specially for SPS, but I don't like.
I Will post a sump picture latter.
Thanks you!

Leslie Tabor · Sep 21, 2016

Your tank is stunning Junio! I hope mine will look half that good when it is 4 years old!!

edosan · Sep 21, 2016

Nice tank, beleza! Muito bon! [emoji1319]

revhtree · Sep 21, 2016

Amazing!

Stevenbulbus · Sep 21, 2016

Truly amazing

rlbannon · Sep 21, 2016

Nice tank. Do you mind sharing your Hydra 52 settings?

drernesto · Sep 21, 2016

Amazing Tank! Please share your filtration and what additives you use.
Keep the pics flowing!

junio melo · Sep 22, 2016

rlbannon said:
Nice tank. Do you mind sharing your Hydra 52 settings?

Not at all!

RY in 5% from 10 to 12pm is for moon phase effect.

junio melo · Sep 22, 2016

drernesto said:
Amazing Tank! Please share your filtration and what additives you use.
Keep the pics flowing!

Filter bag 200micra
SRO6000sss
GFO reactor
Biopellets reactor
GAC in a bag in the sump

Additives:
Calcium reactor
Lugol solution
KZ flatworm stop
Elos omega and proskimmer

junio melo · Oct 30, 2016

Edges are becoming darker because of the growing SPS colonies, so I am going to add a fifth hydra 52HD in the next days.

helen ann · Oct 30, 2016

junio melo said:
Edges are becoming darker because of the growing SPS colonies, so I am going to add a fifth hydra 52HD in the next days.

Absolutely STUNNING!!!!!!!!

Maritimer · Oct 30, 2016

Bom dia, Junio!

That is a magnificent reef!

Did you use the divider to introduce the powder blue and achilles tangs as well? Those are two of my favorites, but I'm very nervous about trying them together!!

~Bruce

junio melo · Oct 30, 2016

Maritimer said:
Bom dia, Junio!

That is a magnificent reef!

Did you use the divider to introduce the powder blue and achilles tangs as well? Those are two of my favorites, but I'm very nervous about trying them together!!

~Bruce

Bom dia!

Yes I did! Achilles was much smaller than powder blue when I introduced it. And powder blue was the dominant fish. So I kept them apart for 2 months with the divider.