Translating to avoid too many inglesismi, "Easy LPS oriented" is my next aquarium tropical "simple", directed breeding of coral polyps larger hard as Acanthastrea, Blastomussa, Euphyllia Catalaphyllia, Goniopora, Plerogyra, etc..)
And 'in progress (I am continuing to fill it with water of omosi, as seen in the picture, my system it only makes 10 liters per hour) and will have her pretty small page dedicated here on Acquariando. ;-)
Follow the method DSB (deep sand bed) with 10% of the monthly changes, without using skimming (except in cases of particular issues and in the first run-in phase) or other mechanical or biological filtration systems. This does not mean that there will be no soft corals, small polyp stony corals, fish or other invertebrates, but simply that the aquarium will first look to give space to these wonderful corals: colorful, strange shapes and undemanding.
I do not want to use the skimmer, but I used it in the past, to keep as much water as possible, then drop a little and let the "tank system" to find his balance. The only changes will be through the periodic removal of water and pruning of small algae in the refugium in the sump . Probably already know that I can accommodate only very few and small fish, but I never liked to see those fish 20 cm marine adults crammed into aquariums of 200 liters or 300!
The initial vesting will be long, I would start to introduce the first animals in late October 2010, after the great heat and then, in order to monitor the temperature reached in the aquarium and regolarmi for the following year.

What are their needs it?

  1. The movement, constant but not too loud as it wants the SPS
  2. light, little, much less of the SPS
  3. food in larger pieces than the SPS, therefore easier satisfy
  4. tolerate water even more "dirty"

Contraindications: polyps of some corals LPS can be very long and "fight" during the night with a few neighbors, so their selection should be more careful than buying un'Acropora.

The relationship with an aquarium operated by the DSB method is rather good, why is the sand helps to have a steady source of small bodies around the aquarium (food) and chemical values ​​more stable.

Moving on to the technique:

  1. Aquarium 80x55x55 (about 220 gallons of water, almost the same size of the ' ultimate aquarium kept for three years and discontinued in December 2007)
  2. aluminum support 80x55x70 (tubes from 25 mm) and white PVC panels (with magnets attached)
  3. 4 × 39 watt T5 fixture with ATI tubes with strong blue component to enhance the fluorescence
  4. reciprocating pumps: Koralia 1 (1800 l / h) alternating with a Tunze 6025 (2500 l / h, adjustable up to 4000 l / h)
  5. SUMP (bath sheet) with 3 rooms
    1 - skimmer monopump Bubble Magus BM 100 (only initially, after turned off in the evening hours and maybe turned off completely if oxygenation was sufficient, and then in case of need + space for filter-phosphate (I will assess the insertion depending on the values detected, even if I trust in the algae for the elimination of phosphates in excess)
    2 - with algae refugium and Koralia Nano for the internal motion
    3 - 35 liter refill chamber for automatic refilling of water through osmosis level sensor homebuilt
  6. Hydor Seltz L30 recirculation pump (1200 liters per hour)
  7. fluidized bed filter for coal or resins antifosfati or zeolite, according to the needs
  8. fund composed of 35 kg of fine coral sand medium + 18 kg of live sand CaribSea Ocean Direct Live Sand + 9 kg of live sand Aragalive Bahamas Olite
  9. 15 kg of live rock, even to buy (a few, to make room next to the sand and the purchase of other corals attached to rocks)