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Alex Hish - 5 years ago

The depth is incredible great job!

Gabor Liptak - 5 years ago

Everything is good with the acanthurus sohal and acanthurus olivaceus? Those are bit angry fishes and recommended 250-300g tank for them. I have the same size aquarium, and I would really like a sohal fish but I keep it a little bit of it.

cheeseburger 510 - 5 years ago

beautiful. great job

Franklin Michael - 5 years ago

1:39 what coral is that green one on the bottom left corner?

Jorge Macedo - 5 years ago

That's a Montipora Spongodes hosting some Christmas tree worms.

Mark&Linda Hones - 5 years ago

what is going on at 8 minutes?

Jorge Macedo - 5 years ago

Christmas tree worms letting their bottoms out to filter feed :)

Deep2Reef - 5 years ago

Muito bom ;) abraço

Rigoberto Soto - 5 years ago

esta muy bien tu tanque saludos

Cochise Star - 5 years ago

Beautiful

Chris Groves - 5 years ago

What a beautiful piece of an ocean X be proud of yourself

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Jim M - 5 years ago

What salt are you using? Great fish selections as well!

Kurt Scoville - 5 years ago

Awesome job. Beautiful aquarium!

Clashy Jake - 5 years ago

What lighting are you using?

Jorge Macedo - 5 years ago

Ai Hydra 52 (non-HD) since 3 years ago.

J Carey - 5 years ago

nice selection

Jorge Macedo - 5 years ago

Thanks!

Wrasser85 - 5 years ago

Hey great sps tank! What substrate are you using? Thanks a lot

Jorge Macedo - 5 years ago

Nature's Ocean Samoa Pink Reef Sand. Thanks.

Ashish Patel - 6 years ago

I am setting up a SPS dominant tank.. You did a good job on your rock work leaving good space between corals. However, it will get filled in very quickly.. Do you maintain nutrients with Zeovit or NP bio pellet reactor?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

I just use NOPOX, a nylon filter sock changed everyday and wet skimming. 10% water change every other week. I always aim for undetectable PO4/NO3 using Salifert tests. Other products I use may also contribute for a good nutrient control, Reef Vitality and Coral Balance both from Fauna Marin. No zeovit. biobellets, GAC, GFO, muds nor refugium.

Bruno Albuquerque - 6 years ago

Incrível! Parabéns, vou montar meu primeiro marinho, sem dúvidas o seu é uma inspiração!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Muito obrigado, Bruno. Desejo o maior sucesso para o primeiro de vários (e sempre maiores) aquários de água salgada! Força aí!

mnelson10000 - 6 years ago

Beautiful video and camera work!! Can you tell us more about the camera and the settings? thanks

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

mnelson10000 I used a Nikon D800 DSLR camera in manual mode f8 and 1/30s with wide angle lenses and f22 and 1/30s with macro lens, Auto ISO e WB 10K.

John Stone - 6 years ago

Beautiful tank. I'm surprised the 3 hawk fishes all get along.

ULTRAGEM FISH & CORAL INC. - 6 years ago

Amazing Aquarium!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you very much!

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Lovebetta - 6 years ago

Nice tank, how big is your tank. Ty

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

!50 US gallons. 60"x24"x24". Thanks for watching.

Elvir Vehabovic Smailagic - 6 years ago

could you please tell me what coral it is on minute 7:04?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Porites coral with Christmas tree worms.

Reefing Kenny - 6 years ago

What kind of calcium reactor are u using?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Hi Kenny, I am not using a CA reactor anymore. I am using Fauna Marin's Balling method. Thanks

Adam Pape - 6 years ago

Hi Jorge

Adam here, great video your tank has really come good. I am getting back into reefing with a new tank, I think I saw you at jj the other day? Hope all is well. Great job

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Sure, no problem frag swap is always good... my issue now is space for more corals! hehehe. Have a great and happy New Year, Adam.

Adam Pape - 6 years ago

Jorge Macedo Hey , no problems I saw you as i walked past a shop you were inside. As i said your tank looks great. I have been away from the hobby for a year or so but am setting up a new tank now. hopefully we can swap some frags when my sps get going.

thanks

Adam

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Hi Adam,

I always have a hard time to remember faces! It took me hours to find out who you are! I am very sorry, Adam. Please, do not think I tried to ignore you! I am just terrible with faces, must be the ageing process! lol I think I remember you now! We met a couple of years ago at the now gone Reef Club! Am I right? Really sorry, I feel like a bast**d now! Next time you see me and I don't say "Hi" please slap me on the head!

Everything is fine, always addicted to the hobby! Thanks. How's your tank? You must have upgraded it by now, no?

Hamza Razak - 6 years ago

Do you like the gyres? I'm not sure if I should go for them over mp40

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

I have no experience with Vortech pumps. Before the Gyres I used six Jebao WP60's and IMHO the Gyres are way better and I only use two of them in the tank (I have four, I swap the two for cleaning) I have been using these gyres for over one year now and I couldn't be happier, especially with their new controllers!

Kyle Riedel - 6 years ago

1:25 sec, is that a snowflake eel I spy near the bottom left? If so any problems?

Kyle Riedel - 6 years ago

Jorge Macedo oh that's such a shame! You helped me not to get one too though

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Not a snowflake. It was a Banded Snake eel. It is a hardy fish that hides during the day but at night likes to go everywhere and ended caught in a gyre pump and I was forced to put an end to her life. didn't last more than two months and the experience made me feel very bad. Lesson learned!

9StickNate - 6 years ago

Great coloration and filmography! I was surprised to find out this was an all LED tank. Strong work!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

yep, all LED tank. Hydra 52 fixtures. Thank you for the very kid comment, Nate.

EN Reefs - 6 years ago

Can i grow sps in a 13 gallon tank?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

LEDs, AI, Radeon, Kessil and other quality brands.

EN Reefs - 6 years ago

what kind of lighting do you recommend?

i have the fluval evo 13 but i don't think it is good enough for sps.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

I would recommend a larger tank but I think It is doable. IMHO main concern would be stability and how water changes would be made in order to avoid temperature and parameter swings a small sump would be of great help.

Rosco's Reef with Scott - 6 years ago

what a gorgeous tank.Subbed you

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you very much, Scott.

Hamza Razak - 6 years ago

What method are you following?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Balling Light.

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Hamza Razak - 6 years ago

What equipment are using?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Tunze 9430 skimmer, A/C compressor+drop-in coil, two Eheim800 UV units, Eheim compact 5000 as return pump and Aqua Medic 4 channel dosing pump.

Hamza Razak - 6 years ago

What are the dimensions?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

60"x24"x24"

b4tm417 - 6 years ago

What kind of lighting do u use?

Simon Johnson - 6 years ago

impressed on the growth with LED's :D

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

6 Hydra52 modules.

Byron Bush - 6 years ago

what type of wrasse is the blue bodied one with the orange face

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

It is a 4 year old Red Coris (Coris Gaimard)

soverjas - 6 years ago

thats pretty awesome

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you!

Vi3tKid420 - 6 years ago

Wow..... not only do i have the same passion as being a coral collector and hobbyist, surprised by the above & beyond. great taste man.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you very much for the very kind words!

goxcpre - 6 years ago

Been following your r2r thread and loving it. Great video!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you very much. Glad you like it. :)

nancy matthews - 6 years ago

Beautiful! I like some of those shots where you zoom in and out. It makes it look almost 3D. Very cool video. Thanks for sharing.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you very much for watching and for the very kind words, Nancy.

Beto - 6 years ago

Tank dimensions ??? Amazing reef !

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Sorry for the late reply. I was feeling unwell. 60"x24"x24", about 150USgl

Ken Rosecrans - 6 years ago

sir,...i have a red sea 350 with 2 hydra 26 led lights how much flow do u use to go through the tank...can u help me... nice tankj

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Hi, Ken, flow depends on the type of corals you are keeping. SPS need high flow, LPS and softies. medium flow.

J.H.G - 6 years ago

Man this is beautiful. It is such a beautiful hobby. I currently have a 10 gallon mixed reef.. saving up for something like this.Truly an amazing tank youi have. Cheers

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you very much for the very kind words.

Ngh Lp - 6 years ago

how many watts per liter would you recommend for an sps dominated reeftank?
Great Tank!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/old-reefer-new-forum-new-troubles.261967/#post-3115493

Ngh Lp - 6 years ago

Any Threads on Forums where you show the settings of your AI's?

Ngh Lp - 6 years ago

What is the highest percentage you run those units? Thx for that answer. Already talked to some Reefers and since you got a gorgeous looking Tank i consider a similar lighting setup. Just curious cause i don't want to burn my coral or spend to much money on power that i won't need in the end.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

I am afraid not many people uses watts/liter anymore with modern lighting. Anyway, you could join a discussion forum and ask for advice, depending on the size of your tank as there are so many lighting options available. I use 6 AI Hydra modules over my 150cmx60cmx60cm tank. Thank you for the very kind comments.

Bay Area Reefs - 6 years ago

Man bro I could look at your tank all day

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thanks, man! Appreciated.

criscamila - 6 years ago

Amazing, I'll love to see the equipment that run this tank. Thanks

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Equipment video very soon. Thanks for viewing.

Никита Мальщуков - 6 years ago

Hello. Balling you use?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

150 Us gallons tank + 25 gl sump

Никита Мальщуков - 6 years ago

How many litres(gallons)?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Hi. Until now, Calcium Reactor and Arm Extra coarse and dosing K. I don't see me changing it unless something to worry with the demand/balance of elements.

B Current - 6 years ago

BEAUTIFUL TANK!
I would love to see the equipment and lights!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

Thank you. I Just finished cleaning sump and overflow box, then have to do a bit of maintenance and hope to have a video of equipment and lights released in a week or so.

Wil Santiago Reefing - 6 years ago

Gorgeous tank and video!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Wil Santiago

Thank you!

hanktrank - 6 years ago

unreal....that's nice man! I can only try to get there one day! nice job!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+hanktrank

Very kind of you. Many, many thanks.

Arthur Lam - 6 years ago

Muito bonito seu Reef! Parabéns!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Arthur Lam

Muito obrigado, Arthur.

Franklin Michael - 6 years ago

7:25 what are these??

Franklin Michael - 6 years ago

+Jorge Macedo cool thanks

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Franklin Michael
Christmas tree worms.

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Juice - 6 years ago

Nice tank...you should cut the music and tell us more about the tank instead :)))...also a quick description of the filtration system and maintenance would be great ..

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Juice

Thanks. I´m thinking to do a tour video but firstly I have to deal with the worst aiptasia outbreak my tank ever had. Anyway, there is nothing special to it. NOPOX, UV, skimmer, calcium reactor and 10% wc weekly. I try to use the KISS method as much as possible.

Reefer Nanoman - 6 years ago

Amazing beautiful tank! Check out my nano reefs in my channel. Subscribed.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+jose Calderon
I check it out. Many thanks.

Bruno Cursi - 6 years ago

Qual as medidas ?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Bruno Cursi 150x60x60cm

Steve Brady - 6 years ago

glad I don't have angels or butterflies :)

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Steve Brady

For the very first time I am having luck with two Angelfish. A Apolemichthys trimaculatus and a Centropyge eibli. Two weeks in the tank and so far they are very well behaved.

Steve Brady - 6 years ago

just got my xmas tree worms and my neon dotty back is showing some interest in them! :( do you know of any natural predators of these worms?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Steve Brady

Congrats on your Xmas tree worms, Steve. Sadly, most butterflyfish and some angelfish are predatores of Christmas tree worms. :(

Steve Brady - 6 years ago

ok I better not try...ty

Bruhbruh1127 - 6 years ago

What lens did you shoot this with? Great work by the way.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Bruhbruh1127
The close-up´s were shot with a tamron 90mm 2.8 DI Macro lens and the fts, zooming and panning shots with a Nikkor 14-24mm 2.8. Both lens mounted on my old Nikon D800. Thank you very much.

Scott Hill - 6 years ago

Oh wow! It doesn't get any better than this.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Scott Hill

Thank you very much for the very kind words, Scott.

Steve Brady - 6 years ago

Jorge can u tell me the name of the monti at 6:45? ty!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Steve Brady

I wish I could, Steve. I bought it very brown and had some Thai name that I didn't get. It is now getting purplish/brown, plating type, slow growth I think. Sorry if I don´t know much about it.

Steve Brady - 6 years ago

so true lol. well I just bought some :) do you know if the coral is fraggable or will the worms die?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Steve Brady

Hi Steve, I have never tried but I think the coral can be fragged but the tubes where the worms live in can be way longer than the worm itself. Also the colourful visible part of the worm is... its bottom.

Aquarium Boy123 - 6 years ago

That is awesome!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Aquarium Boy123

Thank you!

Jim Chapman - 6 years ago

awesome video work. looks like a tidal gardens vid. that a 150?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Jim Chapman

ahahah Tidal garden videos are the best! My poor Nikon camera is no match for that. Yes, it is a 150gl. Thank you very much, Jim

Paandemonium - 6 years ago

You deserve more subs man, this is hot

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Paandemonium

Very kind of you. thank you so much.

pelphrey - 6 years ago

Stunning display!!!!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+pelphrey

Appreciated. Thank you very much!

Steve Brady - 6 years ago

that's awesome! now I gotta buy some lol. such an addictive but cool hobby.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Steve Brady

That´s why reefers don´t do drugs! ... we spend all the money in corals and tank equipment! lol

Steve Brady - 6 years ago

nice reef! did your xmas tree worms migrate to the monti spongodes or did u get it with them already inside? thx

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Steve Brady

Thank you, Steve.

Over two years ago I purchased 2 porites heads on the same very day. Don´t know why, one never had problems, but the other one totally bleached and I decided to glue a little montipora spongodes frag to one side of the then ugly rock. Since then the monti has covered most of the Christmas tree worms tubes (3 or 4 are not covered by the monti yet).

The Jersey Reef Guy - 6 years ago

Fantastic system! What lights are you running?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+The Jersey Reef Guy

Thank you very much. I am running six Hydra52 modules.

Reef Calvetti_ - 6 years ago

huuuooo sensacional...belas imagens. ..abracos Reef Calvetti_ Brasil

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Reef Calvetti_

Muito Obrigado. Valeu! Grande Abraço!

Sergino2004 - 6 years ago

amigo una belleza de acuario, que utilizas para alimentar a los corales? saludos

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Sergino2004

Eu uso Reactor de Calcio e dentro como media utilizo ARM Extra Coarse. Tem sido suficiente para manter Ca, KH e MG, no entanto outros elementos têm de ser adicionados (Potassium e outros elementos minoritários). Muito obrigado por tão amáveis palavras.

Sergino2004 - 6 years ago

+Jorge Macedo que bien Jorgete felicito, yo estoy empezando mi acuario reef y tengo todos los corales pequenos, que estas utilizando para mantener ca kh y mg?

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Sergino2004

Muito obrigado pelas amáveis palavras, caro amigo. Até há cerca de um mês atrás eu apenas utilizava uma mistura feita em casa para alimentar os corais e peixes; salmão, camarão, amejoas, artemia e bastante nori, tudo comprado no mercado. Agora tenho experimentado com alguns produtos da marca Fauna Marin; Reef Vitality, Color elements, Coral Balance mas por incrivel que parece certas cores de certos corais tem piorado.

Google Translate:
Gracias por las amables palabras, amigo. Hasta hace aproximadamente un mes Yo sólo se utiliza una mezcla hecha en casa para alimentar
a los corales y los peces; salmón, camarones, amejoas, artemia y bastante nori, todos comprados en el mercado.

Ahora he experimentado con algunos de los productos de la marca Fauna Marin ; Reef Vitality, color elements, Coral Balance,
pero por increíble que parece ciertos colores de cierta coral ha empeorado.

NEMO20G - 6 years ago

omg!!!! :0 whats that pinked tipped coral crazily jealous!!

NEMO20G - 6 years ago

+Jorge Macedo its incredible!!!!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+NEMO20G

hahaha I was wrong, that's my LPS - LONG TENTACLE PLATE CORAL (Heliofungia actiniformis), gorgeous coral IMHO!

NEMO20G - 6 years ago

+Jorge Macedo 8.40 please gimme it hahaha!!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+NEMO20G

ah ah ah... please tell me the exact time in the video as I think we are talking about the Acropora Valida (tri-colour), one of my favourites. :)

Wesley Forbes II - 6 years ago

Magnificent!

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Wesley Forbes II

Thank you very much, Wesley!

Rad Perez - 6 years ago

Looking good Jorge, beautiful colors....

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Rad Perez

Thanks Rad, This week colours are looking worse but I am on it... my water was depleted of Potassium and other trace elements, and I think I have to blame the more aggressive skimming I was doing and too much use of flocculants. Today I have changed 50% of the water using my previous, cheaper and trusted salt and tomorrow I am changing another 20% and redo schedules. Nobody knows better our corals than ourselves! hahahaha

Rad Perez - 6 years ago

+Jorge Macedo
I hear you, it's funny how we know our tanks. To me yours tank looks amazing with beautiful colors..... People tell me, mine has nice colors and I don't see it... Lol. Honestly your tank looks great...

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Rad Perez

Thank you very much, Rad! I confess I am struggling with the colours. I used to have better colours when the dosing was just fish poo and my blend, now that I am dosing some of the best products available, things aren´t looking so good. I think it will take me another six months to figure out what am I doing wrong at the moment.

Patrick's Dive and Reef - 6 years ago

Amazing Jorge, really beautiful. Love the christmastree worms especially.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+Patrick's Dive and Reef

Thank you very much, Patrick. They have been with me for some three years and to protect them I cannot keep some fancy fish but I love them. There is a baby one born 2 years ago but is still barely visible.

NYCity Cichlids - 6 years ago

Wow. Beautiful video. Thumbs up.

Jorge Macedo - 6 years ago

+NYCity Cichlids

Thank you very much!

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