A BRAZILIAN VISION ROBERTO DENADAI
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’ve owned a lot of saltwater tanks over the years and experimented with a lot of different setups. I’ve had tanks with deep sandbeds and tanks with no sandbeds. At various times, I’ve employed the Balling method, dosed kalkwasser, and run a calcium reactor. I’ve tried metal halides, T5 fluorescents, and LED lighting. I’ve run tanks with and without a sump and with and without a skimmer. I’ve tested all types of additives. This history has given me a lot of broad experience, and today, I am sure that the path to a successful reef tank is not as difficult as I once thought.
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The main goal with this tank was to create an SPS (small-polyp stony) coral tank that could also house some LPS (large-polyp stony) corals. To do that, I knew I would need a lot of flow and would have to keep my nutrients in check. I decided to go bare bottom to achieve higher flow with minimal detritus accumulating inside the tank. I also chose to keep only a few fish. Every coral in this tank started as a frag, and I´m very happy with the results that I’ve gotten after only 30 months.