fishes 33g reef

[fishes2889]

Start up was on september of 06'.

Dimensions: 48x12x12

EQUIPMENT
10g sump
CSS 65
Mag 7 return
Maxi-Jet for extra flow

LIGHTING
4x 54 watt T5's

LR & SAND
Well over 45lbs.
20-30lbs of sand

Heres some pics:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/aaaaa11111014.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/aaaaa11111018.jpg

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[fishes2889]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/aaaaa11111001.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/aaaaa11111008.jpg

Up close pics:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/ac009.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/ab026.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/ab032.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/ab024.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/a1111005.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/12354001.jpg

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[fishes2889]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/aab004.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/ac007.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/ab036.jpg

Thanks :D

[fishes2889]

Forgot the fish inhabitants:
2-Clarkii Clowns (still working out being a pair)
Yellow Watchman Goby w/ his symbiotic buddy Mr. Pistol shrimp
Sixline Wrasse

Inverts:
alot of hermits & minimal snails
3 pepp shrimp
sandsifting star
tiger cowrie

[topshotta]

That's beautiful! Looks way bigger than 33 gallons!

[Curve50880]

im jealous lol

[Jadams]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9868314#post9868314 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by topshotta
Looks way bigger than 33 gallons!

definetly does! Looks great though!! :)

[InvaderJim]

Oh man. I've been waiting to see your tank for a while and I can say I'm not disappointed. I am envious of your zoas collection.

[fishes2889]

Thanks guys!! Yeah the pics puts around 10 gallons on the tank :D

But, yeah thanks alot guys, i am stil re-arranging things and it will and is looking better everytime i get one of those frag plugs off the SB. Just too cluttered anymore, and time for gorwout....

[All Delight]

I want a tank with those exact dimensions. Very nice job!

[Grunt]

Nice pics, I like the leather on the left, and the clowns :D
Cheers

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9873486#post9873486 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by All Delight
I want a tank with those exact dimensions. Very nice job!

Do it man!!! Its an awesome shallow tank, perfect with T5's.....:)


Thanks guys!!!!!!!!

[cherubfish pair]

A dwarf angel would look great in there.

[fishes2889]

a dwarf angel would be too risky for amount of $$$$ i put into the zoa's....:)

[fishes2889]

bump..

[pledosophy]

nice tank.

[fishes2889]

thanks :)

[fishes2889]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/132002.jpg

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[fishes2889]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/111007.jpg

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[bigfruits]

beautiful tank.
did you have any problems acclimating your corals to the t5's?

[reefman13]

I would also like to know the answer to bigfruits question. And how fast does everything grow?

Absolutely fantastic tank. Looks way bigger than 33 gallons. Was it custom?

[CPT. MURPHY]

Great tank!

CPT.

[bigfruits]

reefman13, all glass makes a 33 long. 48x13x12 according to their website...

[jeff209]

can you post a pic of your complete setup i hace the same tank im just waiting to move to set mine up

[jeff209]

sorry and GREAT tank hope i can eventually get mine that way

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9951016#post9951016 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bigfruits
beautiful tank.
did you have any problems acclimating your corals to the t5's?

Thanks, no i dont have a problem at all acclimating..:)

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9951338#post9951338 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefman13
And how fast does everything grow?

Absolutely fantastic tank. Looks way bigger than 33 gallons. Was it custom?

Thanks!, everything grows fine, and at a fast rate. 48x12x12, by all-glass.

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9952329#post9952329 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JusTartedReefer
can you post a pic of your complete setup i hace the same tank im just waiting to move to set mine up

Thanks and the setup filtration wise is just a 10g tank with baffles and liverock in the center. I have a CSS 65 skimmer in the sump and have a mag 7 return. Very simple.

Now all i need to do is build a hood. :)


Thanks alot everyone for the complements!!! :D

[lat0403]

That's the tank I have. I've been thinking about upgrading to T5's. I wondered if it was going to be too much light, since the tank is so shallow, but I guess this answers my question.


Is that lots of small pieces of rock piled up? I hate my rockwork, but I think maybe my pieces are just too big. The depth of the tank won't let me stack them the way I want them.

[KUDA]

Nice!!! Love the goby/shrimp pair.

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9953201#post9953201 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lat0403
That's the tank I have. I've been thinking about upgrading to T5's. I wondered if it was going to be too much light, since the tank is so shallow, but I guess this answers my question.


Is that lots of small pieces of rock piled up? I hate my rockwork, but I think maybe my pieces are just too big. The depth of the tank won't let me stack them the way I want them.

Cool beans....i like my rockwork to a certain extent. I just reaquascaped a couple weeks back into this 2 island theme and am still not happy with the upper sections. Some of the peices are TOO small so i need to pick up some bigger peices from work.

The T5's are great and i wish i had more actually. :D I cant get enough light!!! :)

[slevesque]

Amazing!

I wanted to downgrade from a 48x12x19 because I prefer the long and shallow look. You just conviced me. The good thing is I can use same stand.

[Lagger]

Tank looks great. Must help working for the LFS :D

[Illuminati]

Awesome setup.

Really thinking of doing another tank and you have me thinking.

What light fixture are you using?

[dorkfish3]

I second the shallow tank. they are awesome

[cherubfish pair]

My next tank will be a 40 long, same footprint but four inches taller. I had a 55 gallon that I never used, but too tall. Too much wasted height.

[mikellini]

Get this thing outta here!!@@ it's not a nano.... lol jk

[reefinmike]

that is one dank *** tank

[fishes2889]

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[fishes2889]

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[fishes2889]

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[fishes2889]

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[Lytehouse]

Well, you've certainly done the lfs proud. As said before, it looks huge for 33g. Nice rock work and great colors. You're also quite handy with the camera. Super close ups.

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10016854#post10016854 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lytehouse
Well, you've certainly done the lfs proud. As said before, it looks huge for 33g. Nice rock work and great colors. You're also quite handy with the camera. Super close ups.

Thanks :)

I use a magnifying glass to do up close shots, its only a 4 megapixel camera...:D

[MarineGirl411]

WOW! Your rockwork is soooo nice. How did you get the caves? Did it already come like that? Did you epoxy some together? Tell tell. Very nice. I really like everything.

[Lytehouse]

Thanks for sharing a great idea.:bigeyes:

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10018133#post10018133 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarineGirl411
WOW! Your rockwork is soooo nice. How did you get the caves? Did it already come like that? Did you epoxy some together? Tell tell. Very nice. I really like everything.

Thanks, no epoxy here. Just a combination of Fiji and Hatain rock. The Hatain rock have alot of flat peices so i tried to incorporate the fiji on the bottom with the hatain on top etc, making those nice caves. :)

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10019139#post10019139 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lytehouse
Thanks for sharing a great idea.:bigeyes:

No prob, but i cant take credit for the idea...:)

[MalawianDude]

taggin

[The Yellow Longnose]

this is a amazing tank. Its looks a lot bigger then 33gallons. it looks like a 75. I guess that great rockwork is the reason for that
joe

[fishes2889]

FTS
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111027.jpg

Left
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111031.jpg

Right
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111032.jpg
Blasto
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111033.jpg
??
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111036.jpg
Random shot
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111035.jpg

[fishes2889]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111037.jpg
Ly seng (thanks Al)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111039.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111040.jpg
Crazy pink
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111041.jpg

[fishes2889]

Hammer & Frog to the spawn :D
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111043.jpg
Tri-color
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111044.jpg
Raptor's Rainbows
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111046.jpg
Green Cap
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111047.jpg
Alien Eyes
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/1111048.jpg

[fishes2889]

Favorite Rock!

Rasta's & RPE's
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/11121008.jpg

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PPE(bad pic)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/11121004-1.jpg

[fishes2889]

bump.

[Lagger]

Tank looks great! :thumbsup:

You should get another nanostream for the other corner ;)

[MalawianDude]

Sweeeeeeeeet I think i have too many big pieces to create aquascape like that, looks like you used alot of small pieces?

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10172665#post10172665 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lagger
Tank looks great! :thumbsup:

You should get another nanostream for the other corner ;)

Thanks. :)

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10172943#post10172943 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MalawianDude
Sweeeeeeeeet I think i have too many big pieces to create aquascape like that, looks like you used alot of small pieces?

Thanks, and yea used a mix of big and small peices. :)

[MarvinsReef]

that's one killer tank!!!!

[fishes2889]

hahaha thanks Marv ;)

[MarineGirl411]

Wow
Wish I could do that. It just looks amazing! I know I know...I already said that. I see you moved some things around. Looks even better if that's possible. Sheesh! =)

[hobbzz]

Great tank!

Do your T5's have individual relfectors? And what bulbs are you running? I have a 20L with a 2x24 retro, and I just ordered another 2x24 today so I'm really curious what bulbs you have. :D

[DiSkuStiNg]

WOW. BEAST.