My 320g SPS & Fish Collection

[fastfish]

Hi All,

I would like to share some of the pictures from my 320g tank. They are taken straight out of my new camera. Enjoy!

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[fastfish]

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[kev apsley]

What! That tank is insane! Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lvreefer]

:spin2: W :spin2: O :spin2: W :spin2:
Thanks for sharing, can you give us some tank details?

[Orochimaru]

Craps, that is nice!

some equipments and mantenance rituals please. Thanks.

[lotus02]

Wow impressive!

[mpoletti]

Thanks for sharing. Any FTS?

[stevedola]

i just made a mess in my pants! thanks

for real, that tank is just sick.

[corndogg]

Dare I say it...

Do you run zeo?

[ricks]

Amazing tank....

How do you keep up with your Cal and Alk demands??

Also do you have any problems with angels nipping??

Could you post a list of fish???

Thanks.

[Sheol]

I nominate this TOTM for October! Anyone else? I just turned 3 shades of green: Jealous. Envious. and almost seasick.

Sincerely,
Matthew

[GSMguy]

TOTM TOTM

[JRaquatics]

Great shots. Awsome colors. And definitely TOTM material.
Can we get some info on your setup?

[jkhchris]

Wow amazing tank . TOTM for sure. Knew you had a nice tank. Glad to finally see some pictures.

[250G]

Great looking tank! And I always like seeing more Canadian tanks on this board.

Now lets see the equipment and fish room (if you went with one).

Dave

[hawaiianwargod]

How in the hell did you purchased the great barrier reef?
Wow! Hat's off to you! Thanks for sharing!!!

[hatfielj]

Awesome pics and awesome tank. I love that first pic of the blue milli.

[CeeGee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10783848#post10783848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hawaiianwargod
How in the hell did you purchased the great barrier reef?
Wow! Hat's off to you! Thanks for sharing!!!

He's a accountant! They make all the cash!

[Tyler.L]

definatly big ups to my canadian friend! i hope i'll be able to get to that someday...guess i'll have to be come an accountant...

[Purple Haze]

Sick. I need some frags!

[Julio]

tank looks amazing!! do you have a full tank shot?

[gasman059]

JOB well done pls some husbandry and so forth TYVM

[dvanacker]

Awsome......show and tell some more!!!

[Serioussnaps]

Love the regal pair...envious

[DrBDC]

:thumbsup:

[CSS Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10783068#post10783068 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by corndogg
Dare I say it...

Do you run zeo?

Was thinking the same thing........Beautiful tank. I too would like some details on equipment and husbandry.

[STsONpERs]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[SaraB]

Holy Smokes! Your corals and fish are simply stunning!

[vidrine7322]

The colors are amazing, but the fish are equally impressive, That many angels in an sps tank is stunning. Obviously they are nipping due to the lack of polyp extension but who cares, your colors are inspirational!

[dphins]

Sweet tank. Now you need to tell how you do it.

[Bax]

WoW!!!

All those angels and beautiful SPS!

Very nice!!!!!!

[cham]

A lurker since 2005 he knows better than to post up like that without FTS & equipment shots.

Yea, he's good. Building up the anticipation, dropping a quick line for the TOTM scouts without letting us see all the way under the skirt.


Well done :cool:

[rharr21]

New dream material! I love your tank. TOTM!

[pdfb55]

wow that is one of the nicest tanks if not the nicest i've ever seen. TOTM!

[WangoTANGo]

I can only imagine what the whole tank looks like. I agree with October TOTM.

Please post some more pics....

-Justin:

[hatfielj]

What kind of lighting do you run? From the looks of your pics I would guess HO T5's? Am I correct?

[Brewen]

Great looking pics thanks for sharing, but please more info on your tank. TIA

[fastfish]

Thank you for all the compliments. All of you contributing to this forum have been directing me to advance my knowledge and inspiring me to take my hobby to another level.


My tank is basically a bare-bottom tank and that has been running for a year and half years. I decided to move into a new house two years ago and I anticipated a larger tank to fulfill my passion for this hobby. I transferred all the corals from a 90g holding tank after the move and combined my fish only tank into this 320g tank. Prior to my setup, I have been doing intensive research on this forum. I found that a BB tank was the way to go. At that time, I didn't notice any BB tanks with a lot of fish. To satisfy my obsession for sps and fish, I decided to try and create a unique BB setup that incorporates both. So far, I am very satisfied with this tank.

kev apsley, lotus02, stevedola, hawaiianwargod, hatfielj, CeeGee, Tyler.L, Purple Haze, Serioussnaps, DrBDC, Sara B, Bax and WangoTANGo -
Thanks so much again.


lvreefer,Orochimaru, gasman059 ,dvanacker, CSS Reef, dphinsx2, Brewen -

Here's a basic outline of my current setup:

320 gallon Acrylic Display Tank: 72" x 32" x 32" (bare-bottom Tank)
180 gallon Sump
30 gallon frag/quarantine tank
3 x 400W MH 10K XM bulbs in Luminarc III reflectors on eballasts,
2 x 54W T5HO ATI blue +
Deltec 1003 Protein Skimmer
Deltec PF601 Calcium Reactor
Deltec KM500S Kalkwasser Stirrer
Deltec FR509 Fluidized Reactor
2 x Tunze 6100 and Wavebox
Closed loop by Sequence Darts pump / 2 x Seaswirls
Gen-X PCX-55HP Return pump / 2 x preductors

My weekly maintenance routine is mainly composed of a ~40 gallon water change, and cleaning up my sump and overflow box.

Marko9 and Julio - Thanks and I will post a FTS soon.

corndogg - No, I don't run ZEO. My tank is just a bare-bottom setup.

ricks, vidrine7322 - The Deltec PF601 is doing a pretty good job at keeping my Cal and Alk steady. In addition, as the demand for Cal and Alk increases with my coral growth I add the appropriate amount of alk powder and turbo calcium. The Deltec PF601 does the rest . :)

I don't have any problems with angels nipping. From my observation, they do nip at the corals occasionally but they hardly do any damage. Also, I make sure all my fish are well fed and overweight!

I have over 40+ fish in my tank. I will post a full list of fish soon (I really should have kept a record¡K.)


Sheol, GSMguy, JRaquatics,pdfb55 and rharr21 - Becoming one of the "TOTM" tanks has been my dream since day one. However, with all the very nice tanks here, I really doubt my tank will become a TOTM anytime soon. If I am luckily enough to become TOTM, it is only possible through all the knowledge I have learned from RC members.

jkhchris - Thanks. Sorry for the delay in posting some pictures of my tank. It has been a busy summer.

250G - Your tank is truly inspiring, I love the diversity of your corals' colors. I do have a fish room. I will post a picture of it soon.

cham - I will definitely do my best to post more pictures if my time permits.

Hatfielj My light setup is:

3 x 400W MH 10K XM bulbs in Luminarc III reflectors on eballasts,
2 x 54W T5HO ATI blue +

Sorry for the late reply. I just got off work. Thanks so much again. I will try to put up more pictures soon.

[ycnibrc]

simply stunning...much different from other tank because you have much more fishes...and your corals are very colorful.WOW

How do you feed your Regal Angel?Are they bother your corals at all?

[ned2getfish]

Very nice tank great work

[mlivvy]

first time i'll suggest it. totm!

[i2ik]

Oh man! Awsome setup and i have to tell you that i really like your taste in your SPS corals as well as your fishes. Beautiful corals and fishes! Cant wait to see more of your tank!

[Oldude]

Looking sensational, I wish time had permitted me to visit you as I had planned when I was in BC in August. How about a full front view?

[bugitup]

amazing...

[nava405]

omg.. it's not real...it's just a dream!!!!

any full tank shot ???

[Baros]

Love the shot of the pair of flame angels above all those beautiful sps.
Absolutely stunning!! Definitely a future TOTM.
Thanks for sharing!

[conorwynne]

It's a very very nice!

I'm deffo going BB on my new tank, well done on keeping angels with SPS, love the crowding of acro's, they should grow into each other very well.

regards
Conor, equipment shots please, and I vote TOTM.

[fastfish]

ycnibrc - I quarantined both the regals in my frag tank for one month. I also made sure they were well fed before I transferred them into the display tank. So far, they have been very well-behaved.

ned2getfish, mlivvy, i2ik, bugitup, nava405 and Baros -
Again, thanks for all the compliments. It’s definitely a big encouragement.

Oldude - I am so sorry that the time schedule didn't work out as planned. However, you are more than welcome to come by any time.

conorwynne - I am going to post more pictures soon. :)

[fastfish]

Good Morning,

Here are some of the pictures I promised. Enjoy!

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[fastfish]

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[fastfish]

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[kev apsley]

After further inspection I definitely say TOTM! it has great growth and diversity...a slice of Heaven!

how did you grow your colonies out? mainly from frags or mariculture?

[markandkristen]

i guess we can't rule out xm 10ks. awesome colors :)

[cowboyswife]

TOTM!!!!

[ct_vol]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10789632#post10789632 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by markandkristen
i guess we can't rule out xm 10ks. awesome colors :)

My thoughts exactly!!!

[chrismhaase]

This is by far one of the coolest setups I have seen!! Since I have setup my tiny 90, I have debated going Bare Bottom. I didn't because I like the way the sand looks. With a tank like this I don't think you would even know if there was sand or not.

Tank of the Month all the way. How do we nominated for this? Has anyone made the nomination?

Fat Fish- Did you start with all colonies? How did you place all of them so close and tight? Pegging? Do you have issues with colony wars and fights?

[vidrine7322]

The regal angels are awesome! Where did you get them from and what are you feeding them? Im also intrested in the colonies, how large were they when you got them? All grown from frags? Pegged? An i may not have noticed in you equipment list but what are you using for flow?

[CSS Reef]

fastfish - With going Barebottom what do you attribute your wonderful colors to? How do you avoid faded washed out colors which are fairly typical for barebottom tanks? Hefty feeding of both fish and corals?

[jkhchris]

Not to be rude or anything but how do I get on your frag waiting list.

[Serioussnaps]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10790559#post10790559 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CSS Reef
fastfish - With going Barebottom what do you attribute your wonderful colors to? How do you avoid faded washed out colors which are fairly typical for barebottom tanks? Hefty feeding of both fish and corals?

His colors are actually quite typical of BB colors IMHO. His colors are more on the "lighter" side than on the "darker" side. Obviously his colors are very good so its just a matter of which "shade" YOU prefer. Just seemed like you are saying BB isn't conducive to good colors when this is not the case at all and his tank proves it.

[CSS Reef]

I am not tryin to infer that BB isn't condusive to good color. I think you will agree it is a common question/problem asked here on RC. I run BB myself an have a hard time putting enough nutrients into the water column to keep from over - lightening.

I was just wondering what methods he uses for addition of nutrients is it fish load, food, aminos????? etc.........

Sorry, back to your tank thread!

[lvreefer]

Thanks for the reply on the equipment. Keeping on track with the last few questions; What do think contributes to your colorful sps? ...Large water changes? ...Additives/Ammino acids? ...Heavy feeding? ...400w halides?

[lvreefer]

The 400w XM bulbs have always been decent...
Spectrum Lamp Ballast Shield PPFD CCT Watts Volts Amps Efficiency
plot EVC 400W 10000K SE 1 Magnatek 400W (M59) N 204 8330 485 120 4.27 0.4221
plot Hamilton 400W 10000K SE 1 Magnatek 400W (M59) N 184 8788 471 122 4.08 0.3907
plot XM 400W 10000K SE 1 Magnatek 400W (M59) N 172 11660 438 120 3.9 0.3927

3rd on the list ain't bad, plus they run the bluest of the 10k bulbs.

[Big Bob UK]

DEAR GOD!!!!!!
I think you just inspired me to get back in2 marines. Any one want some Discus and plants?

[mpoletti]

Me likey. Thanks for sharing the FTS ;)

[Sheol]

Those new pics only back up my point. This tank is TOTM material. In fact its better than most of the SPS tanks I've seen. Also, that angel collection in a Reeftank? Who are you kidding man? Your good. You know it. Or is bragging held against you?

Matthew

[nick540]

wow amazing next time i am in Van city expect a visit ;)

[tongphan]

TTTTTOOOOOTTTTTMMMMM!!!!!:eek1:

[smoney]

Jesus Christ, that is a Saweet Tank.

Is that a mated pair of flame angels?

[markandkristen]

as tim allen would say hoohrrhoo ho rrrrrhh.

[cwegescheide]

Holly Crap!!!!:eek2:

[fastfish]

Thanks for all the kind words.

My work has been keeping me very busy. As soon as I finish my project, I will answer all the questions. In the meantime, here are some more pictures. Enjoy!

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[lotus02]

Did I see a Pyramid Butterfly in one of those pictures? How's it working out? Does anyone bug or pester it? I have 2 in QT right now, will be moving them to my 300 in a few weeks. One of my favorite fish can you post another pic of yours?

[green_frogspawn]

wow this is amazing!! so many corals... i think i see a future TOTM!?!?

[Largo50]

WOW!!

[GreyHawk1968]

masterfully done. Looks like I just made a decision to go to 400 watters.

[Sheol]

I think I'm in love. I'm not much on SPS TOTMs & I'm just starting with them ( One monti frag as of now) but I love SW Angels. My family always kept them when I was a kid in the early 70s. And I'm always active on angel threads on the Reeffish & Reef Disscusion forums. Your angel collection leaps out by itself.
******
Re: more pics.
Stop! The pool of saliva gathering by my PC keyboard is getting dangerously large!

Sincerely,
Matthew
If Paletta took more suggestions to update Ultimate Marine Aquariums I'd nominate this tank. You do know you are breaking the rules of reefkeeping with the angels, right. LOL

[Mac Inger]

Totm for sure,...id like to read the article and see more fts. I love fish too and i get bored with the fishless (or few fish) tanks

[fastfish]

Good Morning,

Here's a list of fish I have:

Tang:
Black Tang
Yellow Tang
Purple Tang
Kole Tang
Orange shoulder Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Powder Brown Tang
Achilles Tang

Angel:
Goldflake Angel
Chrysurus Angel
Scribbled Angel
Personifer Angel
A pair of Regal Angel
Mated pair of Flame Angel
Flameback Angel
Majestic Angel
Potters Angel

Other:
Mystery Wrasse
Green Wrasse
Pyramid Butterfly
School of Barletts Anthias (12+)
School of Lyretail Anthias (6)
Bluelined Foxface
Scribbled Foxface
Mated pair of Maroon Clown (spawning every few weeks)



markandkristen, ct_vol , and lvreefer -
I like XM 10k very well.


cowboyswife, Big Bob UK , Marko9, tongphan, markandkristen ,cwegescheide, Largo50, GreyHawk1968 -
I really appreciate all the support you have given me. Thanks!


lotus02 - I only have one. It is doing very well in my tank. In fact, it is one of the most aggressive eater. I will post a picture of it soon.


Sheol - I first entered into this hobby with a fish only tank. Angels were, and still are my favorite amongst all the saltwater fish. Indeed, I am happy to see how well-behaved my angels have been in my sps tank. I will try to get more pictures later.


smoney - Yes, that is a mated pair of flame angels.

vidrine7322 - I am feeding them the New Life Marine Formula Pellet, Ocean Nutrition Formula One and Formula Two Pellet. I didn't feed any frozen food for the past year, but I just started and they have just begun to feed on mysis.



kev apsley, chrismhaase, vidrine7322, CSS Reef, lvreefer and Serioussnaps -
When I first started to collect SPS three years ago, I primarily acquired frags from the local hobbyist. My first tank was a 20g tank packed with SPS, which lasted for nine months. After the move into my new house, I transferred my SPS collection into a 90g tank. Up to this date, I have over 200 SPS in my collection. I think approximately 50% of my SPS are grown from frags. The rest are a combination of both maricultured and wild colonies.

I realized that the SPS would collide into each other in a matter of time. Taking this into account, I located them at least 6 inch apart from each other at the initial stages of my 320g. Also, based on my observation and research on the growth forms of my corals, I intentionally located most of the stag-like SPS to the right of my tank. All the SPS in the deepwater family are stationed at the edge of the center rocks. As for the left hand side, there are a few intentional layers of liverock with PVC underneath, where I also put mostly stag-like SPS on the top to hide the black plastic acrylic of the overflow box. In addition, I positioned the rocks so they only reach 1/3 of the tank's height, this was taken in account to maximize the space for horizontal growth and to ensure all the flow wouldn't be restricted by the rock.

The growth in my corals has been incredible so far, which has really taken me by surprise.

I am a firm believer that keeping a well-balanced reef and maintaining stability are two critical keys to success in the long term for this hobby.

The proper setup with appropriate light level for SPS, proper circulation with good flow, and pristine water quality are the fundamental elements for healthy SPS. I routinely cooked 300lbs of LR for 6 months prior to the setup. I have never added any additives into my tank apart from Alk powder and Turbo calcium as required. To ensure proper nutrient export with such a high bioload, I have an oversized skimmer. I make sure there is no detritus or fish waste settling at the bottom of my tank. The only exception is at a corner where I designed the flow pattern to direct all the waste towards. This way, all the detritus and fish waste can easily be siphoned out regularly.

I tried placing 4 Tunze 6100 Streams on the left side before. However, the flow was too strong which broke down all the fish waste, which then polluted and deteriorated the water quality. Now, with a Tunze Wavebox, 2 Tunze 6100 pumps and closed loop system in the tank for flow, all the detritus and fish waste are gradually moving to one spot. At the same time, all my SPS are getting proper moderate flow.

In addition, I am feeding my fish 8-10 times a day, but I try not to overfeed each time. I make sure all the food is consumed within a minute so it doesn't get sucked into my overflow.

Keeping my water parameters in check is necessity. However, the test kits only tell you the absolute figure at that point in time; therefore daily observation is very more important. By day by day monitoring, further actions can be taken when necessary.

One of the reasons for the faded washed out colors in my SPS is likely due to a low nutrient level. The other reason is that it may be caused by too intensive lighting for less light-demanding corals.

From my observation, some SPS require intensive lighting for better colors while some only demand a certain degree of lighting to color up. When those less-light demanding SPS are located under too intensive lighting for a prolonged period of time, the colors become faded and washed out.

With that said, I always experiment with the placement of SPS to try and find the most favorable spot.


Mac Inger - I love having many fish, their movements brings life to my SPS tank.

[fastfish]

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[Sheol]

Fastfish:

Yeah, its unfortunate that angels get such a bad rep amonst us reefers. Even Centropyge ( nice flame pair BTW), most of which are fairly safe with SPS at least.
Yeah, I noticed the P. chrysus in your first set of pics. I've never seen one in a US tank. Also the scribbled..
Angels where what lured me back in the hobby, specifically looking at Flames! LOL.

Sincerely,
Matthew

[conorwynne]

The only angel I have experience with was my poor coral beauty, never bothered any of my coral's (mostly SPS), but I would still be hesitant in adding them to my new setup.

Yes I'm a coward!

[Jason McK]

It's always a pleasure to see pics of your Tank.

Stunning!!

Jason

[fishdoc11]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Dejavu]

Wow, love all the angels. Great setup.

[i2ik]

I was thinking of getting around 12 bartlett anthias too, how do you find them?

Any chance you are selling frags? I would love to get some of yours! :)

[lvreefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10804581#post10804581 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fastfish
I am a firm believer that keeping a well-balanced reef and maintaining stability are two critical keys to success in the long term for this hobby.
Amen! Number two thing i try to impress on people in the hobby. Right behind obsorbing as much information as possible.

I tried placing 4 Tunze 6100 Streams on the left side before. However, the flow was too strong which broke down all the fish waste, which then polluted and deteriorated the water quality. I'm curious about your comment. I reley on a natural process (DSB) and skimming. Was this a limitation of the water flow through the overflow/skimmer, fish load, or just a method that you have chosen for nutrient control. I'm curious because I went with a DSB to help control a large fish load..?..?

[Serioussnaps]

I noticed the lack of PE on the first pic in the thread...the blue millie. Is that from nipping from the angels? Obviously its healthy so i guess its kind of like nature where it retracts during the day from predators and at night?

[sivert55]

What media are you running in your Deltec fluidized media reactor? Do you have any pictures of the pvc structure behind the rocks? I like the layered effect it gives.

[Unarce]

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[speechless]

[kozmo02]

that is an extremely nice SPS tank, and the fish selection is great too, very nicely done.

[fastfish]

Sheol -
The same types of my angels have appeared on some previous TOTMs. Copp has trio spectacular Regals in his beautiful reef tank. He also has two Chrysurus Angel if i remember correctly. I think Doug from the Deltec forum also has one in his awesome reef tank as well. I believe having many angels in a reef tank is possible if we can do some research on the species and carefully selecting the right ones to suit your reef. I have very strict rules for fish selection. I also well planned the exact order to add my fish, to ensure their survival and minimize conflict. I will never buy a fish if I don't think it will survive in my tank for long term.

Conowynne -
I am feeding all my fish very well. They do occasionally nip at my SPS which don't show any damage. However, I wouldn't add any angels if my tank was not mature or was only stocked with a lot of frags.

Jason McK -
Thanks! You must be lot of fun with your new toy. :)

jkhchris -
Sorry,I missed your question. I don't have any frag waiting list. I haven't sold any frags for 1 and half years

fishdoc11, Dejavu, Unarce, kozmo02 -
Thanks so much!

i2ik - I acquired mine from a LFS. A school of anthias swimming in the open top areas of a SPS tank definitely adds a lot of life! At the moment, I don't have any frags to share. I haven't sold any frags for 1 and half years because I am always excited to observe the growth process of a frag to become a colony. If you see the 4th picture in the first page, I have had this Beckett tort for 3 years. I acquired it when it was only 1/2 inch!

lvreefer - One of the fundamental elements to run a BB setup is to use strong flow, in order to keep all the detritus in suspension. In turn, it will be removed by wet skimming or manually siphoning out from the sump or a particular area where the detritus is intentionally directed. Base on my experience, especially with so many fish, when I had 4 Tunzes in my tank, they did offer strong flow to my SPS but they also kept all the particles in suspension. They would break down all the fish poop right away and pollute the water. To illustrate it clearly, if you sink fish poop in a bucket of clear water, let it sink and then siphon it out. The water will be still clear. However, if you stir it, the water will become very dirty as it is now dissolved into the water. This is just a belief from my personal experience.

That being said, manual nutrient export is an important part of my tank to continually improve my water quality. By properly locating 2 Tunze in my tank, they are providing sufficient flow for all my SPS. At the same time, they are providing enough flow to keep all particles in suspension but directing (not breaking down) some fish poop to a particular area where I can easily siphoning out from the tank every other days.

I had a 20g SPS tank with DSB. It worked well for me at that time. However, I went with BB because I believe aggressive of nutrient export sounded promising for my ideal heavily stocked fish and SPS tank. I have been very pleased with my decision to go BB so far.

Keep in mind, this is just from my experience. I have seen many successful DSB tanks.

sivert55 -
I am using Rowalith C+, which is specially designed for Deltec fluidized Calcium reactors to achieve a high output for Alk and Cal. My reactor is providing around 60-70 dKh at the effluent now (almost straight stream at the effluent). I have been very happy with the results. I have yet to use my Kalk stirrer.

I like to have a variety of SPS in my tank so I have designed my LR structure to mimic a Japanese bonsai reef tank. It is always fun to watch my fish swimming on top of my sps. I will try to get a picture.

Serioussnaps -
I always pay particular attention to the polyp extension from all my SPS. It is part of my observation to determine their healthiness.
I occasionally notice my angels nipping at the tips. However, I hardly notice them nipping at the polyps except when a few of them were first introduced into my tank. As you mentioned, the lack of polyp extension is most likely due to natural retraction during the day from predators.

During the day, the polyps don't extend fully, but there is still decent polyp extension to indicate their good health. At night all the polyps are fully extended. I try to keep a constant eye on my SPS and I am only concerned if I don't see full polyp extension from them at night (light off).

I am feeding my fish very heavily. Also, I don't have any snails in my tank. All my fish act as my personal tank clean up crew! As long as the fish are well fed, they hardly taste test the polyps of my SPS and they STILL clean up everything. I will post better pictures of polyp extension from my SPS during day time soon.

[fastfish]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0021-1.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0026-2.jpg

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http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0024-1.jpg

[invincible569]

Very nice fastfish!! Love your fish selection. What are your plans for future fish? Anything in mind?

[Sheol]

All true, but how many TOTMs have all those angels in the same tank.
I am aware though, that the japanese are becoming experts at keep Angel community tanks. Don't think there are that many that are full reef yet. But you & a few others prove it can be done.
As regards chrysurus, I've yet to see one offered in a fish store, though I could find one online probably.

Oh well, more drool by my keyboard!

Matthew

[mile sq. reefer]

Its nice to have the ocean in your home, great work and an inspiration to all us fellow hobbyists. Great photo skills. Thank you for sharing. TOTM material for sure.

[Sheol]

Well, maybe I might finally see a P. chyrsurus afterall someday soon. My LFS just got a 6 lined angel (large juvi, nearly transformed). I bet they don't know how large this angel grows!

Matthew

[Rogger Castells]

Very nice tank, very nice selection of fishes, I am upgrading my 210 sps to a 375 BB SPS and I am going to do a similar model than yours, I will be following this thread closely, Thanks for sharing.

Rogger

[fastfish]

invincible569 -
Thanks. And yes, I have quite a few fish on my list. :) The next fish which will be added to my tank is a sub-adult Imperator Angel. I prefer the sub-adult Imperator Angel from Christmas island but it is really hard to come by.

There is fish shipment coming in every week. Most of Imperator Angel in the shipment are big, full adult size or they are still at the juvenile stage. I have always been patient and careful in selecting the right choice of fish for my tank.


Sheol -
There are at least 7 LFS within 1 hour drive in my area. They always provide a great selection of corals and fish. One of the LFS has always been able to get excellent fish shippment every week. They even imported 3 Wrought Iron Butterflyfishs (C. daedalma) a few months back from Japan. The price was exceptionaly high tho.

As for Chrysurus Angels, it usually comes in once a month here. I noticed one just this past week.


mile sq. reefer -
Thanks. In fact, I am pretty new to photography, but I will try to learn as much as I can on the Photography forum, and take some more pictures to share.


Rogger Castells-
Congratulations on your upgrading. I will try to share as much as I can from my experience.

[fastfish]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0053.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0052.jpg

[michaelnr1]

those pics are stunning!!

[Sheol]

LOL! FastFish I may need to move to British Columbia soon!

Matthew

[i2ik]

would it be possible to know ther order you put your fishes in? Thank you!

[mike888705]

Your tank is awesome!

[3mrhythm]

stunning

[Lunchbucket]

Beautiful tank! Love the pics too. Where you get all your corals

Lunchbucket

[HBtank]

I'm speechless.

SPS only, right?

[nrehman]

Quite a collection. Really like the way all the coral colors pop in your tank! Great job.

[i2ik]

FastFish, do you have a picture showing your initial aquascape?
I would love to see how it was before!

Thank you!

[InsaneClownFish]

I haven't commented on a tank in a long time.

What's unique about your setup is your thought and consideration to proper placement and spacing of your SPS. This is truly not a tank with walls of LR and colonies dropped in. You can clearly see the growth, and you can see the tank naturally forming into a reef.

I can't say enough how impressed I am with the placement so that the corals are growing out and up so it really looks as if we are looking at the surface of an amazing reef shelf.

Your variety of fish is truly fantastic- alot of the fish I dream of if I ever had a larger setup.

Another thing that is truly truly unique is the coloration and health of your SPS. The colors look so true to the specimens.

Kudos!

[delphinus]

Amazing setup!!

Wow, the fish are fed 8 times a day? I'm curious, do you have an auto timer to take care of that?

[CurvBall]

Thanks for sharing your awesome system. I've been inactive on forums for a long time and I stumbled across your thread, and it's now been added to my inspiration list:) Thanks again and wish you all the best with the system.

[fastfish]

michaelnr1, Sheol, mike888705, 3mrhythm, nrehman -
Thank you all for your very kind words.

Lunchbucket -
Thank you very much. About 50% of my sps were acquired from frag swap, hobbyists and private collectors, and the rest were purchased from lfs. I had a chance to get some exotic corals from Jamie Cross 3 years ago. Since then, I started my sps collection journey in collecting rare and exotic corals .

HBtank -
Yes, my tank is a SPS dominanted tank. There were some lps in the tank before, but since they had to be placed at the bottom and due to the restriction of the flow, I took them out and placed them into my frag tank.

i2ik -
Yes, I do have some pictures in my old computer. I will try to get some of the former pics and post them here. There is quite a big difference when looking at the before pictures and after pictures.

InsaneClownFish -
I really appreicated it. The initial phase of the set up was very time-consuming. I needed to provide enough room for corals to grow, at the same time I also needed to provide lot of open space for fish to swim. So far, it has worked out pretty well.

delphinus -
Yes, I feed my tank at least 8 times a day, and sometimes even more. I make sure they are well fed in my tank. I do have an auto timer set up to feed my fish 4 times a day.

CurvBall -
Thanks a lot. The tank has changed quite a bit, the corals are growing at an incredible rate. I will try to get more picutures later.

[fastfish]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0082.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0004-1.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0034-1.jpg

[dvanacker]

INTENSE........if this isnt TOTM then I dont know what is.

[jwccwj]

How about another FTS of this beauty,a little further back this time showing the tank and stand in one shot.

Im glad to see you don't need ZEo to get zeo like results.

Jamie.

[SDguy]

I notice a distinct lack of PE in the pics. Do you agitate the corals right before picture taking to get them to close, or do the flame angels do it for you?

Awesome corals BTW. They glow!

[InsaneClownFish]

*drool...*:)

[unbreakable]

:eek: :eek1:

[jknecht]

Simple stunning :eek1:

[Oldude]

Yep, your tank looks sensational, definately a TOTM. I like that a.abrotanoides shot, I hope mine will hurry up and get more colour. How long have you had that piece?

[Giga]

Making me itching to start my project but it will only have like 5 corals but still :love1:

[Lunchbucket]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10989340#post10989340 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fastfish

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0004-1.jpg


AWESOME!!

[trueblackpercula]

I do not know what to say, I am so impressed that I am crying right now :) TOTM a must. your source for SPS is prime as I have not seen colors like that on any tanks here in NYC. good luck with the tank to bad I did not live closer becuase i would have 200 frags :)
Michael

[fastfish]

InsaneClownFish, nietzsche, dvanacker, jknecht, Giga - Thanks a lot!

jwccwj - Thanks! I will definitely post a new full tank shot with all the details soon. :)

SDguy - Thanks! That is how the PE look like during the day time, at night all the polyps are fully extended. The flame angels only nipped at the corals when they were first introduced. Since then, they spend more time minding their own business.

Oldude - Thanks again. I acquired this piece around march, by 3 months the changes that took place in this piece have taken me by suprise. The colors are much more intense and the growth had been incredible.

Lunchbucket - Thanks again. It was a surival frag from my friend who had a tank crashed two years ago. It is grown from a half inch frag. The growth was slow in the first year but once it has taken off, the growth had been tremendous.

trueblackpercula - Thanks so much. I really appreciate your kind words.

[TomRep]

Very nice tank indeed fastfish. I read through the thread and I didn't see any of your paramteres listed anywhere. What do you run the main factors at? temp, salinity, CA, Mg, dkh Just wondering! Keep up the great work!
tom

[Deepsea2005]

Beautiful tank.
The color is awsome.

[ryan scott]

how do you get such great clear pics? what camera do you use. Every time I take pics with my camera the end up looking crap

[Underwaterparadise]

I have seen some impressive tanks in my days but your fish collection pushes it OVER THE LIMIT! The Black Tang and the Achilies really caught my eye. keep up the good work my hats off to you.

[fastfish]

TomRep, Deepsea2005 ,Underwaterparadise - Thanks!

TomRep -
Ca: 440ppm
Alk: 8-9 dKH
SG: 1.026
pH: 7.8 - 8.2
PO4: 0.3
NO3: 0
Temp:
Winter 76F - 80F
Summer 80F - 84F

ryan scott -
I use Nikon D80. All the pictures are taken straight out from the camera. I have learnt how to take good pictures from the Photography forum.

[grimmjohn]

This tank made me stop lurking.
Amazing.
Bomber would be proud.

[murphreef]

now i have a new tank to aspire to be like!

wow just ridiculous... just when i thought i had scene all the nice tanks!!!

i couldnt imagine owning that thing!

[Doc Holiday]

How big are all of those fish? For some reason they look so small in that tank? I know its a 300+ gallon tank but it just looks like they are all 1" long.

[aiko670]

This tank is simply astonishing! A true piece of the ocean in your home!

TOTM for sure....
Adam

[achillesheel]

fts?

[nwrogers]

WOW! Very nice tank!! I would love to see a FTS. TOTM for sure :thumbsup:

[gig]

sweet!!!! Love all the angels....nice work!

[NexDog]

Outstanding. Seeing this is going to motivate me to get my act together on my tank. More full tank shots please!!!!!

[Giga]

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek1: :eek1: :eek1:
It's tanks like this that really get me going on my own project. I just wish my budget match my dreams:rolleye1:

[michika]

Hey Fastfish,

I never knew you had such a beautiful system! Wow its quite the shocker!

[michika]

Hey Fastfish,

I never knew you had such a beautiful system! Wow its quite the shocker!

[nwrogers]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11048002#post11048002 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nwrogers
WOW! Very nice tank!! I would love to see a FTS. TOTM for sure :thumbsup:

I guess I should say I would like to see a photo that is straight on from the front that is the full tank left to right. I saw a few FTSs that were at an angle but it is hard to get feel for the depth, size, and aquascaping of the tank from that angle. Again really nice tank!

[ooja3k]

wow

did you "cook" your LR before you put it in your tank??


also, do you have any pics of from along the way??? like from when you first set it up??

[deep6er]

Great tank. would love to see it in person.

[Gary Majchrzak]

Kudos on creating this masterpiece! <a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10787858#post10787858 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fastfish
My weekly maintenance routine is mainly composed of a ~40 gallon water change, and cleaning up my sump and overflow box.
what salt mix(es) do you use?

[montrealreef]

Simply amazing !!!

I love you're collection of angels and tangs !!! Congrats !!

[jwccwj]

Another FTS please,straight on and lets seen the whole room in this shot.This probabley has already been asked but do your angels nip at any of your beautiful corals??

[Gary Majchrzak]

got any clams? :D

[saltwater4life1]

WOW!!! B E A U T I F U L! Great tank! It's tanks like yours that made me wanna get into SPS and extreme reefing haha
I went through every page but i didn't see a full tank shot. Did i miss it?
Keep up the great work!

[taithao35]

Wow!!!! That is a great looking tank. I would love to own a tank like that in the future. I do have a 55 g tank. However, I move away for dental school so my mom has to take care of the tank for me. Tank like your keep me relax from the stress from exams. Thank you very much for sharing the pictures. Please continue to post new pictures. I miss my tank so much.

[ricks]

I to have been following this thead. Fastfish has been a little quite.. We would like to see some full on in room shots of the tank...

The shots he supplied, are truly amazing... Although all those corals with all those Angels and large bioload would be tricky. And require almost round the clock monitoring..

I have a large SPS system, and good support equipment. It's a hands on 2-3 times a day check on condition, to keep everybody happy. And I have less than half the bioload he's supporting.

If this is a running system, my hats off to you. You are truly a god among reefers...



Happy reefing

[dvanacker]

You figured it out. The tank is too good to be true. He doesn't even own it!!!

The tank resides at my house....yes it's true. I will try to get a picture of me, my livingroom and the tank.

If only I can figure out how to take pictures in my DREAMS....

[dvanacker]

That was a just a joke by the way. It seems harse to suggest that fastfish is being anything but truthful. Besides he is a fellow Canadian and we have laws about lying.

I do know what you mean about being to good to be true (believable). My one and only angel, a coral beauty, went crazy after over a year of being good and starting going after my SPS. Personally I wouldnt try another angel....I dont like risks.

[eddie holland]

totm
so what ya keeping in the frag tank!
i need some of well all of it!
very nice tank totm for sure.

[i2ik]

I GUESS we might just have to wait until the end of the month to see a FTS ;)

[fastfish]

Thank you for everyone again.

Sorry for the late reply. It has been a very very busy month, I had to prepare for a big sport convention at the end of Octocber in Seattle. At the same time, I also have to prepare lot of things for an important event. :D I didn't have time to get back to all of your here. Finally, with everything done, I can sit back and enyjoy my tank again!

grimmjohn, murphreef, aiko670, achillesheel, nwrogers, gig, Giga, deep6er, montrealreef, i2ik- Thanks so much.

kalel1976 -With my aquascaping and coral placement, my tank seems to look bigger than its actual measurments. I only buy fish that are smaller in sizes

NexDog - Thanks. Most FTS will be coming. :)

michika - Thanks, I am quite satisfied with my system so far.

nwrogers - yes, More FTS from front and different angle will be coming.

ooja3k - All my LR were cooked for 6 months before putting in the tank.

Gary Majchrzak - Thanks so much . I use Instant Ocean Salt Mix, which is high in Alkality and lower in Calcium. I usually add a few cupS of Turbo Calcium after water change. No, there are no clams in my tank, I doubt if I can trust my angels with clams.

jwccwj - Sure. More shots will be coming. Some of them did occasionaly nip at the polyps in the beginning. I make sure they are really well fed, so currently they only act as glazers in the tank.

saltwater4life1 - A few FTS are posted on pg. 3 of this thread, more will be posted soon.

taithao35 - Thanks! More pictures will be coming.

ricks - Detail explanation of the system and more pictures will be coming.

dvanacker - Thanks! My angels are very well behaved.

eddie holland - I usually use my frag tank for quarantine purposes (fish and corals). There are just a few pieces of corals in there now.

[Eklikewhoa]

Amazing looking tank!

[craiglanda]

i have been following this thread for awhile and the tank is amazing!n Congrats on TOTM!!

[250G]

a well deserved TOTM. congrats.

[glassbox-design]

well done, great coloration and fish selection :thumbsup:

[neyugn0w01]

very nice looking collection

[tcmfish]

How do the urchins behave. From one if the pictures if i recall correctly they were big black longspine ones?... How are they with all the coral in the way and what not.

[fastfish]

Eklikewhoa, craiglanda, 250G, Flint&Eric, neyugn0w01, tcmfish -
Thanks for all your compliments!!

tcmfish - There are four tuxedo urchins in the tank. They are doing a pretty good job at consuming a lot of the coralline algae on the wall of the tank.

[fastfish]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0021-2.jpg

[dvanacker]

YES A VERY WELL DESERVED CONGRATS!!

[818reefer]

Your tank is by far the most colorful tank I have seen. and the best, I LOVE IT. Hope my dreams come true one day.

[stevedola]

ive been tagging along on this for awhile...not surprised at the TOTM award. Actually surprised it wasnt done sooner. Excellent thread and wonderful tank.

[AgentSPS]

INSANE setup! Definitely one of my idol tanks!

[Underwaterparadise]

Old thread but still one of the nicest tanks I have seen!! Seeing tanks like this is what gave me a love for Acro's and SPS corals!!

[Acan Lord]

This is a Crazy tank it takes my breath away. It actually reminds me of the ocean with all the diffent corals, the colonies being so big, and the beutiful fish. CONGRATS

[xinumaster]

very nice tank, FF.

[mr. pluto]

just outstanding!

[Aj Flip]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10789508#post10789508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fastfish
Good Morning,

Here are some of the pictures I promised. Enjoy!

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/Picture624.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0025.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0429.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0003.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0002.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0031.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0010.jpg


whats up with the base of this last coral

something eating it?

[xtm]

What an awesome tank!

[Orochimaru]

What, this thing is not TOTM yet? Where is the "nomination" button when you need one? :)

[143gadgets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12824968#post12824968 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Orochimaru
What, this thing is not TOTM yet? Where is the "nomination" button when you need one? :)

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-12/totm/index.php

[stunreefer]

fastfish, I still have a pic of your tank set as my background at work.....again, beautifull tank and keep the updates and pics coming!

[Fish2reef]

WOW! Dream tank for sure

[stunreefer]

Any updates Kai? Im interested to see how your SPS colonies have grown, and Im always down to see more pics of your gorgeous angels!!!

[puffergirl]

I'd love to see what this tank looks like now... especially after it was set up so quickly with so much SPS and there were so many fish in it that eat corals...

Curiousity killed the cat. Does the OP have new pictures? :)

[ptr13]

Awesome tank,love the fish collection and the colors of your corals,speechless.

[volcom69]

Im curious to know if this tank is still up, or has any changes to it? I have not seen him on here in awhile though.

[Boyman]

wow nice tank, can't wait for an update :D

[UtahReefer]

Fastfish,

Would you mind posting some pictures of your rock stack before you added all your corals???
I would also love to see an updated photo of the growth youve had since tank of the month!!!

[naldopr]

any update? amazing tank

[reefmutt]

I'd LOVE to see some updated shots!!

[Briankook]

I am either inspired or I feel like giving up :)

[DesigDiver]

I am either inspired or I feel like giving up :)

lol so true...

[stagcrazy]

your tank is wild truly inspirational.

[reefmutt]

Hey Fastfish, you still out there??

[shandy_say]

Wow! Amazing tank and fish collection! Absolutely Jaw-dropping!

[love83blue]

nice tank amazingly beautiful

[rickyjai8]

have the angel fish nip on your coral

[Lt.Dan]

Help us with details on your setup.

[ziyaadb]

Damn i cant belive i missed this AWESOME!!!!!

[D' kingfisher]

those are awesome corals

[Rickyrooz1]

Great tank

[spleify]

Absolutely extrordinary system!!

Thanks so much for sharing

[Ian]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-12/totm/index.php

[love83blue]

droolworthy

[JMLewis]

Totm for sure!!!! :beer:

[dvanacker]

ALREADY WAS !! Unless he gets a new tank they would rarely let him do it again.

[Azn_in_az]

Wow, this is amazing, whats name of the one in the 3rd picture?

[pterfloth]

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/mylittleocean/DSC_0021-2.jpg

Love you tank. I live in Tsawassen. Any chance I could see your tank in person?

[stunreefer]

This was always one of my favorite tanks... Kai hasn't been on since May of 2008 but can you imagine how it would look if this was still up!?! Unfortunately, I suspect it's not :(

[RobbReef]

I vote TOTM you got my vote....

[mv123]

your tank is incredible, and it is inspiring me to try an angel at some point! I have always been scared to do so, since I have put so much work into my SPS.

Your pics are incredible. Can you post a higher resolution FTS? I would love to use it as a desktop background to remind me what can be done.

TOTM, for sure.

[ssavader]

All I can say is, HOLY SH.T!!! That tank is gorgeous. Can you fly down to Indianapolis and give me tips. I'll take you the Indy 500!

[Narzyzz12]

Bumping this thread!Does anyone know if this beauty is still up?

[Pife]

Bumping this thread!Does anyone know if this beauty is still up?

He hasn't logged into rc since 2013.