The REAL Tank of the Month - April '03

[Skipper]

This month we are featuring Graham's beautiful 90 gallon tank:

<img src="http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/totm/images/Full.jpg"> (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/totm/index.htm)

More details can be found here (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/totm/index.htm) or by clicking on the picture above.

Congratulations, Graham!

[dc]

:eek2: So I'm not next in line???:( Congratulations Graham, it looks great!:thumbsup:

[Skipper]

Debi: you're all lined up for the next April fool's edition. :p hehe

[dc]

LOL! Hey, I'm planning on my tank looking good by then. This was so good!:D

[johnrags1234]

Sweet tank. One day I hope to be totm! Is the REAL April reef keeping going to go up soon?

John

[visualscapes]

Finally! The real tank, very nice!:thumbsup:

[Skipper]

Is the REAL April reef keeping going to go up soon? Yep, it's up now.

http://reefkeeping.com

[Pineapple House]

Awesome tank Graham! Looks awesome!

Take Care,
Graham

[kozmo02]

beautiful tank graham, congratulations on the TOTM

:thumbsup:

[Kreeger1]

great colors Graham, your acros are amazing

[Desert Fox]

Congrats and continued good luck with the reef, school, and family.

Blue skies,
~Fox~

[Kara]

That is an incredible tank! I believe it has to be my favorite so far. You must be really proud of it, and rightly so!

[MtnDewMan]

Excellent Choice for TOTM ...

Very nice Graham ... Keep up the good work :)

[Jamesurq]

Awsome!!!... Only thing is, MJ1200s are 270 GPH each, not 1200 GPH each, right? Someone care to correct the article....

[rbaker]

Great job Graham! Your tank is beautiful and your pictures are nothing less than stunning!! Well deserved...

Ryan

[zizmans]

Way to go Graham!

But ******, It makes it funnier if there is no (real) April winner at all?! It's not funny when you ***** at the end, G should be MAY totm.

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[Rock Anemone]

Debi: you're all lined up for the next April fool's edition. hehe
Oh that was cold... real cold... :lol: :lol: :lol: Mine should be the next April Fools.

Graham, BEAUTIFUL tank, really deserves TOTM. I love the close-ups! Keep up the good work.

Rock Anemone:D

[melev]

Graham, I loved reading about your tank, and your setup. I just started my own phyto culture night before last, and I love your bucket idea. I might just go that route instead, because it looks like I might be growing something illegal in my garage with my lights glowing all night. :D

Your pictures are superb! Great job on your tank.

[SPC]

Beautiful tank Graham, well deserved!

Congrats on the new child also:) .
Steve

[G-money]

Wow! :D :D :D :D

Thank you everyone for the most flattering comments!
I fell very fortunate to have so many dedicated reefers give the :thumbsup:! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!



Originally posted by Jamesurq
Awsome!!!... Only thing is, MJ1200s are 270 GPH each, not 1200 GPH each, right? Someone care to correct the article....

Hmmm....I thought I calculated them at 295gph each for the article, but something could have been overlooked. Thanks for the heads-up!

[Ace]

Graham,

You have a tank? Who woulda thunk it? J/k :)

Looks great! :thumbsup: I hope my 90 looks half as good someday.

Is that a Corky in the center? I have one and I have split it into two but instead of growing up it's spreading out.

Ace

[G-money]

Originally posted by Ace
Graham,

You have a tank? Who woulda thunk it? J/k :)

Is that a Corky in the center? I have one and I have split it into two but instead of growing up it's spreading out.


Heh heh...yeah I know Ace. :lol: I do find time for tank duties amidst that old bad habit of cesspooling. It's easier now, though ;) j/k

That's a Eunicea sp. in the center. It's a photosynthetic gorgonian. Started from a 2" cutting almost exactly a year ago. It's really fun to watch it eat when I feed particulates (GPs, rotifers, BBS). Turn off the powerheads and it's like a chain-reaction of polyps closing and opening over the whole animal. It's pretty neat.

[abraham]

Very Nice! Congrats!

Abraham:D

[Agu]

Hey Graham,

Looking great, but that's no surprise :D .

Congrats on impending fatherhood, if you thought reefkeeping was challenging and rewarding .................but you're up to that challenge.

Agu

[ByTor]

VERY NICE!!! work there Graham.... :thumbsup:

[Gary Majchrzak]

:beer: Congratulations Graham!

[photobarry]

Hey where did all the algae go!

JK Great looking tank. Congratulations!!

[madmikey]

Well since we cange argue politics anymore, Nice Tank.

[G-money]

Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the acknowledgement...


and Agu,

You know you are well represented in that there tank, eh? ;)

[hiddendragonet]

Graham, stunning! You have GOT to show me how to use Photoshop like that so my tank looks really good too. :D J/K my friend!

Awesome shots, great looking tank! I might have to spend a week in Minnie in May for business, wanna trade some frags? (actually just an excuse to come see your tank).

Keep up the good work, buddy!

HD

[ILove2Ride]

Congrats!

That's a beautiful and mature tank, I love that coral in the center.

[otolith]

Graham, tank looks different from the meeting, and I must say WOW, it looks great! Your corals are just amazing.

When you move, I think I'll have plenty of room to "baby sit.":D

Derek

[chewie]

I really like the layout of your tank Graham! Coral placement is very nice!!!

Well done and congrats on the new family member!!!

Jon

[littleprince]

B4 I die... I must get my tank featured!
:D

Too bad right now I'm closer to the april fools tank of the month than the real ones..
Maybe in a couple years

[Nanook]

Congratulations....nice tank!


Nanook:)

[SawCJack00]

Lookin' great Graham! Congrats.

[G-money]

Originally posted by hiddendragonet
...You have GOT to show me how to use Photoshop like that so my tank looks really good too. :D J/K my friend! HD

Hey, that's part of the battle! Pictures don't do any tank full justice, but a little Photoshop-ing can replace what the camera misses...or what the particular shot misses. Maybe that's just because I'm a hack! :D Actually, some of the pics turned out a bit dim...


ILove2Ride,

Thanks, that one in the center is a Eunicea sp. gorgonian.


otolith,

Thanks Derek! It is truly amazing how noticeably a tank changes when you only see it once a year! BTW, I just may take you up on that offer...


chewie and nanook,

Thank you for the approval!


SawC,

Thanks Bill. That's truly a compliment coming from the guy who's given me my biggest case of tank envy...ever! :D I'm sure your turn won't be too far off! :thumbsup:

[filishy]

Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous tank!

Congratulations Graham. This are the kind of tanks that one looks at and sighs and hopes, one can set up one day.

Again, beautiful. You should be very, very proud of yourself.

Cheers.

Mary.

[ozadars]

Wow thats a wonderful tank, i love tank which has big corals

[chromis]

Nice tank!:D, I especially like that pink seriatopora, been looking for one for a while. . . .


Andrew

[fletch33]

Good to go!!!!


Very nice tank there Graham:eek2:

[dattong]

congratulations! I love every single piece in your tank!

[lakerfan]

Great Tank! I think you have a little more room for more corals:D

[Cookoopod]

Attaboy Gramster!!!

Love the SPS

[magicreef]

Just Beautiful! :)

[7thheaven]

Great Looking tank! Congratulations Graham~

[lebowski]

sweet.

[Boomslang]

Very nice tank. Makes me sad to think what I might have had if I did not give up on reef keeping.

[G-money]

Originally posted by Boomslang
Very nice tank. Makes me sad to think what I might have had if I did not give up on reef keeping.

Why would you have done that?

[Boomslang]

I used to use well water that I ran trough selicate sponge. It was good enough to so that I had little to no algae problems. After I moved I had to use city water, and I don't have money for a RO filter so I could not keep the algae under control. It grew like a rain forest. A RO filter is about ZAR.5000 here, way more than I can afford.
ps. I also had a problem getting the chlorine out of the water. Now I only have a few guppies and mollies till I can figure out a way to fix my water problem.

[JonF]

beatuiful tank Graham,

What is that brown, plant looking thing in the middle of your tank that starts towards the bottom of the tank and comes up midway? Is it difficult to keep? Does it grow slowly or quickly? Thanks,

Jon

[G-money]

JonF,

Thank you! :)

That is a Eunicea species gorgonian. It is very easy and that piece started from a 3" cutting a little over a year ago.