September 2011 Tank of the Month

Dejavu · 09/06/2011, 04:22 PM

This month we are featuring the beautiful 400-gallon Mixed reef of Brad Blankenship (Mantis)

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Congratulations, Brad!

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brian762 · 09/06/2011, 05:30 PM

Awesome tank! Congrats Brad!

dzfish17 · 09/06/2011, 05:44 PM

Very nice setup Brad. I love the rimless tank and wave.. Beautiful clam, corals and fishes. Well deserving of TOTM.

hollback · 09/07/2011, 06:53 AM

Looking good Brad, congrats!

Sugar Magnolia · 09/07/2011, 07:13 AM

Absolutely beautiful tank! Congratulations Brad!

BonsaiNut · 09/07/2011, 07:47 AM

Great tank! Would it be possible to post higher-resolution pictures of the full tank shots (of the aquarium in the entryway)? Something at least 1024x768 or larger? I'd love to see more detail!

samdaman · 09/07/2011, 08:02 AM

Amazing.. Just a quick question. In such a massive tank, do you see the clown goby? :P

AC2020x · 09/07/2011, 08:29 AM

Awesome tank! I love how clean the look of the rimless tank is! Hope the best for you and that the long term success of this tank continues!

JBarnes · 09/07/2011, 09:06 AM

Great looking tank. Love you fish food receipe. Wondering just where you get your frozen food. That brand you refer to "Mantis" I don't believe I've seen. Thanks, Jerry.

mikeyj28 · 09/07/2011, 09:30 AM

Congratulations Brad! I have seen this tank in person (when i came to pick up the metal halide ballast) and I have to say it is AH-MAZING

Jeremy B. · 09/07/2011, 09:38 AM

Congrats Brad! Great looking tank!

bellis31 · 09/07/2011, 09:50 AM

Absolutely beautiful tank Brad, thanks for sharing with us and congrats!

frankpayne32 · 09/07/2011, 09:51 AM

Congratulations! That is pretty much my dream tank dimensions. I will also definitely be stealing your fake sand bed idea. Love that idea!

gofor100 · 09/07/2011, 09:54 AM

Awesome dimensions! Planning my upgrade, and you've given me plenty of NEW ideas.

Thanks for the inspiration!

-Chad

aquavista99 · 09/07/2011, 10:12 AM

Congratulations, Brad!

I always admired your system and hope to see it in person one of these days.

Tim

reefing102 · 09/07/2011, 10:16 AM

Congrats Brad

mc-cro · 09/07/2011, 10:55 AM

that is an awesome tank Brad!!! You nailed almost every aspect of my perfect dream tank.

congratulations on such an impressive set up.

psidriven · 09/07/2011, 11:51 AM

Congrats and any more pix of the yellow looking bta from your bta propagation tank picture? I've been looking for a lemondrop bta and your's seem pretty yellow too.

tnias · 09/07/2011, 12:00 PM

Great looking tank!

Could you post your maintenance regiment and if you add any nutrients beyond what you have in the write-up?

jacob.morgan78 · 09/07/2011, 12:50 PM

can't wait to read more! very nice.

lilalove · 09/07/2011, 03:15 PM

This tank is awesome! Congrats, very well deserved.

ZR1001 · 09/07/2011, 03:41 PM

Awesome tank! Congrats!

Endy0430 · 09/07/2011, 03:51 PM

feh · 09/07/2011, 03:55 PM

I'm amazed with this tank. Especially the flow with the dual wave boxes. Wow... its almost scary to see the video with 400 gallons of water rocking back and forth like that. Nice tank.

studentdriver · 09/07/2011, 04:45 PM

Congratulations Brad, tank looks even more amazing in person.

09/06/2011, 05:44 PM	#3
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,534	Very nice setup Brad. I love the rimless tank and wave.. Beautiful clam, corals and fishes. Well deserving of TOTM. __________________ Dave (Z-man) The pile gets higher and the pile gets lower... but it smells the same. 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

09/07/2011, 06:53 AM	#4
hollback Team RC Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 3,345	Looking good Brad, congrats! __________________ Jason Μολὼν λαβέ "Dressed up like plankton, sucked in by baleen." Current Tank Info: 40,000 Tablespoons

09/07/2011, 07:13 AM	#5
Sugar Magnolia Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 11,764	Absolutely beautiful tank! Congratulations Brad! __________________ Adrienne Anyone complaining about the speed now? Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder, Nova Extreme Pro 6x39w T5, HOB refugium, HOB filter

09/07/2011, 07:47 AM	#6
BonsaiNut Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,397	Great tank! Would it be possible to post higher-resolution pictures of the full tank shots (of the aquarium in the entryway)? Something at least 1024x768 or larger? I'd love to see more detail! __________________ "You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!" - The Hobbit; J. R. R. Tolkien

09/07/2011, 08:29 AM	#8
AC2020x Marine Conservationist Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: State College, PA Posts: 503	Awesome tank! I love how clean the look of the rimless tank is! Hope the best for you and that the long term success of this tank continues! __________________ In progress: 29g nano-ish reef with DIY LED Lights / Broken Down: 125g Predator FOWLR tank.

09/06/2011, 05:30 PM	#2
brian762 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 637	Awesome tank! Congrats Brad!

09/07/2011, 08:02 AM	#7
samdaman Big Poppa Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,387	Amazing.. Just a quick question. In such a massive tank, do you see the clown goby? :P

09/07/2011, 09:06 AM	#9
JBarnes Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mead, Colorado Posts: 286	Great looking tank. Love you fish food receipe. Wondering just where you get your frozen food. That brand you refer to "Mantis" I don't believe I've seen. Thanks, Jerry.

09/07/2011, 09:30 AM	#10
mikeyj28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grove City Ohio Posts: 762	Congratulations Brad! I have seen this tank in person (when i came to pick up the metal halide ballast) and I have to say it is AH-MAZING __________________ 150 gallon reef

09/07/2011, 09:38 AM	#11
Jeremy B. RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN / Muncie, IN Posts: 7,585	Congrats Brad! Great looking tank! __________________ PremiumAquatics.com

09/07/2011, 09:50 AM	#12
bellis31 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 748	Absolutely beautiful tank Brad, thanks for sharing with us and congrats! __________________ 40g Breeder + 29g Sump GH 700 Overflow and Return + SC-150 Skimmer Eheim 1260 Return Pump + 2 Vortech MP10es 36inch 6 Bulb TEK Elite T5 Lighting + Apex Jr Controller

09/07/2011, 09:51 AM	#13
frankpayne32 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,177	Congratulations! That is pretty much my dream tank dimensions. I will also definitely be stealing your fake sand bed idea. Love that idea! __________________ Frank Payne Advice to new hobbyists: listen to people that have a tank you would like to have one day, not to those with a high post count. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon in-wall (build thread is my homepage).

09/07/2011, 09:54 AM	#14
gofor100 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,887	Awesome dimensions! Planning my upgrade, and you've given me plenty of NEW ideas. Thanks for the inspiration! -Chad __________________ "FISH ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD" Current Tank Info: 60"L X 30"W X 24"T LeeMar w/Starphire viewing panels, 2XMP40Wes, 2XTunze6085, 3X250W LumenMax Elite DE MH, Vertex Alpha Cone 200 Skimmer and 35 Gallon Frag Tank

09/07/2011, 10:12 AM	#15
aquavista99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 295	Congratulations, Brad! I always admired your system and hope to see it in person one of these days. Tim

09/07/2011, 10:16 AM	#16
reefing102 Who am I here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,136	Congrats Brad __________________ Shane RC Rules F&Q Lounger Life's a climb... but the view is great. “Eighty-five plus 15 will always be 100 ways to be great” - Ochocinco & Henry "Never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience." - Debi ____________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: 10 Gallon; Filtration - Penguin 200 Bio-Wheel Filter(cleaned weekly), 5-10 lbs LR, 3-5 lbs LS; Lights - 96W T5 HO; Flow - MJ 600 and GPH from Filter

09/07/2011, 10:55 AM	#17
mc-cro (macro) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,074	that is an awesome tank Brad!!! You nailed almost every aspect of my perfect dream tank. congratulations on such an impressive set up. __________________ Time is the most valuable thing you have... spend it wisely Current Tank Info: 60x26x24 AGE 3 sided starphire

09/07/2011, 11:51 AM	#18
psidriven Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Berzerkeley Posts: 787	Congrats and any more pix of the yellow looking bta from your bta propagation tank picture? I've been looking for a lemondrop bta and your's seem pretty yellow too. __________________ Trying to learn to read Chinese.

09/07/2011, 12:00 PM	#19
tnias Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 144	Great looking tank! Could you post your maintenance regiment and if you add any nutrients beyond what you have in the write-up?

09/07/2011, 12:50 PM	#20
jacob.morgan78 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Farmville, VA Posts: 1,127	can't wait to read more! very nice.

09/07/2011, 03:15 PM	#21
lilalove Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 436	This tank is awesome! Congrats, very well deserved. __________________ Karina For mad scientists who keep brains in jars, here's a tip: why not add a slice of lemon to each jar, for freshness? - Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey Current Tank Info: 180 gallon reef, 55 gallon sump and refugium

09/07/2011, 03:41 PM	#22
ZR1001 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 358	Awesome tank! Congrats!

09/07/2011, 03:51 PM	#23
Endy0430 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami,FL. Posts: 572	__________________ How Can You Help Protect Coral Reefs? Current Tank Info: IM Nuvo 30g IM Skimmate Skimmer AI Vega

09/07/2011, 03:55 PM	#24
feh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 414	I'm amazed with this tank. Especially the flow with the dual wave boxes. Wow... its almost scary to see the video with 400 gallons of water rocking back and forth like that. Nice tank.

09/07/2011, 04:45 PM	#25
studentdriver Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 205	Congratulations Brad, tank looks even more amazing in person.

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