Tank of the Month - June '05

Skipper · 05/30/2005, 10:07 PM

This month we are featuring Marshal Smethers' (CAReefer) beautiful reef aquarium:

More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above.

Congratulations, Marshal!

Briankook · 06/04/2005, 02:35 PM

I'm not sure if Marshal will see this, but Spectrapure now has a "PTD valve" to fix the "reduce TDS creep through the feed line" problem. Here is the link http://www.spectrapure.com/manuals/PTD_O&M_00.pdf

I am anxious about installing it.

Incredible tank by the way!!!

Zissou · 06/04/2005, 02:35 PM

what a lovely tank you have there marshal, grats guy
i'm planning to have the same dims on my new tank

cheerz

CAreefer · 06/04/2005, 02:54 PM

Thanks for that link Brian, I will look into it.

Briankook · 06/04/2005, 03:08 PM

Marshal, what kind of salt do you use...I'm just curious.

John Brancheau · 06/04/2005, 03:10 PM

Congratulations there Marshall, beautiful set-up.

Great job on the presentation also, Skip is a great guy to work with isn't he.........

John

CAreefer · 06/04/2005, 03:12 PM

Thanks all. Brian, I have been using Reef Crystals since day 1. I have used a little Oceanic while waiting for RC at the LFS. But experienced an algae bloom.

Phenix 05 · 06/04/2005, 03:34 PM

just wondering.
what is your ph?

Daytymer · 06/04/2005, 03:37 PM

A beautiful tank and thank you for the lovely layout and history of your current and past experiences.

gwrulzmylife · 06/04/2005, 03:58 PM

What would you have not done if you redid this tank?

tacocat · 06/04/2005, 05:30 PM

Marshal, nice tank. I was just in Paso last week. Is keeping the tank cool an issue like us Central Valley folks? I noticed that it really makes a difference where you live in Paso as far as temp goes.

Gawain1974 · 06/04/2005, 05:55 PM

Wow...beautiful tank! Congratulations on a job well done.

onefin · 06/04/2005, 06:10 PM

Congratulations great looking tank.

todd_nano · 06/04/2005, 08:01 PM

ditto, and thats an awesome derasa clam!

CAreefer · 06/04/2005, 08:21 PM

Thanks all for the wonderful comments. I have just a minute so I will blast through the questions. I will be back tommorrow for any follow up if necessary.

Phenix,- ph runs from 7.95 at night to 8.2 and end of photo period.

gwrlzmylife,- I will get into this one tommorrow.

TacoCat,- Yes temps get to be an issue. Just now climbing to 82+ in the late afternoon. Few mods in the works.

bigfishman · 06/04/2005, 10:31 PM

Congratulations! Very nice tank.

I read your website just a few days ago and surprisingly, you are tank of the month now.

atram · 06/04/2005, 10:33 PM

Beautiful tank! Congrats on tank of the month. Very deserving.

Al

GregM779 · 06/04/2005, 10:35 PM

Congratulations, that may be the size of my next tank, I have a 125g and would love to have that extra depth, it's also good to see a gorgeous SPS tank with fish in the tank.

jaredg1 · 06/04/2005, 10:44 PM

Great looking tank Marshal. Just wondering if you had any more info on modifying your Euroreef CS CS12-2? I have been considering do that to mine.

Thanks,

Jared

antony1103 · 06/04/2005, 10:48 PM

Very nice. Congrats on having the tank of the month.

fancyfish · 06/04/2005, 11:36 PM

Great tank. Very nice aquascape and corals. Congrats on being featured.

tom obrecht · 06/04/2005, 11:58 PM

Great tank!! I'm wondering where you get the magnesium pro korallin reactor media from?

cryb99 · 06/05/2005, 12:38 AM

i'm lovin it.......well planned and executed....

Dag · 06/05/2005, 01:02 AM

Congratulations! Beautiful tank.

Can you comment on your substrate? What material, how deep, and what cleaning, if any do you do?

SFlogic · 06/05/2005, 01:52 AM

never seen a monti grown so........ big congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05/30/2005, 10:07 PM	#1
Skipper RC Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 17,825	Tank of the Month - June '05 This month we are featuring Marshal Smethers' (CAReefer) beautiful reef aquarium: More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above. Congratulations, Marshal! __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

06/04/2005, 02:35 PM	#2
Briankook Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reading,PA Posts: 849	I'm not sure if Marshal will see this, but Spectrapure now has a "PTD valve" to fix the "reduce TDS creep through the feed line" problem. Here is the link http://www.spectrapure.com/manuals/PTD_O&M_00.pdf I am anxious about installing it. Incredible tank by the way!!! __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon BB in wall..., 250 lbs.LR, 65 gallon fuge, 3,400W 10K XM Halides, 4, 160W VHO's on pulleys, Deltec 902 skimmer w/ozone, RODI autotopoff, 3 Tunzes & 1 Vortech

06/04/2005, 02:54 PM	#4
CAreefer Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Paso Robles CA Posts: 1,047	Thanks for that link Brian, I will look into it. __________________ June 2005 TOTM Current Tank Info: 265 Gallon A.G.E. Starphire SPS in the build stage. 3 400 watt Helios 20k on PFO HQI/Ice Cap ballasts. Bubble King 300 skimmer.

06/04/2005, 03:08 PM	#5
Briankook Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reading,PA Posts: 849	Marshal, what kind of salt do you use...I'm just curious. __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon BB in wall..., 250 lbs.LR, 65 gallon fuge, 3,400W 10K XM Halides, 4, 160W VHO's on pulleys, Deltec 902 skimmer w/ozone, RODI autotopoff, 3 Tunzes & 1 Vortech

06/04/2005, 03:10 PM	#6
John Brancheau Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wyandotte, Michigan Posts: 542	Congratulations there Marshall, beautiful set-up. Great job on the presentation also, Skip is a great guy to work with isn't he......... John __________________ If it is worth doin, be patient and do it right.... Current Tank Info: 180 in wall,Bubble King 300,Red Dragon 6.5 , Schuran, Jetstream 1, 100 gallon sump/ fuge,Tunze 6100,6080, 4 250 RO III's, Hamilton 14ks with 2- 6 foot vho's,sps dominated with some clams..

06/04/2005, 02:35 PM	#3
Zissou Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 41	what a lovely tank you have there marshal, grats guy i'm planning to have the same dims on my new tank cheerz

06/04/2005, 03:12 PM	#7
CAreefer Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Paso Robles CA Posts: 1,047	Thanks all. Brian, I have been using Reef Crystals since day 1. I have used a little Oceanic while waiting for RC at the LFS. But experienced an algae bloom. __________________ June 2005 TOTM Current Tank Info: 265 Gallon A.G.E. Starphire SPS in the build stage. 3 400 watt Helios 20k on PFO HQI/Ice Cap ballasts. Bubble King 300 skimmer.

06/04/2005, 03:34 PM	#8
Phenix 05 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 74	just wondering. what is your ph?

06/04/2005, 03:37 PM	#9
Daytymer Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Massillon, OH Posts: 238	A beautiful tank and thank you for the lovely layout and history of your current and past experiences.

06/04/2005, 03:58 PM	#10
gwrulzmylife Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 1,054	hindsight What would you have not done if you redid this tank? __________________ "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent." - Qui-Gon Jinn Current Tank Info: 200 Gallon Reef/2x 100g sumps & 120g refug

06/04/2005, 05:30 PM	#11
tacocat Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,608	Marshal, nice tank. I was just in Paso last week. Is keeping the tank cool an issue like us Central Valley folks? I noticed that it really makes a difference where you live in Paso as far as temp goes. __________________ Going to need a cleanup on aisle 3 Current Tank Info: 240g Starphire cube

06/04/2005, 05:55 PM	#12
Gawain1974 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,125	Wow...beautiful tank! Congratulations on a job well done. __________________ Les "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Current Tank Info: 150 gallon stony display with 55 gallon sump/fuge. 200 lbs LR, SSB, 3x400 20K XM, ASM G3, Korallin Ca reactor, 2 Vortechs, ozone injection

06/04/2005, 06:10 PM	#13
onefin Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 1,620	Congratulations great looking tank. __________________ "Click my little red house to visit my Lagoon" Current Tank Info: 125 gallon /40gallon Ecosystem

06/04/2005, 08:01 PM	#14
todd_nano Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 181	ditto, and thats an awesome derasa clam!

06/04/2005, 08:21 PM	#15
CAreefer Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Paso Robles CA Posts: 1,047	Thanks all for the wonderful comments. I have just a minute so I will blast through the questions. I will be back tommorrow for any follow up if necessary. Phenix,- ph runs from 7.95 at night to 8.2 and end of photo period. gwrlzmylife,- I will get into this one tommorrow. TacoCat,- Yes temps get to be an issue. Just now climbing to 82+ in the late afternoon. Few mods in the works. __________________ June 2005 TOTM Current Tank Info: 265 Gallon A.G.E. Starphire SPS in the build stage. 3 400 watt Helios 20k on PFO HQI/Ice Cap ballasts. Bubble King 300 skimmer.

06/04/2005, 10:31 PM	#16
bigfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North America Posts: 520	Congratulations! Very nice tank. I read your website just a few days ago and surprisingly, you are tank of the month now.

06/04/2005, 10:33 PM	#17
atram Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bettendorf, Iowa Posts: 401	Beautiful tank! Congrats on tank of the month. Very deserving. Al

06/04/2005, 10:35 PM	#18
GregM779 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,960	Congratulations, that may be the size of my next tank, I have a 125g and would love to have that extra depth, it's also good to see a gorgeous SPS tank with fish in the tank.

06/04/2005, 10:44 PM	#19
jaredg1 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Westfield, NJ Posts: 65	Great looking tank Marshal. Just wondering if you had any more info on modifying your Euroreef CS CS12-2? I have been considering do that to mine. Thanks, Jared

06/04/2005, 10:48 PM	#20
antony1103 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 628	Very nice. Congrats on having the tank of the month. __________________ Anthony Current Tank Info: 75 gallon, being moved at the time.

06/04/2005, 11:36 PM	#21
fancyfish Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,400	Great tank. Very nice aquascape and corals. Congrats on being featured. __________________ The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein I hate micro-bubbles!! Current Tank Info: 215 gallon oceanic Ultimate with starfire front, 2-250 watt metal halide, 4-36 inch 39 watt T-5 actinic and daylight bulbs, aquamedic turboflotor shorty with mesh mod 2-Tunze Turbelle® stream 6105 with controller

06/04/2005, 11:58 PM	#22
tom obrecht Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 1,811	Great tank!! I'm wondering where you get the magnesium pro korallin reactor media from? __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! Current Tank Info: I'M OUT!

06/05/2005, 12:38 AM	#23
cryb99 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 60	i'm lovin it.......well planned and executed....

06/05/2005, 01:02 AM	#24
Dag Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,316	Congratulations! Beautiful tank. Can you comment on your substrate? What material, how deep, and what cleaning, if any do you do? __________________ Aryeh Life is too short to learn everything from experience. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon reef tank

06/05/2005, 01:52 AM	#25
SFlogic Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 180	never seen a monti grown so........ big congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!