Tank of the Month - May '06

Skipper · 04/29/2006, 09:30 PM

This month we are featuring Tom Obrecht's beautiful reef aquarium:

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

Congratulations, Tom!

If you'd like to nominate a tank
for Tank of the Month, click here
or use the button to the right.

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mhurley · 05/06/2006, 08:26 AM

Congrats Tom!!! Beautiful system!!

SaveOurReefs · 05/06/2006, 09:21 AM

Hey Tom, thanks for showing us what a great softy tank can look like.

-Tim

Danster · 05/06/2006, 09:47 AM

Love the tank and congrats! I like what you do about your heavy bioload. I love alot of fish as well.

cwegescheide · 05/06/2006, 09:51 AM

That is one beautiful tank you have there. Love the soft corals and all the fish!

Congrats!

Barto · 05/06/2006, 10:02 AM

Great looking setup.

Congrats!

Gary Majchrzak · 05/06/2006, 10:06 AM

Beautiful!

rbaker · 05/06/2006, 10:16 AM

Congrats!!! It good to see a tank without all of those sticks in it...

RevHtree · 05/06/2006, 10:38 AM

I knew that was tank of the month the first time I saw it in one of your threads! BEAUTIFUL!!!

ljsreptiles · 05/06/2006, 10:40 AM

Awesome set up!

vest0830 · 05/06/2006, 10:44 AM

Very very nice!

jwedehase · 05/06/2006, 11:12 AM

I've also loved this tank since the first time I saw it! Beautiful!

dc · 05/06/2006, 12:16 PM

Georgous tank! I didn't realize it was so large first looking at the picture. The anthia's are beautiful.

itstheantitang · 05/06/2006, 12:29 PM

Sweet tank!

THE APPRENTICE · 05/06/2006, 12:58 PM

Congratulations on tank of the Month Tom I really enjoyed reading about you assortment Of Anthias I am a big fan of them I have a small school of Disbar Anthias. Is it posible to add some Pseudanthias bimaculatus to a Tank with the Disbar's in there or would the bimaculatus be to aggresive?
Thanks for any advice and great Tank Tom....

weatherson · 05/06/2006, 01:18 PM

Congratulations on your well deserved TOTM recognition. You have a beautiful softie tank and setup.

Joseph

allen00se · 05/06/2006, 02:46 PM

Congrats on a very nice tank, on the subject of the overflows, do you just have the blukheads with strainers or do you have an elbow on the inside of the aquarium? I would like some more details on how you have the drains set up, and positives or negatives of doing it that way.
Thanks
Krys

sean48183 · 05/06/2006, 03:00 PM

Stunning tank! Love the fish and coral combo and I believe in feeding the fish heavily myself. I can see that your fish are very healthy looking especially the 8 year old tangs.

I have a question about coral feeding. You have gotten alot of great growth and was wondering if you feed the corals at all? My softies don't seem to grow fast at all(except the xenia) and was wondering if I feed them enough?

jackson6745 · 05/06/2006, 03:10 PM

I usually don't like softie tanks but yours is amazing. Really beautiful job on it! Congrats!!!

Hop · 05/06/2006, 03:51 PM

Thanks for sharing your tank Tom! It's nice to see a tank to strive for. I too am thinking onlong the same lines!

Thanks again!

Konadog · 05/06/2006, 04:03 PM

Beautiful softy tank, I knew they were out there somewhere!

djr2001 · 05/06/2006, 11:10 PM

I must say this is by far the best looking tank I've ever seen. I love the wood work and how it matches the kitchen...

piscies75 · 05/06/2006, 11:57 PM

very nice, thanks
what type/colour of carpet do you have please doesn't it eat fish?
I used to have great looking brarium (green feather like also known as corky fingers) but lately they are all in , any advise
again sweet tank congrats

nebraskareef · 05/07/2006, 12:17 AM

Tom is definately making Nebraska proud.

Lenny C · 05/07/2006, 12:28 AM

I really enjoyed reading your wright-up and seeing your tank. Congrats on TOTM.

05/06/2006, 08:26 AM	#2
mhurley RC Staff Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 35,404	Congrats Tom!!! Beautiful system!! __________________ Mike "Vow to get up early enough to watch a few sunrises with someone you love." Current Tank Info: Oceanic 29G Biocube

05/06/2006, 09:21 AM	#3
SaveOurReefs Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 331	Hey Tom, thanks for showing us what a great softy tank can look like. -Tim __________________ Tanks to hold corals: $1000's of dollars Hand feeding corals at 5 in the morning: Priceless Current Tank Info: 30g, 58g, 100g

05/06/2006, 10:02 AM	#6
Barto On "The List" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BigSkyCountry Posts: 427	Great looking setup. Congrats! __________________ sober from this day forward... emk In any case I agree with Bart. ~Debi~ As far as I'm concerned Bear Grylls can go the way of Steve Irwin~ Les apparently, jenglish has a magical cornhole AUGUST 2009 TOTM! Current Tank Info: no more fish tanks, nothing, nada, gone!

05/06/2006, 10:06 AM	#7
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 29,527	Beautiful! __________________ 16 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems. Current Tank Info: 72x24x30 225 gallon peninsula reef aquarium

05/06/2006, 10:16 AM	#8
rbaker Reef Central Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 30,759 Blog Entries: 4	Congrats!!! It good to see a tank without all of those sticks in it... __________________ Ryan A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. -- George Bernard Shaw

05/06/2006, 09:47 AM	#4
Danster Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 161	Love the tank and congrats! I like what you do about your heavy bioload. I love alot of fish as well.

05/06/2006, 09:51 AM	#5
cwegescheide Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,109	That is one beautiful tank you have there. Love the soft corals and all the fish! Congrats!

05/06/2006, 10:38 AM	#9
RevHtree Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,662	I knew that was tank of the month the first time I saw it in one of your threads! BEAUTIFUL!!! __________________ Fellow reefers let us ban together to end the madness that is the lounge! (aka the UN-FORUM) This is a horrible place of degradation and debasement. Post don't even count there. Current Tank Info: 250g Starfire Dream Cleaned and Protected by an Orca 250

05/06/2006, 10:40 AM	#10
ljsreptiles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: CT Posts: 51	Awesome set up! __________________ Thank You, Leslie Steinmetz

05/06/2006, 10:44 AM	#11
vest0830 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 1,299	Very very nice! __________________ 55g::Tunze::Lifereef::Ice Cap::Euroreef Current Tank Info: 100% all Okinawan life

05/06/2006, 11:12 AM	#12
jwedehase Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central CA, USA Posts: 916	I've also loved this tank since the first time I saw it! Beautiful! __________________ This space for rent. Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef. 2x250w HQI 14K, 4x39w T5HO. AquaEuro 400

05/06/2006, 12:16 PM	#13
dc Moved In... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 32,545	Georgous tank! I didn't realize it was so large first looking at the picture. The anthia's are beautiful. __________________ Debi ><> Now that we're all moved, Please be patient there's still lot's of tweaking to do. THANKS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

05/06/2006, 12:29 PM	#14
itstheantitang Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 481	Sweet tank! __________________ Ignore the smoke and smile...

05/06/2006, 12:58 PM	#15
THE APPRENTICE Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UMATILLA OR Posts: 10	Pseudanthias bimaculatus Congratulations on tank of the Month Tom I really enjoyed reading about you assortment Of Anthias I am a big fan of them I have a small school of Disbar Anthias. Is it posible to add some Pseudanthias bimaculatus to a Tank with the Disbar's in there or would the bimaculatus be to aggresive? Thanks for any advice and great Tank Tom....

05/06/2006, 01:18 PM	#16
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,023	Congratulations on your well deserved TOTM recognition. You have a beautiful softie tank and setup. Joseph

05/06/2006, 02:46 PM	#17
allen00se Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: OKLAHOMA Posts: 169	Congrats on a very nice tank, on the subject of the overflows, do you just have the blukheads with strainers or do you have an elbow on the inside of the aquarium? I would like some more details on how you have the drains set up, and positives or negatives of doing it that way. Thanks Krys

05/06/2006, 03:00 PM	#18
sean48183 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: michigan Posts: 1,577	Stunning tank! Love the fish and coral combo and I believe in feeding the fish heavily myself. I can see that your fish are very healthy looking especially the 8 year old tangs. I have a question about coral feeding. You have gotten alot of great growth and was wondering if you feed the corals at all? My softies don't seem to grow fast at all(except the xenia) and was wondering if I feed them enough?

05/06/2006, 03:10 PM	#19
jackson6745 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rockaway Park, NY Posts: 4,813	I usually don't like softie tanks but yours is amazing. Really beautiful job on it! Congrats!!! __________________ Richard Current Tank Info: 34 Solana SPS Reef

05/06/2006, 03:51 PM	#20
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,628	Thanks for sharing your tank Tom! It's nice to see a tank to strive for. I too am thinking onlong the same lines! Thanks again! __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

05/06/2006, 04:03 PM	#21
Konadog Master of the 16 hour day Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, So Cal Posts: 13,432 Blog Entries: 4	Beautiful softy tank, I knew they were out there somewhere! __________________ Save the Reefs................................................................Save the world! -Ken SCMAS Member Current Tank Info: Lee Mar 225 gal, three sided starphire, 60 gal sump. RK Elite controls, ATB Econo 1050 skimmer (3) 250w MH, reefceramics back plates. 1" Wavy Sea, (2) Tunze 6100's, 7095 Multicontroller & Tunze Osmolator

05/06/2006, 11:10 PM	#22
djr2001 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arlington Tx Posts: 80	I must say this is by far the best looking tank I've ever seen. I love the wood work and how it matches the kitchen...

05/06/2006, 11:57 PM	#23
piscies75 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Toronto beaches Posts: 75	tank of the month very nice, thanks what type/colour of carpet do you have please doesn't it eat fish? I used to have great looking brarium (green feather like also known as corky fingers) but lately they are all in , any advise again sweet tank congrats __________________ 180 gallon in wall reef , sump, 30 fuge, 1400 etss skimmer , , r/o di , calcium reactor, 1/4 chiller, 3 x 400 watt mh , , 48" Hagan Glo t5 2 x 54 watt, Geismen actinics, tangs, cardinals, clowns, wsrasses Current Tank Info: 180 gallon built in, 70 gallon sump, 10 gal fuge, purple tang, yellow tang,large naso tang female, majestic angel, two black clarkiis, 3 chromis, lawnmover blennie huge, mandarin, mushrooms, brain, tons of zoos , kenya tree, acripora, tubinaria, 3&am

05/07/2006, 12:17 AM	#24
nebraskareef Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Memorial Stadium \| Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 1,257	Tom is definately making Nebraska proud.

05/07/2006, 12:28 AM	#25
Lenny C Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 98	I really enjoyed reading your wright-up and seeing your tank. Congrats on TOTM.