Tank of the Month - July '06

Skipper · 07/01/2006, 04:20 PM

This month we are featuring Ali "Sunny" Harajly's (SunnyX) beautiful reef aquarium:

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

Congratulations, Sunny!

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MAthU · 07/04/2006, 11:45 AM

VERY NICE!

Deuce67 · 07/04/2006, 11:47 AM

Congrats SunnyX! Well deserved TOTM!

KEEPERZ · 07/04/2006, 12:26 PM

good stuff Sunny!!-your tank is slammin--

Nano Chris · 07/04/2006, 12:31 PM

Looks awsome! Hope to get mine like that!

RevHtree · 07/04/2006, 12:49 PM

Very nice! Thanks for sharing your wonderful tank with us.

Amphiprion · 07/04/2006, 01:06 PM

I second that--very well deserved. I was wondering when you would get TOTM.

Hop · 07/04/2006, 01:46 PM

Incredible! I can't wait to get home and check the whole thing out. Very nice

NanoCube-boy · 07/04/2006, 02:21 PM

Two thumbs up... great reef tank.

vessxpress1 · 07/04/2006, 02:23 PM

Congrats Sunny! Well deserved.

twon8 · 07/04/2006, 02:29 PM

Great tank, see what happens when you change to 20k's? TOM.
but seriously, from your webpage I see you have the premium aquatics lighthouse controller, yet you made no mention of it in the tank write up. Do you like it?

Shroom King · 07/04/2006, 02:47 PM

Beautiful! Best Fireworks I've seen all day....

jon181 · 07/04/2006, 02:53 PM

Very pretty tank. Are those GSP in the far right corner?

Ralistin · 07/04/2006, 03:08 PM

Good job Sunny!

PatrickJ · 07/04/2006, 03:28 PM

What an inspiring TOTM. The article and the tank makes my future 120 that more exciting!

kevensquint · 07/04/2006, 04:28 PM

Question for Sunnyx, you said you swithched from 10k to 20k. Were the 10k's also 400 watts? how high are the bulbs off the water and if you did use 400 watt 10k's, did you have any corals lighten up under them?

tom obrecht · 07/04/2006, 04:31 PM

Congrats! Nice set up!

Mr.Furious · 07/04/2006, 07:33 PM

So how old is your orange cap? What are the approximate dimensions of that bad boy.

CeeGee · 07/04/2006, 08:50 PM

Great job.

What a nice tank! Congrats!

carman9941 · 07/04/2006, 09:18 PM

Super SWEET 36 " front to back was a great idea

SaraB · 07/04/2006, 09:28 PM

Congrat's SunnyX! Your tank is truly an inspiration to me and I'm glad to see you honored as TOTM!

NALCOMIS · 07/05/2006, 01:33 AM

You replace your sand bed every 6 months?

tcb7019 · 07/05/2006, 03:52 AM

Beautiful reef .. congrats!

Tom

NexDog · 07/05/2006, 05:38 AM

Congrats Sunny. I had a feeling it was coming.

By the way, you didn't mention how you cooled your system. Your site displays live tank stats and it's always nice and cool.

NexDog · 07/05/2006, 05:40 AM

Weird as Skipper's post has July 2nd as the date but I've been checking for the new TOTM every 8 hours or more in the last 2 days.

Sunny, I see you're another Lugol's user. I never really contemplated dosing Iodine - do you really consider it necessary?

And the 20k XMs look super sweet. Do you think you'll get growth out of them? 10k XMs have a lot of par which might have contributed to your groth. But wow, they look great. I run 400w 14k's but when they go off and the tank is just lit by 4x96w PC, it sure does look pretty!

07/04/2006, 11:45 AM	#2
MAthU Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: brantford ontario Posts: 408	VERY NICE! __________________ tankless atm Current Tank Info: no tank :(

07/04/2006, 12:31 PM	#5
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,721	Looks awsome! Hope to get mine like that! __________________ Chris ------- Click the little red house to see my 34 Gallon Red Sea Max! Setup "All the clownfish and yellow tangs in the world can't help you now!" - Peter Griffin Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

07/04/2006, 12:49 PM	#6
RevHtree Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,636	Very nice! Thanks for sharing your wonderful tank with us. __________________ 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

07/04/2006, 01:06 PM	#7
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,002	I second that--very well deserved. I was wondering when you would get TOTM. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40BR sps dominated reef w/ 6 overdriven 36" T5s, 4 modded Nanostream 6025s + 1 modded 6100, Deltec APF600, DIY 3 part on LiterMeter III

07/04/2006, 01:46 PM	#8
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,610	Incredible! I can't wait to get home and check the whole thing out. Very nice __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

07/04/2006, 11:47 AM	#3
Deuce67 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: CO Posts: 3,773	Congrats SunnyX! Well deserved TOTM!

07/04/2006, 12:26 PM	#4
KEEPERZ Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Posts: 994	good stuff Sunny!!-your tank is slammin--

07/04/2006, 02:21 PM	#9
NanoCube-boy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,956	Two thumbs up... great reef tank.

07/04/2006, 02:23 PM	#10
vessxpress1 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW IL Posts: 1,617	Congrats Sunny! Well deserved.

07/04/2006, 02:29 PM	#11
twon8 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: slightly sw of richmond, va Posts: 5,314	Great tank, see what happens when you change to 20k's? TOM. but seriously, from your webpage I see you have the premium aquatics lighthouse controller, yet you made no mention of it in the tank write up. Do you like it? __________________ Anthony Richmond Reef Club red house, up there^ = my tank pics Current Tank Info: 90g asm g3 mod/30sump/20 chaeto/\ 180 beckett 400s both mostly zoanthdis/sps with clams /\ 29g live rock tank /\ 55 soon to be set up frag tank

07/04/2006, 02:47 PM	#12
Shroom King Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midcoast Maine Posts: 124	Beautiful! Best Fireworks I've seen all day.... __________________ Cool Breezes... Joel Current Tank Info: In between Big Tanks - currently satisfied with a 2.5G mini-bow pico reef, Coralife Aqualight 18W (1 Ea 9W Actinic & 10K), RK2 Controller, Tunze Mini PwrHd, Azoo Mini HOB Fltr w/Pura Pad, Hydor 50W Heater

07/04/2006, 02:53 PM	#13
jon181 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx May-August.......Golden, Co September-April Posts: 31	Very pretty tank. Are those GSP in the far right corner? __________________ Jon Current Tank Info: 50G Oceanic, 20G sump/fuge, Euro-Reef CS5-3 skimmer, 250w Phoenix 14k on PFO HQI ballast & mini pendant, Mag 7 return, Seio 1100 & 820

07/04/2006, 03:08 PM	#14
Ralistin Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Broward county, Florida Posts: 357	Good job Sunny!

07/04/2006, 03:28 PM	#15
PatrickJ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Luling, La Posts: 575	What an inspiring TOTM. The article and the tank makes my future 120 that more exciting! __________________ I skim wet, therefore I am. Current Tank Info: 120 Monster

07/04/2006, 04:28 PM	#16
kevensquint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: montreal Posts: 1,777	Question for Sunnyx, you said you swithched from 10k to 20k. Were the 10k's also 400 watts? how high are the bulbs off the water and if you did use 400 watt 10k's, did you have any corals lighten up under them? __________________ My wife thinks everything in this hobby costs $20. ;) Current Tank Info: 125 gallon BB, SPS/calms with a few leftover GSP and zoo's.

07/04/2006, 04:31 PM	#17
tom obrecht Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 1,811	Congrats! Nice set up! __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! Current Tank Info: I'M OUT!

07/04/2006, 07:33 PM	#18
Mr.Furious Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 166	So how old is your orange cap? What are the approximate dimensions of that bad boy.

07/04/2006, 08:50 PM	#19
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lebanon, TN Posts: 2,835	Great job. What a nice tank! Congrats! __________________ My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, I-Tech 100 with Tunze 9410 Hydrofoamer, 6 X 54W HO T5 lighting, Aqua Controller Jr., 2 X Tunze 6100 on a 7095 Multicontroller and 1 6045 Nano Stream= a bunch of corals that are trying real hard

07/04/2006, 09:18 PM	#20
carman9941 Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 697	Super SWEET 36 " front to back was a great idea

07/04/2006, 09:28 PM	#21
SaraB Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hampshire, IL Posts: 3,168	Congrat's SunnyX! Your tank is truly an inspiration to me and I'm glad to see you honored as TOTM! __________________ Sara Current Tank Info: 109G Rimless Lookdown Now For Sale, 268G w/75G Fuge, 100+G Sump, Sequence Super Dart, H&S A250 Skimmer, Deltec CA & Kalk Reactor & 29G Biocube

07/05/2006, 01:33 AM	#22
NALCOMIS Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: costa mesa Posts: 1,183	You replace your sand bed every 6 months?

07/05/2006, 03:52 AM	#23
tcb7019 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 72	Beautiful reef .. congrats! Tom

07/05/2006, 05:38 AM	#24
NexDog Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,314	Congrats Sunny. I had a feeling it was coming. By the way, you didn't mention how you cooled your system. Your site displays live tank stats and it's always nice and cool. __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

07/05/2006, 05:40 AM	#25
NexDog Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,314	Weird as Skipper's post has July 2nd as the date but I've been checking for the new TOTM every 8 hours or more in the last 2 days. Sunny, I see you're another Lugol's user. I never really contemplated dosing Iodine - do you really consider it necessary? And the 20k XMs look super sweet. Do you think you'll get growth out of them? 10k XMs have a lot of par which might have contributed to your groth. But wow, they look great. I run 400w 14k's but when they go off and the tank is just lit by 4x96w PC, it sure does look pretty! __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).