And now, part 2...

Elorian · 10/17/2007, 12:11 PM

Picked up part 2 at about 11pm and spent the evening acclimating and aquascaping...until about a quarter to 5am...

. I'm still recovering, but it was worth it.

People constantly rave about Richard's generosity and I was expecting a really nice assortment of things, but I was completely unprepared for what he sent- it blew me away. He even sent two really neat fish (a tiger goby I believe, and some type of cool blennie), but they have so far been a little camera shy.

Richard- thank you for the incredible work and generosity which you have shown- I will be enjoying this for years to come and will definitely be in touch when I set up future tanks.

And now without further adieu... the pictures:

The front of the tank:

The right side:

The left side:

A yellow ball sponge with an attached star coral:

A really interesting red sponge:

An orange fan-like sponge:

A star coral colony:

A neat little cup coral:

And finally, a beautiful corralimorph, tinged light pink and green (unfortunately, the pic does it no justice). I've never seen one like this before- any one know the species?

liverock · 10/17/2007, 12:25 PM

Most excellent job!

I think the most amazing thing is you pulled this off with an eight gallon tank.......not an easy thing to do with such a small tank...you will be a poster boy for nano tanks on my website!!

Richard TBS

liverock · 10/17/2007, 12:25 PM

Green guy is a flower anemone from the Keys!

Richard TBS

Elorian · 10/17/2007, 12:32 PM

Thanks for the compliment! I'd be honored to be included on your website

.

liverock · 10/17/2007, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elorian
Thanks for the compliment! I'd be honored to be included on your website .

Anybody who has the Enterprise as their logo....is ok in my book......

your tank is soon to be on the webpage!

sea ya
Richard TBS
Old Treckie

JuzDuky · 10/17/2007, 06:31 PM

Wow! That's a nice tank! I get my first shipment tomorrow and now after seeing your pics, I am REALLY getting excited! Thanks for sharing!

Elorian · 10/17/2007, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by liverock
Anybody who has the Enterprise as their logo....is ok in my book......

your tank is soon to be on the webpage!

sea ya
Richard TBS
Old Treckie

I'm glad there are still a few of us around...

Elorian · 10/17/2007, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JuzDuky
Wow! That's a nice tank! I get my first shipment tomorrow and now after seeing your pics, I am REALLY getting excited! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! And...

To Reef Central!!

Be sure to post some pictures once everything has settled in!

wintercool97 · 10/17/2007, 09:11 PM

Gorgeous!

tangafish · 10/18/2007, 08:55 AM

your tank looks awesome! you did a great job arranging everything and looks like that was quite a chore with everything that richard sent you. i cant believe that is all in a 8 gallon tank, okay gonna have to get me a nano now..i am thinking about buying a 28 gallon one and of course will be stocking it with some more tbs. hopefully if i am a good little girl santa would give me all kind of goodies like you got.

Elorian · 10/18/2007, 09:29 AM

Thanks! I had a lot of fun arranging everything, but much of the credit goes to Richard for the incredible variety that he sent. I actually had to acclimate about a third of the critters in a 5 gallon bucket as the tank wouldn't hold all of the bags

!

bues0022 · 10/18/2007, 12:01 PM

Though my setup will be quite a bit larger than that (~60 gallons) That's exactly what I'm hoping my tank looks like after order.....(waiting is so hard!)

KUDA · 10/18/2007, 03:02 PM

Do you know what the name of that purple sea fan is?

Elorian · 10/18/2007, 07:47 PM

I believe its a purple whip gorgonian (don't know the latin binomial off the top of my head). After searching through my reference books and online I can't seem to pin it down- maybe Richard can shed some light on it?

Origami2547 · 10/20/2007, 01:02 PM

Coooooool! And in only 8 gallons! Excellent job you've done there.

Eldouble · 11/27/2007, 08:40 PM

Im jealous... I got some nice stuff on my rocks, but nothing close to that!! Looks great.

james3370 · 09/21/2008, 10:34 AM

came to this thread from the comments page on richard's page....from the pics, all i can say is WOW!!!!

you really make me hate my biocube 8 now LOL

this tank is the motivation/inspiration for me saving so i can get everything from richard when i finally do my bigger (60-90) tank in the next few months

any new pics??? ......since it is now about 1 year later

10/17/2007, 12:11 PM	#1
Elorian Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 262	And now, part 2... Picked up part 2 at about 11pm and spent the evening acclimating and aquascaping...until about a quarter to 5am... . I'm still recovering, but it was worth it. People constantly rave about Richard's generosity and I was expecting a really nice assortment of things, but I was completely unprepared for what he sent- it blew me away. He even sent two really neat fish (a tiger goby I believe, and some type of cool blennie), but they have so far been a little camera shy. Richard- thank you for the incredible work and generosity which you have shown- I will be enjoying this for years to come and will definitely be in touch when I set up future tanks. And now without further adieu... the pictures: The front of the tank: The right side: The left side: A yellow ball sponge with an attached star coral: A really interesting red sponge: An orange fan-like sponge: A star coral colony: A neat little cup coral: And finally, a beautiful corralimorph, tinged light pink and green (unfortunately, the pic does it no justice). I've never seen one like this before- any one know the species? __________________ Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls... (Ps 42:7) Current Tank Info: 55 Reef, 45 FW fish and live plants

10/17/2007, 12:25 PM	#2
liverock RC Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,836	Excellent! Most excellent job! I think the most amazing thing is you pulled this off with an eight gallon tank.......not an easy thing to do with such a small tank...you will be a poster boy for nano tanks on my website!! Richard TBS

10/17/2007, 12:25 PM	#3
liverock RC Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 3,836	BTW Green guy is a flower anemone from the Keys! Richard TBS

10/17/2007, 12:32 PM	#4
Elorian Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 262	Thanks for the compliment! I'd be honored to be included on your website . __________________ Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls... (Ps 42:7) Current Tank Info: 55 Reef, 45 FW fish and live plants

10/18/2007, 09:29 AM	#11
Elorian Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 262	Thanks! I had a lot of fun arranging everything, but much of the credit goes to Richard for the incredible variety that he sent. I actually had to acclimate about a third of the critters in a 5 gallon bucket as the tank wouldn't hold all of the bags ! __________________ Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls... (Ps 42:7) Current Tank Info: 55 Reef, 45 FW fish and live plants

10/17/2007, 06:31 PM	#6
JuzDuky Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CA - USA Posts: 50	Wow! That's a nice tank! I get my first shipment tomorrow and now after seeing your pics, I am REALLY getting excited! Thanks for sharing!

10/17/2007, 09:11 PM	#9
wintercool97 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 166	Gorgeous!

10/18/2007, 08:55 AM	#10
tangafish Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 398	your tank looks awesome! you did a great job arranging everything and looks like that was quite a chore with everything that richard sent you. i cant believe that is all in a 8 gallon tank, okay gonna have to get me a nano now..i am thinking about buying a 28 gallon one and of course will be stocking it with some more tbs. hopefully if i am a good little girl santa would give me all kind of goodies like you got.

10/18/2007, 12:01 PM	#12
bues0022 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,230	Though my setup will be quite a bit larger than that (~60 gallons) That's exactly what I'm hoping my tank looks like after order.....(waiting is so hard!)

10/18/2007, 03:02 PM	#13
KUDA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 402	Do you know what the name of that purple sea fan is? __________________ Just Getting Started After a Few Years Away! 5g Ecoxotic EcoPico

10/18/2007, 07:47 PM	#14
Elorian Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 262	I believe its a purple whip gorgonian (don't know the latin binomial off the top of my head). After searching through my reference books and online I can't seem to pin it down- maybe Richard can shed some light on it? __________________ Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls... (Ps 42:7) Current Tank Info: 55 Reef, 45 FW fish and live plants

10/20/2007, 01:02 PM	#15
Origami2547 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 163	Coooooool! And in only 8 gallons! Excellent job you've done there. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: 210 SPS dominated tank w/ 350G in-system; GSA custom-12 Skimmer w/ 2 modified DC-6000's; running kalkstirrer & Ca Reactor; cabon & biopellets; ozone; Reeflo main pump.

11/27/2007, 08:40 PM	#16
Eldouble Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 86	Im jealous... I got some nice stuff on my rocks, but nothing close to that!! Looks great.

09/21/2008, 10:34 AM	#17
james3370 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: US ARMY - El Paso TX Posts: 3,678	came to this thread from the comments page on richard's page....from the pics, all i can say is WOW!!!! you really make me hate my biocube 8 now LOL this tank is the motivation/inspiration for me saving so i can get everything from richard when i finally do my bigger (60-90) tank in the next few months any new pics??? ......since it is now about 1 year later __________________ Yes I hear voices in my head, but they speak spanish so I can't understand anything they say. there's no place like 127.0.0.1 It's a shame that stupidity isn't painful.... Current Tank Info: currently tankless....but planning an AIO