March 2010: Tank of the Month - Page 3

Gondore · 03/03/2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by northernreefer0

I have taken several pictures of my tank over the years and It happens that my best FTS had the cleaning magnet in the pic and wasn't excepted. I just had the cyano out break and was a little

that I had to take a new FTS with the tank that way.

Just wanted to say great tank! I personally am a stick lover but I appreciate some variety for TOTM. If you look back through past TOTMs I think you will see other tanks dominated by specific types of corals...this definitely isn't the first.

In regards to your best FTS having a cleaning magnet, etc. in it keep in mind that there is always Photoshop which makes it easy to remove things like this.

Great tank once again and keep up the good work!

aquasport24 · 03/03/2010, 01:11 PM

Very well done....I have the same fixture and thinking about adding the same LED units like yours. How do you mount them to the fixture and how the wiring goes?..THANKS

northernreefer0 · 03/03/2010, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by aquasport24

Very well done....I have the same fixture and thinking about adding the same LED units like yours. How do you mount them to the fixture and how the wiring goes?..THANKS

I have a plastic block to bring the LED out from the sides and just zap strapped.

Holyreefer · 03/03/2010, 03:13 PM

thanks for the feedback. This tank is by far one of the best ones...

saltydude · 03/03/2010, 08:47 PM

Where did you order your tank from?

gablett · 03/04/2010, 07:39 AM

Awesome tank. Dont understand the issue with it being all lps or acans. They are all different colors and just incredible. The work it must have taken to grow all those out is just incredible. Thats ones of the coolest tanks I have ever seen.

mkbtank · 03/04/2010, 08:42 AM

One of my absolute favorite tanks that I have ever seen! (Ans I love sps) If a tank with 30 different sps colonies qualifies than why not different types of acans? There are other lps and even a stick or two lol. The health, color, and WOOOOOWWWW factor make this a run away tank of the month imo!!

Well deserved!

rkb · 03/04/2010, 09:07 AM

Very nice job- congrats- it is a most worthy tank.

northernreefer0 · 03/04/2010, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mkbtank

One of my absolute favorite tanks that I have ever seen! (Ans I love sps) If a tank with 30 different sps colonies qualifies than why not different types of acans? There are other lps and even a stick or two lol. The health, color, and WOOOOOWWWW factor make this a run away tank of the month imo!!

Well deserved!

Thanks.. Great to see that some people think its TOTM worthy..

carolina reefer · 03/04/2010, 11:40 AM

Outstanding tank. Congratulations to a well earned reward.

velvetelvis · 03/04/2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lostintheocean

thats a lot of acans, where is the varity??? a nice tank indeed but TOTM?

I disagree. Most TOTMs are a forest of acros, but no one gripes about the lack of variety there...it's refreshing to see something besides the usual SPS-dominated garden. Well-done! And I am also impressed with the school of Banggais (one of my favorite fish, although if you want to be picky about it, they're Indonesian, not Australian).

Gorgeous tank, spectacular corals, original concept, and great eye candy.

herozero · 03/04/2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by velvetelvis

I disagree. Most TOTMs are a forest of acros, but no one gripes about the lack of variety there...it's refreshing to see something besides the usual SPS-dominated garden. Well-done! And I am also impressed with the school of Banggais (one of my favorite fish, although if you want to be picky about it, they're Indonesian, not Australian).

Gorgeous tank, spectacular corals, original concept, and great eye candy.

i was about to say the same thing! and i would love to see the totm owned by all the haters, because i'm sure they have received the honor multiple times . . .

northernreefer0 · 03/04/2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by herozero

i was about to say the same thing! and i would love to see the totm owned by all the haters, because i'm sure they have received the honor multiple times . . .

I second that

wireefman · 03/04/2010, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by northernreefer0

I have a plastic block to bring the LED out from the sides and just zap strapped.

can you post some pics of this... you cam pm them as well as i dont want to distract of the point of this thread.... however this is a sight to behold... stunning, stunning, stunning!!!! very much deserved

Walking_Target · 03/04/2010, 09:20 PM

Wow! Very nice LPS reef.

I have a couple quick questions about your Acans and your water parameters, hopefully I'm not being repetitive

What kind of growth rates are you seeing in your colonies, and how are you finding the overall growth with the Green Slimer and the branching acro in the backgroun?

What level of Ca/Alk and Mg swing do you have between water changes? what kind of Mg are you dosing?

By the by, i got to see a piece of that slimer and the acro at Under the Sea today, Absolutely fantastic! I was quite surprised when Patrick told me that you are somewhat local

grigsy · 03/04/2010, 10:49 PM

What a beautiful reef tank. Amazing. Congrats.

johnteatro · 03/04/2010, 11:26 PM

awesome reef, way to go.

congrats .

King001 · 03/05/2010, 01:30 AM

looks awesome!!!!! Congrats

northernreefer0 · 03/05/2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Walking_Target

Wow! Very nice LPS reef.

I have a couple quick questions about your Acans and your water parameters, hopefully I'm not being repetitive

What kind of growth rates are you seeing in your colonies, and how are you finding the overall growth with the Green Slimer and the branching acro in the backgroun?

What level of Ca/Alk and Mg swing do you have between water changes? what kind of Mg are you dosing?

By the by, i got to see a piece of that slimer and the acro at Under the Sea today, Absolutely fantastic! I was quite surprised when Patrick told me that you are somewhat local

The growth of most of my Acans is slow. My sps growth is fast..I have to keep cutting my sps back to keep them from over growing.

I add Brightwell Aquatics Magnesium powder once a week when performing water changes to keep Mag stable.

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

kkrawler · 03/05/2010, 03:01 PM

Amazing setup!! very deserving of the TOTM

atwinparadox2 · 03/05/2010, 03:02 PM

Absolutely stunning!

canesfan44 · 03/05/2010, 05:51 PM

Great tank. I would love to see it in person, we all know that you can never capture the TRUE beauty and color with a camera, and your tank is exactly what I have wanted my tanks to look like for the last 9 years, including the fish, except I only wanted to have 2 Bangai Cardinals and hopefully get them to mate.

John Blaze · 03/06/2010, 12:19 PM

This tank is awesome, and most certainly totm worthy. I have never seen a acan dominated tank, and as stunning as your pictures are, i'm sure they do the tank no justice. Great job!

gooyferret · 03/06/2010, 04:46 PM

WOW awesome looking tank! Let me know when your fraggin!

NewSchool04 · 03/07/2010, 02:01 AM

Great tank, I'm inspired!

Couple of questions. I'm a stick guy and just getting into acans and blastos. You say mount them on flat rocks but the 5 acans that I got are at least 1 -2" deep on the frag plug. The skeleton sticks up so far, how do you mount them? I'm looking to grow out large colonies.

And. . . can you give a link on the LED fixture you use? I'm using a 60" fixture on my 72" tank and those look perfect for my application.

Thanks and good luck!

03/03/2010, 03:13 PM	#54
Holyreefer Octopus Extreme 300 Skimr Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,242	thanks for the feedback. This tank is by far one of the best ones... __________________ Life is what you make it, so make something out of everything you do! Current Tank Info: GYRE 150,Seaswirl 1.5, Barcuda Pump, Custom LED system, Extreme Reef Octopus 300 Protein Skimmer, 80 watt Aqua UV, Korallin BioDenitrator Nitrate, Hydor Magnum 8 Powerheads

03/03/2010, 08:47 PM	#55
saltydude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 312	Tank Where did you order your tank from?

03/04/2010, 09:07 AM	#58
rkb Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere Posts: 578	Very nice job- congrats- it is a most worthy tank. __________________ Current tank: Eleventy billion gallon tank with a DSB of rainbow gravel and one tiny blue tang...

03/04/2010, 09:20 PM	#65
Walking_Target Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: On, Canada Posts: 102	Wow! Very nice LPS reef. I have a couple quick questions about your Acans and your water parameters, hopefully I'm not being repetitive What kind of growth rates are you seeing in your colonies, and how are you finding the overall growth with the Green Slimer and the branching acro in the backgroun? What level of Ca/Alk and Mg swing do you have between water changes? what kind of Mg are you dosing? By the by, i got to see a piece of that slimer and the acro at Under the Sea today, Absolutely fantastic! I was quite surprised when Patrick told me that you are somewhat local Last edited by Walking_Target; 03/04/2010 at 09:46 PM.

03/05/2010, 03:02 PM	#71
atwinparadox2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingston, PA Posts: 782	Absolutely stunning! __________________ \| begin each day as if it were on purpose \| when in doubt, remove all doubt \| Current Tank Info: \| 90 Gallon Main display, 2/175 MH, 2 actinic, 20 sump w/20 fuge, about to dabble with a algae scrub screen \|\| 75 in the works \|\|

03/03/2010, 01:11 PM	#52
aquasport24 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: sa tx Posts: 109	Very well done....I have the same fixture and thinking about adding the same LED units like yours. How do you mount them to the fixture and how the wiring goes?..THANKS

03/04/2010, 07:39 AM	#56
gablett Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Farwell, MI Posts: 274	Awesome tank. Dont understand the issue with it being all lps or acans. They are all different colors and just incredible. The work it must have taken to grow all those out is just incredible. Thats ones of the coolest tanks I have ever seen.

03/04/2010, 08:42 AM	#57
mkbtank Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NE Philadelphia Posts: 1,164	One of my absolute favorite tanks that I have ever seen! (Ans I love sps) If a tank with 30 different sps colonies qualifies than why not different types of acans? There are other lps and even a stick or two lol. The health, color, and WOOOOOWWWW factor make this a run away tank of the month imo!! Well deserved!

03/04/2010, 11:40 AM	#60
carolina reefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 118	Outstanding tank. Congratulations to a well earned reward.

03/04/2010, 10:49 PM	#66
grigsy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 2,307	What a beautiful reef tank. Amazing. Congrats.

03/04/2010, 11:26 PM	#67
johnteatro Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: calgary, canada Posts: 121	awesome reef, way to go. congrats .

03/05/2010, 01:30 AM	#68
King001 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 45	looks awesome!!!!! Congrats

03/05/2010, 03:01 PM	#70
kkrawler Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London Ontario Posts: 84	Amazing setup!! very deserving of the TOTM

03/05/2010, 05:51 PM	#72
canesfan44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: S Florida Posts: 1,728	Great tank. I would love to see it in person, we all know that you can never capture the TRUE beauty and color with a camera, and your tank is exactly what I have wanted my tanks to look like for the last 9 years, including the fish, except I only wanted to have 2 Bangai Cardinals and hopefully get them to mate.

03/06/2010, 12:19 PM	#73
John Blaze Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North Florida Posts: 56	This tank is awesome, and most certainly totm worthy. I have never seen a acan dominated tank, and as stunning as your pictures are, i'm sure they do the tank no justice. Great job!

03/06/2010, 04:46 PM	#74
gooyferret Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MN Posts: 599	WOW awesome looking tank! Let me know when your fraggin! __________________ I smell something Fishy! Oops excuse me! Current Tank Info: 180gal Mixed Reef

03/07/2010, 02:01 AM	#75
NewSchool04 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Go Bears! Posts: 7,629	Great tank, I'm inspired! Couple of questions. I'm a stick guy and just getting into acans and blastos. You say mount them on flat rocks but the 5 acans that I got are at least 1 -2" deep on the frag plug. The skeleton sticks up so far, how do you mount them? I'm looking to grow out large colonies. And. . . can you give a link on the LED fixture you use? I'm using a 60" fixture on my 72" tank and those look perfect for my application. Thanks and good luck! __________________ 180 w/ Tek 8 bulb T5 fixture 2 6105 Tunze w/ 7095 controller Tunze Wave Box