November 2013 Tank of the Month!! - Page 2

dp122098 · 11/07/2013, 04:28 PM

Loving it. So clean, so simple, so beautiful. I love the peaces of you have in that display.

prsnlty · 11/07/2013, 11:02 PM

Congratulations, it's a beautiful piece of the ocean!

Pny · 11/08/2013, 01:33 AM

Congrats! Last year featured tank at the zeovit site, and now TOTM at reefcentral... What next???

duganderson · 11/08/2013, 07:05 AM

Gorgeous tank. I love the great colors and clean design!!

I noticed you Alk is lower than many folks recommend at 6 dkh. Have you found 6 dkh to be better than higher numbers? Obviously, that level is working great for your tank.

Rwpdunne · 11/08/2013, 03:32 PM

Congratulations Andrew absolutely outstanding reef tank

Robbie

gofor100 · 11/08/2013, 03:46 PM

Well this was LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG overdue!

Congrats Andrew! It's been great to follow along with this build from the beginning!

-Chad

aileen · 11/08/2013, 03:54 PM

This is truly and inspiration! A work of art!

bogg · 11/08/2013, 09:42 PM

Very nice

v1...rotate · 11/09/2013, 01:05 AM

Thank you everybody for you kind words

The link to my thread
A Reef in the Sky

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Originally Posted by duganderson

Gorgeous tank. I love the great colors and clean design!!

I noticed you Alk is lower than many folks recommend at 6 dkh. Have you found 6 dkh to be better than higher numbers? Obviously, that level is working great for your tank.

Thank you. My ALK is actually 5.5dKh but I rounded it up to 6dKh. The method I'm using allows a lower dKh and I believe stability is key. I am very careful with making any adjustments to it.

slyjosh · 11/09/2013, 02:21 AM

I love how clean this tank looks. Congrats!

JohnniG · 11/10/2013, 06:23 AM

Gz. Beautiful

mhucasey · 11/10/2013, 10:17 PM

Hi Andrew,
Congrats on TOTM! I used your tank as an inspiration in designing my current reef system. It has been up for over a year and about two weeks ago I switched the system over to Zeovit. My question for you is around your dose of ZeoStart - 0.2ml twice a day. That is a very small amount, especially in comparison to the amount of stones you use. How did you arrive at that amount? What effects did you see at higher amounts?
Thanks so much in advance

Curtis1 · 11/12/2013, 12:17 PM

Your tank is near sterile, it is so clean and expertly organized. Most impressive. Most of us would not go the extra MILE. So, in feeding your fish only once per day, how is that working for them ? How long have you had them ? The Foxface never tastes the LPS ? What is your substrate and how deep is it. I assume that it never blows around ? How many lbs of LR do you have in there ? Your stand sheethed in Formica ?

sweet_tweety68 · 11/13/2013, 05:56 AM

Congratulations!!

What kind of overflow system you have installed. A bean animal or herbie overflow? Are you using manual diaphragm valve?

Jesoccer94 · 11/14/2013, 07:57 PM

Congrats and I love the clean and sharp look to it

DoMaFe · 11/16/2013, 11:40 PM

Beautiful tank, congrats!

Gandolfe · 11/18/2013, 08:41 AM

It's a 125 self-drilled tank with Many Xenia, frogspawn, zoas, other assorted polyps, and many different mushrooms. There is a long tentacle anemone, 2 maroons, a yellow tang, cleaner wrasse, foxface, 3 cardinals, a coral beauty, and a gold spot goby. There is a coral banded shrimp, many different snails and a few left-handed hermits. Attached to the DT is a 40 gallon macro tank and a 10 gallon mangrove tank dumps into the 40 gallon sump. Lights are 2 4buld 54 watt T5 HO and 2 96 watt P/C's. Lights are 14,000 k daylights, blue plus, 1 actinic, coral plus, and a purple plus, with both P/C's being 10,000k daylights. 2 closed loops one with a 1200GPH pump and the other with a 1000GPH, a few powerheads as well. I have 2 cabbage corals too, one yellowish green and the other pink. That is a green star polyp colony in the middle that has spawned all the other 5 in the tank. It started as a single 1.5" plug. The tank had been up and running for 2 years now

s2nhle · 11/21/2013, 01:40 PM

Congratulation, it is so clean and simple.

willfly4food · 11/23/2013, 08:07 PM

Wow what a clean setup!

Guntotn · 11/26/2013, 09:21 PM

Congrats. Very, very nice!

harcocjh · 11/27/2013, 04:45 PM

Congrats, beautiful tank!

solitude127 · 11/27/2013, 05:54 PM

Simple but amazing. Great job

asylumdown · 11/28/2013, 04:17 PM

First, let me say you have a spectacular tank. I love it.

Second, let me also compliment you on your taste in music! I thought I was the only person in the world who loved well composed trailer and sound track music, I have every score and album you've got playing in your videos. "Heart of Courage" from Invincible was a delightfully obscure thing to hear in your 'behind the scenes 2' video.

ynot65 · 11/29/2013, 12:06 AM

Nice !

R.ahlskog · 11/30/2013, 11:19 PM

Love the simplicity. Not overdone just beautiful.

11/07/2013, 04:28 PM	#26
dp122098 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 218	Loving it. So clean, so simple, so beautiful. I love the peaces of you have in that display. __________________ Damn Shame for a Pimp to get pimped by this tank!!! Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Tank, 75 Gallon Sump, SeasideAquatics ES2 Skimmer, 8xT5 Sun System Tek Fixture, Dolphin Reflo Return, 2xMP40w

11/07/2013, 11:02 PM	#27
prsnlty Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Inverness, Florida Posts: 232	Congratulations, it's a beautiful piece of the ocean! __________________ I'd rather have reef livestock, coral or equipment than new clothes! Current Tank Info: 180g AGA - drilled, 55g sump, Apex, DC12000 return, Custom LR overflows & return column, RO skimmer150, 2- AI Sol Blue LEDS, 6 X 80W ATI T5s, 2 x wp40 PH, JBJ ATO & 20g tank, Jebao DP4, 3 x TLF 150 Reactors for carbon and GFO

11/08/2013, 03:32 PM	#30
Rwpdunne spsaholic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dublin Ireland Posts: 445	Congratulations Andrew absolutely outstanding reef tank Robbie __________________ 6ft Zeo/Triton Sps Tank Current Tank Info: 6ft Zeo/Triton

11/08/2013, 03:46 PM	#31
gofor100 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,225	Well this was LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG overdue! Congrats Andrew! It's been great to follow along with this build from the beginning! -Chad __________________ "FISH ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD" Current Tank Info: Tank Build in Progress

11/08/2013, 09:42 PM	#33
bogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,174	Very nice __________________ And God said let the water teem with living creatures and he saw that it was good. Current Tank Info: Elos 120xl, 2 planet 2's, KZs, wavy sea/Tunze

11/08/2013, 01:33 AM	#28
Pny Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 169	Congrats! Last year featured tank at the zeovit site, and now TOTM at reefcentral... What next???

11/08/2013, 07:05 AM	#29
duganderson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 569	Gorgeous tank. I love the great colors and clean design!! I noticed you Alk is lower than many folks recommend at 6 dkh. Have you found 6 dkh to be better than higher numbers? Obviously, that level is working great for your tank.

11/08/2013, 03:54 PM	#32
aileen Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 67	This is truly and inspiration! A work of art!

11/09/2013, 02:21 AM	#35
slyjosh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 51	I love how clean this tank looks. Congrats!

11/10/2013, 06:23 AM	#36
JohnniG Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 620	Gz. Beautiful __________________ 65 gal tank under construction

11/10/2013, 10:17 PM	#37
mhucasey Acros & wieners, oh my! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oceanside, California Posts: 3,706	Hi Andrew, Congrats on TOTM! I used your tank as an inspiration in designing my current reef system. It has been up for over a year and about two weeks ago I switched the system over to Zeovit. My question for you is around your dose of ZeoStart - 0.2ml twice a day. That is a very small amount, especially in comparison to the amount of stones you use. How did you arrive at that amount? What effects did you see at higher amounts? Thanks so much in advance __________________ - Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower

11/12/2013, 12:17 PM	#38
Curtis1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Greenup, Ky. Posts: 507	Your tank is near sterile, it is so clean and expertly organized. Most impressive. Most of us would not go the extra MILE. So, in feeding your fish only once per day, how is that working for them ? How long have you had them ? The Foxface never tastes the LPS ? What is your substrate and how deep is it. I assume that it never blows around ? How many lbs of LR do you have in there ? Your stand sheethed in Formica ?

11/13/2013, 05:56 AM	#39
sweet_tweety68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 18	Congratulations!! What kind of overflow system you have installed. A bean animal or herbie overflow? Are you using manual diaphragm valve? Last edited by sweet_tweety68; 11/13/2013 at 06:06 AM.

11/14/2013, 07:57 PM	#40
Jesoccer94 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Louisville, ky Posts: 84	Congrats and I love the clean and sharp look to it

11/16/2013, 11:40 PM	#41
DoMaFe Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 10	Beautiful tank, congrats!

11/21/2013, 01:40 PM	#43
s2nhle Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 298	Congratulation, it is so clean and simple.

11/23/2013, 08:07 PM	#44
willfly4food Registered Member. Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 6	Wow what a clean setup!

11/26/2013, 09:21 PM	#45
Guntotn Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 59	Congrats. Very, very nice!

11/27/2013, 04:45 PM	#46
harcocjh Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California Posts: 19	Congrats, beautiful tank!

11/27/2013, 05:54 PM	#47
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	Simple but amazing. Great job __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

11/28/2013, 04:17 PM	#48
asylumdown Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 437 Blog Entries: 5	First, let me say you have a spectacular tank. I love it. Second, let me also compliment you on your taste in music! I thought I was the only person in the world who loved well composed trailer and sound track music, I have every score and album you've got playing in your videos. "Heart of Courage" from Invincible was a delightfully obscure thing to hear in your 'behind the scenes 2' video.

11/29/2013, 12:06 AM	#49
ynot65 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: okeechobee florida Posts: 385	Nice ! __________________ Keep on reefin Independence Tank, build http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2309295 Current Tank Info: DT 150gal w/ a 55 gal sump, also have a 55gal mixed reef as well as a 40 breeder and a 16gal nano. All are SW

11/30/2013, 11:19 PM	#50
R.ahlskog Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Edmonton Posts: 50	Love the simplicity. Not overdone just beautiful.