Tank of the Month - June '06 - Page 2

Steven M · 06/06/2006, 07:15 PM

Verry nice tank! Can you tell me what the name of the coral is in pic 38?

Skipper · 06/06/2006, 07:54 PM

Hydnophora sp.

sammy33 · 06/06/2006, 08:39 PM

I am partial to softies and LPS so your reef strikes a certain bone in me. Love it!

lepion · 06/06/2006, 11:07 PM

wow very nice tank, and amazing colors for a reef without mh...

good exemple of not going super size in lighting...

blu0honu · 06/07/2006, 04:10 AM

wow! really beautiful! it's great to see other 3x2x2 tanks (assuming the volume/dimensions discrepancy was a typo... was it?).
Also, the sump looks amazingly compact and well organized.

Dr4g0nf1y · 06/07/2006, 06:39 AM

The tank looks fantastic... did anyone notice the length of that Tiger Tail? 17"! Woah!

Kinetic · 06/07/2006, 06:03 PM

Is it 3 feet long or high? it says in the article that it's 3' x 2' x 2' but in the text it says you went with a 3 feet tall tank? it looks more 3' long?

blu0honu · 06/07/2006, 07:07 PM

the proofreader must have been ... on vacation

the tank is obvioulsy longer than it is tall, so it must be 3' long ...

Art_Vandelay · 06/07/2006, 07:22 PM

Great pics.. awesome job

Skipper · 06/07/2006, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blu0honu
the proofreader must have been ... on vacation

Will someone wake me when math class is over?

Gonna have to fix that....

Jeremy Blaze · 06/08/2006, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kinetic
Is it 3 feet long or high? it says in the article that it's 3' x 2' x 2' but in the text it says you went with a 3 feet tall tank? it looks more 3' long?

I was wondering the same thing.

Very nice tank!

Skipper · 06/08/2006, 01:44 PM

It's fixed now.

Kinetic · 06/08/2006, 03:08 PM

in that case, I can now post: NICE TANK!

btw I'm setting up almost the same size of a tank, 36" x 25" x 25" with a basement sump setup =)

yours is definately motivating! great work!!

ecotoxlady · 06/08/2006, 05:16 PM

First of all, amazing tank! I wondered if you can tell me what sort of success you have with keeping shrimps in a tank with your banana wrasse. I have wanted to add shrimp to my tank desperately but was told that the wrasse would likely eat them. Have you had any problems with this? Thanks in advance for the reply

Sooners · 06/08/2006, 08:35 PM

What is the actual size of the tank? On the one hand it says 3' x 2' x 2', but then later it says it is 2' tall.

Sooners · 06/08/2006, 08:40 PM

Ooops. Nevermind. I see the correction.

NanoCube-boy · 06/09/2006, 10:25 AM

Wow you tank is nice. Hey what corals do you spot feed besides the Tubastrea? That's a lot of food you to you tank, you don't get a lot of bio loads?

Shroom King · 06/09/2006, 02:16 PM

Beautiful tank! And, just a thin layer of sand and no refugium. And, no nitrates/phosphates??? Some on this board would argue that's impossible, glad to know it isn't.

NanoCube-boy · 06/10/2006, 11:49 AM

I agree with Shroom because that's a lot of food for 23 gallon tank. Feeding daily. Though you do that a skimmer, I bet that would help a lot.

Bkndsdl · 06/10/2006, 03:14 PM

Awesome tank!!

It is definitely a hit with me, because it's a tank that I could afford. The megasystems are great, don't get me wrong, but here is a tank that probably fits most of RC's members' budgets, not just in equipment, but in the tank inhabitants as well. There are no super-rare, ultra expensive corals or fish.

Again, awesome tank!

SanFranTodd · 06/10/2006, 10:11 PM

You can really keep all that stuff under <200w of lighting?

Looks like I need to ditch my MH's !

NanoCube-boy · 06/11/2006, 01:07 PM

n/m i read it wrong... the sunp is 23... haha

VeneReef · 06/11/2006, 05:36 PM

What a Beautifull reef tank! thatÂ´s just the way I want it too, lots of colors and keep it simple, Amazing!

Now as I see you guys are doint it great in UK too..

I would like to know if anyone could help me knowing of some places to buy live rock, corals, etc.... in Spain? I will be moving to Tenerife soon and will have to star all over again, So some hints advice will be very appreaciated.

Thanks for the Help!, Great reef taNK!

Alfredo.

imareefer21 · 06/11/2006, 10:06 PM

very nice tank congrats

nterry · 06/12/2006, 01:22 PM

Do you have an open top on your tank? Or do you have it covered with something?

06/06/2006, 07:15 PM	#26
Steven M Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,107	Verry nice tank! Can you tell me what the name of the coral is in pic 38? __________________ Steven M Current Tank Info: 210gal reef, DIY Protein Skimmer, DIY Sump, DIY Calcium Reactor, DIY Sulfur reactor, Mostly diy chiller

06/06/2006, 07:54 PM	#27
Skipper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 18,271	Hydnophora sp. __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

06/06/2006, 08:39 PM	#28
sammy33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 346	I am partial to softies and LPS so your reef strikes a certain bone in me. Love it! __________________ Sam Current Tank Info: 125g Reef (TEK/IceCap T5 & TLP LEDs, Tunze 6055/Controller, Reef Octopus NWB200, ReefDoser Quad)

06/08/2006, 01:44 PM	#37
Skipper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 18,271	It's fixed now. __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

06/08/2006, 05:16 PM	#39
ecotoxlady Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 324	First of all, amazing tank! I wondered if you can tell me what sort of success you have with keeping shrimps in a tank with your banana wrasse. I have wanted to add shrimp to my tank desperately but was told that the wrasse would likely eat them. Have you had any problems with this? Thanks in advance for the reply __________________ Be fearless with your love Current Tank Info: 72G zoa dominated bowfront

06/06/2006, 11:07 PM	#29
lepion Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: mtl Posts: 19	wow very nice tank, and amazing colors for a reef without mh... good exemple of not going super size in lighting...

06/07/2006, 04:10 AM	#30
blu0honu Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 70	wow! really beautiful! it's great to see other 3x2x2 tanks (assuming the volume/dimensions discrepancy was a typo... was it?). Also, the sump looks amazingly compact and well organized.

06/07/2006, 06:39 AM	#31
Dr4g0nf1y Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Shavertown, PA Posts: 692	The tank looks fantastic... did anyone notice the length of that Tiger Tail? 17"! Woah!

06/07/2006, 06:03 PM	#32
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	Is it 3 feet long or high? it says in the article that it's 3' x 2' x 2' but in the text it says you went with a 3 feet tall tank? it looks more 3' long?

06/07/2006, 07:07 PM	#33
blu0honu Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 70	the proofreader must have been ... on vacation the tank is obvioulsy longer than it is tall, so it must be 3' long ...

06/07/2006, 07:22 PM	#34
Art_Vandelay Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Circleville, NY Posts: 243	Great pics.. awesome job

06/08/2006, 03:08 PM	#38
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	in that case, I can now post: NICE TANK! btw I'm setting up almost the same size of a tank, 36" x 25" x 25" with a basement sump setup =) yours is definately motivating! great work!!

06/08/2006, 08:35 PM	#40
Sooners Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 308	Size of tank What is the actual size of the tank? On the one hand it says 3' x 2' x 2', but then later it says it is 2' tall.

06/08/2006, 08:40 PM	#41
Sooners Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 308	Tank Size Ooops. Nevermind. I see the correction.

06/09/2006, 10:25 AM	#42
NanoCube-boy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,930	Wow you tank is nice. Hey what corals do you spot feed besides the Tubastrea? That's a lot of food you to you tank, you don't get a lot of bio loads?

06/09/2006, 02:16 PM	#43
Shroom King Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midcoast Maine Posts: 133	Beautiful tank! And, just a thin layer of sand and no refugium. And, no nitrates/phosphates??? Some on this board would argue that's impossible, glad to know it isn't. __________________ Cool Breezes... Joel Current Tank Info: 50G Cube, Mixed Reef

06/10/2006, 11:49 AM	#44
NanoCube-boy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,930	I agree with Shroom because that's a lot of food for 23 gallon tank. Feeding daily. Though you do that a skimmer, I bet that would help a lot.

06/10/2006, 03:14 PM	#45
Bkndsdl Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 532	Awesome tank!! It is definitely a hit with me, because it's a tank that I could afford. The megasystems are great, don't get me wrong, but here is a tank that probably fits most of RC's members' budgets, not just in equipment, but in the tank inhabitants as well. There are no super-rare, ultra expensive corals or fish. Again, awesome tank! __________________ -Mike from Alabama Boss: 'I'm sorry, we're going to have to let you go. You're too argumentative.' Former Employee: 'No I'm not.' Current Tank Info: 180g reef, 3g nano

06/10/2006, 10:11 PM	#46
SanFranTodd Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,699	You can really keep all that stuff under <200w of lighting? Looks like I need to ditch my MH's !

06/11/2006, 01:07 PM	#47
NanoCube-boy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,930	n/m i read it wrong... the sunp is 23... haha

06/11/2006, 05:36 PM	#48
VeneReef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dania Beach FL Posts: 24	What a Beautifull reef tank! thatÂ´s just the way I want it too, lots of colors and keep it simple, Amazing! Now as I see you guys are doint it great in UK too.. I would like to know if anyone could help me knowing of some places to buy live rock, corals, etc.... in Spain? I will be moving to Tenerife soon and will have to star all over again, So some hints advice will be very appreaciated. Thanks for the Help!, Great reef taNK! Alfredo.

06/11/2006, 10:06 PM	#49
imareefer21 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: tempe Posts: 66	very nice tank congrats

06/12/2006, 01:22 PM	#50
nterry Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 263	Do you have an open top on your tank? Or do you have it covered with something?