Tank of the Month - July '06

Skipper · 07/01/2006, 02:20 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, 09:45 AM

VERY NICE!

Deuce67 · 07/04/2006, 09:47 AM

Congrats SunnyX! Well deserved TOTM!

KEEPERZ · 07/04/2006, 10:26 AM

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

Nano Chris · 07/04/2006, 10:31 AM

Looks awsome! Hope to get mine like that!

RevHtree · 07/04/2006, 10:49 AM

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

Amphiprion · 07/04/2006, 11:06 AM

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

Hop · 07/04/2006, 11:46 AM

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

NanoCube-boy · 07/04/2006, 12:21 PM

Two thumbs up... great reef tank.

vessxpress1 · 07/04/2006, 12:23 PM

Congrats Sunny! Well deserved.

twon8 · 07/04/2006, 12:29 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, 12:47 PM

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

jon181 · 07/04/2006, 12:53 PM

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

Ralistin · 07/04/2006, 01:08 PM

Good job Sunny!

PatrickJ · 07/04/2006, 01:28 PM

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

kevensquint · 07/04/2006, 02:28 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, 02:31 PM

Congrats! Nice set up!

Mr.Furious · 07/04/2006, 05:33 PM

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

CeeGee · 07/04/2006, 06:50 PM

Great job.

What a nice tank! Congrats!

carman9941 · 07/04/2006, 07:18 PM

Super SWEET 36 " front to back was a great idea

SaraB · 07/04/2006, 07:28 PM

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

NALCOMIS · 07/04/2006, 11:33 PM

You replace your sand bed every 6 months?

tcb7019 · 07/05/2006, 01:52 AM

Beautiful reef .. congrats!

Tom

NexDog · 07/05/2006, 03:38 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, 03:40 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, 09:45 AM	#2
MAthU me Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: brantford ontario Posts: 469	VERY NICE! __________________ tankless atm Current Tank Info: 27g custom~! sps

07/04/2006, 10:31 AM	#5
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	Looks awsome! Hope to get mine like that! __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

07/04/2006, 11:06 AM	#7
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	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: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

07/04/2006, 11:46 AM	#8
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	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, 12:29 PM	#11
twon8 Formally registered membe Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: slightly sw of richmond, va Posts: 5,920	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 "and as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention." Not building a wall but making a brick Current Tank Info: 300g DD display, 60g frag tank

07/04/2006, 09:47 AM	#3
Deuce67 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: CO Posts: 3,750	Congrats SunnyX! Well deserved TOTM!

07/04/2006, 10:26 AM	#4
KEEPERZ Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Posts: 993	good stuff Sunny!!-your tank is slammin--

07/04/2006, 10:49 AM	#6
RevHtree Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,742	Very nice! Thanks for sharing your wonderful tank with us.

07/04/2006, 12:21 PM	#9
NanoCube-boy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,930	Two thumbs up... great reef tank.

07/04/2006, 12:23 PM	#10
vessxpress1 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW IL Posts: 1,603	Congrats Sunny! Well deserved.

07/04/2006, 12:47 PM	#12
Shroom King Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midcoast Maine Posts: 133	Beautiful! Best Fireworks I've seen all day.... __________________ Cool Breezes... Joel Current Tank Info: 50G Cube, Mixed Reef

07/04/2006, 12:53 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, 01:08 PM	#14
Ralistin Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Broward county, Florida Posts: 356	Good job Sunny!

07/04/2006, 01:28 PM	#15
PatrickJ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Luling, La Posts: 587	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, 02:28 PM	#16
kevensquint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: new york Posts: 2,277	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?

07/04/2006, 02:31 PM	#17
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	Congrats! Nice set up! __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

07/04/2006, 05:33 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, 06:50 PM	#19
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 3,272	Great job. What a nice tank! Congrats! __________________ My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, RLSS R6i, ATI Powermodule, Apex, Ecotech MP40's

07/04/2006, 07:18 PM	#20
carman9941 Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 705	Super SWEET 36 " front to back was a great idea

07/04/2006, 07:28 PM	#21
SaraB Coral Killer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lemont, IL Posts: 4,461	Congrat's SunnyX! Your tank is truly an inspiration to me and I'm glad to see you honored as TOTM! __________________ Sara

07/04/2006, 11:33 PM	#22
NALCOMIS Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Laguna hills Posts: 1,271	You replace your sand bed every 6 months?

07/05/2006, 01:52 AM	#23
tcb7019 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 63	Beautiful reef .. congrats! Tom

07/05/2006, 03:38 AM	#24
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	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, 03:40 AM	#25
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	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).