August 2011 Tank of the Month - Page 2

iyachtuxivm · 08/10/2011, 12:42 AM

That is definitely a great looking tank!

Hookup · 08/10/2011, 06:24 AM

very impressive system. Really deeply engineered and great success.

Coral Shepherd · 08/10/2011, 10:21 PM

Very thoughtful aquarium setup! It is very inspiring and provides an educational focus on non-photo corals.

teo reef · 08/11/2011, 06:01 AM

Very nice! Congratulations!!
I love your tubastreas!!

ReefTECK · 08/12/2011, 12:39 PM

remarkable, you azoox guys are truly amazing. Way to break the status quo!

Greg 45 · 08/12/2011, 05:11 PM

Can you please post picks of how you dose the phosphate solution.
Thanks awsome tank

TheFishTeen · 08/12/2011, 06:23 PM

Incredible. Very exotic colors.

small alien · 08/13/2011, 05:01 PM

Cngratulations, Uhuru. Your tank looks fantastic. Next up for you, cold water system?

uhuru · 08/13/2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

Beautiful tank Mike, very unique!! Congratulations.

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Originally Posted by my2girls

Non-photos are the best!!! You are a REAL reefkeeper.

Thanks guys!

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Originally Posted by hollback

Nice Mike! Congrats on TOTM. Quite an honor for a well deserving system that I've seen in person!

Thanks Jason! LMK if you're still looking for some berghia. I'll PM you in case you don't see this.

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Originally Posted by Bunnylicked

Your tank looks great! I love NPS reefs...so unique looking. Congrats!

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Aquabacs

Congrat's Mike and very well done

Mike

Thanks Mike!

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Originally Posted by mikejrice

Truly inspirational. I thought I had my automation down, but your reef shows me new levels that I can now strive for. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

I'm glad I can help inspire you, that is the ultimate goal.

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Originally Posted by Dxmarinefish

Beautiful marine setup. Excellent writeup as well with some major tips to pick up.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Mr.Tan

beautiful tank! for sure well deserved, i keep looking at it and finding new things.

I wish I could take better pics. I used to have T5 lighting over this tank and the pics always came out way better. Pics don't do spotlight LED lighting justice but in person I can tell you the detail is much better and you would keep finding even more things

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Originally Posted by joeyvu

Very nice tank, Mike....I knew this tank will get it title TOTM... Congrat.....
It is well-deserved the title...You must have spend alot of time and dedication on the tank....BEAUTIFUL TANK!!!

Thank you Joey, and yes I have spent a lot of time on the setup and planning. Being able to enjoy it and winning TOTM makes it worth it though.

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Originally Posted by velvetelvis

Glorious. I really like your fish choices, too. The amount of planning that went into this setup--not just the display tank, but the refugium, pest control, and feeding system--is mind-boggling.

Even with all the planning, I have learned a lot and can see a lot of room for improvement. I believe the next upgrade will be even more successful, with less time commitment involved in upkeep.

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Originally Posted by Mad Scientist

One of my favorite TOTM ever. Great work!

Thank you, I'm flattered!

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Originally Posted by Hormigaquatica

Killer tank Mike. I tell locals all the time that yours is one of my all time favorite displays. Congrats!

Thanks, you guys have helped a lot along the way!

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Originally Posted by iyachtuxivm

That is definitely a great looking tank!

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Originally Posted by Hookup

very impressive system. Really deeply engineered and great success.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Coral Shepherd

Very thoughtful aquarium setup! It is very inspiring and provides an educational focus on non-photo corals.

Yes, I hope it does "shed some light" on non-photo corals

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Originally Posted by teo reef

Very nice! Congratulations!!
I love your tubastreas!!

Thanks, they really help add color and life to the tank.

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Originally Posted by ReefTECK

remarkable, you azoox guys are truly amazing. Way to break the status quo!

Yes, come visit the non-photo forum more often, we are all about pushing the envelope!

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Originally Posted by Greg 45

Can you please post picks of how you dose the phosphate solution.
Thanks awsome tank

Its simply a litermeter III remote pump module that doses the solution into a BRS dual reactor. If you look at the sump picture in the article, you can see it on the right side. The important thing is to have only a drip going through it. If you have too much water flow going through, the phosphate particles won't settle in the chambers. Then, the output should be directed at the skimmer pump, which will remove anything that does make it out, and some of it will no matter what.

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Originally Posted by TheFishTeen

Incredible. Very exotic colors.

Thanks, we are only touching on the surface of what type of exotic colors are out there. The nice thing is, a lot of these colors are not dependent on actinic light to make them fluoresce. They pop just as much with 10K lighting. To be honest, I prefer closer to 10K lighting, which is what I used to have on this tank, but I felt that this would be closer to their natural environment. Some of the inhabitants definitely seem to prefer the darkness.

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Originally Posted by small alien

Cngratulations, Uhuru. Your tank looks fantastic. Next up for you, cold water system?

I would like to continue to improve upon the current system, concentrating mostly on Dendronephthya. I have some really crazy ideas about a Raja Ampat mangrove biotope, where Dendronephthya grow on mangrove roots. Truly beautiful and unique.

kindler · 08/14/2011, 08:00 AM

Congrats Mike!!!! Well deserved and hope your success continues. I really need to get out and take a look at your system some time.

Scott

Thabarman · 08/14/2011, 08:45 PM

wow that's cool

Stenopus · 08/15/2011, 08:26 AM

Superb tank, one of the best and superb products like Fauna Marin.

slow_leak · 08/15/2011, 01:46 PM

Hi Mike,

Fantastic to see you pushing the limits in reefkeeping with great success.

I had a few constructive comments I hope. You mentioned 25+ nitrates which caught me off guard. It peaked my curiosity about ramping up selective biological filtration. 25+ could mean anything really and not a benchmark to try and improve from.

Early reports suggest biopellets have ability to eliminate carbon source as the limiting nutrient growth of bacteria but many SPS growers reports suggest GFO is still recommended, or in your case lanthium chloride.

My interpretation is that a way to selectively remove ammonia biologically or mechanical is needed. Here is layman link to a ammonia stripping in home aquarium. While not useful immediately, a work around may be necessary. Your efforts of coping with nitrates would be too much for many. This would be counter to running ozone and promoting oxidation.

Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook
By Robert J. Goldstein pg 43 also on Google Books is very concise overview to ammonia stripping and challenges at home.

Also I run full blown SPS tank with slight skimming and one sided illuminated algae turf scrubber. It is 22" X 14" with one sided illumination. It easily handles 140 gallons of tank fed daily not hourly. Scraping every 3-4 days on much bigger screen my be a partial solution. Most people have strong opinion about this without ever trying it. I skim almost nothing anymore.

I also did not see mention of denitrification but saw what looked like a reactor in one of the photos.

Tyler10121012 · 08/16/2011, 06:23 AM

bottom right---is that yellow star polyps???!!!

slow_leak · 08/16/2011, 06:56 AM

I am now thinking that black reactor is for ozone.

I am curious about any practical application of ammonia stripping at pH 8.4 and asking questions in chemistry forum not to redirect thread.

pledosophy · 08/18/2011, 11:05 PM

Well deserved mate. Nice work

uhuru · 08/19/2011, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Thabarman

wow that's cool

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by kindler

Congrats Mike!!!! Well deserved and hope your success continues. I really need to get out and take a look at your system some time.

Scott

Yeah Scott, hope everythings going well!

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Originally Posted by Stenopus

Superb tank, one of the best and superb products like Fauna Marin.

Indeed, Fauna Marin foods are the core of my feeding program.

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Originally Posted by slow_leak

Hi Mike,

Fantastic to see you pushing the limits in reefkeeping with great success.

I had a few constructive comments I hope. You mentioned 25+ nitrates which caught me off guard. It peaked my curiosity about ramping up selective biological filtration. 25+ could mean anything really and not a benchmark to try and improve from.

Early reports suggest biopellets have ability to eliminate carbon source as the limiting nutrient growth of bacteria but many SPS growers reports suggest GFO is still recommended, or in your case lanthium chloride.

My interpretation is that a way to selectively remove ammonia biologically or mechanical is needed. Here is layman link to a ammonia stripping in home aquarium. While not useful immediately, a work around may be necessary. Your efforts of coping with nitrates would be too much for many. This would be counter to running ozone and promoting oxidation.

Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook
By Robert J. Goldstein pg 43 also on Google Books is very concise overview to ammonia stripping and challenges at home.

Also I run full blown SPS tank with slight skimming and one sided illuminated algae turf scrubber. It is 22" X 14" with one sided illumination. It easily handles 140 gallons of tank fed daily not hourly. Scraping every 3-4 days on much bigger screen my be a partial solution. Most people have strong opinion about this without ever trying it. I skim almost nothing anymore.

I also did not see mention of denitrification but saw what looked like a reactor in one of the photos.

Thanks for your input. You will have to explain to me further about ammonia stripping, and why you think it is worth it in a system that does not suffer from ammonia toxicity. Even though I don't test for it, I doubt many people do once the tank is cycled, simply because you will know based on visible signs with livestock if you have an ammonia problem. Maybe I am not understanding what ammonia stripping means.

Right now I have 2 options in mind for the high nitrates. One would be to ramp up the biopellets significantly, perhaps by running 2 reactors or getting a more commercial sized one. The second would be to ditch the biopellets and go with a nitrate reactor dosed with vodka. I know that Steve Weast uses the nitrate reactor quite successfully in his NPS coldwater tank instead of biopellets.

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Originally Posted by Tyler10121012

bottom right---is that yellow star polyps???!!!

Those are tubastrea sp., aka "sun corals." They have many variations. It would be awesome to have a tank filled with nothing but variations of tubastrea.

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Originally Posted by slow_leak

I am now thinking that black reactor is for ozone.

I am curious about any practical application of ammonia stripping at pH 8.4 and asking questions in chemistry forum not to redirect thread.

Correct, the black reactor is for ozone.

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Originally Posted by pledosophy

Well deserved mate. Nice work

Thank you!

JByer323 · 08/24/2011, 10:23 PM

Inspirational.

Joce · 08/27/2011, 06:35 AM

Congrats!!! I've always loved your tank. It's so unique and amazingly colorful!

uhuru · 08/28/2011, 08:44 AM

Thanks JByer323 and Joce!

Trident7 · 08/30/2011, 12:37 PM

Super awesome!!!! Amazing!!!

Lynnmw1208 · 08/30/2011, 09:37 PM

beautiful! absolutely beautiful!!

rridc · 09/01/2011, 01:57 PM

koooollll.

auto151 · 09/05/2011, 08:06 PM

Awsome tank, maybe one day mine will look that good

awestruck · 08/28/2012, 07:08 PM

Hmm, lets see what adjectives I can think of:

Breathtaking
Amazing
Gorgeous
Spellbound--sorry, think this is a verb
Beautiful
Spectacular

You are extremely skilled and have created something beyond my wildest imagination! Congratulations!

08/10/2011, 06:24 AM	#27
Hookup Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,281	very impressive system. Really deeply engineered and great success. __________________ Spellking is an art form to which I have no brush. I'm not sure FOWLRs actually exist, I think they're like unicorns or platonic girlfriends. A FOWLR is just a reef tank that doesn't yet hold any coral. Current Tank Info: 180g display, 150gallon sump in-wall 4-side viewable sps dominated tank, ATI Powermodule, MRC MR-4 skimmer, GHL controller, Baling Method, Ultralith Reactor, Carbon & Phosphate Reactors, and general time consuming money pit that I live for.

08/11/2011, 06:01 AM	#29
teo reef Aquascaping geek Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 156	Very nice! Congratulations!! I love your tubastreas!! __________________ October 2009 TOTM

08/12/2011, 12:39 PM	#30
ReefTECK Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 901	remarkable, you azoox guys are truly amazing. Way to break the status quo! __________________ 2013 President of the Greater Iowa Reef Society www.iowareefs.org Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Tank, 96 DIY LED's on 3 channels, 30gal sump/fuge, 4x2x0.5' & 40gal frag tank, SRO Ca rxr, GSA Kalk rxr, SRO 3000 skmr, Gen-X PCX40 Return, 2xMP40w's, 1xTunze 6101, 140lbs LR, SSB, SPS all the way!

08/13/2011, 05:01 PM	#33
small alien The fungus is among us. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 3,884	Cngratulations, Uhuru. Your tank looks fantastic. Next up for you, cold water system? __________________ This moment is all we have. Current Tank Info: 75 mixed reef. F OSFF, Clingfish, M/F Leopards, M Mandy, Darwin Clown, Bullet Goby, Green Clown Goby, M/F Matted Files, Bluestripe Pipe, Tailspot Blenny, Canary Wrasse, Royal Gramma, Papua Toby Puffer, Snooty Maori Wrasse.

08/14/2011, 08:00 AM	#35
kindler Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 22	Congrats Mike!!!! Well deserved and hope your success continues. I really need to get out and take a look at your system some time. Scott __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: SPS

08/10/2011, 12:42 AM	#26
iyachtuxivm Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Flint Mi Posts: 36	That is definitely a great looking tank!

08/10/2011, 10:21 PM	#28
Coral Shepherd Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Weston, Missouri Posts: 5	Very thoughtful aquarium setup! It is very inspiring and provides an educational focus on non-photo corals.

08/12/2011, 05:11 PM	#31
Greg 45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bayonne,N.J. Posts: 1,159	Can you please post picks of how you dose the phosphate solution. Thanks awsome tank

08/12/2011, 06:23 PM	#32
TheFishTeen Registered Member. Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,677	Incredible. Very exotic colors.

08/14/2011, 08:45 PM	#36
Thabarman Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1	wow that's cool

08/15/2011, 08:26 AM	#37
Stenopus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 95	Superb tank, one of the best and superb products like Fauna Marin.

08/15/2011, 01:46 PM	#38
slow_leak Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 540 Blog Entries: 4	Hi Mike, Fantastic to see you pushing the limits in reefkeeping with great success. I had a few constructive comments I hope. You mentioned 25+ nitrates which caught me off guard. It peaked my curiosity about ramping up selective biological filtration. 25+ could mean anything really and not a benchmark to try and improve from. Early reports suggest biopellets have ability to eliminate carbon source as the limiting nutrient growth of bacteria but many SPS growers reports suggest GFO is still recommended, or in your case lanthium chloride. My interpretation is that a way to selectively remove ammonia biologically or mechanical is needed. Here is layman link to a ammonia stripping in home aquarium. While not useful immediately, a work around may be necessary. Your efforts of coping with nitrates would be too much for many. This would be counter to running ozone and promoting oxidation. Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook By Robert J. Goldstein pg 43 also on Google Books is very concise overview to ammonia stripping and challenges at home. Also I run full blown SPS tank with slight skimming and one sided illuminated algae turf scrubber. It is 22" X 14" with one sided illumination. It easily handles 140 gallons of tank fed daily not hourly. Scraping every 3-4 days on much bigger screen my be a partial solution. Most people have strong opinion about this without ever trying it. I skim almost nothing anymore. I also did not see mention of denitrification but saw what looked like a reactor in one of the photos.

08/16/2011, 06:23 AM	#39
Tyler10121012 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 54	bottom right---is that yellow star polyps???!!!

08/16/2011, 06:56 AM	#40
slow_leak Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 540 Blog Entries: 4	I am now thinking that black reactor is for ozone. I am curious about any practical application of ammonia stripping at pH 8.4 and asking questions in chemistry forum not to redirect thread.

08/18/2011, 11:05 PM	#41
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	Well deserved mate. Nice work __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

08/24/2011, 10:23 PM	#43
JByer323 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Noblesville, IN Posts: 67	Inspirational. __________________ Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right. Current Tank Info: 28g JBJ Nano Cube LED

08/27/2011, 06:35 AM	#44
Joce Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hong Kong/Toronto, Ont Posts: 107	Congrats!!! I've always loved your tank. It's so unique and amazingly colorful!

08/28/2011, 08:44 AM	#45
uhuru Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 2,949	Thanks JByer323 and Joce! __________________ August 2011 TOTM

08/30/2011, 12:37 PM	#46
Trident7 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 19	Super awesome!!!! Amazing!!!

08/30/2011, 09:37 PM	#47
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	beautiful! absolutely beautiful!! __________________ equipment: Eshopps psk-200 skimmer, Mag 12 pump, 30gal sump, 2x 300w Finnex heaters, glass-holes 1500gph overflow kit with 3/4" return kits, 72" 8x36w t-5 AquaticLife light, 66lbs of LR, 150lbs of tropic eden reeflakes, 2 Koralia Evo 1400, JBJ ATO, BRS dual GFO/carbon reactors, Hydor smartwave Current Tank Info: 125gallon

09/01/2011, 01:57 PM	#48
rridc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1	koooollll.

09/05/2011, 08:06 PM	#49
auto151 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 53	Awsome tank, maybe one day mine will look that good

08/28/2012, 07:08 PM	#50
awestruck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,572	Hmm, lets see what adjectives I can think of: Breathtaking Amazing Gorgeous Spellbound--sorry, think this is a verb Beautiful Spectacular You are extremely skilled and have created something beyond my wildest imagination! Congratulations! __________________ I received the best gift ever today: My son told me that he loves me. Current Tank Info: 65g. w/20g. sump; Reef Octopus Skimmer; (2) x 150w. MH and (2) x 65w. pc. sump-mixed reef

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