Pictures of my 170gallon peninsula...

n8ureman · 03/29/2011, 12:57 PM

Just wanted to share..

FTS shot (side facing living room)

Closeup left side

Closeup of center

Closeup of right side

My favorite shot. Looking straight down from the end of the tank!

Same place, but slightly different angle..

duncantse · 03/29/2011, 12:58 PM

Looking good!

seashark · 03/29/2011, 01:09 PM

nice looking tank.

duncantse · 03/29/2011, 01:10 PM

What is your fish stock?

n8ureman · 03/29/2011, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duncantse

What is your fish stock?

wrasses:
Bluehead fairy x3
Solar fairy x2
Pyles fairy pair
Other fish:
Tomini tang
Royal gramma
Flame angel
Red firefish pair
Pajama cardinal x5

aqua80 · 03/29/2011, 02:33 PM

nice aquascape and corals !
do you have less blue pictures to see the true colors of your pieces ?

jbanks · 03/29/2011, 03:31 PM

Beautiful.. Love the aquascape.

n8ureman · 03/29/2011, 05:29 PM

Originally posted by aqua80
nice aquascape and corals !
do you have less blue pictures to see the true colors of your pieces ?

Thanks for the kind words! I took the pics using my Iphone and the camera seems to not want to cooperate! ( having mostly ATI blue plus bulbs dosent help either! LOL!) My sister (who is a photographer) is coming to my house soon. I will see if she can take some decent pics of the corals.

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Originally Posted by jbanks

Beautiful.. Love the aquascape.

Thanks for the kind words also.

Brian Chong · 03/29/2011, 08:32 PM

Thats awesome aquascaping and diggin the stick forest. is that a monti encrusting all over the bottom?

Brian Chong · 03/29/2011, 08:33 PM

the middle island looks too bare. you need more acros

mark54321 · 03/29/2011, 08:45 PM

Great looking tank,love the aquascape

Nate R · 03/29/2011, 10:01 PM

thanks for sharing n8ureman! again nice aquascape,very cool

needmore-reef · 03/30/2011, 01:24 AM

good looking tank!

Fieroguy19 · 03/30/2011, 08:14 AM

Looks really nice. I really love the look of peninsula tanks. Looking forward to some whiter pics.

joseperezred · 03/30/2011, 08:53 AM

Nice!!! Love the layout of the corals. Looks beautiful, great job.

evoi19 · 03/30/2011, 11:22 AM

Great looking tank. I like the branch that connects the two sides together.

wakeboardgeek · 03/30/2011, 01:21 PM

Awesome! I'm planning a peninsula too. Do you have pics of your plumbing? I'm curious to see how you did your return plumbing.

REEF SMAC · 03/30/2011, 01:48 PM

Beautiful!

Love the scape.

Gotta love those peninsulas.

n8ureman · 03/30/2011, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Chong

Thats awesome aquascaping and diggin the stick forest. is that a monti encrusting all over the bottom?

no. it's GSP. Its the only place were it cannot out-compete my other corals!

LOL!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Chong

the middle island looks too bare. you need more acros

I know! I've been trying to convince my wife of that for months!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark54321

Great looking tank,love the aquascape

Thanks for the kind words.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate R

thanks for sharing n8ureman! again nice aquascape,very cool

A Lot of thought went into this aquascape. believe it or not its 50% spray foam and PVC!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by needmore-reef

good looking tank!

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by joseperezred

Nice!!! Love the layout of the corals. Looks beautiful, great job.

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by REEF SMAC

Beautiful!

Love the scape.

Gotta love those peninsulas.

I know! its like having two tanks in one!!

gmigmi · 03/30/2011, 02:19 PM

Great aqua-scape!!! and beautiful tank!!!
I cant wait for some better quality pics.
how old is the tank?

n8ureman · 03/30/2011, 02:25 PM

here are some pics
i took with my wife's point and shoot.
I know this is not an SPS but it is one of my favorite corals! babies breath favia
(no flash)

The tank looking from the end

Same angle (my male pyles hamming it up for the camera)

Part of the stick forest.

BBF with flash (this colony is almost the size of a tennis ball!)
Enjoy!

n8ureman · 03/30/2011, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evoi19

Great looking tank. I like the branch that connects the two sides together.

Thanks. I wanted an arch that made it look like the corals were "floating" without having to use rock. I ended up using PVC. As the corals grow out and cover the PVC it's starting to look like how I had envisioned it!!

n8ureman · 03/30/2011, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmigmi

Great aqua-scape!!! and beautiful tank!!!
how old is the tank?

Thanks. The tank is two years old. ( the rock and some of the corals are over four years old, transferred to this tank when I moved and upgraded.)

n8ureman · 03/30/2011, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakeboardgeek

Awesome! I'm planning a peninsula too. Do you have pics of your plumbing? I'm curious to see how you did your return plumbing.

I was lucky in that on the other side of the wall the tank is on is a small storage closet (in the garage) that I converted into what my wife has dubbed "my coral lab" LOL!! I used my old 100 gallon to build a custom sump that has a spot for frags.
.

In the top left corner of the pic is a 25 gallon plexiglas (online with the display) I plan to turn into a macro algae reef this summer.

I also run carbon and GFO.

I also built my own electrical control box. I can switch components on and off separately as needed. The plumbing is color coded: blue for saltwater supply, yellow for electrical conduit.

subpotentjoe · 03/30/2011, 02:53 PM

Are you only using t5 over your tank? How many bulbs?

03/29/2011, 12:57 PM	#1
n8ureman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bay area, California Posts: 332	Pictures of my 170gallon peninsula... Just wanted to share.. FTS shot (side facing living room) Closeup left side Closeup of center Closeup of right side My favorite shot. Looking straight down from the end of the tank! Same place, but slightly different angle.. __________________ Joe The decisions we make are only as good as the information we use to make those decisions. Current Tank Info: 170 gallons of (SPS dominated) pure stress relief...

03/29/2011, 02:33 PM	#6
aqua80 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Quebec city, Canada Posts: 577	nice aquascape and corals ! do you have less blue pictures to see the true colors of your pieces ? __________________ 93g 30x30x24 running since 2010/06 \| sump 40g \| frag tank 9g \| RLSS 6i \| mp40/tunze 6095/wp-25 \| Giesemann Spectra MH250w radium/4t5ho \|

03/29/2011, 03:31 PM	#7
jbanks Lover of God's Creations Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 2,250	Beautiful.. Love the aquascape. __________________ Jonathan Go ahead... Put the price on the bag. I don't have that problem any longer :) Current Tank Info: 180g Custom rimless Starphire, 48 X10 ATI PM T5 fixture, Vortech MP40w X3 with battery Backup, Bubble King Super Marin 250, Geo 612 Calc reactor, Profilux stand-alone Doser, Neptune Apex controller, Ozotech Poseidon 200 ozone generator

03/29/2011, 08:45 PM	#11
mark54321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: chicago Posts: 2,040	Great looking tank,love the aquascape __________________ ############## ______MARK_______ ##############

03/29/2011, 10:01 PM	#12
Nate R Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Yakima WA Posts: 112	thanks for sharing n8ureman! again nice aquascape,very cool __________________ ________________ Nate 170gal system SPS Collector

03/29/2011, 12:58 PM	#2
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	Looking good!

03/29/2011, 01:09 PM	#3
seashark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NY Posts: 293	nice looking tank.

03/29/2011, 01:10 PM	#4
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	What is your fish stock?

03/29/2011, 08:32 PM	#9
Brian Chong Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 736	Thats awesome aquascaping and diggin the stick forest. is that a monti encrusting all over the bottom?

03/29/2011, 08:33 PM	#10
Brian Chong Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 736	the middle island looks too bare. you need more acros

03/30/2011, 01:24 AM	#13
needmore-reef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 425	good looking tank!

03/30/2011, 08:14 AM	#14
Fieroguy19 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bloomington IL Posts: 175	Looks really nice. I really love the look of peninsula tanks. Looking forward to some whiter pics. __________________ 90g mostly SPS

03/30/2011, 08:53 AM	#15
joseperezred Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 75	Beautiful. Nice!!! Love the layout of the corals. Looks beautiful, great job.

03/30/2011, 11:22 AM	#16
evoi19 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 221	Great looking tank. I like the branch that connects the two sides together. __________________ Elos 120 SPS

03/30/2011, 01:21 PM	#17
wakeboardgeek Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 373	Awesome! I'm planning a peninsula too. Do you have pics of your plumbing? I'm curious to see how you did your return plumbing.

03/30/2011, 01:48 PM	#18
REEF SMAC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Salinas CA Posts: 875	Beautiful! Love the scape. Gotta love those peninsulas.

03/30/2011, 02:19 PM	#20
gmigmi Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 162	Great aqua-scape!!! and beautiful tank!!! I cant wait for some better quality pics. how old is the tank?

03/30/2011, 02:25 PM	#21
n8ureman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bay area, California Posts: 332	here are some pics i took with my wife's point and shoot. I know this is not an SPS but it is one of my favorite corals! babies breath favia (no flash) The tank looking from the end Same angle (my male pyles hamming it up for the camera) Part of the stick forest. BBF with flash (this colony is almost the size of a tennis ball!) Enjoy! __________________ Joe The decisions we make are only as good as the information we use to make those decisions. Current Tank Info: 170 gallons of (SPS dominated) pure stress relief... Last edited by n8ureman; 03/30/2011 at 03:02 PM.

03/30/2011, 02:53 PM	#25
subpotentjoe Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	Are you only using t5 over your tank? How many bulbs?

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