A Reef in the Sky

[w.vreeswijk]

Hi andrew i,m following you from the begin of this tank.
Your scape and your setting are so nice.
I hope you come back with a new aquarium.

My scape is a mixed from your and mr kang on full zeo.with the hybrid.

Greets wesley

[jacek_1970]

Andrew, can you write me how did you get white clean bottom of your tank. I have KZ gravel and algae are make them dirty.
Greets
Jacek

[Setragni]

I have followed your build since day one. Trully inspirational. I hope you don't mind me copying your next build step by step lol.
Hope to see you back soon.
Thanks for everything.
-Tony

[blackizzz]

Originally Posted by jacek_1970

Andrew, can you write me how did you get white clean bottom of your tank. I have KZ gravel and algae are make them dirty.
Greets
Jacek

He stir the sand every week in combination with water changes

[v1...rotate]

Originally Posted by ja3d

Ohhhh, why do you dismantled?

It's being dismantled as we are moving apartments.

Originally Posted by Jaredcube

Thank you very much Andrew for everything you have shared with us, without a doubt, one of the great ones.

Thank you Jared. Your welcome

Originally Posted by acabgd

So sad to see this tank being dismantled. I sincerely hope it's only temporary, as there's still so much to learn from you. Greetings from LYBE.

Thank you very much... it will be for a little while.

Originally Posted by FlyboySMB

Andrew, best of luck & I (as well as many others) anxiously await your return to the hobby). Not only have you built & maintained a beautiful system (AND moved it at least once), but you took the time to document your progression in such a professional manner! You have inspired myself and I'm sure many others over the years.

Best of luck my friend!

Blue Skies!

Steve
(FlyboySMB - there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane, that's why I choose to step out at 15K feet as often as I can! :-)

Thank you very much. It has been a fun ride with a few bumps along the way. The most challenging was moving the tank back in June/July 2011. An experience I will never forget.

Originally Posted by alessandro

Sad new Andrew.
Your tank was one the best tank I followed.
Hope to see a new tank soon!

Thank you
Maybe in a couple of years

Originally Posted by yano

Thanks andrew, for me if it's a great honor to share the publication with which surely is the most famous and known aquarium of the world.
I'm looking forward to see and follow your new project!

Thank you Yano. I will continue to follow your tank

Originally Posted by w.vreeswijk

Hi andrew i,m following you from the begin of this tank.
Your scape and your setting are so nice.
I hope you come back with a new aquarium.

My scape is a mixed from your and mr kang on full zeo.with the hybrid.

Greets wesley

Hi Wesley, thank you for the kind words. I hope you enjoyed the journey. I certainly did.

Originally Posted by jacek_1970

Andrew, can you write me how did you get white clean bottom of your tank. I have KZ gravel and algae are make them dirty.
Greets
Jacek

Hi Jacek... I simply stir the sand every water change. I also changed to using small grain sand.

Originally Posted by Setragni

I have followed your build since day one. Trully inspirational. I hope you don't mind me copying your next build step by step lol.
Hope to see you back soon.
Thanks for everything.
-Tony

Thank you Tony. Haha sure. The next build will be different

Originally Posted by blackizzz

He stir the sand every week in combination with water changes

Thank you... that is correct

[v1...rotate]

The time has come...

I would like to thank everybody (past and present) for following along over the last 5 years. I have really enjoyed sharing my journey with all of you and have met some great people from all around the world. Some great friendships have been made.

Out of interest, the living area is eerily quiet now with no pumps or chiller running. Something which will take time to get used to again.

I would like to also to thank my lovely wife who has been part of 'A Reef in the Sky' from the planning stages to it's final days. All the corals have gone to a total of (as far as I know) 23 different tanks around Hong Kong/ Macau and China and our beloved fish have gone to a tank(s) that is also featured in this SPS forum. So keep an eye out for them

Some final pictures

The sheer size of some of the colonies was startling


I ran out of containers/buckets towards the end


Some corals in the lift coming back down to earth


A short trolley ride was their last request


Off to their new destinations


Sorry no soft drink can, only a
The shear size of this coral was incredible


A quick photo with one of my favourite corals. It's nearly larger than me


I will be happy to answer any questions you might have but this is the final official update.

In true aviation style... it is not goodbye, but see you soon!!

[shih87]

Ok, I ask the first one....

Is that you in the last photo?


Hope to see you and your next tank soon. Cheers!!!

[ryanrid]

thanks Andrew for taking us all along on your journey, it was very entertaining and informative.

[rEeFnWrX]

Originally Posted by v1...rotate

Off to their new destinations

Is that an STI I see there?

On your next tank. Do you think you would go with ZEOVit again or go back to traditional methods?

[cugly]

What a sad great ending of a great story. .thank you Andrew for the inspiration that you have givin us all..see you in the next flight buddy.

[jacek_1970]

Hi. How long this big acroporas was transported outside water? Are they alive after that? It is very important for me, because I have big one for sale.

[dallasg]

been a great journey that i have followed, as everyone has said this is the world most epic SPS tank, look forward to seeing whats next..

[mark54321]

Sad to see this tank go, it was my inspiration for a long time. I followed your build from the beginning, I wish you good luck in whatever your next endeavor is.

[Kirkwood77]

I can smell that exposed coral from half a world away!!

[KritikaL]

damnnnnnnnnnnnnn! This tank was the best! get it up ASAP

[akis_22]

Could you please tell me the site or company that you bought that electric winch?

[msderganc]

Originally Posted by akis_22

Could you please tell me the site or company that you bought that electric winch?

Look at mylifter. They're almost in production and smartphone connected.

[sadt3arz]

Wow very nice mock up and picture representation. Good luck on the build

[Oliver77]

This tank showed us when exceptional planning and attention detail come together excellence can be achieved . It has been a pleasure watching A reef in the sky mature .

[plazma]

New pictures

[martinphillip03]

He took the tank down. This thread is done

[Reefflapper]

Well, just like everyone else I am sad to see it go. A Reef in the Sky will be talked about for a very long time. Good luck to you with your next journey, and I cannot wait to see your next build whether in 1 year or 10 years from now.

[Ghlreefer]

Any updates with this guy and futures plans?

Does he have any tank at all right now?

[txdragonslayer]

Originally Posted by v1...rotate

The time has come...

I would like to thank everybody (past and present) for following along over the last 5 years. I have really enjoyed sharing my journey with all of you and have met some great people from all around the world. Some great friendships have been made.

Out of interest, the living area is eerily quiet now with no pumps or chiller running. Something which will take time to get used to again.

I would like to also to thank my lovely wife who has been part of 'A Reef in the Sky' from the planning stages to it's final days. All the corals have gone to a total of (as far as I know) 23 different tanks around Hong Kong/ Macau and China and our beloved fish have gone to a tank(s) that is also featured in this SPS forum. So keep an eye out for them

Some final pictures

The sheer size of some of the colonies was startling


I ran out of containers/buckets towards the end


Some corals in the lift coming back down to earth


A short trolley ride was their last request


Off to their new destinations


Sorry no soft drink can, only a
The shear size of this coral was incredible


A quick photo with one of my favourite corals. It's nearly larger than me


I will be happy to answer any questions you might have but this is the final official update.

In true aviation style... it is not goodbye, but see you soon!!

I am just starting back up after a long "forced break" in the hobby. Would you attribute this growth to the zeovit?

[bobssecrtsn]

such an awesome thread, no matter how many times you read it, it still amaze's me how far you've gotten from the beginning to the end!