Tanks of the past...

maddmaxx · 07/14/2013, 06:20 PM

This is for anyone to post older tanks they had before eventual upgrades ...

My 125g mixed reef before hurricane Sandy took it , boooooo...

this is an very old shot of that same 125 yrs before...

40B...

29g...

20L...

and an old 5g I had on my desk for yrs...

maddmaxx · 07/14/2013, 06:22 PM

Please other ppl post pics of their old tanks that they either took down, sold, lost, upgraded and broke down, etc etc...

just keep in mind. these are for tanks we no longer have....

maddmaxx · 06/25/2016, 09:23 PM

I thought this was a good concept 3yrs ago. still do, lets see if anyone jumps on now lol

maroun.c · 06/25/2016, 11:33 PM

I'll play,
my first tank 80 G 1998-2005

150 G setup in 2008

2010 after a move and before being taken down for an upgrade.

Apercula · 06/26/2016, 02:33 AM

75g softy reef, last fts before a heat related crash.
April 2011, overheated May 2011

January 2010, at what I consider its best.

A little bit of hair algae on the powerheads but otherwise mostly healthy and happy.

Alexraptor · 06/26/2016, 06:27 AM

My 10g Mandarin Tank before the light fried on my 2x 10gallon setup.
After that I just decided it was cheaper to upgrade to a 25g and get a smaller and stronger light.

My very first reef, 15 gallons:

The tank was pretty old and cracked so I ended up upgrading to a panorama 16 gallon tank, and this is what it looked like at its height before it completely crashed, an event I attribute to the use of tap water.

Andrew D · 06/26/2016, 05:50 PM

my 150G before I upgraded to a 350G about 3 years ago, and before I took the plunge into sps...

vitodog · 06/27/2016, 06:46 AM

Has anyone noticed that just about all of the tanks submitted contain almost all LPS/Softies? Just goes to show how keeping SPS is still a relatively new phenomenon in the hobby.

Bent · 06/27/2016, 07:26 AM

Photographs weren't invented yet when I had my first ones...

kelrn98 · 06/28/2016, 02:45 PM

My first reef tank...2005ish
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Lets just say i had sufficient nitrates to support luscious chaeto growth... Check out the old tunze skimmer, lol.
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mark54321 · 06/28/2016, 08:29 PM

My first tank 2010

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ca1ore · 06/28/2016, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitodog

Has anyone noticed that just about all of the tanks submitted contain almost all LPS/Softies? Just goes to show how keeping SPS is still a relatively new phenomenon in the hobby.

In part that's because, here in the US at least, it was illegal to collect and sell SPS until, what 2005. Something like that. Oh, and here's my reef, circa 1988-1990.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2578766

Peter Eichler · 06/28/2016, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ca1ore

In part that's because, here in the US at least, it was illegal to collect and sell SPS until, what 2005. Something like that. Oh, and here's my reef, circa 1988-1990.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2578766

No it wasn't, "SPS" have been legal to collect and sell since the hobby started. Some of us successfully kept SPS over 20 years ago.

Joe Kelley · 06/29/2016, 05:47 AM

98 - 2004
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/4/aquarium

vitodog · 06/29/2016, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ca1ore

In part that's because, here in the US at least, it was illegal to collect and sell SPS until, what 2005. Something like that. Oh, and here's my reef, circa 1988-1990.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2578766

Thank you for the history lesson calore. I did not know that. I have been in the hobby since 1986 and the only corals available at that time were LPS, mushrooms and some paly's. I don't even recall hearing the term SPS. Now I know why. Thanks again.

Alexraptor · 06/29/2016, 12:56 PM

I think it more has to do with the learning curve of SPS, and most of us starting with softies and moving on to LPS before finally, when we feel we are ready, taking the plunge into the world of SPS.

CHSUB · 06/29/2016, 02:00 PM

1999-2005

pics is 2003, with 5-6 sps. not illegal!!

ca1ore · 06/29/2016, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Kelley

98 - 2004
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/4/aquarium

Hmmn, maybe mistaken I am .....

When did you first start buying SPS from LFS?

vitodog · 06/29/2016, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexraptor

I think it more has to do with the learning curve of SPS, and most of us starting with softies and moving on to LPS before finally, when we feel we are ready, taking the plunge into the world of SPS.

I respectfully disagree. I think it had more to do with the technology available at the time.

Peter Eichler · 06/29/2016, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ca1ore

Hmmn, maybe mistaken I am .....

When did you first start buying SPS from LFS?

I kept my first SPS in the late 80's with some success and had seen various Acropora and Montipora at one Chicago wholesaler in particular throughout the late 80's and early 90's. Porites has been in the hobby as far back as I can remember, and probably as far back as the early days of the hobby. Live porites with dusters was one of the early staples. Overwhelmingly these perished by the time they made it to a LFS and typically shortly after arrival at the wholesaler if they made it that far. It probably wasn't until the mid 90's that SPS started popping up at a few select LFS's and by the late 90's there were some aquacultured corals available through places like the Tropicorium in Michigan.

Peter Eichler · 06/29/2016, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitodog

I respectfully disagree. I think it had more to do with the technology available at the time.

Many of us could fairly easily take items from early in the reef hobby and have SPS thrive. Old powerheads, air driven protein skimmer and some 4300k or 5500k metal halides would do the trick. Better shipping practices, better holding facilities, and understanding the importance of maintaining calcium and alkalinity were the big leaps towards success of SPS in my opinion. Better protein skimmers, better pumps and better lighting just made it easier for the less advanced hobbyist.

tank121 · 06/29/2016, 09:31 PM

2004

2005

vitodog · 06/30/2016, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexraptor

I think it more has to do with the learning curve of SPS, and most of us starting with softies and moving on to LPS before finally, when we feel we are ready, taking the plunge into the world of SPS.

My apologies Alexraptor, of course any new technology would also be considered part of a leaning curve. I think I was tired when I read your post. And of course I agree with you.

lespaul339 · 06/30/2016, 01:37 PM

My 56 gallon before my upgrade to the 150 gallon.

CHSUB · 06/30/2016, 01:57 PM

a thought.....almost ever tank pictured has a hippo tang in a "smallish" tank!!!

07/14/2013, 06:20 PM	#1
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	Tanks of the past... This is for anyone to post older tanks they had before eventual upgrades ... My 125g mixed reef before hurricane Sandy took it , boooooo... this is an very old shot of that same 125 yrs before... 40B... 29g... 20L... and an old 5g I had on my desk for yrs... __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

07/14/2013, 06:22 PM	#2
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	Please other ppl post pics of their old tanks that they either took down, sold, lost, upgraded and broke down, etc etc... just keep in mind. these are for tanks we no longer have.... __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

06/25/2016, 09:23 PM	#3
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	I thought this was a good concept 3yrs ago. still do, lets see if anyone jumps on now lol __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

06/25/2016, 11:33 PM	#4
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	I'll play, my first tank 80 G 1998-2005 150 G setup in 2008 2010 after a move and before being taken down for an upgrade. __________________ 390 G mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 390G mixed reef

06/27/2016, 06:46 AM	#8
vitodog Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 1,226	Has anyone noticed that just about all of the tanks submitted contain almost all LPS/Softies? Just goes to show how keeping SPS is still a relatively new phenomenon in the hobby. __________________ Current Tank Info: 124.7 gal. Reef Savvy D/T, Trigger Systems 36" sump, Octo Elite 150-S, GHL Mitras LX7 x 3, Profilux3, Masterflex 7550-30 Peristaltic pump, Vector M1 return Pump, MP40w QD x 2

06/26/2016, 02:33 AM	#5
Apercula Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 707	75g softy reef, last fts before a heat related crash. April 2011, overheated May 2011 January 2010, at what I consider its best. A little bit of hair algae on the powerheads but otherwise mostly healthy and happy.

06/26/2016, 06:27 AM	#6
Alexraptor Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 352	My 10g Mandarin Tank before the light fried on my 2x 10gallon setup. After that I just decided it was cheaper to upgrade to a 25g and get a smaller and stronger light. My very first reef, 15 gallons: The tank was pretty old and cracked so I ended up upgrading to a panorama 16 gallon tank, and this is what it looked like at its height before it completely crashed, an event I attribute to the use of tap water.

06/26/2016, 05:50 PM	#7
Andrew D Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 356	my 150G before I upgraded to a 350G about 3 years ago, and before I took the plunge into sps...

06/27/2016, 07:26 AM	#9
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Photographs weren't invented yet when I had my first ones... __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

06/28/2016, 02:45 PM	#10
kelrn98 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 856	My first reef tank...2005ish [IMG][/IMG] Lets just say i had sufficient nitrates to support luscious chaeto growth... Check out the old tunze skimmer, lol. [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ ~Kelly~ Current Tank Info: 96x24x30 -300g mixed reef: 75g sump, 35g fuge, 2x MP60, 4x Radion Pros, reef octopus X5000 skimmer, way too much LR and a few fish

06/28/2016, 08:29 PM	#11
mark54321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: chicago Posts: 2,040	My first tank 2010 [IMG]my first tank by Mark Mikina, on Flickr[/IMG] __________________ ############## ______MARK_______ ##############

06/29/2016, 05:47 AM	#14
Joe Kelley Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,022	98 - 2004 http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/4/aquarium

06/29/2016, 12:56 PM	#16
Alexraptor Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 352	I think it more has to do with the learning curve of SPS, and most of us starting with softies and moving on to LPS before finally, when we feel we are ready, taking the plunge into the world of SPS.

06/29/2016, 02:00 PM	#17
CHSUB "Certified Hobby Expert" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 2,038	1999-2005 pics is 2003, with 5-6 sps. not illegal!! __________________ Goniopora Police _________________ building a 60"x36"x30" peninsula reef...follow at "NEW TANK BUILD" on reef discussion forum! http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2110638

06/29/2016, 09:31 PM	#22
tank121 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: ohio Posts: 148	2004 2005

06/30/2016, 01:37 PM	#24
lespaul339 Reefer Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Iowa Posts: 903	My 56 gallon before my upgrade to the 150 gallon. __________________ Reefer Madness! Current Tank Info: 60x24x24 150 gallon reef, 55 gallon sump.

06/30/2016, 01:57 PM	#25
CHSUB "Certified Hobby Expert" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 2,038	a thought.....almost ever tank pictured has a hippo tang in a "smallish" tank!!! __________________ Goniopora Police _________________ building a 60"x36"x30" peninsula reef...follow at "NEW TANK BUILD" on reef discussion forum! http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2110638