Tank of the Month - September 2009

Skipper · 09/01/2009, 08:24 PM

This month we are featuring Hu Haiwei's (Welles) 210-gallon beautiful mixed reef aquarium:

More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above.

Congratulations, Hu!

If you'd like to nominate a tank for Tank of the Month, click here
or use the button to the right.

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MikeCentore · 09/02/2009, 04:55 PM

congratulations!

Dtronic · 09/02/2009, 05:56 PM

Beautiful display and congratulations!!!

reefing102 · 09/02/2009, 07:02 PM

very nice, Congrats

TRITON1 · 09/02/2009, 08:57 PM

Very nice! I like the convict tangs. Do you have any pictures/more information on the stands construction? It is an interesting concept. Lastly, why do you want your next tank to be acrylic?

chingchai · 09/02/2009, 08:58 PM

Mr. Hu.
Congratulation.
Let's go Asia!

lucky1980 · 09/02/2009, 09:37 PM

Wow, Welles!Great Job and Congrats... I m in Beijing as well, wish one day I can visit ur tank and l m sure I will learn a lot from you

Cheers

v1...rotate · 09/02/2009, 10:45 PM

Very nice setup!!! Beautiful colours!
Great to see a Chinese tank as TOTM

Dejavu · 09/03/2009, 12:01 AM

Congrats Welles!

T Man · 09/03/2009, 08:59 AM

Way to go Welles ! a most deserving honor for an incredible reefkeeper...congratulations ! T

Ninong · 09/03/2009, 09:29 AM

Very beautiful tank indeed!

yukonblizzard · 09/03/2009, 09:42 AM

Congrats!!

plancton · 09/03/2009, 09:50 AM

Amazing tank!

Hu, if I were you I wouldn´t go acrylic, I´m going from acrylic to ultra white glass by guardian. Acrylic is so hard to clean and scratches with anything, plus you need really thick acrylic to go rimless, and having rims is really bad for simplicity and maintenance.

May I ask why do you want to go acrylic?

Henryreef · 09/03/2009, 10:18 AM

Sweet Tank, Congrats

sahin · 09/03/2009, 10:18 AM

An extremely well deserved tank of the month. Beautiful tank and corals. Amazing colours too.

JRaquatics · 09/03/2009, 10:38 AM

Congratulations! For the beautiful tank and for being the first Chinese tank honored for TOTM. Very impressive.

LUVSPS · 09/03/2009, 10:52 AM

Congrats!!! I love your tank! Very beautiful and clean set-up. Great job for a deserving TOTM!!!

kvmn · 09/03/2009, 11:04 AM

first Congratsssssssss
i have a question please
your sump is 40g so how big is your refugium? i assume bk300 would take 1/2of that 40g sump already plus other reactor too,,do you have baffle in the sump too ?
the return section must be very small ? anyway do you have a better shot of the sump lay out ? thanks

papareef · 09/03/2009, 11:07 AM

Congrats Love the Tank!

garrettm85 · 09/03/2009, 11:47 AM

Very nice setup! I am amazed at some of the colors in your tank! Beautimus Maximus.

I am sure your next tank will be quite amazing.

It will be very cool to see how the public aquarium turns out. China needs a large public aquarium so that I have yet another reason to come visit your wonderful country!

Garrett

xinumaster · 09/03/2009, 12:11 PM

congratulations!

ShellsSD · 09/03/2009, 12:17 PM

wow BEAUTIFUL tank!

mingxu · 09/03/2009, 12:56 PM

Hi, Haiwei, Congrats!, I am very proud that you are first chinese to be elected to the month of tank.

I have been in hobby about three yesrs, reef for 1 year. I got 300g (72 x 30 x 27) and just set up recently. I am planing to have SPS dominant tank. I know you have some soft corals. People says soft corals might inhibit growth of SPS, would you have any suggestions about this topic?

Again Congrats

Ming Xu

Jeremy B. · 09/03/2009, 12:57 PM

Great job, Welles! You've gotta love what those VHO actinics can do, I think it's a prefect blend of coloration! I'm sure those LED's add a lot of pop as well!

andrewk529 · 09/03/2009, 01:12 PM

impressive tank..in the refugium portion of your sump what are the white colored tubular structures?

09/02/2009, 04:55 PM	#2
MikeCentore Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 347	congratulations! __________________ "The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." -Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef

09/02/2009, 07:02 PM	#4
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	very nice, Congrats __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

09/02/2009, 08:57 PM	#5
TRITON1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 250	Very nice! I like the convict tangs. Do you have any pictures/more information on the stands construction? It is an interesting concept. Lastly, why do you want your next tank to be acrylic? __________________ ~John Current Tank Info: Working on that

09/02/2009, 08:58 PM	#6
chingchai Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bangkok Thailand Posts: 5,670	Mr. Hu. Congratulation. Let's go Asia! __________________ Ching (low profile) " Life is too short to drink bad wine " click on my homepage to see my tank on-line

09/02/2009, 09:37 PM	#7
lucky1980 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beijing Posts: 8	Wow, Welles!Great Job and Congrats... I m in Beijing as well, wish one day I can visit ur tank and l m sure I will learn a lot from you Cheers __________________ My dreams will come true~:) Current Tank Info: - -!Preparing...

09/02/2009, 05:56 PM	#3
Dtronic Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 272	Beautiful display and congratulations!!!

09/02/2009, 10:45 PM	#8
v1...rotate A Reef In The Sky Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 718	Very nice setup!!! Beautiful colours! Great to see a Chinese tank as TOTM __________________ 'A Reef in the Sky' Zeovit Featured Tank 2012 Reef Central TOTM Nov 2013 Reef Hobbyist Magazine Featured Tank 2015 Current Tank Info: 'A Reef in the Sky'

09/03/2009, 12:01 AM	#9
Dejavu ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,423	Congrats Welles! __________________ Brian June 2013 TOTM Current Tank Info: 270 Starphire by Miracles in GlassBK 250 InternalSequence Blackfin 1800(2) 6105 Tunzes Streams(3) 400 watt Blueline E-Ballast400w 20k Radiums(3) Lumanarc IIIGEO 624 Ca ReactorTunze OsmolotorPM SR45 and TLF PhosBan Reactor 150Apex

09/03/2009, 08:59 AM	#10
T Man ~PPPPPPP~ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Emerald City Posts: 1,045	Way to go Welles ! a most deserving honor for an incredible reefkeeper...congratulations ! T

09/03/2009, 09:29 AM	#11
Ninong Team RC Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: USA Posts: 3,376	Very beautiful tank indeed! __________________ Ninong Last edited by Skipper; 09/03/2009 at 10:05 AM.

09/03/2009, 09:42 AM	#12
yukonblizzard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 1,081	Congrats!!

09/03/2009, 09:50 AM	#13
plancton Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,866	Amazing tank! Hu, if I were you I wouldn´t go acrylic, I´m going from acrylic to ultra white glass by guardian. Acrylic is so hard to clean and scratches with anything, plus you need really thick acrylic to go rimless, and having rims is really bad for simplicity and maintenance. May I ask why do you want to go acrylic? __________________ Hansel, he´s so hot right now...

09/03/2009, 10:18 AM	#14
Henryreef Ocean Lover Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 957	Sweet Tank, Congrats __________________ - Henry Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon Rimless

09/03/2009, 10:18 AM	#15
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	An extremely well deserved tank of the month. Beautiful tank and corals. Amazing colours too.

09/03/2009, 10:38 AM	#16
JRaquatics Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On RC Posts: 3,609	Congratulations! For the beautiful tank and for being the first Chinese tank honored for TOTM. Very impressive.

09/03/2009, 10:52 AM	#17
LUVSPS Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Washington state Posts: 583	Congrats!!! I love your tank! Very beautiful and clean set-up. Great job for a deserving TOTM!!! __________________ "The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you." — Rita Mae Brown Current Tank Info: 120g SPS reef in the works. 2 400w MH in Lumenarc reflectors. 2 Vortechs. Warner Marine S-200 skimmer. Lifereef sump/refuge. TLF Phosban reactor. 110lbs dried Eco rocks.

09/03/2009, 11:04 AM	#18
kvmn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Minnesnowta Posts: 237	first Congratsssssssss i have a question please your sump is 40g so how big is your refugium? i assume bk300 would take 1/2of that 40g sump already plus other reactor too,,do you have baffle in the sump too ? the return section must be very small ? anyway do you have a better shot of the sump lay out ? thanks

09/03/2009, 11:07 AM	#19
papareef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 26	Congrats Love the Tank!

09/03/2009, 11:47 AM	#20
garrettm85 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 138	Very nice setup! I am amazed at some of the colors in your tank! Beautimus Maximus. I am sure your next tank will be quite amazing. It will be very cool to see how the public aquarium turns out. China needs a large public aquarium so that I have yet another reason to come visit your wonderful country! Garrett __________________ 90g display with inline prop system.

09/03/2009, 12:11 PM	#21
xinumaster reef addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sj ca Posts: 2,925	congratulations! __________________ -perry/xinumaster Current Tank Info: 375g tank 8'x30"x30"

09/03/2009, 12:17 PM	#22
ShellsSD Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 128	wow BEAUTIFUL tank! __________________ Shelly 180g Reef 150g FO 5g FWP (office tank)

09/03/2009, 12:56 PM	#23
mingxu Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 30	Congrates, my countryman! Hi, Haiwei, Congrats!, I am very proud that you are first chinese to be elected to the month of tank. I have been in hobby about three yesrs, reef for 1 year. I got 300g (72 x 30 x 27) and just set up recently. I am planing to have SPS dominant tank. I know you have some soft corals. People says soft corals might inhibit growth of SPS, would you have any suggestions about this topic? Again Congrats Ming Xu

09/03/2009, 12:57 PM	#24
Jeremy B. Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN / Muncie, IN Posts: 8,219	Great job, Welles! You've gotta love what those VHO actinics can do, I think it's a prefect blend of coloration! I'm sure those LED's add a lot of pop as well!

09/03/2009, 01:12 PM	#25
andrewk529 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: wilmington, delaware Posts: 317	impressive tank..in the refugium portion of your sump what are the white colored tubular structures?