pics of my new fish/sps reef :) - Page 5

Tanu · 07/22/2008, 12:05 PM

Thanks... The new tank has about the same dimensions as the old tank, but the equipment is laid out differently so it is safer, easier to maintain and also better looking

Key features:
- main tank (starfire front glass) about 170 G
- return from sump: Red Dragon 10.000
- skimmer: Bubble King 200 intern
- zeovit-reactor
- Ca: I had a Ca-reactor, now switching to pure balling method
- chiller: Resun 650, located in a different room
- light: 2 x 150 W hqi, 2 x 39 W T5, 2 x 54 W T5

Here a small view in the sump-area

Tanu · 10/01/2008, 08:58 AM

Some new pictures:

Frontal:

Side:

Back from my desk:

Tanu · 10/01/2008, 09:00 AM

And some close-ups of corals:

Pink Acro table, grew four times bigger in less than a year:

Pink Stylo, much grown the last 3-4 years (it was already in my previous tank)

And a nice Acropora:

Aquarist007 · 01/06/2009, 05:17 PM

what fantastic growth you are getting from your sps corals.
What's your secret?//

Eel-byte · 01/06/2009, 05:23 PM

Amazing tank!

Tanu · 01/07/2009, 01:47 PM

Capn and Eel-byte: thank you. On some corals the growth is incredible, though absolutely not on all corals. I've used the zeovit-method for about 1.5 years, now I quit this to try something else. I now dose a mixture of trace elements which is, according to the store where I bought them, custom made for my tank. I know some other Dutch and Belgian aquarists who also use this line with huge succes.

Apart from that: routine is really important. Water changes, lots of current, enough Ca and KH and clean water do the trick. But again: thank you. I see my tank everyday so it's hard to judge on it.

Brandon M · 01/07/2009, 02:40 PM

Wow, truly amazing! Well done!

melev · 01/30/2009, 12:58 PM

Darn, I can't see any of the pictures in this thread either.

(On this page anyway)

Tanu · 01/30/2009, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
Darn, I can't see any of the pictures in this thread either. (On this page anyway)

Thanks for your interest, I didn't see this myself... They changed something on the forum I deeplinked to... So, here it is, uploaded in my gallery on RC

Tanu · 09/19/2010, 04:48 AM

I thought it was time to blow off the dust of this topic

Quite some things have changed, both on the reefscape and on the population of fish. My regal angels decided that they didn't want to be kept together anymore after nearly 5 years, so I only have my 8 year old Red Sea regal left.

Further I added some new fish, including a mated pair of Liopropoma carmabi, a pair of juvenile blueline angels (Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis), a tiny multibar angel (Paracentropyge multifasciata) and some others.

I shot a small video which you can see here

(Be sure to watch in HD

)

Potsy · 09/19/2010, 06:38 AM

Gorgeous tank! Wonderful mix of different coral species. Why are Europeans so good at this?

Lynnmw1208 · 09/19/2010, 09:32 AM

that video was really cool! your tank is so full of life! I hope mine looks like that!

Tanu · 09/19/2010, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynnmw1208

that video was really cool! your tank is so full of life! I hope mine looks like that!

Thank you! Rome wasn't built in one day either, take your time

On the video: making short films like these is really easy using my iPhone and Mac. I just don't film the ugly parts of the tank

Quote:

Originally Posted by Potsy

Gorgeous tank! Wonderful mix of different coral species. Why are Europeans so good at this?

When I visited Joe Yaiullo (Atlantis Marineworld, New York) last year I wondered the same about the Americans, thank you for your compliments

Project Reef · 09/19/2010, 03:28 PM

Tanu is the manu!

Awesome bro...

Tanu · 09/20/2010, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Project Reef

Tanu is the manu!

Awesome bro...

Thank you Ali!

Tanu · 10/11/2010, 10:26 AM

I just took a new picture.

New addition: a very small frag of Sympodium sp, so not very much

Jamesurq · 10/11/2010, 11:48 AM

Waaaayyyy to cluttered... You should probably trim everything back and send the frags to me...

..... very nice..

Alysiak00 · 10/11/2010, 12:24 PM

how long has it been established. also can you render a list of what the tank consists of (equipment) and possibly inhabitants too if its not the size of a dictionary!

RR37 · 10/11/2010, 01:01 PM

Wowza,

That tank is a dream...

Lynnmw1208 · 10/11/2010, 05:17 PM

what kind of tang is the darker one with the spots? very cool looking!

chingchai · 10/12/2010, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynnmw1208

what kind of tang is the darker one with the spots? very cool looking!

That is Gem Tang (Zebrasoma gemmatum).

chingchai · 10/12/2010, 05:54 AM

This tank deserves TOTM (again).

dcook · 10/12/2010, 09:31 AM

wOw MoRe PiCTurEs PlEAseee

Tanu · 10/12/2010, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesurq

Waaaayyyy to cluttered... You should probably trim everything back and send the frags to me...

..... very nice..

Thank you... I think I'd rather wait for the corals to grow a little bit more. Of course you're welcome to watch them grow

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alysiak00

how long has it been established. also can you render a list of what the tank consists of (equipment) and possibly inhabitants too if its not the size of a dictionary!

Inhabitants:
2 x Zebrasoma flavescens - yellow tang
2 x Z. gemmatum - ??
1 x Centropyge loricula - flame angel
1 x Paracentropyge multifasciata - multibar angel
1 x Pygoplites diacanthus - regal angel
2 x Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis - blueline angel
1 x Biochoerus cosmetus - wrasse
1 x Cirrhilabrus rosefascia - wrasse
1 x Labroides dimidiatus - cleaner wrasse
2 x Amphiprion ocellaris - clownfish
1 x Holanthias borbonius - borb anthias
3 x Serranocirrhites latus - fathead anthias
1 x Gramma loreto - Royal Gramma
2 x Liopropoma carmabi - candy bass
2 x Acreichthys tomentosus - seatang filefish
1 x Nemateleotris magnifica - firefish
3 x Fowleria sp. - small red fishes
8 x Apogon leptacanthus - threadfin cardinal
1 x Opistognathus aurifrons - Jack in the Box
1 x Oxymonacanthus longirostris - orangespot filefish

Corals (lots of LPS and SPS, some mushrooms and gorgonians), clams (4 x Tridacna maxima, 1 x T. crocea, 1 x Hippopus hippopus, 1 x huge blue T. squamosa, very proud of it

)

Equipment

Light
2 x 250 W HQI (AM 10.000 K)
4 x 54 W T5 (3x blue, 1 x 'pink' (Korallenzucht Fiji Purple)

Skimmer
BK 200 deluxe intern

Return
RD 10.000 K

Current
Two streamers

Ca/KH
Balling

Miscellaneous
Automated topoff, automated dosing of Zeostart 2, DIY zeovitreactor, 4 blue leds as nightlight

Does this qualify as a dictionary?

Quote:

Originally Posted by RR37

Wowza,

That tank is a dream...

RR37, thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by chingchai

That is Gem Tang (Zebrasoma gemmatum).

Thank you Chingchai, one of the two I have

Quote:

Originally Posted by chingchai

This tank deserves TOTM (again).

Chingchai, I think the tank is not ready for that... Yours definitely qualifies as TOTM

Thank you very much for the huge compliment!

I just took some new pictures

roktsintst · 10/12/2010, 11:10 AM

WOW! Very nice man.

07/22/2008, 12:05 PM	#101
Tanu Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 420	Thanks... The new tank has about the same dimensions as the old tank, but the equipment is laid out differently so it is safer, easier to maintain and also better looking Key features: - main tank (starfire front glass) about 170 G - return from sump: Red Dragon 10.000 - skimmer: Bubble King 200 intern - zeovit-reactor - Ca: I had a Ca-reactor, now switching to pure balling method - chiller: Resun 650, located in a different room - light: 2 x 150 W hqi, 2 x 39 W T5, 2 x 54 W T5 Here a small view in the sump-area __________________ TOTM: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-02/totm/index.php My current tank: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148461&page=8 My website (info about my tank and about my aquarium book Current Tank Info: 170 G reef, many colored sps, inhabited by beautiful fish

01/06/2009, 05:17 PM	#104
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	what fantastic growth you are getting from your sps corals. What's your secret?// __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

01/07/2009, 01:47 PM	#106
Tanu Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 420	Capn and Eel-byte: thank you. On some corals the growth is incredible, though absolutely not on all corals. I've used the zeovit-method for about 1.5 years, now I quit this to try something else. I now dose a mixture of trace elements which is, according to the store where I bought them, custom made for my tank. I know some other Dutch and Belgian aquarists who also use this line with huge succes. Apart from that: routine is really important. Water changes, lots of current, enough Ca and KH and clean water do the trick. But again: thank you. I see my tank everyday so it's hard to judge on it. __________________ TOTM: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-02/totm/index.php My current tank: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148461&page=8 My website (info about my tank and about my aquarium book Current Tank Info: 170 G reef, many colored sps, inhabited by beautiful fish

01/07/2009, 02:40 PM	#107
Brandon M Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,116	Wow, truly amazing! Well done! __________________ Brandon Current Tank Info: 315g 84"x24"x36" FOWLR

09/19/2010, 03:28 PM	#114
Project Reef **** R.C. Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,844	Tanu is the manu! Awesome bro... __________________ - Ali

10/01/2008, 08:58 AM	#102
Tanu Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 420	Some new pictures: Frontal: Side: Back from my desk:

10/01/2008, 09:00 AM	#103
Tanu Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 420	And some close-ups of corals: Pink Acro table, grew four times bigger in less than a year: Pink Stylo, much grown the last 3-4 years (it was already in my previous tank) And a nice Acropora:

01/06/2009, 05:23 PM	#105
Eel-byte Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Duluth, Mn Posts: 1,508	Amazing tank!

01/30/2009, 12:58 PM	#108
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Darn, I can't see any of the pictures in this thread either. (On this page anyway)

09/19/2010, 06:38 AM	#111
Potsy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kinnelon, NJ Posts: 1,827	Gorgeous tank! Wonderful mix of different coral species. Why are Europeans so good at this?

09/19/2010, 09:32 AM	#112
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	that video was really cool! your tank is so full of life! I hope mine looks like that!

10/11/2010, 11:48 AM	#117
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	Waaaayyyy to cluttered... You should probably trim everything back and send the frags to me... ..... very nice..

10/11/2010, 12:24 PM	#118
Alysiak00 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N. Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 1,835	how long has it been established. also can you render a list of what the tank consists of (equipment) and possibly inhabitants too if its not the size of a dictionary! __________________ 40Br/40Br Sump-2xMp40's, mag 9.5, 250w Maristar w/ Bluewave Ballast, DIY stand, SRO1000, 2xBrs Deluxe Reactors -“Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.” - Ambrose Bierce

10/11/2010, 01:01 PM	#119
RR37 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 53	Wowza, That tank is a dream...

10/11/2010, 05:17 PM	#120
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	what kind of tang is the darker one with the spots? very cool looking! __________________ 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

10/12/2010, 05:54 AM	#122
chingchai Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bangkok Thailand Posts: 5,670	This tank deserves TOTM (again). __________________ Ching (low profile) " Life is too short to drink bad wine " click on my homepage to see my tank on-line

10/12/2010, 09:31 AM	#123
dcook Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: MI Posts: 193	wOw MoRe PiCTurEs PlEAseee __________________ Reefing its not just a hobby its a way of life! Current Tank Info: 100 gal

10/12/2010, 11:10 AM	#125
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	WOW! Very nice man. __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion