Tank Journal Archive

[thepubenator]

Good to hear, Ryan :).

Thanks Jamie, how'd your mothers move go? Sentimental leaving your childhood home?

 

[Rob]

I cheated on my kick panel around the kitchen... went to a laminate supplier and got an off cut that looked like brushed aluminum.
Do you have the sump sectioned off or one big space under the tank ?. Pics with doors open pls :)

 

[thepubenator]

There is a partian in there so the chiller and electrics are separate will get a pic for you soon.

 

[Chriso]

Haha feel free to scab em from the tip haha

hah! extreme fragging....It might catch on

 

[thepubenator]

still havent fixed the scape or anything but thought i would put some pics of tanks i have been browsing for inspiration.
Dvanacker

Krzysztof Tyrc

 

[Chriso]

2 top tanks, Krzystof's earlier pics of the tank show how little rock is actually in the tank...its all coral! i think his tank is very close dimensions to yours now.
Dvanackers is class aswell a certein feng shui of the layers of corals...
Corals keep the colours mate?

 

[vpreef]

Nice, Krzysztof's was my inspiration when i started my tank. Reason i kept my rock work fairly low too, want the acro's to provide the height,

I was reading up on Dvanacker's tank the other day, the color's he is able to achieve is amazing!

 

[thepubenator]

2 top tanks, Krzystof's earlier pics of the tank show how little rock is actually in the tank...its all coral! i think his tank is very close dimensions to yours now.
Dvanackers is class aswell a certein feng shui of the layers of corals...
Corals keep the colours mate?

yeah scape aint that important, i just want to maximase coral placement.

one or two corals browned, mainly montis, acro dulled a bit but are coming back already. 2 moves in a 5 weeks is tough on SPS.

Nice, Krzysztof's was my inspiration when i started my tank. Reason i kept my rock work fairly low too, want the acro's to provide the height,

I was reading up on Dvanacker's tank the other day, the color's he is able to achieve is amazing!

both such great tanks, Darryl should add some anthias to give the tank more fish color IMO.

 

[MTG]

Agree with the above. needs more colorful fish!. love those designs. with sps it really doesn't matter to much about the scape if you let it grow out like that does it.

 

[vpreef]

What I love about those tanks is that they have been grown out and established. (Especially Krzysztof's) Too many instant reef's these days IMO. Its easy to just cycle you tank, buy large colonies of Acro's, glue them in and your done straight away :confused:. Takes the fun out of it.

Get a much better formation too when they are grown out from frags or small colonies... My acros grown from Frags look much better than the couple of pieces I have put in there from large colonies.

 

[thepubenator]

What I love about those tanks is that they have been grown out and established. (Especially Krzysztof's) Too many instant reef's these days IMO. Its easy to just cycle you tank, buy large colonies of Acro's, glue them in and your done straight away :confused:. Takes the fun out of it.

Get a much better formation too when they are grown out from frags or small colonies... My acros grown from Frags look much better than the couple of pieces I have put in there from large colonies.

Couldn't agree more, all my sps are from frags and even my nems are aquacultured. Instant reefs seem to only last 6 months or so also I've noticed.

 

[parrdog]

Thanks Jamie, how'd your mothers move go? Sentimental leaving your childhood home?

Oops, didn't notice this!

All went really well mate, cheers :).

Jamie.

 

[thepubenator]

I cheated on my kick panel around the kitchen... went to a laminate supplier and got an off cut that looked like brushed aluminum.
Do you have the sump sectioned off or one big space under the tank ?. Pics with doors open pls :)

here is a pic of the sump in all the starfire pimpness, built in RO reservoir, 2 section sump with 3 baffles.

some random acro pics, colours are a bit dull due to the moves

black and white baby maxima

 

[Meller]

Sweet Ryan ;) Glad the move went well mate!

 

[parrdog]

You call that dull :eek.

I can't wait to see your definition of bright :cool:.

 

[vpreef]

here is a pic of the sump in all the starfire pimpness, built in RO reservoir, 2 section sump with 3 baffles.

black and white baby maxima

Ryan, that sooo looks similar to my Maxima :) Beautiful!

 

[thepubenator]

finished the 14 day zeo cycle on the tank, here is a FTS still need to clean up some coral placement etc

 

[parrdog]

Awesome colours mate, it's candyland in there :).

 

[Meller]

Looks awesome Ryan, inspirational mate. Jealous of your clammage too ;):):worship

 

[Sarg]

Ugly as hell :rolleyes

Looks freakin awesome just incase the scarcasm rolleyes is lost in translation :)