Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank) - split

FloodXL said:
How can I go about viewing your HT on avs forum? Sorry to be annoyingly persistent here, but this tank is on such a level that I'd love to see what you've done in the HT realm. I remember seeing a photo you had on here during the renovation which was of the hallway leading to the theater, what a tease! :lolspin:
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You have a great memory!!! I was very active on AVS but I did not cover my build on the thread. I spent the majority of time on the Anthem D2 thread (where all the experts hung out!!!!) :wildone::wildone::wild one:

I suspect the Decor would be a disappointment for you fellas. I have not done any surface treatments as I am very happy with the acoustics as is. The room is octagonal with no linear measurement divisible by two. All of this to prevent any standing waves. It worked.

The history of the room is waaay too long to bring to this thread but a very brief synopsis of the equipment list is as follows:

Speakers are M&K configured in an 8.4 configuration. six identical 150's and two Tri Polars. Subs are three 350's and one Paradigm Sub 2.

The pre/pro is an Anthem Statement D2V powered with an Anthem Statement P5 and P2.

The front projector is a sony vpl W200 and it is projecting to a 14 foot custom 1.5 gain Stewart acoustically transparent curved screen with an automated masking system for a CIH 2.40 aspect ratio. The projector handles 2.40 natively with the powered anamorphic lens on a sled.

I also use a Kaleidescape system with 39 terabytes for movie management.

thats the short version.....

Peter
 
As always, perfection. Speaking on behalf of myself (and I'm sure everyone following), a special thanks to all the people who made this entire project happen. This brief look into the "life" of a truly amazing ecosystem is greatly appreciated by all. I'm sure we can't imagine the amount of time and effort that goes into a project like this, but we all do enjoy the end result. Best of luck moving forward.

BTW: still can't believe I wasn't part of the "EYE CANDY"!!!
 
I stumbled across this thread a few days ago. So far have made my way to page 140, and I have learned more in the past two days than I have learned from other sources in the past two years. I hope you are able to welcome yet another member to the incredible community you have fostered here on RC. If it helps, you would be gaining another female "“ although, I'm also a grandmother, meaning I'm not a likely contender for your new fish girl!

On a more serious note, I am blown away by your build and what I have read so far -- not just the tank and the fish room, which are themselves spectacular, but by your ability to create a vision and inspire so many others to participate in that vision. Your patience in carrying out this build and in detailing your trials and tribulations along the way are to be admired, not to mention your willingness to learn, your humility, and the wealth of information so willingly offered by numerous other experienced aquarists on this thread.

Reading this thread has been an emotional roller-coaster ride for me. You see, I have a similar tank to yours, albeit on a much smaller scale (150g). The tank was made by ATM and my equipment and plumbing are identical to what I saw on the earlier pages of your thread. I have had numerous problems to date. I won't bore you with the details, other than to note that due to problems with major leaks and plumbing, I have had to drain the tank and temporarily house the livestock, and my dream has quickly become my nightmare. When I first saw that your system had the same equipment/plumbing as mine, my spirits lifted. I thought "œWell, if it works on this huge tank, surely it can work on my little guy". I then reached the part where you said you had to replace all the equipment and plumbing. Oh dear! Still, you must have ultimately overcome the problems you had in the early days, which gives me hope, the first hope I have had in some time. So, thank you for that.

I'm now off to read a few more hundred pages to try to figure out my next steps"¦

In the meantime, continued good luck to you and your team.
 
MuffsAbby said:
I stumbled across this thread a few days ago. So far have made my way to page 140, and I have learned more in the past two days than I have learned from other sources in the past two years. I hope you are able to welcome yet another member to the incredible community you have fostered here on RC. If it helps, you would be gaining another female "“ although, I'm also a grandmother, meaning I'm not a likely contender for your new fish girl!

On a more serious note, I am blown away by your build and what I have read so far -- not just the tank and the fish room, which are themselves spectacular, but by your ability to create a vision and inspire so many others to participate in that vision. Your patience in carrying out this build and in detailing your trials and tribulations along the way are to be admired, not to mention your willingness to learn, your humility, and the wealth of information so willingly offered by numerous other experienced aquarists on this thread.

Reading this thread has been an emotional roller-coaster ride for me. You see, I have a similar tank to yours, albeit on a much smaller scale (150g). The tank was made by ATM and my equipment and plumbing are identical to what I saw on the earlier pages of your thread. I have had numerous problems to date. I won't bore you with the details, other than to note that due to problems with major leaks and plumbing, I have had to drain the tank and temporarily house the livestock, and my dream has quickly become my nightmare. When I first saw that your system had the same equipment/plumbing as mine, my spirits lifted. I thought "œWell, if it works on this huge tank, surely it can work on my little guy". I then reached the part where you said you had to replace all the equipment and plumbing. Oh dear! Still, you must have ultimately overcome the problems you had in the early days, which gives me hope, the first hope I have had in some time. So, thank you for that.

I'm now off to read a few more hundred pages to try to figure out my next steps"¦

In the meantime, continued good luck to you and your team.
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On a even more serious note grandmothers are certainly welcome here. It improves the diversity of this place and consequently strengthens the DNA. So welcome from me and the enormous cadre of members and 'lurkers', yes you folks know who you are.

Thank you very much for joining in. This hobby is truly a journey and I suspect a challenging one for most as time goes on. Although I arrived on these shores a novice, I think I somehow realized from scooting through this forum and particularly from Chingchai, that the evolution that takes place is not simply a substitute for time passing but a real deep appreciation that the essence of life on a reef is all about change.

We seek stability, we pay dearly for our attempts to avoid any surprises and yet the very definition of life on a reef is all about change. I sort of realized that principle at the outset and prepared myself psychologically for the inevitable ups and downs that go with the evolution. I still feel the emotional rise and fall mind you but in this context the sentiment tends to blunt the occasional sense of failure that we all must experience for staying in the game.

Peter
 
Stumbled on your tank on YouTube which brought me here. One amazing looking tank and very well produced clips too...and for some odd reason, shamefully few hits. Step it up people, well worth the search.

Down to business, any chance you might edit this HUGE thread down to a more manageable format, Pics, highlights and such, if you like me just found it's 200+ pages are just a tad daunting :)
 
Peter and crew,

I have not been on Reef Central in a couple months. I come back and the first thing I head to is this tank. And without fail it is as beautiful as ever. I have read all of your thread, and I just watched all of the episodes of Peter's Fish Tank. I would like to say that it is amazing and an inspiration to me. It definitely puts my 72BF to shame. I would love to have something nearly as nice as yours, but I will have to wait until I am out of the US Army. I do too much moving every couple of years. Anyway, I look forward to more updates and episodes of your tank. Thank you!

Sean
 
Hi Peter, like many people here i saw your videos on YouTube, just wanted to say you have a fantastic set up, congratulations to you and all your helpers.
Best Wishes
Paul from the UK.
 
Peter - How about some system updates: new lights or equipment changes?

Also how about an estimate on when you might post the new videos segments you referenced a while back? :spin2:
 
Congrats on the split.

SeattleReef said:
Peter - How about some system updates: new lights or equipment changes?

Also how about an estimate on when you might post the new videos segments you referenced a while back? :spin2:
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I believe they are on the website unless I have missed something?
 
Quite right. All the photos, slide shows and videos that have been released so far are available on petersfishtank.com. Also, all the videos are available on YouTube.

There are more videos planned, but as long as the weather is fine you will more likely find Peter out on a golf course somewhere.

Dave.M
 
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