Criticize my tank! 120 gal garden reef

[asonitez]

How does the Frag Suspension System Work exactly?

 

[fasteddie99]

I am curious as to the reason for hanging the corals, I think its a great idea...I think :fun2:

Seriously though I'd like to know the advantage? I like the looks of them hanging like that. It looks like a dark string of some kind? Monofilament fishing line would be cool because it would be nearly impossible to see if you used something like 1 lb test.

Awesome looking tank btw. Never heard of a Fu Man Chu before but if I can assume the cool looking fish with the mustach, he is awesome! Gonna have to check them out and read up on them now.

Great setup indeed! :thumbsup:

 

[1904]

very nice setup

very nice setup

personally i would scrap the xenia or cloves whatever it is that stuff willl spread over your corals.

 

[Emoney]

Think it Looks Great myself!

 

[Lightsluvr]

One word...

One word...

Occasionally our LFS gets something good in at a reasonable price but for the most part we shop online from stores in larger centers and trade amongst ourselves.

I started this thread to show to myself that I could take criticism for my tank because so many people become very offended if you say anything negative about their systems or what they keep in them. I dont seem to be getting very much of that but thanks for all of the compliments so far!

I have one word to say about this tank.... PHOTOSHOP ! :eek1:

Seriously, it's remarkable. Nothing to criticize if it works, which it obviously does... Congratulations.

Sorry about the lionfish. Thanks for sharing.

LL

 

[dolphinman213]

looks good to me

 

[whatcaneyedo]

lol I wish I owned and knew how to use photoshop. All pictures were taken with a Canon Powershot on Manual in Underwater mode with the ISO value adjusted appropriately.

Coral Culture in Suspension by Anthony Calfo http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/ac/feature/index.php

The frags are hung by very thin fishing line (4 lbs test) however I do get an annoying amount of slime and algae growing on the line so that is why they look thick. The main advantage for me is that I can fit a lot more frags into a standard 50gal by suspending them.

 

[mille239]

Nice progress! did you change your lighting?

 

[whatcaneyedo]

Nice progress! did you change your lighting?

My old lighting was a 36" Aquamedic Oceanlight with 250W 13K Giesemann MH plus T5 actinics. My new lighting is two Lumenmax 3 pendants with 250W 14K Phoenix bulbs. I really like the Phoenix as they are without supplementation and I get much better coverage with the Lumenmax pendants.

personally i would scrap the xenia or cloves whatever it is that stuff willl spread over your corals.

I have gotten rid of nearly all of the Anthelia because it really was starting to take over. Plus it was just too much pink for my liking. I still maintain a small colony of it in my frag tank which I harvest from and sell. Easy soft corals like that generally do well in the town I live in.

 

[jollyballs]

thats one big lion