introducing my 870gal tank (pics ahead)
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Lunchbucket
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RalfP - flipping nice pics!!!!
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
Art_Vandelay
Member
Absolutely breathtaking... reminds me of when I was out on the real reefs.
Art_Vandelay
Member
you said "flippin" . . .are you a Napoleon Dynamite fan by any chance lol?
cwegescheide
YOU have been ignored!
I'm guessing he's got a brand new Corvette in his wall!! 
You're amazing *bow deeply*
Nick,
regarding fish i thought a pair of pseudrochromis fridmani would be great, love to see that
colour from time to time showing up in the reef.
I trust in creating a balance between feeding fish (and Anthias eat a lot!) and having coral
use what they drop.
Without anykind of PO4 or NO3(NH4) absorber, i have PO4 and NO3 not detectable but coral
growth is quite good.
If all surgeons are adult and the corals somewhat bigger, i'll think again about it, maybe adding some chromis... (but they tend to be relatively ugly if really big, hmmm)
I once saw chromis and anthias mixed in a reef, and still have to think on that view.
trmiv,
please don't be sad... i had a 60gal reef and loved it as much as this one.
The key to smaller systems is patience like for the big and confinement in placing animals, i think.
Its still the same reef, only a smaller portion of it.
As you see i'am not very good at confinement
bnlimit10,
regarding the panneling, i was assisted by the carpenter, who also made a lot of my tables
and wall-cupboards. The brushed steel shadow-gap is to be found in other places in the rooms
also, so is the colour of the pannels. I feel the cladding and with it, the tank fits quite good
in its environment. At least it did, that i have no pictures at the walls.
v8maro, cwegescheide,
well you're right, i paid money for that and also more than for my last car.
(but you don't know my last car, it's certainly nothing like a new corvette).
I get used to that question and my answer usually is:
I paid a lot, yes, i am mad, everyone who will build one himself has surelygot to do his/her own calculations and add at least 50% to get to the real price.
If he does careful planning (which he certanly will have to) the way to the price is not that far.
All others, that not build their own, will have to live with the fact that i am a little shy
regarding telling that
.
sorry.
@all,
its amazing how beauty nature is and also amazing how far one is away if trying to
simulate it. For the basic rock layout (which is about 80% of what you see now) i had
lots of help from Michael Mrutzek, a well known guy in the German reef-scene.
Thanks for reading,
Ralf
Nick,
regarding fish i thought a pair of pseudrochromis fridmani would be great, love to see that
colour from time to time showing up in the reef.
I trust in creating a balance between feeding fish (and Anthias eat a lot!) and having coral
use what they drop.
Without anykind of PO4 or NO3(NH4) absorber, i have PO4 and NO3 not detectable but coral
growth is quite good.
If all surgeons are adult and the corals somewhat bigger, i'll think again about it, maybe adding some chromis... (but they tend to be relatively ugly if really big, hmmm)
I once saw chromis and anthias mixed in a reef, and still have to think on that view.
trmiv,
please don't be sad... i had a 60gal reef and loved it as much as this one.
The key to smaller systems is patience like for the big and confinement in placing animals, i think.
Its still the same reef, only a smaller portion of it.
As you see i'am not very good at confinement
bnlimit10,
regarding the panneling, i was assisted by the carpenter, who also made a lot of my tables
and wall-cupboards. The brushed steel shadow-gap is to be found in other places in the rooms
also, so is the colour of the pannels. I feel the cladding and with it, the tank fits quite good
in its environment. At least it did, that i have no pictures at the walls
.v8maro, cwegescheide,
well you're right, i paid money for that and also more than for my last car.
(but you don't know my last car, it's certainly nothing like a new corvette
).I get used to that question and my answer usually is:
I paid a lot, yes, i am mad, everyone who will build one himself has surelygot to do his/her own calculations and add at least 50% to get to the real price.
If he does careful planning (which he certanly will have to) the way to the price is not that far.
All others, that not build their own, will have to live with the fact that i am a little shy
regarding telling that
.sorry.
@all,
its amazing how beauty nature is and also amazing how far one is away if trying to
simulate it. For the basic rock layout (which is about 80% of what you see now) i had
lots of help from Michael Mrutzek, a well known guy in the German reef-scene.
Thanks for reading,
Ralf
Travis Savant
New member
WOW
BEAUTIFUL tank Ralf!
BEAUTIFUL tank Ralf!
trueblackpercula
New member
The best looking tank I have ever seen...........................wow
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