more info on Japanese reef tanks

mhucasey -
any idea how to contact these french lfss with the glass tanks you posted pics of? where did you get these pics? do you know anything about them - like what city, etc?
 
The tanks are different!!

The tanks are different!!

Never mind the square shape; Where is the center brace and top frame? Why do I need to HUGE top supports braces on my 240 and a top frame?

Those tanks look so good, in part, because of the clean lines. WOW!!
 
hi -

just starting to check into this. so far dick tracy has a lead on a parisian lfs that goes by "equinoxe".<g>
 
I tried to do similar to this in my 125 yesterday. 4 hours later I had similar but it did not look good for some reason. It looked very unbalanced. I think I will wait until I upgrade size to do that again. Almost 6 hours straight aquascaping and many coral stings later I joined the two islands back togethor via a large arch cave which looks pretty cool at least.
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[Edited by JSC on 02-04-2001 at 11:37 AM]
 
JSC,

LOL:D I am glad I am not alone. After spending a whole day looking through those sites, I have become completely dissatisfied with my rockwork. I did a little re-aquascaping already, but I've been mulling with the idea of doing a major overhaul. My girlfriend is getting annoyed with me walking by my tank, stopping, sighing, and moving on. It's a tough call, shall I torture myself and try to redo my whole tank this weekend, or should I let it be. Decisions, decisions.
 
Mark, I know I had to try it, it is a huge undertaking. Overall I am glad I did it as I did open it up a little more and made a nice cave arch thing. I ended up moving about 25 #s LR into my basement to open it up more. Wish I had a digital cam so I could have taken some when I had the two big islands. I actually thought it looked OK but my wife thought it looked odd. Not too hard to redo though I would just need take out the big arch and a few other rocks that I joined the two islands togethor with. Man I got stung by alot of bristle worms and corals though. Hopefully the blisters on my arm dont get infected, doh! Good luck if you try it!
 
Ninong,:)

I see you are an orchid enthusiast. My girlfriend's mom is into growing orchids, and is trying to find some good websites on them(she just got into the internet). Any good MO places or online magazines or forums that you would recommend?
 
I know so little Japanese it doesnt even count, so when I start hitting those sites, I can see the pictures but I have no idea if they are doing things differently that arent in pictures... Anyone willing to translate for us?? :)

Mike C
 
If you want to rearrange your tank to look like these tanks I'd suggest you look into info about planted tanks and Japanese gardening. There are ratios and proportions that are "pleasing to the eye". By using these mathematical formulas you'll be more likely to come up with an aquascaping that people find attractive. I did this when setting up my 180 and am very pleased with the results.

Mark, Thanks for the links!

Agu
 
San7,

You rock! Thanks for the translater. The altavista one didn't do Japanese so I thought all hope was lost.:)
 
Orchid links for Mark...

Orchid links for Mark...

Mark said:

Ninong,:)

I see you are an orchid enthusiast. My girlfriend's mom is into growing orchids, and is trying to find some good websites on them(she just got into the internet). Any good MO places or online magazines or forums that you would recommend?
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Here are a few online vendors:

http://www.cncorchids.com/index.html Located in Kansas. Chinese owned & operated. Phaelaenopsis specialists, importing everything from Taiwan. Takes 4-6 wks to receive order as it will be added to their next shipment. Unusual colors not available in the U.S. Completely satisfied with my orders from them.

http://www.odoms.com/ Located in Florida. My favorite online source. Because they are in Florida, they do not raise any of the cooler varieties. Excellent service, very high quality, very well packed. Have ordered from them several times and been extremely pleased with every shipment.

Rod McLellan Co. located in San Francisco Bay Area: 1-800-4-orchid They will mail you a catalogue. They are not online. Have done business with them for 40 years, especially when I lived in that area.

Ninong :D
 
Thanks Ninong!!!:D

I've been browsing through the sites with that translator. It looks like those clip on and pendant spotlights are metal halides. They seem to be manufactured by a company called "super cool." At least that's what the translator makes it out to be. The bulbs seem to be around 110-150 watts. Still looking into it more.:)
 
there used to be these lights called Starfire spot lights
they were used in Europe alot

I think they are listed in one of Moes old books

they were popular like 12-13 years ago
 
The article regarding the Calcium Reactor is something about adding mosquito together with the calcium media for self adjustment.

There you go Mark! :)
 
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