New 280 with a twist.
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rodeo klown
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NICE!
tonyespinoza
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very cool! so what do you use for your dosing containers? are those skimmate collectors? i've always wondered what works well with the peristaltic pumps (i assume the container can't be completely enclosed).
reefer1024
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I just stumbled across this. Great job! Its refreshing to see something besides the standard wall of live rock. It looks very natural.
just dave
11th in '11
Thanks.
Some of my goals were to have an unusual layout, natural appearance, the illusion of the tank looking endless, and having average corals. If I had to do it over again I would change some things like having more darkened void space between the rock and the back wall, and even less species of corals ( hard to do because you always want something else) to allow bigger colonies or groups of the same species. I hope I don't get the chance because that will have meant that something bad happened to this one. It is a display in my shop and the fish numbers ares higher than I might otherwise do in order to stimulate interest in people that could care less for the sticks. The corals were chosen with how they fit with regards to growth patterns and I didn't want to use anything exotic in order to show that one can have an interesting aquarium with average pieces.
Some of my goals were to have an unusual layout, natural appearance, the illusion of the tank looking endless, and having average corals. If I had to do it over again I would change some things like having more darkened void space between the rock and the back wall, and even less species of corals ( hard to do because you always want something else) to allow bigger colonies or groups of the same species. I hope I don't get the chance because that will have meant that something bad happened to this one. It is a display in my shop and the fish numbers ares higher than I might otherwise do in order to stimulate interest in people that could care less for the sticks. The corals were chosen with how they fit with regards to growth patterns and I didn't want to use anything exotic in order to show that one can have an interesting aquarium with average pieces.
CeeGee
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I am sure that this tank will be fabulous in due time (it is already great) when the corals grow out.
What have you found out about those ventralis? They are by far my favorite anthias but I have read that they are extremely difficult to keep. I have also heard that purple queens are impossible to keep alive but I saw a aquarium the other day that had tons of them in it. It was a really large tank. I don't think anyone would buy a boatload of those fish if they couldn't keep them alive no matter how much money they have.
you have to keep in mind that these "average" corals aren't average at all. I read plenty of posts around here how someone can't keep a birdsnest or a digitata and have no explanation why they can't when everything else is thriving. I don't think a coral has to have the Tyree name on it to be beautiful. When complete my tank will be mostly ORA corals and I would say they are average (as everyone and their brother buy those) but that doesn't mean they aren't beautiful.
What have you found out about those ventralis? They are by far my favorite anthias but I have read that they are extremely difficult to keep. I have also heard that purple queens are impossible to keep alive but I saw a aquarium the other day that had tons of them in it. It was a really large tank. I don't think anyone would buy a boatload of those fish if they couldn't keep them alive no matter how much money they have.
you have to keep in mind that these "average" corals aren't average at all. I read plenty of posts around here how someone can't keep a birdsnest or a digitata and have no explanation why they can't when everything else is thriving. I don't think a coral has to have the Tyree name on it to be beautiful. When complete my tank will be mostly ORA corals and I would say they are average (as everyone and their brother buy those) but that doesn't mean they aren't beautiful.
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acro-wrasse
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Great shots Dave. Looks like the growth has really picked since I last saw the tank in person. Hey, Is that halimeda sprouting on the back side of the clam?
As always, Those ventralis still make me green with envy.
Thanks for the update!!
As always, Those ventralis still make me green with envy.
Thanks for the update!!
reefer1024
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I like it:thumbsup:
I like the way you set that tank up, it certainly offers some nice prospects for different installments. I wasn't quite taken by the large framework. It really seems to kill the avaible viewing are in the pic. I'm sitting here trying to visualize it in my head and I'm certain it has more impact in person. My first thought was that if it was a 48x72 now that would certainly have a big WOW! factor.
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