one month after the upgrade to an 850gal reef

Krikey!:eek: :eek: :eek:

I've been to several public aquariums whose reef tanks were nowhere near as impressive as yours!!

I've seen some humongous tanks on this site, but the level of consideration you give to placement and naturalism makes your tank a standout.

Bravo Freakin' Zulu:D
 
Great Job Steve!

I have an in the wall tank that I am planning to upgrade to a much larger deep tank as well. Since the new tank has to go in the same spot as the old one, I would be interested to hear the logistics of how you made the transition. Did you move the animals off site for a while during construction? How long were you "between" tanks? I'd like to get my transition completely planned out before I begin to minimize the stress on the animals.

Thanks,
Jay
 
Hi Steve,
Excellent job! I know how much work it takes to pull off what you did. Did you buy the carpets locally?

Best regards,
Kevin
 
steveweast said:
The other thing that I noticed is that it is hard to fully do justice in photos. I have several channels/overhangs/ledges that just don't show up well in photos. The futher I pull back, the more details that make the aquascaping unique get lost.
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Even on the pictures it's the best looking tank l've ever seen! What might it be to see it "live"? I'm going to check out airfares to Portland now :)

Seriously, for the first time EVER I see an aquascape wich I would'n want to change a bit. Second, the colors are as bright as they can be (you sacrificed neither intensity nor color temperature of bulbs, which many big tank owners have to do in order to cut the costs down). Finally, animal selection and placement is perfect (meaning it fits my personal preferences :)).

Actually, there is one more thing: you are a good photographer too. Too many times beauty IS lost on a picture. It's not the case with your pictures.

Please, post more pictures and, best of all, get a website.

Your tank IS one of a kind! Thank you.
 
Hard to add anything from what has already been said... How about beautiful!

If you are so inclined, I would like to see pictures of how you have the tank placed in the room as well. I am planning a larger tank (5x3x2) and having a hard time imagining how a tank with so much depth can be placed in a room without sticking out like a sore thumb.

Thanks!

Paul
 
Nominate for TOM?

How do you access the center of the tank? Hang from the ceiling?

Sure would like to see mor on the hardware - like Bucket.

What about the live-rock? Are they attached to each other, or just stacked in there? How did you create the overhangs?
 
"PI- Its an inwall tank. The tank is in the garage"

I must have missed that. Thanks! So it is only viewable from one side (front)?
 
antigood007 said:
taggin along for more pictures.....if you ever frag any of those corals i would be interested, im only a few minutes away:D
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They should need fragging in about 17 years. :)

Great work Steve! How do you clean the glass on a 90" deep tank?
 
You could probably charge admission to view that master piece. Wow.

With a tank that size is it a fully closed loop system or do you have a 4 car garage to keep sump and such? I would love to see what makes it tick behind the scenes.
 
Yup. The smaller version was TOM awhile back and there are pics of the whole setup there.

pi said:
"PI- Its an inwall tank. The tank is in the garage"

I must have missed that. Thanks! So it is only viewable from one side (front)?
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