Rather quiet here lately....

[Tomoko Schum]

Hi y'all,

I decided to post a picture or two of a tank that I admire since It's been rather quiet here lately.

Take a look at the number of the fish in this tank:

That's an insane amount of blue damselfish and green chromis. I would like to put that many in my tank, too, and see them school and split as a large fish approaches them....

Here's the full tank shot:

Look at the number of metal halides... I hate to see his electric bills. It's gotta be phenomenal with the tank being in Japan where everything is so expensive.

Tomoko

 

[stephish]

I was just thinking the same thing, that it's been very quiet here lately.

That is an impressive amount of fish and a nice looking setup!

 

[H@rry]

Wonder how the butterfly and angels get along with the coral? What is that angel at bottom center in the lower photo?

 

[Tomoko Schum]

I used to wonder about having butterflies and angels in a reef tank, but a number of Japanese SPS reefers with large tanks do that. The reefers talk about their butterflies or angels picking on SPS's, but they report that their picking don't seem to do much damage. Corals are still looking good generally despite the branches where fish were picking on (corals havel their polyps pulled in.)

Here's a couple of pictures from another tank:

These fishes are fat and happy and the corals don't seem to be damaged.

As for the blue angel at the bottom center in the lower picture above, I have to ask the tank owner what that fish is.

Tomoko

 

[mltmtascp]

Nice tanks, I love the one in the second pic.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

The 1st and 2nd pictures are actually from the same tank. These pictures were taken by two different people. 1st one was taken this August. The 2nd one was taken early last year.
I just can't get over the number of fish and the amount of light over this tank.

H@rry,

Is this the fish that you were asking about?

Tomoko

 

[H@rry]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11226167#post11226167 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tomoko Schum

H@rry,

Is this the fish that you were asking about?

Tomoko

Yes, that's it.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

It's a conspicuous angel.
A very nice color morph at that.

Tomoko

 

[aquabod]

i'd love to see the filtration on that aquarium!! WOW!!

 

[WickedReefer]

Very amazing pics!!!

 

[MaryBebo]

Beautiful! BTW what size tank is it?

 

[Tomoko Schum]

1500 x 1200 x 600 mm ( approximately 60 x 48 x 24 inches)

ETSS 2000 skimmer
Two SANSO PMD-2573B2P pumps connected to two sea swirls
Four Maxi jet powerheads (1000 and 1200) near the water surface and four Maxijet 1200 powerheads near the tank bottom surface.

Tomoko

 

[JoeTSI]

Well, I just got back from Tel Aviv after two weeks and spending the holiday with family. Though I don't add much usually, I figured I'd at least add to this thread. Tomoko, any chance you might STILL have those frags? I ended up leaving for Tel Aviv before I could get them. I'll be at CRA tomorrow or I can swing by after work this week as my schedule is stable until after Xmas.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

Sure, Joe. What time do you think you will be going to CRA? I can meet you there.

Tomoko

 

[JoeTSI]

2pm? I have church and then my son and I usually go to BAM for a "coffee milkshake" as he likes to call them. Will that time work for you?

 

[Tomoko Schum]

2 pm should be fine. I will see you there.

Tomoko

 

[JoeTSI]

See ya then!