Tank of the Month - January 2006

[Tanu]

Really impressive! Very well aquascaped, beautiful selection of corals and a very nice fish-population. A tank to dream of

 

[uC]

Very nice. Congratulations.

 

[mortenN]

Thanks everybody, it's very cheerful with all this nice compliments from the world-wide.

Tanu, you already have your own "dream tank"

 

[druluv]

Hi MortenN
Congrats on the tank, your corals are very beautiful. Your tank is also very clean. What do you contribute to this cleaniness. I was also wondering, why do you use a uv sterizier and ozone together?

 

[crapper5]

Congrats!
I had a quick question.
How do get by with so many fish in a 90 gallon tank? The naso and the regals alone are 30 inches of fish right?

 

[maloga3]

LOVE the tank, as do all of its viewers I'm sure...this is the first post that I've heard mention of a bare-bottom reef tank-- sounds cool, I like my sand though! Great Pics!!!

 

[Unison]

work of art

 

[CarolD]

Absolutely gorgeous! You're a pretty good photographer also!
It's so hard to take good pics of a tank. CONGRATS!

 

[atruedollface]

You said you use a Canon 20D - is that a digital camera? I cannot believe the clarity and precision of your pictures! I was wondering what settings you use on your camera so that I might be able to capture photos as beautiful as yours.

 

[JeremyT]

I was planning on setting up a cube, and then I saw your tank. It gives me hope of setting up a good lookin' reef! Thanks for sharing your tank and time .:thumbsup:

 

[mortenN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6521574#post6521574 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by druluv
Hi MortenN
Congrats on the tank, your corals are very beautiful. Your tank is also very clean. What do you contribute to this cleaniness. I was also wondering, why do you use a uv sterizier and ozone together?

Thanks.
"uv sterizier and ozone together?" because they do different things.

 

[mortenN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6535798#post6535798 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crapper5
Congrats!
I had a quick question.
How do get by with so many fish in a 90 gallon tank? The naso and the regals alone are 30 inches of fish right?

Thanks for the Congrats!
No, my fish are not so big yet , maybe a good skimmer is the key.

 

[mortenN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6539372#post6539372 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by maloga3
LOVE the tank, as do all of its viewers I'm sure...this is the first post that I've heard mention of a bare-bottom reef tank-- sounds cool, I like my sand though! Great Pics!!!

Thanks!
If you will learn more about BB, it's plenty searchable info on the SPS Keepers forum on RC.

 

[mortenN]

Unison and CarolD, Thanks a lot.

 

[mortenN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6553047#post6553047 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by atruedollface
You said you use a Canon 20D - is that a digital camera? I cannot believe the clarity and precision of your pictures! I was wondering what settings you use on your camera so that I might be able to capture photos as beautiful as yours.

Hi. Yes I use a digital camera. You must belive what your eyes looks
I always use tripod to my camera when I take pix of corals. I never use flash. Fish is the big problem
If you will learn more about tank photo, look at the Photography forum in RC.

Thanks.

 

[mortenN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6553672#post6553672 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JeremyT
I was planning on setting up a cube, and then I saw your tank. It gives me hope of setting up a good lookin' reef! Thanks for sharing your tank and time .:thumbsup:

Thanks a lot.
I hope you will have succeed with your cube.

 

[Joao Cotter]

Really nice tank, mortenN.
I also have an AP902 skimmer and the same calcium reactor you have. I was wondering why do you use the ARM media in it and not the Rowalith one?

Regards

PS: I will visit Norway one of this days

 

[mortenN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6573484#post6573484 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Joao Cotter
Really nice tank, mortenN.
I also have an AP902 skimmer and the same calcium reactor you have. I was wondering why do you use the ARM media in it and not the Rowalith one?

Regards

PS: I will visit Norway one of this days

Thanks Joao!
I have very good experience with A.R.M., why change it out with another media I don't be familiar with at all?
Have you try Rowalith in you reactor? and if, what is your experience with Rowalith and SPS?
I am absolute willing to try new things.

PS: If you will visit Norway at this season, take with you a lot of clothing

 

[GSchiemer]

IME, Rowalith is a superior media. It's the only media that fluidizes properly in the Deltec reactor. It also "dissolves" faster and at a higher pH than ARM or any other media that I've used to date. Try it once and you'll notice the difference.

Greg

 

[Joao Cotter]

I've always used Rowalith C+ but I coudn't ever keep the inside water from running cloudy. This has always resulted in some white dust coming form the reactor, getting to the tank and, what I believe, to irritate the corals.
Some days ago I changed to ARM and the reactor has no more cloudiness. However, it is still early to make some conclusions about it's efectiveness.

Joao