Tank of the Month - September 2004

[chideloh]

Congrats John. Happy for you !!!

 

[Leishman]

Looking good John!
PM and e-mail boxes full yet?

 

[ckuhndog77]

Congratulations Bro. First you got a NANO reef TOTM award and now this. Can't wait until you move and get your 180 up and future 450+ up to see what you can do with something that big.

Nice to look at your tank and know some of my coral frags once again made it into a print story.

I'm happy I met you when you first joined WAMAS and was able to help populate your original 10g tank with some corals. You have repaid me nicely with your generosity of many frags in return over the years. You really are one of the best reef keepers I know and am proud to call my friend. I know the highlight was having Bruce Carlson come see your tanks in person this summer when he came and spoke at WAMAS symposium.

Well buddy-boy, get busy cause we host MACNA XVII next year and your 180 will be up by then and you can host a mega tank tour for all that come to the area.

Craig

 

[dgasmd]

John:

Extremely nice. I am very glad to see how you have progressed from the best nano I have ever seen (refugium and all) to a gorgeous tank. Keep up the good work.

Alberto
the aquarist formerly known as a WAMAS member!!

 

[kev apsley]

Congrats on TOTM! system looks great! I really like how the bottom is covered in clams and ricordea...awesome!

KEv

 

[ann7757]

Very nice tank, John. I love the colors! I'm looking forward to pics of the 500g tank when you have it set up!!

 

[JB NY]

John, congratulations on TOTM. You already know how I feel about your tank, it's a beauty!! Robie did a great job with the pics, sorry I didn't send you any, got too busy in RL.

Again, love the tank my friend! :thumbsup:

 

[jcontreras]

hey, hey, what a spectacular tank... I can hardly wait for the 500gal! pls. keep us informed on that... congratulations

 

[original-reefland]

Amazing pictures!

 

[ROBZ]

CONGRATULATIONS Jonny and Virginia, you guys have done a beautifull job taking care of those animals... as i said to you before I havent seen a tank that looks so well kept in such colorfull harmony in a long time !!!!
kudos for you buddy!!!!!

well deserved...









Robie

 

[febeast]

Stunning, John, just stunning. I am very impressed and humbled by your dedication, knowledge and love of this "hobby". Great inspiration for all of us.

 

[socalreefer73]

Frag Tank

Frag Tank

Hmm I was stumped to just what purpose a "frag" tank would have, but now I'm thinking its for coral propogation?

oh, nice tank, btw...

 

[John Brancheau]

Very nice tank, love the regal, best of luck with it in the future........

 

[ihavtats29]

all i can say is sweeeeeet!!!!!!

 

[copps]

Thanks very much to all! Like probably all of us here I love to check reef profiles and I am happy you all enjoy mine. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m away on business right now writing in from my hotel in Groton, CT. When I get back I will add more pictures to the thread including those from some of my other systems.

Skip, thank you and great job on the layout!

Gene, thank you for providing me with many of the coral in my reefââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ weââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll meet up soonââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Art Vandelay I thought you were an architect (Virginia and I are huge Seinfeld fans)ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ giving our reefs a natural look is way up on my listââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ I see so many tanks that look like LFS sale tanks as opposed to natural reefsââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ this is indeed a living art and more appropriately should be termed coral gardeningââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ and regarding the wives they really donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t get enough credit for dealing with us nutsââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Jumboshrimp I live in the Dulles/Sterling area but will be moving to Leesburg in January as our house is being built. WAMAS has many young members in high school, including reefer44 on this board, and most of all membership is FREE for all students! Come on out!

Chip thanks for the thumbs up. When we move and my larger systems go up I plan on selling more frags to help fund the ~500 project. To bad I canââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t put it into the mortgage as I did with the room additionââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Bristopher the sandbed is around just an inch or twoââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ enough to cover the bottom. When I get the 180 up Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll either go BB or a larger grain shallow bed. For those who donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t like the look of BB, I suggest you cover it with rics and clams like I did Cleanup crew is snails onlyââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ nassarious, cerith, and astrea.

Busybrunetteââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ size doesnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t matter In all seriousness this tank is much more spacious than my 10 gallon nanoââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll post pics of this tanks later but you could check it out at nano-reef.com where my username is Brooklyn Johnny. The largest thread where my tank was feautured can be found here ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Atkins good luck on the regal. I have no idea of your experience but I just want to make sure I stress that regal angels should be reserved for experienced reefers only. With that said there are some great threads on this board with great firsthand accounts on keeping this tough but gorgeous fishââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Leishmanââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ yeah I have to clear the boxââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ Thanks for all your help local buddy and congrats again on the 250 gallonââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Craig thanks for the kind words. Having other reefers by the house is always fun, but having Bruce Carlson by was incredible. I could talk with him for days straight and look forward to the opening of his new aquarium.
Alberto youââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll always be part of the WAMAS familyââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ good luck on your big boy and I may use you as a consultant soon!

Kev apsley the next big craze after BB with be ricordia clam bottomsââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Joe thanks for the kudos and I was very happy to meet and have you over. Thanks again for the consulting on the Interceptor treatmentââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m bug free!!!

Robie gracias por las fotos y todo! Ditto to you as we all know you are one of the masters. Between you and me we could start terming tanks with ric and clam bottoms DC style! Itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s been great having you as a friend inside and out of the hobbyââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Febeast I have always had a passion for this hobby that I just cannot explainââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ I just let myself get caught up in it with my wallet wide open!

Socalreefer73 I have always liked to keep my display tanks natural looking with the glass spotlessââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ anything to make it appear like the oceanââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ and I hate having frags cluttering the displayââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦ my wife always says the frag tank is ugly and my reply is ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œThatââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s what itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s for!ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ In the new house this will be behind the scenes.

John Brancheau thanks bud! Your tank Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve admired too and is a definite future TOTMââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Thanks again to all... when I get back in town I will share more photos and info on my systems as I know there can never be too many photos. It's great to share this info with fellow reefers who can relate... I've run out of ways to try to explain this hobby to those nonreefers...

Copps

 

[copps]

NM reef I also want to thank you personally for the kind words... you are a wealth of information at saltwaterfish.com and have helped so many reefers in your thousands of posts... keep it up!

 

[fuzed]

impressive tank!

a quick question for you, how do you find the bristle tooth tang in respects to other fish, is he agressive or placid - I seem to find mine chases any new additions to the tank (for this reason the flame angel has been living in the sump for about 2 weeks so far)

I think he may have killed the previous flame angel, as i'd seen him attack it a few times (my thinking, they both have a very similar body shape).

 

[shred5]

Very nice tank.

Dave

 

[fishykid9212]

wow thats an awesome tank how much money did you put into that:eek1:

 

[hollback]

Great looking tank! I love your Ricordia patch surrounding your clam. Great Idea! It looks natural.
~Jason