tattoo studio 240g , 365g total vloume

[kar93]

So, you have a 11footer tank, your own tatto studio with a 240g in it. I gotta become a tatoo artist!

 

[tattooreef]

lol. i have been doing this for 14 years and have an absolutely huge clientele . also about two and a half years ago i started my own custom chopper business . the 240 long is in the wall at the new studio, which is the nicest most state of the rt studio within id say 500 miles of here if not more. when i post some pics i will add some of the whole shop as well .

 

[tbittner]

Great to hear that you got the tank, and have it in it's home safely. I'm anxious to see some pics!

 

[tattooreef]

just a quick update the tank is running absolutely great, it now has its permanent lightinging , which is 4 4ft vho and 2 6ft vho i will be playing with diferent bulbs until i reach the look i want, i am going kinda low wattage on the tank just because the tank at home has 1700w of halide and full of sps, so this one is getting low wattage and predominately soft coral just to get the swaying effect since most of the general public is more impressed with the movement and not so much the technical stuff that most of us are into. i do have quite a few pics that i will try to post today, if i can find time, as the shop has been busy as hell since opening.

 

[bjlorey]

Where are the pic's? I will not make any other comment about the tank. Remember what happened last time!?!

 

[tattooreef]

hey b j keep your#@%& mouth shut im still blaming you for the last incident. lol i will try to post some updated pics asap. by the way for everyone that used to be a fan of reefermadness before kris wray left, i have great news he is back up and running as sting wray corals and getting the high end stuff he used to bring into there. if anyone is interested pm me and i will get you his email address

 

[Bax]

Hey tatt!

A new fragger is always good news, but ...

Let's see some freak'n pics!

 

[tattooreef]

i will get on it i give my word lol. and hes not so much a fragger but someone that will get in the big nice quality colonies that reefermadness used to , since he was the one that was doing it for them. im sure he can do frags as well as live rock fish inverts or whatever. seriously he is the guy to talk to for anything in this industry

 

[tattooreef]

i am going to try my hardest to post some pics of the tank and the new studio tomorrow afternoon, or later this afternoon, what ever the right way to put it is, lol. i keep trying and everytime i try to one of my clients shows up , wich isnt a bad thing at all! and i am sure every one will enjoy what they see, the tank isnt fully stocked yet but on its way , and does look great so far, exactly what i had in my head since the beginning

 

[savethereef]

wheres the pics?

 

[tattooreef]

ok here we go sorry for the delay , just keep in mind that i am not a photographer.
store front

seating area

seating area's flatscreen

front desk veiw of seating area

wall of design racks ( around 15000 designs)

some of the studio areas

 

[tattooreef]

reception area

the tank!

front left

front right

front center

 

[tattooreef]

backside

double 1/2 inch bottom with 1/2 inch ply

 

[tattooreef]

so far the inhabitants are several nepthias quite a bit of GSP that i am trying to get to cover the cylinder overflow in the center if the tank, a sailfin tang , a kleinn butterfly , a pearlscale butterfly , and a blue and yellow damsel.
i had a few maore things in there but lost a few during the blackouts we had in the midwest due to the crazy windstorms

 

[tattooreef]

and im sure my employee matt will be happy to see i now have documented eveidence of him being lazy and lounging on the couch,( i know the leather is sooo comfy) lol.

 

[mx36]

Great looking shop and tank, I really like the aquascaping.

 

[13threefmaniac]

Nice shop you got there. I love tatt designs so i probably would be torn between your tank and your design rack if i walked into your shop. How long as the tank been setup for? I like the rockwork. Not too crowded.

 

[tattooreef]

thanks guys , the tank has been running for about 3 months now , and i wanted to keep it somewhat open for quite a few big softies and also to be able to see through it into or out of my piercing room wich is the backside of the tank

 

[Ed Reef]

Looks great - both the studio and tank

 

[SteveM10]

Shop looks great, congrats!! The tank is a great touch. Having spent many hours in tattoos shops I can see where it would be nice to have that to look at.