The most incredible SPS tank I've ever seen, 18' long

[PrangeWay]

Sweet

Sweet

That is pretty sweet. I hate seeing pictures like that because it makes me think that my next house has to have certain features so I can include a 18' tank! So now basically I house shop with the theory, 'how big of a tank will this support, where will the fishroom go, what plumbing/electircal can I tap into'.

And it has to be glass, the glass euro-bracing, with that high-iron blue-tint on top gives it away. I also believe acrylic tanks in Europe are very very rare.


PW

 

[NoSchwag]

I can't stop looking at it..

Could you imagine changing the sandbed out every 2 weeks?? It must take a backhoe and a dump truck.

 

[chris-miranda]

wow thats amazing

 

[elephen]

I need to win the Powerball so I can afford a 25,000 gallon reef. One you have to scuba in to clean and aquascape hehehe how cool would that be.

 

[deansreef]

what kind of bacteria is utilized?

 

[SeanT]

I am with NoSchwag and Amphiprion,
It is a gorgeous tank but it seems to lack the artisan quality.
It is the old "Berlin Wall" design.
But still gorgeous...and expensive. :eek1:

Sean

 

[Reefflections]

I see you guys mentioned Steve Weast awesome tank.Well got news that if you don't know it yet.He got a new tank running.If it's anything like his monster tank.This one I'm sure it's going to be as sweet.He is doing a "cold water reef"You will see critters,that we haven't scene before.It's already up and running.The acrylic alone is 1 inch thick.Can't wait for the preview of this.Get ready to pick up your jaw off the keyboard!Some of the fish are awesome!

 

[Fliger]

I agree that Steve's dimensions are incredible, I love the width. If you take a look at all the pix of this guy's tank, the aquascaping is actually quite nice. There are a lot of islands and bridges. For the dimensions of the tank I think the aquascaping is pretty incredible.

On the zeewaterdag site check out the pix of the sun coral island. It has euphylia, SPS, sun coral and some kind of chalice. After looking at all the pix on all the sites, I get the feeling the tank is even more impressive in person. I think he uses some sort of a faux rock rear wall.

 

[Armando]

that's really amazing although the aquascaping seems outdated And the shelf/bar table in front of the tank doesn't seem very functional as it is too close to the tank. Perhaps if it was placed a cople ft back it would be better.

 

[SFlogic]

is that..... is that a sand bed? LOL

 

[kevensquint]

I had to return the one that I bought like that, it did'nt fit through the door.

 

[MiddletonMark]

is that..... is that a sand bed? LOL

Replaced every two weeks so they said above, that sure seems like a blast

Impressive no doubt, but I like Steve's deep look [and other deep-view or walkaround tanks] ... or some smaller fully grown-in tanks. Looks recently planted, in a sense.

Heck of a lot of potential, my oh my.

 

[dphins]

I don't see how it's possible to change the sandbed that often. Do you take out the corals and rocks to gain access to the sand?

 

[Ronsreef]

I don't see how it's possible to change the sandbed that often. Do you take out the corals and rocks to gain access to the sand?

They have build it so that there is easily acces tot the bottom. The bottommaterial is mostly at the front so removing is relatively easy.

Ron.

 

[ol'reefer]

Wow! Very nice!

 

[sixxer]

I see you guys mentioned Steve Weast awesome tank.Well got news that if you don't know it yet.He got a new tank running.If it's anything like his monster tank.This one I'm sure it's going to be as sweet.He is doing a "cold water reef"You will see critters,that we haven't scene before.It's already up and running.The acrylic alone is 1 inch thick.Can't wait for the preview of this.Get ready to pick up your jaw off the keyboard!Some of the fish are awesome!

Any details on the size of his cold-water reef??

 

[GettingFiesty]

Very impressive!

 

[Reefflections]

Not sure on the size of it.I do know it's not as big as that monster he is running now.What I remember it runs at 60 degrees.The reason for this being 1 inch thick,is from keeping it from sweating.But his fish are really cool.Keep watching the boards.He mentioned it will be all done in a month.

 

[nbd13]

Sixxer do a search he made a thread in the reef fish form about a week ago about one of the fish. he talks about the tanks in that thread.

Nick

 

[tom obrecht]

nice!! Pics like this keep me interested in this hobby.