Tank of the Month - November 2003

[Skipper]

This month we are featuring Jamie Cross's (Acro) beautiful reef tank:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/totm/images/TOTM631SM.jpg (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/totm/index.htm)

More details can be found here (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/totm/index.htm) or by clicking on the picture above.

Congratulations, Jamie!

[Project Reef]

Nice!!!! Great health and color.

[Strandedthinker]

That tanks is definitely tricked out. I love the pull out bottom.

[clamlvr]

very nice all those corals are amazing

[Nanook]

Beautiful tank and nice write-up!!


Nanook:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Kendoro]

The stand is pretty impressive. I like it.

[Rich the Newb]

Very nice, looks like you put a lot of work into that!

[willieboy240]

the stand is pretty nice. great idea

[DJ88©]

Wohooooo Jamie!! :D

[TippyToeX]

Awesome! http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/ruinkai/biggrinhat.gif Congratulations. That puppy is so filled up you can not find the LR. Love it!

The stand and side cabinet are wonderful and look very convenient.

[rbaker]

Congratulations Jamie! Awesome tank, a well deserved TOTM...:D

Ryan

[richw]

Beautiful tank -- a well deserved award!

[InsaneClownFish]

Moderators take note...the new tank of the month pic on the homepage takes me to the previous tank of the month...:eek:

[Skipper]

InsaneClownFish:
That's probably because it was being modified as you looked at it. :D

[otolith]

Awesome tank. Great setup.

[InsaneClownFish]

Skipper, just wanted to make sure te powers tat be knew...:D

I forgot to say, beautiful tank Jamie. Its nice to see a tank with such dept.

Jamie, I was wondering why you chose stonatella snails(sp?). Also, where did you aquire your miniature stars- I havent seen any online.
Are they hardy? Eat detritus? Thanks!

[kevinpo]

Hi Jamie,
Well deserved buddy :thumbsup: Your picture taking skills are also top notch! Love your collection as you know :D

Best regards,
Kevin

[MtnDewMan]

Beautiful tank. Great choice. What a nice display of SPS colorations.

Well done Jamie ... Very impressive and congratulations on the TOTM ...

[Flatlander]

Like I said before Jamie, beautiful. :D

[lilbuddy]

very nice!!!, I love the cabnet that holds all the equipment

[chewie]

AMAZING!!!

[surferdude141]

wow thats amazing!!!!!!:eek2: i also compliment your photo taking skills. nice tank!!!!!!!:celeb1:

[Salty Jeff]

Incredible tank Jamie!

I really like your setup. Nice woodwork. I now have the ultimate tank to strive for.

THANKS FOR THE PICS AND INFO!

Jeff

[delphinus]

Probably way overdue. :cool: Congratulations and keep up the solid A+ efforts Jamie! :thumbsup:

[Anemonebuff]

Awesome tank. I had the same"skirt" idea, but I am not to good at carpentry.

[Rick Davis]

Congrats - great tank.:thumbsup:

I'm setting up a 180 and I am going to copy your removable base idea - that just makes things so much easier.

[sumpfinfishe]

Congratulations Jamie:celeb1:

That's one impressive reef :thumbsup:

Your tank is amazing, I can't wait to see it :D

Also for those who don't know Jamie-His reef is also featured in the book Ultimate Marine Aquariums

Way to go Jamie!!!:D

[Acro]

Hey does anyone know were to get extra large hats from? This one doesn't seem to fit anymore. I truly can't believe some of the incredibly nice comments you all have given my tank. You all know my wife is the one that has to deal with me now?

InsaneClownFish, Stomatella’s for the most part seem to reproduce very well in closed systems. Also if you find a local hobbyist with them it would only take a few to seed a previously stomatella free system. In other words they were/are free. The mini stars came in on some live rock and seem to do well and reproduce in this system.

I'd also like to send out a special thanks to Skipper and the gang at the RKmag.

Thank you all,

Jamie

[DJ88©]

Hmm took you a whole day to get over here and post.. hmmmm..

Off celebrating? Or did the little one keep you occupied. ;)

lol

congrats again Jamie.

[Acro]

Darren, Some of us aren't so lucky and have to work to pay for this hobby :)

[G-money]

Jamie,

That's one sweet tank you have! :thumbsup:

Kudos on the photography...stellar.
You have some hard to get shots there.

[playa]

Congratulations Jamie, You have some totally awesome specimens in your reef. Great looking reef and very worthy of the honors!

Luis

[doxyman]

Congratulations! Fantastic tank and a great job with the stand & equipment cabinet!

[wayner1]

Beautiful Jamie!, well deserved, always been impressed with your tank, Go Canucks Go!

[Myladyfish]

that's blue baby!!! very very blueee nice! :rolleye1:

[DJ88©]

Originally posted by Acro
Darren, Some of us aren't so lucky and have to work to pay for this hobby :)

Jamie,

I'd rather work full time than go to school and come home 15 hours later after a full day of classes and work nights.

anytime you want to trade.. I'll take the job and your tank. ;) :D

[vietoriouz]

Dude, Im so jealous. Great tank and stand. :thumbsup:

[smiller]

Great article, great setup, great pictures, great tank! I enjoyed it all.

[grostanzo]

Very Nice:thumbsup: Hoping our tank looks like that some day. It's amazing what we can over time accomplish in our homes with patience and care. I also love your cabinet. Gives us ideas for the future. Well deserved for tank of the month.:wavehand:

[nvert]

congrats! those blue acros are AMAZING :eek1:

[pncpon]

SWEET!!!!!! Love the stand. I hope one day my tank is that awsome!

[Bosk]

holy cow!!!! what a beautiful tank and set up!!!!
bosk

[Acro]

Thanks again to you all:rollface:
It really is rewarding to read such positive feed back. Somebodies got to say it sucks just so I can put my feet back on the ground:p

[longahan]

Ok, IT SUCKS!!!!!!

Awsome tank,I wish it did suck so i could feel better about mine!
Great job

[clamlvr]

lol I agree

[CJ]

Beautiful tank, gorgeous colors. Well deserved award.

The cabinetry gives new meaning to the word "ingenuity"

[reallybigtoad]

Jamie,

First of all, Beautiful tank. The colorations of those SPS are incredible.

Could you provide a little more detail on your lighting set-up? Are those 250DE HQI pendants? If so, what ballasts are you running? Also, how long do your bulbs last being driven with the Icecap 660?

thanks,
-todd

[SLKs reef]

Congrats!! I hope my new 4x2x2 will look like that :)

[farhat]

WOW great tank exactly like my dream !!!
I put some new Acro's and took them pictures but its nothing like
this one...
Great job!!!!

[ozadars]

CONGRATS ACRO

[Acro]

Well, I must send out another round of Thank you's to the new posters. I noticed the last two post were people from Isreal and Turkey. So I desided to look over all the posters and found people from all over the US including Alaska, many parts of Canada as well as the above mentioned Isreal and Turkey.To have a group of people join together sharing their love of the marine world is truly awesome.

[Algae Blenny]

Acro your tank is perfect. I cant even think of anything to say.

[mia1974]

Jamie,

Your tank looks awesome!!!! I wish I could see it IRL! :)
Take care,
J

[MATTT]

Jamie,

What are those two big pump hanging close to the surface. Is that a current generator ? Could you give me the name of it and where you bought it ?

Thanks,

Mattt.

[Acro]

Again thank you all,

Ah Janine your still alive;)

MATTT, Those are Tunze streams. More info here (http://tunze.com/usa/index.html?lang=en-gb)
click on pumps then streams. TunzeUSA also has a forum here on RC.

[MATTT]

Holly crab, look at the price of that pump !!! Is that right ? $185.00 just for a single pump.

How do you like the pump ? Does it really put out a lot of current for the SPS ?

Thanks,

Mattt.

[Acro]

Well Mattt 185 sounds sweet to me as I'm Canadian and it's more like ....... Well lets just say a heck of alot more :eek: I am very happy with the pumps and yes they do move the water qiute well.:)

[cheeks69]

beautiful tank!!!! great looking specimens... well deserved honor
congrats :thumbsup:

[brain64710]

beautiful tank !!!!!! I like it .......

[MATTT]

Alright !! Alright !! enough is enough !!

He knows his tank is beautiful, you don't have to tell him that over and over again. Don't you have better thing to do ???

Your tank is great !!!! :D

Acro,

Could you tell me what does the tunze stream use to push that much water through the screen ? Does it has the same inpeller as the power head or does it has a boat like propeller ?

Thanks,

Mattt.

[desi04]

Hi! Acro:

Fantastic tank, the corals almost look too good to be real.
I just set up 120 RR tank, same demensions as yours & I just received my 2 PFO Mini HQI 250 watt pendants which I was going to hang from the ceiling but since I saw your set-up I might try to build a canopy instead.

I just do not have the calcium reactor yet but X-mas is not far away.

Great Tank,

Dan

[Acro]

Again another round of thank you's:) You all have been very kind and I really appreciate you taking the time to comment in this thread.

Mattt, yeah propeller

Dan, Enjoy and I think you'll be very happy with your new lighting

:cool:

[king1522]

Absolutely stunning!!!!!! :eek2:

[Konadog]

Holy bat color! Your tank is amazing!

[reefWI]

Your pictures are beautiful. Excellent tank!

[Gary Gentles]

Congrats. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us. Great looking tank.

[VaderWS6]

Absolutely stunning setup!:thumbsup:

[Acro]

Thank you :)

[Breaker4show]

Very,Vey,Very nice Acro !!! I was reading the details on the tank, and noticed you used to have an Custom " Ecosystem" setup ! Why did you decide to get rid of it ?

Thanks,
Nick

[odyssey1]

nice tank lots of color and very full congrats on TOTM well deserved. Also liked the pull out stand. COOL!!!

[rus]

jamie, great looking tank , i might have to invite myself over to have a look one of these days. i live over by delair park, didn't realize there was someone so near i could get frags from [ lol]



- Russ

[Acro]

Hey Guys thanks. ;)

Nick, I removed the sump style refugium for a few reasons. #1 I first removed the DSB from the main tank. I was experiencing unwanted matting type algae over the bed. I attempted for a better part of a year to deal with it with no success. Which in the end caused the removal of the main tank dsb. #2After it's removal and with a planned move ahead of me I thought it was a good time to remove the one in the sump as well. The sump dsb was much younger the main and did look very healthy. I just thoughts it was best to remove it. After the need to remove the main tank dsb I was thrown on the anti DSB train of thought. I find the corals looked and look healthy under both styles. Only now the algae is gone and growth has improved but that was I believe do to the exhaustion of the main dsb.

[sterlruth]

Team RC? Can someone explain this too me


I support RC is if you make a contribution? What amount?

Thanks

Steve Kenny

[Konadog]

Originally posted by sterlruth
Team RC? Can someone explain this too me


I support RC is if you make a contribution? What amount?

Thanks

Steve Kenny

sterlruth, This should explain Team RC better than I can.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/TeamRC.php

[VaderWS6]

BTW, nice money shot by your maxima clam :D

[Tranquil]

Better Late than Never!

Congrats! well thought out setup you, your frends and family who worked on the project should be very proud.