evolust's FOWLR tank pics

aztbs · #1 09/17/2006, 11:12 PM

The beautiful big ol' sharks are moving on to bigger pastures, so this monster tank got new aquascaping this afternoon. The tank is 96Lx24Wx30H. The dust hasn't even settled yet - here are some pics:

Center structure:

Center structure a bunch of the fish checking it out:

The left side:

The right side:

Some fish in a very cool branching structure (almost all the fish hid within these branches together while we were moving stuff around):

This is a composite made of three pics by photoshop CS, please ignore the prism effect from the light and the duplication of fish:

Here is a side perspective of the tank:

The xenia pile on the ground to the left of the tank will be moved/placed so that whole area will be clear sand. Once the tank settles more, we'll have to take more close up shots. The back has a lot of clearance so fish can swim back there too.

I didn't want to go home, watching the collection of beautiful healthy fish explore the new environment was mesmerizing. Evolust is willing to host the next "Parade of Reefs" event, this would be an awesome place for it!! (I didn't even take a picture of his reef tank.)

sir_dudeguy · #2 09/18/2006, 12:27 AM

thats an awsome lookin tank! where on earth did you find all those cool/weird shaped rocks?

corivus · #3 09/18/2006, 12:33 AM

wow nice shots, I second the parade of reefs event, I think someone could be up for a arizona person being totm for reef central

evolust · #4 09/18/2006, 01:09 AM

Many thanks to Tiff and Jeremy for spending their Sunday afternoon helping me do this.

evolust · #5 09/18/2006, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by corivus
wow nice shots, I second the parade of reefs event, I think someone could be up for a arizona person being totm for reef central

Well its not really a reef so I doubt it. May be someday in about 2 years when my new system it up. Thanks for the praise though!

corivus · #6 09/18/2006, 01:12 AM

shss there's a xenia pile in the tank, therefor a reef tank

aztbs · #7 09/18/2006, 01:59 AM

This tank totally needs a webcam. I wanted to take it home with me. I took a couple of crappy quality videos, so I will post them this weekend once I have them spliced together.

Amazing fish. You all think this tank looks cool... I got to swim in it!!

jpslickorocks · #8 09/18/2006, 10:15 AM

Now that I am reading this thread I am starting to wish I had taken pics during the process. Tiff was literally soaked from head to toe. It turned out absolutely amazing.

evolust · #9 09/21/2006, 09:24 PM

Thought I would add a few more pictures

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OceanLyons · #10 09/21/2006, 09:33 PM

Very nice work!

What did you use to secure the rocks? I just bought some epoxy putty, but haven't used it yet.

I am reaquascaping this weekend.

Again, very cool!

corivus · #11 09/21/2006, 09:34 PM

I still like this setup, I want something like this on my tank

aztbs · #12 09/21/2006, 09:39 PM

What a difference now that the dust has settled and the xenia pile has been cleaned up. Looks awesome!!

I need to cut a massive chunk off of my xenia colony, I will put a rock under it so it attaches and then it is yours. Bill will have to come by and see it in person - the pictures don't capture it.