The Best SPS tank that I Saw !!! - Page 3

Horace · #51 07/11/2007, 09:43 AM

There is no doubt this owner can grow SPS as nice as the best of them....But like many others have been said, he def needs to think out his new project a little better. With nicer aquascaping, this tank would be one of the best I have ever seen... but right now I must simply say they are some of the nicest corals I have seen......

ned2getfish · #52 07/11/2007, 11:20 AM

very nice

reeffreak1 · #53 07/11/2007, 11:28 AM

Very beautiful corals, but I would have to agree that the tank is just too....crowded/busy/cramped.

Rue · #54 07/11/2007, 11:46 AM

Yes...beautiful corals...but too 'arranged' for my taste...esp. the clams in the front...

RichConley · #55 07/11/2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by Big E
It's about a matter of preference..........I agree with shawnts106 it's way to cluttered for my tastes. The corals are absolutely beautiful, but with at least 30% less pieces this tank would be outstanding. The clams littered across the front turn me off also.

Great healthy system, but the aquascaping artistry is non existent. The current TOTM (phocuz) beats this hands down in this area.

Completely agree.

Someone in our club had a 125 that looked like this. She pulled out like 2/3 of the colonies, and let the best ones get huge. Much more natural looking.

His looks like the candy aisle. If you like that look, thats great. Some of us dont.

Nice tank though.

Canarygirl · #56 07/11/2007, 03:20 PM

I agree....he should give those extra, superfluous colonies to me.

Shawnts106 · #57 07/11/2007, 04:00 PM

Hey again.

I seem to have caused a buzz again.
Let me reiterate what I posted eariler.

Dont get me wrong, the tank is beautiful, as far as COLOR goes.
But, I do not like the aquascaping of this display, or the massive numbers of acros shoved together so tightly.

It looks more like a fruit stand than an aquarium.
And I agree, the Clams littered across the bottom of the aquarium is a big ol' turn down/off!

I have seen much nicerly layouts than this.

NOTE* This is my personal opinion, and this post was not written to bash anyone!

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Simple as that!

Ocean Drive · #58 07/11/2007, 04:12 PM

Shuran skimmer works for Ozone. 50 mg for 8 hours at day.

imsocool5609 · #59 07/13/2007, 12:14 AM

This tank is super dope

Denadai · #60 07/13/2007, 07:19 AM

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Originally posted by reeffreak1
Very beautiful corals, but I would have to agree that the tank is just too....crowded/busy/cramped.

If you look to nature, is the same thing......crowded

Look this coral reef : ( I can show a lot of natural coral reefs very crowded )

orlandobrian · #61 07/13/2007, 07:28 AM

what kind of fish is that?

chrowski · #62 07/13/2007, 07:30 AM

Not to highjack this thread, but...Someone please ID this coral for me....I'm horrible with identification but I must have this one.

I edited the picture just above the 3 light fixtures for this pic...

gasman059 · #63 07/13/2007, 07:45 AM

UNBELIEVABLE!
This posts are just out of control. Most of you dream of growing a couple of frags LOL. And you are saying this tank is crowded.
Its about time you guys stop picking on this threads and start seeing things for what they are.
This tank is just plain beautiful-period.
Alelopathy does not apply here LOL

gasman059 · #64 07/13/2007, 07:46 AM

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Originally posted by chrowski
Not to highjack this thread, but...Someone please ID this coral for me....I'm horrible with identification but I must have this one.

I edited the picture just above the 3 light fixtures for this pic...

pink pocci-pink stylo.

reeffreak1 · #65 07/13/2007, 10:55 AM

I've also seen areas of the ocean what aren't that populated as well. Varies with the location

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Originally posted by Denadai
If you look to nature, is the same thing......crowded

Look this coral reef : ( I can show a lot of natural coral reefs very crowded )

reeffreak1 · #66 07/13/2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally posted by gasman059
UNBELIEVABLE!
This posts are just out of control. Most of you dream of growing a couple of frags LOL. And you are saying this tank is crowded.
Its about time you guys stop picking on this threads and start seeing things for what they are.
This tank is just plain beautiful-period.
Allelopathy does not apply here LOL

Who's picking on the thread? They are simply stating their opinion on the populatin of the tank. No one is bashing the corals or the colors of the corals, but simply stating that they think the tank is just simply too full.

I don't recall anyone saying anything about Allelopathy, but simply giving an opinion.

dhnguyen · #67 07/13/2007, 11:28 AM

Beautiful corals IMO but again the aquascaping skill is very lacking.

I would love to see a SPS dominated tank aquascaped like this

Canarygirl · #68 07/13/2007, 11:34 AM

you need a lot of depth from front to back to accomplish aquascaping like that....at least 30". I agree with you though that this open look is very pleasing. I'd like to have it in my tank.

jmaneyapanda · #69 07/13/2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by Denadai
If you look to nature, is the same thing......crowded

Look this coral reef : ( I can show a lot of natural coral reefs very crowded )

Yeah, but I see like two species of corals, not 40, and they are amazing size, not softball size.

burton14e7 · #70 07/13/2007, 11:53 AM

That coral reef is very crowded but at the same time the corals are huuuuge. They grew into that crowded state where the captive reef is crowded with corals 6 inches across. None the less my jaw dropped at the color. I love the tank, just not how I would do it. But its not my tank

gasman059 · #71 07/13/2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by reeffreak1
Who's picking on the thread? They are simply stating their opinion on the populatin of the tank. No one is bashing the corals or the colors of the corals, but simply stating that they think the tank is just simply too full.

I don't recall anyone saying anything about Allelopathy, but simply giving an opinion.

Buddy there's always an opinion around here that's what makes this forum what it is. Unfortunately the opinions are sometimes unwarrated.
Me i also love an open look in fact my 200 aqua is open but who would not want colonies that healthy and big.
I guess over time I've noticed that around here people get to picky and you ask them how long they been reefing and they state 10 years then post a pic of a frag tank with 3 caps and a tank full of cyano lol.
the bottom line is that this tank as well as many other around are just simply stunning and require lots of know how and expertise to keep up -especially one that's as crwoded as this one.
And yes is possibly one of the best tanks out there, me I reather look at S.weast(oregon) or the softie posted above.

In the end is all a matter of taste, but this tank IMHO is simply out of control.

Allelopathy remark iis just that .

reeffreak1 · #72 07/13/2007, 01:26 PM

I personally love the tank shown above. Much more open and pleasing to the eye IMO.

I agree that the skill it takes to maintain a tank like that would just be almost godlike. I admire him for the amount of skill and the time and dedication it took to get that tank the way it is.

I think we're actually agreeing here on the tank itself though...

Canarygirl · #73 07/13/2007, 01:40 PM

I wonder what it takes to manage the chemical warefare in a tank with so many corals nearly touching eachother? A huge amount of GAC changed weekly, or really large % of water changes, maybe both?

JackKerouac · #74 07/13/2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by gasman059
pink pocci-pink stylo.

pink Stylophora pistillata my friend

JackKerouac · #75 07/13/2007, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gasman059
pink pocci-pink stylo.

pink Stylophora pistillata my friend