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View Poll Results: who will be augusts NTOTM
PurpleUP 45 38.79%
colinadam 2 1.72%
Victoria 30 25.86%
junkitu 33 28.45%
musicawal 6 5.17%
Voters: 116. You may not vote on this poll

 
 
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  #1  
Old 08/22/2007, 04:44 PM
Bigbyrd Bigbyrd is offline
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Location: Chicago, IL
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NTOTM: Vote Now!!

Thanks everyone for entering. Very nice tanks.
Please post specs of your tank as well as any other pics youd like to share.
Everyone please vote for your favorite!

PurpleUP


colinadam


Victoria


junkitu


musicawal
  #2  
Old 08/22/2007, 05:27 PM
GrandeGixxer GrandeGixxer is offline
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Location: Great Lakes, IL
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Tough choice between Junkitu and Victoria. I had to go with Junkitu because of the awesome blue zoas.
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Old 08/22/2007, 08:01 PM
InLimbo87 InLimbo87 is offline
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Orlando
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Wow! Beautiful tanks all! Hard to just vote for one
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Old 08/23/2007, 12:59 AM
junkitu junkitu is offline
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
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Mushroom House - Top Down Entry

15 month-old Aquapod 24

Sunpod - 150W MH (Phoenix 14K lamp)
Sapphire Aquatics protein skimmer
Current USA Prime chiller - 1/15hp
Hydor Selz L35 external pump (chiller/return)
MaxiJet 900 (w/Hydor Flo)
MiniJet 404

Here are some recent shots of my tank. I hope you like them:

Since the theme for this month is "top down", here is what it looks like from that perspective...



...and here are some recent favorites

Yumas


Purple Dreams


Sunburst


Yasha


Black and white ocellaris


Yellow gumdrop


Clam bed
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Old 08/23/2007, 02:47 AM
PurpleUP PurpleUP is offline
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA
Posts: 151
It's an honor to be considered for this contest amongst such GREAT TANKS. Here are a some tank specs for my baby 5mo old BC14:

Coralife Hang-On 150W 20,000k HQI
Coralife 1W Moonlight
2 X Rio 90s
Maxi Jet 1200 with Hydor Flo
CPR Backpack Skimmer
JBJ ATO
No Chiller - Just a couple of $8 fans from Home Depot


Thought you might also want to see the full setup ::.


Sideshot ::.


And some close-ups ::.


Still don't know the name of the blue corals at the upper left by the way... ID?


Thanks for looking! Good luck everyone.
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Old 08/23/2007, 04:15 PM
Victoria Victoria is offline
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Location: Crowley Lake Ca
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Tank Specks:
150w MH 14k blub
HOB fuge with MM
Canister filter W/carbon/po2 remover
I also use an outside fan for cooling
dosing pump to add alk+ca
2 Rio powerhead

I focus mostly on husbandtry and not fancy equitment. And here are a few more pictures.

My clown host in the green star
night shot no MH

Morning sun shot


Millipora inside Montipora
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Old 08/23/2007, 08:31 PM
InLimbo87 InLimbo87 is offline
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Location: Orlando
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love all the new pics
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Old 08/23/2007, 10:57 PM
Illuminati Illuminati is offline
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Antioch, IL
Posts: 3,082
A little about my tank

24g Nanocube with the 150W Sunpod. Just started using the 14K Phoenix bulb with good results.
2 Koralia #1's and an MJ1200 for flow.
Aqua C Remora Skimmer

Here's a better FTS



Favorite Fish
My Blackcap Basslett



Favorite SPS Coral
ORA Green polyp birdsnest



Favorite LPS Coral
Torch



Favorite Paly
Nuclear Greens



Favorite Invert
My Pom Pom Crab


Last edited by Illuminati; 08/23/2007 at 11:06 PM.
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Old 08/24/2007, 01:29 PM
The Reefer91 The Reefer91 is offline
wait, isn't protein good?
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Arlington, VA
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i've always been a fan of Victoria's tank, so that's how i spent my vote
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Old 08/26/2007, 12:17 PM
reevasreef reevasreef is offline
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Phenomenal tank PurpleUP! I like your purple firefish. It complements your name. Looks like you're ahead! Good Luck.
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Old 08/27/2007, 08:03 PM
pattykat99 pattykat99 is offline
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Location: San Jose
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Thumbs up

go Purple-Up GO!!!!!!!!
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Old 08/29/2007, 06:37 PM
mangus7175 mangus7175 is offline
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Burbank
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I can't vote for the best one....they all look awesome. Man I would hate to have choose which would get it for this month.
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Old 09/01/2007, 10:30 AM
junkitu junkitu is offline
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Congrats PurpleUp! You're tank rocks!!!
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Old 09/01/2007, 01:39 PM
PurpleUP PurpleUP is offline
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Location: Sacramento, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, CA
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Likewise, Junkitu. At one point, your tank was my desktop wallpaper on a 30" monitor! lol.
 


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