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04/28/2009, 07:38 PM
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.Can some one show me a beautiful tank that is not SPS dominate.
Can some one show me a beautiful tank that is not SPS dominate.
I used to have a dominate tank of sps. But I am tired of the crashes. Everything looks good, spent lots of money and then the tank crashes. I've been in this hobby for a long time. I know what I'm doing and know the water quality that is needed. The thing is I've gone back to why I went from fresh water to salt water. It's because of the pretty fish. I like it better to have a lot of different colored fish and easier to do corals, than to have a lot of different colored hard to do corals and two fish. So back to what I ask for, can people show me pictures of their tanks that are not SPS dominate? Last edited by reefslugs; 04/28/2009 at 08:17 PM. |
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04/28/2009, 08:02 PM
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There was a KILLER TOTM several months back, I believe it was in the Philippines -- that was softy dominated.
FWIW, I've heard of a LOT of mushroom, xenia, kenya tree, and zoanthid dominated tanks that crash and melt into mush....
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04/28/2009, 08:12 PM
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Cls Current Tank Info: 180 inwall, 75 sump, 20lfrag, 3x lumen max elite w/250w radium 20k, recirc modded asm g-3, aqua controller apex,2x rw-20, 350lbs LR |
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04/28/2009, 08:40 PM
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Look for aquabuckets tank, a beautiful LPS dominated reef using a very simplisitic yet extremely effective approach.
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04/28/2009, 08:55 PM
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aquabuckets tank for sure. Not only is it not SPS it is also small and sumpless
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My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, RLSS R6i, ATI Powermodule, Apex, Ecotech MP40's Last edited by CeeGee; 04/28/2009 at 09:02 PM. |
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04/28/2009, 09:22 PM
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hands down my favorite...
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04/28/2009, 09:41 PM
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Will work for Corals
 
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That tank (above) is beautiful, and in a way that could never be duplicated by SPS imo. Yota, is that yours or someone elses? I hope there's a build thread for that beaut.
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Dual 50 gallon tank system in the works. Current Tank Info: Working on it. |
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04/28/2009, 09:47 PM
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Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. HST "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." Current Tank Info: Almost Skimmerless 40g breeder w/ 20g sump-cryptic zone T5 & Powerbrite viewed mixed reef |
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04/28/2009, 09:50 PM
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wow
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RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp! |
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04/28/2009, 10:54 PM
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04/29/2009, 05:59 AM
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i know honestly nothing about that tank... cant even remember where i saw the picture first... it just jumped out at me and has been one of my favorite tank pictures of all time ever since... if anyone knows anything about the setup, i'd love to know about it as well
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04/29/2009, 06:06 AM
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Tough to beat MUCHO REEF's old zoa tank, grown under PC's to boot!!! Crazy tank!
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/totm/index.php
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People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2 |
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04/29/2009, 06:29 AM
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People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2 |
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04/29/2009, 05:04 PM
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Those tanks are both insane, Capt.
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Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress |
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04/29/2009, 06:37 PM
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 Its pretty cool that you guys mentioned it though! Here is a recent pic for you: 
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"Just a drop in the bucket" Last edited by Aquabucket; 04/29/2009 at 06:46 PM. |
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04/29/2009, 07:06 PM
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wow and skimmerless to boot! gives me great hope for my up and coming project.
Great looking tank Aquabucket!
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Click on the red house to see my 50 gallon softy tank being built Current Tank Info: 125g Reef w/ T5 HOs, 50Gallon being built! |
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04/30/2009, 02:22 AM
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heres what i found. I saw this tank earlier tonight it is gorgeous... http://www.brettsreef.com/index.php/...m-aquascaping/ maybe you could ask the site owner whos it is and find more info |
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04/30/2009, 05:14 AM
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Is there such a thing??? LOL j/k
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"Good? Bad? I'm the one with the gun." "Hail to the king, baby!" -Ashley J. 'Ash' Williams This board has taught me that common sense is not so common..... Current Tank Info: 120 SPS Dominate |
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04/30/2009, 05:28 AM
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Aquabucket, that tank is amazing. Kudos.
I've heard the unknown tank above is Japanese and was set up for a photo shoot and then taken down again. In other words it isn't a grown in tank that has been maintained long-term but a staged tank for the shoot. I don't know how true that is but given the nonphotosynthetic corals in there it probably isn't untrue. |
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04/30/2009, 06:09 AM
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 I would've loved to try to replicate it.
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04/30/2009, 08:06 AM
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Thanks, Mike
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Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors |
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04/30/2009, 08:15 AM
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That a really nice tank. Fun clam right there in the middle.
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04/30/2009, 08:30 AM
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04/30/2009, 09:08 AM
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I just moved my tank two weekends ago, this is what it looks like now. (Not one single piece of SPS)
   The tank still looks a little bare to me, since I fragged off most of my mushrooms and zoas and softies, but they will eventually find thier way back in there this weekend when I have time to acllimate them again.
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04/30/2009, 09:33 AM
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Very nice setup PoukieBear.
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