Fishdoc's 90 gallon

fishdoc11 · 03/02/2006, 07:04 PM

Hi all,
Thought I would post a few pics as I haven't in a while.
Full tank shot

Right end

Left end

Crowded clams

Thanks for looking

Chris

exacta123 · 03/02/2006, 07:06 PM

WOW awsome tank dude that clam is amazing great work

fishdoc11 · 03/02/2006, 07:07 PM

A couple more.
Right side

Left side

Center

Pics aren't the best but they get the idea across.
thanks again, Chris

cdraughon · 03/02/2006, 07:18 PM

Nice job!

blue20051 · 03/02/2006, 07:34 PM

Awesome tank!!

Lunchbucket · 03/02/2006, 07:39 PM

great tank!! looks like some nice colonies and grow in

Lunchbucket

RGE · 03/02/2006, 07:49 PM

Sweet.

fishdoc11 · 03/02/2006, 08:04 PM

Thanks guys

mace88 · 03/02/2006, 08:22 PM

Tank is awesome!!!!!

143gadgets · 03/02/2006, 08:32 PM

Nice tank, nice corals, BTW everything is nice!

MIKE NY · 03/02/2006, 09:21 PM

tank looks great Chris.....

Mariner · 03/02/2006, 09:44 PM

Beautiful tank. I enjoyed meeting you at the Nashville frag swap a couple of months ago. Nice to put a name with a face with a tank!

BTW, How big is that blue tang?
Mariner

Anemonebuff · 03/02/2006, 10:07 PM

Stunning!

davocean · 03/02/2006, 10:27 PM

beautiful tank!
Makes me really consider going BB
And late thanks for past advise, much appreciated!

aquaman67 · 03/02/2006, 11:06 PM

Nice Chris,

I'll have to come to the next meeting at your house. I have to come see your tank in person. I'm sure the pics do it no justice at all!

dirtyreefer · 03/03/2006, 12:11 AM

Great pics doc, always nice seeing your tank

NetFish · 03/03/2006, 12:13 AM

your tank.. my dream..

sloshes · 03/03/2006, 12:22 AM

Suh-weet!

fishdoc11 · 03/03/2006, 01:27 PM

Thanks for all the kind words everyone

Mariner,
I enjoyed meeting you as well

The hippo is somewhere around 7".

Chris

reefarchitect · 03/03/2006, 01:59 PM

If I may, how many years of growth do those corals represent? Have they been fragged often?

It's nice to see tanks grown in, often tanks pictured are filled with lots of frags.

Thanks for sharing the great pics. I'm sure they serve as inspiration for many aspiring reefers.

cuong · 03/03/2006, 02:05 PM

Very very nice tank. What kind lighting set up are you running ?

reefgeek84 · 03/03/2006, 02:16 PM

What is the coral that is very green to the left of the trumpet coral? It looks like elephant skin, what is it?

rgasco1 · 03/03/2006, 02:33 PM

Really nice tank... do you have an idea of how much rock that is? I also have a 90 gal and really like the way yours is set up... good ideas I could use in mine

fishdoc11 · 03/03/2006, 03:15 PM

Thanks again all

reef architect,
All the sps were grown from frags and most of the others as well. The larger colonies have been with me for anywhere between 6 months and 3 years, most represent 1 or 2 years growth. All of the larger pieces have been fragged several times, some have been cut back a bunch or split at least once.

cuong,
I run 2 250 watt SE 10K Ushio's, 2 110 watt URI atinics and 2 55 watt blue PC bulbs.

reefgeek85,
That is indeed an elephant skin....... aka Pachyseris.

ngasco1,
It's about 93 lbs of Walt Smith aquacultured Fiji and about 35 lbs of Atlantic aquacultured. IMO I have too much which makes maintenance and flow more difficult and doesn't really give the fish much room. I am planning a 120 and will probably keep about the same amount or a little less rock in it FWIW.

thanks, Chris

otterpop510 · 03/03/2006, 03:53 PM

wow!! nice tank.. any personal tips that you have about keeping sps (lighting, flow, parameters..) as your specimens look vibrantly colored and really healthy..

03/02/2006, 07:04 PM	#1
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	Fishdoc's 90 gallon Hi all, Thought I would post a few pics as I haven't in a while. Full tank shot Right end Left end Crowded clams Thanks for looking Chris __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

03/02/2006, 07:07 PM	#3
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	A couple more. Right side Left side Center Pics aren't the best but they get the idea across. thanks again, Chris __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

03/02/2006, 07:39 PM	#6
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	great tank!! looks like some nice colonies and grow in Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

03/02/2006, 08:04 PM	#8
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	Thanks guys __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

03/02/2006, 09:21 PM	#11
MIKE NY Two Decade club Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Franklin Square, N.Y. Posts: 4,381	tank looks great Chris..... __________________ Proud LIRA Member February 2011 Manhattan Reefs TOTM Current Tank Info: 170 gal Reef, 20 gal frag/reef,90 gal fuge, 65 gal sump, 2-250 Radiums on Hamilton M80 HQIs, T5 actincs, Vertex in280 skimmer, MRC-2 Cal Reactor, Reeflo return pump

03/02/2006, 07:06 PM	#2
exacta123 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 352	WOW awsome tank dude that clam is amazing great work

03/02/2006, 07:18 PM	#4
cdraughon Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 201	Nice job!

03/02/2006, 07:34 PM	#5
blue20051 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: usa Posts: 200	Awesome tank!!

03/02/2006, 07:49 PM	#7
RGE Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: CA Posts: 27	Sweet.

03/02/2006, 08:22 PM	#9
mace88 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anderson Posts: 75	Tank is awesome!!!!!

03/02/2006, 08:32 PM	#10
143gadgets Moved On Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,151	Nice tank, nice corals, BTW everything is nice!

03/02/2006, 09:44 PM	#12
Mariner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,952	Beautiful tank. I enjoyed meeting you at the Nashville frag swap a couple of months ago. Nice to put a name with a face with a tank! BTW, How big is that blue tang? Mariner __________________ DESIGN DEMANDS A DESIGNER. ~The perception is that perception is reality, but the reality is that it isn't. Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef; 135g mixed reef

03/02/2006, 10:07 PM	#13
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	Stunning!

03/02/2006, 10:27 PM	#14
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	beautiful tank! Makes me really consider going BB And late thanks for past advise, much appreciated! __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

03/02/2006, 11:06 PM	#15
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	Nice Chris, I'll have to come to the next meeting at your house. I have to come see your tank in person. I'm sure the pics do it no justice at all!

03/03/2006, 12:11 AM	#16
dirtyreefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 2,221	Great pics doc, always nice seeing your tank

03/03/2006, 12:13 AM	#17
NetFish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Irvine,CA Posts: 153	your tank.. my dream..

03/03/2006, 12:22 AM	#18
sloshes Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 268	Suh-weet!

03/03/2006, 01:27 PM	#19
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	Thanks for all the kind words everyone Mariner, I enjoyed meeting you as well The hippo is somewhere around 7". Chris __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

03/03/2006, 01:59 PM	#20
reefarchitect Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WPB, Florida Posts: 506	If I may, how many years of growth do those corals represent? Have they been fragged often? It's nice to see tanks grown in, often tanks pictured are filled with lots of frags. Thanks for sharing the great pics. I'm sure they serve as inspiration for many aspiring reefers. __________________ McLovin for president Current Tank Info: 180 Gal mixed reef

03/03/2006, 02:05 PM	#21
cuong Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ottawa, Canada Posts: 135	Very very nice tank. What kind lighting set up are you running ?

03/03/2006, 02:16 PM	#22
reefgeek84 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portlan, OR Posts: 997	What is the coral that is very green to the left of the trumpet coral? It looks like elephant skin, what is it?

03/03/2006, 02:33 PM	#23
rgasco1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 159	Really nice tank... do you have an idea of how much rock that is? I also have a 90 gal and really like the way yours is set up... good ideas I could use in mine

03/03/2006, 03:15 PM	#24
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	Thanks again all reef architect, All the sps were grown from frags and most of the others as well. The larger colonies have been with me for anywhere between 6 months and 3 years, most represent 1 or 2 years growth. All of the larger pieces have been fragged several times, some have been cut back a bunch or split at least once. cuong, I run 2 250 watt SE 10K Ushio's, 2 110 watt URI atinics and 2 55 watt blue PC bulbs. reefgeek85, That is indeed an elephant skin....... aka Pachyseris. ngasco1, It's about 93 lbs of Walt Smith aquacultured Fiji and about 35 lbs of Atlantic aquacultured. IMO I have too much which makes maintenance and flow more difficult and doesn't really give the fish much room. I am planning a 120 and will probably keep about the same amount or a little less rock in it FWIW. thanks, Chris __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

03/03/2006, 03:53 PM	#25
otterpop510 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: oakland, ca Posts: 1,018	wow!! nice tank.. any personal tips that you have about keeping sps (lighting, flow, parameters..) as your specimens look vibrantly colored and really healthy.. __________________ huh? you mean those are not purple people eaters in my avatar? Current Tank Info: home: 75 gal reef, 18 gal planted discus; class: 20 gal reef and some goldfish which won't die..