October 2014 Tank of the Month!!

Genetics · 10/01/2014, 10:31 AM

This month we are featuring Xuan Li's (jacky.l) 170 US-gallon reef aquarium.

More details can be found here.

Congratulations, Xuan!

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DgenR8 · 10/03/2014, 12:46 AM

Nice job Xuan, Thank you for sharing with us!

Drae · 10/03/2014, 06:44 PM

Outstanding. Love the full, but not cluttered, look. Nicely done.

BioCubeGuy · 10/03/2014, 11:34 PM

Clean sleek look. Great article. Congrats!

ecook280 · 10/03/2014, 11:46 PM

Very nice Congratz !!

bluecoyote79 · 10/04/2014, 12:41 AM

Awesome tank!

ucscspcs · 10/04/2014, 09:06 AM

Seems to be some friend from China? :P
蓝色光头兄，祝贺啊～
Congratulations.

JPMagyar · 10/04/2014, 02:48 PM

Xuan,

Your hard work and dedication shows. Your reef is simply spectacular, and I must say I am very pleased to see a member from China. I hope this is just the beginning and look forward to more Chinese aquarists sharing their experiences on Reef Central. I only wish I could speak Chinese so i could join whatever forum there is in China for aquarists.

Anyways, Congratulations!

usingthejohn · 10/04/2014, 02:56 PM

Yowzers. Beautiful tank!

tom obrecht · 10/04/2014, 09:43 PM

I love your system! Super clean look that I have been debating moving towards. Great inspiration for me.

glaukos · 10/05/2014, 07:50 AM

Congrats xuan

Well deserved!
Tank is amazing

maroun.c · 10/05/2014, 12:53 PM

Amazing tank you got there Xuan.
Congrats.

LuckyInker · 10/05/2014, 01:01 PM

Nice!
Quick question (for anyone, really). I noticed you are keeping a Hoven's an coris wrasse in what appears to be a shallow sand bed or a textured bottom. How well does that wrasse cope with no sand bed? I am planning an upgrade and like bare bottom or starboard, but it is currently housed in a 3" sand bed.

Wellcraft25 · 10/05/2014, 03:54 PM

Amazing good work

007Bond · 10/05/2014, 05:18 PM

VERY, VERY nice! I love your last pic showing your tank in the cabinet,...super clean! As many have said, exceptional job.

high-mark · 10/05/2014, 07:22 PM

Less is more and this is a perfect example, congrates great tank

jacky.l · 10/05/2014, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DgenR8

Nice job Xuan, Thank you for sharing with us!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Drae

Outstanding. Love the full, but not cluttered, look. Nicely done.

Thank you for your love。

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Originally Posted by BioCubeGuy

Clean sleek look. Great article. Congrats!

Thank you. I like clean.

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Originally Posted by ecook280

Very nice Congratz !!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by bluecoyote79

Awesome tank!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by ucscspcs

Seems to be some friend from China? :P
蓝色光头兄，祝贺啊～
Congratulations.

谢谢朋友。

jacky.l · 10/05/2014, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPMagyar

Xuan,

Your hard work and dedication shows. Your reef is simply spectacular, and I must say I am very pleased to see a member from China. I hope this is just the beginning and look forward to more Chinese aquarists sharing their experiences on Reef Central. I only wish I could speak Chinese so i could join whatever forum there is in China for aquarists.

Anyways, Congratulations!

Thanks JPMagyar.
I believe there will be more from the Chinese members sharing on Reef Central.

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Originally Posted by usingthejohn

Yowzers. Beautiful tank!

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom obrecht

I love your system! Super clean look that I have been debating moving towards. Great inspiration for me.

Thanks TOM. Glad my system to help you. Let me know if you need any help.

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Originally Posted by glaukos

Congrats xuan

Well deserved!
Tank is amazing

Thank you glaukos.

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Originally Posted by maroun.c

Amazing tank you got there Xuan.
Congrats.

Thank you maroun.c

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuckyInker

Nice!
Quick question (for anyone, really). I noticed you are keeping a Hoven's an coris wrasse in what appears to be a shallow sand bed or a textured bottom. How well does that wrasse cope with no sand bed? I am planning an upgrade and like bare bottom or starboard, but it is currently housed in a 3" sand bed.

This Coris wrasse is not suitable for no bed of sand, it is hard to find a place to sleep every day, very poor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wellcraft25

Amazing good work

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 007Bond

VERY, VERY nice! I love your last pic showing your tank in the cabinet,...super clean! As many have said, exceptional job.

Thanks. I like the clean and simple

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Originally Posted by high-mark

Less is more and this is a perfect example, congrates great tank

Thanks, I love every SPS can grow big.

greaps · 10/06/2014, 11:44 AM

Socks, skimmer, and no refugium, no gfo, no carbon, no biopellets or vodka. I like it!

SneakyPete · 10/06/2014, 11:57 AM

When I saw this on the homepage, I literally said the word "Wow" out loud. That is an incredibly beautiful tank.

Hamilton Tech · 10/06/2014, 12:03 PM

Nice looking tank. Congratulations!

s2nhle · 10/06/2014, 02:53 PM

Congrats. So beautiful and so clean. Thanks for sharing.

Sugar Magnolia · 10/06/2014, 02:54 PM

I love the simplicity of this tank and it's serene look. Well done Xuan!

tclndcrz · 10/06/2014, 03:54 PM

great tank, i like the passage ways beneath the rocks

sbtdark · 10/06/2014, 07:18 PM

Does anyone know what the white with black and yellow type wrasse is?

10/03/2014, 12:46 AM	#2
DgenR8 I'm an American and I remember Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 43,992	Nice job Xuan, Thank you for sharing with us! __________________ “I wish there was a way to know that you were IN the good old days, before leaving them.” ~Andy Bernard Regional Manager, Scranton branch Dunder Mifflin Current Tank Info: Unknown slow drip, over 20 years damaged my house and heating system. No more tank.

10/03/2014, 11:34 PM	#4
BioCubeGuy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Cottonwood, CA Posts: 222	Clean sleek look. Great article. Congrats! __________________ Coralife BioCube 29: Aquaticlife 115 skimmer, InTank Media/Fuge Basket. Running filter floss, purigen and chemi-pure. JBJ nano zapp UV. Aquaticlife RODI buddie system.

10/04/2014, 09:06 AM	#7
ucscspcs Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Tianjin, China Posts: 1	Seems to be some friend from China? :P 蓝色光头兄，祝贺啊～ Congratulations. Last edited by ucscspcs; 10/04/2014 at 09:12 AM.

10/04/2014, 02:48 PM	#8
JPMagyar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NY,NY Posts: 2,072	Xuan, Your hard work and dedication shows. Your reef is simply spectacular, and I must say I am very pleased to see a member from China. I hope this is just the beginning and look forward to more Chinese aquarists sharing their experiences on Reef Central. I only wish I could speak Chinese so i could join whatever forum there is in China for aquarists. Anyways, Congratulations! __________________ Joe Peck TOTM Apr. 2013 Advanced Aquarist Featured Tank March 2011 Reef Hobbyist Magazine journalist, and all around SPS nut! Current Tank Info: 240 with 750 gal total system, ATI LED Powermodule, MTC-HSA 1000. MTC Pro-Cal..

10/04/2014, 09:43 PM	#10
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	I love your system! Super clean look that I have been debating moving towards. Great inspiration for me. __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

10/03/2014, 06:44 PM	#3
Drae RAIDER NATION! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: City of sin... Posts: 3,476	Outstanding. Love the full, but not cluttered, look. Nicely done.

10/03/2014, 11:46 PM	#5
ecook280 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ravenna Ohio Posts: 67	Very nice Congratz !!

10/04/2014, 12:41 AM	#6
bluecoyote79 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 380 Blog Entries: 2	Awesome tank!

10/04/2014, 02:56 PM	#9
usingthejohn Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Buena Park, CA Posts: 489	Yowzers. Beautiful tank!

10/05/2014, 07:50 AM	#11
glaukos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,106	Congrats xuan Well deserved! Tank is amazing __________________ Mike Just doing my hobby and having great fun with it....no room/need for drama:) the only way to win with a toxic person, is not to play

10/05/2014, 12:53 PM	#12
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	Amazing tank you got there Xuan. Congrats. __________________ 390 G mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 390G mixed reef

10/05/2014, 01:01 PM	#13
LuckyInker Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 196	Nice! Quick question (for anyone, really). I noticed you are keeping a Hoven's an coris wrasse in what appears to be a shallow sand bed or a textured bottom. How well does that wrasse cope with no sand bed? I am planning an upgrade and like bare bottom or starboard, but it is currently housed in a 3" sand bed.

10/05/2014, 03:54 PM	#14
Wellcraft25 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 22	Amazing good work

10/05/2014, 05:18 PM	#15
007Bond Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sylvania,Ohio Posts: 1,925	VERY, VERY nice! I love your last pic showing your tank in the cabinet,...super clean! As many have said, exceptional job.

10/05/2014, 07:22 PM	#16
high-mark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Irwin Posts: 41	Less is more and this is a perfect example, congrates great tank

10/06/2014, 11:44 AM	#19
greaps Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 500	Socks, skimmer, and no refugium, no gfo, no carbon, no biopellets or vodka. I like it!

10/06/2014, 11:57 AM	#20
SneakyPete I see you Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northwestern Minnesota Posts: 513	When I saw this on the homepage, I literally said the word "Wow" out loud. That is an incredibly beautiful tank. __________________ 40B in recovery mode Trumpet coral, Kenya tree, unknown Zoa Skunk Cleaner, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma Current Tank Info: 40B w 29 sump. 50 lbs rock

10/06/2014, 12:03 PM	#21
Hamilton Tech RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Los Angeles, California - Showroom open to the Public - 14900 S. Figueroa Street, Gardena, CA 90248 Posts: 56	Nice looking tank. Congratulations! __________________ 31 Years of Quality Lighting in 2017 www.hamiltontechnology.com Metal Halides, LEDs, T5 High Output, PC & VHO. Systems, Reflectors, Ballasts - Magnetic & Electronic

10/06/2014, 02:53 PM	#22
s2nhle Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 298	Congrats. So beautiful and so clean. Thanks for sharing.

10/06/2014, 02:54 PM	#23
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	I love the simplicity of this tank and it's serene look. Well done Xuan! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

10/06/2014, 03:54 PM	#24
tclndcrz Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 52	great tank, i like the passage ways beneath the rocks

10/06/2014, 07:18 PM	#25
sbtdark Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 80	Does anyone know what the white with black and yellow type wrasse is?