May 2009 TOTM
Printed From: Utah Reefs
Category: Events / Club Info
Forum Name: Tank Spotlight (Formerly TOTM)
Forum Description: Know Someone with a great tank? Submit them for a Tank Spotlight here!
URL: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34086
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Topic: May 2009 TOTM
Posted By: Dion Richins
Subject: May 2009 TOTM
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 5:29pm
After much Delay. We present BOB's Awesome System.
                 ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
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Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 6:05pm
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Very Cool Bob! I love your tank. So, can I ask questions here? -Your trigger? And Angel? Love them, but are they reef safe? I want to get a sargassum trigger, and potentially an emperor angel, but have heard so much about them not being reef safe. What is your experience? -I haven't really ever read much about plenums. What is the purpose of the PVC fittings under the eggcrate? How does the plenum system work? ------------- Make sure you post your best pictures every month in our POTM forum. |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 7:18pm
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Till Bob can come on and answer himself, here is the link to his build of this system. Grab a bowl of popcorn and a sharp pencil for notes and begin reading.
http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24146&KW - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24146&KW = ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 10:05pm
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Congratulations Bob!
Mike -------------  |
Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 8:56pm
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Bob, oh Bob, you around? I wanna find out about those fish and their reef "safe"-ness.
------------- Make sure you post your best pictures every month in our POTM forum. |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: July 12 2009 at 3:48pm
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Hey guys- I have been on vacation out in Minnesota the past 10 days
 Just got back last night
Anyway, DB, I haven't had any "reef safe" type problems with the Trigger at all... I even still have all my Peppermint Shrimp and Fire Shrimp... I'm not 100% sure about the Saragassum but I think you would be OK with one in a reef setup...
The Queen I ended up giving away (johnhill has it now) in part because it wasn't 100% reef safe... it would eat zoas and candycanes; although it pretty much left everything else alone. It did not bother any of the "bubble" LPS (like Hammer, Frogspawn, Brains and Bubble corals) and ignored all the SPS... didn't bother any soft corals or leathers either.
I'd probably give a small Emperor a try. Just remember that they can get big though.
As far as the plenum goes, the PVC elbows are used to raise the screen "platform" off the bottom of the tank, to provide a "void space" underneath. It is within that void space that the denitrifying bacteria colonize and where the actual nitrate conversion takes place.
Pretty much the same principle as a DSB without the potential "crash" issues that can be a problem with a DSB.
------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: DLindquist
Date Posted: July 12 2009 at 5:00pm
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Downhill biker-
-Your trigger? And Angel? Love them, but are they reef safe? I want to get a sargassum trigger, and potentially an emperor angel, but have heard so much about them not being reef safe. What is your experience?
I had an emperor for almost a year and a half before I decided to sell him. The only issue I had was my candy cane coral. He would nip at them to the point of skeletal tissue only. No big, fat, juicy candy cane (untill I sold him) Such a pretty fish. Sad to see him go.
I have had a Bluechin Trigger for some time with no problems at all. Your main concern with a sargassum would probably be ornamental shrimp. ------------- A government strong enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take everything you have. |
Posted By: Turbostud653
Date Posted: July 13 2009 at 11:24pm
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If you haven't seen bobs tank you should check it out. It is amazing. ------------- Here is what a customer said while on hold Oh my gosh! Did you open the door? I told you not to open the door. Dre is in here completely naked and he's got freak'n Macaroni and Cheese in his hands. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 4:37pm
Full tank shot.
 Under the stand
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 4:42pm
Pink Hammer coral
 Open Brain
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 4:45pm
Spotted Mushroom
 Rhodactis Mushroom
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 4:48pm
Pom Pom Xenia
  Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 4:51pm
Sponges
  Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 4:54pm
Toadstool Leather
 Yellow Fiji Leather
 Green Sinularia
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 4:57pm
Sebae Anemones
  Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 5:00pm
Zoanthids
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 5:02pm
Long Spine Urchin
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 5:05pm
Bubble coral
  Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 5:09pm
Clownfish in Frogspawn
 Lyretail Anthias
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 5:13pm
Sixline Wrasse
 Banggai Cardinal
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 5:15pm
Pinktail Trigger
 Queen Angelfish
 Mike ------------- |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 7:08pm
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WOW!!!!!!!!
GREAT pictures Mike. I hope some of mine come out that nice. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 10:49pm
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Thanks Brad. I hope so too!
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: dca22anderson
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 11:39pm
Bob, Great job on your set up! I have seen it in person and it is awesome! Love the fiji yellow leather...  ------------- Dave Anderson Saratoga Springs, UT |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: August 07 2009 at 3:01pm
Thanks to everybody for the accolades and comments 
I've really enjoyed the TOTM thing (especially since my "May TOTM" designation has somehow lasted through June and July)
But there's a new TOTM coming for August - so be on the lookout!
------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: GSIDE
Date Posted: April 14 2010 at 4:47pm
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Any chance we could get the pictures back on these?
------------- 120g. Provo, UT |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: February 21 2011 at 2:09pm
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Look again! ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |