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Mark Peterson 
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 4:41pm |
It was suggested by a good friend that I was a bit overconfident in my claim to have had
the first suspended reef in the WMAS in 2005. Though it may have been proposed
elsewhere, I'd be interested to know if anyone had seen a hobbyist
anywhere with a fully suspended reef prior to mine. My idea had been
inspired by Julian Sprung's WMAS presentation about the effect of water flow causing detritus to settle at the base of the rocks and an open sand bed being a
way to delay or prevent old tank syndrome. I don't doubt there was one, but by the response I heard from most hobbyists during Reef Tour 2005, mine was almost a one of a kind. If there are pics of others, please post. Here's mine:  
Edited by Mark Peterson - December 04 2008 at 4:46pm
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 4:57pm |
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Wow! love the pics. Lve the flow from the top as far as I can tell. How do you ahve your waterflow? Also How do you keep your Sand so clean?
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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.
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 5:02pm |
What was it suspended from?
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 7:21pm |
That really is gorgeous, Mark 
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 7:24pm |
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WHAT KINDA GUM????... Give em 2 sticks.
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 7:43pm |
I had a suspended 125 in 2000. I will look so see if I have any pics. I know tha platform I made was still being passed around a few years back (it was PC pipes with an aragacrete top). Who was the structual concrete guy? I think I last saw them in his tank.
Suspended reefs were all the rage when the "no substrate" movement was big.
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 7:44pm |
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I had a attempt at one after I saw yours...............lets just say it didnt turn out as good
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75gal sps dominated reef.
Bigger and better coming soon
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 9:41pm |
Was KeoDog's considered "suspended" then?
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 9:44pm |
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I hate my suspended reef.  Stuff gets under it and you cant get to it
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 11:29pm |
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What is that cool fish in the middle of the second pic. That thing is awesome.
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150 gallon Reef
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Posted: December 04 2008 at 11:49pm |
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 8:38am |
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I dont like most batfish, but that one pulls the look of pretty well.
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75gal sps dominated reef.
Bigger and better coming soon
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 9:55am |
Mark,
I have suspended my tank since 2002 when I bought my 120, though I cover the pvc with rocks so that it appears solid. I believe I had 9 inches of lift when I had it set up in the valley and reduced that to 6 when I moved. What was interesting about my setup is that the flow between the rocks under the suspension was higher than the general flow. If something was dropped into the tank it would be 'sucked' in between the rocks and settle under the suspension.
John
ps However, yours was truely unique! I miss hanging out at your place and watching all that awesome macro...forget the fish!
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 11:20am |
Thanks Jake and Jon. Jon thanks for reminding me of your raised reef. I and others I'm sure, would really enjoy seeing pics. To answer Mike's question, I originally wanted to suspend it from the top but realized that could be a problem if the nylon cable suspension broke, so as you know, I raised it on a platform of 1/2 inch PVC pipe. So the topic should say raised rather than suspended, but it does look like it's floating above the sand, doesn't it. 
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 5:15pm |
Yes it does.
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 6:23pm |
 Turbostud653 wrote:
Wow! love the pics. Lve the flow from the top as far as I can tell. How do you ahve your waterflow? Also How do you keep your Sand so clean? |
The tall black 2" standpipe on the left is a modified Durso overflow. The water drains to a skimmerless RDP Refugium and then returns over the back center directed left and right. A Closed Loop intake on the right bottom returns on both bottom back corners through loc-line. The Closed Loop pump sits on a platform suspended from springs right underneath the tank, which makes plenty of room for the 40 gal breeder used for the Refugium. The sand is Utah Oolitic which stays relatively clean anyway, but is helped by Mr. Ray when he goes looking for buried crustaceans and fish by jetting water straight down into the sand and using his mantle like an overturned bowl to keep them from escaping. I miss this tank. Dion has taken good care of the Ray, the Batfish changed to adult form and coloration and recently passed away, and I don't know where the Tomato Clown has gone. It is a tank raised clownfish from David Tea so is probably still swimming. 
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 9:56pm |
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Thanks for the reply.
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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.
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Posted: December 05 2008 at 10:32pm |
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Those batfish juveniles are so cool. I understand the juveniles live in mangrove swamps. It makes sense, they look like a dead mangrove leaf swirling in the water. I think they get whitish and quite big as adults. I also understand they are hard on corals as adults. I could be wrong though, does anyone know for sure?
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 1:32pm |
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Yes, they are mostly herbivores and like most herbivores will eat small shrimp and may pick at coral if there is no edible macroalgae.
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Posted: December 07 2008 at 12:45pm |
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Mike that looks freaking awesome. I especially love the ray that swims under it. AWESOME JOB!!!
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