January 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!
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Topic: January 2009 TOTM
Posted By: Dion Richins
Subject: January 2009 TOTM
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 10:26pm
 75 gallon all glass reef ready tank.
approx 125 lbs of rock.
approx 70lbs sand.
Totally lit by PC LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!
6- 65w pc bulbs. 2-internal reflectors!!!!
3 maxi jet 1200 with one roi power head controlled by a wave maker.
30 gallon sump/refugium
2-55w pc bulbs
3 different macro algae. Red and green grape and cheto. Awesome Mangroves!!!!
Asm g1 skimmer.
Mag 7 return pump.
 All of these beautiful colors and corals maintained by PC LIGHTS!!
    If you love suncorals as I do, you need to see this tank!!!
 And of course DUNCAN'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   And of course one of the most awesome Seahorse tank. Lite by PC lights as well.(upcoming totm candidate?)
 I would like to thank Mike Savage for his amazing skill with the camera.
There are 2 important things to understand about these gorgeous tanks.
1- It is completely possible to maintain an absolutely awesome tank with PC lights. For new people in the hobby is can get VERY confusing when it comes to the light issue. PC lights can maintain many of the corals that are kept in out systems. Corals like Sun polyps prefer to NOT be in high intensity lighting. Besides the energy savings between PC lights and Metal Halide.
2- Awesome displays of color can be put together on a budget. There is no reason to spend $50 up per polyp for Zoanthids. Frags with many heads of awesome colored Zoanthids can be purchased from the Aquarium and Aquatic Dreams for $5 and up. Whats more, Many members on the board will trade, sell and give you a frag of cool zoas to build your collection. Heads of hammer, torch and candy cane can be found from time to time for $5 - $10 per head. Watch the buy/sell/trade forum for awesome deals to get you going.
------------- 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: tileman
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 10:34pm
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Great write up Dion. Will you be posting this as a sticky thread for every month?
Mikes pictures are awsome as always. ------------- 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: Dion Richins
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 10:41pm
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Yes it will be moved into the CLUB FACTS FORUM and maintained as an interactive thread for questions and answers for the owners. That way the spotlighted owners have a chance to explain their systems and discuss what works for them and what doesn't. ------------- 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: BobC63
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 11:14pm
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dp ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 11:15pm
Dion - Great write up 
Mike - Beautiful pictures
And Congrats to Jeff & Debbie!
 ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: mr_tongate
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 11:56pm
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one of the most beautiful tanks in the club... huh not for long.....lol...j/k congrats  ------------- 220 reef cell# 760.684.6122 POSTING PIC'S http://zip-zero.com/wmas/imageUpload.php |
Posted By: mr_tongate
Date Posted: January 10 2009 at 12:00am
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lol............. i just noticed that all the pics are on a border that looks like a tomb stone does that have somthing to do with the TOTM curse ..lol when you part it out ,cuz we all know you cant sell anything as a whole ide be intrested in ALOT of stuff....lol
------------- 220 reef cell# 760.684.6122 POSTING PIC'S http://zip-zero.com/wmas/imageUpload.php |
Posted By: Connie
Date Posted: January 10 2009 at 8:04am
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Very nice tanks!!!!!!
In this hobby it is very easy to get caught up in the bigger is better and the more is costs the better it is. The reminder that it is totally untrue is refreshing......
love the horse tank.......
------------- I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them. 180 gallon money pit that I love..... |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 10 2009 at 11:03am
The horse tank is one of my favorites!
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Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: January 10 2009 at 11:51am
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Sweet picture Mike!!!!! ------------- 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: January 10 2009 at 11:54am
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Thanks! It's one of my favorites.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 10 2009 at 8:35pm
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Love the thread Dion!
Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: January 10 2009 at 9:02pm
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Great job everyone!
------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Underwater Monkey
Date Posted: January 11 2009 at 12:28am
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Mike that's an amazing pic!
Jeff & Debbie, beautiful Tanks! I'm jealous! *sigh* someday... ------------- 55 gl Reef 24 gl nano Reef copying what Eva does: " I would love to come. Just let me know when and where." Saltybuck |
Posted By: Turbostud653
Date Posted: January 11 2009 at 11:32pm
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Awesome pics Mike. Debbie I love your tanks and they are Awesome. its amazing how a 6 foot by 2 foot space could be watched for hours on end. ------------- 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: fyrmn14
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 2:52am
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First of all...again...Mike, wow on the pictures you always do an awesome job! And Deb and Jeff...You guys are awesome and keep some very beautiful tanks! This again is a awesome representation of how good PC's can be. I snagged a nano tank off Will (Thanks again Will  ) that is running PC only lighting. It has SPS, Leathers, LPS, a crocea clam as well as many other polyps and corals that just flourish. I think MH is awesome when it comes to a cool shimmer and sweet lighting dont get me wrong. would have it in every tank, but keeping any coral comes down to keeping your water in good parameters in my opinion. ------------- This isn't a hobby...its a sport...they should put it in the olympics. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 9:18am
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Thanks, I need to get more pictures posted here of her tank.
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 10:38am
I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it.
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fyrmn14 wrote:Posted By: Hobby
Date Posted: February 03 2009 at 11:44am
| WOW WOW AND WOW!!!!! This is what I would like my tank to look like! How long has this tank been up and running? |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: February 04 2009 at 9:08am
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Thank you. The tank has been up since September '08. I did have a lot of the stuff in my 29 gal so I just moved it over. It took me about a week to get everything transferred over. I wanted to take my time putting things in so that I could get things where they would thrive. My 29 gal is now my seahorse tank.
Deb  ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: February 09 2009 at 8:08pm
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Date Posted: February 09 2009 at 8:15pm
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Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: February 09 2009 at 8:22pm
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Wow... those pictures are phenomenal, Mike ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: February 09 2009 at 8:43pm
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Thanks Bob!
My granddaughter distracted me. I do have a few more to post. I had to take time out to feed the Jawfish (Todd) for her and have one of the hermit crabs crawl on my hand so she could see it up close.
Mike ------------- |
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Date Posted: February 09 2009 at 8:48pm
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Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: February 09 2009 at 10:10pm
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Thanks for posting these Mike. It is hard to believe some of those are pictures of my tank.
Deb ------------- Yes Mikey...I still have fins!!! |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: February 09 2009 at 10:17pm
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It's not hard for me to believe. Your tanks are gorgeous! Sorry it took so long for me to post them.
Mike ------------- |