Top 51 - 60 Reef Tanks 2008
Rated #51: 34 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Anthony Newman
Country: United States
Rank:
#51 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Anthony Newman on
Ratings:
5.73
Number of votes:
172
Quote:
Change your water
About Yourself:
I own a computer network company.
which provides a lot of stress which I needed a hobby so I chose this one. I have a degree in Chemistry and Biology which helps out understanding the chemistry of the tank.
Fish Kept:
2 Clown fish, 1 firefish, 1 ?, some kind of angel fish and a brittle star and blue star.
Corals/Plants:
I have an open brain coral, toadstool leather, another leather, pulsing zena, frogspawn, various mushrooms, sunpolyp, several star polyps, and whatever else you see in the pictures.
Tank Size:
34 gallons
Advice:
Since this is my first tank I can tell you I have done a lot of research. If you purchase the Red Sea Max make sure to get a second hood. The hood light ballast went out on me and it is a special order item for about 300.00 which is nice to have on hand. I do 5 gallon water changes every Friday. I feed a combination of live and flake food every other day and do not do any supplements other than what comes in the water I keep.
Description:
This is our 34 Gallon Red Sea Max at 6 months old. There is 65lbs of live rock in this tank.
Rated #52: 120 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Kripas
Country: United States
Rank:
#52 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Kripas on
Ratings:
5.73
Number of votes:
177
Quote:
GOT TINAPA?
About Yourself:
my wife is about to close all my credit cards!!!
Fish Kept:
majestic angelfish,lion fish,2 yellow tang,blue tang,clown fish,clams,
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
spend as much as you can,stop when you got everything!!!
Description:
48 coralife light with lunar light,80 lbs live sand,250 lbs live rock,sump filter with protein skimmer and coralife uv light,3 regular powerhead.
Rated #53: 210 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: James
Country: United States
Rank:
#53 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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James on
Ratings:
5.72
Number of votes:
184
Quote:
Read Before you BUY!!!!
About Yourself:
We went into the LFS to buy 2 beta's for our girls and ended up leaving the place with a brand new 55 gal salt water tank. It took 1 year before we upgraded to our 210 tank. My wife and I both enjoy the hobby as wells as all 3 of our girls. I am a sales rep and my wife is a RN.
Fish Kept:
2 Ocellaris Clown Fish, 1 Black and White Ocellaris Clown, 1 Green Mandarin, 1 Yellow Hawaiian Tang, 1 Blue Regal Tang, 1 Scopas Tang, 4 Chromis, 4 Blue Damsels, 2 Twin Spot Hogfish, 1 Male and 1 Female Lyretail Anthia, 1 Bicolored Blenny, 1 Chalk Basslet, 1 One Spot Foxface, 1 Green Feather Star, 2 Sand sifting Sea Stars, 2 Serpant Sea Stars, 2 Cleaner Shrimp, 3 Peppermint Shrimp, Host of hermit crabs and snails, 2 Long Tentacle Anemone, 1 Flower Anemone, 1 Sailfin Tang
Corals/Plants:
Long Tentacle Plate Coral, 2 short tentacle plate corals, Green Star Polyp, 2 Frogspawn, 1 Hammer Coral, 1 Sun Coral, 1 Brain Coral, 1 Pineapple Brain Coral, 1 Green Candy Cane Coral, 1 Cabbage Coral, Multi-assortment of Mushrooms, Multi-assortment of Zooanthoids, 1 Spiny Cup Pectina Coral, 1 Toadstool, 4 Leather Devil Hands, 1 Yellow Colony Polyp, 1 Glove Polyp
Tank Size:
210 gallons
Advice:
Always read about a fish or coral before you buy it. Always ask questions from your LFS. READ!!! READ!!!! READ!!!!!
Description:
210 Saltwater Reef Tank
Rated #54: 30 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Josh Comolli
Country: United States
Rank:
#54 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
5.7
Number of votes:
172
Fish Kept:
Clowns (which are now hosing with LT anemone... cool!) and gobys
Corals/Plants:
LT Anemone, LPS/SPS corals & various soft corals
Tank Size:
30 gallons
Advice:
Patience. Camel shrimp are NOT REEF SAFE!
Description:
This is what my tank looked like a few months ago BEFORE I made the mistake of adding an evil camel shrimp that developed an apetite for corals. I finally had to break down the tank to get him out after he ate almost everything. The tank is currently on the road to recovery.
Rated #55: 40 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Dave Hayes
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
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Submitted By:
Dave Hayes on
Ratings:
5.69
Number of votes:
187
About Yourself:
I have kept Malawi Cichlids for a few years but always wanted a reef setup & I have finally taken the plunge & set my reef tank up. It has only been running 5 weeks. The live rock, live sand & water all came 2nd hand from an established setup.
Fish Kept:
Yellow Tang
pair of Common Clowns
Flame Angel
Kole Tang
1 Yellow Rock Goby
Red Scooter Blenny
2 cleaner shrimp
1 Blood shrimp
1 orange starfish
4 turbo snails
2 Red legged hermit crabs
Corals/Plants:
Small clumps of Xenia, mushrooms & Zoo's that came with the live rock when I bought it.
Green tipped Hammerhead
Green Tipped Frogspawn
Green Goniapora
Acan Lord
Yellow Fiji Toadstool
Red plating montipora
Bright green trumpet coral
Tank Size:
40 gallons
Advice:
Never be afraid to ask for advice.
Description:
Jewel Vision 180 Bow Fronted. 3ft wide by 16 inches deep & 22 inches high. 1 external Eheim professional filter with activated carbon & rowaphos in it. x2 Hydor powerheads, 45Kg Live rock, Live sand as substrate. Deltec MCE300 Protein Skimmer. TMC UV sterilizer, Eco Aqualizer, 200W heater, Aquamedic 150W metal Halide lighting unit suspended over my tank & 2 strips of blue LED lights attached to my aquamedic unit as my actinics night viewing.Certizon ozonizer connect to an ORP controller
Rated #56: 95 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: tyler
Country: United States
Rank:
#56 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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tyler on
Ratings:
5.68
Number of votes:
173
Fish Kept:
13 green chromis, 6 firefish, pair true percula clowns, 2 regal yellow tail blue tangs, powder blue tang, sailfin tang, copper banded butterfly, red coris wrasse, fox face
Corals/Plants:
lots of LPS, zoos, button polyps, candy corals, brain corals, leather corals, montipora, 4 crocea clams, 1 giant clam (t.squamosa), pink pagoda cup coral. 2 coco worms, rose anemone, long tenticle anemone, sps green slimer acro, sps blue tip millepora
Tank Size:
95 gallons
Advice:
its a adiction once you start you cant quit!!!!!!
Description:
full tank shot!
Rated #57: 75 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Jessica
Country: Australia
Rank:
#57 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Jessica on
Ratings:
5.66
Number of votes:
174
Quote:
?
About Yourself:
?
Fish Kept:
1 x yellow tang
1 x spotted hawk fish
1 x coral banded shrimp
decorater urchin
Corals/Plants:
A variety of soft and hard corals inlcuding brain corals, acropora, elegance, button, soft tree and about 60 coralimorphs.
A variety of macro algae that has grown naturally out of the live rock.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Dont rush!
Description:
280ltr Reef Tank
Rated #58: 29 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Henry G. Mello
Country: United States
Rank:
#58 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Ratings:
5.65
Number of votes:
172
Fish Kept:
4 blue/green Chromis
1 Talbot's Damsel
1 small Foxface, this is the third one in the tank taking care of Caulerpa. They are bought small (2-2.5") then traded in to the LFS for credit when they reach 3-3.25".
Corals/Plants:
Trying to emulate a reef flat bio-tope
Millipora
Acropora
Montipora
Zoanthid
Porites
Pavona
Tank Size:
29 gallons
Advice:
Read all you can about the setup and husbandry of a saltwater tank you can before buying anything. Set out a goal for your tank knowing that it will change but at least have a plan. What kind of fish, coral etc. etc. Then buy the equipment you need to maintain the critters in your plan. As hard as it is going slowly will help to create the best tank you can from your plans. Have a great time with it as it is an addiction and very costly.
Description:
29 gallon Bio Cube mostly SPS tank.
Rated #59: 38 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Andrew
Country: United States
Rank:
#59 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Andrew on
Ratings:
5.62
Number of votes:
168
About Yourself:
I work at a LFS here in New England
I'v been keeping fish and reptiles for years. Recently I've also fallen into the realm of living vivariums as well.
Fish Kept:
Chordates:
Orange Spotted Rockshipper Blenny
Yasha Hase shrimp Goby
Ocellaris Clownfish
Mandarin Dragonet
Inverts (besides hermits and snails):
Pr. Anemone "sexy" shrimp
Tiger Pistol Shrim
Arrow Crab
Tuxedo Sea Urchin
Corals/Plants:
Blastomusso, Caulastrea, Claidella, Dendronepthiid, Duncanopsammia, Lobophytum, Plerogrya, Rhodactis Ricordea, Sacrophytum, Shrooms, Sinularia, Tubastrea, Tubinaria, Trachy Brain, Zoos...growing
Tank Size:
38 gallons
Advice:
Quarentine everything from fish to corals, esp. wild caught specimens.
More often then not you need to find what works for you.
Description:
38 G MIXED REEF
Rated #60: 90 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Rick Benavides
Country: United States
Rank:
#60 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Rick Benavides on
Ratings:
5.62
Number of votes:
178
Fish Kept:
2 False percula clowns
2 Ferry wrasses
1 Brown tang
1 Angel beauty
1 Neon gobby
1 Banded coral
1 Fire shrimp
1 Peppermint shrimp
1 Cleaner shrimp
1 Giant green brittle star
Emerald crabs, turbo snails, sand snails
Corals/Plants:
Assortment of soft coral
-frog spawn, tube anenome, tree coral, button, zoanthus, pulsing xenias, green star polyps, grape coral, brain coral,
Green bubble anenome
Clam
Mushrooms
Sponge
Feather dusters
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Description:
90 Gallons
2 False percula clowns, 2 Ferry wrasses, 1 Brown tang, 1 Angel beauty, 1 Neon gobby, 1 Banded coral, 1 Fire shrimp, 1 Peppermint shrimp
1 Cleaner shrimp, 1 Giant green brittle star
Emerald crabs, turbo snails, sand snails
Assortment of soft coral-
-frog spawn, tube anenome, tree coral, button, zoanthus, pulsing xenias, green star polyps, grape coral, brain coral,
Green bubble anenome, Clam, Mushrooms, Sponge, Feather dusters