Top 101 - 110 Reef Tanks 2006
Rated #101: 55 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Frank
Country: United States
Rank:
#101 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Frank on
Ratings:
4.82
Number of votes:
323
Quote:
you live in a barn?
Fish Kept:
1 FISH (BLACK FACED BLENNIE) TRIPLEFIN (WILD)
Corals/Plants:
branching yellow porites, encrusting yellow porites,red gonipora,yellow,green,and orange zoanthids,siderastrea sideria, siderastrea radians, colt coral,sinularia, millapora,red, green, blue , and many hairy mushrooms, toad stool, encrusting gorgonian, frogs pawn pterogorgia,psuedopterogorgia, plexaura,gorgonia flabellum,pylithoa, manacina areolata, purple sea rod with yellow polyps, bush coral.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
you are going to spend lots of money
Description:
01/22/06
added tubastrea and elegance coral with an open brain
Rated #102: 30 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Mate'
Country: United States
Rank:
#102 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Mate' on
Ratings:
4.79
Number of votes:
289
Quote:
live life to the fullest
Fish Kept:
Tomato Clownfish, coral beauty, midas blenny, yellow tang,Red Flame Scallop, Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, snails,crabs,bubble tip Anemone.
Corals/Plants:
Button Polyp Corals/ Chaetomorpha ,sun coral, starburst polys, red & purple mushrooms, toad stool,frog spawn,yellow button polys.
Tank Size:
30 gallons
Advice:
RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH......
do your homework before buying anything.
Description:
30 gal reef
Rated #103: 75 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Thomas
Country: United States
Rank:
#103 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Thomas on
Ratings:
4.77
Number of votes:
287
Quote:
let that guy do it.
Fish Kept:
a few
Corals/Plants:
some small stuff
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
3 years
Description:
1/12/06
Rated #104: 120 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: chris
Country: United States
Rank:
#104 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
chris on
Ratings:
4.77
Number of votes:
269
Quote:
chemo rules!
About Yourself:
start small
go big
Fish Kept:
blue tang
yellow tang
bi-colored blenney
manderin goby
clown goby
3 blue chromis
blk/white damsal
clown
decorator crab
pompom crab
starfish
Corals/Plants:
torch coral
christmas tree
red/green mushrooms
toadstool leather
green star polyps
pink birdsnest
green montipora
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
keep fishing
Description:
front
Rated #105: 72 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: usmc121581
Country: United States
Rank:
#105 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
usmc121581 on
Ratings:
4.76
Number of votes:
316
Quote:
yep!
Fish Kept:
1 yellow tang,1 demsal, 1 maroon clown, 1 scooter blenny, 5 chromis, 1 pink cucumber,2 cleaner shrimp, 1 scallop, 1 angelfish, 1 serpent star.
Corals/Plants:
2 leather corals, 3 anemones,3 feather dusters, 3 colonies of red mushrooms, 1 clam,
Tank Size:
72 gallons
Description:
72 Gal. bow front. There is 1 emperior 400 filter with along with a magnum 350 and a skilter 450. This tank has: 60 pounds reef sand, 75 lbs base rock, 50 lbs live rock, 2 10,000 Bulbs, 2 6500k Bulbs, 2 Luner Bulbs, 2 actinic bulbs, 2 moon lights, 2 leather corals, 3 anemones,3 feather dusters, 3 colonies of red mushrooms, 1 clam, 1 yellow tang,1 demsal, 1 maroon clown, 1 scooter blenny, 5 chromis, 1 pink cucumber,2 cleaner shrimp, 1 scallop, 1 angelfish, 1 serpent star.
Rated #106: 65 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Chris
Country: United States
Rank:
#106 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Chris on
Ratings:
4.73
Number of votes:
274
Quote:
If Its not broke, dont try and fix it....!!!!
About Yourself:
Student majoring in Physical Education...
Brought on to reef keeping by a friend and never looked back once addicted....
Other Hobbies include, cars, fitness, sports, and gadgets...
Fish Kept:
1 Blonde Naso Tang
1 Lamark Angel
1 3 Stripe Damsel
1 Blackcap Basslet
1 Algae Blenny aka Lawnmower Blenny
2 Engineer Gobies
2 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Fire Shrimp
*Various Hermits, snails and a sand sifting starfish for the cleanup crew*
Corals/Plants:
Many Diff Kinds of Zoanthids
Devils Hand leather
Misc. leather
Toadstool leather (been fragged now 2x)
Blue & Pink Palyathoas
Orange Montipora Cap
Orange Digitata
Green Branching Hydnophora
Torch
Rainbow Hammer
Green Branching Hammer
Red/Purple mushrooms
Green frilly mushrooms
Ricordia
Pagoda Cup
Pearl Bubble
Sun Polyps
Button Polyps
Capanella Trees aka Kenya Trees
Green Star Polyps
Tank Size:
65 gallons
Advice:
Research Before Buying anything...
Dont trust your Local Fish Stores (LFS) advice on anything..
The More light, the more you can house in your tank...
Be prepared to spend alot of money in order to make your tank successful...it is an expensive hobby....
Description:
65g Mixed Reef
Rated #107: 90 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Wes and Maria
Country: United States
Rank:
#107 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Wes and Maria on
Ratings:
4.72
Number of votes:
294
Quote:
You can do it!
About Yourself:
Going to graduate college full time and work full time but still find time for this awsome hobby. Only been in it for 6 months now, but i have already found the time to upgrade. Cant wait till the tank matures and i can really start getting some corals going.
Fish Kept:
Mated pair of true perculas, 1 yellow tang, 1 blue tang, 2 damsels, 2 cleaner shrimps, 1 black cucumber, a small white linkia star, and a dozen or so crabs and a NEW 2' long zebra eel!!!
Corals/Plants:
1 large Toadstoole, 2 bubble anenomes, 1 carpet anenome, 1 small leather coral, a random assortment of mushrooms, and a small group of xenias
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Do not rush anything, not your purchasing and stocking and especially not your set up, make sure you like the rock layout and design before you do anything.
Description:
New tank, set up on June 11, 2006, upgraded from a 55 to this 90. Only a few corals ATM, but as time goes i will slowly add some. Fish seem to love the open space, they normally didnt swim out in the open as much in the 55 but are always out in this 90.
Rated #108: 72 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: tylerbriana
Country: United States
Rank:
#108 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
tylerbriana on
Ratings:
4.72
Number of votes:
292
Quote:
I need a new job
About Yourself:
I'm currently in the marine corps, so if you can imagine I move this tank around a lot.
Fish Kept:
1 Naso Tang, 7 chromis's, 1 fire fish, 1 Gold striped marron clown, 1 coral cat, 1 serpeant star, 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 spotted watchman goby, 3 emarald crabs, 1 decorator crab, 1 sand shifting star, 1 blue linka star, 1 pink cucumber.
Corals/Plants:
1 bubble tip anenome, 1 toad stool leather coral, 1 devil finger leather coral, 4 colonies of mushrooms,1 brain coral, star polp colony, 1 flower pot coral, 1 maxima clam.
Tank Size:
72 gallons
Advice:
It takes time, so dont rush it.
Description:
This is my 72 gallon bow, I have a current 265w 24hr lighting system w/ a magnum 350 and emporier 400 filtration w/ a 9w UV sterilizer, cyclone protien skimmer. 4 maxi jet 900 water pumps, and a over flow box w/ a 20H over flow tank with 1 Naso Tang, 7 chromis's, 1 fire fish, 1 Gold striped marron clown, 1 coral cat, 1 serpeant star, 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 spotted watchman goby, 3 emarald crabs, 1 decorator crab, 1 sand shifting star, 1 blue linka star, 1 pink cucumber, 1 bubble tip anenome, 1 toad stool leather coral, 1 devil finger leather coral, 4 colonies of mushrooms,1 brain coral, star polp colony, 1 flower pot coral, 1 maxima clam.
Rated #109: 80 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Jonathan
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#109 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Jonathan on
Ratings:
4.71
Number of votes:
275
Quote:
God Dam'n Hippy !
About Yourself:
I'm 18 years old I live in Devon England I have been keeping fish about 4 years. I kayak alot which also takes up a lot of my time.
Fish Kept:
The current ocupants of the tank are as follows:
- 2 Marron Clowns.
- 1 yellow tang.
- 1 Biocolor Dwarf Angelfish
- 2 Scooter Blennies.
- Red legged Hermit Crabs
- 3 Cleaning shrimps
- Turbo Snails
- Blue Starfish
- Brittle Star
Corals/Plants:
Current corals kept:
- 2 mushrooms
- 1 yellow toastool
- 1 Button Polyp
- lots of Macro alage
Tank Size:
80 gallons
Advice:
My Advice would be stock your tank slowy and don't cheap out on what you buy as like they say you pay for what you get.
Description:
must recent how of the tank !!
Rated #110: 125 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Jeremy
Country: United States
Rank:
#110 out of 175 Reef Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Jeremy on
Ratings:
4.68
Number of votes:
269
Quote:
.....
About Yourself:
......
Fish Kept:
Purple Tang, Blue Hippo, Clown Fish, Coral Beauty, Fire Fish, Jaw Fish, Lawnmower Blenny, Yellow Eyed Tang, Black Cap Baslet, Wrasse, Prawn Goby, Fire Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Starki Damsel, Red Spiny Lobster, Hermit Crabs, Snails, Crabs, Clams......
Corals/Plants:
will finish later
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
......
Description:
5 months