Top 181 - 190 Reef Tanks 2007
Rated #181: 25 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Steven
Country: Germany
Rank:
#181 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
Steven on
Ratings:
3.89
Number of votes:
247
Quote:
Ugh
Fish Kept:
2x Ocellaris Anemonefish
1x Canary Wrasse
Corals/Plants:
Green Star Polyps
Florida Condi Anemone
Green Bubble-Tip Anemone
Tank Size:
25 gallons
Advice:
Do your homework before spending money on aything.
Description:
My tank
Rated #182: 24 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Marco
Country: United States
Rank:
#182 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
Marco on
Ratings:
3.86
Number of votes:
256
Quote:
Save a reef, grow your own!
About Yourself:
Trained as a ecologist and biologist. Keep a reef tank as a form of environmental activism and because I love the ocean. My wife is very attached to our clown fish.
Fish Kept:
True Perc Clown pair, breading
Don't over stock fish! 1 inch of fish for every 5gallons of water. 24 gallon tank? No more then 4.8 inches of fish, total. I only have about 3 inches between my two clowns. I am considering adding a High Fin Goby/pistol shrimp pair.
Corals/Plants:
Mostly tank propagated, variety of soft corals
Several species of corallimorphs (mushrooms)
About seven species of zoainthids
Green star polyps
Three species of gorganians
Two species of sarcophyton
One colt coral
Xenia
Ricordia
Five species of snails (Astaea, Margarita, Nerites, Ceriths, Nassarius)
Ten small hermit crabs
One emerald crab
Two cleaner shrimp
Lots of micro brittle stars
A healthy population of copepods, amphipods and other plankton.
Spaghetti worms
Beneficial fireworms
One large feather duster worm
Lots of little feather dusters
Small worm snails
Tank Size:
24 gallons
Advice:
Cycle long, build slow, read a lot, Diversity = stability
Understand your biology.
Description:
Front view of Marco's 24 gallon nanocube, Feb 2007
Rated #183: 14 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Erin
Country: United States
Rank:
#183 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
Erin on
Ratings:
3.86
Number of votes:
244
Quote:
"Only bad things happen quickly in a reef tank." --a very patient man
About Yourself:
Stumbled into a marine fish shop, picked out a couple pieces of rock, a damsel, crab, shrimp and feather duster; when the guy rung me up and told me my total was $160 I literally thought he was kidding. It took about thirty seconds of him staring at me with a straight face for me to get that it was not a joke. It has been all downhill ever since ;)
Fish Kept:
breeding ocellaris clown pair (2 years), juvenile ocellaris, peppermint shrimp, 6 blue leg hermits, 2 scarlet yellow face hermits, 3 astrea snails (stocking 1 per gallon is a sure recipie for starving snails!), 3 nassarius snails, misc hitchiker snails which breed constantly, and one bumblebee snail which I have had since I began the hobby in June of '03. I think he will never die.
Corals/Plants:
green sinularia, pink kenya tree, finger leather, pink anthelia, brown button polyps, green ricordea, green star polyps
Tank Size:
14 gallons
Advice:
Stock your tank according to how much time money and effort you want to invest in your reef. I have fallen into the trap of buying animals that need to be fed specialized diets or that need frequent feedings when my time wont allow it (or my tank can't process the resulting amount of waste efficiently!) If you arent going to do the required maintenance to keep the water just so for the animals then don't buy the animals that are high maintenance (anemones, sps, etc) You can do a reef that is fairly low in cost and very low maintenance if you do not overstock. And don't think that overstocking or overfeeding won't catch up with you in a bad way! Be patient, let your tank achieve its own balance slowly; don't just throw it all in and hope it all works together. Reading about this hobby is vital, but it is also fascinating and fun and you will feel good about "knowing before you go." Take your aquarium books with you when shopping for new purchases; this will help you avoid impulse/inappropriate purchases. And buy the best equipment your budget will allow or else I guarantee you will be buying twice.
Description:
14g oceanic biocube reef
Rated #184: 75 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: micheal
Country: United States
Rank:
#184 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
micheal on
Ratings:
3.83
Number of votes:
260
Quote:
none
Fish Kept:
yellow tang, kole tang, two clowns, royal granma, spotted mandarin, and a cleaner shrimp
Corals/Plants:
leather coral, tourch, xenia, green polyps
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
find a good fish only pet store to buy from and get advice from when you come in to problems. do not go to pets mart or aney of the other big chain pet stores.
Description:
75 gal, 80 lbs live rock, 90 lbs live sand. fish are a yellow tang, kole tang, two clowns, spotted mandarin, and a cleaner shrimp.
Rated #185: 20 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: chuck
Country: United States
Rank:
#185 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
chuck on
Ratings:
3.83
Number of votes:
218
Quote:
Patience is a virtue espicially when in reef tanks- Chas Enselein
About Yourself:
I got into this hobby about 3 months ago through a friend at work and my uncle. Its kind of expenssive but it is so worth it i will always have a reef tank now. I am 18 yrs of age holding a lead stock postion at petsmart.
REEF TANKS ROCK!!
Fish Kept:
Watchmen goby, Fire fish, 3 blue/green chromis, 2 peppermint shrimp, 6 mexican turbo snails, 6 hermit crabs.
Corals/Plants:
Only one small frag of neon green zooanthids =( I am in the process of buying more.
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Put your lights on a timer it makes life so much easier and read read read read READ its the key to success. Buy Good Live rock.
Description:
More color
Rated #186: 55 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: killa
Country: United States
Rank:
#186 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
killa on
Ratings:
3.81
Number of votes:
208
Fish Kept:
spotted grouper ,one snowflake eel ,one banded eel,one catfish shark
Corals/Plants:
xenia , mushrooms,
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
keep the water change
Description:
picture of one of my fish an live corals
Rated #187: 75 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Dan G
Country: United States
Rank:
#187 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
Dan G on
Ratings:
3.81
Number of votes:
252
Quote:
And let there be light
About Yourself:
Im 23 yrs old and Im an electrician, I have always loved the ocean. I scuba dive every year as much as I can, That is where my inspiration came from. The ocean is such a peacefull place and hounestly its like your own paradise.
Fish Kept:
2. ocellaris clowns
1. Purple Swedo
1.Yellow Tang
1.Flame Angel
1.Chamillion Wrasse (actually changes colors)
1.fire shrimp
Corals/Plants:
The only ones that I have at the time are,
Acropora Corals 3 off them to be exact.
My tank has only been up for 6 months so im taking my time with it. I will be adding alot more in due time
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Time is of the essece, the more patient you are, the more successful your reef will become. Have a plan and research as much as you can.
Description:
With just the atinics on
Rated #188: 12 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Manny
Country: United States
Rank:
#188 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
Manny on
Ratings:
3.8
Number of votes:
260
Quote:
you pay for what you get
About Yourself:
Fish Kept:
Percula Clow
Corals/Plants:
Frogspawn, Mushrooms, Feather Duster, Polps Xenia
Tank Size:
12 gallons
Advice:
Pricy
Description:
jbj
Rated #189: 55 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Okee
Country: United States
Rank:
#189 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
Okee on
Ratings:
3.77
Number of votes:
217
Quote:
aight
Fish Kept:
Tomato Clown, Gold Damsel of some kind a Bleny. Those are in saltwater. 3 barbs and 2 rainbow sharks in the freshwater
Corals/Plants:
Kenya trees, mushrooms, ricordias, polups, star polups, buble coral.
Some new buds in the freshwater tank.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Take your time, Rome wasn't built in a day
Description:
The saltwater reef tank
Rated #190: 55 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Brent
Country: United States
Rank:
#190 out of 207 Reef Tanks submitted 2007
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Submitted By:
Brent on
Ratings:
3.64
Number of votes:
211
Fish Kept:
2 anemonies, one white one brown, 2 clowns, one blue tang, one yellow tang, blue damsal, domino damsel, one cleaner shrip.
Corals/Plants:
35 pounds of live rock, some asorted real fixtures
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Take your time with a new tank. One rock and fish exc.. at a time.
Description:
55 gal tank