Top 111 - 120 Reef Tanks 2008

Rated #111: 75 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #111: 75 Gallons Reef Tank - 1.5 years w/ this tank and still going strong.
Username: Greg
Country: United States
Rank: #111 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Greg on
Ratings: 5.05
Number of votes: 167
Quote: Don't Be a Smuck!
About Yourself: It all started w/ a beta fish.
Corals/Plants: RICS zoos (all types) frog spawns
Tank Size: 75 gallons
Advice: Read as much info you can before you start. The more you know, the more sucess you will have and the less Fish you will kill in the process.
Description: 1.5 years w/ this tank and still going strong.

Rated #112: 250 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #112: 250 Gallons Reef Tank - reef tank all soft coral and a few fish 250w halides riff 500 sump phosphate reactor and fx5 for filter
Username: sean1
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #112 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: sean1 on
Ratings: 5.04
Number of votes: 179
Quote: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
About Yourself: barber by the sea
Fish Kept: mix
Corals/Plants: mix
Tank Size: 250 gallons
Advice: take your time
Description: reef tank all soft coral and a few fish 250w halides riff 500 sump phosphate reactor and fx5 for filter

Rated #113: 80 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #113: 80 Gallons Reef Tank - Blackmarket's 80g reef in the office...
Username: ruben
Country: United States
Rank: #113 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: ruben on
Ratings: 5.04
Number of votes: 173
Quote: "let's bust a triggies!"...
About Yourself: gumbii's boss... lol...
Fish Kept: maroon clown, yellow tail damsel, two domino damsels, purple pseudochromis, two rock blennies... hermits, snails, tiger brittle star, long spine urchin, and GBTA... there's also a pistol shrimp somewhere in there...
Corals/Plants: 10 different types of zoa polyps, various mushrooms including neon orange, rhodactis hairy mushrooms, leather toadstool, blushing leather coral, colt coral, large pulsating pipe organ polyps, 3 different types of star polyps, colony polyps, fox coral, two different long tentacle plate corals, neon green trumpet coral, green open brain, torch coral, hammer coral, galaxia... and others i can't remember... also coulerpa and other plants that hopefully wont take over the tank...
Tank Size: 80 gallons
Advice: let gumbii maintain your tanks... lol...
Description: Blackmarket's 80g reef in the office...

Rated #114: 90 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #114: 90 Gallons Reef Tank - updated pic of tank- lots of new corals and critters
Username: troy
Country: Canada
Rank: #114 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: troy on
Ratings: 5.03
Number of votes: 174
Quote: n/a
About Yourself: started the reef tank with my son after spending a year with freshwater (still have the freshwater ) and whent with a reef after this tank was given to us. Have started a quarantine tank astrying to catch the critters after they are in with the live rock as well as the ones you get from the live rock can be a tricky.
Fish Kept: 1 tang, 1damsil, 1chromis, 2clowns, 2 jawfish, 3 peppermint shrimp, 1 coral banded shrimp,15 hermit crabs, 4 dwarf blue leg crabs, 2 horseshoe crabs, 4 emerald crabs, 15 turbo snails, 5 bumbulebee snails, 1blue linckia sea star, 1sand siftting star, 1 marble sea star and1 tuxedo pincushion urchin
Corals/Plants: trumpet coral, pineapple brain coral, green bubble coral, kenya tree coral, long tentacle plate coral, leather coral, long spaghetti fingered leather coral, a brain coral, a donut coral, an orange tube coral, a waving hand coral, a bulb anemone, a sand anemone, and many different mushrooms includeing blue striped, red, browns.
Tank Size: 90 gallons
Advice: read, and a quarantine tank is a must
Description: updated pic of tank- lots of new corals and critters

Rated #115: 55 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #115: 55 Gallons Reef Tank - SAVE A REEF GROW YOUR OWN
55g Reef Tank,Livestock :1 Hippoe Tang , 1 Devil Blue Damsel , 1 Ocelaris Clown , 1 Royal Gramma ,1 Yellow Sailfain Hawaiian tang , 8 Blue/Green Chromis , 2 Cleaner Shrimp , 3 Peppermint Shrimp , 20 Astrea , 15 Nasarius , 1 Conch , 10 Turbo , FrogSpawn , Polyps , Zoos , Pom pom xenia , Toadstool , Ricordea ,Green/red Open brain , GSP , and more. Equipment :  Coralife Super Skimmer 125 ( Needle wheel ) 2 Hang back , 2 Maxi-Jet 1200 , 2 Maxi-Jet 900 , 4x30w Actinic , 4x25w 6500k and 150lbs liverock's
Username: Sylvain
Country: Canada
Rank: #115 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Sylvain on
Ratings: 5.02
Number of votes: 198
About Yourself: Been In Saltwater for 1 year
Fish Kept: All in Description
Corals/Plants: All in Description
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Keep it Simple
Description: SAVE A REEF GROW YOUR OWN 55g Reef Tank,Livestock :1 Hippoe Tang , 1 Devil Blue Damsel , 1 Ocelaris Clown , 1 Royal Gramma ,1 Yellow Sailfain Hawaiian tang , 8 Blue/Green Chromis , 2 Cleaner Shrimp , 3 Peppermint Shrimp , 20 Astrea , 15 Nasarius , 1 Conch , 10 Turbo , FrogSpawn , Polyps , Zoos , Pom pom xenia , Toadstool , Ricordea ,Green/red Open brain , GSP , and more. Equipment : Coralife Super Skimmer 125 ( Needle wheel ) 2 Hang back , 2 Maxi-Jet 1200 , 2 Maxi-Jet 900 , 4x30w Actinic , 4x25w 6500k and 150lbs liverock's

Rated #116: 90 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #116: 90 Gallons Reef Tank - 90 Gallon Coral Reef
Username: Philip Street
Country: United States
Rank: #116 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Philip Street on
Ratings: 5.02
Number of votes: 173
Fish Kept: Hippo Tang, Pecular Clown, Flame Angel, Purple Fire
Corals/Plants: LPS, Leathers, Xenia, Mushrooms, Zoos, SPS
Tank Size: 90 gallons
Advice: Ask a lot of questions and don't be afraid to try new things!
Description: 90 Gallon Coral Reef

Rated #117: 75 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #117: 75 Gallons Reef Tank - 220 Reef
Username: Aaron
Country: United States
Rank: #117 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Aaron on
Ratings: 5.02
Number of votes: 191
About Yourself: im only 17 but i've been into fish my entire life and a few years ago i decided i'd try my hand at saltwater, which is when my 10 gallon came around. i upgraded VERY slowly to the 29 that i have today so nothing would get so stressed, i am now working on a 75 gallon holding tank for the incomming 180 gallon that will be a reef paradise.
Fish Kept: pair of ocellaris clowns, juvenile yellow tang, 2 striped damsel, a lawnmower blenny, and a baby red volitans lionfish(currently in quarantine)
Corals/Plants: few red mushrooms here and there, some red ogo, and 2 kenya trees
Tank Size: 75 gallons
Advice: take time on this hobby, patience is an absolute necessity. any questions about any kind of fish or reptiles, just ask and i'll be glad to help!
Description: 220 Reef

Rated #118: 39 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #118: 39 Gallons Reef Tank - My First reef tank. Had FO years back.
Username: jonn
Country: United States
Rank: #118 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: jonn on
Ratings: 5.01
Number of votes: 164
About Yourself: My first attempt at a reef tank.
Fish Kept: 2 clowns, Cardinal, Watchman Goby, Royal Gramma, Blue chromis, Fire Shrimp, Yellow serpent star, A bubble tip Anenome that split.
Corals/Plants: Devils had leather, Ricordia, Pulsing Xenia, Sun Coral, Zoas, Palys, GSP, Coreca Clam
Tank Size: 39 gallons
Advice: Dont give up and take it slow.
Description: My First reef tank. Had FO years back.

Rated #119: 100 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #119: 100 Gallons Reef Tank - this picture was taken post arch avalance. I restacked and moved the pieces around for best viewing.
Username: Tim Takeuchi
Country: United States
Rank: #119 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Tim Takeuchi on
Ratings: 5.01
Number of votes: 182
Fish Kept: clowns, tangs, gobies, wrasses
Corals/Plants: Montipora confusa (red plate coral) Acropora yongei (green small polyp stony (SPS) coral) Acropora formosa (purple tip small polyp stony (SPS) coral) Euphyllia divisa (frog spawn, large polyp stony coral (LPS)) Pachyclavularia violacea (green star polyp)
Tank Size: 100 gallons
Advice: always keep your magnetic acrylic scrubber free of gravel!!!
Description: this picture was taken post arch avalance. I restacked and moved the pieces around for best viewing.

Rated #120: 55 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #120: 55 Gallons Reef Tank - my new 40 breeder about a month old
Username: Jeff
Country: United States
Rank: #120 out of 252 Reef Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Jeff on
Ratings: 5
Number of votes: 165
Fish Kept: discus, Bolivian rams and various tetras and other schooling fish.
Corals/Plants: swords, temples, bacopa, wisteria, red water lilly, java fern, anubais.
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Description: my new 40 breeder about a month old

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