Top 121 - 130 Reef Tanks 2009

Rated #121: 29 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #121: 29 Gallons Reef Tank - Coral Banded shrimp in the rocks, Zoo's, Hammer Coral, Pulsing Xenia, Star polyps, One feather duster. I forget the name of the frag in the top left. One Fire Clown, 10 turbo snails, One red legged hermit crab, 8 blue leg hermits.
Username: Shawn Komor
Country: United States
Rank: #121 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Shawn Komor on
Ratings: 4.62
Number of votes: 164
Quote: Nice Lionfish
About Yourself: Fish
Fish Kept: All types
Corals/Plants: All types
Tank Size: 29 gallons
Advice: Wait for it.
Description: Coral Banded shrimp in the rocks, Zoo's, Hammer Coral, Pulsing Xenia, Star polyps, One feather duster. I forget the name of the frag in the top left. One Fire Clown, 10 turbo snails, One red legged hermit crab, 8 blue leg hermits.

Rated #122: 125 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #122: 125 Gallons Reef Tank - this is my 125 gallon reef tank. hope you like it.
Username: mathew
Country: United States
Rank: #122 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: mathew on
Ratings: 4.62
Number of votes: 170
Fish Kept: two ocellaris clownfish,one blue green reef chromi,,a green mandarin dragonet,,one diamond watchman goby,and a frog eye goby
Corals/Plants: evergreen star polyps, one large clam and one small clam, many small exotic polyps, candy cane.
Tank Size: 125 gallons
Advice: Be preparred to spend the time and money to get the right equipmet.
Description: this is my 125 gallon reef tank. hope you like it.

Rated #123: 90 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #123: 90 Gallons Reef Tank - tank after 1 year about 15 corals and 8 fish.
Username: Shawn Durand
Country: United States
Rank: #123 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Shawn Durand on
Ratings: 4.53
Number of votes: 178
About Yourself: I started 10 years ago with freshwater. And this was the next step. Everone said (its to hard or takes alot of time). It does and I enjoy every minute of it.
Fish Kept: 2 ROA true percula clown, 1 diamond goby, 1 spiney urchin, 60 snails,1 fox face rabbit fish, 1 flame angel, 1 cromis, 1 kole tang, 1 linkis starfish,
Corals/Plants: 1 red anenome, frog spawn, blue mushrooms, red mushrooms, tube worm, star polips, long tenical leatherbrain, green mushrooms, dendro, zooanthids, and ared plating coral.
Tank Size: 90 gallons
Advice: Learn, learn, learn. This hobby is expensive and takes lots of time. Also find a good fish store. I dragged my family to every fish store within 2 hours of my home. That took 1 month alone. Theres alot out there and there all different. Find someone you trust.
Description: tank after 1 year about 15 corals and 8 fish.

Rated #124: 220 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #124: 220 Gallons Reef Tank - My 220
Username: Jayson Baez
Country: United States
Rank: #124 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Jayson Baez on
Ratings: 4.53
Number of votes: 154
Fish Kept: 20 Chromis, 1 yellow tang, 1 male clown fish, 3 anthias, 1 Potters Angel, 1 Green Mandarin, 1 Scooter Dragon, 1 Exquisite Wrass, a breeding pair of Harlequin Shrimp, pair of banded coral shrimp, 2 seahorses.
Corals/Plants: acans, montes, galaxia, mushrooms, leathers, ricordia, gorgonia,
Tank Size: 220 gallons
Advice: Have fun!!!
Description: My 220

Rated #125: 55 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #125: 55 Gallons Reef Tank - The whole tank
Username: Gustavo
Country: United States
Rank: #125 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Gustavo on
Ratings: 4.52
Number of votes: 177
Fish Kept: 1 Gobby 3 Star fish 1 Coral Beauty 1 Sailfin 4 Chromaties 3 Percula
Corals/Plants: Pink Xenias 2 torchs 1 hamer head 15 ricordeas 1 anemone 1 frogspawn
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Water changes...
Description: The whole tank

Rated #126: 114 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #126: 114 Gallons Reef Tank - MY 114 GAL REEF TANK
Username: MADEIRA
Country: Australia
Rank: #126 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: MADEIRA on
Ratings: 4.47
Number of votes: 158
Quote: PATIENT
About Yourself: I'VE ALLWAYS WANTED A SALT WATER FISH TANK . I'VE HAD CHICLID TANK FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND THOGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHELLANGE .
Fish Kept: 1 FLAME ANGEL 2 BANGGAI 1 BLACK & WHITE PERCULA ( CLOWNFISH ) 1 ORANGE & WHITE PERCULA ( CLOWNFISH ) 1 MANDARIN DRAGONET-SPOTTED 1 MANDARN DRAGONET- GREEN 2 CORAL BANDED SHRIMP 2 PAJAMA CARDINAL 1 BICOLOR BLENNY 1 CORAL GOBY 1 CLOWN GOBY 6 TURBO SNAILS 2 CORAL BANDED SHRIMP
Corals/Plants: 3 ANEMONE , 1 GREEN BLASTOMUSSA WELLSI 1 BRAIN CORAL
Tank Size: 114 gallons
Advice: BE PATIENT READ READ AND READ SOME MORE .
Description: MY 114 GAL REEF TANK

Rated #127: 75 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #127: 75 Gallons Reef Tank - Hand rebuilt and stained Dutch Aquarium Newly Aquascaped with Saddle (Haddon's) Anemone

Dutch Aquarium Systems Tank, drilled for 2X1.5" drains,  30 Gallon sump refugium combo. Aqualight Pro lights, Ocean Runner 6500 Pump (10-15X), Corner Koralias, ASM G2 Skimmer,Aquacontoller 3
Username: John
Country: United States
Rank: #127 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: John on
Ratings: 4.39
Number of votes: 153
Fish Kept: Amphiprion Ocellaris(OMEN and NOMIE); Sphaeramia nematoptera (CODY); stenopus hispidus (PIMP THE SHRIMP); Stichodactyla haddoni (GENE); Acanthurus leucocheilus (WU); Chromis viridis (MOE, LARRY and CURLY); Selected hermits and snails. Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pink Acanthastrea (Lord?), Zoas, selected mushrooms (Rhodactis, Actinodiscus, Sarcophyton
Corals/Plants: Haddon's (Saddle) Anemone. Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pink Acanthastrea (Lord?), Zoas, selected mushrooms (Rhodactis, Actinodiscus, Sarcophyton)
Tank Size: 75 gallons
Advice: I'd rather be good slow than bad fast.
Description: Hand rebuilt and stained Dutch Aquarium Newly Aquascaped with Saddle (Haddon's) Anemone Dutch Aquarium Systems Tank, drilled for 2X1.5" drains, 30 Gallon sump refugium combo. Aqualight Pro lights, Ocean Runner 6500 Pump (10-15X), Corner Koralias, ASM G2 Skimmer,Aquacontoller 3

Rated #128: 29 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #128: 29 Gallons Reef Tank - My 29 gal soon to be reef
Username: Drew
Country: United States
Rank: #128 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Drew on
Ratings: 4.38
Number of votes: 148
Quote: Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.
About Yourself: I have been doing freshwater for about 15 years. Just started saltwater last year. I had a 150 gallon FOWLR tank. Want to start a some what affordable reef tank, so I downgraded to a 29.
Fish Kept: 2 Clowns, 1 Blue Yellow Damsil, Chocolate Chip Starfish, Sea Urchin, Blue Leg Hermits, Coral Banded Shrimp, Clam, Featherdusters
Corals/Plants: Approx 50 lbs of Live Rock, 20 lbs of sand, Xenia, Pipe Organ, Various Zoanthides
Tank Size: 29 gallons
Advice: Read and ask as many questions as you can. Know your spectrum and water quality perimeters. Your knowledge will grow with experience. Take your time.
Description: My 29 gal soon to be reef

Rated #129: 3 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #129: 3 Gallons Reef Tank - 3 gallon reef tank
Username: dina lundberg
Country: United States
Rank: #129 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: dina lundberg on
Ratings: 4.27
Number of votes: 170
Fish Kept: 2 percula clownfish, 1 yellow watchman goby, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp
Corals/Plants: purple death palythoa frag, zoanthid colony, blue mushroom colony, ricordea frag, purple gorgonia, purple condylactis anemone, green mushroom coral
Tank Size: 3 gallons
Advice: choose carefully
Description: 3 gallon reef tank

Rated #130: 46 Gallons Reef Tank

Rated #130: 46 Gallons Reef Tank - 46 Gallon Bow Front, T5 HO Life Glo, T8 Marine Glo, 50 AC powerhead, 2 X 70 Gallon Aqua Clear 300s, Ebo Jagger heater.
2 percula clown, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 Sebae anemone, sevral brittle starfish, 1 turbo snail, 4 blue legged crabs, 3 bumble bee snails, 4 cleaner snails and other snails.
Username: Nick
Country: Canada
Rank: #130 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Nick on
Ratings: 4.26
Number of votes: 164
About Yourself: Started my fish hobby about 6 years ago when I purchased a calico fantail goldfish, which I still have. Have had a cichlid tank in the past. I now have a 40 gallon cube tank with 5 huge fantail goldfish and 2 koi; my girlfriend's 10 gallon tropical tank with various tetras and platys, and of course my 46 gallon saltwater tank.
Fish Kept: 2 false percula clowns, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 Sebae anemone, sevral brittle starfish, 1 turbo snail, 4 blue legged crabs, 3 bumble bee snails, 4 cleaner snails and other snails.
Corals/Plants: About 35 lbs of live rock so far, 20 lbs of crushed coral, macro algea and a few very small soft corals
Tank Size: 46 gallons
Advice: I am new to saltwater, but definitely be very patient, I learned the hard way.
Description: 46 Gallon Bow Front, T5 HO Life Glo, T8 Marine Glo, 50 AC powerhead, 2 X 70 Gallon Aqua Clear 300s, Ebo Jagger heater. 2 percula clown, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 Sebae anemone, sevral brittle starfish, 1 turbo snail, 4 blue legged crabs, 3 bumble bee snails, 4 cleaner snails and other snails.

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