Top 1211 - 1220 Reef Tanks All Time
Rated #1211: 55 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Justin
Country: United States
Rank:
#1211 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Justin on
Ratings:
3.87
Number of votes:
173
Fish Kept:
Clown
Corals/Plants:
I cant decide which I would like more soft or hard. So right now I got what grew and a little of both.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
it all takes time.
Description:
this is my new tank its gonna be fun
Rated #1212: 60 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Luis
Country: United States
Rank:
#1212 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Luis on
Ratings:
3.87
Number of votes:
160
About Yourself:
had this tank for about a year. kinda new to the reef. alway learning new things. cant wait to add more creatures
Fish Kept:
2 Black and White Ocellaris Clownfish , 2 Ocellaris Clownfish , 1 Blue Tang. Looking forward to get a blue spot jawfish, target mandarin, Mystery Wrasse .
Corals/Plants:
1 bright orange Ricordea yuma , 2 purple mushroom and a bunch of Eagle Eye Zoanthids .
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
Slow an steady.
Description:
60GAL
Rated #1213: 24 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Marco
Country: United States
Rank:
#1213 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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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 #1214: 55 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: michael
Country: United States
Rank:
#1214 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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michael on
Ratings:
3.86
Number of votes:
147
Quote:
its not the size of the fish for the tank..its the tank for the fish...
About Yourself:
grew up with fish, getting in the hobby now just recently.the fish brighten up my rooms and i always want to try something new or find room and a reason for more...
Fish Kept:
african cichlids are the "smartest fish"-[quote from animal planet's-mutant planet] and right away you will know why... beautiful, smart, and thousands of varieties make them a favorite to keep and breed. do yourself a favor and check them out sooner or later... you will be glad you did.
Corals/Plants:
lower light varieties
anubias
java fern
moss ball
amazon sword
baby tears
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
learn as much as you can before you commit...care for all the fish's needs and their environment keep only compatable species together- sometimes it is trial and error...doesnt hurt to start small and work as you go, you will alwzays want to try new things and upgrade anyway...filtration and water changes are critical. feed a variety of foods not just flake or pellets. quarentine new fish. spend time watching so you know whats going on, if something changed ,or for the enjoyment... work up to that saltwater tank you are dreaming about...its alot more than just adding marine salt!
Description:
55g african cichlid
Rated #1215: 60 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: 6564
Country: United States
Rank:
#1215 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
3.86
Number of votes:
189
About Yourself:
I am new to the hobby. My tank is currently going through a fishless cycle and it seem to be going on track. I will add more photos as soon as i get fish.
Fish Kept:
none yet
Corals/Plants:
just live rock
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
new hobbyists
Description:
Two 30 gal saltwater tanks connected together with two swimming tubes
Rated #1216: 14 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Erin
Country: United States
Rank:
#1216 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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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 #1217: 24 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Josh
Country: United States
Rank:
#1217 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Josh on
Ratings:
3.86
Number of votes:
188
About Yourself:
Just started 4 months ago... Learnig everyday
Fish Kept:
Percula Clown, Possum Wrasse, Coral Beauty, Diamond Watchman Goby
Corals/Plants:
Bubble Coral, Turtle Weed, Sebae Anemone
Tank Size:
24 gallons
Advice:
Read Read Read
Description:
24gal Nano cube(4months old)
Rated #1218: 70 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Brian
Country: United States
Rank:
#1218 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Brian on
Ratings:
3.85
Number of votes:
181
Quote:
A man has to know his limitations. Clint Eastwood
About Yourself:
My dad first started my interest when I was 10 and he bought me my first tank. It was freshwater and I loved breeding guppies and swordfish. I gradually switched to saltwater as new technology improved the ability to keep saltwater aniamls alive. I have well over 25 years of aquarium keeping and consider myself an experienced aquarist.
Fish Kept:
My critters: 2 firefish gobies they are a mated pair. A six-line wrasse. A mean little skunkback psuedochromis. A true percula clown mated to a false percula clown. My odd couple. A bi-color angel. A yellow-tail damsel. A pixy hawkfish. A scotter blenny.
I have 1 anemone crab lives on a rock anemone. 1 urchin crab. 2 blue legged hermit crabs. 1 coral-banded shrimp and a few snails.
Corals/Plants:
Corals : Frogspaw which the clowns are hosting in. Torch coral. Orange/golden acropora. Plating montipora. Neon green candy cane coral and blue center candycane coral. Spiny pectinia coral. A beautiful piece of neon green coral that appears to be encrusting. Hawaian fetherduster. Tan and green neon kenya tree. Toadstool leather and an umbrella leather. Yellow polyps and green buttom polyps. Green zooanthids. Red mushroom green mushrooms. Solid green star polyps. Neon green with white center star polyps. Yellow sponge white sponge and purple sponge all thriving and growing. 5 different rock anemones. 1 mini-max carpet anemone. Keato, featherbladed calupra, and halimeda macroalgea.
Tank Size:
70 gallons
Advice:
Read read read. Then find someone with experience and pick their brain. Listen to what worked for them and what didnt. Through it all you will still learn the most from trial and error but you can save a lot of time and money by listening to veteran aquarists.
Description:
70 gallon mixed reef tank
Rated #1219: 55 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Justin
Country: United States
Rank:
#1219 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Justin on
Ratings:
3.85
Number of votes:
384
Quote:
I don't like quotes.
Fish Kept:
Freshwater: Lima Shovelnose Cat, Polypterus (Bichir), Needlenose Gar, Moonlight Gourami, Silver Tipped Shark, Pictus Cats
Saltwater: Yellow Tang, An assortment of damsels, I recently hatched a Banded Cat Shark in my aquarium, serpent star, brittle stars, clownfish
Corals/Plants:
Blue Sponge, Fox Coral, Clavularia Star Polyps, Feather Duster, a small fragment of acropora which is going great, anenome for my clownfish
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Read a book: The Marine Aquarium Problem Solver
Description:
55 Gallon Saltwater Tank
Rated #1220: 36 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: tyson
Country: United States
Rank:
#1220 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
tyson on
Ratings:
3.84
Number of votes:
287
Quote:
say what again
Fish Kept:
Hippo Tang, Clown, Green Chromis, Puffer
Corals/Plants:
Elegance Coral, Some Grassy Stuff
Tank Size:
36 gallons
Advice:
just do it
Description:
day light tank