Top 11 - 20 Reef Tanks All Time
Rated #11: 100 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Marco
Country: Italy
Rank:
#11 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Marco on
Ratings:
7.2
Number of votes:
249
Quote:
no one
About Yourself:
Computer system manager, drum player
Fish Kept:
1 Pomacanthus Imperator
1 Acanthurus Sohal
1 Euxiphipops Navarcus
1 Pygoplites Diacanthus
1 Pseudochromis paccagnella
2 Synchiropus marmoratus
2 Synchiropus splendidus
2 Amphiprion clarkii
1 Dascyllus melanurus
5 Chrysiptera parasema
1 Pseudochelinus hexataenia
2 Amphiprion Percula
1 Gramma Loreto
1 Pseudochromis flavivertex
2 lysmata ambionensis
1 lysmata wundermanni
2 hymenocera elegans
3 Lysmata debelius
10 calcinus elegans
Corals/Plants:
2 cataliphyllia jardinei
1 ricordea yuma
2 euphyllia cristata
1 euphyllia glabrescens
1 seriatopora stellata
1 seriatopora histryx
1 millepora red
3 pocillopora tricolor
2 sarcophiton
1 tridacna crocea
1 tridacna maxima
3 montipora foliosa
15 acropora sp.
1 phisogyra
1 turbinaria peltata
3 goniopora (green - purple)
1 galaxea
1 actiniodiscus blue
1 fungia
Tank Size:
100 gallons
Advice:
Be patient, patient and patient again!!
Description:
front view
Rated #12: 210 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Iwan
Country: Switzerland
Rank:
#12 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Iwan on
Ratings:
7.2
Number of votes:
392
Quote:
none
Fish Kept:
2 Zebrasoma flavescens
1 Zebrasoma veliferum
20 Pseudanthias squamipinnis
11 Chromis virdis
3 Amphiprion ocellaris
2 Oxycirrhites typus
2 Synchiropus splendidus
2 Labroides dimidiatus
1 Salarias fasciatus
1 Gobiodon okinawae
2 Gobiodon histrio
Corals/Plants:
several stone corals
Tank Size:
210 gallons
Advice:
In my opinion the most important ingredients for successfully keeping sensitive sea animals are:
Take time, much time and watch the animals closely.
Changes to the system must always be done slowly. Fast changes usually have negative impacts.
Don't overlook the fact that most of the available animals and decorations (LR) are taken from the oceans.
As a diver in tropical waters I enjoy swimming in untouched coral-reefs, full of great and small life. The ability to do this in an incomparable system is very important to me.
As a diver there is an unwritten law: "Grasp nothing, do not carry anything forward... Except photos and memories." The thought to put animals from this singular habitat into an artificial biotope seems grotesque.
The uniqueness of the habitat "coral reef" is dependent on every resident. Every organism is a small, important part in the success of this wonderful world.
It is necessary to understand and be conscience of these.
I try to offer my animals an adequate and natural habitat.
If possible, I always give after-cultivations and coral fragments the advantage.
My topmost aim is keeping corals and fishes and not has to replace them. Unfortunately, there are reef keepers who replace the fishes and corals once in a while. Simply, unsuitable conditions and a lack of experience/interests are the reasons for it. I personally disassociate myself with those that do not care. The preservation of the natural coral-reefs isn't only a thing for the governments; everybody can and should make their own contributions.
Description:
full view
Rated #13: 150 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: SunnyLee
Country: Malaysia
Rank:
#13 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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SunnyLee on
Ratings:
7.18
Number of votes:
180
Quote:
your wife will love to see you back home so early.
About Yourself:
JUST A HOBBY TO ME CAUSE I'M LOVE UNDERWATER LIFE. THEY ARE MAGNIFICIENT.
Fish Kept:
ALL TANGS , PLUS SMALL NEMO + CORMIS
Corals/Plants:
ALL SORTS OF NICE MOVEMENT CORALS.
Tank Size:
150 gallons
Advice:
BE PATIENT
Description:
latest update
Rated #14: 20 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Marc Weiss
Country: United States
Rank:
#14 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Marc Weiss on
Ratings:
7.18
Number of votes:
445
About Yourself:
48 years of aquarium experience and I still love it.
Fish Kept:
Yellow Tang - Hawaii, Blue/Green Reef Chromis, Ocellaris Clownfish
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Explore the internet, ask questions and budget wisely.
Description:
New tank setup
Rated #15: 90 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: cablemike
Country: Canada
Rank:
#15 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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cablemike on
Ratings:
7.17
Number of votes:
166
Quote:
Good things come to those who wait.
Fish Kept:
4 Green Chromis, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Blue Devil, 1 Four Stripe Damsel, 1 Yellowtail Damsel, 2 Ocellaris Clownfish. 3 Truncate Anthias, one Blue Tang, one spotted puffer, one yellow wrasse, one copperband butterfly.
Corals/Plants:
Several Kinds of zoo's and button polyps, Mushroom Corals, pulsing xenia, cabbage leather. Fijil Toadstool Leather, Spaghetti Finger Leather, Trumpet Coral, candycane coral , several acropora, birds nest, pavona, montipora digi, montipora cap, Hammer coral, frogspawn, acans, open brain, galaxy coral, duncans, suncoral, 1 boxer shrimp, several Turbo snails, one pistol shrimp and many hermit crabs.
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Go slowly, be patient. Good things come to those who wait. Read, read, read and then read some more. I must have spent $300.00 on books alone.
Description:
my 90 oct 09
Rated #16: 500 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: purple
Country: New Zealand
Rank:
#16 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
purple on
Ratings:
7.17
Number of votes:
349
Fish Kept:
.
Corals/Plants:
.
Tank Size:
500 gallons
Advice:
.
Description:
Full reef tank pic.
Over 100 coral and 50 fish
Rated #17: 225 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Sonny
Country: United States
Rank:
#17 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Sonny on
Ratings:
7.16
Number of votes:
313
Quote:
none
Fish Kept:
1 Naso Tang
3 Yellow Tangs
1 Kole Tang
1 Blue Tang
1 Fox Face
1 Copperband Butterfly
4 Lyetrail Anthais (1 male, 3 female)
1 Blue Devil Damsel
Corals/Plants:
Acropora:
Pink millepora
Lemon Lime millepora
Multi-color millepora
Blue tenuis
Tricolor
Valida
Blue humilis
Green Slimer
Blue Slimer
Purple Monster
Becker Blue Tort
Yellow Tort
Blue tip Stag
Purple Stag
Sky Blue tipped aspera
Purple and blue rubosta
Teal Corallites nobilis
Purple tip deswali
Glowsticks and sapphire kimbesis
Montipora:
Orange capricornis
Green capricornis
Orange digitata
Green digitata
Purple digitata
Barney purple encrusting
Blue polyp encrusting
Orange encrusting
Green and orange polyp encrusting
Other Corals:
Pink pocillopora damicornis
Green Pink pocillopora damicornis
Green Star Polyps
Zooanthids (assorted colonies and colors)
Tank Size:
225 gallons
Advice:
If I were to give anyone words of advice I would tell them to be patient, good things take time to develop.
Too many people rush into things and fail to allow their aquariums to reach their full potential.
Read as much as can, books and forums are great tools. This hobby has many great people ready and able to answer almost all questions thrown their way. So if you're unsure about anything please ask. Hopefully as the years pass this hobby will become more accessible; with new technologies developing rapidly it's an exciting time to be in this hobby.
Description:
Main Tank: 225gl Starphire (60Lx36Wx24H) Euro-Braced Reef Tank
Water Movement: TUNZE 6100 Stream, SEIO 1500, One Aquaclear 270 Powerhead
Main Pump: Sequence DART
Skimmer: Deltec AP851
Calcium Reactor: GEO Calcium Reactor
Main Lighting: Two 250 watt Metal Halide housed in Lumenarc III Reflectors
Bulbs: Two XM 10K 250 Watt SE - Three 140 watt VHO (Two Uri Actinic, One Actinic White)
Ballasts: Two Hellolights ARO PRO Series Ballasts M58
Sump: 45gl sump, 4 cups of carbon changed every month. Small Refugium in sump.
Top Off: Tank is topped off with Kalkwasser using a Deltec KM500 Kalk Stirrer
Water Parameters:
Calcium: ~ 400 PPM
Alkalinity: ~ 7.5dKH
Specific Gravity: ~1.026
pH: ~ 8.23
Temperature:~ 77.4 - 79.0
Nitrate: Undetectable
Phosphate: Undetectable
Rated #18: 350 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: jeffery
Country: United States
Rank:
#18 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
jeffery on
Ratings:
7.14
Number of votes:
170
About Yourself:
Work a lot.
Fish Kept:
I have a serious opinion about the fish. Have a plan and wait till you are ready and put them in all at once. Hard to watch when a new one is added and the others kill it slowly day after day. My wife would go crazy asking me to get it out.......and you know how that goes, to much damage to what you have built to get one fish.
Corals/Plants:
lps,sps,soft. 2017 update, are you all wondering about the rocks. The base rock are single pieces from the desert that used to be the ocean. Reef rock attached to the the large desert rocks. You want to know where to get them? Study the earth 10k years ago. The one in the center weighed like 60 lbs. Make your own secrets!!
Tank Size:
350 gallons
Advice:
Water movement, and then more water movement. Lighting and finally watching and more watching. Your tank will tell you what it needs. You will know when whatever you stick in it just thrives. Also let the animals tell you the secret!!
Description:
Reef tank
Rated #19: 180 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Cynz
Country: United States
Rank:
#19 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Cynz on
Ratings:
7.14
Number of votes:
353
Fish Kept:
Blue & Yellow Hippo Tang, Purple Tang, Red Scooter Dragonet, Ocellaris Clownfish
Corals/Plants:
Many different things
Tank Size:
180 gallons
Advice:
Try to be patient as hard as it is sometimes
Description:
My 180 gallon reef tank!
Rated #20: 240 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Steven Grant
Country: Australia
Rank:
#20 out of 1402 Reef Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Steven Grant on
Ratings:
7.12
Number of votes:
334
About Yourself:
Walked into a LFS and fell in love with the colors & fish.
Fish Kept:
Green Mandarin, Naso Blonde Tang, Blue Tang, Coral Beauty Angelfish, Flame Angelfish, Copperband Butterflyfish, Foxface Lo, Yellow Tang - Hawaii
Corals/Plants:
Mostly Lps. couple of sps.
Tank Size:
240 gallons
Advice:
Tank your time & ask lots of questions
Description:
240g Mixed Reef Tank