Reefkeeping tank of the month march 2009 book

Tank of the month november 2009 reef central online. The entire magazine is a highquality color print, no cheap pages. My tank crashed a year after receiving that honor but the insights i gained from the crash made me a better reef keeper. David saxbys tank has become a thing of legend, featured in magazines and on television it is understandable that it commands such attention, now, ultimatereef is very proud to be amongst those that have witnessed this spectacle in the flesh and confirm to you, avid reader, the hype is absolutely warranted. We plan to bring you the best of the best, from small to large, from long established to. This focal point of my man cave houses three of my loves of the invertebrate kind. Interesting article about ats systems general discussion. That little tank was a great way to enter the hobby and familiarize myself with its intricacies the extra handson work involved with maintaining a small tank was a great learning experience for me but, as is the usual course of events in this hobby, soon realized i.

Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I started keeping fish when i was a kid but my first reef tank started in 1990. Simplified approaches to creating living saltwater microcosms by john h. Water flow on this system includes two tunze 6100 turbelle streams driven by a tunze 7095 controller. I would like to thank the reef central team that has made my dream come true and given me a chance to share my story with reefkeepers all over the world. The only thing i was able to get to thrive in my tank was hair algae and a couple of clownfish. Once the tank has fully cycled, normally testing their levels sporadically is fine once a month to every other month. The last six months i have been working on my reef tank one step at a time. Detailed explanations of statistical tests and their applications can be found in the books by seltman 2012 and sokal and rohlf 2012. The seller encouraged me to try saltwater and threw in a copy of this book.

David saxby january 2007 tank of the month ultimatereef. Deltec 902, pfo hood with 3x400w radium 20k and 4x96w pcs. It feels like i just got picked for the varsity team. B rowsing around reef central has become one of my favorite pastimes, and im thrilled to have my display chosen as a tank of the month.

One of the things i love about reef keeping is that it is a constant learning experience. Learn tricks and see what products are hitting the market. Every month i look forward to the latest issue of reefkeeping and tank of the month is one of my favorite articles. It hat gotten into the overflow in the tank and traveled through the u tube into the overflow outside the tank. Omega3s made by many marine animals, including corals, worms and molluscs a major discovery that could revolutionise the understanding of omega3 production in the ocean has been made by an international team of scientists.

Comparing reef aquarium test kits by keith macneil, a marine. This tank is 60x36x24 and my live rock goes from top to bottom all the way across, this tank is now in its 10th year and i have more life in this tank then any other tank i have ever seen, in my area i literally have zoas and pallys from mid all the way to the top all the way across, as well as shrooms and leathers. But my weekly trip to local fish shop which was situated 35 minutes away became a chore to collect live food for them. I bought my tank used, originally planning to keep freshwater fish. Lots of people get overwhelmed with the idea of running a reef tank, but it. One of the hoses became disconnected and the tank half emptied itself killing everything other than a clown. Reefkeeping 101 pests, parasites and things that go munch in the night, part 1 by paul whitby, ph. A big thank you to reef2reef for choosing my tank for their spotlight. Tank of the month march 2007 reef central online community. Liquid or dry reagent test kits for ammonia and nitrite are the most affordable and practical way of testing for their levels in our home aquariums. If your tank is less than 4 months old, it will traverse in and out of cycles and you will likely see every algaecyano outbreak in the book. One month later i set up my first reef tank a 6 gallon jbj nanocube.

I maintained a large freshwater amazon tank for many years, and at one point its live food budget was bigger than my own food budget. Born and raised in sunny california, aaron served in the us army from 1993 until 2001, worked in the tech sector until 2009 and then moved to the cayman islands to become a scuba instructor. His plans for a three month visit to the island has evolved over the last decade into a rare opportunity to apply his skills where they might be able to. Reefslides join us as we take a visual tour of team rcs favorite reef shots. Tank of the month march 2007 this month we are featuring john tangemans drtango beautiful reef aquarium. Browsing around reef central has become one of my favorite pastimes, and im thrilled to have my display chosen as a tank of the month. He was editor of reefkeeping magazine for 14 months, and travels to speak to clubs across the nation. Yesterday, my anemone that resulted from my first split looked awesome. I removed it when i found it and put it back in the tank. Mar 07, 2011 ive been reading a lot about ats algal turf scrubber systems over the last few weeks.

Tank of the month december 2003 reefkeeping online. Then again, i do buy all of my fish and coral there, i think that im singlehandedly making his mortgage payment every month. A reefbums guide to keeping an sps reef tank a blueprint for success, relates insights from an award winning reef keeper whos earned tank of the month honors once from reef2reef, and twice from reef central one of the few to do so on rc. My tank is a 90gallon eurobraced seastar drilled for a single overflow. Each month on or about the first of each month we will showcase a tank belonging to one of our members. Contest prizes more prizes will be added as time goes by first prize 8 sps coral frag pack.

Mar 09, 2008 in my first attempt at a saltwater tank 14 years ago i wanted to grow coralline algae so badly. Congratulations to fishytime for being selected as canreefs featured tank of the month for march 2009. Thanks, doug, for sharing your system details with us. This impeccable 175 gallon reef tank was annointed the lucky winner of manhattan reefs inaugural tank of the month for december. Upon first inspection, the uninitiated reaction is that a reef tank looks like a bunch of rocks with plant like things in it and an insufficient number of fish. The reef aquarium volume three is the essential manual for all reef aquarium hobbyists. It was well inflated in the rightrear corner of my tank looking better than ive ever seen it. Congratulations to william1 who won the tank of the month contest for may 2008. In addition to writing a monthly reef aquarium column for aquarium fish magazine since 1997 and a. Currently i have just the one 55 gallon tank so i will need other supplies i assume, so details on that would be awesome however the more cost effective the better.

High end european style rimless, custom made aquariums and cabinets design, fabrication, installation and maintenance. It is my great pleasure to introduce our new tank of the month thread here on manhattan reefs. Display tank size in cm 200cm x 75cm x 80cmh sump size in cm 120cm x35cm x35cmh total system volume 1200litres natural sea water or synthetic mix synthetic aqua medic reef salt tank construction glass, thickness, bracing etc. Sps corals, tridacnid clams, and ricordea mushrooms ricordea florida, along with a high density of reef fish of course. Itas been a long time coming for me in the hobby i think now a year and a half. See more ideas about reef aquarium, saltwater tank and saltwater aquarium. Well, somewhere along the way another split occurred due to the stress. Luisgos 125g coral garden also thanks to my fellow reefers at amepr our local puerto rico forum for sharing this excellent hobby.

I would like to subscribe to a reef keeping magazine. Unfortunately, it will be some time before i go with a bigger display tank. This is a normal process that could go on for 6 months or more until the tank finds an equilibrium and stabilizes itself. Reefkeeping magazine vinegar dosing methodology for the. The topics are discussed in depth and the photography is awesome. It had spent the previous month between my xenia rock, the one i had pulled them all off of, and the glass. It is so exciting for me that my tank was selected as tank of the month, and it is a great honor for me and my country since this is the first chinese tank to be featured as tank of the month.

The book of coral propagation is the most comprehensive work on the care, display and cultivation of reef corals at every level of interest. Reef central online community archives general interest forums reef discussion. For example, on, go to directory yyyymmdd for the most recent date for example 20171020, et. I have a 30 gallon sump that was custom built 36 x 11.

In this book are examples of just about every type of reef tank using different methodologies. Tank of the month november 2009 reef central online community. If anybody could let me know on the how to of this process that would be awesome. I was just using the standard lights that came with my tank and i was using tap water. Ive kept all things aquatic for as long as i can remember. Coral is a wonderful magazine for anyone interested in reefkeeping. Failure in this hobby is often a result of trying to go cheap. The tank is 72 in long and 20 in tall and 18 in deep making it 110g 108 technically with a 55g sump with probably 30g of water in it.

In the book, i created a chapter titled reef tanks from around the world. Rbk08756 from the fantastic tiny fish that live within the anal cavity of sea cucumbers to the astonishingly beautiful rare corals and other invertebrates in a kaleidoscope of colors, the animals of the coral reef almost never fail to elicit a wow. Its possible to update this page by following the procedure below. This book covers a number of topics including equipment, aquascaping, optimal parameters. After reading through a copy of adeys dynamic aquaria i got from the library, i even ordered my own copy and read through that too. Advanced aquarists online magazine click through to see the images. The book may have been more properly titled inhabitants of the successful reef aquarium. More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above. Now that tank is absolutely packed to the brim with corals, and i now have an 80gallon frag tank to go along with it. Nov 03, 2017 jake adams from reef builders presentation at reefapalooza oc 2017 regarding his adventures in reefkeeping and the best advice that he has received from those hes met on his journey. Knop does cover the basics which can give the beginning reefer a good foundation to build on, it is most clearly geared toward choosing the proper inhabitants for a successful system.

Reef secrets includes a profusely illustrated guide to selecting fishes, corals, and other. Although the system worked well for the first few years, the tank had a stark feeling due to the bare white bottom. The display tank has about 150pounds of tonga live rock and about four to five inches of sand. John tangemans drtango reef aquarium introduction and background. Reefkeeping south africa advanced aquarists online magazine. Beginners receive thorough guidance, expert aquarists learn new tricks, and all folks are inspired to contribute with enjoyment to the conservation, keeping, and culture of magnificent reef creatures in. The centerpiece of this system is my standard 180 gallon display tank. Dec 27, 2008 january 1st, 2009 contest officially begins. I also managed to keep sea horses in this tank for 34 years. The idea of setting up a tank that is really a microcosm of the ocean rathe. I have a 50 gallon tank thats been setup for about 3 months now i rushed the process by buying about 10 pounds of live sand from a well established refugium at a fish store near my house and filled the tank about half way up with coralline algae covered live rock figured id take a few.

Along the way a pair of fish spawned and i raised their offspring to maturity and even sold some. This tank came to end when i was on holiday in australia. The convention is named after the identification number given to. I also want to thank all of the authors of marine books out there i have quite a. Cost may help you decide on which type of tank to setup. From 2006 to 2009, about three dozen shows were released on. I have been inspired by so many of the featured tanks over the years and although the majority of these elite reefers dont know me personally, they have been my mentors. Jan 18, 2017 i packed the tank full of corals, which led to an upgrade to my 200gallon tank in september of 2012. Nano reef build contest hobby announcements nanoreef. Joe jaworskis weblog a day in the life of a reef geek. Comparing reef aquarium test kits by keith macneil, a.

The tank was aquascaped with islands on the left and right, with the center serving as an area for lower light creatures. Reef central tanks of the month prior to reefkeeping magazine 2002 january. Tank of the month may 2008 reef builders the reef and. Tank of the month january 2008 reef central online. Hammerhead closed loop and 2 x tunze 6105 and vortech still sucks.

The marine aquarium handbook is the bestselling saltwater aquarium book of all time. One major difference between a reef tank and all other types of aquaria is that. I have gotten a lot of great ideas for my reefs by reading totm articles and until this. It has dual corner overflows with herbie style drains one side feeds the skimmer and one side feeds the fuge. My tank is a 90gallon all glass aquarium, which measures 48 x 18 x 24 with a single overflow. Tank of the month this month we are featuring the 210gallon beautiful mixed reef aquarium of hu haiwei. January 2009 marks the four year birthday of my display tank. It really opened my eyes and i quickly progressed from saltwater tank to full reef tank. I definitely failed a number of times before i got it right, and i later upgraded to a 3 planted tank and later progressed into keeping crystal shrimps. Nice reef tanks are never cheap to setup and you should be prepared for this. Dec 22, 2012 tank of the month december 2003 reefkeeping online magazine.

Apr 10, 2017 when i was studying in junior college, i was impressed by a planted tank in an aquarium shop near my school and decided to start my nano fresh water tank. Despite achieving success back in 2003 with tank of the month honors, i learned a valuable lesson about keeping things consistent and doing the proper homework. There are two 34 return lines, drilled through the back. In general, low light, lagoon, soft and lps coral tanks can be less expensive to setup than sps and high light clam tanks. Popular reefkeeping books meet your next favorite book. Synopsis a fresh, easytofollow approach to setting up and stocking a reef aquarium, filled with simple but authoritative advice from two of the most respected pioneers of the modern marine hobby. Hit the read link for more information about his beautiful tank. David saxbys tank has become a thing of legend, featured in magazines and on television it is understandable that it commands such attention, now, ultimatereef is very proud to be amongst those that have witnessed this spectacle in the flesh and confirm to. Dec 22, 2012 tank of the month december 2003 reefkeeping online magazine stay safe and healthy. Blog archive reef keeping 101 the simple affordable reef.