72 Bow

[allthingsanimal]

Hey guys I don't know if you remember me, but after a long time I am going to be back from time to time. I still think that this is one of the best forums. Any way here is a quick shot of my current 72 bow.

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/thefewells/dec80428.jpg">

Shot is sort of fuzzy and some things have moved in and out of the tank. I will try to get some clearer shots today when my bro gets back with the cannon rebel.

 

[cbock]

that is an AWESOME looking tank. congrats!

 

[allthingsanimal]

Thanks it is always a work in progress and I need to get some up to date pics

 

[zoo minsi]

wow simply stunning very nice tank would love to see some pics of the little guys living in there

 

[Salty Fishes]

Wow that is BEAUTIFUL!! That must have taken so much money to set up. If I ever got a salt water tank, I would want it to look like that (although it would never happen. )

 

[FroggyFox]

beautiful tank I'd love to see some closer pictures of the inhabitants!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Now thats what i call a reef tank. Very nice.

 

[1979camaro]

very nice looking tank....is that a sea apple on the left? (pink)

 

[allthingsanimal]

Thank you for the kind words. 79 that WAS a sea apple. I went away for a weekend and he decided to stick his "head" into a power head. Luckily I got him out before things got toxic.

I will post more pics soon.

 

[S.Reef]

Whew...was about to ask about that sea apple. Is that a hippitus clam? Lets get some stats.

 

[allthingsanimal]

Hey all, Time for an update.

http://community.webshots.com/slideshow?ID=182075420&key=OnZBoM

Click on the link for a slideshow. The pics are compressed a lot so it is kind of grainy.

Here are the specs
Tank has been running for over a year now.
You should know now why my signature is what it is.
72 all glass bow
8x65 watt pc's, 4 10,000k, 4 actinic
Cpr Bak-Pak Skimmer
2 Zoo med Power sweeps
1 Rio 600

100 lbs live rock
5" Sand Bed (Aragonite)
Salinity 1.024
Nitrates < 5ppm
Calcium > 400

Products used
Oceanic Salt with RO water
Kent Lugol's Solution
Kent Turbo Calcium when needed
Kent Strontium
DT's Live Phytoplankton
Ocean Nutrition Forumla One Flake
Ocean Nutrition Forumla Two Pellet


Livestock
Fish:
Hippo Tang
Talbots Damsel
Sailfin Algae Blenny
Purple Pseudochromis

Inverts:
Banded Coral Shrimp
3 Brittle Starfish
Sand Sifting Starfish
Various Hermits
Snails
Camel Shrimp

Coral:
Xenia
Various Star Polyps
Sinularia Leather
Toadstool Leather
Finger Leather
Purple Alvelopora
Green Frilly Mushrooms
Brown & green Frilly mushrooms
Electric blue mushrooms
Colt
Orange/Blue/Green Ricordia
Clove Polyps
Glove Polyps
Zoos: Pink, Green, Green skirt blue, yellow with orange mouth, brown, red center
5" Deresa Clam
4" Hippo Clam
Red Mushrooms
Purple Tipped Green Frogspawn
Pink Tipped Brown Frogspawn
Green Frogspawn
Green Branching Hammer
Brown Torch
Yellow Torch
Trumpet Coral
Small Bubble Coral

 

[1979camaro]

it all looks very nice, most impressive!

 

[allthingsanimal]

Thank you. It has taken a lot of work and and several near heart attacks. If anyone wants to start a salt tank, DON'T do what I did and learn by trial and error. You will squander your money and almost kill your self several times.

 

[1979camaro]

well, as i mentioned in the other post of my pictures, i love those green centered zoas, and what do you know, today at the lfs he had a small rock (super ball size) with those and some entirely orange w/brown centers so i picked it up...as well as some brown with pink centers (different rock). ill take some pics while they are acclimating

 

[allthingsanimal]

Cool. Zoo's are some of my favs. Check out this website. http://www.aquadesignz.com/index.html

 

[1979camaro]

nice site, though i am a bit skeptical about some of their zoanthids coloration, some of them just look too bright...have you ever ordered from them? if so, did it look like the picture when it showed up?

and...being me...i got distracted during acclimation and forgot to take pics so maybe tommorow or thie evening if they open right up

 

[allthingsanimal]

Yes, their zoos are exactly as pictured. Anthony is the guy that runs the site and he has very good stuff.

 

[convict_frenzy]

wow! very nice reef tank. i love ur zoo's.

 

[1979camaro]

very good stuff then...i may have to consider oredering something...though the rocks are generally bigger than i get. i like to get small ones and just let them spread because i am really satisfied with my aquascaping and i don't want to change it too much

 

[zanoshano]

excellent. nice tank.