Pics of my reef tank

[mkpeters6]

i was just messing around with new camera, tried to take some shots w/o flash (its hard to get clear pics)....

Crocea clam
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0059.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0059.jpg)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0065.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0065.jpg)

Torch coral
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0058.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0058.jpg)

tank shot
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0053.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0053.jpg)

brain and zoas
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0062.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0062.jpg)

[ShadowVengance]

awesome!!!! is that a black light you got on there? looks darn sexy

[walls]

Beautiful!! How about a full tank shot for us?? :woot:

[rook45]

nice i want a reef tank but i heard it take alot of time to maintain

[DeLgAdO]

nice i want a reef tank but i heard it take alot of time to maintain
not really, they take about as much time to maintain as our monsters

and the rewards are even greater

[Steve_89]

Very nice :)

[Hakon]

Very nice. Blue T5?

[adc-aquatics]

not really, they take about as much time to maintain as our monsters

and the rewards are even greater


How are the rewards greater? :confused:

[mkpeters6]

Thanks for the kind responses

The tank is a 90gal - the lights are 4 110watt VHOs (T12 bulbs) 2 actinic 2 super white -- the white vhos throw off a bit of a pink hue -- next tank im gonna do 2x250 MH plus the VHOs (all actinic) probably a 120 or 150h (definately need the extra width, it is hard to aquascape in an 18inch wide tank)

the care requirements for a reef tank compared to keeping monster fish is more or less the same, except i do a lot more algae scraping on my reef tank, but i also do bigger and more frequent water changes for big fish - so its sort of a trade off
the difference is probably the cost - equipment and especially livestock are much more costly -- like keeping monster fish - reefkeeping becomes addicting

[mkpeters6]

here are some shots of the whole tank -- i need to do a good algae scraping, i was away for three weeks...

w/ flash
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0071.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0071.jpg)

w/o flash
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0072.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0072.jpg)

my bubble... i love this coral, the pic doesnt do it justice
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0078.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0078.jpg)

pagoda coral
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0082.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/HPIM0082.jpg)

[Nic]

looks real good i miss my reef tank gonna have another one soon

[ogre929]

That's a good lookin tank. Love the clam. what color is the M cap?

[mkpeters6]

That's a good lookin tank. Love the clam. what color is the M cap?

green, i cant get a good shot of it from the top - its been growing really well in the few months i had it, it more then doubled in size

[USMCtanker]

i need to do one reef or a saltwater setup. is it hard and dosnt it cost alot pf money? someday im gonna get one

[Don4921]

awesome tank!

[smallguy]

if i only had a deeper wallet! i can hardly afford my tanks now much less a large reef tank, saltwater sure makes a 90 gal look really small. im sure it looks alot bigger in person but i guess i get used to seeing the large 200 gallon reef tanks at my lfs

[FishDude121]

Ah man ur killin me here i have a reef too... as soon as i can figure out how to post pics i will... and my bday is saturday so im gettin a bunch of stuff

[tat2punk]

Nice looking tank, I want to make our living room tank a reef tank. The wife wants a puffer real bad so I am geting rid of the corals so she can have her puffer. She doesn't complain about all of my fish in the basement so I guess I can let her have one tank to do what she wants with.

[dsontacc]

Very nice tank :woot:

[jmcc000]

Beautiful reef :)

[mainy999]

That is some awesome coral!! And the lighting is pretty sweet as well

[kelv2888]

very nice

[concord]

lke it well done :)

[Samtastic!]

I like your anemone shot!

Sam

http://www.aquarium-gallery.com

[J Feez]

That's a fantastic looking tank you have there! I hope to have one like that myself in the near future :)

[monticellomanderin]

:confused: NICE LOOKING TANK MAN, LOVE THAT CLAM!!!WHAT WAS THE ANSWER ON THE BLACK LIGHT !! YE OR NAY :)

[Don4921]

kick ass tank

[beer_baron1]

beautiful tank!

[mkpeters6]

:confused: NICE LOOKING TANK MAN, LOVE THAT CLAM!!!WHAT WAS THE ANSWER ON THE BLACK LIGHT !! YE OR NAY :)

no black light just actinics and super white VHOs

thanks for the comments

[kurt]

Is it possible for you to make a list of equipment being used in your reef system,

Kurt

[PhoMan]

very nice tank.

[mkpeters6]

Is it possible for you to make a list of equipment being used in your reef system,

Kurt

Its a 90 gal tank undrilled w/ external overflow (never do undrilled again)

- 100+ lbs of live rock, 1-2in sand bed
- return pump: mag 7
- protien skimmer: Emperor Aquatics (rated for 400gal tank) w/ Mag 18 pump (it is a discontinued brand, they only make commerical skimmers now)
- refugium w/ dsb and a ton of calurpa and other macro algae
- 4 110watt VHO bulbs (plus a number of moon light leds)
- old fluval 303 canister filter for carbon or phosphate remover (return into main tank for additional flow)
- 3 maxi-jet 1200 powerheads for flow

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/refugium.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/refugium.jpg)

skimmer is free standing and was too big to fit under tank

[Princley]

nice man i can't wait to get a better cam to show mine

[dmarinko]

cool