Tank Of The Month - July 2008

melev · 07/07/2008, 01:21 AM

This month we are featuring Szymon Jankowskiâ€™s beautiful 206g reef aquarium:

More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above.

Congratulations, Szymon!

If you'd like to nominate a tank for Tank of the Month, click here
or use the button to the right.

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chingchai · 07/07/2008, 11:43 AM

No doubt about it.
Congratulation. Mr.Szymon.

AquaManiacc · 07/07/2008, 11:47 AM

YEEEES!!!!!!! Congratulations, my brother! I am so happy!I it is a great day for You, nano-reef.pl community, and I think for all crazy reefers from Poland!

danielp · 07/07/2008, 11:54 AM

Unbelievable tank.
Congrats Szymon.

RevHtree · 07/07/2008, 12:03 PM

Totally Awesome!!!!

tamarindthai · 07/07/2008, 12:05 PM

TOTM,,,congrats for the very beautiful tank,,cheer

Szymon · 07/07/2008, 12:19 PM

thank You everybody

it does not matter tommorow working - today is the vodka day

RalfP · 07/07/2008, 12:25 PM

It's so incredibly clean!
Have to confess, I really am jealous.

Thanks,
Ralf

greenidguy · 07/07/2008, 12:48 PM

ive been thinking lately about switching to t5 and i think that your tank seals the deal! WHAT A TANK!!! you show the rest of us how patience and dilegence can really pay off! i wanted to ask you what the configuration of the ati and figi purple bulbs are? i dont have the space to retro 10, but i was thinking of doing 7-8 bulbs.

thanks for the inspiration!

poknsnok · 07/07/2008, 01:19 PM

Congratulations. What problems did you experience with the corals while running the calcium reactor??

ladyfsu · 07/07/2008, 01:35 PM

I never respond to these things - but WOW! I love the tank and the colors!!

Especially the colors - and I'm glad to see such success with T-5s.

By far the nicest tank (for my style) that I've seen.

CONGRATS!!

reefman77 · 07/07/2008, 01:56 PM

beautiful tank!!!!!

you said that all pictures were taken with a D40X and some were with a macro lense. what macro lense did you use? i am looking for a macro lense for my d40X and the close up pictures you took were amazing!!

1ucky · 07/07/2008, 02:08 PM

Awesome Tank!!!

BEGETTER · 07/07/2008, 02:16 PM

You doooo have a real freak tank, oh such a great reefkeeper!!!

RebelPrince · 07/07/2008, 02:18 PM

Great tank! I too use only T5's. But I was wondering if you quarantine your livestock, and if so, what are your quarantine methods?

chibopelu13 · 07/07/2008, 02:35 PM

wow wow wow

SCIFI_3D_zoo · 07/07/2008, 02:47 PM

WOW... never seen such sludge. Is that in just a few days or something? Bubble King looks pretty good.

T5's are awesome. I think the tank could be brighter for my tastes. Might be the camera too? But the colors are popping nice.

Interesting... your opinion of refugiums. You don't even put any extra rock or anything in there. You just use a sock for carbon in there. Not even a carbon reactor... just a sock. I'm impressed with how simply it all is... YET you have a excellent results.

This Optiwhite glass... never heard of it personally... does it scratch just as much/easily as regular or Starphire glass?

Have to read a lot more about the "Balling Method". I'm not comfortable with the Ca+ reactors. I was thinking about using B-Ionic with a doser myself.

I thought the Phosban directions say to change once every 3 months. Does Rowaphos say 1 month?? You know there was an article here comparing the two and it was determined that Rowaphos costs a lot more and does not perform any better.. in fact, there may have actually be a drawback to it but now I forget.

I noticed... you add a lot of "coral" food items... AND supplements... several times a day with some. You have Anthias so they need feedings like that. Maybe that's why your Bubble King was so dirty?? There are some other TOTM guys here like PWhitby who don't add anything... and they have about the same # of fish as you so that's the source of food for corals.

I see you have an Elegence too... is it an Aussie? What's been your experience with that? Tips on care, etc.

Looks like you have SPS at the bottom of your tank too. Did your corals spawn to those places? Pretty far away from your lights. Your tank is 24" or 31" deep so that's not too deep... maybe your T5's are ok even for SPS (or "some" sps) at your sand level?

You run you Ca+ at only 380-400 too. Lower than a lot I've noticed evern with such HIGH demands as you have. Must have more to do with your dosing method maintaining constant levels. Most I also noticed run temps. 78-83'F.. .and you have 75-79. That's very interesting too. You don't have a CHILLER tho? Wow, your place is cold eh?

reefermike1 · 07/07/2008, 02:50 PM

wow awesome tank, its great seeing a t5 totm! congrats!

hatfielj · 07/07/2008, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Szymon
thank You everybody it does not matter tommorow working - today is the vodka day

Great way to celebrate and great attitude! You certainly deserve it!

afex · 07/07/2008, 03:25 PM

great tank. i like the fewer, larger SPS colony look rather than a farm of frags.

i've also been looking into the balling "light" method for my upcoming tank. should be interesting to see if the practice gains momentum

Gawain1974 · 07/07/2008, 03:28 PM

Congratulations, a truly stunning tank!!!

urchinkiller15 · 07/07/2008, 03:42 PM

Amazing tank! Very clean looking.

Oldtimer · 07/07/2008, 03:44 PM

Congratulations Szymon. It's nice to see someone from Poland with such an amazing tank. I'm also of Polish decent

I really appreciate your concern for efficiency. I'm also trying to make it paramount in my reef design. The equipment you've selected is undoubtedly some of the most efficient equipment available (Red Dragon, Tunze, Bubble King, etc). It obviously works very well - amazing coloration in your tank. Big thumbs up!

Qbab · 07/07/2008, 03:58 PM

Congratulation Szymon

S_Y_N_E_K · 07/07/2008, 04:21 PM

Szymon great job. You've amazing tank

I'm waiting for next Polish Tank of the Month

07/07/2008, 11:43 AM	#2
chingchai Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bangkok Thailand Posts: 2,362	No doubt about it. Congratulation. Mr.Szymon. __________________ Ching (low profile) " Life is too short to drink bad wine " click on my homepage to see my tank on-line

07/07/2008, 12:03 PM	#5
RevHtree Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,636	Totally Awesome!!!! __________________ Fellow reefers let us ban together to end the madness that is the lounge! (aka the UN-FORUM) This is a horrible place of degradation and debasement. Post don't even count there. Current Tank Info: 250g Starfire Dream Cleaned and Protected by an Orca 250

07/07/2008, 12:25 PM	#8
RalfP Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 129	It's so incredibly clean! Have to confess, I really am jealous. Thanks, Ralf __________________ hez! rho sritched mz keztops awound? Current Tank Info: 870 USgal (gross) + 100 gal sump; 4*60 gal frag

07/07/2008, 01:35 PM	#11
ladyfsu Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasco County, FL Posts: 1,740	I never respond to these things - but WOW! I love the tank and the colors!! Especially the colors - and I'm glad to see such success with T-5s. By far the nicest tank (for my style) that I've seen. CONGRATS!! __________________ Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming!!! Current Tank Info: 110-g at home1,000 gallons worth at school

07/07/2008, 02:16 PM	#14
BEGETTER Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: shanghai Posts: 8	You doooo have a real freak tank, oh such a great reefkeeper!!! __________________ BG SEA FREAK

07/07/2008, 11:47 AM	#3
AquaManiacc Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Poland/Germany Posts: 5	YEEEES!!!!!!! Congratulations, my brother! I am so happy!I it is a great day for You, nano-reef.pl community, and I think for all crazy reefers from Poland!

07/07/2008, 11:54 AM	#4
danielp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 192	Unbelievable tank. Congrats Szymon.

07/07/2008, 12:05 PM	#6
tamarindthai Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sammamish,wa Posts: 340	TOTM,,,congrats for the very beautiful tank,,cheer

07/07/2008, 12:19 PM	#7
Szymon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 107	thank You everybody it does not matter tommorow working - today is the vodka day

07/07/2008, 12:48 PM	#9
greenidguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 31	ive been thinking lately about switching to t5 and i think that your tank seals the deal! WHAT A TANK!!! you show the rest of us how patience and dilegence can really pay off! i wanted to ask you what the configuration of the ati and figi purple bulbs are? i dont have the space to retro 10, but i was thinking of doing 7-8 bulbs. thanks for the inspiration!

07/07/2008, 01:19 PM	#10
poknsnok Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: tampa/ Brandon Posts: 2,965	Congratulations. What problems did you experience with the corals while running the calcium reactor??

07/07/2008, 01:56 PM	#12
reefman77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: naperville, IL Posts: 711	beautiful tank!!!!! you said that all pictures were taken with a D40X and some were with a macro lense. what macro lense did you use? i am looking for a macro lense for my d40X and the close up pictures you took were amazing!!

07/07/2008, 02:08 PM	#13
1ucky Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cliffside Park, NJ Posts: 170	Awesome Tank!!!

07/07/2008, 02:18 PM	#15
RebelPrince Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 23	Quarantine? Great tank! I too use only T5's. But I was wondering if you quarantine your livestock, and if so, what are your quarantine methods?

07/07/2008, 02:35 PM	#16
chibopelu13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: tucson Posts: 143	wow wow wow

07/07/2008, 02:47 PM	#17
SCIFI_3D_zoo Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sebring, Florida Posts: 901	WOW... never seen such sludge. Is that in just a few days or something? Bubble King looks pretty good. T5's are awesome. I think the tank could be brighter for my tastes. Might be the camera too? But the colors are popping nice. Interesting... your opinion of refugiums. You don't even put any extra rock or anything in there. You just use a sock for carbon in there. Not even a carbon reactor... just a sock. I'm impressed with how simply it all is... YET you have a excellent results. This Optiwhite glass... never heard of it personally... does it scratch just as much/easily as regular or Starphire glass? Have to read a lot more about the "Balling Method". I'm not comfortable with the Ca+ reactors. I was thinking about using B-Ionic with a doser myself. I thought the Phosban directions say to change once every 3 months. Does Rowaphos say 1 month?? You know there was an article here comparing the two and it was determined that Rowaphos costs a lot more and does not perform any better.. in fact, there may have actually be a drawback to it but now I forget. I noticed... you add a lot of "coral" food items... AND supplements... several times a day with some. You have Anthias so they need feedings like that. Maybe that's why your Bubble King was so dirty?? There are some other TOTM guys here like PWhitby who don't add anything... and they have about the same # of fish as you so that's the source of food for corals. I see you have an Elegence too... is it an Aussie? What's been your experience with that? Tips on care, etc. Looks like you have SPS at the bottom of your tank too. Did your corals spawn to those places? Pretty far away from your lights. Your tank is 24" or 31" deep so that's not too deep... maybe your T5's are ok even for SPS (or "some" sps) at your sand level? You run you Ca+ at only 380-400 too. Lower than a lot I've noticed evern with such HIGH demands as you have. Must have more to do with your dosing method maintaining constant levels. Most I also noticed run temps. 78-83'F.. .and you have 75-79. That's very interesting too. You don't have a CHILLER tho? Wow, your place is cold eh?

07/07/2008, 02:50 PM	#18
reefermike1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 281	wow awesome tank, its great seeing a t5 totm! congrats!

07/07/2008, 03:25 PM	#20
afex Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 542	great tank. i like the fewer, larger SPS colony look rather than a farm of frags. i've also been looking into the balling "light" method for my upcoming tank. should be interesting to see if the practice gains momentum

07/07/2008, 03:28 PM	#21
Gawain1974 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,125	Congratulations, a truly stunning tank!!! __________________ Les "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Current Tank Info: 150 gallon stony display with 55 gallon sump/fuge. 200 lbs LR, SSB, 3x400 20K XM, ASM G3, Korallin Ca reactor, 2 Vortechs, ozone injection

07/07/2008, 03:42 PM	#22
urchinkiller15 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 123	Amazing tank! Very clean looking.

07/07/2008, 03:44 PM	#23
Oldtimer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grosse Pointe, MI Posts: 290	Congratulations Szymon. It's nice to see someone from Poland with such an amazing tank. I'm also of Polish decent I really appreciate your concern for efficiency. I'm also trying to make it paramount in my reef design. The equipment you've selected is undoubtedly some of the most efficient equipment available (Red Dragon, Tunze, Bubble King, etc). It obviously works very well - amazing coloration in your tank. Big thumbs up! __________________ Building the Reef, One piece at a time. Current Tank Info: Big Reef in the works

07/07/2008, 03:58 PM	#24
Qbab Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6	Congratulation Szymon

07/07/2008, 04:21 PM	#25
S_Y_N_E_K Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 22	Szymon great job. You've amazing tank I'm waiting for next Polish Tank of the Month