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Tank Of The Month - August 2008
This month we are featuring Travis Heidbrink’s beautiful 280g reef aquarium:
 More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above. Congratulations, Travis!
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Marc Today's avatar is of a section of my reef. (70/365) Current Tank Info: The 14 day 280g Starfire reef - 150g custom sump & Refugium, Euro-Reef 12-2 Protein Skimmer, Calcium Reactor, 900w MH & 320w VHO, Lumenbrights, and more... |
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08/06/2008, 11:05 AM
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Spectacular!
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08/06/2008, 11:08 AM
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Awesome tank. Congratulations!
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08/06/2008, 11:09 AM
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Congratulations! Very well deserved.
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08/06/2008, 11:36 AM
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Great looking tank! The naked story was funny as well.
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How come money doesn't chase me? Current Tank Info: 150 high-FO,300Gal-saltwater |
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08/06/2008, 11:46 AM
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The tank looks awesome, i have to agree with the above too, the naked story was funny
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08/06/2008, 12:00 PM
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Travis,
Kudos deserved!!! Excellent system with beautiful, healthy animals. Who could ask for more??  . Naked Reefer hilarious, especially the part about the measurements being off...isn't it always like that??Question for you, What do you do with your super sized colonies when you remove them from the system??
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Play hard and respect all living beings. Check out my reef by clicking the cute little red house up above. Current Tank Info: 70g clam/sps barebottom tank, 60g lps with shallow sand bed cube tank |
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08/06/2008, 12:06 PM
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Wow. What a nice tank.
Way to rebound after the big crash!
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08/06/2008, 12:30 PM
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Now THAT is a nice tank. First tank of the month I've ever felt like commenting on. Well done.
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08/06/2008, 12:37 PM
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Beautiful!
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08/06/2008, 12:47 PM
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Congratulations Travis nice to see a local tank on here.
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08/06/2008, 12:48 PM
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Great Feature Travis! The tank is looking great and I got a chuckle from the naked reefer story
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08/06/2008, 12:48 PM
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beautiful tank,,congratulation
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08/06/2008, 12:53 PM
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Congrats, you have a very impressive reef. I love the nice clean look of the Close loop.
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Supplier of Specialty Reef Products for Your Saltwater Obsession ReefSpecialty.com | Call 435-671-6522 for Sales and Tech Support Current Tank Info: 180 Gal, 75 gal Sump/Fuge, Super Reef Octopus 5000 skimmer, ATB Econo 840 skimmer, 3 SE 250 Reeflux Bulbs in Lumen Bright mini reflectors, CoralVue E-ballasts, 3 Vortechs, Geo 618 CR, ACjr |
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08/06/2008, 01:00 PM
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congrats, This tank is amazing
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When in doubt, Throw it out..... Current Tank Info: 75 full sps "200 cube in the works" |
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08/06/2008, 01:43 PM
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Amazing tank! Thanks for sharing all the details with us. I really like the way you built the lighting all enclosed with glass between the lights and the water. Seems like a great idea.....keeps the heat down and the reflectors clean.
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08/06/2008, 01:46 PM
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Simply STUNNING Travis!
I'm curious about how you used the acrylic rods to raise your rock. Did you drill multiple holes in the bottom of the rock and use the rods as little "legs" ? I was thinking of doing this, but am somewhat concerned about weight distribution over the bottom of the tank, having the little rods being the only thing touching the ground. My tank is an Envision acrylics as yours is, and with acrylic in general I would think its not much of concern, but was curious as to your thoughts on the issue. Again, AMAZING aqarium. EDIT: Oh BTW, that giant efflo/soli you have in the middle there is probably my single favorite LARGE colony I've ever seen.
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08/06/2008, 02:21 PM
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Very impressive reef Travis, congratulations. The way things have grown together gives a natural look which is fantastic. A well deserved TOTM.
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08/06/2008, 02:31 PM
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That tank is simply incredible!!! So very jealous!
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08/06/2008, 03:28 PM
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I didn't realize Travis that your tank looked like that!!!! Man that is really nice!
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08/06/2008, 03:29 PM
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Congrats Travis! Amazing tank!
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08/06/2008, 04:16 PM
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What a great surprise to see your tank feature Travis!
It is very well deserved since the tank is absolutely stunning to see. Congrats!
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You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. Current Tank Info: 270 gallon reef. |
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08/06/2008, 04:34 PM
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Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. This really is a privilege for me and means a lot.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Current Tank Info: 280 sps w/ 75 LPS, 75 refugium, 120 sump |
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08/06/2008, 04:35 PM
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