Tank of the Month - September 2007

Skipper · 09/02/2007, 10:09 AM

This month we are featuring Mike Leonard's (acropora nut) beautiful reef aquarium:

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

Congratulations, Mike!

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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Carlos · 09/05/2007, 11:15 AM

Congrats Mike. Awesome tank!!!!

Azazael13 · 09/06/2007, 10:21 AM

very very nice tank. Did I miss in the article how often you change your bulbs?

NoValidTitle · 09/06/2007, 10:22 AM

Congrats

Chef Reef · 09/06/2007, 10:24 AM

simply amazing. i wish i could afford to have the stuff you have.. im so jealous...

green_frogspawn · 09/06/2007, 10:44 AM

i love it! well worth the wait for the pics and behind the scenes knowledge

tom obrecht · 09/06/2007, 11:14 AM

One word says it all...AWESOME! You gave me the sps bug again!

Gobie74 · 09/06/2007, 11:53 AM

Good god that is an amazing tank. Grats on TOTM, you deserve it.

markandkristen · 09/06/2007, 12:17 PM

probably one of the best to come on TOM .i like the way you explained what you do and why ...

mccrat · 09/06/2007, 12:29 PM

Absolutley beautiful!
Congrats!

Hendersonracing · 09/06/2007, 12:45 PM

you had mentioned about magnesium chips???? in the calcium reactor...how do these work and were would I get some from????

oh yeah great job on TOTM....

Dudester · 09/06/2007, 12:52 PM

Beautiful tank, of course, but also a very nice write-up. I was surprised to read that you clean out your 100 micron filter sock only once per week. How filthy is it at that time? I was always under the impression that they should be cleaned daily. Whatever, it's obviously working for you!

KEEPERZ · 09/06/2007, 12:56 PM

raskal311 · 09/06/2007, 12:59 PM

WOW~!~~!~!~!

BlitzK · 09/06/2007, 01:13 PM

Awesome tank!

Do you have any pictures of your corals that haven't been edited/corrected so much?

carnavor · 09/06/2007, 01:52 PM

hey mike tank looks great,
on the skimming , i also used a mrc double beckett skimmer,
i add a algae turf scrubber 10 months ago, and it out preforms my skimmer, my skimmer has stoped produceing foam. i just scrape my screen weekly, much easer chore than the skimmer. check it out at my gallery.

reefing102 · 09/06/2007, 02:17 PM

spectacular tank, great job

JRaquatics · 09/06/2007, 03:49 PM

Congrats... Mike. Great article and pics. One of the BEST TOTM article to date. I hope one day my tank will look like yours.

johnvu713 · 09/06/2007, 03:51 PM

awesome...how you clean your acrylic glass without getting any scratches?

cutnup · 09/06/2007, 04:19 PM

nice tank mike..nice turf scrubber carnavor

kangym · 09/06/2007, 04:55 PM

Great set up and Incredible coral growth! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

acropora nut · 09/06/2007, 04:58 PM

Thank you again everyone for the nomination and all the support. This is a really big deal for me and I am really excited for everyone to read the article and see the great pictures Jim and Renee took. I had some really incredible help putting this all together and can't thank those people enough.

I will try to answer everyone's questions as fast and as thoroughly as possible. I will be happy to help anyone in need of advice, always glad to pass on what I have learned.

Thanks again!

Mike

acropora nut · 09/06/2007, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Carlos
Congrats Mike. Awesome tank!!!!

Thx's Carlos...How's the tank????

Mike

FunkieReefJunkie · 09/06/2007, 05:04 PM

Beautiful and vibrant! Absolutely all out gorgeous. Hats of to you.

hahnmeister · 09/06/2007, 05:14 PM

That 'Multi-Colored' Wrasse isnt on the list anywhere, but I thought you might want to know, from the picture, I would recognize that bugger anywhere.... its a Temmincki Fairy Wrasse.

Yours looks just like mine... nasty little bugger too! Nothing 'fairy' about males from this species.

And the 'Orange Fish' is a Bodianus bimaculatus, or Yellow Candy Hogfish.

Love the colors of all your critters and corals BTW... looks like you have a good start there...

09/05/2007, 11:15 AM	#2
Carlos Premium Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,258	Congrats Mike. Awesome tank!!!! __________________ Carlos "Only a fool wants to hear the echo of his own voice." "What do you want for nothing? rrrrrrubber biscuit?" Current Tank Info: Custom 210 gal Reef Octopus Tank with SlimFlow overflow, IceCap 36XL Sump, Reef Octopus ELITE 200INT Skimmer, 2-Part Dosing, 3 x Giesemann VerVve, KH Guardian Alk Controller, ClariSea Roller Filter

09/06/2007, 10:21 AM	#3
Azazael13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee Florida Posts: 499	very very nice tank. Did I miss in the article how often you change your bulbs? __________________ Percula Clownfish Current Tank Info: 2 foot cube (Salt) and 35G Hex (Fresh)

09/06/2007, 10:44 AM	#6
green_frogspawn Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 357	i love it! well worth the wait for the pics and behind the scenes knowledge __________________ Dolphins. They think they're so cute. Oh, look at me, I'm a flippy little dolphin, let me flip for you Current Tank Info: 4x2x2

09/06/2007, 11:14 AM	#7
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	One word says it all...AWESOME! You gave me the sps bug again! __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

09/06/2007, 12:52 PM	#12
Dudester Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,218	Beautiful tank, of course, but also a very nice write-up. I was surprised to read that you clean out your 100 micron filter sock only once per week. How filthy is it at that time? I was always under the impression that they should be cleaned daily. Whatever, it's obviously working for you! __________________ The Dude abides Current Tank Info: building a new home tank l 450g office tank with Deltec everything

09/06/2007, 10:22 AM	#4
NoValidTitle Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bristol, PA Posts: 29	Congrats

09/06/2007, 10:24 AM	#5
Chef Reef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hallandale, FL Posts: 2,189	simply amazing. i wish i could afford to have the stuff you have.. im so jealous...

09/06/2007, 11:53 AM	#8
Gobie74 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 924	Good god that is an amazing tank. Grats on TOTM, you deserve it.

09/06/2007, 12:17 PM	#9
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	probably one of the best to come on TOM .i like the way you explained what you do and why ...

09/06/2007, 12:29 PM	#10
mccrat Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Posts: 93	Absolutley beautiful! Congrats!

09/06/2007, 12:45 PM	#11
Hendersonracing Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,656	you had mentioned about magnesium chips???? in the calcium reactor...how do these work and were would I get some from???? oh yeah great job on TOTM....

09/06/2007, 12:56 PM	#13
KEEPERZ Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Posts: 993

09/06/2007, 12:59 PM	#14
raskal311 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Orange County Posts: 5,274	WOW~!~~!~!~!

09/06/2007, 01:13 PM	#15
BlitzK Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 957	Awesome tank! Do you have any pictures of your corals that haven't been edited/corrected so much?

09/06/2007, 01:52 PM	#16
carnavor Moved On Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Douglassville, PA Posts: 128	hey mike tank looks great, on the skimming , i also used a mrc double beckett skimmer, i add a algae turf scrubber 10 months ago, and it out preforms my skimmer, my skimmer has stoped produceing foam. i just scrape my screen weekly, much easer chore than the skimmer. check it out at my gallery.

09/06/2007, 02:17 PM	#17
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	spectacular tank, great job __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

09/06/2007, 03:49 PM	#18
JRaquatics Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On RC Posts: 3,609	Congrats... Mike. Great article and pics. One of the BEST TOTM article to date. I hope one day my tank will look like yours.

09/06/2007, 03:51 PM	#19
johnvu713 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: houston Posts: 732	awesome...how you clean your acrylic glass without getting any scratches?

09/06/2007, 04:19 PM	#20
cutnup Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vero Beach Florida Posts: 674	nice tank mike..nice turf scrubber carnavor

09/06/2007, 04:55 PM	#21
kangym Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: CA Posts: 348	Great set up and Incredible coral growth! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

09/06/2007, 04:58 PM	#22
acropora nut Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 427	THANK YOU Thank you again everyone for the nomination and all the support. This is a really big deal for me and I am really excited for everyone to read the article and see the great pictures Jim and Renee took. I had some really incredible help putting this all together and can't thank those people enough. I will try to answer everyone's questions as fast and as thoroughly as possible. I will be happy to help anyone in need of advice, always glad to pass on what I have learned. Thanks again! Mike

09/06/2007, 05:04 PM	#24
FunkieReefJunkie Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: TotallyLostItville Posts: 781	Beautiful and vibrant! Absolutely all out gorgeous. Hats of to you. __________________ The Gerson Diet saves lives! May everyone be happy, May everyone be free from misery, May no one ever be separated from their happiness, May everyone have equanimity, free from hatred and attachment. Current Tank Info: Down to a 15 g from a 600g system. Nano is whole different ballgame.

09/06/2007, 05:14 PM	#25
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	That 'Multi-Colored' Wrasse isnt on the list anywhere, but I thought you might want to know, from the picture, I would recognize that bugger anywhere.... its a Temmincki Fairy Wrasse. Yours looks just like mine... nasty little bugger too! Nothing 'fairy' about males from this species. And the 'Orange Fish' is a Bodianus bimaculatus, or Yellow Candy Hogfish. Love the colors of all your critters and corals BTW... looks like you have a good start there...