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Tank Of The Month - December 2008
This month we are featuring Paul Brun’s beautiful 427g reef aquarium:
 More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above. Congratulations, Reefkeeper2!
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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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12/08/2008, 10:18 AM
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Only one word comes to mind when I look at your tank and the setting it is set up in.
COOL!! Well done and well deserved!!
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12/08/2008, 10:30 AM
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Wow nice tank!!!!!! I really like the room too!!!!!
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SPS Tank with sump in the garage, 400watt Radium/Lumatek ballast,ReefKeeper2 controlling it all!! VHO actinics in the works! Current Tank Info: 24x24x20 Rimless Cube |
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12/08/2008, 10:36 AM
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Dude.... this has got to be the nicest "reef-room" shot I have ever seen!
 Congrats on a well-deserved TOTM!
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"Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the titanic." -Anonymous Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Mixed BB Reef |
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12/08/2008, 10:54 AM
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Congrats on the TOTM. One of my favorite tanks on RC for quite some time, glad to see you finally got the TOTM nod.
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all generalizations are false...including this one. Current Tank Info: 75g Mixed Reef...still waiting for everything to grow in. |
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12/08/2008, 10:59 AM
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Congratulation, well deserved. The best tank I have ever seen. I wish I have one. Good job.
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12/08/2008, 11:11 AM
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Amazing tank, very well thought out and well deserved.
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12/08/2008, 11:17 AM
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Awesome looking reef, I like the look of the stand. A well deserved TOTM.
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Shane RC Rules F&Q Lounger Life's a climb... but the view is great. “Eighty-five plus 15 will always be 100 ways to be great” - Ochocinco & Henry "Never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience." - Debi ____________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: 20 Gallon Long; Filtration - Magnum 250 (carbon), 10-15 lbs LR, 15 lbs LS; Lights - 96W T5 HO; Flow - around 1780 Total GPH (MJ 400 Mod & 900 plus 250 GPH from Magnum) |
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12/08/2008, 11:25 AM
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Amazing set-up. It's very cool to see someone with such an original design. One of my favorite TOTM in a long while. Congrats!
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"Failing to plan is planning to fail." DIVE SAFE Current Tank Info: 220gal FOLR, 40B FW planted, 30Hex clam dominated reef |
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12/08/2008, 11:27 AM
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Very nice. Love the mixed tank look, and as already stated the room itself is very original. Well deserved.
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-Matt ><> ><> Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up. Click red house for Pico build page. Current Tank Info: 3g Pico and workin on a new 100g Acrylic setup |
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12/08/2008, 11:29 AM
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That is by far the best fish room i have ever seen!
Just some quick questions. Where are you located, and how does that factor in with the temperature of the outside air that you draw in for ventilation? |
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12/08/2008, 11:33 AM
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Carpe Noctem!!!
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Great tank Paul
And I have to agree that the room is just incredible! Another well deserved TOTM!
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Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef) |
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12/08/2008, 11:36 AM
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very very nice! excellent tank and thought process!
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There's a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. 1985-present. Current Tank Info: 60x30x25- BK+SCH |
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12/08/2008, 11:37 AM
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Moved On
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congratulations...You really deserve TOTM! The rockwork looks fantastic. Also Im a big fan of a large anenome I have a few myself...keep up the hard work!
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12/08/2008, 12:05 PM
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Thanks everyone. I have to thank Hop for all the help with this TOTM and for doing such a fantastic job. I live in Bridgewater Massachussetts. In the summer, it can go to the high 90s and right now it's 14F. I have not noticed any effect with the air drawn in and temp outside. The air from outside has quite a few feet of tubing to pass through before it gets to the skimmers. By then the temp is probably moderated to room temp. The orp goes higher when the air is dryer this time of year though. I don't use a dryer on the ozonizer, which would account for that.
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Paul Dec 08 TOTM Current Tank Info: Envisions 427gal |
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12/08/2008, 12:07 PM
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Gotta say, that is the coolest tank viewing room I've ever seen.
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Save the reef, buy aquacultured. Better yet, frag and share! Current Tank Info: 180g - Mixed Reef, SPS, LPS, zoanthids, ricordias, etc - Fish: several tangs, school of chromis, couple wrasses, clowns, mandarin, and more |
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12/08/2008, 12:20 PM
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Congratulations on TOTM!. This is an amazing tank and a dream fish room. I love the skylight behind the tank.
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12/08/2008, 01:49 PM
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Going forward this will be the target tank I some day hope to rival. I can find little peace in having only 30 years to make that come true.
I don't think a TOTM has ever left me as impressed as yours. The whole room strikes me as an oasis. Congratulations and incredibly well deserved.
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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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12/08/2008, 01:53 PM
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Congratulations!!! I have been waiting to see someone have a tank in a solarium! Beautiful set up!
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Neil Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon Solana, Deltec MCE300, Current NEP T5's, Vortech MP10, Tunze ATO, Aqua Controller Jr. |
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12/08/2008, 01:53 PM
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I've been waiting a long time for this one to be TOTM, and I'm really happy that we got to feature it Paul.
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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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12/08/2008, 02:05 PM
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Absolutely amazing! Oasis is the perfect word to describe your set up. There are really only three TOTMs that really just take my breath away and yours is definitely one of them. Fantastic job!
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-Matt- Current Tank Info: Tank-less. Stay tuned for the 45g cube build! |
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12/08/2008, 02:06 PM
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Congratulations! Absolutely stunning. The best I have ever seen. The picture of your clown fish in the H. gigantea - just unreal, like a scene from the ocean.
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12/08/2008, 02:18 PM
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This tank has been a favorite of mine for some time...
I am so glad to see it as a TOTM!!!
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Jordan My tank gets DRUNK every morning Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon w/ 100 gallon sump; 240 gallon |
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12/08/2008, 02:20 PM
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I love the mixedness of your reef... as you stated you have a tremendous biodiversity in your tank, and the end-product is simply phenomenal.
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12/08/2008, 03:07 PM
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what a great way to end 2008. I am amazed at the setup you have, and hope to one day know as much about the hobby as you do
 one of my favs for sure.
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