Tank of the Month - December '06

Skipper · 12/04/2006, 11:21 PM

This month we are featuring Manos Foundoulakis's (manosdr) beautiful reef aquarium:

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

Congratulations, Manos!

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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reefing102 · 12/05/2006, 09:32 PM

Awesome tank man. In the shot above that pink birdsnest looks like an anemone almost. The one on the right that is

Mr.Furious · 12/05/2006, 09:48 PM

very nice.... so how old are some of your biggest corals?

reefez · 12/05/2006, 09:49 PM

Wow! Look at that.. No skimmer? You have a great looking tank there. I guess high priced pieces of acrylic are overrated. Great job!

blueseahorse · 12/05/2006, 09:51 PM

WOW! That tank is absolutely STUNNING...Congratulations on "Featured Tank of the Month" You deserve it! I love your choice of fish...

Skipper · 12/05/2006, 09:54 PM

reefez: Yes, he uses a skimmer.

From the article:

"Initially, I used a Prizm skimmer by Red Sea, but soon determined that it was insufficient for the size of my system, so after 15 months of operation I replaced it with an AquaC Remora skimmer powered by a Maxijet 300 gph powerhead; this considerably improved the water quality."

dc · 12/05/2006, 10:01 PM

Another excellent TOTM!

TimTen · 12/06/2006, 12:30 AM

I really like to see the stacked different colored caps. Really great tank, thanks for sharing

PITSTOP · 12/06/2006, 12:48 AM

Awesome tank! Congrats!

antesco · 12/06/2006, 02:01 AM

CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND !

TryTheChi · 12/06/2006, 02:24 AM

Congrats - great reef - nice to see a TOTM in a Jewel. Shows its the aquarist not the kit

chrisstam · 12/06/2006, 06:27 AM

Awesome, Brilliant tank...congratulations my dear friend manos!

SEAFLOWERS · 12/06/2006, 06:29 AM

Sweeeeeeeeet!!!! keep up the good work.

tom obrecht · 12/06/2006, 06:36 AM

Great Job! Welcome to the TOTM Club!!

nikos kav · 12/06/2006, 07:50 AM

congratulations my friend

STEELERFAN747 · 12/06/2006, 09:39 AM

Hey congratulations on TOTM. I was very pleased to see someone with an everyday down to earth tank win it instead of a I spent $50k on the tank and set-up + another $10k on a equipment room.

Anyways keep it up. The display is awesome.

beez · 12/06/2006, 12:32 PM

Greetings from across the pond!!!

Beautiful job man!!! I agree with everyones' comments - shows how successful a smart aquarist can be without going crazy on equipment.

lclzgarling · 12/06/2006, 02:32 PM

nice tank good to see t5's for the lights

tasos · 12/06/2006, 02:51 PM

I am one of the few unhappy reefers in Greece, who hasn't seen manos tank by proximity yet

.He is a good friend of mine and an excellent reefer

.

cuse1 · 12/06/2006, 04:32 PM

yasou... bravo ... great tank

manosdr · 12/06/2006, 05:24 PM

Hello, first I want to thank Reef Central for the hospitality and to Skipper for selecting my tank as Tank of the Month and for his trustiness, thanks Skipper......

I want thank all of you for your comments.

I believe that for create a beautiful and successful reef tank the main is the love for this hobby and not the crazy equipment...

Thank you very much.

manosdr · 12/06/2006, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr.Furious
very nice.... so how old are some of your biggest corals?

4 years almost...

slumpysix · 12/06/2006, 05:55 PM

Such a heathly and thriving tank, great job!

Misled · 12/06/2006, 07:20 PM

Beautiful!!! Great looking tank manos. Just goes to show ya, Less equipment, less to screw up. Also for skipper, thanks for doing that thing that you do!

randymon · 12/07/2006, 08:23 AM

Wow , great tank and nice to see somthing this beautiful, going against the grain. ( no sump and hob skimmer) I also have a large 125gal tank with just a remora pro and a canister filter. This tank gives me hope . Thanks!!!

12/05/2006, 09:32 PM	#2
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	Awesome tank man. In the shot above that pink birdsnest looks like an anemone almost. The one on the right that is __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

12/05/2006, 09:49 PM	#4
reefez Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Vancouver Wa. Posts: 845	Wow! Look at that.. No skimmer? You have a great looking tank there. I guess high priced pieces of acrylic are overrated. Great job! __________________ So many hobbies..So little time.. Current Tank Info: 125gal. 30gal. sump Octopus 3000 skimmer. Monster sailfin tang, purple Tang, yellow tang, Copperband Butterfly, Coral Beauty, Marine Beta, Pair of Vanuatu Tomato Clowns BB With 170lbs. LR

12/05/2006, 09:51 PM	#5
blueseahorse Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leucadia, CA...100' from the Ocean Posts: 23	WOW! That tank is absolutely STUNNING...Congratulations on "Featured Tank of the Month" You deserve it! I love your choice of fish... __________________ Nothing left to do but throw rocks in the Mariana Trench...

12/05/2006, 09:54 PM	#6
Skipper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 18,271	reefez: Yes, he uses a skimmer. From the article: "Initially, I used a Prizm skimmer by Red Sea, but soon determined that it was insufficient for the size of my system, so after 15 months of operation I replaced it with an AquaC Remora skimmer powered by a Maxijet 300 gph powerhead; this considerably improved the water quality." __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

12/05/2006, 10:01 PM	#7
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	Another excellent TOTM! __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

12/05/2006, 09:48 PM	#3
Mr.Furious Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 166	very nice.... so how old are some of your biggest corals?

12/06/2006, 12:30 AM	#8
TimTen Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alameda, Ca Posts: 557	I really like to see the stacked different colored caps. Really great tank, thanks for sharing

12/06/2006, 12:48 AM	#9
PITSTOP Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 1,592	Awesome tank! Congrats! __________________ SPS-Anon Current Tank Info: 120 SPS

12/06/2006, 02:01 AM	#10
antesco www.openreef.gr Join Date: May 2005 Location: Athens - Greece Posts: 123	CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND ! __________________ Thanos - www.openreef.gr Current Tank Info: reef 1250 ltrs (=330gal)

12/06/2006, 02:24 AM	#11
TryTheChi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 498	Congrats - great reef - nice to see a TOTM in a Jewel. Shows its the aquarist not the kit __________________ Cheers Simon Current Tank Info: 150 USG Tank 35 G sump (600ltr) total - 12 T5s f-b - 2 Streams - wavebox - KZ skimmer- 24/7 carbon - Iaquatic CR - ZeoVIT - I Aquatic Reactor

12/06/2006, 06:27 AM	#12
chrisstam Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: thessaloniki Posts: 2	Awesome, Brilliant tank...congratulations my dear friend manos! __________________ chrisstam@marineaquarium.gr

12/06/2006, 06:29 AM	#13
SEAFLOWERS Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: yorktown,va. Posts: 366	Sweeeeeeeeet!!!! keep up the good work. __________________ If humans can control the temperature on earth, then dammit I want it 70 degrees and sunny everywhere! Current Tank Info: 20 gal.sump,Euro-reef RS6-2+ Skimmer,2x175 SE 14000k Iwasaki bulbs+(2)T-5 39 watt bulbs.Mag 12 return pump, (3) Tunze nanostreams (6025)

12/06/2006, 06:36 AM	#14
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	Great Job! Welcome to the TOTM Club!! __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

12/06/2006, 07:50 AM	#15
nikos kav Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: athens Posts: 4	congratulations my friend __________________ reef Current Tank Info: 500lt with triacle under

12/06/2006, 09:39 AM	#16
STEELERFAN747 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Miami Fl. Posts: 1,252	Hey congratulations on TOTM. I was very pleased to see someone with an everyday down to earth tank win it instead of a I spent $50k on the tank and set-up + another $10k on a equipment room. Anyways keep it up. The display is awesome. __________________ First they said "practice makes perfect", then they told me "nobody's perfect", so I just stopped practicing. Current Tank Info: 46g, 22" rimless starphire ReefSavvy cube, Speedwave DC 790 return pump, Custom acrylic sump/fuge, set of Tunze 6055 PH's with multi controller 7095, Cadlights PLS-100 skimmer, Apex controller, Tunze osmolator & Maxspect Razor 120w led light fixture

12/06/2006, 12:32 PM	#17
beez Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 254	Greetings from across the pond!!! Beautiful job man!!! I agree with everyones' comments - shows how successful a smart aquarist can be without going crazy on equipment. __________________ After years of frustration with get-rich-quick schemes, I know I'm going to get rich with THIS scheme. And quick.

12/06/2006, 02:32 PM	#18
lclzgarling Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: rossville Posts: 54	nice tank good to see t5's for the lights

12/06/2006, 02:51 PM	#19
tasos Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 144	I am one of the few unhappy reefers in Greece, who hasn't seen manos tank by proximity yet .He is a good friend of mine and an excellent reefer .

12/06/2006, 04:32 PM	#20
cuse1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: syracuse ny Posts: 133	yasou... bravo ... great tank

12/06/2006, 05:24 PM	#21
manosdr Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: RETHIMNON-GREECE Posts: 160	Hello, first I want to thank Reef Central for the hospitality and to Skipper for selecting my tank as Tank of the Month and for his trustiness, thanks Skipper...... I want thank all of you for your comments. I believe that for create a beautiful and successful reef tank the main is the love for this hobby and not the crazy equipment... Thank you very much. __________________ MANOS Reef Central Tank of the month (December 2006) Current Tank Info: I have a 100 g reef tank with sps,lps and soft corals,a lot of snails,shrimps, clams and 17 fish.

12/06/2006, 05:55 PM	#23
slumpysix Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 837	Such a heathly and thriving tank, great job!

12/06/2006, 07:20 PM	#24
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Beautiful!!! Great looking tank manos. Just goes to show ya, Less equipment, less to screw up. Also for skipper, thanks for doing that thing that you do! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

12/07/2006, 08:23 AM	#25
randymon Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 70	Wow , great tank and nice to see somthing this beautiful, going against the grain. ( no sump and hob skimmer) I also have a large 125gal tank with just a remora pro and a canister filter. This tank gives me hope . Thanks!!!