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12/06/2008, 10:23 PM
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Moved On
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Tank Of The Month - December 2008
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12/08/2008, 09:18 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, 09:30 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, 09:36 AM
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Welcome to the next level
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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: tankless |
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12/08/2008, 09:54 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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Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro | ATI Sunpower | ATB 840 v2 | Apex | Wav |
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12/08/2008, 09:59 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, 10:11 AM
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Amazing tank, very well thought out and well deserved.
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12/08/2008, 10:17 AM
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Who Am I Here?
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Awesome looking reef, I like the look of the stand. A well deserved TOTM.
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Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano |
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12/08/2008, 10:25 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: Starting over |
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12/08/2008, 10:27 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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12/08/2008, 10:29 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, 10:33 AM
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Carpe Noctem!!!
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Location: Western Colorado
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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, 10:36 AM
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The OG mad scientist
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very very nice! excellent tank and thought process!
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12/08/2008, 10:37 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, 11:05 AM
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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, 11:07 AM
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Zen through Reefkeeping
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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: 30l |
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12/08/2008, 11:20 AM
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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, 12:49 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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12/08/2008, 12:53 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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12/08/2008, 12:53 PM
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Moved On
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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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12/08/2008, 01:05 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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12/08/2008, 01:06 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, 01:18 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: 150 Gallon w/ 100 gallon sump; 240 gallon |
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12/08/2008, 01:20 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, 02:07 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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