Tank of the Month - July 2004

Skipper · 07/05/2004, 07:43 PM

This month we are featuring Peter Zomick's (reefcrazed) awesome reef tank:

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

Congratulations, Peter!

Jaffa · 07/05/2004, 08:06 PM

Wow, nice!

sharkboy11 · 07/05/2004, 08:12 PM

simply amazing.....

masterswimmer · 07/05/2004, 08:16 PM

Wow, something I dare dream to aspire to. Congratulations......

Russ

Dudester · 07/05/2004, 08:35 PM

Great job! I love the idea of having the option of having your QT in-line.
I've got a couple questions:
1. What do you have in your refugium?
2. Why don't you know the temperature of your tank?
3. Any pics of your plumbing?
Once again, great job and congratulations.

shanekennedy · 07/05/2004, 08:42 PM

please elaborate on the "unintended Aiptasia scrubber"

Skipper · 07/05/2004, 08:45 PM

Oops! That's my mistake on the temperature. Let me correct that.

Skipper · 07/05/2004, 08:51 PM

Well.... I can't find it anywhere. I know he sent me an email telling me, but it's apparently lost.

Let's just say he keeps it at normal reef temperatures.

Fantasy Reefer · 07/05/2004, 08:51 PM

A great tank Reefcrazed. I love it.

guitar_lord · 07/05/2004, 08:54 PM

All I can say is that is absolutely incredible!
Congrats!

reefcrazed · 07/05/2004, 09:04 PM

The temp in summer is kept between 80-82, in winter it is 78-80. I have a Copperband that keeps most of the Aptaisa out of the main tank, but one of my overflows is riddled with aptaisa and they trap food and detritus when it goes over the overflow. In the refugium I have a few different kinds of caulerpa, misc critters that I do not want in my main tank such as rock crabs, some weird hermits, a Blue Lobster (pretty cool) a Purple Lobster, Mysis shrimp, amphipods and copepods, live rock, a brittle star, and a few urchins that I do not think are reef safe. I also have a powerhead in their as well. I will post a few more pics of the equipment if I can find them in a little bit. Thanks for all of the kind words!

John Brancheau · 07/05/2004, 09:10 PM

Fantastic job there Peter, I cannot even imagine what it must be like to just sit back and gaze.

Another wonderful example of the resources available on this site, glad to be a part of it.

John

alanseah · 07/05/2004, 09:17 PM

that's a big nice mix reef tank... great job....
care to show more of your equipment setup.. e.g. skimmer and what in your sump.???

plus your feeding habbit... thanx

Aquabucket · 07/05/2004, 09:18 PM

WOW, sweet set-up!!!

The prop tank is is cherry as well.

Just one Q, how deep is the sand bed in the main display? Looks like about 2" but I can't tell if the stand has a border hiding the rest.

Your fish look very healthy and vibrant as well!

phishlet · 07/05/2004, 09:28 PM

Very nice reef. Simply amazing. What an inspiration to us all.

reefcrazed · 07/05/2004, 09:32 PM

I will post pics of mopre equipment tomorrow as most of my pics are at work. I feed a big variety of foods. All frozen with the exception of sushi nori which I feed about 4-5 times a week. I also feed about 4-9 cubes every other day for about 4-5 times a week as well. Fish get mysis, brine, emerald entree, formula one and two, spirulina formula, marine cuisine, squid, special formula VHP, etc... All food is soaked in Selcon prior to feeding. Once in a long while I feed Cyclopeze at around midnight (maybe once or twice a month). The sand bed fluctuates due to the currents between 1/2" up to 5 1/2 inches or a bit more in some parts.

salsaneon · 07/05/2004, 09:43 PM

The stuff dreams are made of. Fantastic!

Leopard Wrasse · 07/05/2004, 09:47 PM

Beautiful Tank!

BlueLagoonSD · 07/05/2004, 10:36 PM

awesome tank. Did you add your sohol tang last? I can see you have a variety of tangs, is your sohol the king? Im looking forward to adding a sohol to my 500 and debating whether it should be the last tang added or not.

K9 · 07/05/2004, 10:44 PM

Simply amazing tank, that's all I can say. The fish and clams are beautiful to say the least. Your frag tank is over 3 times bigger than my display tank

. I love the picture of you looking into the tank when it's sitting outside your house. I bet you were thinking "Who needs the ocean? I can go snorkeling in this thing when it's set up!".

Jamesurq · 07/05/2004, 10:44 PM

Looking good Pete.

I've got a similar Aptasia scrubber (on a much smaller scale) - with the peppermint keeping the tank free and the overflow COMPLETELY full of them. Mine are mostly clear (since they get very little light).

Really sad I missed seeing the tank again at the last meet. And my kids still talk about "that man with the huge, huge fish tank."

:-)

Julio · 07/05/2004, 11:24 PM

GORGEOUS TANK!!! Keep up the great work.

Schmev · 07/06/2004, 12:01 AM

I'm in love! That's about the size of my ideal tank. Just out of curiosity, what's your water and electric bills on something this size? How long did it initially take you to fill the system to operating capacity?

DLS · 07/06/2004, 12:54 AM

Looks great!

Reef This · 07/06/2004, 12:59 AM

Best tank featured here in the year or so I've been coming here.

Hands down the best TOTM I've ever seen. Hands down.

Amazing color.

07/05/2004, 07:43 PM	#1
Skipper RC Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 17,825	Tank of the Month - July 2004 This month we are featuring Peter Zomick's (reefcrazed) awesome reef tank: More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above. Congratulations, Peter! __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

07/05/2004, 08:16 PM	#4
masterswimmer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: East of the Mississippi, north of the mason dixon line Posts: 3,317	Wow, something I dare dream to aspire to. Congratulations...... Russ __________________ I said, "look honey, we paid the mortgage and we have all this money left over for the tank." Her response confused me. She said we still needed to buy food and pay the utilities. Current Tank Info: 75 *******, SLS TEK 6 x 54w T-5, Lifereef sump & VS2-24" skimmer, 15 gal. AGA fuge

07/05/2004, 08:35 PM	#5
Dudester Team RC Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,292	Great job! I love the idea of having the option of having your QT in-line. I've got a couple questions: 1. What do you have in your refugium? 2. Why don't you know the temperature of your tank? 3. Any pics of your plumbing? Once again, great job and congratulations. __________________ The Dude abides Current Tank Info: building a new home tank l 450g office tank with Deltec everything

07/05/2004, 08:45 PM	#7
Skipper RC Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 17,825	Oops! That's my mistake on the temperature. Let me correct that. __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

07/05/2004, 08:51 PM	#8
Skipper RC Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 17,825	Well.... I can't find it anywhere. I know he sent me an email telling me, but it's apparently lost. Let's just say he keeps it at normal reef temperatures. __________________ Skip Attix Former Editor of Reefkeeping Magazine

07/05/2004, 08:06 PM	#2
Jaffa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 776	Wow, nice!

07/05/2004, 08:12 PM	#3
sharkboy11 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chesapeake,Virginia Posts: 248	simply amazing.....

07/05/2004, 08:42 PM	#6
shanekennedy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pittsboro, NC Posts: 380	please elaborate on the "unintended Aiptasia scrubber"

07/05/2004, 08:51 PM	#9
Fantasy Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 509	A great tank Reefcrazed. I love it.

07/05/2004, 08:54 PM	#10
guitar_lord Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London ON Canada Posts: 482	All I can say is that is absolutely incredible! Congrats! __________________ -Brian- Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef

07/05/2004, 09:04 PM	#11
reefcrazed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 511	The temp in summer is kept between 80-82, in winter it is 78-80. I have a Copperband that keeps most of the Aptaisa out of the main tank, but one of my overflows is riddled with aptaisa and they trap food and detritus when it goes over the overflow. In the refugium I have a few different kinds of caulerpa, misc critters that I do not want in my main tank such as rock crabs, some weird hermits, a Blue Lobster (pretty cool) a Purple Lobster, Mysis shrimp, amphipods and copepods, live rock, a brittle star, and a few urchins that I do not think are reef safe. I also have a powerhead in their as well. I will post a few more pics of the equipment if I can find them in a little bit. Thanks for all of the kind words! __________________ If you refuse to accept anything less than the very best, you very often get it. Current Tank Info: 525g Reef, 900g system

07/05/2004, 09:10 PM	#12
John Brancheau Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wyandotte, Michigan Posts: 542	Fantastic job there Peter, I cannot even imagine what it must be like to just sit back and gaze. Another wonderful example of the resources available on this site, glad to be a part of it. John __________________ If it is worth doin, be patient and do it right.... Current Tank Info: 180 in wall,Bubble King 300,Red Dragon 6.5 , Schuran, Jetstream 1, 100 gallon sump/ fuge,Tunze 6100,6080, 4 250 RO III's, Hamilton 14ks with 2- 6 foot vho's,sps dominated with some clams..

07/05/2004, 09:17 PM	#13
alanseah Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 130	that's a big nice mix reef tank... great job.... care to show more of your equipment setup.. e.g. skimmer and what in your sump.??? plus your feeding habbit... thanx

07/05/2004, 09:18 PM	#14
Aquabucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, Wi. Posts: 4,444	WOW, sweet set-up!!! The prop tank is is cherry as well. Just one Q, how deep is the sand bed in the main display? Looks like about 2" but I can't tell if the stand has a border hiding the rest. Your fish look very healthy and vibrant as well! __________________ "Just a drop in the bucket" Current Tank Info: 40G Breeder ~ 256 watts of HO/T5 lighting, skimmerless lagoon type reef, 3 green chromies, yellow watchman goby, pair of firefish, dragonface pipefish.

07/05/2004, 09:28 PM	#15
phishlet Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,458	Very nice reef. Simply amazing. What an inspiration to us all. __________________ (reef a quar i um) n: Water-filled enclosure where a constant supply of money is thrown. Current Tank Info: 125 acrylic, 55 gal. live rock/refugium sump, 250 watt Giesemann 14.5K's on PFO HQI's w/ VHO, ReefTek reactor, Neptune AC3 controller; 7 gal nano; 46 gal frag tank w/ 2 250 watt CV 10k MH, ReefTek reactor. Pics in my gallery.

07/05/2004, 09:32 PM	#16
reefcrazed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 511	I will post pics of mopre equipment tomorrow as most of my pics are at work. I feed a big variety of foods. All frozen with the exception of sushi nori which I feed about 4-5 times a week. I also feed about 4-9 cubes every other day for about 4-5 times a week as well. Fish get mysis, brine, emerald entree, formula one and two, spirulina formula, marine cuisine, squid, special formula VHP, etc... All food is soaked in Selcon prior to feeding. Once in a long while I feed Cyclopeze at around midnight (maybe once or twice a month). The sand bed fluctuates due to the currents between 1/2" up to 5 1/2 inches or a bit more in some parts. __________________ If you refuse to accept anything less than the very best, you very often get it. Current Tank Info: 525g Reef, 900g system

07/05/2004, 09:43 PM	#17
salsaneon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3	The stuff dreams are made of. Fantastic!

07/05/2004, 09:47 PM	#18
Leopard Wrasse Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 501	Beautiful Tank!

07/05/2004, 10:36 PM	#19
BlueLagoonSD Moved On Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 141	awesome tank. Did you add your sohol tang last? I can see you have a variety of tangs, is your sohol the king? Im looking forward to adding a sohol to my 500 and debating whether it should be the last tang added or not.

07/05/2004, 10:44 PM	#20
K9 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 3,438	Simply amazing tank, that's all I can say. The fish and clams are beautiful to say the least. Your frag tank is over 3 times bigger than my display tank . I love the picture of you looking into the tank when it's sitting outside your house. I bet you were thinking "Who needs the ocean? I can go snorkeling in this thing when it's set up!".

07/05/2004, 10:44 PM	#21
Jamesurq Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,428	Looking good Pete. I've got a similar Aptasia scrubber (on a much smaller scale) - with the peppermint keeping the tank free and the overflow COMPLETELY full of them. Mine are mostly clear (since they get very little light). Really sad I missed seeing the tank again at the last meet. And my kids still talk about "that man with the huge, huge fish tank." :-) __________________ Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breath free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. And I shall throw feces upon them.

07/05/2004, 11:24 PM	#22
Julio Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New york Posts: 8,080	GORGEOUS TANK!!! Keep up the great work. __________________ Thanks, Have a nice day. Julio Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef w/ 250 watt SE XM10Ks and AP1003, 12 gallon reef, 40 gallon reef

07/06/2004, 12:01 AM	#23
Schmev Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin Posts: 787	I'm in love! That's about the size of my ideal tank. Just out of curiosity, what's your water and electric bills on something this size? How long did it initially take you to fill the system to operating capacity?

07/06/2004, 12:54 AM	#24
DLS Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Research Triangle, NC Posts: 393	Looks great!

07/06/2004, 12:59 AM	#25
Reef This Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 306	Best tank featured here in the year or so I've been coming here. Hands down the best TOTM I've ever seen. Hands down. Amazing color. __________________ Reefer Down! Current Tank Info: 75G AGA - 40G Custom Sump - 2x250DE 2x54 T5 Maristar - EuroReef RS-100 - Eheim 1260 - Tunze 6060 - Tunze 6045