Harry's Custom Reef Tanks... - Page 2

Quatro · 01/24/2007, 03:12 PM

LOL, hammerswinger, that's what everybody says, and they don't know the half of it!

racerw, there appears to be some nipping, my thoughts about it are posted on page four of this thread (congrats on the trio BTW, I'd love to set up a group, but the tank is too small)....

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=4

Thanks again for the complements!

Quatro · 02/09/2007, 01:33 AM

Sump Design:

DarkXerox · 02/09/2007, 02:22 AM

Wow you have some killer frags in there. What are you gonna do when you graduate though? I got lazy this year and just left my 29G at my house when I came back from studying abroad.

Quatro · 02/09/2007, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkXerox
Wow you have some killer frags in there. What are you gonna do when you graduate though? I got lazy this year and just left my 29G at my house when I came back from studying abroad.

Thanks!

Actually, my tank is at home too. It would have been too difficult to move a tank that size down to LA, so my family just keeps it running, and I go up every once in a while to do water changes and make sure everything is running smoothly. My GF has been keeping it safe for me

After I graduate, I'll get a real job, then it'll be time for an upgrade

AVALover5498 · 02/09/2007, 03:41 PM

Dude, Throw up a FTS of that Dart tank. I'm also into amphibians. Though I've never attempted to keep darts.

-Chris-

M.Maddox · 02/09/2007, 04:33 PM

Using student loans to pay for corals = bad :P

beemer · 06/02/2007, 01:18 AM

hceiv,
I know I'm resurrecting an old post but where did you find a bunch of single polyp acans at one time? You just made me want to start up a nano again! amazing tanks.
Jerod

Quatro · 06/02/2007, 11:34 AM

Hi beemer,

Thanks! I appreciate the compliment and resurrection.

I've recieved nearly all of my acan lords from Mike at thecaptivereef.com. I went through many vendors, but the captive reef blows them all away hands down. Don't waste your time or money, go straight to the best

The tank has taken on a new look. I had to move all of my lps, including all acans, to a separate tank because the two pygmy resplendent/fisheri hybrids have developed a taste for them

Really unfortunate because I don't think some morphs will recover, but at least now they are safe from pickers.

Here's a semi recent photo of the tank. Now it has turned into an aquarium exhibiting my first love, ricordeas!

More updates coming soon, stay tuned, it'll be a sight to see for sure.......

tapmorf · 06/02/2007, 01:14 PM

Wow, I am speechless, very nice tanks.

Quatro · 12/27/2007, 05:33 PM

Everything changes and affects everything. (pratitya samutpada)

Newest developments are an Elos System 70:

And an Elos System 120XL:

The custom 20 is still active (see in background through system 70's glass), but is more of a holding tank for acans. The rics have moved to the system 70. The 120xl will be sps.

More information can be found on the Elos system 70 here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1270796

More information can be found on the Elos system 120XL here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1270794

I'd like to keep this thread as a historical archive rather than a day by day journal, so updates will come as major changes ensue...

Jarob · 12/27/2007, 06:02 PM

Where do you get your rics?!?! Thats my main attraction as well. GORGEOUS tanks man...

Quatro · 12/27/2007, 06:09 PM

Thank you. Phishy Business, Reef Gardener, Caribbean Corallimorph, and Coral Fanatics are my favorites, but I'm sure there are many more quality dealers...

mathias999us · 12/27/2007, 08:50 PM

All I can say is WOW.

Quatro · 01/30/2008, 10:50 PM

Well, update on the Custom 20:

Quatro · 01/30/2008, 10:53 PM

Elos System 70:

Quatro · 01/30/2008, 11:55 PM

Elos System 120xl:

aspinn · 01/31/2008, 01:22 AM

wow.... those are soem amazing tanks (and corals! lol) very nice reef scaping =) it looks good... now for the questions **smiles evilly8 what type of rock are u using for tanks? it looks great, how many tanks do u currently have running? and now for the bigest (if u dont have it then dont worry about it lol) whats the total stock list of all the tanks u currently have? it really looks great =) (fyi feel free not t oanswer any of those lol) well done bud! im impressed

lgoins · 01/31/2008, 12:24 PM

that's quite a bank account you have.... 2 elos tanks .....college graduate

fast94m · 01/31/2008, 01:10 PM

What kind of lighting and bulbs are you using over your elos 70? I love that temperature bulb, makes your tank look great!

Quatro · 01/31/2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by aspinn
wow.... those are soem amazing tanks (and corals! lol) very nice reef scaping =) it looks good... now for the questions **smiles evilly8 what type of rock are u using for tanks? it looks great, how many tanks do u currently have running? and now for the bigest (if u dont have it then dont worry about it lol) whats the total stock list of all the tanks u currently have? it really looks great =) (fyi feel free not t oanswer any of those lol) well done bud! im impressed

Rock is Fiji for big tank, and 4-5 year old stuff from LFS on the other two smaller tanks (they were consolidated from the tanks posted previously.

I have 3 tanks running, they are pictured above.

on the stocking, something like this:

custom 20 - acanthastrea lords (20 or so), duncan colony (Aussie), couple micros, no fish

elos system 70 - ricordea florida (200 or so), ricordea yuma (20 or so), zoanthids (10 varieties), green nepthelia, dendro c, a, balano p and micro, green leather, sponge/zoanthid combo from Australia, cespitularia, favia, duncan (ora)
- fish = centropyge joculator, ocellaris clownfish, percula clownfish

elos system 120xl - couple sps, couple ricordea colonies
- fish =1x Apolemichthys arcuatus (Bandit Angel)
5x Pseudanthias pulcherrimus (Resplendent Anthias)
3x Anthias parvirostris (Sunset Anthias)
5x Apogon leptacanthus(Longspine Cardinals)
1x yellow tailed dottyback - can't id

Thanks for the compliment!

Quatro · 01/31/2008, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lgoins
that's quite a bank account you have.... 2 elos tanks .....college graduate

thanks... research technician

Quatro · 01/31/2008, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fast94m
What kind of lighting and bulbs are you using over your elos 70? I love that temperature bulb, makes your tank look great!

Thanks, it's an awesome combo, goes like this in my Aquactinics TX5 5 bulb T5 fixture:

Blue Plus - ATI
Coral Light - KZ
Fiji Purple - KZ
Coral Light -KZ
Blue Plus - ATI

The way the TX5 fixture is made, I can have the three "white bulbs" in the center and the two "blue" bulbs to the sides and it still mixes together nicely throughout the tank because of the arch in the TX5 fixtures. The BP, FP, BP bulbs come on first for a blue/purple sunrise/sunset and the CL, CL come on after, makes for a great looking lighting sequence and spectrum.

stunreefer · 10/17/2008, 09:36 AM

Beautiful systems Quatro!

I dunno if you still have everything up, but I'm loving your Jocs and Bandit!!! How are they doing? Care to elaborate on your avatar at all (is it yours)?

Great job man!

brandon429 · 10/17/2008, 03:49 PM

That's $1000 bucks worth of frags in my local market. You guys prolly pay $25 for those acan, my LFS wouldn't let one go at all, he'd say they aren't for sale no matter what. RARELY when he decides to sell them, a two inch one would be $100 bucks, ripoff, you are lucky@!

Razzagas · 10/17/2008, 03:59 PM

Is that centropyge debelius in your avatar? have you ever had one in one of your tanks?

06/02/2007, 01:18 AM	#32
beemer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: spokane washington Posts: 262	hceiv, I know I'm resurrecting an old post but where did you find a bunch of single polyp acans at one time? You just made me want to start up a nano again! amazing tanks. Jerod __________________ If you're dumb you better be tough because mother nature doesn't care. Current Tank Info: 125 half cylinder acro dominated

06/02/2007, 01:14 PM	#34
tapmorf Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 190	Wow, I am speechless, very nice tanks. __________________ PBITAWA Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 525XL

12/27/2007, 08:50 PM	#38
mathias999us Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Forest Lake, MN Posts: 531	All I can say is WOW. __________________ Mathias Current Tank Info: RSM250 + 28HQI plumbed to basement fish room with 2 100g stock tanks and 55g fuge

10/17/2008, 09:36 AM	#48
stunreefer Reef Hugger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Submerged Posts: 3,253	Beautiful systems Quatro! I dunno if you still have everything up, but I'm loving your Jocs and Bandit!!! How are they doing? Care to elaborate on your avatar at all (is it yours)? Great job man! __________________ -Austin Make your animals Thrive, not just Survive.

10/17/2008, 03:49 PM	#49
brandon429 Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,460	-- That's $1000 bucks worth of frags in my local market. You guys prolly pay $25 for those acan, my LFS wouldn't let one go at all, he'd say they aren't for sale no matter what. RARELY when he decides to sell them, a two inch one would be $100 bucks, ripoff, you are lucky@!

01/24/2007, 03:12 PM	#26
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	LOL, hammerswinger, that's what everybody says, and they don't know the half of it! racerw, there appears to be some nipping, my thoughts about it are posted on page four of this thread (congrats on the trio BTW, I'd love to set up a group, but the tank is too small).... http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=4 Thanks again for the complements!

02/09/2007, 01:33 AM	#27
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	Sump Design:

02/09/2007, 02:22 AM	#28
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	Wow you have some killer frags in there. What are you gonna do when you graduate though? I got lazy this year and just left my 29G at my house when I came back from studying abroad.

02/09/2007, 03:41 PM	#30
AVALover5498 Zoa Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sioux City, IA Posts: 752	Dude, Throw up a FTS of that Dart tank. I'm also into amphibians. Though I've never attempted to keep darts. -Chris-

02/09/2007, 04:33 PM	#31
M.Maddox Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 459	Using student loans to pay for corals = bad :P

06/02/2007, 11:34 AM	#33
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	Hi beemer, Thanks! I appreciate the compliment and resurrection. I've recieved nearly all of my acan lords from Mike at thecaptivereef.com. I went through many vendors, but the captive reef blows them all away hands down. Don't waste your time or money, go straight to the best The tank has taken on a new look. I had to move all of my lps, including all acans, to a separate tank because the two pygmy resplendent/fisheri hybrids have developed a taste for them Really unfortunate because I don't think some morphs will recover, but at least now they are safe from pickers. Here's a semi recent photo of the tank. Now it has turned into an aquarium exhibiting my first love, ricordeas! More updates coming soon, stay tuned, it'll be a sight to see for sure.......

12/27/2007, 05:33 PM	#35
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	Everything changes and affects everything. (pratitya samutpada) Newest developments are an Elos System 70: And an Elos System 120XL: The custom 20 is still active (see in background through system 70's glass), but is more of a holding tank for acans. The rics have moved to the system 70. The 120xl will be sps. More information can be found on the Elos system 70 here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1270796 More information can be found on the Elos system 120XL here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1270794 I'd like to keep this thread as a historical archive rather than a day by day journal, so updates will come as major changes ensue...

12/27/2007, 06:02 PM	#36
Jarob Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 409	Where do you get your rics?!?! Thats my main attraction as well. GORGEOUS tanks man...

12/27/2007, 06:09 PM	#37
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	Thank you. Phishy Business, Reef Gardener, Caribbean Corallimorph, and Coral Fanatics are my favorites, but I'm sure there are many more quality dealers...

01/30/2008, 10:50 PM	#39
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	Well, update on the Custom 20:

01/30/2008, 10:53 PM	#40
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	Elos System 70:

01/30/2008, 11:55 PM	#41
Quatro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 541	Elos System 120xl:

01/31/2008, 01:22 AM	#42
aspinn Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Northern BC Posts: 154	wow.... those are soem amazing tanks (and corals! lol) very nice reef scaping =) it looks good... now for the questions **smiles evilly8 what type of rock are u using for tanks? it looks great, how many tanks do u currently have running? and now for the bigest (if u dont have it then dont worry about it lol) whats the total stock list of all the tanks u currently have? it really looks great =) (fyi feel free not t oanswer any of those lol) well done bud! im impressed

01/31/2008, 12:24 PM	#43
lgoins Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 381	that's quite a bank account you have.... 2 elos tanks .....college graduate

01/31/2008, 01:10 PM	#44
fast94m Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bucks County Posts: 314	What kind of lighting and bulbs are you using over your elos 70? I love that temperature bulb, makes your tank look great!

10/17/2008, 03:59 PM	#50
Razzagas Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 653	Is that centropyge debelius in your avatar? have you ever had one in one of your tanks?