Tank of the Month - September 2009 - Page 2

bogg · 09/03/2009, 04:29 PM

great reef!, next to your skimmer what are those two acrylic tubes?.

elijaher · 09/03/2009, 04:31 PM

Congrats on totm, mh/vho combo. Beautiful colors.

Demonic · 09/03/2009, 06:10 PM

First Congrats.
Second the thread says 210 gallon but the measurements gave are 80" X 28" X 28" which is 270 gallons.
Beautiful Tank none the less.

WharfRat · 09/03/2009, 06:23 PM

Jealousy..I haz it!
great job!!!

chingchai · 09/03/2009, 06:37 PM

Welles.
If possible, we would love to see video clip of this beautiful tank.

muttley000 · 09/03/2009, 07:53 PM

Wow! what a great tank!

kumamoo · 09/03/2009, 10:13 PM

congrats ! welles

DPinSD · 09/03/2009, 11:45 PM

Just awesome!

lunar · 09/03/2009, 11:48 PM

To naprawdê wspania³e zbiornika, dok³adnie to, co lubiê. Gratulacje!

Krzysztof

lunar · 09/03/2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lunar
To naprawdê wspania³e zbiornika, dok³adnie to, co lubiê. Gratulacje!

Krzysztof

Sorry

It's really wonderful tank, exactly what I like. Congratulations!!!
Krzysztof

tamarindthai · 09/04/2009, 12:12 AM

congratulationnnnnn Haiwei,,,,,for the TOTM,,goona love it
such a beatiful tank..

Welles · 09/04/2009, 12:48 AM

Thanks everyone :-)

to TRITON1: I want to try acrylic for its better transparency, sorry I have not more info on the stands construction, a local vendor do it for me.

to plancton: It is hard to find good ultra white glass in Beijing, so I want to try acrylic for better transparency, I am also worring about the problem of acrylic as you mentioned, but I want to try it anyway :-)

to kvmn: the sump is 60"x 20"x20" in dimension but the water level is very shallow. First section is about 28" long for skimmer and other equipment, second section is about 20" long for refugium(In fact the alage in refugium is growing very slow now.), third section is about 12" long for return pump.

to mingxu: I think most of LPS and soft coral could be well with SPS, but I will be care of mushroom and leather coral.

to Jeremy B.:Thanks, I am also considering add more VHO light:-)

to andrewk529: I use these to build a small section in refugium, the new fish will be put in this section for a while to accept food.

to bogg: it is soft drain pipes connected with PVC drain pipes from main tank.

to Demonic: the water level of main tank is only about 24"

to chingchai: here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FDNfLDIEY , but I could not access YouTube from China now, so I could not reply comments :-(

dacro · 09/04/2009, 06:57 AM

Very nice... Congrats! I love the stag/tort island(s) on the right. Excellent coral placement/planning!

kerem · 09/04/2009, 08:08 AM

Ni hao!

Good job Hu. one of the best TOTM i've seen so far.

ThinIce · 09/04/2009, 10:30 AM

Very nice setup you have going on!
ANybody know what the names of the blues SPS in the tank are called?

clownaround2 · 09/04/2009, 06:26 PM

Congratulations on being the tank of the month. You have a beautiful tank. Your tank is truly a piece of art. Wonderful color combinations.

lastduke · 09/04/2009, 09:14 PM

A benchmark of China reefing. I am pround of you and your beatiful reef. I am a chinese reefer in U.S.

chefzif · 09/05/2009, 05:50 AM

Welles, extremely well done tank and love your aqua scape!

pioassad · 09/05/2009, 10:05 AM

Awsome tank, only a question: the biological filtration it's based in dsb method or used bare bottom sistem??

Congratulations

jc5205 · 09/05/2009, 12:14 PM

Very Beautiful Tank...........

SaveOurReefs · 09/05/2009, 01:56 PM

GREAT looking tank Hu, if I ever get to take a trip to Asia I would love to see this tank in person!

jdarr · 09/05/2009, 05:56 PM

absolutely fabulous. i would love to see a better picture of your lighting set up to see positioning etc. your inhabitants look very content

Oldude · 09/05/2009, 08:27 PM

Sweet tank, well deserved TOTM. Congratulations.

inktomi · 09/05/2009, 09:40 PM

I love the colors in your tank. Bravo!

It would be very interesting to see photos and whatnot about your stand - it sounds very different from the normal stuff we've got here in the US =)

Welles · 09/06/2009, 08:04 PM

Thanks, friends

to ThinIce: If you mean the blue staghorn in the middle of the tank, I guess it is Acropora hoeksemai.

to pioassad: I have never used DSB, I used thin sand bed in main tank for view.

to SaveOurReefs: welcom to Beijing

to jdarr: here it is the diagram for the lighting system:

to inktomi: sorry I have no more photos could show the detail of the stand, when I got it, it has been paint. It used wood of elm tree for the framework, with mortise and tenon Joints.

09/03/2009, 04:29 PM	#26
bogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,174	great reef!, next to your skimmer what are those two acrylic tubes?. __________________ And God said let the water teem with living creatures and he saw that it was good. Current Tank Info: Elos 120xl, 2 planet 2's, KZs, wavy sea/Tunze

09/03/2009, 06:10 PM	#28
Demonic Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 815	First Congrats. Second the thread says 210 gallon but the measurements gave are 80" X 28" X 28" which is 270 gallons. Beautiful Tank none the less. __________________ 23,996 thawed iced cubes in a big cube and filled with flowers that grow under water.

09/03/2009, 06:23 PM	#29
WharfRat Celebrating 9 sober years Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: orlando Posts: 279	Jealousy..I haz it! great job!!! __________________ ~A Little Research Goes a Long Way~ Current Tank Info: 90 mixed sps, softies, verts, fish..probably some other stuff

09/03/2009, 06:37 PM	#30
chingchai Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bangkok Thailand Posts: 5,670	Welles. If possible, we would love to see video clip of this beautiful tank. __________________ Ching (low profile) " Life is too short to drink bad wine " click on my homepage to see my tank on-line

09/03/2009, 07:53 PM	#31
muttley000 MTS Sufferer! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,926	Wow! what a great tank! __________________ Next step on the system is adding A 90 gallon! Current Tank Info: 475 multitank system is now running! Several hundred gallons of additions planned!

09/03/2009, 04:31 PM	#27
elijaher Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kansas City,Missouri Posts: 1,188	Congrats on totm, mh/vho combo. Beautiful colors.

09/03/2009, 10:13 PM	#32
kumamoo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ASIA Posts: 36	congrats ! welles __________________ Richard Current Tank Info: Nano tank

09/03/2009, 11:45 PM	#33
DPinSD Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego. CA Posts: 11	Just awesome!

09/03/2009, 11:48 PM	#34
lunar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 378	To naprawdê wspania³e zbiornika, dok³adnie to, co lubiê. Gratulacje! Krzysztof

09/04/2009, 12:12 AM	#36
tamarindthai Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sammamish,wa Posts: 470	congratulationnnnnn Haiwei,,,,,for the TOTM,,goona love it such a beatiful tank..

09/04/2009, 12:48 AM	#37
Welles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beijing/China Posts: 285	Thanks everyone :-) to TRITON1: I want to try acrylic for its better transparency, sorry I have not more info on the stands construction, a local vendor do it for me. to plancton: It is hard to find good ultra white glass in Beijing, so I want to try acrylic for better transparency, I am also worring about the problem of acrylic as you mentioned, but I want to try it anyway :-) to kvmn: the sump is 60"x 20"x20" in dimension but the water level is very shallow. First section is about 28" long for skimmer and other equipment, second section is about 20" long for refugium(In fact the alage in refugium is growing very slow now.), third section is about 12" long for return pump. to mingxu: I think most of LPS and soft coral could be well with SPS, but I will be care of mushroom and leather coral. to Jeremy B.:Thanks, I am also considering add more VHO light:-) to andrewk529: I use these to build a small section in refugium, the new fish will be put in this section for a while to accept food. to bogg: it is soft drain pipes connected with PVC drain pipes from main tank. to Demonic: the water level of main tank is only about 24" to chingchai: here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FDNfLDIEY , but I could not access YouTube from China now, so I could not reply comments :-(

09/04/2009, 06:57 AM	#38
dacro Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Florida Posts: 59	Very nice... Congrats! I love the stag/tort island(s) on the right. Excellent coral placement/planning!

09/04/2009, 08:08 AM	#39
kerem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 88	Ni hao! Good job Hu. one of the best TOTM i've seen so far.

09/04/2009, 10:30 AM	#40
ThinIce Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SW Suburbs Posts: 232	Very nice setup you have going on! ANybody know what the names of the blues SPS in the tank are called? __________________ "Skating away on the thin ice of the New Day" Current Tank Info: 120g reef w/ 40g sump & 10g refugium; 29g biocube; 12g cadlight(in the works)

09/04/2009, 06:26 PM	#41
clownaround2 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 174	Congratulations on being the tank of the month. You have a beautiful tank. Your tank is truly a piece of art. Wonderful color combinations.

09/04/2009, 09:14 PM	#42
lastduke Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland,Oregon Posts: 1,323	A benchmark of China reefing. I am pround of you and your beatiful reef. I am a chinese reefer in U.S.

09/05/2009, 05:50 AM	#43
chefzif Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stow,Ohio Posts: 1,662	Welles, extremely well done tank and love your aqua scape! __________________ 205g AGE Starfire, ATI T5 Hybrid Lighting, Octopus Extreme 3000 Skimmer, 2-Tunze 6105, 7096 Tunze Controller, 6215 Tunze Wave Maker, Tunze Osmolator, Apex Controller, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor, 285g Sys

09/05/2009, 10:05 AM	#44
pioassad Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: guadalajara jal. mexico Posts: 24	Awsome tank, only a question: the biological filtration it's based in dsb method or used bare bottom sistem?? Congratulations

09/05/2009, 12:14 PM	#45
jc5205 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 122	Very Beautiful Tank...........

09/05/2009, 01:56 PM	#46
SaveOurReefs Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 341	GREAT looking tank Hu, if I ever get to take a trip to Asia I would love to see this tank in person! __________________ Tanks to hold corals: $1000's of dollars Hand feeding corals at 5 in the morning: Priceless Current Tank Info: 30g, 58g, 100g

09/05/2009, 05:56 PM	#47
jdarr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: canada Posts: 78	absolutely fabulous. i would love to see a better picture of your lighting set up to see positioning etc. your inhabitants look very content __________________ _________________ Jason "The eyes are the groin of the head"- Dwight K Shrute Current Tank Info: 250 gallon sps dominated reef

09/05/2009, 08:27 PM	#48
Oldude Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,479	Sweet tank, well deserved TOTM. Congratulations. __________________ ______________________ Greg ~ June 2015 TOTM ~ ~ April 2010 TOTM ~

09/05/2009, 09:40 PM	#49
inktomi Aviator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 960	I love the colors in your tank. Bravo! It would be very interesting to see photos and whatnot about your stand - it sounds very different from the normal stuff we've got here in the US =) __________________ ----------- Check out my YouTube channel as well. Search "ReefMan". Current Tank Info: 275g AGE, 5 Radion Pro, 4 MP40

09/06/2009, 08:04 PM	#50
Welles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beijing/China Posts: 285	Thanks, friends to ThinIce: If you mean the blue staghorn in the middle of the tank, I guess it is Acropora hoeksemai. to pioassad: I have never used DSB, I used thin sand bed in main tank for view. to SaveOurReefs: welcom to Beijing to jdarr: here it is the diagram for the lighting system: to inktomi: sorry I have no more photos could show the detail of the stand, when I got it, it has been paint. It used wood of elm tree for the framework, with mortise and tenon Joints.