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06-22-2007, 01:46 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,183
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check out this 20,000 gallon reef
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06-22-2007, 02:12 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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WOW. That was good reading and an amazing accomplishment.
I liked this quote:
"What worked the first few years will probably not work in the subsequent years, and one must always be open to change and adaptation. Not that I play chess, but reefkeeping is much like a really intense chess match. You need to stay at least 20 moves ahead of your opponent just to stay in the game… not to win… but to just hopefully stay in the game. So enjoy your reef tank, but don’t get too comfortable as your “opponent” is just waiting for you to make a wrong move. Stay ahead of your opponent and you both can stay in the game for many years to come."
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06-22-2007, 02:41 AM
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Reefer and proud of it!!!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Moore, Ok
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Originally Posted by mcliffy2
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ok if any thing at all. my life goal is have a tank that i could go swimming in before i die. who cares about 200 gal. or 500 gal. hey take the kids swimming in your own 20,000 gal ocean.
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06-22-2007, 07:07 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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WOW! Nice!
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06-22-2007, 07:46 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: michigan
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I wonder how much food it takes to feed them all  |
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06-22-2007, 10:05 AM
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Professional Tread Killer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: jacksonville
Posts: 711
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As time progressed, I began to realize the tank, while mostly focusing on the corals, could also be about the fish as well. Watching some natural behaviors, and given the size of the tank, adult sizes of the fish were being recognized and with that came courtship and regular spawning events. Courtship and spawning events have been observed with the hippo and yellow tangs, a variety of wrasses including the cleaner wrasses, genicanthus angels, cardinal fishes, damsels and clownfish, and the anthias. To date we have not collected any of the eggs. Engineer gobies have spawned and the young have been removed from the tank and reared.
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this really caught my eye.. i read that tangs and many of these listed don't breed (spawn) in aquariums.. although this really is a heck of a large tank.. lol.. all i can say is wow!!
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06-22-2007, 12:47 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: michigan
Posts: 221
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but about every 10 days or so I need to dive the tank to closely inspect the corals, pruning, planting, etc as well as removing the more stubborn algae on the windows.
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oh man.. must be so cool to dive in every 2 weeks and just swim around with your water friends
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06-22-2007, 12:49 PM
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Tankless Poser
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: El Caribe'
Posts: 4,234
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next time im in ny i am there!
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06-22-2007, 01:36 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
Posts: 2,555
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that not in his house is it!!!!
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06-22-2007, 01:42 PM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: New York City area
Posts: 2,758
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I was there a few weeks ago and I saw the system up close.
It is stunning. This is a public aquarium FYI.
I plan to go back in a few weeks and get a behind the scenes tour.
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06-22-2007, 05:55 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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Awsome tank... and a good lesson for everyone-- Take a look at how big the tangs get. that is why they need a larger tank.
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06-22-2007, 07:12 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Lakeland, FL
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that has to be the best tank I have ever seen/heard of, truely awesome,
the most puzzling part is that he uses rowaphos etc to help control phosphate.
Those fish look really healthy also.
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06-22-2007, 07:15 PM
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Tankless Poser
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: El Caribe'
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Originally Posted by zxcv123
I was there a few weeks ago and I saw the system up close.
It is stunning. This is a public aquarium FYI.
I plan to go back in a few weeks and get a behind the scenes tour.
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did you get in with the owner, paying for the 'back-stage' pass.
I would love to see the fish spawn. 
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06-22-2007, 07:28 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
Posts: 2,675
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wow, what a great tank! good article too.
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06-22-2007, 10:52 PM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,181
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210 aga, 24 gallon nano(built In) 60 gallon refugium with sump 
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