My 600 Gallon Reef

[goodwin9]

Originally Posted by crvz

Another cool fish! I imagine it will become more comfortable in time, marine bettas are known for being very shy. You may also have trouble keeping shrimp in your tank now.

Since I placed the fish in the tank, I have only seen it twice out in the open. Even during feeding, it stays tucked under the rocks. I have to wonder what it is eating???

[goodwin9]

Originally Posted by aquawolf

That is a nice looking fish. I have not seen one for sale in any LFS I visit.

I bought one years ago for my aggressive tank and it didn't last very long, so I really wasn't looking for one. The LFS had it come in so I thought that I would give another one a try. I was in the same store yesterday and saw that they had gotten another in this week, one a little larger than the one I picked up.

[aquawolf]

I understand that different regions get in different stuff, so perhaps that is why I have not seen any. I wish you the best of luck with this one.

[goodwin9]

[Sea.Sea.Sea.]

Originally Posted by aquawolf

I understand that different regions get in different stuff, so perhaps that is why I have not seen any. I wish you the best of luck with this one.

Marine bettas are normally pretty common.... Maybe they're TOO good at hiding sometimes, lol.

[gwaco]

yeah i know i'm alittle late , but very , very nice tank goodwin !
as the owner of a 600 myself i always wonder why everyone elses tank looks bigger than mine !
i'm helping out a friend whom also is joining the 600 club. i am assuming that your tank is acrylic and with your price tag at around $2200 is it 3/4" ? , i know my tank came in at close to $8000 because it is one inch on top bottom and sides , and your price is just about what my friend paid .
my question is have you noticed any bowing ( slight or extreme ) due to the thickness ? if so due you feel that the tank my become a liability down the road ?

[goodwin9]

Originally Posted by gwaco

yeah i know i'm alittle late , but very , very nice tank goodwin !
as the owner of a 600 myself i always wonder why everyone elses tank looks bigger than mine !
i'm helping out a friend whom also is joining the 600 club. i am assuming that your tank is acrylic and with your price tag at around $2200 is it 3/4" ? , i know my tank came in at close to $8000 because it is one inch on top bottom and sides , and your price is just about what my friend paid .
my question is have you noticed any bowing ( slight or extreme ) due to the thickness ? if so due you feel that the tank my become a liability down the road ?

Actually, the sides of my tank are 1/2" acrylic. The euro bracing is a combination of both 1" & 3/4" acrylic which you can see in this picture. There was quite a bit of discussion when the tank was being built whether or not 1/2" would hold up and not bow. The builder assured me that there wouldn't be a problem and now a little more than two years later, I have not seen any nor other people who have seen the tank in person and looked for any signs of bowing. I don't have any reason to think that I will have any problems in the future.

I remember how heavy this tank was when it was moved in and I can't imagine how heavy yours weighed in with the 1" acrylic. You must have had an army to get it in place.

[gwaco]

thanks ! that is good to know , i'm will relay this info and he should feel better now .
btw - if i remember right , my tank came in at a little over 800# s and five of us struggled to get it in place .

[Johnny5]

I have to say very impressive. great job man.

[goodwin9]

Originally Posted by Johnny5

I have to say very impressive. great job man.

Thank you!

[Gabriel]

does his cameras still up and running? i cant get any of them to work.

[goodwin9]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

does his cameras still up and running? i cant get any of them to work.

All of them are back up after a couple of days down time except for the 600 hi-res camera

[goodwin9]

Catching a little shade.

[crvz]

Great picture, goodwin.

[Newbie-Reefer]

Just stumbled upon this post, AMAZING!