Full Tank Shots 2013
 

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps9800a286.jpg

for comparison, 2 years ago..

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/d...psdcc5556a.jpg

^^ Hoping my tank will look like Brad's in a couple of years.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...0/IMG_4373.JPG

I'm hoping in a couple years I can take pics like yours :)

Heheh I just turned the ISO down all the way. My camera is a very cheap $200 Canon. You can even see my Christmas lights in the background.

Brad that progression is mighty impressive! I wish you still have the nice LPS on the sand but small price to pay for tank maturity.

And Donny your picture makes your tank look awesome (but dim too). My eyes are still sore from staring into that tank it's so bright lol.

Thanks. Those LPS were almost all Shelley's, just coral sitting for her when her tank broke.

http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/...s/P1020356.jpg
http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/...s/P1020363.jpg

Those were a bit dark so here is a brightish one
http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/...s/P1020348.jpg

Here's mine, taken yesterday

:lol:
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/IMAG0562.jpg

Oct 8, 2012

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...94123492_n.jpg

Jan 2, 2013

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...37642348_n.jpg

Ill tweak my lights later and get a better pic
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...A168FB9A53.jpg

I lightened up the light to 10k
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...A4EF12E134.jpg

The start of my new tank.
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/...2C8875488E.jpg

Today ISO -2 and all 8 bulbs on
This was taken with a tripod, and I think next time I won't use the timer as the auto focus makes it look like crap

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSC01646.jpg

about 6 months!
 

Wow, look at all your goodies :smile:

Thanks :D

If I was to fill my 75 as fast as you filled your 20, I'd have to sell my truck :wink:
Looks great dude (Boss :lol:)

Lol. Oh well I had to sell my potential savings :P

Thanks for the appreciation Boss :D

End of March 2011...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75...eBeginning.jpg

May 2012.....

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75...rScreen-20.jpg

Today....
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75...m/Dec82012.jpg

Sideviews...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75.../Sideview1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75.../Sideview2.jpg

:)

Holee mackerel Bill
What are you feeding your corals, besides the steroids ?

No kidding, LOL, it's insane isn't it?? I even debated taking another FTS because the growth in the last month is crazy.

I have been feeding my fish a lot and as my coral grew or paled a bit I added more fish. Once I got on a role I bumped up the lighting, the coral grew faster and I fed more or added more fish anytime I thought the coral paled a bit.
A few times I use Oyster Feast and when I thought my Alien Eye Chalice was bleaching out, 7 months ago, I added some Amino Acids. All is well now.

For 2013, I am looking to add more fish, remove all the auditioning coral on the sand bed since my rock is covered now and adding Chalice coral, in strategic spots, for more diversity.

:)

I see a new Tank of the month. :wink:

So your secret is to add more fish, then feed more, then add corals, then bump the lights, then feed more, then add more fish, then add more corals, then feed more ...

Sounds like a regular reefer schedule to me :smile:

Thank you for the nice compliments, Leah and gregzz4.

Sure I may have over simplified my technique but that said there are no secrets either.

Once I was absolutely sure I could keep my Ca, and kH, rock solid stable and that my reef system had absolutely no Nitrate or Phosphate I located the most colourful "Aqua-Cultured" SPS frags I could find. My new Frags came from a system with similar water parameters and had grown into beauties under these aquarium conditions. Aqua-Cultured

My goal, once I added these to my system, was to do what ever I had to do to keep their colours..... that is it.

I didn't starve my reef to save my coral....I fed my reef to keep them happy. Starving them hurt the colour. As long as I had 0 Nitrate and 0 Phosphate the colour never changed one bit, and my coral grew like crazy.

Before you are the results......and to the hobbyist that I obtained my seed frags from.....Congrats on your annointment, dvanacker aka reefermadness as Reef Centrals honorary December Tank of the Month Award 2012 . A world class hobbyist with a world class aquarium.

:)

Here's mine!
Feb/March 2012

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/...p/84393bde.jpg

Jan 2013

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/...3E192DE3D5.jpg

The 50g daycare tank

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps39071403.jpg

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps16e6788f.jpg

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...psd287fe01.jpg

Really nice !
2 questions
- what is your lighting
- when do you come to quebec city with frags :mrgreen:

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...DD2AC152F5.jpg

Here is my neglected tank of 2012.

I wish my tank was that neglected

not the lates but the nicest pic i have lol tanks got alot more coral and alot new growth since this pic:)

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps1a30774d.jpg

Thanks Bill. Its nice that you mention me but you did all the work and it looks great. I also know you got a collection of corals in there from all over.

Its true about no special secrets or potions though....the methods are basic but hard to grasp sometimes for what ever reason (it took me a while too). I'm so glad to see fellow and local reefers achieve this kind of success and I think if we keep spreading the word about what is possible that we will see more and more.

Here's mine! Pic was taken a month ago. RBTA has splitted since...

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/q...209_182853.jpg

Here's a pic of my new 48"x48" square
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...5d1f582c05.jpg

And from the opposite corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...80b2309478.jpg

The 180 when I fired it up last July

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...k/101_0007.jpg

The 180 as of tonight after hooking up new lights

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...2737D9CEAB.jpg

Sweet yellow monti so cool

It's actually green. Bright green! The Yellow Tang is yellow... Heehe!

My 93 Gallon Cube
 

Hello Everybody, Been on here for almost 2 years seems like a good time to post a pic. I have been running this for 4 months, waiting for it to grow out.

Can't see your pic for some reason!??? Or is it just me? Lol