who has success?

[albert_dao]

Some Canreefers I can think of who've maintained gorgeous tanks for years:

Snappy
Fudge
Me (kind of, tank at the back of the store has been running for well over two years now)
Sprinter (don't even know how old Al's tank is, but carbon dating should give a fairly accurate estimation)
Clubreef has had his tank for little over a year now and I don't see any chance of it going south barring a remote disaster
I believe Beverly had her tanks running for a while before she shut them down to pursue a different direction in her life; they were very nice

I'm sure other's will chime in. What it boils down to, though, is your access to information, patience, discipline and planning.