My box of mostly water

[parkinsn]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Very nice...do love the look of a pen style tank. *inner voice type talk* "upgrade".....its ok....we all here those little voices

I hear that voice too much....Ya the pen style is a really nice way to go. The 2 long sides makes a big difference on how much coral you can cram in. Very nice BTW

[kien]

I've had two iterations of this 90 gallon reef (moved it twice now), and I think my 2nd most favourite part about a pen style is the easy accessibility to all three sides for cleaning purposes. The downside is that you have to keep all three sides clean You can actually view it on all 4 sides but I eventually gave up cleaning the West side of it where the overflow box sits. Most favourite feature is as you said, it allows you to cram stuff in on all four sides. I guess it is more of an island than a peninsula :-)

I am seriously thinking about starting a tank build thread for a potential new tank. Where the 90 gallon sits it is about 30 inches away from the wall so I could in theory put a new tank in its place that is a good 2 feet longer. What I'm concerned about is whether or not the floor would hold such a beast. I need to research that before I'd go forward...

[kien]

The Rift..



Montipora Confusa..


Purple tips of Acropora sp.



Acropora Polyps under actinics


Green Star Polyps


Pulsing Xenia

[kien]

How about some Zoas..

[kien]

Some inverts..

Green bubble tip nem.


Orange spined urchin


Skunk cleaner


Fire

[Carmen]

WOW!!! What a stunning tank Kien!!! Absolutely gorgeous! Great pictures of EVERYTHING! And nice meeting you in Red Coral the other day. I'd love to have a tank like yours one day!

[kien]

Thanks Carmen! And nice to meet you too. Your kids are adorable :-)

the bubble


the crocea


Purple Goni


red Goni, non-actinicized


Alien eye Acan I got from a fellow canreefer (you know who you are)

[BlueAbyss]

Beautiful tank, and AMAZING photos! Thanks for sharing!