i think i could find room for this tank

jorjef · #1 02-04-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gobytron

cool design...
but a pretty fugly fake reef.

I hear ya, all these moster "designer" tanks always have such brutal fake corals and such. You would think they could put a few extra bucks into something a little more realistic... But then again the people that get these are most likely uber rich and don't know lot about what normal tanks look like. Manufactures build them with "shiney red ball" syndrome....and away they go.

phi delt reefer · #2 02-04-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jorjef

I hear ya, all these moster "designer" tanks always have such brutal fake corals and such. You would think they could put a few extra bucks into something a little more realistic... But then again the people that get these are most likely uber rich and don't know lot about what normal tanks look like. Manufactures build them with "shiney red ball" syndrome....and away they go.

funny thing is that those fake corals cost just as much if not more than normal corals do. Its impossible to do any real maintenance in tank like that so its the only option really. Only problem is that they need to be removed and cleaned regularly so i dunno how the maintenance guy is going to do that

these guys usually arent into reefkeeping. just like to have lots of show off things in their house. bet you he has some sweet cars hes never driven over 100mph

gobytron · #3 02-04-2011, 05:30 PM

I would bet with some experimentation, you could find a great little natual biotope that would work perfectly in that system with minimal maintenance...

I don't buy into there being no viable option other than fake.

lastlight · #4 02-04-2011, 06:04 PM

Wow I'd lay 5000g out a lot differently. Whatever floats his boat but in my opinion...that is FUGLY and useless.

BMW Rider · #5 02-04-2011, 06:05 PM

Live coral would be pretty hard to do in that tank as effectively lighting it for growth below the top couple of feet would be impossible. Anything deeper would have to be non-photosynthesis, but then feeding those would be near impossible too.

Neat design, but I agree it would be a maintenance and cleaning nightmare. They most likely pay someone else to look after it.

lastlight · #6 02-04-2011, 06:12 PM

Well this is interesting...the guy smiling in the kitchen is the same guy drilling and installing the aquascape. Is it possible he did work on this? Could be the install company owner or something but perhaps this guy is a little more hands-on than some might assume?

globaldesigns · #7 02-04-2011, 06:53 PM

who cares about the fake reef, all I can say is WOW!!!

Hate to have that break though.

Delphinus · #8 02-04-2011, 07:39 PM

Meh, I've seen worse. I could see the fish doing well in there if cared for appropriately. The coral scape, yeah, real corals are cooler but at least these can't RTN. The biggest drawback I see is just getting in there to blast out the crud that will grow on surfaces, it looks pretty tight. But if you accept that to keep it shiny someone has to get in there with SCUBA or SNUBA gear and a toothbrush to scrub away ... then have at it.

Overall I'm not terribly fond of gimmick tanks like say cylinder tanks. When I see cylinder tanks even at public aquariums and my reaction is usually one of "Why? Why a cylinder? It's an interesting challenge but now I can't see the animals inside without visual distortion." ... Seems to me just because something is technically acheivable sometimes isn't reason enough to do it.

kien · #9 02-04-2011, 08:00 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. He seems to like his FUGLY tank.