Dez' Tank Journal

Dez · #1 03-22-2011, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by reefermadness

One of the best reefs on canreef!

I am humbled as I think that there are tons of tanks out there that are of higher calibre on canreef. Thank you.

Anyway, here's a full tank shot from my cell phone yesterday. I only took one from the living room side.

Reefpins10 · #2 03-22-2011, 04:55 AM

TOOOOO JEALOUS !

The Grizz · #3 03-22-2011, 05:01 AM

That is some HARD CORE reef porn, had to put my iPad down to wipe the drool from my chin. Soooooooooo very jelous, can't wait to see in person

reefermadness · #4 03-22-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dez

I am humbled as I think that there are tons of tanks out there that are of higher calibre on canreef. Thank you.

Dont think so buddy.....just admit its the bomb.

Dez · #5 04-07-2011, 04:27 AM

Just took a couple of quick pics tonight. Some updates as of late:

1. New frag tank (Just wanted one with an external overflow box). It's the same size. I did it cause I have connections to glass.

2. I have now switched to LED lighting. Just some cheap ebay brand ones. So the halides are officially down now and I'm gonna give these LEDs 6 months before I sell my halides. This saved me close to 400 watts. I went from 3 x 250 watt pendants to 3 x 120 watt LED pendants. We'll see, only time will tell.

Anyway, here are a few pics.

Pink Milli - Started from a 2" brown smooth frag

Started from a white almost dead 1" frag

Teal Acro - Started from a sickly smooth pale frag infested with red bugs (I didn't know it at the time - it is now the size of a cantelope)

That Red Convexa at the bottom left of this picture was started from a tiny 1/2" frag from Snappy - it is now about 6" around

Tough to get the colour right, this is way too blue.

This pineapple express was originally from Lobsterboy, started out as a 1.5" frag.

Saltynuts frag - started out as 1.5" brown frag. It is about the size of a cantelope as well, slightly taller than wide as I've been keeping its width in check.

This is one of my frag tanks. The other is just as crowded.

fishytime · #6 04-07-2011, 04:39 AM

Love the first and sixth pics Dez.....beautiful "coralscape" type shots .......wowzers

....... perhaps its a good thing that we havnt been able to hook up so I could see your tanks.....judging from that frag tank my wallet would likey have taken a huge hit

......some really sweet stuff there man!

Dez · #7 04-07-2011, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Love the first and sixth pics Dez.....beautiful "coralscape" type shots .......wowzers

....... perhaps its a good thing that we havnt been able to hook up so I could see your tanks.....judging from that frag tank my wallet would likey have taken a huge hit

......some really sweet stuff there man!

Thanks Doug,

It's so hard to actually get the colour right. I'm just using a point and shoot so everything looks blue. I much prefer the colours in real life. They seem to "pop" more than with the camera's eye. Maybe it's cause it's a cheap point and shoot. Anytime you are up in Edmonton seeing your girl, you come by and visit. I live about 2 mins off the hwy coming up from Calgary right when you enter Edmonton.

lastlight · #8 04-07-2011, 05:38 AM

Love your pic updates man. For starters everything is gorgeous and secondly I can see what 75% of my current coral collection might look like someday =)

The Grizz · #9 04-07-2011, 05:40 AM

Amazing as usual. Is that the new frag tank we put in Dez?

Flash · #10 04-07-2011, 03:27 PM

i'm guessing i should tell you now that the pic i took of ur tank last time i was over is now my desk-top on my computer! lol! love it! hands down the most amazing tank i have seen!!