Top 11 - 20 Reef Tanks 2009
Rated #11: 120 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Oliver
Country: Puerto Rico
Rank:
#11 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Oliver on
Ratings:
6.44
Number of votes:
151
Fish Kept:
Foxface, lyretail anthia, royal gramma, blue/green chromis, ocelaris
Corals/Plants:
SPS and LPS
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
just a little patience
Description:
full tank shot
Rated #12: 100 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Jemba
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#12 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Jemba on
Ratings:
6.38
Number of votes:
166
Fish Kept:
Regal tang,yellow tang, purple tang, 2 tank raised clowns, mandarin, valentini puffer, algae blenny, blue throat trigger
Corals/Plants:
sps acro, monti, seria,
lps lobophylias, blastomussa, cataphylia, trumpets, euphylia, trac, acans,
soft buttons, mushrooms
Tank Size:
100 gallons
Advice:
Take it all very very slow, decide what fish you want before you set up the tank and research them thoroughly. buy fish that willl do a job in your tank.
Description:
a few month ago :D
Rated #13: 75 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Jamy
Country: United States
Rank:
#13 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Jamy on
Ratings:
6.37
Number of votes:
158
About Yourself:
I went to Maui scuba diving in the reef... I was hooked! I always had tanks as a kid so it was only natural to end up with a giant reef of my own...I love it! I have had it going for four years now, so I say its not going anyware!! Its a lot of upkeep, but so am I, so no problems for me here!! lol... I enjoy it more than watching tv!! theres always drama happening in that little world they live in too...its like the discovery channel live.
Fish Kept:
3 blue chromis 1 sailfin tang 1blue tang 1 niger trigger, sand sifting guy, and a purple yellow"jerk"!
Corals/Plants:
Toad stool star polyps open brain red plate brown purple rim plate clams acros millie trumpet coral green ricordias colt coral blue and brown stag im sure more, I see things growing in it all the time I never purchased...creeping out of the live rock..mystery polyps and sponges and the colt coral.. its all over and I never bought it.. I sure have to trim it all the time. but its pretty so whatever...
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
If it looks good...DONT touch it.
do regular water changes!
always use ro/di
Description:
75 gal mixed reef
Rated #14: 90 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Sok L.
Country: United States
Rank:
#14 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Sok L. on
Ratings:
6.33
Number of votes:
175
Quote:
Nothin good happens fast..
Fish Kept:
90g--1-scopas tang. 1-orange shoulder tang. 1-foxface. 1-randalli goby. 2-black&white clowns.
24g--1-fuzzy dwarf lionfish, 2-leaf fish
Corals/Plants:
all types..but i love sps the most...
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Research everything before buying..buy frags and save the ocean..
Description:
90g.1yr.old..mixed reef...outer orbit hqi/t5. 2x250w mh with 4x54w actinics pheonix 14k DE bulbs...aqua c ev 120 protein skimmer, pro clear wet.dry filter. 2xkaralia#4. quite one 2200 return pump..pro clear overflow box. 110 lbs. live rock..80 lbs of sand.
Rated #15: 225 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Christopher
Country: United States
Rank:
#15 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Christopher on
Ratings:
6.32
Number of votes:
187
Fish Kept:
Naso Tang,
Hippo Tang,
Purple Tang,
One Spot Foxface,
Flame Angle,
Maroon clowns pair,
Yellow Coris,
Six Line,
Bluestreak Cleaner,
Sailfin Tang,
Copperband Butterfly,
6 Green Chormis
1 Black & Gold Chrormis "Big Mistake it is the Devil"
Corals/Plants:
Purple tip tort Acro,Green Acro, Oregon Tort, Purple Tip Stag
Orange Montipora, Green Montipora,
Rose Mili,
Frog Spawn,
Hammer,
Candy,
Green Plate,
Kenya Tree ,
Pink Zoanthids, Green Star Polyps, Yellow button Polyps, Super Green Zoanthids, Moon Polyps,
Fire Coral,
Rose Bubble Tip,
Watermelon Favia
Tank Size:
225 gallons
Advice:
ask a million questions
Description:
225 gal reef tank 8 months old
Rated #16: 120 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: George Dimech
Country: Canada
Rank:
#16 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
George Dimech on
Ratings:
6.32
Number of votes:
184
Fish Kept:
1 Yellow Tang, 1 Chevron Tang, 1 Powder Blue Tang, 1 Flame Angel, 2 Blue Damsels, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 2 Clowns, 1 Mandarin Goby, 1 Blue-Green Chromis, 1 Blue Throat Triger, 2 Crocea Clams, 2 fire shrimp, 2 Candy Cane shrimp, 2 pepermint shrip, 1 Orange star fish, 1 Porcelian Crab, Multi Snails & blue hermit crabs
Corals/Plants:
Hammers, Leathers, Acro's, Elkhorn, Multi Zoo's, Multi Mushrooms, Open Brains, Plate Coral, Feather Dusters, Duncan, Rose Tip Anemone, Pagoda
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
Go big or go home...
Description:
latest pic as of Mar 3rd
Rated #17: 150 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Perry
Country: United States
Rank:
#17 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Perry on
Ratings:
6.27
Number of votes:
156
Quote:
life isnt burger king honey you can always have it your way!! haha
About Yourself:
i love fish. i like learing about them and reading about them. i have been in this hoby for around 2 years so im still learning. but, im always willing to answer nice questions!
Fish Kept:
triger,sweet lips, scooter blenis, damsel, pufffejr, sail fin tang.. bird wrase.
Corals/Plants:
live rock...
Tank Size:
150 gallons
Advice:
take your time. do your research. ask questions. vist the shop that you want to buy from and READ READ AND READ !!!!
Description:
my tank! i hope you like it! its not that great of a pic.. ill upload more later :)
Rated #18: 120 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Jonny
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#18 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Jonny on
Ratings:
6.23
Number of votes:
157
Quote:
patience is a virtue with reef tanks
About Yourself:
I LOVE THE SEA!!! NEED I SAY MORE
Fish Kept:
1 x regal tang - 1 x lipstick tang - 1 x yellow tank - 1 x mandarin fish - 3 x goby - 1 x algae blenny - 2 clown fish -
Corals/Plants:
to many to list
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
patience is a virtue
Description:
120 Gallon reef tank - lighting, 2-150 watt MH schuran skimmer, 40g sump , 4 power heads , calcium reactor , live rock
Rated #19: 65 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: Reece
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#19 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Reece on
Ratings:
6.22
Number of votes:
153
Quote:
"I keep an imperater angel in a reef tank"
Fish Kept:
1 bicolor angel,1 juvenile imperator angel,1 regal tang,1purple tang,1 flame fin tomini tang,1 fire clown,2 percula clowns,2 chromis,1 yellow goby 1 caribbean blue tang 1 dancing shrimp,1 cleaner shrimp,1 black urchin, 15 blue leg hermit crabs,15 turbo snails.
Corals/Plants:
pulse coral,blue pulse coral,various leathers,green star polyps,silver star polyps,clove polyps,button polyps,yellow polyps,green mushrooms,purple mushrooms,4 dunconopsammia axifuga,
just starting to venture into sps so watch this space.
Tank Size:
65 gallons
Advice:
READ!!
Description:
Reef Tank 2009
Rated #20: 120 Gallons Reef Tank
Username: deb s
Country: United States
Rank:
#20 out of 152 Reef Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
deb s on
Ratings:
6.19
Number of votes:
146
About Yourself:
I love to scuba dive, and this is as close as I can get in Michigan.I am a registered nurse and love science, so balancing my tank comes naturally
Fish Kept:
fox face, blenny, gobies, fire fish cardinals, 6 line wrasse, hippo tang, pair gsm clowns,jaw fish
Corals/Plants:
mostly soft and lps, just starting a few sps frags
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
it is very time consuming and expensive, and addictive.Dip your corals before you put them in the tank!! this is what my tank looked like before I got sea spiders-killed half of the corals. Use Coral Rx!
Description:
new tank set up