Tank Of The Month - September 2003 - Suk

[Lisa Page]

UltimateReef is proud to feature its first 'Tank of the Month' :D

Suk's Reef Tank

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/whole%20tank.jpg

Details can be found here (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/Sept03.htm)

Congratulations, Suk!

If you have any questions or comments for Suk then please post them in this thread.

[craigg]

Fantastic. I'd just like to add that photos do NOT do this tank justice..


Craig

[Mode]

Wow and double Wow, so thats Wow Wow.

What an awseome set up. Not only is the tank gorgeous but the sump and equipment looks well organised as well!

If I ever get mine to look half that good I'll be chuffed!

Mode

[Cam]

Very nice mate, lovley pictures and some excellent corals.

I'll be passing your way on thursday, I'll be round with the cutters!! ;)

Cheers,

Cam.

[pegasus]

A tear has come to my eye! That tank is stunning, truly worthy of the first TOTM!!!!

[Preds]

Looks fab Suk. Will definitely be up to visit in the next couple of weeks, if you're free.

[narthur]

Thats a very neat and beautiful tank, credit to reefers imo..nic

[Garry thomas]

Truly stunning, a real credit to you. All that hard work has paid off :)

[tuan]

Congratulations Suk! Well deserved title indeed.
Absolutely stunning tank and great photos too.

[craigandsimon]

ditto all the above comments - awesome tank :)

[jamesc]

Suk,

Nice one. Well deserved.

James.

[Col]

Very nice !!

Fantastic looking tanks, be proud to own any of them !!

Very well presented too.

[fuzed]

Just to add Suk... Thats beautiful, how long have you had that setup?

[ziggy]

Congratulations Suk, well deserved :)

[craigg]

Another picture of Suks tank.

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/suktank.JPG

Craig

[Darryl]

:wub: Sweet looking tank :wub: credit to you m8. B)

[dragon]

I would just like to second what the others have but also to add like Craig that it looks a lot better in the flesh.

Another thing to add is the almost clinical approach to the maintainance and cleaning of the system, certainly put my slapdash housekeeping to shame ;)

I spent hours trying to spot a bit of uncleaned glass but just couldn't see any.

How's the Moorish idol getting on, are the Ocean nutrition pellets keeping him in check?

Ed

[ukreefer]

Hi Suk
GREAT !!!!!! tank mate,keep up the good work.

Regards Dan

[Suk]

Hi All,

Thanks for all the nice comments, it does make it all the more worthwhile.
I have to add that all the 'new tank' pics were taken by Lisa Page (Only the best ;) ) & I can't thank her enough for taking the pics & putting the whole topic together. Very well done. :D

Cam - You have a pm
Preds - No probs just pm me when you're ready
Fuzed - I set the tank up mid March last year. (did you click the details link?)
Craig - Thanks for the pic m8
Ed - :lol: , The Moorish had to be removed & is now in isolation. The Table Acro has virtually healed now but wouln't have survived if i'd left the idol in there much longer. Shame really. He loves the ocean Nutrition pellets & flake but I think his pudding was the table. :rolleyes:

Cheers
:D

[Andy Hipkiss]

:wub:

[EnglishReefer]

Superb tank Suk, a credit to you. :)

[simonh]

Nice! Amazing growth on the table Acropora hyacinthus. Puts growth on mine to shame.

[Kevin Douglas]

I would like to echo what has been said.

Give yourself a pat on the back.

Atb

[kenneth_halley]

Jaw dropping!




Thud



(sound of jaw hitting floor)



K
:wub:

[Gav Cornwall]

Yup agree with everyone else ..

Very nice looking tank mate..

:D

[sparky]

Congrats well deserved, a real stunning reef tank.

lots of colour and nice aquascaping :)

Regards

Andrew

[Mushroom]

Afraid some vital details have been missed:

The two things that I always check when viewing RC tanks of the month are feeding regime and chemical supplements.

[J I M]

Truely fantastic aquarium, stunning to look at and I am sure the source of much satisfaction, pride and well deserved credit that I have been reading. Although I am in no doubt that a lot of hard work and cash has gone into it so enjoy the praise as it it very worthy :D .

Just one minor point please please please ignore the previous post on this thread and do us all a favour before this gets hi-jacked as per usual :angry: .

Well done mate gives us something to aim for I must admit a little jealousy ;) !!

[bonny2]

it's tanks like this that have inspired me to want my own :D

[Sean]

Hi Suk,

Your tanks looks stunning!

A great choice for TOTM!

[kim]

Beautiful.....

:o

Which of your two damsels is featured with the flame angel and yellow tang ? How many do you have ?

I too would be interested in seeing your feeding/supplementing regime....what, how much.....kind of stuff.

kim

[Paul Everton]

Perfect an inspiration to us all :o :o .

Well impressed ;) ;)

[davidpatel]

Suks

Bloody bloody bloody hell.

Its bloody bloody bloody amazing.

Excellent.....

Will definitely be up.

David.

[kim]

Also...(sorry)...you have a lovely cerianthus anemone, but apparently just a shallow sand bed ? How deep does he "sit" ? Also, any problems wrt fish ?

kim

[tufty711]

Looking great Suk.

Good job.


ant

[marc]

Nice one Suk !

I saw this tank about 2-3 months after Suk set it up and you would never beleive it could be the same tank looking at it now........hard work pays off ;)

[crlkeep]

I can say it best by saying "Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". :o

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o

Cheers m8

Chuck

[17000ltrs]

ditto all of the above

stunning tank

mark

[fishman]

a beut of a tank, one to be inspired by .FISHMAN... :rolleyes:

[Alan H]

Very Very Good, nice one. Very impressed withthe neatness of the installation. Well thought out and the results speak for themselfs, its very encouraging to see this tank if only in picture form it has inspired me some more.

Well done m8

Alan :rolleyes:

[saltysteve]

Having seen Suk's tank in the flesh, so to speak, it is a fantastic set up and a worthy winner of TOTM. Also, Suk's a great guy, only to pleased to give newcomers the benefit of his expertise.

Excellent tank - congrats Suk.


Steve & Eira

[Suk]

Hi again,
Sorry for not getting back sooner but I tried to post a reply yesterday but lost the whole thing as the board went down apparently. :wacko:
Thanks again for all the kind words. I'll try to answer all the questions again & this time I'll copy first before I send. ;)

My feeding Regime:
Nothing out of the ordinary really, just a good mix of frozen fare. Specifically:

Brine shrimp - Omega-7 Hufa enriched as well as Spirulina enriched.
Krill Pacifica - My Moorish idols favorite.
Mysis shrimp.
Squid.
Whole Cockle.
Marine Mix.
Lance fish.
I feed two cubes of any of the above in the mornings. Being fairly coarse in size it get eaten quite quickly so I don't bother turning off my return pump.

Cyclops.
Red Plankton.
Fine Mussel.
A mix of all the above foods including the coarse ones. I put these into the blender add Kent Zoe, Zoecon, Marine De Lux and Cellpharms Reef Phyto.
Once blended I pour the soup into margerine tubs & freeze, this is then later broken up into suitable sized chunks.
I feed these finer foods at night just before the halides go off. I have to switch my return pump off otherwise all the particles would choke the sponges which fill my weir box.
This is also a good time to feed my sump which usually gets some pellets or half a cube, the worms etc.. go crazy....
I leave the skimmer off for an hour or so & just have one circulation pump running in the tank at this time.

Ocean Nutrition pellets - 2 types.
Ocean Nutrition flake.
Kent pellet food - Carnivore & Herbivore.

The Cellpharms Reef Phyto comes in little dropper bottles of super concentrate. This has to be kept frozen.
I make it up by filling a Kent Phytoplex bottle with tank water, add 9 drops of concentrate & shake. This can go straight into the tank or kept in the fridge for later use.

My Sun Coral gets target fed once a day using a turkey baster, it's a good idea to give the shrimps something prior to this to keep them occupied.

I also feed the Cerianthus Anemone & my Bubble Coral at least once a week with a good portion of Lance fish or Cockle. The Cerianthus also picks up whatever else floats by.

Kim - The Damsel in the pic with the Flame Angel & Yellow Tang is a Fijian damsel - C. toupou. This Damsel is relatively peaceful.

My other Damsel which is a real devil & always bites me whenever I invade his space, is a Pulau damsel - C. cyanea ?
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/PalauDamsel4~12.10.02.JPG

The Ceriathus sit's in about 2"- 3" of sand & the fish stay well away from it, no fatalities yet. :D


Chemical Supplements;
I used to perform a monthly 25% water change & that was it but have recently changed to a weekly 10%.
This I feel gives less stress to the animals. I have also started adding a drop per day of Lugols Iodine.
The system is running with a calcium reactor & Kalk stirrer.


Quote from SimonH
'Nice! Amazing growth on the table Acropora hyacinthus. Puts growth on mine to shame.'
I can't believe that for a second! The growth in your tank has been phenomenal. B)
Any chance of a pic?

Cheers
:D

[kim]

Many thanks. :)

I guess that maybe the cabinet is disguising the depth of your sandbed....sneaky Deltec people !

I think that the only way I could accomodate a Ceranthus would be to build up sand locally (eg use an acrylic tray) but then I'd be worried about detritus. Sounds like you have a functioning sandbed there, which is quite a different proposition.

Glad to hear that's a Fijian. I am looking for a well-behaved version of the common yellow-tail. This is a candidate already, the photo really makes me keen. Just one ? The Pulau does have the "Devil's eyes".... :unsure:

As for your feeding being "nothing out of the ordinary" well, it's better than I get. :(

Thanks again, :)

kim

[Cudders]

Very nice tank.

Well done mate ;)

[darrylmcerlean]

;) :lol: :lol: :lol: .................... thats a beauty !!!!!

Congratulations and well deserved totm

[BrianO]

Suk

Well Done on a Beautifull looking setup. !

Great to see it as Tank Of The Month and a definitely worthy winner :)




Cheers



Brian.

[simon garratt]

Hi Suk.



Very well deserved..........A stunning example of what you can do with some patience and alot of geneous........ :D :D



Well done M8.




Si. :D

[druid5303]

Well having read all the comments I still don't think they're qiute there so here goes.
F***** A to me mate ...
Yep that does it..
Superb.
Druid

[cisco]

Absolutly great looking tank love the set up.
all the best cisco :D

[Suk]

Hi again,
I'd just like to say a final thank-you to everyone for all the nice comments I've had this month. It's been a very memorable experience & an honour to be the first TOTM.
Can't wait to see who's next :D
Cheers

[shaun2]

lovely tank, learned quite a bit from this thread aswell.

keep up the good stuff.

shaun