Tank of the Month - October 2007 - neilharris [Archive]

MaidstoneMarine

06-09-07, 08:02

It's later than it should be but it's worth the wait! As usual, grab yourself a cuppa, stick your feet up and enjoy the October edition of UltimateReef's Tank Of The Month...

Neil Harris October
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/ (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/)
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/images/topImage.jpg (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/)

Thanks and congratulations Neil on a spectacular tank and system. A wonderfully written and informative article! If you have any questions or comments for Neil then please post them in this thread.

Reef bloke

01-10-07, 00:04

Stunning,just reading the write up now!

jobr

01-10-07, 00:09

Good read and a great tank

Fungia

01-10-07, 00:12

Beautiful. Really really nice, well done! :D

Jeff.

maestro

01-10-07, 01:31

very nice indeed, reminds me a little of a japanese style of tank, just has a bit of that look to it.

HowardM

01-10-07, 02:07

Stunning ..... :eek:

I love reading about these 'big' builds .... really really nice ...

I learned something too , about the xenia and the iodine .

Well done mate !! :worship:

H

Social D

01-10-07, 02:25

Now thats a tank i would travel to see, without doubt on par with any american/thailand tank out there superb for 5 months taking into account some of the corals came from an old tank.
Inspiring to say the least:thumbsup:

SCOOB

01-10-07, 07:27

very nice indeed, a credit to you!

Lost Boys

01-10-07, 07:37

Another stunner, very clean inside and outside the tank, well done :applause:

Wee-Man

01-10-07, 07:41

Wow, nice tank and great write up:thumbsup:

Publican

01-10-07, 08:04

Great read, beautiful looking tank!

disco_dave

01-10-07, 08:26

good write up and a great look'in tank

AntsReef

01-10-07, 09:06

Superb tank,fantastic write-up,well done:applause:

rgds,
Ant

Tony B

01-10-07, 09:13

Very nice indeed :worship:

Bradden

01-10-07, 10:02

Superb tank and write up. The thought/planning that has gone into this set-up can be seen.

A really well deserved TOTM :)

Jon B

01-10-07, 10:42

Veerry nice - well done that man :)

:applause: :thumbsup: :applause:

nanonano

01-10-07, 10:42

Congratulations

Great read and a Great tank

muzzy

01-10-07, 11:04

great read, stunning tank and i love the shed, i could play for hours in there!

craigg

01-10-07, 11:43

Excellent... well done.

Topdown

01-10-07, 13:07

I need a bigger tank! I need a bigger house first :(

edy172

01-10-07, 13:10

stunning mate ;)

jed

01-10-07, 19:26

Well done Neil, i knew you must have been up for totm,after seeing this tank i can surely say the photos don't do it enough justice,fantastic colours,its truley stunning,well deserved mate!
can i have those frags now:whistling:

Brett

Suk

02-10-07, 16:04

Awesome reeftank Neil! I can't believe the progress you've made in just 5 months. Credit to you m8 & I hope you sort all the little problems out soon. Great write-up too.... A well deserved Tank of the month!

:thumbsup:

WillP

02-10-07, 17:56

Great tank and write up. I have a question -- you said that you clean your filter socks in a washing machine with no detergent. Do you worry about residual detergents left in the machine from washing of clothes?

pete smith

02-10-07, 18:58

Stunning tank and set up.

Pete

Johnymajors

02-10-07, 20:03

Absolutly stunning tank at only 5 months :eek:

I can only hope mine can turn out as awsome as that in such a short space of time (somehow I sincerly doubt it)

Hats off to ya .... congrats :applause:

ChrisBFish

02-10-07, 21:07

Lovely tank - well done! :)

Shiva

02-10-07, 21:48

Superb tank, corals look great!

Big thumbs up for the tidy technical department!

Shiva.

joni3979

02-10-07, 22:05

Well done, Neil,
Looks great...

Jon

Horizontal Dave

02-10-07, 23:52

Tis looking great! What did you do to silence the sequence pumps?

neilharris

03-10-07, 09:38

Thank you all for the kind words and again another thanks goes out to all the guys in the Marine-Get-Together group for answering all the nagging questions:o .

I have a question -- you said that you clean your filter socks in a washing machine with no detergent. Do you worry about residual detergents left in the machine from washing of clothes?

To be honest, no. I wash them all 3 times. 2 cold washes and one hot to kill and bugs. I would think this would get rid of most detergents. Not saying this is the best way to do it, but it saves throwing them away after 1 use.

What did you do to silence the sequence pumps?

The pumps are not yet silent and would still not be my first choice if I built another system. I find that they need to be stripped regularly to clean the impellors. Putting them in the cabinet helps too, but you need to ensure that there is plenty of airflow round them for cooling.
HTH,
Neil

billythesquid

03-10-07, 12:43

tank looks fantastic mate-
but i have to say never have i seen such an organised set up that shed looks pristien mate never seen that before every reefer has an amount of mess and im sure you have a cubbie hole somewhere but what i can see looks truely remarkable

well done:thumbsup:

neilharris

03-10-07, 12:46

but i have to say never have i seen such an organised set up that shed looks pristien mate never seen that before every reefer has an amount of mess and im sure you have a cubbie hole somewhere but what i can see looks truely remarkable

Thanks, but look below the tank in the shed... Thats my little dumping ground;) .
Neil

Valley Boy

03-10-07, 16:27

Excellent Neil!----------What pump are you using to feed the Skimmer?

sharktale

03-10-07, 19:43

wow,what a read up,well thought of and put together.:thumbsup:

Will

03-10-07, 19:58

top work, if you didnt include a picture of lights swung out you should major point of the build imo very very good idea !!

the dogs

04-10-07, 15:23

WOW,what a great tank and a great read,me tea's gone cold.....

peachys

04-10-07, 22:06

incredible!!!!!!!! :eek: :thumbsup:

Maynard

06-10-07, 12:27

Hi,
Thought of writing something clever about this tank, stuck on one word tho...Awesome!

zimreef

06-10-07, 13:04

Yep, "awesome" sums it up pretty well!

Good work bud.

John

gregg

07-10-07, 10:48

a lovely system
i was planning a small shed for my 5000 twin but i now think i will build one along the same lines as yours
thanks for the inspiration

fishie

07-10-07, 20:17

nice tank the sheds to clean though

bristlebasher

08-10-07, 09:44

Nice :thumbsup:

neilharris

08-10-07, 09:50

nice tank the sheds to clean though

Thats what it always looks like....;)

Jonesii

09-10-07, 11:42

Looking Good Neil as always.

Dmist

09-10-07, 12:17

Well done m8, well deserved, looking great as always.

:thumbsup:

JAMIE17SITHLORD

09-10-07, 19:11

It's later than it should be but it's worth the wait! As usual, grab yourself a cuppa, stick your feet up and enjoy the October edition of UltimateReef's Tank Of The Month...

Neil Harris October
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/ (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/)
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/images/topImage.jpg (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_october/)

Thanks and congratulations Neil on a spectacular tank and system. A wonderfully written and informative article! If you have any questions or comments for Neil then please post them in this thread.

Great tank and write up

Kevin Douglas

09-10-07, 19:13

Neil well done. A well thought out tank. I know a lot of effort went into what you see now. I am sure it will get even better.

And I don't mind taking the credit for putting your tank forward for TOM in the first place as I thought you really deserved it.

Regards

Jonesii

09-10-07, 20:27

And I don't mind taking the credit for putting your tank forward for TOM in the first place.

Oh that's it, bask in my glory again. :p

StevenH

12-10-07, 07:53

Well done Neil. An absoluteley fantastic set up and a great read.

Thanks for sharing.

Reef Keeper

13-10-07, 17:32

the tank looks amazing, the lighting is great really nice colour, now i have some more ideas, one day ill get mine there. :whistling:

how do you keep the glass clean around the sand with magnet cleaner does it not scratch the glass ??

Glyn

14-10-07, 20:58

Keeping a Multibarred Angel is impressive in its own right! Very envious of that.

Glyn

neilharris

15-10-07, 11:13

how do you keep the glass clean around the sand with magnet cleaner does it not scratch the glass ??

Hi there,
I dont use the magnet near the substrate. I use a stanly blade about once a month or so and scrape towards the sand.
Neil

neilharris

15-10-07, 11:13

:thanks:
THank you all for the great comments and pms,
Neil:D

markey

17-10-07, 18:37

fantastic tank neil :worship:

shame your gonna lose the rugby:D

Bradden

17-10-07, 23:18

fantastic tank neil :worship:

shame your gonna lose the rugby:D

:p

neilharris

18-10-07, 09:50

fantastic tank neil :worship:

shame your gonna lose the rugby:D

Watch this space......:dance:

Phishy

22-10-07, 13:57

Watch this space......:dance:

lol ;)

JacquesB

22-10-07, 15:06

fantastic tank neil :worship:

shame your gonna lose the rugby:D

:dance: Sorry Markey - what did you say :D

blub

24-10-07, 07:57

lol. :laugh: oh well. Great tank there mate! Excellent corals amd fish. Nice and healthy ;)

blub

west

24-10-07, 18:24

absolutely fantastic looking tank and good write up, great to see any developments in future.

matt h

28-10-07, 17:49

saw this tank yesterday,certainly something to aim for...didnt mention the rugby:annoyed:

pufferdaddy

30-10-07, 17:15

Well done neil
your system shows your dedication and drive to be what i think is a truly stunning display.

neilharris

31-10-07, 16:13

Thanks again for all the kind comments guys and gals, I am glad you all enjoyed the article.

:thanks:

Neil:wave:

morey

10-11-07, 22:17

Had the pleasure to see this set up in person today. All I can say is wow! Something to aspire to.