Tank of the Month - November 2007 - Suk

[MaidstoneMarine]

Now this months tank is truly an Ultimate Reef. It's been running since 2002 and with fantastic husbandry techniques and a dedication like no other this tank continues to look absolutely awesome.

I'm sure it'll come as no surprise to learn that this is the second time this tank has been awarded the UltimateReef TOTM honour. What else can be said other than congratulations Suk - you've created a master piece that just gets better and better and better! An inspiration to us all and I'm sure I'm not the only envious person here!!

Sukhdev Singh November
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_november

http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_november/images/topImage.jpg (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_november)

Thanks and congratulations Suk for sharing his spectacular tank with us again. If you have any questions or comments for Suk then please post them in this thread.

[jobr]

SUk, first double TOTM winner, well done Sir, the tank gets better and better.

[Lost Boys]

Nice Setup there Suk, stunning tank as well. :thumbsup:

[Wee-Man]

A real beauty, well done Suk.

[SCOOB]

awesome!!!!

[Nikolai]

one of the best tanks ive read about - even looked at his site - congratulations mate!

[aquadorge]

Crackin!!!!!

[Norvern Rob]

Beautifully clean tank with superb corals :worship:

And I believe lit for the past couple of months with cheap Ebay lamps - food for thought?

[muzzy]

this tank has always been one of my favourites. always looks so clean and healthy.
something for everyone to aspire to.
good work Suk :)

[Tony B]

Nice one Suk :thumbsup:

I've seen this tank in person and it is superb, very well kept indeed.

Quick question though: I thought you were using ebay bulbs in your halides and not BLV? :) Did the ebay bulbs start to give you trouble? :)

[designsonline.co.uk]

Hi Suk, well deserved, your tank reminds me what I should be aiming for.
It is really beautiful.
Joe

[AntsReef]

Well done Suk,truly fabulous tank.
Well deserv TOTM:applause:
rgds,
Ant

[Kev s]

Suk,

A very well deserved tank of the month!

A really stunning reef.

Kudos and respect!

Kev

[sponge]

wowwwwwwwwwwww ! Ifeel like a bloody amateure after seeing your tank. It just shows what can be achieved, awsome.

[Norvern Rob]

Nice one Suk :thumbsup:

I've seen this tank in person and it is superb, very well kept indeed.

Quick question though: I thought you were using ebay bulbs in your halides and not BLV? :) Did the ebay bulbs start to give you trouble? :)

When I asked Suk about the BLV's on another forum, he replied that the specs regarding him using them need updating and he now has the Ebay lamps in. (unless he's changed back again)

[chrisj_]

Excellent work :worship:

[Gubs]

Well done Suk!

[jacksok]

Excellent Suk - well deserved!

[hihat]

Fantastic tank, well deserved TOTM:worship:

[~Tony~]

Stunning. Well deserved, Suk.

[cajen]

Beautiful. Well done, Suk.

[Phishy]

Stunning - maybe my favourite so far....

[disco_dave]

Great tank well done suk

[Suk]

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments.

It's been hard work for the last five years & the tank has been through some small changes but overall I'm pleased with the progress. I'm just getting over my second Monti-munching nudi outbreak.... the first one was a few years ago & resulted in me ripping out all my Monti's & starting again... This time it hasn't been so severe, luckily.

The lamps on this tank & my frag system are ebay lamps & still going strong after 3 months. The colour of the Purple Monti frags under the 150 watters is amazing...

:D

[sharktale]

:thumbsup: looking good as usual,suk.well deserved:worship:

[mattsilvester]

Excellent tank - well done.....

[pavlo]

Well done Suk, well deserved IMO

[jon h]

Looks great well done squire

[JAYJT]

And there was me thinking it would be December by the time this was posted ( :) joke)
Stunning set you have there SUK, a credit to you! Awesome
Jay :)

[chris@bluzoo]

Excellent, a real credit to you:) :) well deserved;)

[fuzed]

Suk, as always a stunning tank, pictures just do not do it justice!!!
will hopefully see you soon! :)

[west]

:thumbsup: fantastic looking tank, any thing effected by the high nitrate?

[Suk]

Can't say I've noticed anything major yet. Nitrates are over 40ppm but growth has been good over the last few weeks. I haven't had my hands in the tank as much as I've been busy re-fitting the kitchen... water-change is overdue.
My Powder Blue has a bit more white-spot then usual & the only coral that isn't as well extended is a large Sarco, maybe due to high nitrates?

Cheers
:D

[adnam]

What an amazing tank!! :worship:

[MarineManMercer]

Yes a lovely healthy looking tank,,well done m8

[neilharris]

Suk,
Looking awesome as usual. Well Done!!!!!!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Neil

[Jonesii]

Looking good as usual Suk. I reckon you're right about your Sarco, I get all sorts of odd things going on in mine if I let the Nitrates creep up - so I've stuck a denitrator on there now and they're dropping fast.

[dxmarinefish]

What a beauty. Love the tank, and the inhabitants look very healthy. well done.:applause:

[simonc]

brill well done to you i need a tank like yours :worship:

[yellowtang]

Very nice tank! I agree you're not the only person with envy haha!

Well done Suk hope it gets better! good luck.

[Ron Hessing]

Saturday, I have seen the tank in person and the real thing beats the pictures for sure:)

As soon as I sort my own pictures out, I will post some.

Cheers,
Ron.

[redsea]

hi could you give me some advice as your tanks looking so good ive a 75 gallon aquarium with sump im doing the berlin system ands been running for about two months but my nitrite is still showing 1ppm do you have advice on how i can get the nitrite down i have 3 fish thanks any help would be great :thanks:

[Suk]

Thanks guys,

Nick - What de-nitrater did you go for, is it easy to set-up/maintain?

Ron - Great to meet you & look forward to seeing the pics.

Redsea - Pm sent

:D

[Jonesii]

I've stuck a Deltec 616 on it. It's run with my IKS redox control function. They're an odd piece of kit - it works great, Nitrates have absolutely plummeted and it uses sod all in the way of vodka - it does tend to drift every once in a while and you need to adjust the flow again through it but even if drops down below -170 mv it still works OK. I wouldn't fancy a unit like this without a controller though!

[sreeja]

It is certainly a inspiration to all of us.Congratulations Sukdev singh.

[reefclown]

Suk, you are a credit to the reefing community:) , as always an excellent example of what great husbandry can achieve.

going from strength to strength:dance:

congrats.

regards
nav

[benb]

As has been said before.....WOW

:applause:

An inspiration :worship:

[dannyp1512]

:applause: :applause: :applause: