Tank of the Month - December 2007 - steven

[MaidstoneMarine]

As you'd expect the final installment in the 2007 TOTM series is a fitting finale and like all the TOTMs before it this is a genuine UltimateReef.

What makes this tank exceptionally special is that it's owned by a sponsor of UR. Sponsors and shop owners spend all day long looking after a multitude of tanks and a variety of systems so how Steven has the time, the energy and the desire to keep his own tank looking like this I'll never know.

Congratulations to Steven for an absolute gem of a tank! Awesome reefkeeping...

Steven December
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_december
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_december/images/topImage.jpg (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_december)



Thanks and congratulations Steven for taking the time to share this most beautiful tank with us again. If you have any questions or comments for Steven then please post them in this thread.

[Wee-Man]

Very nice, all that and a hospital for sick corals too:applause:

[Tony B]

Very nice indeed :wub:

[fishy daz]

Nice one steve. Looks cool lets hope i can
create something as good as that.
With a little help i am shaw i can. See you soon bud.

Daz:dance:

[Seashell]

Very nice!! Well done!! :thumbsup:

[iain360]

luverley:applause:

[marin31ife]

spot on mate, loverly colours, keep it up

[hairyduck]

well done matey ,lovely photos too...cough :whistling:

[Ross1]

AWESOME

great write up

[jobr]

Well done mate, stunning tank in the flesh and well deserved:)

[tigerryes]

Congrats on TOTM. Wonderful, well done. If my tank turns out half as nice as yours I'll be happy. Just stunning mate.:thumbsup:

[disco_dave]

great tank congrats

[Social D]

Really nice tank esp like the acro island congrats

[fuzed]

stunning tank, and that red scolly is WOW!

[steve@ cambridge coral tech]

thanks for the kind words guys:o
will pop on later when i have a bit more time.

....fuzed..if you like that one check out my latest additions:D
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/sm2.JPG


http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/sm3.JPG

[muzzy]

stunning tank, congratulations :)

interesting that you run the temp so low 24c
do you have problems keeping it there in the summer, i know you have a chiller, but this must come on a lot i would have thought?

[Reef bloke]

Beautiful tank,hats off to you!

[west]

fantastic tank, looks stunning and well done

[Publican]

As nice as the pics are, this tank looks sooooo much better in the flesh. The colours really do pop!Really chuffed for you Steve, well deserved mate, and i would just say that the same level of dedication has gone into Cambridge Coral Tech the shop as has gone into the home tank. Steve really does know his stuff, i know this cause i'm always on the phone pestering him about this and that.I'd also like to thank Steve for checking in on my tank while i was away recently in Mauritius, appreciated.

[j-2-0]

Such a nice tank mate.Ive got to pop round and see it sometime. Thats how clean i aim all the tanks to be in the shop at all times.
From Jay

[mabbs]

That is superb :worship:

[Jon B]

Really stunning, I love acro island :wub:

Steve, you say that you run Ultralith - do you not run the full FM system with Bak and MinS then? (unless I missed it).

Cheers
Jon

[steve@ cambridge coral tech]

Really stunning, I love acro island :wub:

Steve, you say that you run Ultralith - do you not run the full FM system with Bak and MinS then? (unless I missed it).

Cheers
Jon
hi jon, no i stopped the mins and bak a while ago, did not see a differance and i got through a fair bit, all i seemed to get was dirty glass??
have not dosed mins or bak for a couple of months now and not noticed any adverse effects, but from all tests that have been done on my system, nutrient levels were pretty low to start with but i'm not convinced too low is always a good thing, i think its a bit of a balancing act to get it right, summit i'm still trying to achive:rolleyes: , i am slowly increasing the fish load as i'd like more fish, but slowly...slowly.
as for the bak ect i spoke to claude at glee and he thought i may be overdosing but i was only dosing 1ml of bak and 1.5ml of mins... i think? been a while, i soon forget which was which way round:whistling:

[steve@ cambridge coral tech]

stunning tank, congratulations :)

interesting that you run the temp so low 24c
do you have problems keeping it there in the summer, i know you have a chiller, but this must come on a lot i would have thought?
hi muzzy, have always ran at quite a low temp, at this time of year the chiller pops on for an hour or so so not to bad but yes in summertime it can be on for some time, i have some azoo fans in the sump too just for a little assistance for the chiller, but the leccy bill is not tooooo bad!!, but my wife does moan ....occassionly:whistling:

[stretchlong]

Stunning mate...:thumbsup:

Gone to a deserving guy too...top man

See you soon (so's I can pick your brains even more :whistling: )

Well done :thumbsup: :applause:

Gav

[markreefer]

Stunning Tank, and such a simple setup! Great!

[Tridan]

Really nice

[The Wizard.]

Always has been one of my favourite tanks, and im always inspired when iv been to Steves, the tank is a credit to him and he should be rightfully proud of what he has achieved.
WELL DONE STEVIE :applause: :applause: :worship:

[simonc]

well deserved tank of the month looks the muts:wave:

[SCOOB]

fantastic!!!

as somebody already mentioned, acro island is a beautiful mix of shape and colour.

very worthy totm.

[ChrisBFish]

Lovely, lovely tank! But how come we never see any red scolys in the shop, hey? ;)

Congrats, Steve!

[Squirrel]

Well done Steve, and thanks for your help over the last few months:wave:
Really not sure my tank would look so good without your help(and Ben):)

[Blue]

Nice one mate :thumbsup:

[Suk]

Congrats Steve,

A very nice selection of Corals & they look really healthy. Will have to pop over to the shop again soon.
Let me know when you get a red Scolly in... ;)

[fuzed]

when you out again!! : :whistling::whistling::whistling::whistling:

[Jonesii]

Very nice tank. Lovely colours.

[steve@ cambridge coral tech]

many thanks guys:)

[matty29]

That is beautiful! Congratulations.

[Squirrel]

Let me know when you get a red Scolly in... ;)

OI!!!! Get in the que:p

[Maynard]

Stunning Tank, simple & inspiring,
Congrats,
Simon.

[Phishy]

Lovley tank, congratulations. That goni recovery is amazing!

[steve@ cambridge coral tech]

thanks chaps:wave:

[jon h]

Well done mate,a really nice simple approarch to a reef tank and it looks like it has really worked well.
I hope i have that size SPS in my tank 1 day:thumbsup:

[dxmarinefish]

Well done. Well deserved and keep it up. Got a vid?

[lovejoy]

nice!:)

[DC110770]

Really nice indeed!

Nothing I can say which has not already been said!:worship:

[steve@ cambridge coral tech]

thanks againg guys,:) soz mate no vid:(

[jez]

Nice one Steve a credit to you.

Jez

[Viv]

Congratulations! A beauttiful tank you have! Something for all of us to aspire to!

:applause:

[micheal]

nice :wub:

[Wardy]

I am a recent new member and have been well impressed with your stunning display. Magic!!:thumbsup:

[Stephen G]

nice corals- lovely colours

[03beera]

Lovely