Tank of the Month - March 2008 - Frogfone

[MaidstoneMarine]

Tank of the month is back and here ends the first quarter! This months tank has stood the test of time and like all featured tanks this one is special! Long standing skimmerless ecosystems are a very rare thing and having one as beautiful as this right here on UR is a wonderful thing. Who knows we may see a few more popping up following this shining example.

Congratulations Roddy and Sharon, it's a beautiful tank and a worthy winner of the coverted UR.com TOTM award!



Roddy & Sharon (Frogfone) March
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2008_march
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2008_march/images/topImage.jpg (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2008_march)


Thanks and congratulations to Roddy and Sharon for taking the time to share this wonderful tank with us. If you have any questions or comments then please post them in this thread.

[mark-c-]

Congratulations Sharon and Roddy,a stunning tank and a worthy winner of TOTM,you have also both put a lot of effort and time into helping others in the Scottish reefers and indeed helped me when i first started out

Well done :thumbup:

Mark

[Swimmingwiththefishes]

A very nice tank!
It has a natural look,could be a piece of the reef (which can't be said of many tanks)!
I think that your diving has had an influence on that.
Hope mine can come close to it in the future.
Well done!:applause:
Cheers Alan

[Stephen G]

gorgeous tank:applause:

[Smitherington]

Fantastic tank.

An inspiration to other MM users,like myself!

Congratulations

[dan-the-man]

Fantastic tank and write up. A credit to you and other MM users. :)

[SCOOB]

stunning, simply stunning. 5 years and going strong!!!!!

[Lost Boys]

very nice indeed another worthy winner.

:worship:

[Haydn]

Well done sharon and roddie- its nice to see a tank as mature and beautiful as this.

[keith]

Well done you two. It's nice to see the tank at last and it looks really good.
Congratulations.

[Phishy]

Well deserved TOTM, lovley tank

[Wee-Man]

Well done Guys, truly deserved TOTM winner

[Graham]

Well done :thumbsup:

[mub996]

Well done sharon and roddie

[muzzy]

a fantastic tank and real credit to your husbandry skills keeping it running so long and without a skimmer!
very few tanks make it to 5 years, so thats worthy of an award in itself

[dxmarinefish]

Stunning Tank :thumbsup: and not just a great testament to the natural MM method, but your skills at keeping it going this long and this successful
:worship:

[lewisispora]

very good read:D

[benb]

Yep, made a good read :)

Nice tank :D

[Frogfone]

Thank you for all your kind words...We were totally shocked to be picked so are dead chuffed that you like our tank and pics. Sorry if we don't answer any questions for a few days as we are currently diving off an old oil rig off the coast of Borneo :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: so our internet access is a bit hit or miss. Will be home soon...

Thanks again

Sharon & Roddy

[disco_dave]

Excellent tank, well done :thumbsup:

:eek: Oh and enjoy your hols :dance:

[tigerryes]

Lovely tank, well done.

[Reef bloke]

At last your tank is TOTM!!!! Well deserved too,a superb tank!!!
Well done Roddy and Sharon!!!!
Tony

[Manta]

A very long overdue :applause::applause::applause: from us.

[jon h]

Very nice tank guys well done,and a really good read as well:thumbsup:

[Tetley]

Hi,

Lovely tank, well done. :):)

ATB

Tets.

[midnite_316]

Congratulations and pretty tank..

[mr-jimbo]

Nice one guy's ,and well deserved..

Jim

[simonc]

well done top reef i love it:worship:

[mdritchie]

Congratulations - look forward to the next tank!

Martin

[jamie reefer]

Well done Frogfone,well deserved TOTM,its a real credit to you's two well done...Keep up the hard work...

Cheers Jamie

[nilesh]

Agree with all the above - well done, from a fellow MM user

[new mariner]

Great looking tank well done, hope i can get mine as nice as yours one day :applause:

[Dave_P]

Excellent tank. Well done! :applause::applause:

[molly]

very well deserved, pictures don't really do it justice. lovely tank and a testament to your dedication and background knowledge.
looking forward to the new tank almost as much as you!!

Mandy

[Aquastotty]

Well done guys long time no see.... im gettin the bug again, specialy looking at that. Hey i had the same prob with maintaining kh do you think u could explain to me how u got over it ? All the best p.s have you had a chance to see the new shop?

[Frogfone]

Well done guys long time no see.... im gettin the bug again, specialy looking at that. Hey i had the same prob with maintaining kh do you think u could explain to me how u got over it ? All the best p.s have you had a chance to see the new shop?

Hi Stotty

We upgraded the lid for the Koralin 1501 calcium reactor and that made a huge difference to the output due to more accurate pH control and more efficent gas usage. yes we have been out 3 or 4 times to buy dry goods.


Roddy

[tigerstorm1234]

great tank. if only my life would let go of my wallet!

[milton]

great looking tank

[callum]

a beautiful tank

[Frogfone]

Thank you for your kind comments :blush:

[freewilly58]

what a tank stunning

[Reef Keeper]

The Hysterix's that you have looks fantastic very bright. How big was it when you first bought it and how long as it taken to get that big?

cheers

[ggriffi]

Stunning tank. Congratulations :thumbsup:

[Frogfone]

Hee Hee :D The hysterix was given to us as a 1" snap from a friend. We stuck it on it's side onto a piece of of LR and left it on our frag rack for a few months. I think we have probably had it 4 and a bit years. It is very pink and we have given loads of bits away but it doesn't move tanks very well so rarely survives. I hope it survives when we upgrade our tank:(:(

Sharon

[CarpeDiem]

Thats a cracking tank. Gives a newbie like me something to aspire to!

[Snappy]

Congrats and a job well done.

[Viv]

Great looking tank! Well done!

[impi]

looks great

[white widow]

nice tank credit to u..........:applause:

[Johnt]

:cool: Stunning tank :applause::applause::applause:

John.