View Full Version : Tank of the Month - April & May 2008 - JWRE
MaidstoneMarine
21-04-08, 20:38
Ok... this TOTM has taken far longer getting published than it ever should have. For that I apologise but this has been one of the most challenging for many reason - technically, logisitically and a few other ...allly's as well.
What you're about to feast your eyes on is undoubtably the most media rich Tank of the Month article produced thus far. Even as I've started writing this introduction I've snuck another image into it! You just can't help yourself! Without a shadow of a doubt this article will demonstrate just why the UR.com TOTM is so sought after!
TOTM is always special and this months is no different although we do have a slight twist to it! We're all friends here and the reach of friendship shows no boundaries when it comes to this hobby so it's gives me great pleasure to be introducing an article written by a friend of mine about another friends tank.
You've waited long enough so this is the briefest of brief introductions - it's time for hotel heaven - congratulations JW!
Jan Willem (JWRE) April & May
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2008_april
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2008_april/images/topImage.jpg (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2008_april)
Thanks and congratulations to Jan Willem for taking the time to share this wonderful tank with us all. If you have any questions or comments then please post them in this thread.
Stunning, just stunning!
Worth the wait I must say :D
that tank is just increadible :worship:
write-up and photos were well worth the wait, i love the 'Erupting Volcano' picture
Matt.
:clap::yahoo::eheheh::applause::thumbsup:
Yay! Fantastic!
I absolutely love this tank and I agree Jan is one of the nicest most welcoming guys youll ever meet.
If you ever get the chance to visit this tank then go, as good as this article is the real thing is just awesome, you will look it for hours on end in the most wonderful of settings :wub:
Well done Jan! :worship:
:cheers:
Jan glad to see it has finally arrived, tank looks as stunning as ever, a real credit to you.
fricking awesome, i hardly ever comment on totms but man.........
close contender for toty
worth the wait
Lukechromis
21-04-08, 21:15
Well i suppose it was worth the wait......
....Of course it fricking was. What a tank AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Jan Wilem i bow down to you :worship::worship::worship::worship::worship:
dxmarinefish
21-04-08, 21:22
Simply the best...and he's first reef tank as well. One to visit when in over there
:surprise::surprise::surprise::surprise: hummna hummna spartel getrtas,i am speechless:eek:what a truly truly stunning tank.a real testomony to good husbandry and attention to detail:worship::thanks:for sharing
Halfsleeve
21-04-08, 21:45
Just popping in for a brief minute to busy tonight :( but just looking at the first piccy and remembering the previous images of this tank OH YES fantastic stunning and erm WOW totally deserved well worth the wait.
Magic Beans
21-04-08, 21:55
It takes a real special tank to be worthy of taking up two tank of the month spots. This is truely worthy of such an accolade! :worship:
Such an incredible mix of colours and life and all done without anything being over-complicated or fussy.
Beautiful :wub:
We could start a new religion and, this tank could be god. Easily.
:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:
ooo class:worship::applause::thumbsup:
JW
I haven't even read the article yet, will do so tomorrow over a long coffee, but i have admired this tank for ages and every time i see it, it just takes my breath away. Whats more this tank makes an outstanding argument for T5 lighting.
A great tank, and truly well deserved.
Regards
Paul
Ive been reading about this tank and its inhabitants for a while now and it is still amazes me every time that I see pictures of it - a truly remarkable aquarium my hat goes of to you sir congratulations!
yeah not bad!
lol, probably one of the nicest home reefs in europe, without doubt.
Well done and well done to the guys involved in the article, it must have been such a chore to have to go and see this tank and take photos! :D
Fantastic TOTM write up and one that was truely worth waiting for! This is one of the best kept systems I have ever had the pleasure of seeing.
JW is about the nicest guy on the face of this earth and his system is absolutely stunning! Despite running a very busy and successful hotel, JW is still the one who does everything on his tank.
Congrats!!
dan-the-man
22-04-08, 00:19
Stunning example of what true passion for the hobby is.
Great write up, photos and tank - a credit to you all. :cheers:
Awsome tank and setup:worship::worship:
Does he know where all those pipes and tubes got to and from ? I bet he does not leave the mother in law to look after it when he is away :laugh::laugh:
Incredible tank, Absolutely stunning. What a tank. :)
Stunning:worship:,
it's great to see such an amazing tank and to hear of the dedication behind it. Especialy, it being in a commercial setting and still being looked after as a private tank:applause:.
what hotel is this tank in?
Ron Hessing
22-04-08, 21:37
Hi all,
Fabulous tank and great write up!
Jan Willem, congratulations.:thumbsup:
Aquarium stands in Hotel Estherea, Amsterdam.
Kindly,
Ron.
Thank you all very much for your kind messages. It is such an honour to have this nomination. A special thanks to Chris, Sarah and Scott for all their hard work.
Great music with the videos !
dan-the-man
22-04-08, 21:58
Great to have you on the site Jan, I hope we see more of you! I'm sure you have lots to offer in between drooling over your tank and helping customers!
Fantastic tank, I will certainly come and see it when I am in Amsterdam next March! :)
What a super tank -just stunning I have got to go and see it 'live'
he runs a hotel AND does this tank...
how the hell??? OMG so much respect for his dedication, that tank is absolutly stunning in every sense of the word, love it!
A fabulous, natural and colourful piece of work, i can see the thought and care has gone into every detail and that has definatly paid off big time.
Truly inspirational reefing.
:thumbsup::wave::dance::applause::worship::cool::D :worship::thanks:
Jan, as always, you demonstrate an exemplorary example to reefing skills:), your methods are are clearly workable:worship:
However, do you believe that we should continue as current, or MAYBE start a move to lower carbon footprint tanks? The community at large have demonstrated that GREAT tanks can be achieved with excellent maintainance schedules and adequate power consumption.
To set a new frontier, would it be worthwhile to consider what can be achieved with smarter systems? we KNOW that we can build smarter systems, both in terms of effiiciecy and results:thumbsup:. SO why not set a new frontier and benchmark rather than continue in the existing format?
It's not about available finance, but more focused on knowledge and progression, a good thing I hope you will agree:).
DO YOU believe you could 'tune' your system to achieve the great results and consume less power? what would/could you change?
Finally, I have one pertinent question to you.
Do you REALLY KNOW/BELIEVE THAT THE POTIONS THAT YOU ADD TO YOUR SYSTEM ARE A DEFINITE AID to the extent that without them the results could not be achieved without simple water changes?
It's a loaded question, but it's sincerely asked in a Socratic sense :). It's been disucussed to death, but i'd really like to hear your informed view.
Whichever way one may wish to consider things, there is nothing as pleasing as tantalising beauty, more so in the mind that that of the eye that is driven by the mind!
Have I been reading too much of the Guardian:laugh:
Hi Reefclown, thanks, interesting point. I am sure these results ( or better ) are also possible without all the secret potions. My friend Martin has a beautiful aquarium with only water changes and very minimal equipment.
For my tank I know that colours and growth get less when I stop dosing. I think the system is hooked to the bottles. Maybe if I start up a new system in the future I will do it in a less complicated way but for now I enjoy adding all this stuff and see how the animals react. ( by the way it tastes great in the coffee too :-) )
As you probably know my experience with reeftanks is limited and I want to stick to this method for a while until I really get a feel for this great hobby. That will be the moment for experimentation.
Reef bloke
24-04-08, 14:30
Superb tank,great colour,a credit to you sir.
nice....1st marine tunk.....i wonder what the budget was.....next time in holland, must stop by
Well done! Looks abslutely fab!! particularly liked the birdnest developing!
stunning tank:worship::worship::worship:
prob the best ive ever seen.:dance:
if you ever have the chance to go see this tank do it ,you wont be disapointed,
but more than just the tank ,you wont find a nicer more humble reefer anywhere,
Jan is one of the true nice guys in the reefing world, :worship::worship:
Just thread through, have to admit I haven't seen this before on here (RC though I think). Stunning set-up and congrats on the jaw-dropping photos, those hystrix look too good to be real!
algae hater
27-04-08, 11:10
Hi,
I'm having problems viewing this month's TOTM!? When I click on the link it says ....Bandwidth Limit Exceeded....and goes on to say that the owner of the site has reached their bandwith limit?
What's going on? Has anyone else had this problem?
Ed
Hi,
I'm having problems viewing this month's TOTM!? When I click on the link it says ....Bandwidth Limit Exceeded....and goes on to say that the owner of the site has reached their bandwith limit?
What's going on? Has anyone else had this problem?
Ed
it was working ok, I wonder if its something to do with the video feature in this article?:confused:
it was working ok, I wonder if its something to do with the video feature in this article?:confused:
and still saying the bandwidth exceeded message....
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
Cheers
Kev
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
need more bandwidth guys ??
Dave
MaidstoneMarine
28-04-08, 10:50
There is a bandwidth issue and we're aware of it! It's the second time in it's history that TOTM has hammered the .com server - one would assume this is due to the videos as they're by no means small. When the problem has been resolved we'll update the thread.
Cheers
Chris
I have cleaned the thread.
Please post your comments / questions REGARDING THIS TANK in this thread.
Any other concerns / issues can be addressed by PM to the TOTM coordinator, mods or posted on Site Feedback for discussion. This is really not the place for them.
Thanks in anticipation for your cooperation. :)
John
Simply amazing for a first tank or even a 10th tank ....
how did you get to see the write up because i cant:mad:
Amazing stuff, I'd stay there...
*whisper mode*
Anyone else who was curious about Jan's tropical tanks, I found this lovely Discus one:
http://www.aquahobby.com/tanks/e_tank0409.php
:rolleyes:
Simply Stunning as said by dozens before me!
:worship:
Look forward to seeing this tank in person later this year & meet the great man himself.
what a credit to the owner after seeing what he has done with T5s anyone whan to buy some 400 watt arcadias:thumbsup:
picklednut
04-05-08, 17:05
Stunning tank!
Quite question, how do your hawkfishes get on with your shrimps as I've always been lead to believe you can't keep them in the same tank as the hawkfishes will eat the shrimps. Have you had any shrimp losses at the hands (fins!) of the hawkfishes?
white widow
04-05-08, 21:05
mmmmmmmmmmmmm very nice....:applause:
Stunning tank!
Quite question, how do your hawkfishes get on with your shrimps as I've always been lead to believe you can't keep them in the same tank as the hawkfishes will eat the shrimps. Have you had any shrimp losses at the hands (fins!) of the hawkfishes?
Hi, thanks !
This hawkfish is a very bad shrimp hunter or I feed him too much. I have had no shrimp losses to my little red friend.
chris@bluzoo
15-05-08, 20:43
What a credit to you, absolutely amazing. The write up you did was great too.
I would love to see this tank in the flesh and what an advert for the lights we are UK distributer of :whistling::D:D.
Very well deserved tank of the month, you must be so proud :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Best regards Chris
What a credit to you, absolutely amazing. The write up you did was great too.
I would love to see this tank in the flesh and what an advert for the lights we are UK distributer of :whistling::D:D.
Very well deserved tank of the month, you must be so proud :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Best regards Chris
Thanks a lot Chris ! I changed the ATI power modules because there was something wrong with the starter. The bad thing with the ATI power module is that it is difficult to replace this part ( it has to go back to the factory ). Funny thing is that the exact same problem occured on the other module. ( within a week from each other ) Because I can not leave my animals without light for the time the ATI guys get the lamp back in order ( I have heard that this can take a lot of time with them ) I ordered lamps from Corallen Zucht. I received these within 3 days. :worship::worship: as promissed by Mr. Pohl.
All tubes are now Coral light new generation ( 14.000 K ) except 4 tubes with Fiji purple. The light is now much more blue and I am amazed with the intensity. :eek::eek: I wonder what it will do to the colours. :whistling::dance:
The ATI are going back to Germany. I hope I may receive them back before the end of the century. ;):p
PS I did not do the write up, this was done by a proffesional ;)
chris@bluzoo
15-05-08, 21:42
Thanks a lot Chris ! I changed the ATI power modules because there was something wrong with the starter. The bad thing with the ATI power module is that it is difficult to replace this part ( it has to go back to the factory ). Funny thing is that the exact same problem occured on the other module. ( within a week from each other ) Because I can not leave my animals without light for the time the ATI guys get the lamp back in order ( I have heard that this can take a lot of time with them ) I ordered lamps from Corallen Zucht. I received these within 3 days. :worship::worship: as promissed by Mr. Pohl.
All tubes are now Coral light new generation ( 14.000 K ) except 4 tubes with Fiji purple. The light is now much more blue and I am amazed with the intensity. :eek::eek: I wonder what it will do to the colours. :whistling::dance:
The ATI are going back to Germany. I hope I may receive them back before the end of the century. ;):p
PS I did not do the write up, this was done by a proffesional ;)
What a shame, the tank looks so good with the power mods too, we have had no problems with the units so far, but i do agree that ATI are slow at moving their products smoothly. I know they did have problems with the units in the past, but I know they have changed some of the parts in the units now. I have found that some of our German suppliers are not great at getting products to us.
I hope you get sorted out by ATI soon and i hope the new lights keep the lovely colours you got from the power mods.
Best regards Chris
Evanstim22
18-05-08, 19:24
That tank is beautiful!
Im need to invest in an expensive camera, my pictures are no way near as good as the pics on here (quality wise)
Jan those KZ light units really make a difference :).
Anyone interested in more details etc they can be found here
http://www.stm-shop.co.uk/acatalog/K___Z_Hardware.html
Jan those KZ light units really make a difference :).
Anyone interested in more details etc they can be found here
http://www.stm-shop.co.uk/acatalog/K___Z_Hardware.html
Absolutely ! At least you can reach the different parts more easy then with ATI.
The new bulbs really make a big difference ! :wub::thumbsup:
Absolutely ! At least you can reach the different parts more easy then with ATI.
The new bulbs really make a big difference ! :wub::thumbsup:
Another reason to come visit you again soon then.:dance::dance::dance:
Another reason to come visit you again soon then.:dance::dance::dance:
Anytime, just shout ! :thumbsup::wave:
WOW! awesome.
It sms more people are turning to T5 power instead of MH!"
I like it so much I am adding another comment:
JUST BRILLIANT! makes you want to go and but a new tank!:thumbsup::worship::thanks:
Valley Boy
29-05-08, 22:16
WOW! awesome.
It sms more people are turning to T5 power instead of MH!"
Awsome tank but,
16 tubes to replace every 6-9 months------call me old fashioned, i will stick to 3 MH
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