Tank of the Month - March 2009 - davethefish [Archive]

MaidstoneMarine

28-02-09, 23:54

I hope I'm allowed to say this but this is one of my most favourite tanks! I want this system in my own house!!

This months tank is so vibrant with the numerous fish and the stunning coral colonies, it just sparkles! If you ever doubt the effort of keeping your back glass clean then just take a look at this one. Keeping a tank that looks as good as this running requires dedication, committment and a maintenance routine that is adhered to!

Congratulations Dave on being UltimateReefs March 2009 Tank of the Month.

Dave Welton March
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2009_march/
http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2009_march/images/topImage.jpg (http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2009_march/)

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

jobr

01-03-09, 08:20

Congratulations Dave, a worthy winner of TOTM.

Norvern Rob

01-03-09, 09:14

Superb Dave, definitely worthy :applause:

Fish Luke

01-03-09, 09:16

Very nice, especially enjoyed the video.

petarst

01-03-09, 09:21

Awesome tank, congratulations :thumbsup:

marky101uk

01-03-09, 09:23

Congrats Dave, a very worthy winner of a TOTM :applause::applause:

Fishman1908

01-03-09, 09:50

Congratulations Dave, fully deserved :applause:

dxmarinefish

01-03-09, 10:52

Just Beautiful! Congrats and keep it up.

keith hellyar

01-03-09, 11:22

Congratulations Dave. A stunning tank.

Keith

Juliette

01-03-09, 12:41

What a gorgeous, vibrant tank.

Reef bloke

01-03-09, 13:02

Very nice Dave,very nice indeed!!!

maestro

01-03-09, 13:16

very nice tank, looks absolutely immaculate, water is crystal clear.

p.s where did you get the lovely purple stylo from, been after one of them for ages!

Zillion

01-03-09, 14:29

One of my personal favourites on UR and a credit to its owner.

The colours, fish and coral variations, placement and cleanliness are all absolutely superb.

davethefish

01-03-09, 14:32

thanks very much for the nice comments everyone :)
it feels utterly fantastic to have my tank featured as a TOTM on UR :D
i'd like to thank everyone who has helped me, in ways large and small.

very nice tank, looks absolutely immaculate, water is crystal clear.

p.s where did you get the lovely purple stylo from, been after one of them for ages!

i got the stylo as a tiny frag from a reef meeting at a m8's house about 6 months ago.
i'll ask him who brought it, and let you know ;)

Hannibal

01-03-09, 16:35

A superb piece of home reef and a credit to its dedicated owner.

Many congratulations Dave.

Miggsy.

jon h

01-03-09, 17:56

Oh yes very nice indeed,congrats Dave:thumbsup:

Ronnie.

01-03-09, 19:42

Congratulations Dave :thumbsup:

Well worthy winner.. :applause:

chew1904

01-03-09, 20:16

Very worthy winner! Its even more stunning in the flesh and the sump is as clean as the display! :worship:

Cav

01-03-09, 20:33

Congratulations. Stunning and very clean looking tank.:thumbsup:

scottishreefer

01-03-09, 20:47

Congratulations!! Well deserved. :applause:

Manta

01-03-09, 22:05

Well deserved, a bonanza of colour and well chosen fish stock.

rattters

01-03-09, 22:20

Absolutely stunning tank Dave:applause:

Well worthy of TOTM:worship:

Must pay a visit if its ok with you:)

chrisj_

01-03-09, 22:47

Nice, clean, relatively simply run reef that most can aspire to :applause:

stingray

02-03-09, 04:08

well done dave truly deserved ,

carl

deb&wayne

02-03-09, 10:24

Congratulations! That really is one stunning tank!

Lou_46

02-03-09, 10:31

stunning! :wub: congrats :applause:

gra42

02-03-09, 12:11

Great tank mate. :applause: If only i could do something like that.

Djmixmaster

02-03-09, 12:41

Superb Dave, Watched the threads on this and the battle you had with the white spot.

A well deserved acolade for all your dedication
:worship::worship::worship::worship::worship:

bluemoon

02-03-09, 14:13

nice tank mate well done wish i get totm one month

MikeThePlumber

02-03-09, 14:20

:applause::dribble:Awesome tank :thumbsup: congratulations

GrantyBoy

02-03-09, 14:50

one of my favourite tanks Dave, very nice!

Lost Boys

02-03-09, 14:59

Love the openness of this setup very nice indeed, well done and welcome to the TOTM club :p

Ross1

03-03-09, 12:59

really stunning! well deserved winner. what a great mix of corals.

muzzy

03-03-09, 13:11

always loved this tank, stunning :)

tongey

03-03-09, 13:33

hi stunning tank love the clean background a credit to you:applause:

trout

03-03-09, 15:11

Breathtakingly beautiful.

:applause:

davethefish

03-03-09, 15:31

Absolutely stunning tank Dave:applause:

Well worthy of TOTM:worship:

Must pay a visit if its ok with you:)

no problem m8 just give me a pm,
i'm in most weekends ;)

tongey

03-03-09, 16:22

hi dave can i ask what colour you painted the back of your tank and what type of paint it was thanks

davethefish

03-03-09, 17:16

i used ronseal one coat tile paint (with a bit of touching up)
colour is 'royal blue'

http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/content/ebiz/focus/invt/39918/39918.jpg

Joecoral

03-03-09, 20:07

Congratulations Dave, knew it was just a matter of time! =D

Tervueren

04-03-09, 00:36

:thumbsup: Congrats Dave, the back of my tank wasn't that clean before I filled it :o

stacey

05-03-09, 20:10

Wow this tank looks awsome, how do you keep it so clean and bright!??

davethefish

07-03-09, 14:10

Wow this tank looks awsome, how do you keep it so clean and bright!??

there's no secret....
it's just how i keep the tank, good filtration, waterchanges, and adhering to a maintenance regime. :)

rick0775

07-03-09, 19:56

nice tank mate** :)

swinny

07-03-09, 19:58

its so bright and gorgeous

jagz

09-03-09, 09:40

beautiful tank dave:worship:

jagz

DC110770

09-03-09, 21:15

Very clean indeed!

Well done, great tank!:D

jake

11-03-09, 17:04

Cracking tank you got there congrats :applause:

out of interest how many hours a week do you give to maintenance?

davethefish

11-03-09, 17:56

Cracking tank you got there congrats :applause:

out of interest how many hours a week do you give to maintenance?

it doesn't really take that long to do the various small items detailed in the feature on maintenance.
probably about 10-15 minutes each night, and and hour or so at the weekend.
depending on if i do a waterchange that week.

i try to keep it simple and make a habit of doing things, you can do them without really having to think about doing them then, if that makes sense..... :)

paul123

11-03-09, 18:31

congratulations beautiful tank

pleasurezones

13-03-09, 13:51

M A S T E R P I E C E !
Gives us newbies some insperation.... & asperation...

Kind Regards
Mark

gecko

14-03-09, 21:58

congratulations lovely tank

stingjay

15-03-09, 09:41

wow thts amazing j

techno

15-03-09, 12:52

Congratulations Dave lovely tank you have there

philthereefer

18-03-09, 09:27

Beautiful. absolutely beautiful!

happy hammer

20-03-09, 21:34

STUNNING M8 LOVE THE MOVIE:worship:

davethefish

20-03-09, 21:48

thanks again everyone for the nice comments :)

perroboy58

21-03-09, 11:35

Something to aspire to!!!!

chris84

23-03-09, 19:07

Thank you for sharing this with us. It truly is a lovely tank with such a good overall mix of corals that compliment each other perfectly. Is that an anemone in the bottom right?

davethefish

23-03-09, 20:52

Thank you for sharing this with us. It truly is a lovely tank with such a good overall mix of corals that compliment each other perfectly. Is that an anemone in the bottom right?

the magnifica anemone is center left/top
...bottom right is a very fluffy cataphillia that needs more room :)

triggerhappy

24-03-09, 17:55

Lovely tank mate...saw the flow you had in the vid, and as a result just cranked the Vortechs up a tad in my tank ;)
Trig.

fishie

25-03-09, 00:54

just read your tank build from start to finish and i have to say well deserverd imo its also pleasing to see totm moving slowly north as i feel that there must be a lot of tanks still worthy of this yet to be "found" north of watford. It is also good to hear that you have had the same problems and continue to do so from apps and white spot that the rest of us do. Well done martin

xvickyx

29-03-09, 17:36

Congrats, and an amazing tank!! The colours are out of this world!! WELL DONE!!

davethefish

31-03-09, 20:27

thanks very much everyone, for you kind words and encouragement.
i've really enjoyed my time as tank of the month, and look forward to seeing who is going to be awarded the accolade next :D
many thanks,
Dave.