xcreonx Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 So I figured my tank is finally ready to be seen in public. I moved to Austin a year ago from Florida. Back in FL I had a 180g mixed reef, a 90g sps and a 50g frag tank. Obviously these would have been a tremendous pain in the *** to move 1200 miles, not to mention impossible to setup in a 3rd floor apt. I considered a 40g breeder as a new tank. I like the dimensions of the 40, but I was looking for something better. I designed a custom tank and had Miracles In Glass out of Canada build it. It is a 35g (18x24x18) with 1/2" Starfire panels and euro bracing. There is an external overflow on the back with 2x 1" drains. I had the horrible task of getting rid of about 80% of my livestock before moving... corals, fish, inverts, equipment, etc. After a big aquarium garage sale, I was down to an acceptable amount. The move went well, only lost a bubble coral. I triple-bagged everyone in 4mil bags. Since you cannot get oxygen in FL without a prescription, I went to a dive shop and got the most O2-saturated bottle of Nitrox I could find. For those who dive regularly, you know what Nitrox is. I found a bottle with 42% O2 and used that to inflate the bags. Then into coolers and a 19 hour drive straight through to Austin.... FUN! Onto the photographs: It's hard to see but there are two separate rocks here. There's a valley right behind the Kenya Tree and Elegance that runs to the back. Hmmm. I have like 20 more images. Can we not use HTML in the posts? This way I don't have to attach every photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph9123 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Looks fantastic man!! -Joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 This tank is absolutely stunning! Keep up the good work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomanero Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 That tank looks great. My grandparents lived in Fla. Oxygen tanks were like sunglasses there. Couldn't pull a retiree over in Fla. and ask for a blast? (It's a law now in NY. When you reach 70 the retirement police come for you. They force you to wear yellow pants so high your chest hair gets caught in your fly and white shoes. They throw you in a golf cart and drag you down to sunny Fla.) Just a little AM humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Man that tanks looks great. It is super elegant and clean. Very nice use of leathers. Driving 19 hours straight into austin is dedication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Hmmm. I have like 20 more images. Can we not use HTML in the posts? This way I don't have to attach every photo. No HTML, but we do allow BB code. You can add up to 10 linked images per post. Awesome tank. I'd love to see more photos. TOTM quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcreonx Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it. If you want to see ALL of the images, see my parallel thread going on RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...074#post9825074 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmako Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Nice tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Joe, I feel bad that I haven't complemented you on your tank yet as I've been loving your photographs. Beautiful use of soft corals and a really really unique and gorgeous tank. Again, Nogtastic John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wryknow Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcreonx Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Thanks everyone! Be sure to check out the thread on RC if you haven't already. There's a TON of photos there. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1108126 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburton Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Looks great. I love the dimensions of the tank. I have also made the trek from Florida to Austin, but I decided to sell/give away everything before moving and starting from scratch once I got here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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