3reef Your Favorite Aquarium Contest

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  1. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Tank of The Month, February, 2006: Pieter van Suijlekom's Reef Aquarium

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    Main Tank: 5800 liters (1532 gallons)
    Main Tank Dimensions:
    Connected Seahorse Tank: 475 liters (125 gallons)
    Length: 6 m
    Fragment Tank: 575 liters (152 gallons)
    Sides: 165 cm
    Sump: 1000 liters (264 gallons)
    Height: 90 cm
    Total System Volume: 7850 liters (2074 gallons)
    Glass Thickness: 22 mm

    Tank of the Month - February 2006 - Reefkeeping.com

    The vast size of this tank is just amazing. Peter has a large variety of fish and coral species to fill his tank with lots of excellent growth. I really love the panoramic view; in fact, I wish it was a bit more curved. I wish it was a bit wider (front to back) too. :)
     
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  3. Russter

    Russter Flamingo Tongue

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    Nineball's 1350 gal 4 Masters tank

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    Link to his tank site

    I love this tank for a number of reasons:
    1. It is in Canada (and so am I)
    2. Peter has done his best to incorporate best practices and the collective wisdom of the online community to make this tank as good as it can be.
    3. It is absolutely gorgeous.

    Display Tank Specs

    - Acrylic – L-shaped
    - Short end is 8′ long x 3′ wide x 2.5′ tall.
    - Long end is 16′ long x 3′ wide x 2.5′ tall.
    - Euro-braced around top.
    - Sides are 1″ thick except 16′ panel which is 1.5″ thick.
    - Stand is tubular steel.
    - All sides are viewable except the ends where the overflows are located.
    The tank is enclosed at the top with its own circulation fan to ensure that the tank and home perform as two separate climate zones, each with their own independent HVAC systems. A galvanized metal duct runs over the length of the tank and a large fan pulls heat and humidity directly into the Fish Room, maintaining negative pressure over the tank.

    Check out the link to see the rest of the specs. There is also a huge thread on Reef Central.
     
  4. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    I've read about this tank. Simply beautiful. It was in coral magazine I believe...
     
  5. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    Seano, that one is on my top 10 for sure
     
  6. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Oh snap! I found one I like just as much as the one above! haha :p
     
  7. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    I can't decide which one I want to put up. lol
     
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  9. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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  10. SnooknRedz

    SnooknRedz Vlamingii Tang

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    Heres my fav. 6.3 million gallons of water. Located at the Georgia Aquarium
    Words cant describe it, you have to see it in person.
    -Stocks whale shark, rays, groupers, jacks and soooo many more animals.
    Thing is huge;)

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    Here is the website.
     
  11. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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  12. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Wow, amazing! A video of that tank with the Requiem For A Dream song would be EPIC! I don't think the whale sharks should be there though ....
     
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