1200 Gallon tank First pics

[esmithiii]

I have had excellent results w/ 2 mithrax crabs in my 55. You would need considerably more. How big is the outbreak? I think the only issue with the valonia is asthetics.

Green Mithrax crabs (AKA Emerald Crabs, Mithrax sculptus) can be bought mail order from many different places. See these links:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PA&Product_Code=L-EMERALD&Category_Code=Crabs
http://www.ffexpress.com/setinverts.htm

Ernie

 

[Neal358]

very nice looking set up. if i hade the $$$ to do that i would go with the large angels like the blue face and the queen angels along with some of the non reef safe wrasses. you could also put in some lions. even though none of the fish above are reef safe i think they would look cooler then a fully stocked reef tank. this is just my opinion but when i have people come over who now nothing about reef tanks the fish thing they coment aobut are the fish. and then they ask what type of plants are thoes. the big angeles are just so awsome looking

 

[Spikehs]

What fish do u plan on keeping?...
Are u going to put snails and stuff like that too clean up? yer gonna need like 500 or so! I must say i am extremly jeleous. Just a ball park figure, how much do u think it'll cost yah?

 

[br1200]

Spikehs
There are already a bunch of snails (like 300) some stars as well.

The plan is to keep zones of corals with mixes where possible.

As far as fish I don't know yet but it looks like I would need a big sialfin.

--Arnon

 

[br1200]

hectina,
Thanks for the link, now I have a pic of the red sea one that I can go to the LFS.

esmithiii,

The spread is not bad at all (at this point) ,I took most of the infested rock out, hoping that some crabs and fish with my help we'll get through it.

I was even considering UV. what do you think ?

--Thanks for all the help
I'll keep you posted

 

[RickyW]

That is awesome. Makes my little 80 look so small. But, my koi pond out back still has you beat at 7000 gallons.

 

[Spikehs]

Hey,

Was checking out your site, it doesn't seem to have any updated pics for a while, i was just wondering how it was going, and if you had any updated pics and info (what kinds of fish etc) thanks!

 

[monkeyboy]

Actually it would make a nice freshwater guppy tank! I wonder how big they make the bubbling divers...

I wonder if you could make this tank self sufficient? If you made half a full blown reef (sps at the top, as the elevation goes down you put softies) and the other half could be a refugium of sorts with seagrasses and macroalgae. Hmmm... So many possibilities but with a tank this large i would try to do something that not many people have done before.