stylaster Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I got out some old pics and here is my 60 gallon tank from 1994... 16 years ago! I wish i had that green with brown ring chalice now, i haven't seen another like that, also had a huge tyree blue chalice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 That is a great tank no matter what year! The chalice is different and I haven't seen another like it that I can recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Awesome!! Did they have digital cameras back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 nope that was shot with a nikon 35mm, then scanned into the computer with desktop scanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Crazy. Do you have any of the corals from that tank still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 None of the corals, but if i did they would be huge, being over 16 years old. I sold that system in 2000. Another guy asked about the changes from then to now... so this was fun trying to remember There where a lot of differences back then here is a break down as i remember... getting old ya know??? lol Lighting - We had the choice of 400w halide or 175w halide with either 5500k 6500k or the really cool 10k We had HO or VHO bulbs for florescent lighting Most of the skimmers where downdraft models, we didn't have the spray injection or the needle wheel. The skimmer i had for the 60 gallon tank was an ETS i remember it standing at 5' tall lol As for chemicals we had the basic ones, alk, calcium, magnesium, iodine/iodide. Not many calcium reactors until 1996 which i then got a K2R reactor , so you had to either dose or do lots of water changes Most water movement was done by powerheads, or closed loops. No cool water devices like seaswirls, or ocean motion 4 ways I do remember the corals and fish where way cheaper, and there where none of the fancy names. Steve Tyree was just starting out and i purchased a few things from him (ie the blue chalice) Atleast now you have a lot more variety of stuff which is very nice, the whole chalice crazy was unheard of, the two chalices in the pick above where around 20.00 each... most likely would be 200.00 now (inflation sucks) Thanks for looking guys always fun to revisit the past glories... oh and we thought xenia was hard to keep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerv503 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Very impressive looking tank, you maintained it very well after all these years! It takes skills to be able to maintain all elements consistently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Amazing tank, Roy!!! I didn't realize you have been doing this for so long! When did you get your first SPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 My first SPS, which was a tan colored birdnest was in 1992. I actually started my first saltwater tank in 1990 when i was 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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