dstoneburg Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Talked to a few people who havnt seen this so figured I would post it. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=727454 TLDR : Guys uses underground filters and his reef has been up for 35 years and looks just as nice as these new reefs with the top of the line hoo-dads. He builds and collects alot of whats in his reef himself. Beyond having an amaazing reef tank, doing almost everything himself he help start alot of the major fish stores in Long island, and he also has a great sense of what saltwater is about. To quote "This is a hobby and the escence of a hobby is that it's not that important, just fun. Have a great day. Paul" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have followed his tank for a while. Its amazing that some people have such great success with so little and others can screw up so bad with everything you could ever need and all the money in the world. I actually remember some guy on reefcentral that built a 600-800 gallon tank and spent almost $50,000 and it totally crashed on him after 4 months, he gave up and sold everything off. Sad Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Sweet tank but I personal think most that fail in this hobby see a tank like paul's or any well established tank and if you notice that most folks that fail have money and want instant gradification and as we all know instant isnt in reef tank vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstoneburg Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I agree, paul brings a new meaning to patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Amazing! thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Cool, a few important points to consider... the UG filter is running in reverse and if you look at the tank he is keeping softies and LPS. it is a cool tank but i am not confident that he could keep SPS in there by any means. IMO this tank is the exception to the rule but it is nice to see someone with such an extensive habit of good husbandry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinmc Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have a question about running an undergravel filter for saltwater? Why would you use one, and what is the difference? How do you run it in reverse and not push crap back uo into the tank, sorry, I'm a newbie, just asking. Thanks Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Water needs to be first pre-filtered through a sponge intake, or better yet, a canister filter before going through a reverse-flow U/G Filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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