Wow!!!

mbdave · 01-19-2009, 04:41 PM

YouTube - Aquariums - David Saxby's Reef Aquarium (extended version)

Did I say WOW!!

redseareef · 01-19-2009, 05:15 PM

Dave,
Thats a awesome tank huh? He feeds all those fish a few times a day too. Everything looks VERY healthy in that tank!!

reefer4200 · 01-19-2009, 06:09 PM

i love that video EVERY timei watch it. unbelievable! wowwww is right!

Reefmack · 01-19-2009, 07:52 PM

Wow is correct! Is it just me or does the tank seem very overstocked with fish?

funkpolice · 01-19-2009, 08:14 PM

too many fish for my taste, and the video is kind of overproduced and tacky, but it is an amazing tank. How big do you think it is? Very cool.
bill

wooddood · 01-19-2009, 08:32 PM

beautiful tank but i agree he is way overstocked in my opinion, but everything does look healty. good luck to him though.

dave.

redseareef · 01-19-2009, 08:32 PM

if memory serves me correct that tank is 3-400 gallons. To feed that tank like that and have that amount of fish w/ all those acropora corals he uses ALOT of rowaphos.
That is a beautiful tank!!

steveh · 01-20-2009, 12:20 AM

Not sure it's the right place for the Red Sea Max owners club posts guys & gals.

mbdave · 01-20-2009, 09:00 AM

Yep lot of fish, but with the exception of some depressed reefs I have dove theres always a bunch of fish. Also I read something on the tank before about filtration and it has a killer system. Personally I love lots of fish.
Steve, whats it matter??

ReefLady · 01-20-2009, 09:27 AM

I think the total system size is around 3,500g. He has over 400 fish in the tank.

It's an "L" shaped tank - the display tank is 1,200g.

David Saxby | January 2007 Tank of the Month | UltimateReef.Com

ReefLady · 01-20-2009, 09:28 AM

I'm moving this to the General Reef Aquarium forum - unless I am mistaken, this is not a RSM tank (please let me know if I'm wrong). :-)

nicoleblkwidow · 01-20-2009, 02:25 PM

Wow! Huge tank and packed full.
Not sure I agree with the fish selection though. Angel was pecking at coral in the video! Very neat schools though! Would love to see more specs on the tank.

funkpolice · 01-20-2009, 11:43 PM

when you have a 1200 gal tank, you can have angels that pick at coral and not even notice. Lot's of fish on the reef eat coral, but it doesn't make it look depleted. I wish I had the money/time/knowledge to have a tank like that. Compatibility is a smaller concern when you have that much volume.
bill

Varga · 01-21-2009, 12:09 AM

Owners Name: David Saxby
Location: London, England
Year the tank was set up: Photos 1 -10 Set-up in 1995, Photos 11 - 17 Set-up in 2003
Size and Volume of the Tank: J-Shaped - 3 feet (1m) x 8 feet (2.7m) x 6 feet (2m) and 47 inches (117cm) high - approximately 1700 US Gallons
Sump Size: 1500 US Gallons
Pounds of Live Rock: 2000 Pounds
Sand Type/Depth: ROWAlith/4 inches (20 cm)
Type of Biological Filtration: Berlin

Reader submitted photos: David Saxby

Varga · 01-21-2009, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReefLady

I'm moving this to the General Reef Aquarium forum - unless I am mistaken, this is not a RSM tank (please let me know if I'm wrong).

HAHA thats cute

01-19-2009, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 609 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Wow!!! YouTube - Aquariums - David Saxby's Reef Aquarium (extended version) Did I say WOW!! __________________ To my warrior brothers from Fort Hood may God give you a pleasant trip to the other side.... Thank you for the ulitmate sacrifice you have made.

01-19-2009, 05:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
redseareef RS Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: L.A. California Posts: 1,357 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! Dave, Thats a awesome tank huh? He feeds all those fish a few times a day too. Everything looks VERY healthy in that tank!! __________________ I DELIGHT IN WEAKNESS, IN INSULTS, IN HARDSHIPS, IN PERSECUTIONS, IN DIFFICULTIES. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG 2Corinthians 12:10 So, God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind.......... Genesis 1:21 Why would God put a forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden? Why would God allow Satan to tempt Eve? Wouldn't it have been better had God not placed this tree there and there where no opportunity for temptation? But how would God know you truly loved him unless you had a choice? How would God know you truly wanted to obey him unless you had a choice?

01-19-2009, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
reefer4200 Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BG, IL Posts: 1,000 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! i love that video EVERY timei watch it. unbelievable! wowwww is right!

01-19-2009, 07:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! Wow is correct! Is it just me or does the tank seem very overstocked with fish? __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

01-19-2009, 08:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,395 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! too many fish for my taste, and the video is kind of overproduced and tacky, but it is an amazing tank. How big do you think it is? Very cool. bill

01-19-2009, 08:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: marion. INDIANA Posts: 3,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Wow!!! beautiful tank but i agree he is way overstocked in my opinion, but everything does look healty. good luck to him though. dave. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

01-19-2009, 08:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
redseareef RS Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: L.A. California Posts: 1,357 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! if memory serves me correct that tank is 3-400 gallons. To feed that tank like that and have that amount of fish w/ all those acropora corals he uses ALOT of rowaphos. That is a beautiful tank!! __________________ I DELIGHT IN WEAKNESS, IN INSULTS, IN HARDSHIPS, IN PERSECUTIONS, IN DIFFICULTIES. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG 2Corinthians 12:10 So, God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind.......... Genesis 1:21 Why would God put a forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden? Why would God allow Satan to tempt Eve? Wouldn't it have been better had God not placed this tree there and there where no opportunity for temptation? But how would God know you truly loved him unless you had a choice? How would God know you truly wanted to obey him unless you had a choice?

01-20-2009, 12:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
steveh Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! Not sure it's the right place for the Red Sea Max owners club posts guys & gals.

01-20-2009, 09:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 609 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Wow!!! Yep lot of fish, but with the exception of some depressed reefs I have dove theres always a bunch of fish. Also I read something on the tank before about filtration and it has a killer system. Personally I love lots of fish. Steve, whats it matter?? __________________ To my warrior brothers from Fort Hood may God give you a pleasant trip to the other side.... Thank you for the ulitmate sacrifice you have made.

01-20-2009, 09:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! I think the total system size is around 3,500g. He has over 400 fish in the tank. It's an "L" shaped tank - the display tank is 1,200g. David Saxby \| January 2007 Tank of the Month \| UltimateReef.Com __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

01-20-2009, 09:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! I'm moving this to the General Reef Aquarium forum - unless I am mistaken, this is not a RSM tank (please let me know if I'm wrong). :-) __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next???? Last edited by ReefLady : 01-21-2009 at 09:20 AM.

01-20-2009, 02:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
nicoleblkwidow Sea Pen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queen Creek, AZ Posts: 325 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! Wow! Huge tank and packed full. Not sure I agree with the fish selection though. Angel was pecking at coral in the video! Very neat schools though! Would love to see more specs on the tank. __________________ Nicole Xenia and GSP are evil

01-20-2009, 11:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,395 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Wow!!! when you have a 1200 gal tank, you can have angels that pick at coral and not even notice. Lot's of fish on the reef eat coral, but it doesn't make it look depleted. I wish I had the money/time/knowledge to have a tank like that. Compatibility is a smaller concern when you have that much volume. bill

01-21-2009, 12:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,355 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Wow!!! Owners Name: David Saxby Location: London, England Year the tank was set up: Photos 1 -10 Set-up in 1995, Photos 11 - 17 Set-up in 2003 Size and Volume of the Tank: J-Shaped - 3 feet (1m) x 8 feet (2.7m) x 6 feet (2m) and 47 inches (117cm) high - approximately 1700 US Gallons Sump Size: 1500 US Gallons Pounds of Live Rock: 2000 Pounds Sand Type/Depth: ROWAlith/4 inches (20 cm) Type of Biological Filtration: Berlin Reader submitted photos: David Saxby __________________ Varga's Cube http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...on-cube-5.html

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