Your PERFECT Reef

ino

ino

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Okay. We all accept that this is impossible, right? I mean, the reconstruction of it anyways. IMO, the most perfect reefs are the natural ones... those few that remain after all we have done to desecrate them.
But, here it is. If you could build it... nothing's out. Personally, mine would be the size of the shark tank at the Tennessee Aquarium, be lit by a series of reflectors that used and stored natural sunlight, and would have sharks, triggers, eels, and lionfish that were peaceful and well-fed, and never ate any of the reef inhabitants. It would be largely self-sufficient, and I could feed everything in it by going diving. The inhabitants would be diverse and numerous, without there being so many that they were cramped or stressed in the slightest. The rock structure would be open, and the water flow would be provided by, yep, you guessed it, a waterfall! The tank would curve upwards in the middle and make a tunnel so that all of my friends and family could enjoy the view.
Practical? No. Impossible? Probably. My dream tank? Definitely.
So, what's your perfect reef?
 
ice4ice

ice4ice

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Dream tank ... no pests and no water changes. Everything in pristine condition and is very low maintenence to care for ...
 
ino

ino

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That would be amazing. But, c'mon, you can be picky on this one. Let your imagination run wild. After all, that's what we're trying to recreate here, right?
 
shinobi9119

shinobi9119

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Ino- kunoichi. U like naruto?
Dream tank... well it wud be quite large, and shaped like an inground pool (with a shallow area, a slopeing part and a deep part. But around the whole thing would be dug out n it would have glass walls so you could view it from any angle. There wuold be no matinence at all. Scuba wit the fish would be primary way of feeding. it would be a reef, coral everywhere. The fish would have no compatability problems and I wouldnt have to worry bout overstocking. No qt or diesase and light would probably be the sun. Across the middle of the tank would be a clear walk way, so you could "walk on water" and see the things swimming under you.
 
mike22cha

mike22cha

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Mine would be a 240g that needed no water changes or anything. With unlimited money so I could afford all those MH's and SPS's. And maybe enough room on the sand bed for a cortez ray.
 
kidreef

kidreef

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i would want a lot of nanos for zoas mushrooms rics and softies and 2 55g 1 for acros one for montis and a 1000g display full of LE corals and picasso clowns jewl tangs blue ribbon eel and other exotic fish o and a maid to do water changes and stuff
 
ino

ino

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xD Nice. lol... I used to dream about that exact tank, Shinobi! And yeah, I love Naruto... can't help it, I'm a martial arts addict. xD Before we moved, I always used to daydream about stocking our swimming pool with coral and fish... I thought it'd be amazing to swim with them. Of course, as you can see, I've become somewhat more ambitious with the whole glass tunnel waterfall idea. ;-)
 
lecithin

lecithin

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My perfect reef would be off an island that I bought with my unlimited money... now that would be nice!
 
veni vidi vici

veni vidi vici

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Mine would be a a whole room.All 4 walls and floor would all be acrylic.36"deep .....like a cube inside of a cube. Manmade LR from floor to ceiling with alot of nooks ,crannys and shelves.
No need for filtration,because fresh seawater is constantly being pumped in from the ocean that would be in my backyard.My lighting would be natural with some supplimental to get all the colors poping out.In my reef i would have every exotic fish and coral i could .And finally before i leave fantasy land ...my cleanup crew will be a mermaid.
 
S

saltycrab

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Mine would recreate the food chain from bottom (plankton) to top (shark) and be largely self sufficient. I would try to have as much diversity as possible and have it available as a tool that biologists and others could study. Right now I'm just trying to get my frag tank up though
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m0nk

m0nk

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The Oregon Reef, prior to the crash. He seriously had everything setup nearly perfect.... I still don't know if things are up and running yet, and the website hasn't had any updates since the crash, so who knows if it will ever return to it's former glory, but I do know that it was the model of a perfect reef.
 
shinobi9119

shinobi9119

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Originally Posted by m0nk
The Oregon Reef, prior to the crash. He seriously had everything setup nearly perfect.... I still don't know if things are up and running yet, and the website hasn't had any updates since the crash, so who knows if it will ever return to it's former glory, but I do know that it was the model of a perfect reef.
yea it was
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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I'd like to become a merman and swim with the fishes and look at the corals, and sleep with the fish! LOL. I would live underwater in a reef for ever!!
 
vampofvegas

vampofvegas

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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
I'd like to become a merman and swim with the fishes and look at the corals, and sleep with the fish! LOL. I would live underwater in a reef for ever!!
You want to sleep with the fishes... this can be arranged...
I'd just take the whole Shark Reef set up from Mandalay Bay and put it in my backyard.
 
rylan1

rylan1

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I agree. a shark reef display. It would be a In-Wall Display with 2 diplay windows that would be like a cube. 4 ft deep maybe 2500 gallons. All I would need to do is empty the skimmer and throw some food in. Pumping water directly from the ocean would be awesome.
I would have some black tips... jewel tang and purple tang schools. I could have 5 to 6 large angels , lookdowns, dragon eel, rays, and a maltitude of all my favorite fish.
I'd have a skylight supplying most of the light with some supplemental lighting, and everything would be ran off a couple solar panels on the roof.
Maybe the tank could be 2 levels with the rocks arranged to have all the SPS on the top level with more open swimming room on the lower level ...maybe 10 feet deep
 
vampofvegas

vampofvegas

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Originally Posted by Rylan1
I agree. a shark reef display. It would be a In-Wall Display with 2 diplay windows that would be like a cube. 4 ft deep maybe 2500 gallons. All I would need to do is empty the skimmer and throw some food in. Pumping water directly from the ocean would be awesome.
I would have some black tips... jewel tang and purple tang schools. I could have 5 to 6 large angels , lookdowns, dragon eel, rays, and a maltitude of all my favorite fish.
I'd have a skylight supplying most of the light with some supplemental lighting, and everything would be ran off a couple solar panels on the roof.
Maybe the tank could be 2 levels with the rocks arranged to have all the SPS on the top level with more open swimming room on the lower level ...maybe 10 feet deep
Then if you had a 2story house it could be in the upper portion of the house for viewing also.
How who would you hire to get the dead sharks out? lol. Not me.. I have enough issues swimming in my pool.
 
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