WHAT IS YOUR DREAM TANK?

vetteguy53081 · Jan 5, 2019

I was reviewing the topic " What was your GREATEST tank victory in 2018" and noticed many made mention of acquiring Or starting their DREAM TANK.

This thread is: WHAT IS YOUR DREAM TANK ??
I believe many of us would love to hear and share this.

My dream tank would ultimately be one I can go diving in, but right now I am good with a 500-700 gallon

KrisReef · Jan 5, 2019

I used to want a tank I could snorkel in, but now I just wish the tank I have would clean itself. I’m weary of scraping at the coralline algae.

RCS82 · Jan 5, 2019

I could definitely tell you what I would have if I could snap fingers. In my unfinished basement I would build something like an 8'×8'x maybe 30" tall lagoon to be viewed from the top down. Maybe a steel and plywood frame built on a short stand with a few big metal halides hanging over it. Would be a coral reef top down lagoon filled with tangs and angels, hopefully angels that don't eat too many corals lol. Will have a compartment on the side for water to flow through a skimmer area and a large ATO attached. And the more I think about it the more I think I should just start building it lol.

Katrina71 · Jan 5, 2019

A big cube. 93-125 gallons.

Mikedawg · Jan 5, 2019

Katrina71 said:
A big cube. 93-125 gallons.

You are already on Santa's list for 2019!

fish farmer · Jan 5, 2019

Greenhouse with tropical island and various connected pools with tidal flats, mangroves, lagoon, fore reef and a freshwater area on the island with a couple of lounge chairs for hanging out. I would have birds and lizards too.

Bryce M. · Jan 5, 2019

Unrealistic, 250,000 wall reef with sun for lighting, like that one guy in LA did.
Real and planning dream tank: 600 gal

PatW · Jan 5, 2019

fish farmer said:
Greenhouse with tropical island and various connected pools with tidal flats, mangroves, lagoon, fore reef and a freshwater area on the island with a couple of lounge chairs for hanging out. I would have birds and lizards too.

What, no wet bar? Isn’t that essential for successful reefing?

Katrina71 · Jan 5, 2019

Mikedawg said:
You are already on Santa's list for 2019!

I don't think so.

Katrina71 · Jan 5, 2019

PatW said:
What, no wet bar? Isn’t that essential for successful reefing?

Yes! Vodka dosing.

Randy the reef guy · Jan 5, 2019

12x4x4 custom acrylic with a tall metal stand and a cat walk in my garage.... maybe I'll get there some day lol.

fish farmer · Jan 5, 2019

PatW said:
What, no wet bar? Isn’t that essential for successful reefing?

I forgot....hot tub/bar incorporated into the design. I don't need to swim in my fish tank, but want to feel like I'm at the beach.

vetteguy53081 · Jan 5, 2019

Katrina71 said:
A big cube. 93-125 gallons.

The 150g cube is a beast BUT unfortunately for me to say: DO NOT Buy a Marineland version. I know of three person who experienced this tank either splitting or bursting.

Acroporaaddict · Jan 5, 2019

I want to say an enormous tank, 500+ gallons, but realistically with kids and a full time job I know it wouldn't get the attention it would need. I'd be happy with a 48x30x20 eurobraced tank with external overflow

AbnormalReefer · Jan 5, 2019

My dream tank would be something the size of my living room times 3, so that way I could snorkel/swim in it.

Probably powered by some heavy public aquarium lights like the Orphek Amazonas 500. Tank would need a monster protein skimmer and UV sterilizer (I’ve never used a sterilizer before, but if we’re going all out, why not?). It would be plumbed down into a 1000-2000 gallon sump in my basement filled with any type of media possible and hundreds of pounds of live rock.

I would also connect a display refugium, somewhere around but no bigger than 200 gallons. Why? Well, in my opinion, there are some fish that NEED a small (200 gallons is small???) tank to be enjoyed. Such examples include blennies, gobies, the smaller wrasses, and mandarin dragonets. Good luck trying to spot them in a living room sized tank!

And now for the fun part: the stocking of the display and the refugium!

Display Stocking -

A trio of Vlamingii tangs
A trio of Blonde Naso tangs
A school of Yellow tangs
5-10 Purple tangs
5-10 Blue tangs
A few Lieutenant tangs/Sohal tangs
3 or so large Emperor Angels (I know they nip corals and inverts, but in a tank that size the damage is probably negligible.)
A trio of Quoyi’s Parrotfish
A GIANT school of green chromis (50-100 as feeders or dithers)
School of Anthias
A few Volitan Lions
10 or so Golden trevally (pilotfish)
Something like a few Coral cat sharks

All of which would be an SPS dominant reef

For the display fuge it’d probably be more common fish in the home hobby like maroon clowns, Ctenochaetus tangs, maybe a snowflake eel, dwarf lionfish etc....

Bryce M. · Jan 5, 2019

AbnormalReefer said:
My dream tank would be something the size of my living room times 3, so that way I could snorkel/swim in it.

Probably powered by some heavy public aquarium lights like the Orphek Amazonas 500. Tank would need a monster protein skimmer and UV sterilizer (I’ve never used a sterilizer before, but if we’re going all out, why not?). It would be plumbed down into a 1000-2000 gallon sump in my basement filled with any type of media possible and hundreds of pounds of live rock.

I would also connect a display refugium, somewhere around but no bigger than 200 gallons. Why? Well, in my opinion, there are some fish that NEED a small (200 gallons is small???) tank to be enjoyed. Such examples include blennies, gobies, the smaller wrasses, and mandarin dragonets. Good luck trying to spot them in a living room sized tank!

And now for the fun part: the stocking of the display and the refugium!

Display Stocking -

A trio of Vlamingii tangs
A trio of Blonde Naso tangs
A school of Yellow tangs
5-10 Purple tangs
5-10 Blue tangs
A few Lieutenant tangs/Sohal tangs
3 or so large Emperor Angels (I know they nip corals and inverts, but in a tank that size the damage is probably negligible.)
A trio of Quoyi’s Parrotfish
A GIANT school of green chromis (50-100 as feeders or dithers)
School of Anthias
10 or so Golden trevally (pilotfish)
Something like a few Coral cat sharks

All of which would be an SPS dominant reef

For the display fuge it’d probably be more common fish in the home hobby like maroon clowns, Ctenochaetus tangs, maybe a snowflake eel, dwarf lionfish etc....

You got this! haha, I always like to make fantasy stock lists

LetItReef · Jan 5, 2019

On the 90- 120g range:

93 cube
Cylinder tank
SR120

Jacked Reefer · Jan 5, 2019

A 10l by 5w by 2h 750 gallon. Lit by 8 250w metal halides supplimented by 6 4 foot reefbreeders. Filtration will be run by two 180 gallon tanks one plumbed into several frag tanks which then feed into display and one that jut feeds into display. Flow will be handled by a closed loop system with abyzz pumps. And a couple mp60s on the back.
Stocking lit would be
3m 18f lyretail anthias
1m 1f wannatabe angels
1m 1f Bellus angels
1 bandit angel
1 regal angel
6 leopard wrasses
1 radiant wrasse
1 coris Formosa
1 Harley Quinn tusk
1 abt
7 convict tangs
1 gem tang
1 white tail bristletooth tang
1 zebra moray

James M · Jan 5, 2019

Red Sea Reefer 750 XXL Or 100 gallon cube

Bryce M. · Jan 5, 2019

Kayden Hutchings said:
A 10l by 5w by 2h 750 gallon. Lit by 8 250w metal halides supplimented by 6 4 foot reefbreeders. Filtration will be run by two 180 gallon tanks one plumbed into several frag tanks which then feed into display and one that jut feeds into display. Flow will be handled by a closed loop system with abyzz pumps. And a couple mp60s on the back.
Stocking lit would be
3m 18f lyretail anthias
1m 1f wannatabe angels
1m 1f Bellus angels
1 bandit angel
1 regal angel
6 leopard wrasses
1 radiant wrasse
1 coris Formosa
1 Harley Quinn tusk
1 abt
7 convict tangs
1 gem tang
1 white tail bristletooth tang
1 zebra moray

SOMEONE SAY ZEBRA MORAY?