my 9ft twiggy reef

[matt h]

few pics of were im at now,this is now 18months old,tanks 9x3x32"deep with sumps behind in seperate shed ,total water volume 6500lts
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/uyt037.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/clean14k040.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/clean14k042.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/SUMP020.jpg

[Gaters]

OMG i love your tank and to top it all off a beautiful ACHILLES TANG:eek::eek::eek: I'm gonna nominate it for totm if that's ok?

[mikk1301]

hi matt this tank is my inspiration,i have viewed it on the other forum many times,thankyou for giving me something to aspire to.awesome tank:jawdrop:regards mikk

[Ocean Corals]

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WOW!!!! need i say more?? You have the one fish i dream of keeping.... Achilles i love them..... How long have you had him/her?? How have you found him/her if W,S?? Most say they get it every other day but in a 9footer i bet your doesn't??

Paul

[Timo]

Amazing tank Matt :D. 1st time i have ever seen it, could you say a little about your set-up, filtration, supplements etc?

[grumpy_banghai]

It gets my vote. That's like mine in 20 years time :drool:

[Tangman]

Hi Matt nice tank i love your fish especially the Tangs, not much of a twig man though even though they call me Twiggy. It is as others say a tank to be inspired by, thanks for showing us all it and post some more pics in Members Tank section please. Twiggy:D:D

[reefcoral]

OMG. I've never seen anything like it, absolutely amazing, you should be so proud. What an effort! Simply stunning.

Dave

[piglet]

:jawdrop:Wow:jawdrop:Wow:jawdrop:Wow:jawdrop:Wow:j awdrop:

Piglet

[Guest]

absolutley astonishing got to be one of the nicest reefs ive seen somthing you could only wish to aspire to im overwhelmed :jawdrop:

[marinemike]

Shxt on me,that is 1 of the best tanks ive seen in years.:D:D:D:D

[moorish]

excellent tank matt you got some stunning corals & some beautiful fish especially the tangs.derek

[matt h]

ta all,this is my 3rd reef tank ,first sps attempt,theres been a few bad times which are mainly down to kh dives,which have been from equipment failure and a wrongly calibrated refractometer[my fault]
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/fijipurple003.jpg
actinics shots
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm005.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm006.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm008.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm009.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm010.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm011.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm015.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/mmm012.jpg

[TerraC]

fantastic tank and really nice pix. what kind of lighting are you running above this monster? :) I bet it sucks up some calcium :D How long has it been running?

[stevieh]

:jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop:but can you eat a round trees fruit pastel without chewing :D:D:D fantastic looking tank well done

[matt h]

can no longer afford sweets:p,im running 10k 400wattx4 bulbs on here and yes it eats calcium,running deltecs biggest reactor and it returns 24/7 as much as you can get through an ro pipe....tank uses approx 2kh aday..

[robjag]

Hi Mat,

Wow:eek: that tanks a real credit to mate.

[cl0wn]

no words :eek:

[Bill19]

WOW!!!!!:jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop: PFK mag are looking for 'great reef tanks'. For god sake tell them of your tank!! you may get in the mag! http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/blog.php?blogid=277

[matt h]

thanks for the nice comments,had a few issues this past fortnight,number one the lappys packed up,so cant get on the net..[now at mothers]to update anything.
bit of luck new lappy here next week..

[In_The_Deep_End]

Absolutly stunning :jawdrop: Whats the lekky bill like on a tank that size :D

[DC110770]

This is truely one of the best tanks I have ever seen!!

I love the colours and it's so clean.

TOTM IMO

[matt h]

couple of sps shots,just how i wanted it when setup,everything growing into each other
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/h058.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/h062.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/h066.jpg
will do some shots tonight as now have a new lappy so can upload new ones

[Kev]

Looks really nice mate.

[VP Clown]

Absolutely amazing, :eek::eek:the only way I could have a tank like that is if I put my bed and the TV in , its huge

Andy

[matt h]

tonights pics
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/nio003.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/nio008.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/nio010.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/nio018.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/nio022.jpg

[Macca]

absolutely stunning, best tank ever seen on here and certainly one of the best viewed on the bigger forums too.

[Gaters]

absolutely stunning, best tank ever seen on here and certainly one of the best viewed on the bigger forums too.

I 100% agree-it is simply awsome:jawdrop::jawdrop:

[matt h]

some of this week pics
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank028.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank029.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank030.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank031.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank032.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank038.jpg
bored yet?
who cares :ner:
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank033.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank039.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank040.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank047.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/tank044.jpg
gonna try some top down shots as its shows the colours even more vivid

[aberdeen aquarist]

Evening Matt, glad to see you found the best setting for the camera again;)
Tank is stunning as always:drool:

[Shlunkster]

Spectacular. Well done mate!

[pak1802]

Going to bed so I can dream of such a tank , fantastic tank and what great photo.Love it

[wydchr]

Am I reading that correctly... you have 700kg of LR in there, WOW!!

[Timo]

Stunning tank Matt :eek: keep the pis coming :D

[matt h]

ta guys yep 700k of rock,started with 300k and that just looked like a few pepples on the beach:eek:

[leggit]

hes on here now LOL having sen this tank many times i can asure you all its truly stunning and in my opinion the best reef tank in the country

[matt h]

ive had a massive issue with light burn,i changed bulbs for 14k marinelux was using there 10k's,i raised them 6" as the 10k were 10months old but its destroyed around 3 salt buckets of sps...it looked like this on the right hand end
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/bulb003.jpg
ive now rescaped and heres the pics,ive also removed all iffy sps and fragged them in my tank outside....
to aid with flow ive removed montis and others from the tank ends and i now have a 5-6" clearing,also helps with glass cleaning...ive also put the sequence loops on 10second-1 min timers
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/bg005.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/bg007.jpg
most corals are showing polyp extention again,the lights are now 30" above the tank and will be lowered 2" a week ...the sps left that were burnt are rehealling over the damage now..tanks now full of visible milliput:frown:

[mojo_mond]

truly superb tank, my biggest thought have just managed to convince the wife that we need to upgrade from a 4ft tank to a 6ft tank.
how on earth have u managed to get a 9ft tank!!!!!!!!!
my wife would batter me! or is your secret that u are single :D

[Hornrob]

Stunning tank Matt :eek: keep the pis coming :D

childish i know but that little typing mishap made me laugh out loud!

[caffers0]

Absolutely stunning - probably the best tank I've ever set eyes on. Truly beautiful

[john scott]

one of the best tanks i,v seen m8 ...stunning....

[matt h]

cheers guys...must admit im now happy with the growth and corals again now after the light problem...

[Ven]

good to hear matt, it was an amazing tank, look forward to seeing the improvements

[matt h]

few pics
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/childmindingjuly09019.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/childmindingjuly09023.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/childmindingjuly09027.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/childmindingjuly09047.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/childmindingjuly09036.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/childmindingjuly09033.jpg
see its not all sticks:D

[Macca]

The colours are so vibrant, stunning!

[reefdemon]

best looking tank ive seen in a long time stunning colours :D:D

[matt h]

new bulbs again:mad:this time the reeflux 10'k had ago with the 12's and they were nowhere near as bright or showed the depth of the tank as the 10's
so heres pics,camera on auto,will need to fiddle
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/020-1.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/001.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/002.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/004.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/005-1.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/006.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/007.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/008.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/016.jpg
and yes i need to frag some stags still,but ive no glue

[ray]

jaw droping out of this world :cool:

[piglet]

Stunning :eek::eek::eek:

Did I spot an achilles ??? if so more pics of him please they are stunners:)

Love the pic of the 2 Anthias head on - brilliant:whoo:

Piglet

[elliee]

a truly stunning tank with lots of colour some thing for everyone to aim for
elliee

[matt h]

a couple withe the phone today..
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/07092009003.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/07092009002.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh207/bodymatt67/07092009007.jpg

[cl0wn]

stunning :eek::eek: well done mate.

[wayneLOVESTANKSgallagher]

i just got all over excited and threw the laptop at my other half ranting... i want a biggerrrrrrrrrrr tank.... pleaseeeeeeee! spilt my cup over tea over her rug, now i owe her! that tank is amazing!!!!! by far the best ive ever seen, no dis- respect to anybody at all, but how it all sits together is quality! good job dude

[welshwayne]

its all broken down and sold now, he's starting a new one but hasn't said what size, much smaller one thinks!:(

[Cudders]

What a shame..It was awesome..:frown:

Cudders

[geordie]

That is stunning m8

Nice size nice corals n nice fish, well done wot a cracker..
:bigthumbup:.

[fishface]

great tank how about some info equip, costs etc.. alan

[cav]

great tank how about some info equip, costs etc.. alan

Alan, this tank no longer exists, he broke it down a while ago.

[TerraC]

Alan, this tank no longer exists, he broke it down a while ago.

Which is why I think it shouldnt be in the TOTM for October competition. Bit of a mockery really as the tank doesnt exist in October!..

Plus this tank won TOTM for may!?

[p&d]

Amazing tank Matt just stunning