Finally showcasing my SPS monster... 1300 gallon display... 2000 gallon system... and many past displays

[Mark1]

Just an amazing tank...Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I too am hoping to bring Italian back into our family and then travel to Calabria and visit where we are from!

Thanks Again!!

 

[a hill]

The humility and pride in your writing always seems authentically balanced, a quality that is much too rare these days.

As a hobbyist, I’m transitioning into dream tank builds now as well. I appreciate you sharing what works best for you, I’m normally not a fan of fiberglass tanks, but yours is making me reconsider.

That moving quote was absurd, and now has me concerned. I’m likely putting a 1350 gallon glass tank in a second floor condo and will need to lift it through a window. I never considered the rigging company might be that absurd. Hopefully my zip code is cheaper! Maybe there’s dudes in Arizona, or they need a change of scenery.

-Andrew

 

[MartinM]

Thanks for a great write-up, and I definitely appreciate attention to detail. It’s a very, very rare Skill.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Hows the discus tank looking? @copps

 

[ScottB]

I think our OP is holding to a New Years resolution to drop all social media.

 

[hhaase]

Just read through this one, and it definitely brought me back seeing Joe's reef out there in Riverhead. Visited there many times when I still lived on Long Island. Good club out there as I recall.

I'll definitely follow along.

 

[misserica22]

excuse me while i pick my jaw up off the floor...

 

[TuxUrchin07]

Wowee!!!

 

[mattgsa]

Amazing system, I love all your tanks. Thanks for sharing.

 

[outerbank]

Wow, awesome work and results!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[BZOFIQ]

@copps

Enjoyed your talk at the Brooklyn Aquarium Society a few years back and didn't realize you're on here. I remember that yours was one of the most well-planned build I've seen.

Hoping to see some updated shots of your amazing setup.

 

[Brandon Wilcox]

All around, amazing job!!!

 

[bibarassa]

Hi copps stunning tank. As we say in Italy “genes are not water”….. Michelangelo, Raffaello, Leonardo docet………

 

[Andrews_aquarium]

Any new pics of the system?

 

[flagg37]

How do you keep angels with clams?

 

[djf91]

Any updates on this?

 

[MartinM]

How do you keep angels with clams?

I have a queen angel who for some reason leaves small clams alone and nips at large clams constantly. So, I have a lot of large clams in the sump ><

 

[djf91]

I have a queen angel who for some reason leaves small clams alone and nips at large clams constantly. So, I have a lot of large clams in the sump ><

Yep, I’m wanting to pull the trigger on a large angel for my 500 gal. SPS display but have a maxima clam and don’t want it to get decimated. Will definitely try Navarchus but was also wanting to add an Emperor or Blue line.

 

[ReeferBud]

Any updates? Would love to hear how the tank is doing after a couple of years.

 

[slr]

Amazing