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Type of coral matters not to me, it's the size and health of what is there. A clean, healthy, mature tank of any type of coral is a site to behold.
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I'm Euphyllia OnlyOur hobby, Reef2Reef is chalked full of amazing saltwater reef aquariums that range from nano to public aquarium sizes and include a huge array of corals, fish and livestock. BUT what one person sees as incredible the other person might see as average. The types of corals and fish may define what you feel make a reef tank amazing. One person may be into acros and a mature sps tank is their cup of tea. Another may love the look of zoanthid covered rocks while someone else may consider them an encroaching pest! Whatever an incredible tank looks like to you, let's talk about it!
What makes a reef tank incredible to you? What really makes your jaw drop? (share a photo of a jaw dropping tank you love)
Here are a few that I really like right here from R2R! There are literally hundreds but I picked 3 I came across quickly!
@Marco A. Martins
@Bacon505
@irwin_fletch
Yes, yes, yes! It’s the sum of all the little life that lives all over the reef that makes every square inch interesting to watch and observe.For me it's a mixed lps/softie/nem tank. A few reef setups at public aquariums that had monster nems, hammers and elegance corals really inspired my love of reef tanks.
But it's also a bit more than that. I need to see life in every little crack and crevice. A system with snails and crabs roaming the substrate, shrimp hanging out on rocks trying to clean fish, seastars peeking out from live rock, and even pods hopping around, trying to avoid the wrasse that's hunting them complete a reef to me.
Stunning tankI like me an LPS/softie tank personally.
Most everyone has seen this tank. It’s probably one of my all time favorites. It has a great sense of depth and the colors and textures are coordinated well.
I don’t think some of the corals are very realistic to keep long term though. It also applies the most basic of aquascaping techniques.
Stunning tank!! I love the angled cut separating the islands. Makes me want to change my scape that little bit. I have one blue devil damsel (I think it was dropped into the bag of Demoiselles I bought ages ago) that's constantly pulling rubble out from under my rocks for his "exclusive" tunnel hide-aways. He's toppled my scapes twice in 2 years. I've stuck rocks where he is digging, but he just puts his nose against them and fans his tail hard and fast to start another hole. He's so persistently stubborn, it ain't funny! I tried to give him away a while back but nobody wanted him. Now I know why. I doubt I could have caught him anyway. Here he is above the white flowering coral - I have no idea of its name.I like me an LPS/softie tank personally.
Most everyone has seen this tank. It’s probably one of my all time favorites. It has a great sense of depth and the colors and textures are coordinated well.
I don’t think some of the corals are very realistic to keep long term though. It also applies the most basic of aquascaping techniques.
I would love to see that, do you have a link?The best looking tank I have seen is @Mr V ’s 45 gallon acro tank. Number two is his one hundred gallon. Not only did the tank look spectacular. All his coral was colored up and large. Not just single color blobs or frags of tiny sticks. I base a lot of what I’m doing with my tank around his methods and hope to achieve that level of tank one day
Very nice great collection of Christmas wormsI vote for NPS Reef (Although I'm a bit biased).
Here's my NPS dominated tank
I also focus on little inverts that live within the reef!
What are we looking at? Is that a toenail that fell off?I vote for mixed. Here’s mine
Yes. Yes I believe it isWhat are we looking at? Is that a toenail that fell off?