RATE YOUR REEF TANK: What score did you get?

[revhtree]

RATE YOUR REEF TANK with points 1 to 5 with a possible score of 100!

The number 1 being very unhappy and the number 5 being as happy as you can get. Be honest!

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals?
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have?
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from?
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand?
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system?

Now how many points did your reef tank score? (if possible please include a photo of your tank with your score)

 

[mcshams]

Not sure if there was supposed to be this cool 5-star rating system that would add all these up? But I'm off work today, bored, and cruisin' R2R looking for some reef knowledge and came across this. Soooo, at the risk of overworking/overthinking this post, here are my marks:

• The overall look of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals? 3
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank? 2 (but we had a LOT of fish death 2 months ago and haven't replaced any.. prior to the deaths, we loved them and it would be a 4.
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank? 3 * I love it, but have learned and likely would do it differently
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank? 1
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have? 2
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from? 3 * I will buy better glass next time
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand? 3
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system? 4 * I spent money. I didn't mind buying quality when I thought it would work better.

I think that makes my score 67/100. Which sounds horrible right? Like a D+ if we were in school. But that's because as I learn, I can see where anything can get better and/or be done differently. But in sincerity we LOVE our tank. I feel lucky to have this as a hobby and to afford what we have placed in our tank. When we need something for it, we can get it. We are blessed.

 

[AZMSGT]

75

 

[lpsouth1978]

Here goes nothing -

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank? 3, I still have a lot of space to fill
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals? 1, tank was upgraded 1 week ago, so no growth yet
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank? 3, still looking for a few final additions
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank? 2, just a few snails, crabs, and shrimp, not nearly enough
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank? 2, It looks good from the outside, just don't open the cabinet door.
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have? 5
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from? 5
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand? 5
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system? 3, I wish some things in this hobby weren't so dang expensive, I have probably $10-15K invested into this system and it is not even fully stocked yet

Now how many points did your reef tank score? 86, not too bad. I need to improve a few things, but overall I am quite happy with my system.

2020-04-28_11-11-54 by Lyle Southard, on Flickr

 

[Mr_Knightley]

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank? 4.5
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank? 4.8
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals?3.9
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank? 5.0
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank? 4.2
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank? 2.5
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank? 4.2
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank? 4.5
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank? 4.7
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank? 5.0
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank? 4.0
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank? 0.0
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank? 1.5
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have? 4.5
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from? 4.5
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand? 5.9
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank? 4.8
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system? -0.5

Total score is 74.7, I don't have any recent FTS's on the computer, so no pics.

 

[Conrad Noto]

RATE YOUR REEF TANK with points 1 to 5 with a possible score of 100!

The number 1 being very unhappy and the number 5 being as happy as you can get. Be honest!

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals?
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have?
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from?
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand?
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system?

Now how many points did your reef tank score? (if possible please include a photo of your tank with your score)

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank? NONE in this tank yet.
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals? N/A
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have? 5 used, custom made in 1989 Miami, built very well.
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from? 5
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand? 5
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system? 5
• This is pre-fill, love stand 42'' high
• 

 

[Mr_Knightley]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I just wrote it all down and it's gone!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

oh, nevermind, whew!

 

[Stang67]

• 1-5 The overall look of your tank? 4 i have to say i really like the low profile
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank? 5 basement sump and mixing station don't have to lift a single bucket just tell alexa what to do.
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank? 4 love my zoas and lps. wish i had a bit more movement tho.
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals? 3 Zoas just seem to take forever but overall looking back on old photos pretty good w. everything
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank? 3 there are a few more items i want. bristletooth tang is top of the list.
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank? 2 just ordered some more from reefcleaners.
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank? 3 shallow sandbed @ 1 inch. great for maintenance limits wrasse options.
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank? 3 Just upgraded a few months back so getting into the full blown uglies didn't use live sand this time and really should have.
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank? 4 other than a couple spots where stuff collects love the fingers
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank? 4 other than lights i have to say i am pretty happy
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank? 3 2 mars aqua get the job done but really wish i had programming ability. looking on upgrading during black Friday sales this year.
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank? 3 just added another powerhead to help should improve issues w. algae and hopefully growth
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank? 4 just ordered some chaeto as well to improve this but overall skimmer and sock working very well.
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank? 4 other than lights its perfect but i don't dose or anything apex could help with really.
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank? 4 other than the lights and how they are mounted.
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have? 5 NA unk i bought used but i like it whatever brand it is.
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from? 5 glass never had acrylic.
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand? 5 i built it myself
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank? 5 its great for viewing and is away from windows. easy basement access for sump
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system? 4 after nickle and diming it together not too bad. everything was bought for the ability to be used for the next upgrade as well 120g

Overall score 68 or 3.5789 avg ?

 

[evolved]

Alright, I'm not too afraid!

• 5 - The overall look of your tank?
• 4 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
• 4 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
• 3 - The growth rate of your corals?
• 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
• 4 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
• 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
• 3 - The algae control in your tank?
• 5 - The aquascape in your tank?
• 4 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
• 5 - The lighting of your tank?
• 5 - The flow in your tank?
• 5 - The filtration of your tank?
• 4 - The automation/control of your tank?
• 5 - The wire management of your tank?
• 5 - The brand of aquarium you have?
• 5 - The material your tank is made from?
• 5 - The quality of your tank stand?
• 5 - The location of your tank?
• 4 - The overall cost of your system?

Total: 90

 

[vetteguy53081]

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals? 2
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have? 5
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from? 4
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand? 5
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system? 4

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

RATE YOUR REEF TANK with points 1 to 5 with a possible score of 100!

The number 1 being very unhappy and the number 5 being as happy as you can get. Be honest!

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals?
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have?
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from?
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand?
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank?
• 1 - 5 - The overall cost of your system?

Now how many points did your reef tank score? (if possible please include a photo of your tank with your score)

when I remember, I rate my tank everyday from 0 to 10, right now I'm at 7, in the past, I was king of the world at number 9 , then reality brought me back down to earth. Gut punch, hardest one can

not the best picture, Carnation Corals with 34 Pacific oysters. Still kicking for months now

 

[Bob Weigant]

RATE YOUR REEF TANK with points 1 to 5 with a possible score of 100!

The number 1 being very unhappy and the number 5 being as happy as you can get. Be honest!

• 1 - 5 - The overall look of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The coral selection you have in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The growth rate of your corals? 3
• 1 - 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The algae control in your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The aquascape in your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The lighting of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - The flow in your tank? 3
• 1 - 5 - The filtration of your tank? 4
• 1 - 5 - The automation/control of your tank? 0
• 1 - 5 - The wire management of your tank? 2
• 1 - 5 - The brand of aquarium you have? 3
• 1 - 5 - The material your tank is made from? 3
• 1 - 5 - The quality of your tank stand? 3
• 1 - 5 - The location of your tank? 5
• 1 - 5 - 5
• Total 68

Now how many points did your reef tank score? (if possible please include a photo of your tank with your score)

 

[andrewkw]

• 4.5 - The overall look of your tank?
• 4 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
• 4 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
• 4- The growth rate of your corals?
• 3.5 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
• 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
• 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
• 5 - The algae control in your tank?
• 4.5 - The aquascape in your tank?
• 4 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
• 4 - The lighting of your tank?
• 4.5 - The flow in your tank?
• 5 - The filtration of your tank?
• 3 - The automation/control of your tank?
• 4 - The wire management of your tank?
• 5 - The brand of aquarium you have?
• 4 - The material your tank is made from?
• 2 - The quality of your tank stand?
• 5 - The location of your tank?
• 5 - The overall cost of your system?

85 if my calculator skills don't include any typos..

This picture was taken the other day, but I just swapped my dying middle kessil for a new a360x an hour ago so it looks even better now!

 

[SVTour]

• 4 - The overall look of your tank?
• 2 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
• 3 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
• 2 - The growth rate of your corals?
• 5 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
• 1 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
• 3 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
• 3 - The algae control in your tank?
• 5 - The aquascape in your tank?
• 4 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
• 5 - The lighting of your tank?
• 5 - The flow in your tank?
• 5 - The filtration of your tank?
• 3 - The automation/control of your tank?
• 3 - The wire management of your tank?
• 2 - The brand of aquarium you have?
• 5 - The material your tank is made from?
• 5 - The quality of your tank stand?
• 2 - The location of your tank?
• 1 - The overall cost of your system?

68 – I’m going through my 3rd rebuild of this though (tank has been up for 15 years)…my opinion may change the months to come, as I’ve been looking to improve as I go along.

Main issues, where my tank is located – it was my living room, but I decided to build up on my house, which converted this to a dining room. Doesn’t make as much sense now. And if the wife knew what I had in this…she’d kill me for sure.

Okay - wires look like hell at the moment, but usually I'm pretty clean on these. I'm going though some custom moons at the moment, hence the test board.

 

[dbowman5]

64 twenty items average of 3 is 60. I'm cool with midrange

 

[Blknovass]

3 - The overall look of your tank?
3 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
4 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
2 - The growth rate of your corals?
5 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
5 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
4 - The algae control in your tank?
4 - The aquascape in your tank?
3 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
5 - The lighting of your tank?
4 - The flow in your tank?
5 - The filtration of your tank?
4 - The automation/control of your tank?
2 - The wire management of your tank?
1 - The brand of aquarium you have? I was sold on a custom tank and the company F——d it up. Was to be a simple 24x24 cube ended up as a 25x25 3/4” thick tank not able to access the sump cause it was built wrong.
1 - The material your tank is made from?
5 - The quality of your tank stand?
5 - The location of your tank?
3 - The overall cost of your system?

 

[Atti2de]

• 5 - The overall look of your tank?
• 5 - The ease of maintenance for your tank?
• 2 - The coral selection you have in your tank?
• 2 - The growth rate of your corals?
• 4 - The fish selection you have in your tank?
• 5 - The cleanup crew in your tank?
• 5 - The substrate or lack of substrate in your tank?
• 5 - The algae control in your tank?
• 5 - The aquascape in your tank?
• 5 - The overall equipment you have chosen for your tank?
• 5 - The lighting of your tank?
• 5 - The flow in your tank?
• 5 - The filtration of your tank?
• 5 - The automation/control of your tank?
• 5 - The wire management of your tank?
• 5 - The brand of aquarium you have?
• 5 - The material your tank is made from?
• 5 - The quality of your tank stand?
• 3 - The location of your tank?
• 5 - The overall cost of your system
• 91 overall score
• 

 

[Blknovass]

Overall 73 not too bad

 

[Thomthom329]

86.