FTOTM April 2010 "kien"

[Delphinus]

Canreef is pleased to present our April 2010 Featured Tank Of the Month, Kien's Krazy Kaleidoscopic Koral Kollection!

Please click on the picture below to check out his incredible 150g reef system!

Congratulations Kien, and thank you for sharing your passion with us!


http://www.canreef.com/ftotm/apr10/images/fts1/thumbs/FTS1.jpg (http://www.canreef.com/ftotm/apr10/)

[Carmen]

I am going to be the first to congratulate you Kien! Wow! You deserve an award for this stunning creation! Incredible tank, incredible write up and so much attention to detail in everything you've done with this tank! You're journal has also been a wealth of information! You have been sure to share every step of your build journey with us canreefers and in doing so have helped many of us build towards our dream tank! Very proud of your accomplishments with this tank Kien! It is a work of art!:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[Jason McK]

Congratulation Kien Looks great

[rstar]

Beautiful tank! And you are well spoken in your article too! Well done!!:clap2:

[sitandwatch]

Really nice, well deserved.

[Chowder]

Congrates Kien on the FTOTM. Tank looks really healthy and amazing.


Chris

[simplycoral]

Awesome Tank Kien; Corals look Great & i love the aquascaping . :hail:

Got me thinking that i should dump this Zeovit and try those bio pellets ::biggrin:

Simon.

[christyf5]

Congrats Kien, great writeup and photos. You have a truly stunning tank.

Ok I have to ask, is that a red sink scrubby in the photo with the sump filter sock? :razz:

[lobsterboy]

hey Kien, congrats on TOTM, your tank is looking awesome. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

[Lance]

Well Done! Beautiful tank.

[kien]

WOW! Thanks everyone !! :-)

I am going to be the first to congratulate you Kien! Wow! You deserve an award for this stunning creation! Incredible tank, incredible write up and so much attention to detail in everything you've done with this tank! You're journal has also been a wealth of information! You have been sure to share every step of your build journey with us canreefers and in doing so have helped many of us build towards our dream tank! Very proud of your accomplishments with this tank Kien! It is a work of art!:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Thanks Carmen, you are my new best bosom buddy! :lol:

Awesome Tank Kien; Corals look Great & i love the aquascaping . :hail:

Got me thinking that i should dump this Zeovit and try those bio pellets ::biggrin:

Simon.

Bio Pellets are the hizzle 'fo shizzle!

Congrats Kien, great writeup and photos. You have a truly stunning tank.

Ok I have to ask, is that a red sink scrubby in the photo with the sump filter sock? :razz:

Thanks Christy! Yes, that is red sink scrubby. There are actually three in there, a yellow, blue and red one. Long story short, it was migrated over from my last 90g tank to help seed the new tank (bacteria) and hasn't left yet. I've been meaning to take it out but it isn't really doing anything harmful. No detritus buildup, etc. In fact, they now serve as a hive for copepods and such :-)

[christyf5]

Thanks Christy! Yes, that is red sink scrubby. There are actually three in there, a yellow, blue and red one. Long story short, it was migrated over from my last 90g tank to help seed the new tank (bacteria) and hasn't left yet. I've been meaning to take it out but it isn't really doing anything harmful. No detritus buildup, etc. In fact, they now serve as a hive for copepods and such :-)

Cool, never even thought about that. Awesome idea! I think I might try that :biggrin:

[Zoaelite]

WOW Kien well deserved man, I will have to stop by one day for a frag swap so I can see it in person!

Every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at midnight there is a lightening storm (white LEDs flash randomly).
Never thought of doing something like that, is the hardware easy to set up?

[kien]

WOW Kien well deserved man, I will have to stop by one day for a frag swap so I can see it in person!


Never thought of doing something like that, is the hardware easy to set up?

Thanks Levi :-) Well, yes, I suppose it was easy considering I just plugged it into my controller (Profilux) and said "make lightening, thank you" :biggrin: It is a special light that is controlled by the controller, which also controls the sunrise/sunset (red LEDS) and moon phases (blue LEDs). I'm pretty sure there is no benefit whatsoever to the tank but it is hell-a-cool to sit and watch :lol:

[Snappy]

Congratulations on being awarded FTOTM Kien, your reef looks great with lots of fabulous corals. Great quality on the pictures as well. Nicely done!

[Canadian]

Congratulations Kien!

The photography is excellent and does a great job of showing your healthy and beautiful livestock!

I don't know if you it was mentioned in the write-up but what camera did you use for the photos?

[kien]

Congratulations Kien!

The photography is excellent and does a great job of showing your healthy and beautiful livestock!

I don't know if you it was mentioned in the write-up but what camera did you use for the photos?

Thanks! For the underwater shots (most of the top down ones) I use an Olympus Stylus Tough underwater camera. For all others I use the Canon 5D Mark II with the 100mm macro lens :-)

[fooser]

Fantastic Kien!
Congratulations on a reef well done. I am sure this just marks the begining to your tank getting even more inspiring :)

[andestang]

Congratulations Kien! A top notch feature. I should point out though you forgot to add in the clams to your live stock inventory ;) . I must say by the looks in pic thats one of the healthest looking Borbonius Anthius I've seen. How long have you managed to keep your Linckia's ? Great job !

[kien]

Congratulations Kien! A top not feature. I should point out though you forgot to add in the clams to your live stock inventory ;) . I must say by the looks in pic thats one of the healthest looking Borbonius Anthius I've seen. How long have you managed to keep your Linckia's ? Great job !

Thanks! Yes you are right I did forget the clams. Oops :-)

if you're amazed by his health you should see how big he is.. Your jaw will drop!

The blue one I've had for over a year now. There is actually a second blue one in there that I rescued off someone. The purple I've only had since December or January I think. The orange one just a month so far.

[andestang]

Thats what caught my eye was the size of him in one of the pics - outstanding.

[andestang]

Also do you plan to upgrade your profilux to a III in the future ?

[hillegom]

Good job Kien! Congratulations.Great inspiration.

[kien]

Also do you plan to upgrade your profilux to a III in the future ?

I actually have the PIII upgrade, pretty much pre-ordered it when it was released :-) I just haven't had time to upgrade my PII to the PIII yet.. Hopefully in the next few weeks.

[Zoaelite]

Kien I just noticed those clams you have in there, the one right after the blue linkia has to be the nicest clam I ever seen! If you don't mind me asking where did you pick it up off of?

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Kien;
Congratulations;
This honor is well deserved.
Having seen your tank you have done an awesome job.
Your attention to detail is inspiring.
I foresee the fowlr becoming a Sept or Aug TOTM.
Kevin

[JDigital]

Nice work Kien! Congrats! :mrgreen:

[tinman]

very nicely done congrats kien!!.

[kien]

thanks guys! :redface:

[Coleus]

why the link to http://www.canreef.com/ftotm/april10/ is broken?

[kien]

why the link to http://www.canreef.com/ftotm/april10/ is broken?

Because there is no such link ;)

It is apr10, not april10 :D

[Coleus]

i see i got the link from http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=21578

[muck]

Fixed it.

Keep in mind some of FTOTM images are not working currently. Its on the list of things for Titus to do.

Ryan