One of the most nicest FTS's I have ever seen..I think your tank setup is amazing

If you want a ric garden, check this out:
http://dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=39771

And I'm loving the idea about the SPS and sun corals/dendros. You should throw a rhizo in too

wow! thanks for the link. That guy knows what he is doing! That was very similiar to what I have in mind. I will most likely get onsey and twoseys rather than his idea of TONS.

Like all of us, the hardest part of this hobby is easily the waiting part. I just want to throw everything in NOW and have it grow in 2 days!!!!

Hehe I know what you mean. Maybe just a couple frags

Couple more pictures....




I took these two with an old flash light to spot light the crab. I liked the yellow orange color of the bulb to give contrast to the rich green and "blueish" water reflecting from the halides.


This was a crab eating squid.



This was taken tonight. I love when the crabs go in this little hole. They do alot as the rock absorbs some of the water and therefore is always wet. Crab heaven!

Wow...you really have an eye for aquascaping. The first tank was sweet, so is this one...really nice setup.

Thanks, you know the aquascaping part is always the most challenging part, to me at least...

Great looking tank, very unique. Are the drip lines from the volcano the only return for water, or do you have a return buried under the rocks that helps with flow in your tank? I am just wondering about flow for the SPS corals you are planning.

If you check out the photos, you'll see the returns coming from behind the 'volcano'.

I figured as much. Must have missed the photo.

Are you planning on lighting the center for those mangroves or is ambient room light enough for their growth?

Amazing!

OH MY THIS IS THE BEST TANK I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!
You have done an AMAZING job!!
However, I agree with some of the other people, an ultrasonic fogger would look even better. Just picture waves of fog falling down the volcano. I doubt anyone would be able to top that.
Great work and good luck!!

+1 TOTY

Konolua, I have to tell you I just joined Nano-Reef.com for the sole purpose of telling you how impressed I am by your ingenuity and execution, and artistic style. I am in love with this set-up man - very sweet! And in a hobby where it is fun and exciting just to copy what everyone else does, my hat is off to you for coming up with something that is so interesting and creative, and extremely beautiful at the same time!

I love every single thing you are doing with this tank. Simply wonderful!

Someone in my local reef club posted a link to your thread saying how cool it is, and I am so glad they did!

wow. Thanks! Really cool, and I really do appreciate the comments. Thanks so much!

What is the reef club that posted the link? I have been having fun reaching out to some of the different forums! It's been cool seeing so many awesome set ups!

Thanks again!

I started a thread on my own website, www.konolua.com, and tossed a video up there. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thanks.

http://konolua.com/Volcano_Tank/Entries/20...Video!.html

I tried to look at the video but it was just a white screen. Is it just me? What player are you using?

I formatted on a Mac and thought I did a good job of making it Windows compatible. I am uploading it to youTube and will embed it shortly. Stay tuned....

Okay. Embedded it via youTube.

Stinks...the quality I had it at before was great...this quality sucks. Oh well.

Hope you like it! (now that you can see it!)

Great video it really puts this tank to life. Thank you so much for sharing.

Great vid. If you upload a very high quality vid YouTube will make a HD version of it. That's what I did with my reef vid.

Oh! Okay. I will try that!

I posted a link on our local reef club forum Gainesville Reef Club and apparently Sara loved your tank so much she hopped on here.

The pics are gone and it looks like his website is down as well
...bummer

Yeah pics no longer working :-(

All is well. Not too sure what caused the drop. I was managing my website last night and everything moved a folder deep in the webwork. I didn't think I did anything!!!

Oh well. All is back up and working now!

WOW!

I had originally planned a small spot light type light from the ceiling to light the tip of the Volcano and the mangroves, but they are actually continuing to sprout without that light, so the ambient light must be enough.

I found it odd too.....

We'll see I guess!

Spanken!!

AMAZING

Many a tanks I have seen, and I must say yours by far is the most original. Bravo! Awesome concept!

Love the Tank!!! Very original Ideas... You got me thinkin now...

Wow OMG you are the MAN
Cool idea how many gallon have you got in the bottom

I love love love your tank! I give it at most a year (just for a uniform grown-in look) before you get a TOTM somewhere on the internetz

MOAR PICTUERZ!
your tank is pure AWESOMENESS.

FTFY.

ever thought about a small red light to illumate the tip of the 'cano jsut a little bit?

Thanks! But....what does FTFY?

Sorry... FTFY is: Fixed That For You.

Totally! I spent countless hours looking at all kinds of lights. I went to specialty lighting stores, Home Depot, OSH, you name it. Here's what I decided on coming up with....

.....by placing a light(s), it would crowd the ceiling. So, between the two halides pendants that are black, I would have to install something in between, albeit small, but it would appear cluttered. I really wanted a small spot light kinda like a lamp you would use to illuminate a painting. I decided against it due to the "clutter" reason, lack of easy options, and started to dig the "dark top" look.

So, to the simple answer is "uh, YEAH!"

Ah! Got'cha! Still learning this lingo....

i hear ya on the cluttering issue, i agree the dark tip looks awesome anyway

this tank gives me a broner

A mantis tank was my first species tank as well. They can be a bit messy, but I think it keeps things interesting.

I agree, the unusual aspects of reefkeeping are far more alluring to me than larger reefs. My favorite tank, aside from the mantis, was a 1.25g pico just because it allowed me to focus on all the minute aspects of a reef environment.

Keep up the good work.

you now own my favorite tank

The shaded top is hardcore. Leave it that way

Love it!!

Hey all!

Added some videos and photos as well as some updates. I will get them loaded here directly soon. Meanwhile, check them out at http://www.konolua.com/Volcano.html

Thanks!