REEF OF THE MONTH - February 2022: Jay_Bro's 400-Gallon Dream Tank

aquaman3680 · Feb 3, 2022

jay_bro said:
Took some pics feeding vitalis marine grazers. These are great and the kingi angel just loves them.

Absolutely stunning tank, very well done and congratulations! One quick question, I noticed you had a Regal angel and softies as well. I've always thought they would nip at softies, have you had any issues with it at all or noticed it nipping? Everything looks happy and healthy, so I would guess not. Did you add the regal after the corals were all established, or were they added after the regal? Any info would be awesome and, again, congratulations!

aabjones888 · Feb 3, 2022

Love this. That Red Sea regal is beautiful. Congrats on the Article.

bpbonds · Feb 3, 2022

Simply Amazing Aquarium very well put together, fish selection is a perfect mix, coral colors and growth.

Peace River · Feb 3, 2022

Amazing work of art!!! Extremely well done @jay_bro!!!

tripdad · Feb 3, 2022

Beautiful Reef!! Well done and nice article, reads well.

Unorthodox_Reef · Feb 3, 2022

Sleepingtiger said:
Anyone who says you can't keep angels with corals need to take a look at this tank.
Its very refreshing to see a tank that is well balanced between fish and corals.
Wow, that kingi! stunning

Thank you! You just need to have enough corals lol!

Unorthodox_Reef · Feb 3, 2022

aquaman3680 said:
Absolutely stunning tank, very well done and congratulations! One quick question, I noticed you had a Regal angel and softies as well. I've always thought they would nip at softies, have you had any issues with it at all or noticed it nipping? Everything looks happy and healthy, so I would guess not. Did you add the regal after the corals were all established, or were they added after the regal? Any info would be awesome and, again, congratulations!

It was actually recently added but so far so good. He spends most of his day nipping sponge. My rocks are coated with sponge to the point it’s almost a problem.

Aquaman11 · Feb 4, 2022

Your tank is well balanced and very aesthetically pleasing. A piece of fine art!

twiatr2001 · Feb 4, 2022

Congrats, and very nice tank, can you share where you got the acrylic panels from by chance?

Unorthodox_Reef · Feb 4, 2022

editour2 said:
Very nice display. I like the spacing of your aquascape and the well manicured coral islands.

Thank you

Unorthodox_Reef · Feb 4, 2022

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CZdUMufFuew/?utm_medium=copy_link
Click the link above for a quick feeding

CayeCaulker · Feb 4, 2022

I really love the aquascape. How did you secure the rock formations?
I am setting up a tank now and have been pondering the aquascape. I totally love the sandbed and how you have so much lower space and upper beauty.

Amazing job!

reef80 · Feb 5, 2022

Amazingly!

X-37B · Feb 5, 2022

Absolutly awesome! Well deserved.
Makes my 120 look like a nano, lol.
Its amazing how fast systems run out of room.

On another note very sorry to hear about your dad. I lost my mom and younger sister to cancer.
I feel the pain brother.

Keep up the good work.
Looks like you might be able to swim in your next upgrade, lol.

Gundy · Feb 5, 2022

Just curious on how you get all your angels to behave so well with all your corals?

reefman888 · Feb 5, 2022

Congrats on rotm & greatly deserved. Curious on missing clams n if by choice or due to angels?

Unorthodox_Reef · Feb 5, 2022

Aquaman11 said:
Your tank is well balanced and very aesthetically pleasing. A piece of fine art!

Thank you

Unorthodox_Reef · Feb 5, 2022

CayeCaulker said:
I really love the aquascape. How did you secure the rock formations?
I am setting up a tank now and have been pondering the aquascape. I totally love the sandbed and how you have so much lower space and upper beauty.

Amazing job!

The right one was done with emarco and i drilled the middle out with a diamond hole saw then bonded a 1.25” acrylic rod to an acrylic plate and slid it over top.