August Tank of the Month

[::pete::]

Congrats Jim!!!

That looks more like fun than work!!! Please tell us more and dont be affraid to add some more pictures!!

[JimD]

Is that an SPS tank? :):):):):)

[jaded]

Very nice... do you ever get the urge to upgrade? 10" acrylic... must have cost hundreds

[::pete::]

10" acrylic... must have cost hundreds

You had better add a few zero's there .... :D

[NaCl_H2O]

WOW :o Jim, that is Awesome!!!

(... as he inspects the house for "the next" aquarium location)

[dan]

very nice jim. how did you land that job? MAN !!!!!!!

[Sherri]

Congrats Jim...that is an awesome thing to be a part of.... :D

[hammondegge]

oh WOW, :mellow >_< :)

[CD]

That is truly awesome!!! :w00t BTW - who gets to dive in the tank to clean? :)

W.

[SueT]

Just when I thought you'd never out do that last tank look at this one. OMG, this is incredible. And never have to frag anything.

Congrats Jim....

[Ross]

Sweet tank!

[carlinsa]

i had a sea turtle once. AWWWWWWWWWW the memories. its name was pedro and it ran for president and promised protection for all who voted :roll

[dwdenny]

Cool where can I get a turtle from. j/k that is awesome tank.

[Ed]

Congratulations Jim!

The South Carolina Aquarium (and that sea turtle) are lucky to have you.

-Ed

[NaCl_H2O]

Hey Jim, I think you should be like Pete

Move back to San Antonio and bring your tank with you :P

Congrats, I am soooooooooooooo jealous!

[Chris]

Simply awesome Jim! ^_^

You're definately missed down here, you said you're coming back soon right? ;)

[::pete::]

I can say one thing ... this thread would have 20+ pages by now if Jim was here ;) and there should be no reason why not now!

It may not be a personal tank, but remember;



Our Purpose:
1. Encourage the growth of the marine aquarium hobby in South Texas;
2. Educate and inform members and the public about care, keeping and propagation of marine invertebrates and fish;
3. Prevent abuse to marine animals in general, and to conserve the marine environment by promoting intelligent, planned reef management systems;
4. Promote higher standards of health and care provided by local commercial outlets;
5. Organize workshops, seminars and discussions related to all aspects of the hobby;
6. Raise and generate funds and create financial resources to meet these goals; and
7. Coordinate with and support similar societies devoted to like-minded interests.

What am I missing? I am envious as I always want to feed and touch when I visit the aquariums. The job doesnt pay, so I can wish ...

[cpreefguy]

I honestly looked at the pics of this tank for an hour. It is truely amazing!
Im going to buy a lotto ticket now :)

[cpreefguy]

Oh yeah, how about some more pics!!!!!

[::pete::]

Oh yeah, how about some more pics!!!!!

Thats what I said ... Id love to see more!!

[NaCl_H2O]

Hey Jim, I do have a few questions that I was thinking about!

The article said they clean the tank, etc. periodically. Does any algae grow, or do those monster skimmers pull everything including salt out of the water :o

How do you clean the inside of an acrylic cylinder :unsure

How does the substrate stay so nice and clean - is it replaced periodically?

What's your nickname for the turtle :D

I keep going back and looking at it - do you need an apprentice?

[bprewit]

Wow what a awesome tank! Im so very jealous. Great job taking care of it and congrats for totm :D

[don-n-sa]

I am at a loss for words...basically I am very jealous of you Jim. Beautiful set up, I can't think of a better person for that gig.

I do have a few questions for you if you dont mind.

1. can you explain how a sand filter works?

2. With all of that lighting...why not some live rock and mabe some easy corals?

3. what are the nitrate level

thanks Jim...awesome tank.

[witecap4u]

. And never have to frag anything.

Congrats Jim....


Fragging is the fun part....... :D

[SarahPSl]

How cool is it to be you?

Thanks so much for the submitting the tank and volunteering your time and experience.

[shellback]

I get in trouble as it is watching my tank, what kind of deep kim she I would be in watching this one. Love it just love it :pics

[JeffCo]

Great tank! It must be fun "playing" with those big toys!

More pics! Can we see some closer shots of the equipment?

Do you have to wear scuba gear to clean those skimmers out too :lol

[akm]

How is that you were able to obtain the position to maintain the tank? I mean they just don't let anybody walk in and take care of a 14000 gallon aquarium.

[akm]

Nevermind, now that I read it more thoroughly I see you are a volunteer.

[Jimnorris]

The South Carolina Aquarium has 70 paid employees and over THREE hundred volunteers!!! To be a volunteer you have to first go thru a seminar. After the seminar there are several areas that one can volunteer for. Each area has a manager. The manager then has their choice of any volunteers that they thing can help.
What helped me to move to the head of the class was my involvement with MAASST!!!!!
My own personal tanks.
And SeaWorld of San Antonio (I have some great new pictures they sent me of the HUGE gigas clam I donated to them!)
All of the fish and seaturtle in this tank are from the South Carolina sea. The tank is hand cleaned weekly by scrubbing everthing!
The other day I had to hand feed the nurse shark and eels

:unsure
I also had to take the seaturle outside on the second story patio and watch (play) with it for and hour. I did this right after a 15 minute formalin dip on his shell. He has a fungus growing that we are treating. The sun's vu rays are helping to clear the fungus---so the vet states????

[Jimnorris]

The Aquarium

[Jimnorris]

Queen angel close up

[Jimnorris]

Loggerhead seaturtle

[Jimnorris]

Queen trigger close up

[scuba_steveo]

Awesome pics Jim!!!!
Show us the gigas pics.

[::pete::]

I was thinking the same thing!

[markgsa]

WOW that is an awesome tank. I bet its tons of fun. My fav is the turtle. Awesome job.