Whose tank inspires you?

[MUCHO REEF]

I wouldn't say that anyones tank inspired me, but I would say that I have never witnessed such inspiration from his commitment and dedication to responsible reefkeeping as seen in my buddy and half brother, John Brancheau's tank. This guy knew how to truly reef and was just as A-retentive as I am about my tank.

Tank of the Month - October 2004 - Reefkeeping.com

Also, I have never seen such exponetial growth anywhere at any time. I remember the day that John set up this tank. It was seeded with dozens of 2 to 3 inch frags from his 90 gallon tank in his office. I think PJR remembers and can testify to what I'm about to say. I have never seen Acros so bright and colorful, that grew so much, so thick and so fast, that they literally grew up and out of the water. Some of his acros were as thick as two thumbs placed together. The pictures above do not compare to how it looked just one year after his TOTM awards. This tank was clean enough to swim in, absolutely stunning, and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. He would take you in the back to his grow out/frag tank, and freely give you, yes, I said, "GIVE" you a frag or anything you wanted out of that tank and wouldn't take a dime if you forced him to. To me, that's what reefing is truly about.

Mucho Reef

[slapshot]

I miss John and his tank. Helped me through the early years! How is he?

[pjr]

Mucho, I agree emphatically with every word! John is a great guy, and his tank just POPPED with great color and life. I have a few frags from his system and some day I hope they'll be colonies as large as the ones in his tank.

I'll have to add Mustang (aka Ken G) to the list. He was one of the first innovators in this Detroit area. He had especially unreal growth rates with acros, even the slow growing and difficult ones, like solies. His enthusiasm and willingness to open his home to local frags swaps really launched the strong local community that we have today.

[MUCHO REEF]

I miss John and his tank. Helped me through the early years! How is he?

John is doing great, I spoke with him this morning. Still working hard and most likely hunting on the weekends. A really good guy.

Mooch

[MUCHO REEF]

Mucho, I agree emphatically with every word! John is a great guy, and his tank just POPPED with great color and life. I have a few frags from his system and some day I hope they'll be colonies as large as the ones in his tank.

I'll have to add Mustang (aka Ken G) to the list. He was one of the first innovators in this Detroit area. He had especially unreal growth rates with acros, even the slow growing and difficult ones, like solies. His enthusiasm and willingness to open his home to local frags swaps really launched the strong local community that we have today.

Man I do remember those days PJR. Remember the swap we had at his house? WOW, like wall to wall sardines in there and everybody knew each other very well.

Those were the days.

Mucho

[pjr]

I remember them very well ... and fondly!

[SaltCreeps]

david saxby's is one of my inspiration tanks

[Manoj's Reef]

david saxby's is one of my inspiration tanks

+1

[pjr]

It's not a name i know.... info please!

[Manoj's Reef]

It's not a name i know.... info please!

He lives in London UK , 4000 gallon tank, 400 fishes, mixed reef. Awesome collection of fish,sps, lps and softies.