Stuart Bertram's Aquarium July 09

[MrOlympus44]

another tank well done. I think anyone who associates with David Saxby has a great aquascaped aquarium, Between you and Mr. a24udi you both have beautiful tanks . No offense to Mr Saxby but your tank is a little less crowded. Not saying anything bad about it. Just that yours is more pleasing to the eye.Now you gotta get some tri-color tangs in there...just kidding.You people over in the UK sure no how to keep large reefs.Congradulations.

[AmandaPayneTv]

how many gallons is ur tank? and what are the dimensions?

[AHMAD86SK]

Waaaaw

[LAFD27Cadet]

DEAR SANTA.....

[UltimateKeylogger]

Stunning,,

[TheMarkenzo007]

How do you get the hard corals to be built in to the original live rock in your tank

[TonyatDD]

@TheMarkenzo007

Hi All the corals are mounted after the rock is placed into the tank, most were grown from small mounted colonies or fragments so have based out and grown onto the rock.

[dcactual]

one day i plan to have a beautiful tank like yours and your friend saxbys tank as well until then i can only dream and admire yours thank you :)

[356217]

isso que é um aquário marinho de verdade parabéns

[dansleeth]

Great take mate. That's a whole lot to worry about lol...

[jay733]

Do you have backdrop or is that all real stuff?

[TonyatDD]

@jay733

Hi Jay, ill answer for Stuart as i know his tank. The back glass is black, all the coral thats visible in the background is live, its a very wide tank.

[deanobeano79]

Stuart thats an amazing tank just like your last one ! i wish i bought your last one now when you were selling it !

amazing !!

dean

[reefbloke]

One of the most beautiful aquariums on you tube and so well aquascaped.

Hats off to you, would love to see an update soon.

[flatsrunna]

amazing....

[RobnGem2010]

Absolutely Amazing! The aquascaping is incredible..very natural looking.

IMO I prefer this to David's but both are wonderful examples of how a reef tank should be executed!!

[Mr1SXM]

Quality - thanks for the post!

[hawkwind999]

just needs a moray eel

[BASPERS]

Magnifique !!!

Bravo !!!

[NYYSAUL]

Mr. Bertram. The ability to commend you fully via words escapes me. Bravo sir. I am a beginner enthusiast, and prior to engaging in developing my own, I was wondering if you could be so kind as to refer a novice to some beginner books on saltwater reef aquariums? Id like to have a firm base of knowledge as a beginning stage prior to taking my passion for this art further. Again, bravo, and thank you for your time.

[TonyatDD]

Hi Nyysaul

I hope you dont mind me replying for Stuart as he is extremely busy at the moment. With regards to the best books Reef Secrets by Fossa and Nilsen is good. My best advise would be to find yourself a local aquatic shop with a stunning display tank as this is always a good gauge of expertise.

Internet forums can also be invaluable as a source of information.We sponsor the U.S forum Reef central and the U.K based forum Ultimate reef. If you require advice we have our own subforum

[eurone215]

great tank much applause

[tashdog1]

needs more colourful fish in there like dave saxbys tank

[shiladitya1991]

@mr.bertram..im havin algae outburst??i hv ordered fr rowa frm bangkok,as it is unavailable in india..bt do we need cleaner stuffs lik snails,hermits fr dat???plz help me...and what would u hv done in my place

[BluZooaqua]

Awsome Stuart. A real credit to all your hard work. It won't be long before you start running out of room with all the growth.

All the best Chris, Northfield Plants

[shiladitya1991]

wat r these small red fishes??

[stuartbertram]

The ones with the yellow tail and nose are tiera anthias and the pink ones with the yellow stripes are tuka anthias

[TheOneAndOnlyProdigy]

Hey, how's it going stuart? Your tank is absolutely amazing, I can't get over the size lol I saw you do a camera test. Are you going to shoot a new vid soon? If so, can't wait! Are you running straight t5 lighting without halides and did you get around to building the walls around the tank? Thanks Tim

[TheOneAndOnlyProdigy]

I tried putting them back into the main display, but all the fish hid and some were lying on their sides...not good. I really tried everything and never want to go through this awful thing ever again :(

[TheOneAndOnlyProdigy]

Can you please tell me what you treat your fish for when they have ich? I'm currently using seachem cupramine and it seems like it's not working a week and a half into the treatment and the fish are still covered. Looks like a bunch of salt sprinkled all over them. I'm afraid I'm going to lose some more if I don't act quick. I was thinking of putting them back into the main display because it's their natural habitat, or will the ich take over?? Please tell me your approach. I hate hate ich! :(

[TheOneAndOnlyProdigy]

Very important question, why do you and david saxby not have a sand substrate? What type of substrate is that? Thanks

[stuartbertram]

It is an aragonite gravel

My last tank was sugar sand which looks nice but it blows all over the tank if it gets lifted into the water column - especially with high waterflow.

It is also easier to syphon the larger gravel to remove detritus even on such a large tank

[TheOneAndOnlyProdigy]

That's incredible, you really have to siphon the whole crushed coral bed. How many times a week do you do that? Lotta work, huh. One question I really really wanted to know for so long. How does David Saxby place his corals into the tank? He must dive in their to glue um' down right?? Hbu as well? Thanks man

[stuartbertram]

I only syphon the gravel every 6-8 weeks with a custom syphon that I made from pipework.

Over the years David has become very good at gluing and placing corals with long tongs. The corals must be supported normally until the glue has gone off

[TheOneAndOnlyProdigy]

Your tank looks just as nice as Saxby's. I just started up a 125g and I'm very excited. How big is this tank and what do you do for a living? lol You have the best of the best corals. Well done man!

[stuartbertram]

Thank you.

The tank is 220 x 150 x 70cm water depth.

I am a director and co owner with David Saxby of D-D The Aquarium Solution Ltd.

Most of the corals have been grown from small pieces which I have broken off and glued around the tank - I find they grow faster that way.

Cheers

[alexnes76]

MAGNIFIQUE !!!!

[puck126]

when is the filtration video going to be posted i would love to what runs your amazing aquarium.

[stuartbertram]

soon

Struggling to get the video and music right

Stuart

[ronnieNreggieFROG]

Amazing, credit to the hobby

[dti1501]

Amazing Reef  I'd love to see the filtration setup sump skimmer ect Very Very nice.

[stuartbertram]

next video will show that

[TropicalFishHobbyist]

This tank is very impressive

[a24udi]

Very nice Stuart or should I say awesome tank mate!

Just love the way the vid is shot, the fish look great in there, a very big credit to you!

Glen

[ronnieNreggieFROG]

Glen, when are you gonna get a long HD vid of your 12 footer on here?

AntF

[bingopine]

Beautiful setup by deltec always and nice video too... :D

[iblade4lyf]

OMG THATS CRAZY

[thomasvision07]

Beautiful Tank!! We actually have four tanks in our house (not even close to being as big and beautiful as yours) our biggest is a 75 gallon. We are in the process of building our own wet/dry filtration system will probably be done in the next two weeks with everything and will post a video of ours. God Bless

[czarkasm]

Oh man, I'm jealous!!! That's one of the most beautiful tanks I've seen to date! Excellent Job!

[TonyatDD]

Looking extremely good for 5 months Stuart!!! Great visual depth to the tank.

Can we have some tank specs and livestock please.