Matt Dean Is In The House! :)

[mattdean]

Hey all. I'm Matt Dean. I'm a real estate agent in the GTA. I used to make my living as a musician and still do it on the side. You can check out MattDean.com if you are interested.

I've been on other forums but they are pretty dead and I heard about this forum and thought I would drop in. Been reefing for a few years now with varied success. Here is a little history of my tanks:

Started in saltwater with a 46 Gallon bow front tank:

Then renovated my 'man cave' to accommodate a 5' X 2' X 20" 125 gallon peninsula with a 55 gallon sump. Here it is in 2011:

Then a little remodelling in 2013:

It's a peninsula, so here is the other side:

This year, I restarted the tank, as I had some problems with pests - blue clove polyps taking over and cyano (thanks to bio-pellets). All new rock, sand and corals. So this is the tank now, after a few months. Still lots of corals- mostly SPS - to add and grow in:

Note: The colours are very close in the pictures to what you see in real life.

Cheers!

 

[unibob]

Welcome Matt! Have seen you post on other forums, and always enjoy looking at your photos.

This is theee place to be no nonsense.


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[mattdean]

Thanks. I don't post often, but it will be nice to chill and enjoy a relaxed forum.

 

[Nonuser]

Beautiful tank, were you the guy that brought in a lot of stuff to coral reef shop when you decided to redo the tank?

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Welcome to the forum! Cant wait to see your tank mature.

 

[mattdean]

Hey Nonuser. Yes. That was me that brought all those corals in. They sold In a flash!

Hey Reefkeeper. Me too! Lol. So impatient after having such a full tank

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Are you going to the brantford coral show this weekend?

 

[TORX]

Welcome @mattdean. I hope you enjoy the site. Your tank history all looks amazing and something to aspire to for many.

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[mattdean]

Hmm. Hadn't thought about the coral show. Could be worth a drive. when is it?

Thanks Torx. Very kind of you

 

[TORX]

Hmm. Hadn't thought about the coral show. Could be worth a drive. when is it?

Thanks Torx. Very kind of you

Here is a link to the details. It is in Brantford this weekend.

http://www.thefragtank.ca/community/index.php?threads/14304/

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[Kevin Tran]

Welcome aboard Matt! Beautiful,clear and colorful tank you have. Can you tell me what kind of light do you use?

 

[mattdean]

Thanks Kevin. I use an 8-bulb Tek light with 2 Reefbrite XHO actinic LED strips on each side.

 

[Strobe]

Your tank was always inspiring to me, one of the reasons I am setting up a peninsula now.

http://thefragtank.ca/community/threads/120-gallon-miracles-peninsula.15389/

 

[BIGSHOW]

Love this tank. Awesome to have you on this forum Matt you are a real asset

 

[mattdean]

Your tank was always inspiring to me, one of the reasons I am setting up a peninsula now.

http://thefragtank.ca/community/threads/120-gallon-miracles-peninsula.15389/

That's going to be an awesome tank Strobe! I can't wait to see it up and running. If you want to come by and check out my tank in person and see the rock work, let me know. But I only WISH I could have set up the plumbing and electrical the way you did! Mine is such a mrs, with no room. Having that space behind the tank is priceless.

 

[mattdean]

Love this tank. Awesome to have you on this forum Matt you are a real asset

Thanks Dave. It's awesome thanks to amazing corals from great suppliers like you!

 

[jroovers]

Welcome to this forum Matt. Love the tank photos, that Achilles and blond naso look sweet! Love the arch in your scape as well, once all that SPS grows back out, going to look fantastic

 

[EricTMah]

Someone has saltwater running through their veins

Nice looking systems.

Welcome to the forum. Tons of great friendly people here that are respectful of everyones opinions and are always willing to help. Unlike other forums lol

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[Kevin Tran]

That's going to be an awesome tank Strobe! I can't wait to see it up and running. If you want to come by and check out my tank in person and see the rock work, let me know. But I only WISH I could have set up the plumbing and electrical the way you did! Mine is such a mrs, with no room. Having that space behind the tank is priceless.

I too would like to take some of your time and view this baby in person, I learn better with my eyes

 

[ALowe]

welcome to the forum Matt! glad to see another member in the GTA. I may have to check your tank out next time i'm in mississauga which will be tomorrow and Saturday lol.