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Warren Taylor is located in Perth, Western Australia, and has just set up a fantastic 3 metre (10 feet) reef tank utilising skylights for the majority of the lighting.

Entire tank, showing the four skylight tubes.

At the time that these photographs were taken, the tank had only been set up for 10 weeks, so it is no where near complete.  There are a number of things that Warren still has planned, both equipment and livestock wise. 

Left section of tank.

Middle section of tank.

Right section of tank.

System Specifications

Tank dimensions are 305cm x 76cm x 76cm (10'x2.5'x2.5').

Lighting currently consists of four skylight tubes, however that will be supplemented by metal halides so that the tank can be observed at night.  Tank looks very good under moonlight.

View of skylights on the roof, facing west.

Close up of the top of the skylights.

Filtration is located in a room directly behind the tank and is still a work in progress.  A refugium is above the sump, lit also by a fifth skylight tube.  The protein skimmer is a DIY dual Beckett made out of glass.

Filtration room, with refugium, protein skimmer and temporary sump.

Dual Beckett DIY protein skimmer constructed out of glass.

Livestock 

Not a lot of livestock in it at the time of these photographs being taken, as noted above it had only been set up for around 10 weeks.

Sarcophyton sp., Leather Coral.

Cataphyllia jardinei, Elegance Coral.

Corallimorphs, Mushrooms.

For all these photos plus more, see Warren Talyor.