The 6 meter reef aquarium of Pieter van Suijlekom is an iconic reef aquarium if ever there was one. For those of us measuring on the imperial system, 6 meters is just shy of 20 feet and if the length of the front glass pane wasn’t enough of a challenge to install, this panoramic aquarium also features a dramatic convex shape. The front pane was made using two panes of glass that are 1/2″ thick and they were bonded together for a dramatic effect. If the tank construction itself doesn’t impress you enough, the aquarium is chock full of many large and show sized exotic fish and a nearly uninterrupted field of SPS colonies from end to end. This aquarium is illuminated with metal halide spots and it also abuts a southern window which lets in plenty of natural sunlight. Follow the break for another video of the 6 meter reef as it was back in may of 2008.
The 6 meter Reef tank of Pieter van Suijlekom is a Panorama of SPS
Jake Adams
Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.
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