My kind of reef tanks
While reading a very interesting thread at Reef Central (Best tanks from around the world) I couldn’t help but to notice that my idea of a good looking reef tank isn’t exactly what many people prefer. Only four tanks out of the many posted on that thread are tanks that I would personally love to have (if only I had the skills and meticulousness that owners of these tanks have).
So, here are four tanks I think are some of the best looking reef tanks I’ve seen. There are certainly many more equally great looking tanks. Although in my opinion it is much more important to have healthy and interesting animals than picture perfect aquascape I certainly wouldn’t mind having a tank such as these.
These will work nicely as a contrast for my tank update I’ll post tomorrow 
Japanese soft coral tank:
You and I have similar tastes. I much prefer aquascapes that are designed with three dimensionality and coral growth patterns in mind. The freshwater guys have it all over us, and for no good reason. We’ve got much more to work with — though maybe that’s part of the problem. A huge palette with no design consideration is gonna give you one of the current “beautiful” tanks: coral-infested patchwork piles of rock… or worse, endless boring rows of the current psychedelic flavor-of-the-month frags.