tHEcONCH Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 So here are a few pics - I'm not entirely happy with it yet but its only been running about 5 months (since about 9pm on March 23, 2007), so its still to settle down. More pictures on page 5... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camnbron Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Any chance you could put a larger picture of the tank shot up, I don't have a 42inch monitor! What is the red looking fish shape at the bottom of the first pic? edit - 2 minutes later the pictures are bigger! How good is that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Its a fish - A Flame Angel named Thermal - refresh your screen - they are bigger now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camnbron Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Hmm, might have to get me one of those them there flame angels. Tank and pics look awesome too by the way. Did you stock it from an existing tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Hmm, might have to get me one of those them there flame angels. Tank and pics look awesome too by the way. Did you stock it from an existing tank? No, its my first effort at Marine - the Acros and Montis were grown from frags generously donated by John at Organism... heres where it all began... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Another awesome Red Sea Max! Excellent Conch, you must be proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice one Conch, I was beginning to think it didn't exist. :lol: Your corals look very happy. well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 very very nice indeed. superb for such ready made tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I was beginning to think it didn't exist how could you think such a thing! 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tui Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Awesome tank, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifty Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 tank looks great well done. What sort of lights does the tank have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 tank looks great well done. What sort of lights does the tank have Two proprietary Red Sea white/blue 55 watt T5 power compacts (1 watt-liter/4 watt-gallon). Here's a link to all the specs: http://www.redseamax.com/redseamax/Red_ ... specs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Question Conch, looks like you had an algae outbreak, then killed it with a phosphate removing media? If so did you use the standard media holder built into the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 So, a few other bits of info - I've taken out all the mechanical filtration (other than the bag the charcoal is in) because it just wouldn't allow enough water to flow through and the circulation pumps started cavitating. Along with some charcoal, I'm using half a jar of Seachem's phospate remover, both where the foam used to be. It is very difficult to get the temperature to drop below 28 degrees, but that is probably in part due to the tank being in a recess behind a door in the same room as a couple of Discus tanks. The lights' fan is very noisy (as in stuffed) and needs to be replaced - I'm hoping the distributor might come to the party on that shortly. I feed a lot, and change at least 15 litres a week using Red Sea Max Pro salt (the stuff with the red lid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Great work! You are going to give Dogmatix a run for his money when he sets his one up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Cheers - thanks for the compliments - I wasn't really too sure how my efforts would stack up, but its nice to know I'm on the right track. Now all I need is a really big tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 good to see that you have put some pics up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 i think you can fit a few more in btw :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Yea, there is an unused vertical wall on the backside to the left. If you shut the door to the room, get down on your knees, and squeeze your nose up against the glass at the bottom corner you can just see it - what do you reckon - encrusting Monti frag or some sort of flat Favites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Great work! You are going to give Dogmatix a run for his money when he sets his one up! Not a chance im the KING of the ghetto tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 PS Looks mint Conch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rspec Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 it looking mint as.. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 That is a good looking tank. even the acros look like they have grown under the limited light. Pretty nice nano tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great White Hand Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Fantastic job, tHE cONCH, I didn't imagine a Red Sea could look that good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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