srossnz Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi All, I tried the international forums for a while and I think they are a bit too hectic for me. I was glad I found this club, would much rather converse with locals. I dabbled in saltwater tanks when I was in the US about 10yrs ago. Nothing major and when moving to NZ I took a lot of pleasure in donating all my fish to the local aquarium. I often wonder if any of them are still alive. I'm now 35 and have been living in NZ for the last 7 yrs. I finally got around to getting a tank setup, mainly because my 5yr old daughter wants nemo and bubbles I must say it was a great excuse to get back into the hobby again. I have a young FOWLR tank at this stage and just taking things slow. I have a lot to learn but so far so good (aside from some algae that should clear up soon). My tank specs and a few pics are below: -175ltr main tank all glass, I built a black custom wooden frame for it -I guess the sump is 80ltrs or so volume not 100% sure -I run some caulerpa in there -just got a new reef octopus skimmer, on day 4 so not quite producing yet -a tunze 6025 powerhead and I've done the dremel tool mod, really churns up the water now -eheim compact2000 for return pump -cpr50 overflow box -aqualifter hooked to the overflow to recreate siphon on power outage -glo t5 lights -Hailea 150a chiller -Belkin battery backup that can run circulation of the tank for 4+ hrs fish -1 6line wrasse -1 royal dottyback -1 yellow tail damsel I plan to add more fish when the weather cools down (do not want to deal with a hot quarantine tank etc) pics: The tank is on a large rimu chest, but out of paranoia I totlly reinforced the chest in various ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Welcome to the forum - your fish tank looks really cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Welcome to the forum - your fish tank looks really cool!! I have to agree :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi & Welcome....from a non local This is a great site people are really nice! Love your tank, the black frame around it looks really nice Take care & have fun, Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Wow, wonderful! I think you'll like this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi and Welcome srossnz. Your tank looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srossnz Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Welcome. Nice tank. Nothing safer than a bit of paranoia when it comes to stand bracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Welcome Nice set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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