doddle69 Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 looking good ill have to pop over n have a look soon time soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Took some photos today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellydave Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 looking good dude! :thup: :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 nice what are you using to glue frags on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 awesome work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 nice what are you using to glue frags on? I am using TUNZE Coral Gum. Just gluing them to bits of coral for now until I find out what the frags are and where I should put them permanently in the tank for best growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Changed my plumbing layout today. Finally finished the overflow drain and added valves to the pump outside to make water changes easier. I just have to attach a hose, close a valve and open another to do a water change Got tired of looking at the bare bottom so gave in and added some sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Looks very nice. Nicely done! What kind of hose are you using with the Hansen bits and where did you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 It's braided clear PVC hose. Doesn't kink like the normal clear PVC hose when bending around corners. I got it from blackwood pykles. Was about $50 for 6m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Just cleaned the back glass, was covered in algae. Still a little bit floating around the tank that i didn't manage to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 She's tidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Coming along great dude, so not fowlr anymore then lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 haha not anymore. corals seem easier and cheaper to get than some of the fish I was wanting to put in here. And I am actually succeeding keeping them alive easier than I thought. So I will keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Will look awesome once they all grow in and as you get more. What type of stock do you already have in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Only a few schooling fish and a maroon clown. Nothing really to look at yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 I think its time to change your signature si_sphinx, no 800l planted tank anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 :facepalm: Better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 :facepalm: Better? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 New lawn mower blenny, cowrie snail, GBTA and corals. I have taken about 10 snails out so the blenny stays fat and busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 New FTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Wow, looking marvellous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Reminds me of the shallows in Rarotonga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 an exemplary marine tank. well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 A few updates today. Magnesium test kit arrived in the mail So while I tested for magnesium I thought I would test everything The line up Test Results using API saltwater, API marine and Salifert Magnesium test kits, Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 0ppm pH - 8.2 Calcium - 420ppm Carbonate Hardness - 12dKH / 200ppm Phosphate - 0.0-0.25ppm (will be looking into getting a better kit that can measure within 0.01ppm) Magnesium - 1260 (although this is fine I will add 250gr of Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate to my top up water to increase to 1300ppm) Salanity - 1.026 (measured using a refractometer) New 10,000k LED light added over sump MP40w Vortech wavemaker has replaced one of the 12,000lph wavemakers. These are cool pumps. I like how they alter their speed randomly to create the turbulence required for the corals and fish. However, they do seem to be quite noisy when they get up to full speed so I run it at about 80%. There is noticeably less water movement in the tank now. In the future I will replace the other 12,000lph wavemaker with another Vortech. A new ATO system should becoming in the post next week. I will squeeze in a 35x35x55cm (60ltr) reservior tank in the stand. I will use this for evapouration top ups and adding the required ingredients to keep my parameters in check. This water will be pumped through a Kalkwasser reactor before it enters the sump. ALSO in the next few weeks I should have a new lighting setup. The center MH on my unit seems to have stopped working, it flickers for a while when it comes on and then switches off. I haven't got around to finding the problem but it has pushed me into buying some LED units. SWMBO keeps telling me the lights and fans are too noisy. After complaining the return pump and water sounds were to noisy, I had moved the pump to a box outside and ironed out all the noise in the system, it is virtually silent now. But I can never win. So some silent lights should do the trick. It will just be, 'The Vortech pump sounds like a washing machine', complaint left. I will start the lights off up high and intensity turned down and slowly adjust my tank to the new lights over a month or so. The tank hasn't changed much since the last photos but I have ordered another heap of frags, yellow tang, banggai cardinal and cleaner shrimp. More photos to come as things arrive on my doorstep :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Package arrived today Old lights New K4 LED lights just sitting on top of the tank. Still need to hang them. A part was missing from the hanging kit so contacted the supplier and the part will be in the post tomorrow. There is amazing colors coming around the rocks and spilling onto the sand These lights are completely 100% silent compared to the noisy fans and high pitched ring of my only MH unit. I am going to sit there and watch the tank for an hour just to see the sunset feature on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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