Jellymeat Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 So i have just upgraded from a Aqua reef 400 to a fully custom set up Current livestock: Foxface 2x Ocellaris clownfish Fiji devil damsel Flame angel Royal gramma Reb bar goby Purple tang 6x Anthia Lyretail (1x male, 5x female) Numerous zoas Leathers Mushrooms Frogspawn Hammer coral Red and green plating montipora Bubble tip anemone Upgrade equipment Lights - 3x Gen 3 radions Return pump: jebao DC6000 Skimmer: Skimz 162 Wavemaker: Jebao FS14000 on twins controller Chiller: 1/2HP Hailea if needed Heat and cooling controller cooling 3x 120mm fans in the stand Heater 2x jager Auto top up: Auto Aqua Tank 1500mm L x 600mm W x 700mm H It will have euro bracing although the pic doesn't show it as i don't know the size of it. I will be having an external coast to coast overflow with bean overflow system. Sump design Slightly varied from the design below but basically the same This is my old aqua reef Left hand side Right hand side And here is the start of the long process of setting up the new tank Sump Some of the overflow set up Freshly vinyled background. Its vinyled on the inside of the overflow to hide the plumbing Full overflow setup Plumbing and stand cooling Sump in top up tank in, plumbing done. Except for the mistake that i was fixing :facepalm: Rock layout Left hand side Right hand side All fish and coral in Custom light hood and rail for the 3x gen 3 Light on no corals properly placed Some corals placed but substrate still messy Now to finish mounting corals and decide what to do with my frag rack probably will end in the sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Looking bloody good mate! Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Looks great! Where did you get the fans for the stand from? I've got my chiller up for sale atm if you are interested in a near new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Looking bloody good mate! Good job! Thank you still have quite a bit to do to make it look better. Looks great! Where did you get the fans for the stand from? I've got my chiller up for sale atm if you are interested in a near new one I have one sitting in my garage. Just waiting for summer to see if i need if not it will be for sale to. I purchased them off k-tech one of the cheapest places. Here is the link http://www.impc.co.nz/products/list/fans_cooling-170-page0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Here are some pics from the other week Latest addition to the tank Colour of these guys is way better in person Here are some growth and colour comparisons 3 months ago Today 3 months ago Today 3 months ago Today 3 months ago Today 3 months ago - was very brown Today - it is so green looks like a different coral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Looking good What's the Copperband eating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Looking good What's the Copperband eating? Seems to mainly be eating pods and stuff in the live rock. I have been trying mussel with a cracked shell so the other fish can not eat it, cockle (clam), mysis and brine shrimp. I have seen it eat the mussel but not so much the rest but i am trying to get the mysis and brine shrimp in to the holes of the rock so he can eat it out of it. I put the mussel in a place that i know he is away from the other fish which seems to help When i got him he was eating misys and brine, but he is a bit skittish when its feeding time as the other fish act like they haven't been fed in weeks haha. I have had him for about 3 weeks now and hasn't lost any weight Have you tried soaking food in garlic guard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 That's awesome. I really like how you've set it all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Seems to mainly be eating pods and stuff in the live rock. I have been trying mussel with a cracked shell so the other fish can not eat it, cockle (clam), mysis and brine shrimp. I have seen it eat the mussel but not so much the rest but i am trying to get the mysis and brine shrimp in to the holes of the rock so he can eat it out of it. I put the mussel in a place that i know he is away from the other fish which seems to help When i got him he was eating misys and brine, but he is a bit skittish when its feeding time as the other fish act like they haven't been fed in weeks haha. I have had him for about 3 weeks now and hasn't lost any weight Have you tried soaking food in garlic guard? I've had mine about three weeks too with no obvious weight loss. I squirt the mysid and brine into the rock work and he seems to pick in that area. He cleaned out my apistasia on day 3 - it was there and ten mins later all was gone. He's also cleaned out all my fans He was eating mysid and brine in the shop before I got him. Where do you get the clams from, my paknsave only has mussels and how long do you leave it in the tank for? I haven't tried garlic guard but was contemplating it this morning. I think I will try tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I've had mine about three weeks too with no obvious weight loss. I squirt the mysid and brine into the rock work and he seems to pick in that area. He cleaned out my apistasia on day 3 - it was there and ten mins later all was gone. He's also cleaned out all my fans He was eating mysid and brine in the shop before I got him. Where do you get the clams from, my paknsave only has mussels and how long do you leave it in the tank for? I haven't tried garlic guard but was contemplating it this morning. I think I will try tomorrow. I get the clams from pak n save normally in sack things with the mussels. I leave in in for a couple hours, so i know he has had a good feed, then cut it up and fed it to the rest of my fish, they go mental over it. nice build Thank you it took a lot of planning and effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiegreenthumb Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 really really nice tank !drool: well done very tidy and great equipment, you certainly know what your doing mate :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 really really nice tank !drool: well done very tidy and great equipment, you certainly know what your doing mate :thup: Thanks for that, this is only my second reef tank. but I put a lot of thought into it as i don't want to change it for the next few years haha This time i decided to get some quality pieces and i'm glad i did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Brilliant tank dude, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I haven't uploaded any photos for a while so decided to take some today.Update on my tankAbout 3 weeks ago i lost my CBB. Not really sure what happened he was healthy and eating like a pig. I found that he had some scuffed up scales at the bottom of his dorsal fins and then the next day it was all red at that spot. He died just a few hours after being in QT.I also changed salts to Aqualab, but will be changing again most likely to Dupla marin, as i don't like the high levels of alk and Calcium as i would prefer colour to growth.My current live stock (Fish) is:Foxface RabbitfishDoliatus RabbitfishPurple TangYellow belly Blue TangFlame AngleRoyal GrammaSix Line WrasseGreen MandarinRed Bar Goby2x Ocellaris Clownfish4x Lyretail anthiasSoon i will be adding two cleaner shrimpHere are the photos please excuse the glare and the not so in focus ones. kiwiraka and livingart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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