beachy Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Borrowed my inlaws camera today and took a few pics, this is my tank about 9 weeks ago, and this is now, looking heaps better, bit of a cyno prob but i gave it a clean out on the weekend. side on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Skimmer seems to be skimming good , i will be adding corals when my tank is a bit more mature, and i can afford a metal halide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Beachy there are lower light corals you could easily stock that tank with the lighting you've got. How much flow you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Beachy there are lower light corals you could easily stock that tank with the lighting you've got. How much flow you got? I have an Aquaclear 201- 480ltr hr Aquaclear 301- 660ltr hr ocean runner 2000, but not much flow after going through the skimmer. How does that sound? seems like there is good flow, but prob could do with a bit more. Does it look a little cluttered? its just that i thought being a tall tank i would stack the base rock quite high, and no sump to put any in either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 I was keeping leathers just fine under T5 Fluros - in fact I have to put em in the shade now that I have mH lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Doesn't look cluttered to me. I think you've done about the best you can do for that shape of tank. About the only other option is what some people do, put a mounting rack down the back so they can put rocks straight up the back, or in varoius patterns, but what you've done looks fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Cool thanks Wasp, cant wait to get a few more things in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuzza Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Looks good.well set up i know how hard it is to get all the gear on a small system and still look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Looks good.well set up i know how hard it is to get all the gear on a small system and still look nice. Thanks Skuzza, i would like to add another power head and hang a m/halide from the roof, and thats hopefully it for equipment. I have to say thanks to everyone here for there great advice also , call me spongbob, i'm trying to soak up as much info as possible :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Skuzza wrote: Looks good.well set up i know how hard it is to get all the gear on a small system and still look nice. Is that why you ended up with a huge tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Just a quick update, got a Metal halide fixture today :bounce: , thanks Jetskisteve So i thought i would be a noter, and post a pic. I have wanted to get a metal halide since i first started keeping fish, and never have. I wish i did now, what a major improvment, not just in light, but overall look of the tank to. Im gonna go to bed with arc eye tonite from looking at it to much :lol: What would be good hours to run the light at? its on 12hrs now, but i have a feeling thats to much, especially since i dont have corals yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Cool, nice work. Metal halides are miracle workers. What brand and bulb is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Its an Aquamedic Ocean 150, 150 watt 14000k bulb. It was sitting quite close to the water but i moved it up(to much heat), and it still lights up the tank great. I can see into all the nooks and crannies, that i couldnt see before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Good move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Very nice.... I look forward to the upgrade!! Only joking BUT it will come..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Very nice.... I look forward to the upgrade!! Only joking BUT it will come..... Ha ha, you beat me to it, i was just gonna post- now all i need is a bigger tank. :lol: Uh oh got the bug :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 sweet i think @ 8 hrs seems to be the norm, if their could ever be a norm in this game 8) seem to remember talk of a trend esp overseas to reduce hrs somewhat to the benefit of the corals. someone experienced chime in here............. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Beachy is the pump running the skimmer the only flow in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Beachy is the pump running the skimmer the only flow in the tank? I have an aquaclear 20 400ish ltrs an hour which runs the surface skimmer, and an aquaclear 301 600ish ltrs an hour, still need more though. Bought a couple of nova sicce pumps from mitre 10 the other day($5.50 each), 800 ltrs hr, thought i would put them in, but they are too noisy. Just have to use them for turning over ASW, in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Now you've got plenty of light, you'll be looking at high light type corals, most of them also need a lot of flow, more than you have currently. More flow also helps with cyano, and helps keep the tank clean generally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostface Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Bought a couple of nova sicce pumps from mitre 10 the other day($5.50 each), 800 ltrs hr, thought i would put them in, but they are too noisy. man those things are garbage i have 3 of them, but only use them to stir ASW tank lookin sweet man, i give you about 6 months before you go bigger though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Looking very nice Beachy. Why do you say those pumps are garbage Ghostface? I've got a few and mine seem ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatdog Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Ha ha, you beat me to it, i was just gonna post- now all i need is a bigger tank. Uh oh got the bug Ha ha Beachy, you can't have your old one back. Tanks looking great. Yours that is, still working on mine. Mason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Now you've got plenty of light, you'll be looking at high light type corals, most of them also need a lot of flow, more than you have currently. More flow also helps with cyano, and helps keep the tank clean generally. Thanks wasp, i will be beefing up the flow, cant wait to get some nice corals. Ha ha Beachy, you can't have your old one back. Tanks looking great. Yours that is, still working on mine. Thanks Mason, and yea my old tank would have been perfect :lol: youl have to put up some pics when its up and running:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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