|
|
Have a question?
It's Free!
|
|
| Tank Specs Please give us your tank specs, so when you ask a question we can look here if we need more information. Include tank size, equipment, and inhabitants. |
Registered Members don't see these ads. Register now it's free!
06-07-2005, 06:21 AM
|
#1
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
Hi from 0Z
Hello everyone, my name is Nick. I've been captivated by marine aquariums ever since childhood and started my first sw tank when I was 13. Here's a rundown of my latest, set up 12/3/05.
48"L x 30"H x 24"w 560 litres or 150 gal approx. 12/15mm (1/2-5/8") glass.
140L/40gal approx. refugium/DSB and sump
Berlin Skimmer/Eheim1260
Aquamedic denitrifying filter and 3lph dosing pump
Tunze 6100 streamkit
Eheim 1262 return
250w 10,000k Radium MH
2x15w 12000k Sera bluesky tubes for refuge
At this stage I top up evaporation with RO water and dose calcium manually which is a bit of a pain.
Livestock atm:
Bubble tip and H.Crispa anaemones
Various Zoanthids
Leather corals
Mushrooms
Green star polyps
Tree coral
Blood cleaner shrimps
Pistol shrimps
Hermits
Blue linkia starfish
Urchins
Heaps of snails
Red Sea Sailfin
Blue Tang
Tomato Clown
Coral Beauty
Sgt. Majors
Multitudes of worms and copepods
coral sand averge 3"-4" depth
250lb approx liverock
I use natural and synthetic seawater (Red Sea and Aquamedic) for water changes.
|
|
|
|
Registered Members don't see these ads. Register now it's free!
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 06:24 AM
|
#2
|
|
Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,610
|
Welcome to TRT your tank is awesome 
__________________
Double your drive space. Delete Windows
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 06:42 AM
|
#3
|
|
Little Fishy in Disguise
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 188
|
Nice tank!!! Say where abouts in Australia do you live? im from Sydney.
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 07:05 AM
|
#4
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
Thanks Casey,
Are DSB's out of fashion in the States? (DSB=Stink)
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 07:21 AM
|
#5
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
Hi Hong Kongan
- Melbourne, Have you been on the Masa forums?
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 08:29 AM
|
#6
|
|
I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,137
|
Welcome & Very Nice Tank!!!
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 08:34 AM
|
#7
|
|
Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 145
|
Hi Blootang, im Nathan05 on the MASA forums.
Yeah DSB's are a no go area in the states lol, pity they havnt been to Australia and seen the incredible VERY old DSB tanks looking perfect!.
Great tank by the way, where about do you get your Zoos? I find good ones so hard to find in Aus LFS's, at least near Sydney. |
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 10:09 AM
|
#8
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
A few more pics. Most of the rock and livestock came from my old 48x24x24 which had been going for 10+ years and through a few phases.
1995 Trigger tank.
2004 Not long before it was pulled down.
About a month into the new deeper tank.
These days, nearly 3 months old.
My favourite fish ATM.
Red Sea Sailfin Zebrasoma desjardinii (10+ years old). Not camera shy at all and seems to get in every pic.
Sergeant Major Abudefduf sexfasciatus my three are over 4" now -not too aggressive and IMO their colours get better as they mature.
My favourite Zoos
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 10:18 AM
|
#9
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
Hi Nafe,
Thanks for warning me about dsb's. Your other alias(masa) looks familiar. There are 3 different LFS near me and between them all they usually have something but most are all brown and green.
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 10:24 AM
|
#10
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
Thank's Loverotties.  |
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 10:48 AM
|
#11
|
|
300 Pound Gorilla
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hudson, WI / Hong Kong
Posts: 2,640
|
Nick, Welcome to TRT. Sweet looking tank and livestock. Your picture skills are great also.
__________________
JP
____________________________________________
Currently between tanks......And countries!!!!
____________________________________________
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 11:09 AM
|
#12
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
JP thank's for the welcome & compliments |
|
|
|
|
06-08-2005, 09:36 AM
|
#13
|
|
Little Fishy in Disguise
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 188
|
not meaning to hijack but if you want a good lfs in oz go to either Auburn Aquriums or ocean creation.
__________________
Adam- Hardyakker
The Reef, the Reef, the Reef is on fire we dont need no water we dont need no water.........
|
|
|
|
|
06-11-2005, 09:59 PM
|
#14
|
|
squid
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA
Posts: 9
|
3 Months
A few more pics now 3 months since set up.
From the side
H.crispa from underneath, peek a boo!
Randy the starfish.  |
|
|
|
|
06-14-2005, 08:58 AM
|
#15
|
|
Crazed Fish Whisperer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 2,578
|
Very very pretty. Thanks for the continued updates!
__________________
 Instead of just building a reef in my home...I so wish I could afford to build my home in the reef!
|
|
|
|
|
Tags
|
blue linkia
,
blue linkia star
,
blue linkia starfish
,
blue tang
,
coral sand
,
dosing pump
,
dsb tank
,
dsb tanks
,
green star polyp
,
green star polyps
,
leather coral
,
leather corals
,
linkia starfish
,
marine aquarium
,
pistol shrimp
,
red sea sailfin
,
sea sailfin
,
star polyp
,
star polyps
,
tomato clown
|
|
