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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Jun 7, 2011 22:08:31 GMT
Well its been a while since i have had a chance for a new project, till i got offered this pocket monster reef so..... heres what i have: Aqua One Regency 220litre tank and stand Aqua One Twin T5 light bar (will be replaced with a APS 60cm 6 tube luminaire) Aquis Advance External Pressure Filter 1250 (gunna use this to take out some heavy particles and contain phos remover and carbon and pump the water into a sump which will house the skimmer and poss come caulpera) 300watt heater here some pics and tomorrow i will put up some pics of the sump design idea i have had.
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Post by steve on Jun 8, 2011 8:32:14 GMT
get it sumped the external into a sump and back into the tank will not work imho
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Jun 8, 2011 22:07:29 GMT
yeah its gunna have to be a none drilled sump so i am gunna have to get a hob weir
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Jul 7, 2011 21:30:34 GMT
well thats the lights sorted out 4 reef white TMC duo 500's and 2 T5's should be enough to keep softies and possibly LPS
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Post by ian on Jul 10, 2011 19:43:23 GMT
Hi Jonny , Will look realy great when stocked. ( what are you planning for this one ) PS do you still want to have a look at the small skimmer that i have, again sorry for missing last meeting i was going to bring it with me wasnt i. If you are still interested maybe we can do a meet somewhere so you can take a look at it. Cheers Ian.
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Post by steve on Jul 10, 2011 20:12:35 GMT
what about my duncans frags, lol
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Jul 10, 2011 20:53:35 GMT
Hi Jonny , Will look realy great when stocked. ( what are you planning for this one ) PS do you still want to have a look at the small skimmer that i have, again sorry for missing last meeting i was going to bring it with me wasnt i. If you are still interested maybe we can do a meet somewhere so you can take a look at it. Cheers Ian. yes ian i am still after the skimmer lol as for stock i dont know i am thinking of red sea biotope or a maldives biotope
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Aug 6, 2011 22:03:36 GMT
the LRR will be in a pond media basket to keep things tidy as the sump is a 30x18x12 should be plenty of room to play with the macro aint going in due to the skimmer been a tad bigger that i thought and the sump is 30inch x 18inch x 12inch. picking the rock up tomorrow, i have popped in some fiji dry sand which means the tank is milky for a few hours should be clear tomorrow. sump made skimmer picked up and heres some pics!
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Aug 6, 2011 22:39:50 GMT
so stock wise i am thinking
Fish:
purple tang 5 chromis 2 blue neon gobies 2 gold neon gobies 2 green spot mandarins
Inverts: 6 redlegged hermits 6 blue soccer hermits 10 turbo snails 2 peppermint shrimps 2 cleaner shrimps
Corals: unknown but only LPS and softies like xenia
if you can suggest other fish please feel free
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Post by steve on Aug 6, 2011 22:58:19 GMT
biggest personallity in my tank is my lawnmower blenny he never stops eating anything that grows on the rock or glass
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Aug 7, 2011 20:02:42 GMT
after about 35kgs of rock the scape is pretty much done as this pics show: 5mins after i put the rock in and thats after 5 hours still abit murky but i was attacked by alittle green crabby which is a mithrax thats in there somewhere while i was putting the rock in and there are 2 dwarf blue legs in there that have appeared out of the rock! theres also a small about the size of a 6mm BB clam aswell but theres abit of hair algae and i have seen 2 aips so gunna zap them soon aswell still tossing around different fish ideas still thinking tang but yellow or purple i dont know as tbh if you can keep a yellow tang in a red sea max i can keep one in this
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Post by steve on Aug 7, 2011 21:00:24 GMT
is the sump running ??
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Aug 7, 2011 21:03:27 GMT
will be in a few days i need to get a return pump but i am having trouble getting info on what size i would need
also do i use green ehim piping and a duck bill or do i have to use PVC pipe plus i am currently using a small power head heater and the external till i finish the sump tomorrow
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Post by steve on Aug 9, 2011 15:55:51 GMT
Depends what the overflow box is rated at
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Aug 9, 2011 21:39:29 GMT
not got a clue lol i can probs get away will a 1000L/ph ehiem pump oh and gone for full LED over the mix and it looks fantastic
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