scarface1979
Fish Fanatic
i'm always in the chat room here and properly this is the 1st time i have looked in the forums and i feel inspired to tell my story and show off my tank and many cock ups lol
i have 2 marine tanks one in my bed room (yes i wear ear plugs to go to sleep) 25 gallon tank 30 inch x 12inch x 16inch. At the minute the tank is housing 22kg of live rock ( i know 2 much but some of it is going into the big tank very soon), live sand, 3 cleaner shrimp, 8 red legged hermit crabs, a scooter beannie, 2 clown fish, corals, ro water is used.
euipment on this tank is
wave maker with two powerheads (maxijet)
red sea primz skimmer
rena uv sterizler
fuval 3
casade 500
interpet t5 bule moon and damn forget the proper name day one on timers
lights are on 10 hours each light
uv sterzlier is on 6 hours per day
had to modify the fuval 3 to act as the pump for the uv sterziler puls it filters the water a bit more 2.
tho i am now getting rid of me uv sterziler and eternal filter and intrenal filter and going classic berlin method.
ok i will add pics but now for the pain in my backside and me mums.
my new setup 6x2x2 tank well its 6x18x2 but the 2 is easyer to type than 18 lol
where to start
thats rite i'm a full time degree student studying sports, why say this well i get a student load lol and guess what i have blown it on thats rite the tank of my dreams, not to mention all me wage every month for the past 3 months.
ok so i have a 6x18x2 tank with hood and stand.
1st mistake not getting it drilled (silly billy) thought i wud be clever and use an overflow box, nowt worng with that i hear u say well the bloody overflow box wudn't fit over the bracing bars! so begin my journey of finding someone to drill the tank! and what a journey my friends let me tell u that. actually the tank is gettiing drilled 2mora of neil of mostly marines in shotton massive shout to neil!
2nd mistake having 2 much money and not thinking about the project! i bought a aquamedic reef 500 for the sump great i hear u say welll guess what ? the reef 500 is to tall to go under the tank! so begins another joureny to find a stand. well neil form mostly marine whos drilling me tank said get some brezze block what a gud idea so did that order 27 of them only needed 15 lol what a wally i am. ( gonna biuld a bbq with the rest in back garden)
3rd mistake ordering live rock thinking me tank wud be ready soonish so that why there is 22kg in the lil tank doh!
4th mistake buying every gadget possible! here the equipment list
d&d soultions mega t5 self dimming lights with the new seagull reflotors 5 foot so it don't cover the entrie tank doh! might get 2 x 3foot of them soon.
aqua medic reef 500 filter system
d&d soultions nirate remover
Auqamedic ocean runner 3500x 2 and a 6500
3 foot fish tank as sump
iks compter aqua star 8 socket one
2 x 300w heaters
Vecton UV Unit
200 per day ro unit by ro man
will order £300 worth of live when ready and about 4 bags of Caribsea Aragalive 20lb
varoius books not cheap
24 x 12 x 12 tank for the resoiur of ro water so i can top up with AquaMedic - SP3000 Niveaumat - Auto Top Up.
Refractometer
Plankton Reactor
think thats it so here comes some pic of the lil tank in me room and the pics i have of me big tank i will add pics when further ahead with project.
thanks
dean
i have 2 marine tanks one in my bed room (yes i wear ear plugs to go to sleep) 25 gallon tank 30 inch x 12inch x 16inch. At the minute the tank is housing 22kg of live rock ( i know 2 much but some of it is going into the big tank very soon), live sand, 3 cleaner shrimp, 8 red legged hermit crabs, a scooter beannie, 2 clown fish, corals, ro water is used.
euipment on this tank is
wave maker with two powerheads (maxijet)
red sea primz skimmer
rena uv sterizler
fuval 3
casade 500
interpet t5 bule moon and damn forget the proper name day one on timers
lights are on 10 hours each light
uv sterzlier is on 6 hours per day
had to modify the fuval 3 to act as the pump for the uv sterziler puls it filters the water a bit more 2.
tho i am now getting rid of me uv sterziler and eternal filter and intrenal filter and going classic berlin method.
ok i will add pics but now for the pain in my backside and me mums.
my new setup 6x2x2 tank well its 6x18x2 but the 2 is easyer to type than 18 lol
where to start
thats rite i'm a full time degree student studying sports, why say this well i get a student load lol and guess what i have blown it on thats rite the tank of my dreams, not to mention all me wage every month for the past 3 months.
ok so i have a 6x18x2 tank with hood and stand.
1st mistake not getting it drilled (silly billy) thought i wud be clever and use an overflow box, nowt worng with that i hear u say well the bloody overflow box wudn't fit over the bracing bars! so begin my journey of finding someone to drill the tank! and what a journey my friends let me tell u that. actually the tank is gettiing drilled 2mora of neil of mostly marines in shotton massive shout to neil!
2nd mistake having 2 much money and not thinking about the project! i bought a aquamedic reef 500 for the sump great i hear u say welll guess what ? the reef 500 is to tall to go under the tank! so begins another joureny to find a stand. well neil form mostly marine whos drilling me tank said get some brezze block what a gud idea so did that order 27 of them only needed 15 lol what a wally i am. ( gonna biuld a bbq with the rest in back garden)
3rd mistake ordering live rock thinking me tank wud be ready soonish so that why there is 22kg in the lil tank doh!
4th mistake buying every gadget possible! here the equipment list
d&d soultions mega t5 self dimming lights with the new seagull reflotors 5 foot so it don't cover the entrie tank doh! might get 2 x 3foot of them soon.
aqua medic reef 500 filter system
d&d soultions nirate remover
Auqamedic ocean runner 3500x 2 and a 6500
3 foot fish tank as sump
iks compter aqua star 8 socket one
2 x 300w heaters
Vecton UV Unit
200 per day ro unit by ro man
will order £300 worth of live when ready and about 4 bags of Caribsea Aragalive 20lb
varoius books not cheap
24 x 12 x 12 tank for the resoiur of ro water so i can top up with AquaMedic - SP3000 Niveaumat - Auto Top Up.
Refractometer
Plankton Reactor
think thats it so here comes some pic of the lil tank in me room and the pics i have of me big tank i will add pics when further ahead with project.
thanks
dean
