My Rio 125

[liamg1285]

hi all this is my rio 125 has been set up since about November now and as im about to chuck some more money at it i thought i should start a thread lol.

current plans:
get a new stand for it prob a fluval 125 stand
drill the tank and sump it
custom lighting rig built into a new hood prob 70w mh with 2x24w blues
a po4 reactor
and either a small bubble magus skimmer or a deltec mce 300.

stock:
2x clownfish
2x firefish
1x byno goby i think it is
1x cleaner shrimp
4x blue legged hermits
2x turbo snails
1x urchin
3x cerith snails
1x mythrax crab
1x mandarin when i can get a culture set up

here are some pics as it is now

and the new stand i picked up the other day and by not putting the shelf in i can squeeze a 30x12 sump in the base

 

[Morri]

Yip thats a Byno Goby great little hardy sand sifters

I would avoid the BM skimmers unless you make sure it has the aquabee pump in it as the atman pumps are not great the hint is in the box when they include an addtional mesh wheel in the box.

Cant go wrong with Deltec skimmers

 

[seffieuk]

Thanks for sharing - shall watch with interest

Seffie x

ps second the deltec skimmer

 

[liamg1285]

yea thinkin i might go for a mce300 soemthing like that

 

[seffieuk]

Top choice

Seffie x

 

[simonas]

looking good the fish look very healthy

 

[liamg1285]

my 70w halide turned up today and has got a electronic ballast fitted so should help keep leccy bill down a lil bit just got to order a 14k bulb form iquatics and thats the lighting done

 

[liamg1285]

not much of a update really as no pics lol but this is wats happened in the last couple of days.
70w 14000k halide bulb ordered from iquatics. all the return pipework should be here in the next few days hopefully if royal mail don't lose it again. will be going to pets at home to pick up a tank for the sump over the weekend either a 30x12x15 or a 24x12x15 and poss if i can get a lift to cov aquatics will get some flexi pipe for the return pump to the fixed pipework and also the return pump a eheim compact 2000

 

[liamg1285]

been shopping again yesterday lol and picked up a 24x12x15 tank for the sump and also a 10kg bucket of tropic marin pro reef salt.

i have modified the front of the stand to make a smaller support so i can get more access to the sump and will be using the original support held onto the support by magnetic door catches to fill the gap and make it look stock , have also fitted a piece of the oak board that i cut down on the bk aswel to fit all my sockets on and now have 8 all wired up just needing a plug and have also mounted my atc 800+ to the door for easy viewing and wired a plug socket to it so i can control the heater. will post pics tomorrow hopefully.

 

[seffieuk]

Looking forward to the photos

Seffie x

 

[liamg1285]

ok here are a few pics of where im at now really

the sump with most of the baffles in place

a standard looking stand

and as if by magic lol the center piece gone to give more access to the sump when it is place

and all the electrics done aswel with my atc800+ wired in aswel

thats pretty much all of it done really except for gluein the glass in place and pipework

 

[seffieuk]

Very neat BigC would be proud of you

Seffie x

 

[liamg1285]

thanks seffie

 

[liamg1285]

got another bargain today managed to pickup a cleartides phosphate reactor complete kit with valve tubing and a maxijet 500 pump all for 30 quid delivered so thats another thing off the list lol

 

[liamg1285]

pic time again lol. well when i got in from work this morning i decided to have a go at gluin all the baffles in place in the sump and it didnt got to bad tbh had a nifty way of holding the glass in place aswel while i glued them.

firstly my bargain cleartides reactor all cleaned up

right now onto the sump lol i said id got a nifty way of adding the baffles in to stay in place while i glued em lol

dvd cases lol

and now the important bit does it leak?

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

am well happy wont be much longer now and also got a eheim compact 1000 return pump for 14 quid aswel so will be getting that next week hopefully