Our New Marine Tank - Daughter Of Seffieuk

[youngfisher]

Haha, put the link up and lets all bid on it, see how much shes willing to pay.


YF

 

[Trod]

Haha, put the link up and lets all bid on it, see how much shes willing to pay.


YF

Don't you dare Yes I am bidding on mushrooms at moment, didn't see the link Bae, but its multi coloured mushrooms on one piece of LR. I'll let you know if I win it.

By the way YF I've bid high

 

[youngfisher]

Whatever you bid I can bid higher
Haha, only joking.
Urghhh, I like mushrooms as much as seffie likes cardinals!

YF

 

[zipzap]

Hiya everyone.

how are you all doing tonight? thanks lil bro the tank is good!


But here is what you have been all waiting for!!

They are still waiting to be named by the girls tho. But i am very pleased with them.

 

[TigerIssey]

I had a feeling that was what you would reveal after telling the girls.

Beautiful, they are stunning characters and often behave like naughty children.

I love them.

 

[zipzap]

i no it was a bit of a give away but the girls would of been a little upset if i had said something to everyone without showing them first! But yes there great to watch i love them there all ways together, and if one was to swim to the other side without the other, the other gos in to a bit of a panic and swims to the other side at like 100mph. lol so funny. but so cute at the same time

 

[bae1994]

Haha, put the link up and lets all bid on it, see how much shes willing to pay.


YF

Don't you dare Yes I am bidding on mushrooms at moment, didn't see the link Bae, but its multi coloured mushrooms on one piece of LR. I'll let you know if I win it.

By the way YF I've bid high

sounds like them

sorry to hijack zip zap

also those clowns are buetiful

 

[zipzap]

Thats ok. and Thanks!

 

[bagu]

lovely pics! they are heard to get a shot of ive heard as they are always acting hyper

 

[zipzap]

Thanks i did have to get in quite close! and they look alot bigger on the pic, there quite a bit smaller then that when you are just looking at the tank normaly lol so just shows how close lol

 

[bagu]

also whenever i see a clownfish they never seem real, they look so fake if you get me really great fish

 

[zipzap]

yes i know what you me i love them!

 

[zipzap]

From the begining

Well thought better do this before i forget. After being turned down by my own daughter for a free rio 180
(dispite the use of evil blackmail) I decided to go on the hunt for a fishy tank to use for my marine need.
Not havin alot of money I scanned ebay for a bargin and eventually found our tank, a leaking scratched
aquatlantis that we got for £25 I liked the stand and trim thought I'd get it and have a new tank made to
the same size but taller so I could use the trim and stand. Still when we got it home we decided to repair
it for now (no money) and upgrade it at a later date. Well we cleand it cut out all the mastic redone the
mastic, waited 48 hours then filled it up and no leaks!! yea!! left it full for 1 week just to make sure and
all was good..

Next purcase was a skimmer, an Aquarium systems by instant ocean at a cost of £9. (ebay) This turned out to be
of no use as it would not hang properly on the tank and due to the hight before the water it just kept making bubbles..
(in tank) So decided to use the pump (maxijet 1000) till I get a bigger one.

heater 250 watt £12

Next came the l/r. wasn,t really ready for it but got 25Kg £71. So dashed down to the lfs to get the salt water.
We got the rock not alot on it as it was mainly used as base rock, rock went in then out then in out
(make ur mind up I said) back in. we also brought 3Kg extra that had lots of life on to seed the rest..

Then got the seio m620 powerhead 2400 litre's £17 (ebay shop New). Think there £59 with a magnet.

Next was the skimmer Deltec mce 300, £29 (Ebay ,found this by accident was written diltic 300 no one bid)

Then came the external filter which was packed with l/r and carbon (lfs said would be good).. £9 (ebay)

Refractometer aquamedic (rhs10atc) brand new on ebay, lost out at £13. So whilst lookin for another one I got a second
chance offer for £12 so grabed it..

Test kit had to go with the cheaper Api liquid marine for now (will get better eventualy) £15

last Equipment purchase was lighting. I allready had the 36" t8's fitted but wanted to change to t5's so I brought
a twin 39 watt Arcadia t5 ibar with nearly new marine white bulbs £12(ebay again) ripped out the guts fitted it to the
original bar then found out the
only 36" t5's you can get are 45 watt jeuwel high lights(not good). Well ripped it all back out again put back the original
t8 fitting but swaped the old ballast's over with me kitchen one so there now t8's with electronic ballast (not so hot)
fitted, and the 2 t5's fitted as well..

So now my question for today ive got the 2 t8's with 30 watt white tubes , and the 2 t5's 39 watt 1 blue 1 white.
My lfs said to run the t8's with white and both t5's as blue as this would be better for the corals. Is this right?
p.s. all have individual reflectors...

from Mr zipzap.

 

[youngfisher]

Oooh, I love the clowns im still debating about getting some for my tank.
They are beautiful, There just over rated if you know what I mean, everyone has them.
But I think I will still end up getting a pair.
You got some right bargains for your tank there zap!

YF

 

[ben1987]

nice pair of clowns