The Journey Ov Garys Journal

[garybuk]

Right so got my self a new tank! its about 150L with 100l sump! lets get the pics rolling

From start to end

Fish:

So we put the rock in and placed it till i liked how it was then we played with some lighting!!

Played about with 150w halide and 400w halide and 400w x2 halides!

Still not 100% sure what to keep but in the larst pic its running 150w halide with 4 compatct t5s!! I no the halide is too close but im not handing any till i know what i want

Comments welcome! Good or Bad!!!

 

[Trod]

Wow your not hanging around are you

Love your aqua scaping

Gorgeous blue fish (sorry don't know name )

 

[garybuk]

Wow your not hanging around are you

Love your aqua scaping

Gorgeous blue fish (sorry don't know name )

Realage tang


Well it was a swap over from my corner tank ( now for sale if anybody intrested winsor 88) So just tock the rock out the old tank put in the new tank same with the water!

Had nothink to lose! Just going start stocking soon Tho i think im going be limeted to what i can stock

 

[ben1987]

nice regal. looks great.
only thing i would have done first is paint the back

 

[kj23502]

Looks good

What color background are you planning?

 

[garybuk]

Im not paiting the back ground! I have a background tho witch is eaither black or blue? yet to see witch i like!

 

[kj23502]

Wow your not hanging around are you
Love your aqua scaping
Gorgeous blue fish (sorry don't know name )

Realage tang

Regal Tang "Paracanthurus hepatus"

 

[adam98150]

Very nice Regal you have there.

Got any info on the tank? Parameters? CUC? Future stock?

 

[garybuk]

Very nice Regal you have there.

Got any info on the tank? Parameters? CUC? Future stock?

Just did my water tests

nitrat - 50mg/l
nitrit - 0.1mg/l
phosphat - 0.25mg/l
kh - 130mg/l ( gota redue thi one)
ammonia - 0.1 mg/l
ph - 8.3
calcuim - 600 somethink not rigte there eaither!

But anythink ill redue the test in the morning after a water change


as for cuc i want:

2x shrimps (not sure what type)
A few turbo snails
A few red/blue legged hermits

Then corals abit later

 

[SkiFletch]

Man you work fast Gary

 

[garybuk]

Man you work fast Gary

Tho im taking it nice and slow ware you been then ski? dont see much of you about

 

[garybuk]

News update!! Two new corals!

One is a toadstool!

Two is a malu anemone (looks like a torch coral) and cowns already in it and its only been in there 5mins


Ill get pics soon

 

[ben1987]

anenome isnt a coral, tank might be a bit new for it. So make sure your on top of water changed to keep it happy. The clowns hosting in it and feeding it should help it

 

[garybuk]

anenome isnt a coral, tank might be a bit new for it. So make sure your on top of water changed to keep it happy. The clowns hosting in it and feeding it should help it

Yah its a new tank but old stock same water from my old tank same live rock from my old tank and that tanks been running over 6months!

Done 25l water change yesterday! its all good!

 

[ben1987]

cool...what lights did you decide on out of all those options?