Tim's 180 Litre Marine Tank Journal

[tmreynolds]

Guys,

Got some pics of my new marine setup, pre and post Live rock, which arrived today. Everything now installed and waiting for optimum water conditions to put cleaner crew in, probably after xmas as I'm going away for new year.

Link to photos

Please let me have your views and feedback.

Thanks,

 

[Chac]

Look sound as a pound so far matey

What lighting you using

PS that Jewel Internal Filter is less than useless mate - most people do away with the box to get the extra space

 

[tmreynolds]

Cheers,

The lighting is the standard 2 tubes that come with the tank. I'm not getting any corals for the forseeable future, so that should be OK.

I have a bag of carbon and a bag of rowaphos in the internal filter, and the extra powerhead to break the surface of the water.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

looks good,

tip for better pics, turn off all the lights in the room, close curtains etc, then turn the flash on the camera off, will come out loads better with no reflections

 

[sparklefuzz]

looks good,

tip for better pics, turn off all the lights in the room, close curtains etc, then turn the flash on the camera off, will come out loads better with no reflections

oh but then we won't get to see his TV!!

Looks great btw

 

[tmreynolds]

looks good,

tip for better pics, turn off all the lights in the room, close curtains etc, then turn the flash on the camera off, will come out loads better with no reflections

oh but then we won't get to see his TV!!

Oh yeah,

 

[SkiFletch]

Looks great man, cant wait to see some livestock

 

[tmreynolds]

Looks great man, cant wait to see some livestock

Tell me about it, but I think it will be new year before we get some.

 

[tmreynolds]

Got some more LR today and re-arranged it a bit.

Marine Tank Pics

Plus added a moonlight

8)

 

[tmreynolds]

New shots of my first ever coral, the clowns, and some of my CUC. Things going really well, I'm chuffed!

Green star polyps

My massive Mexican turbo snail!

One of the cleaner shrimps

My 2 beautiful true percs. They're in love.....ahhhh

One of the peppermint shrimps, no aiptasia to be seen since they were introduced.

The traditional full tank shot

Please let me know what you think?

 

[SkiFletch]

One of the best first-tanks I've ever seen, VERY well done

 

[tmreynolds]

One of the best first-tanks I've ever seen, VERY well done

Too kind, but I'm sooo pleased with it.

Getting some shrooms next weekend, plus continue the search for a yellow watchman goby.....

 

[tmreynolds]

Bought some blue mushrooms this afternoon, they are in but not not fully extended yet after the move. I'll bang some pics up when they look a bit better.

 

[boshank23]

that looks pukka mate i love that piccy of your two clowns

 

[tmreynolds]

And heres my new blue mushrooms