Tank Journal Archive

[WoodyMackay]

couple quick pics to prove its wet

dsb, still needs sand layer No 2 and Macro

tank just under some fluros

full setup

 

[jashay]

even if the rock you have is from the old tank I dont think it would take to long if you put in some new quality LR to re seed the rest of it ;)

I like the start very much, cant wait to see how this goes!

 

[jashay]

by the way that LR looks pretty good, its got some good coralline ( i beleive it is anyways). I love coralline when it gets great coverage!

 

['vspec']

hey hey, the beast is half alive. Nice initial RTP review noddy... I believe you said it was quality..lol
Its getting there dude, the excitement up yet or what?

 

[WoodyMackay]

Jayshay,
Thansk mate. Yeh te rocks got good coraline, but I have a fair bit of base rock that I need to seed! I think there's some bryopsis on it though. I think that's who it's Spelt?! But there's also Xenia so it may just find it's way to the sump for nutrient management ;)
Vspec,
Yeh mate half wet haha. Pump was very quiet I dont know why it just stopped. Hopefully trying to run it through a cheap remote controller didn't stuff it :/ ha

 

[VaultBoy]

I think I know why it was quiet... It wasnt working :D

 

[WoodyMackay]

Aww come on be nice! Nah I don't like bagging I'll just leave it as I'll be trying a different pump haa.

 

[WoodyMackay]

Got my D4000,
all plumbed up and everything is working like a charm!! tested everything i could, siphon blockage, RTP power off, all power off plus startup and I cant get it to stuff up so im pretty stoked to say the least! I have a good quality ball valve on the siphon now so tuning is a breeze, the only problem is when power is of the skimmer fills up with water for a few seconds, cause of the higher water level but i can live with that!
For everyone still wondering how my bloody imfamous drain setup works haha

That tiny purple dot is where the water level sits constantly.

Decent surface skimming :)

just a quicky, water agitation from just return pump.

New pump JUSTT squeezes in

attempted to tidy my elec a bit

final sump setup with macro from RACHIE85 on MASA

bit clearer than yesterday. The things i would do differently in heinsight is definitely just plug the holes in the bottom ad made an external weir, would have been so much better but this will still be alright.
ended up with about 400L total volume.

 

[brendore]

What's the outlet size on the RD pump mate?

 

[WoodyMackay]

Id say 15mm I think mate. I used 19mm tubing cause I had it and had to use 3 massive cable ties so it would squeeze tight enough!

 

[brendore]

Cool, I need to use 19mm too as my return bulkhead has a 20mm elbow, nice looking tank btw to mate

 

[WoodyMackay]

Just get a 19mm threaded barb. That's what I have. Then the other side is the pump. Cheers man I just put some coral sand in it an settled on a scape so I'll throw some pics up when I get a few coral ;)

 

[brendore]

Yea its a complete bulkhead kit so it's got a 19mm slip elbow :)... Should be good to see!

 

[WoodyMackay]

New light ordered, getting some frags soon, ahh life is cruising along now :)
Fish list I am hoping for after the cycle, criticism??
1 chromis ( being sold )
1 6 line wrasse ( being sold )
1 mystery wrasse
1 lemonpeel angel
1 flame angel
1 spotted mandarin ( when tank matures )
What do you guys think? too much? are these guys gunna fight?

 

[brendore]

As long as the LP and Flame angel are introduced the same time shouldn't be an issue IMO, but others might dissagree with your size tank...

 

[WoodyMackay]

Cheers mate might bring it up in chat

 

[Mitchell Codey]

im gonna be the first to say it, you have no comb on your weirs....

 

[slin1977]

I kept flame, coral beauty, heraldi and emperor in a four footer with no trouble at all.

 

[WoodyMackay]

Mitch,
I know I was waiting for that! Ha nah I'm going to use some egg crate stuff for the moment.
Slin,
I don't really know what a heraldi is ha but cheers for the reply. There should be enough rock and room for them to not fight hopefully. There was guys with 2 yellow tangs in the same size as mine?! I know that's kinda wrong but.

 

[slin1977]

Heraldi looks like a lemonpeel or a bi colour without any blue on. Two angels should be fine. I think the problem with tangs in a small tank is they need space to swim they cover huge distances in large shoals as they graze the algea off the reef.