Pandy's Lido reef

[.Pandy.]

Hi guys,

I would like to introduce to you my Juwel Lido mixed reef, if I may?

The tank has been running for just over a year now, and has been my first dabble into the wonderful world of saltwater. I have definitely been bitten by the bug and am planning/dreaming of my upgrade when we move into our new house!

So a little spec sheet to start with and then some piccies - which I'm sure everyone loves, right?

Tank/Sump:

Juwel Lido 120 in black
Custom acrylic sump
Ecotech Radion Gen1
Vortech MP10Wes
Tunze 1074/2 Overflow box
Eheim Compact 2000+ return pump
Bubble Magus NAC3.5 skimmer
AquaMedia 100w Titanium heater
Juwel 100w heater
STC-1000 temperature controller
Slow flow pods running AquaPhos and Carbon

Fish:

2x Tank bred Ocellaris Clownfish (who are getting broody!)
1x Tailspot Blenny
1x Yellow Wrasse
1x Chalk Goby
(Soon to include a pair of Neon Gobies)

Corals/Inverts:

1x Cleaner Shrimp
8x Black Legged Hermit crabs
1x Halloween Hermit crab
1x True Mexican Turbo snail
4x Normal Turbo snails

Various Zoas
Various Acans
Frogspawn
Torch
Duncans
Candy Canes
GSP
Scolymia
Leather
Stylo frag
Various Acro frags
Various Mushrooms
Maze

Enough gumph.....

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Penny:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8351/8314621133_8966bb5dcf_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314621133/)
Penny (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314621133/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

Leonard:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8474/8371532410_7f749ff509_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8371532410/)
Leonard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8371532410/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

Rajesh:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8306621993_8d5bca91c0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8306621993/)
Raj (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8306621993/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

PJ:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8548788915_f8f88fdbfd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8548788915/)
PJ developing his adult colours. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8548788915/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

Casper:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8370463257_8b0be42763_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8370463257/)
Building A Den (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8370463257/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

Sheldon:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8371536254_ded08006cc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8371536254/)
Sheldon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8371536254/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

MC Hermit:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8502/8314624143_e576ff9e1c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314624143/)
Hermit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314624143/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8478935949_3889a71d5f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8478935949/)
Red Centred Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8478935949/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8480035010_95992a3c1b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480035010/)
Green Centred Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480035010/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8521041219_ee7f18c80c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8521041219/)
Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8521041219/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

[.Pandy.]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8480023394_5e3b2aea60_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480023394/)
Yellow Tipped Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480023394/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8480032558_b9e4a97412_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480032558/)
Pale Green Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480032558/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8521040265_60fe290f42_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8521040265/)
Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8521040265/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8606452274_163703e95c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8606452274/)
New Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8606452274/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8480037864_65af1068da_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480037864/)
Almost Blue Zoas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480037864/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8480040514_98942b7a71_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480040514/)
Acans Under Blues (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8480040514/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8582354991_1be870a039_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8582354991/)
Green and Purple Acans Feeding (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8582354991/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8352/8314615977_19f1a22183_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314615977/)
Torch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314615977/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8307670138_81d42da0fc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8307670138/)
Branching Frogspawn mouth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8307670138/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8109251015_a08cd29369_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8109251015/)
21 Oct 2012 17:15 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8109251015/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

[.Pandy.]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8491/8314625761_932fe2c772_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314625761/)
GSP (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8314625761/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8081/8306622189_94ddf069fd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8306622189/)
Leather polyps (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8306622189/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8521041575_3f292ce521_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8521041575/)
Maze (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8521041575/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8605348269_8500e4633d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8605348269/)
Scolly feeding (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8605348269/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8582357229_2af765c7be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8582357229/)
Scolly Feeding (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8582357229/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

Please excuse the lack of polyp extension - these were taken shortly after being placed in the tank:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8500541761_0e54c4e07b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8500541761/)
Green Acro Close (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8500541761/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8500541225_2367228aed_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8500541225/)
Green Stylo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8500541225/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

The flatworm have gone from this frag after a dip but I am losing it unfortunately :(

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8500540621_2f8a187118_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8500540621/)
Purple - Blue Tipped Acro (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8500540621/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

[Aperture.pcs]

AMAZING!!! wow what camera?

[CHG107]

Amazing pictures! I really like the names of your fish too :thumbsup: (Gotta love big bang theory).

[Hampton]

I agree. Very nice. How about some full-tank, still photos from various angles?

[.Pandy.]

AMAZING!!! wow what camera?

Thank you.

I use a Sony A300 with a Sigma 105mm macro lens.

Amazing pictures! I really like the names of your fish too :thumbsup: (Gotta love big bang theory).

Cheers. BBT all the way :D We did have a Bi-Colour Angel named Howie but him and Rajesh didn't get on so he had to go back :(

I agree. Very nice. How about some full-tank, still photos from various angles?

Thanks. I will try my best to update with some FTS shots, I change it around that much that they quickly become obsolete! Plus my normal lens is pants compared to the macro.

[.Pandy.]

Here are some full tank shots, unfortunately they show just how poor my 18-70mm kit lens is compared to the macro :o

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8118/8707055128_5b99725fb2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8707055128/)
FTS Front 04-13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8707055128/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8414/8705931945_6efaccc614_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8705931945/)
FTS LH Side 04-13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8705931945/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8707055346_f97ba2d024_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8707055346/)
FTS RH Side 04-13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8707055346/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

[Hampton]

Love the pics! Thanks. Very nice tank, too.

[W8lifts]

Nice

[E.intheC]

Excellent photographs :thumbsup:

[.Pandy.]

Thanks guys.

I have a few more pictures which I would like to share with you....

One of my two new Neon gobies:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/8726951800_417e4fb19d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8726951800/)
Blue Neon goby (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8726951800/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

Casper my Chalk Goby aka 'pain in the arse!':

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8682018769_8379009ced_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8682018769/)
Casper (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8682018769/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8682019165_7b80914f77_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8682019165/)
Casper macro (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8682019165/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

And a few of my Torch and Stylo under the Radion at high noon - I love the many phases this light casts over my tank:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/8727694997_8452eda10f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8727694997/)
11 May 2013 14:14 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8727694997/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/8727695043_ab2a839542_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8727695043/)
11 May 2013 14:11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8727695043/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

And finally one of my green Acro which is really taking off now, and long may it continue:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7455/8725833099_04c358e28a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8725833099/)
Green Acro basing out and growing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8725833099/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

[.Pandy.]

I was getting fed up of my Chalk goby covering my sand dwelling LPS with sand so devised this little platform for them. Fingers crossed it keeps them safe for a little while:spin2:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5348/8804713866_d1c8475534_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8804713866/)
LPS rock (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49395629@N02/8804713866/) by Pandy100 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49395629@N02/), on Flickr

[PeteV_LV]

Nice pictures of tank and fish. How is your stc1000 holding up?

[.Pandy.]

Thank you.

The temp controller works perfectly, infact I've just wired up another one this evening for use on my 3x2x2 upgrade.

The upgrade will hopefully be a big step forward compared to this tank. The Lido was great to get to grips with Saltwater but I know how I want the new tank and will be much more specific over my coral choices.

[hersheyb]

Nice tank, love the pictures!

[OrQidz]

very nice!

[stevenson22]

very nice little tank