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08/18/2013, 08:05 AM | #1 |
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a simple sps tank
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I thought i'd share my sps tank Some info Size- 1,20x88x60(h) cm lighting- ati 8x54 Circulation- vortech mp40w,1 tunze 6085,1 koralia 4 and an eheim 5000 Sump- no sump all the equipment(heater,return pump,ato,skimmer) are in the overflow tower cooling- 2 small fans No sand,bare bottom Fish- only two..a one year(at least in the tank) achilles who goes by the name 8ball and one mandarin a photo from the start some current random photos right side left side Fts after moving some coral Απο 611 by mad23_, on Flickr Later on i'll post some cora photos but as yoy can see my photo skills are poor thanks for watching guys |
08/18/2013, 08:06 AM | #2 |
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and some actinics
Top down fts image-1375308778182-V by mad23_, on Flickr Achilles when he came 1 year ago IMAG0513 by mad23_, on Flickr and today image-1375456985171-V by mad23_, on Flickr The tank is beside the window(older picture) so here he is "tanning" |
08/18/2013, 08:18 AM | #3 |
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Haha i like it how the tank has an overflow but isnt actually drilled. Decieving! I like it
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08/18/2013, 08:28 AM | #4 |
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lol...thanks youngreefa,i'm glad you like it
It's drilled but i put some taps and closed the holes. It did work with a sump for 2 or three months but then i thought to give it a try the way it works now.I was happy with the results and i left it that way. Maybe some day in the future i'll plug the sump again Oh...and i saw the thread you opened concerning the tanks that use kalk I use kalk on a daily base(about 3 litres) |
08/18/2013, 09:33 AM | #5 |
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Awesome! Biggest AIO tank ever, LOL! That Aquilles is friggin gorgeous, one of my favorite fish. I just wish they came in dwarf variety
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08/18/2013, 07:22 PM | #6 |
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Love the achillies! What did you do as far as quarantine for him? Also how many gallons is your system? Looks great
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I absolutely love him and achilles is the reason i got into our hobby,rovster i wish that also my friend,that way i wouldn't have to worry about him getting too big for this tank(maybe it's a good excuse to go bigger ) Quote:
i'm glad you like it If i'm not wrong with calculation,it's about 170 gallons. I didn't quarantine him,he went into the tank straight from the shipping bag,the day he came to my lfs. Before that the tank was fishless for about one month+ He never got one ick spot except one cloudy eye that,thank god,went away in a couple of days |
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Απο 328 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 326 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 325 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 322 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 310 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 283 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 277 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 276 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 264 by mad23_, on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/98426815@N07/9215764274/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/38 I'll try to find one decent camera Sorry for the bad photos and thanks for watching guys |
08/19/2013, 02:40 PM | #13 |
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very nice can show compartment with skimmer and gear?thats something i want to do when i set uo bigger tank u hate sumps!?@#%&haha.Keep up the great work.
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08/19/2013, 04:32 PM | #14 |
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Thank you very much diciple!
Hahaha no i still love the conviniences that sump has to offer.I still have the one i used at the start,just in case.I unplugged it because the overflow was making a lot of noise and i wanted to make an experiment.It kind of worked and left it that way Maybe some day i'll plug it again here are the photos you requested The return pump which at the moment is working as a water movement pump skimmer,tunze 9002 and a top down where you can see the heater,the float valve and skimmer Thanks one ore time |
08/19/2013, 05:33 PM | #15 |
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Love your corals.
Do you have a list of all the types of corals you have? |
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Nice tank and great looking corals. That Achilles is really nice.
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Unfortunatelly i don't have a list Some of them are montipora encrusting-danae,undata,superman,sunset Montipora spongodes, green,blue and red plate monti digitata pink and red Milles pink,green,blue and sunset. Some staghorns(blue,green) formosa,plana,nana,bonsai,secale,horrida,aculeus,abrotanoides, reverse strawberry,tenuis,,granulosa and many other that i really don't have a clue what they are There are 59 different sps but at least half of them are still relatively small.Sometimes i think that it might be best for me and the tank to make a top 25-30,keep only this number of acros and let them overgrow the tank. Maybe also go minimalist on aquascaping and put the sand back Quote:
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08/26/2013, 05:14 AM | #18 |
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I had this aquascape for 2+ and i thought it was time for some changes.
I'll change the scape and i ended with two setups The first one Απο 698 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 697 by mad23_, on Flickr And the second one which i preffer i bit more Απο 703 by mad23_, on Flickr Απο 700 by mad23_, on Flickr what do you think guys? |
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Beautiful tank! Love the scape.
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08/26/2013, 09:58 AM | #20 |
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Very well done love it and please tell us more
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A modest title to a very beautiful tank. Well done!
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08/27/2013, 02:28 PM | #23 |
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Thank you very much spirofucci!
I'm glad you like it In the next few days will do trueblackpercula. Thank very much,really happy you like it Thanks for saying that cornerjag,you make me feel i took the wright decision Thank you soooo much chessmanmark! Thanks guys for the kind words,they mean a lot!! I'll update with photos in the next few days,after the changes with the scape. |
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Do you think it might look a little more dramatic if the two live rock mounds were *ALMOST* touching, rather than having a completed arch?
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dude your tank looks gorgeous. Im surprised you dont have more fish lol. i would
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