New Marine Tank Journal
#1
Posted 07 September 2008 - 05:09 PM
Here is my new marine tank and pond build journal, its been 2 years in the making with the pipe work put under the slab to connect with a filter room out side the House, when the house was first built.
The filter room in the slab
The filter room once the house is built, where the sump and chiller will go for the marine tank and also the filter for the pond with a 36w UV.
The pipes coming out of the slab and the viewing window from our kitchen
Installing the equipment into the filter room
Filter room complete.
And the Pond being filled (roughly 30,000L)
The stand for the tank from side 1
The stand from other side
And here she is (finally!!)
Bringing it in
Trying to squeeze it threw the house
Continued on next post
#2
Posted 07 September 2008 - 05:09 PM
In place and with the first lot of rock
Cable Tieing the Liverock into poistion and to hide the pipes
And full of water side 1
And from the other side
And the first fish A pair of gold band Maroon Clowns and there anemone
and still to come, photos of the cabinetry and more livestock
And now the best bit; we sit back and watch it while knocking back a stubby or 6
I can add more photos’ of the pond if people are interested; it now has a bridge and lovely lights.
Cheers
Paul
#3
Posted 07 September 2008 - 05:22 PM
I like the idea of a filter room and having the plumbing integrated into the house. Would love to see photos of the finished pond...
#4
Posted 07 September 2008 - 05:26 PM
#5
Posted 07 September 2008 - 06:43 PM
More pics please!!!!
#6
Posted 08 September 2008 - 10:23 AM
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May i ask how much did you pay for the tank alone?
Keep the photos coming...cheers
#7
Posted 08 September 2008 - 06:25 PM
Must have cost a fortune and endless nights of planning.
#8
Posted 09 September 2008 - 10:52 AM
Another vote for more pics!
Don't forget the pond too please
#9
Posted 10 September 2008 - 11:02 AM
And a pair of Lysmata cleaner shrimp
and here are some pics of the pond,
and some of its inhabitents
The refugium for the pond
#10
Posted 10 September 2008 - 11:07 AM
The bridge also has blue LED's in it to lead you across after drinking the midis
and another little creater that lives in there (one of about 20)
#11
Posted 10 September 2008 - 04:29 PM
#12
Posted 10 September 2008 - 05:51 PM
The shell that contains all the rock and is providing the supporting structure underneath?
ta
#13
Posted 12 September 2008 - 10:52 AM
#14
Posted 25 September 2008 - 02:50 PM
We have added a couple new fish and corals and here are some snaps of them:
Yellow Tangs and fusilier damsels
Left side with some corals
Rics and morphs (Look much better in real life there colours have washed out in these images)
Clownfish in there anemone
Banggai cardinal pair, Which after being in the tank only 1 weel already have a mouth full of babies.
clownfish and damsels and blenny and anemone crab
#15
Posted 25 September 2008 - 03:26 PM
The shell that contains all the rock and is providing the supporting structure underneath?
ta
Probably isnt shell, most likely dead skeleton of a coral such as Montipora capricornus... A few stores get it in, it's good for making those shelves amongst the rock work.
#16
Posted 25 September 2008 - 03:37 PM
The shell that contains all the rock and is providing the supporting structure underneath?
ta
sorry didnt see your post untill just than when kuhni replyed.
The shell shape is just a peice of very large flat live rock that we picked up from aquarium artists.
Hope that helps
#17
Posted 26 September 2008 - 11:52 PM
Cheers
mm
#18
Posted 27 September 2008 - 11:37 AM
#19
Posted 27 September 2008 - 01:08 PM
I love your aquascaping, I am about to set up my marine tank and (if you don't mind) I might copy on a much smaller scale.
And yes, I too am a little envious (OK, alot!).
Bon
#20
Posted 06 November 2008 - 11:40 AM
And heres some shots of the tank as it currently is, with all the corals starting to grow and corraline algea already starting to make it self at home in the tank,
Thanks And Regards
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