New Tank

[Garry thomas]

I would like to show you my new tank, which is over the pond with you guys this time :lol: It's a 60 gall hex (converted trop)
it has 95 pounds of live rock
75 pounds of sand (25 live)
external filter (xp3)
seaclone 150 skimmer
large cleanup crew.
This is so much smaller than my normal tanks that i have run, but it is nice for a change to have a low maintenance setup instead of a computer controlled thorn in my side.

 

[Reef Guy11]

Nice tank Garry Looking good. Are you planning on SPS again.

 

[Garry thomas]

Nice tank Garry Looking good. Are you planning on SPS again.

At the moment this will do, maybe a couple of softies, but i will have a bigger tank than before once i get sorted. I have lots of idea's that i could'nt start on the 11ftr because it was just to difficult to strip and sort out.

 

[Reef Guy11]

I hear ya it look good though. So did you move out the California weren't you in Wales Was it.

Darrell

 

[Garry thomas]

yes m8 the tank is still in wales, i am in new hampshire now

 

[Garry thomas]

here are some shots of the inhabitants

 

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This is shrek with his m8 sid the pistol shrimp

 

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[wade1]

Glad to see you are still posting! Hope you enjoyed your time at MACNA.

Tank looks good... I had a very similar tank with seahorses (and a goby/prawn pair) until a few months ago... keep us posted (and keep the pictures going).

Wade

 

[Garry thomas]

Well as you know Wade this is so very differant to what i normally run back in britain so there is a lot to learn in going small. I find it far harder mixing small batches of water than what i used to find mixing 150 gallons for a water change. But i am enjoying it, and this tank is getting my fiance interested as well. So eventually i think it will grow into a very large one again :lol:

 

[Garry thomas]

Well here is the tank after 26 days, after a slight ammonia spike after adding 3 fish. Ammo lock was added and a water change commenced. Feeding stopped and a trip to the lfs . Came back with 25 pounds more of live rock and 5 pounds of live sand plus a load of live rock rubble ( thankyou plymouth pet and aquarium center) There is now 125 pounds of live rock and 80 pounds of sand (30 odd being live) The ammonia has dropped to 0.25 this morning and i am monitering very closely. A water change will happen later, and i think everything should settle down now.

 

[Anonymous]

Mr Thomas, you truly have a gift.

 

[Garry thomas]

Well thankyou very much

 

[bubbletip1]

At leaset in NH you have some great LFS's that can be of a great resource! LOOKS GREAT!

 

[Garry thomas]

There are plenty of lfs's bubbletip, trouble is they are not all good :lol:

 

[bubbletip1]

! I agree but I see from the BRS forum you already found one of the good one's in Southern NH. Best of luck and keep the BRS updated!

 

[Garry thomas]

8) yes no problem