my new marine tank

ed1303vw · 10/26/2009, 05:04 AM

hi all , here is my tank with aqua ray lights seems to be going great under these lights
steve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5BUE5Soxgk

nif · 10/26/2009, 05:21 AM

Nice Tank. The Aqua-rays look good on there, looks like a good balance.

thomasp123 · 10/26/2009, 05:33 AM

How long has this tank been set up?

sue711 · 10/26/2009, 05:35 AM

I like the clean and minimalistic aquascaping! Very nice.

Tokalosh · 10/26/2009, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by thomasp123

How long has this tank been set up?

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Love the aquascaping, good job.

Tok

atwinparadox2 · 10/26/2009, 10:10 AM

Love the tower look, I've been thinking about adding some towers to my 75 and I think you just convinced me. How are they kept up? Acrylic rods or PVC?

Blownsvt · 10/26/2009, 10:42 AM

looks great!

Sugar Magnolia · 10/26/2009, 11:53 AM

I like your aquascaping. The minimalist look is in right now. I do however, have to give you some constructive critisism.The tang is a too big for that small tank.

That particular tang gets up to 15" in length and needs at least 135 gallons.

upster · 10/26/2009, 12:29 PM

Looking good! Its that a galaxae I see?? I'd like to see your sump set up.

freeswimmingfis · 10/26/2009, 04:42 PM

That does look like a LOT of tang for that tank.

Pimps · 10/26/2009, 06:08 PM

2 tangs in there? wow

ed1303vw · 10/26/2009, 07:20 PM

thanks guys ,
regarding the rock towers, what i did was ,
went to B&Q and got some T junctions and 90 bends from the plumbing section {all in plastic},
i made two H shapes to act as the base which help spread the load. With the T junction i made a centre pipe coming out from the middle of the H base , this is what i attached the live rock to .

drilling the rock was hard as it would split very easly so i drilled it with a small drill and attached it using tie raps

hope this is of some help

re the tank its a beta 1000 about 320 liters
the thang is the only one in the tank he is about 4 inches long not too big !!! yet !!!

sue711 · 10/26/2009, 07:31 PM

Whoot whoot, gotta watch out for the Tang police. ;0

evilspaz · 10/26/2009, 07:56 PM

Awesome looking tank, love the rock work. and people stop bugging him about the Tang he obviously knows what he’s doing. Once it grows 15” im sure it will not be in this tank anymore.

ed1303vw · 10/27/2009, 05:46 PM

hi guys,
Ok ok the Tang police ???
what the hell is this all about ?
I am a very careful fish keeper and have not had a death in my thank for over three years !!!!
One of my fish has only one eye, which i was told would die in a couple of weeks , that was four years ago!!!

I am very selective with my fish and know what to buy and what not to buy My tang is only 4 inches long and will be well looked after , and when the time comes will be removed to a bigger tank

But for now call off the tang police
thanks ed
ps my thank is 75 gal us or 280 liters

evilspaz · 10/27/2009, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed1303vw

hi guys,
Ok ok the Tang police ???
what the hell is this all about ?
I am a very careful fish keeper and have not had a death in my thank for over three years !!!!
One of my fish has only one eye, which i was told would die in a couple of weeks , that was four years ago!!!

I am very selective with my fish and know what to buy and what not to buy My tang is only 4 inches long and will be well looked after , and when the time comes will be removed to a bigger tank

But for now call off the tang police
thanks ed
ps my thank is 75 gal us or 280 liters

Amen to that I get sick of all the know it all's on this site, They should know by the looks of your tank that you know what your doing. They should stick to working on there own pathetic tanks rather than nit-pick on others that are under control.

10/26/2009, 05:04 AM	#1
ed1303vw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 3	my new marine tank hi all , here is my tank with aqua ray lights seems to be going great under these lights steve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5BUE5Soxgk

10/26/2009, 05:21 AM	#2
nif Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 57	Nice Tank. The Aqua-rays look good on there, looks like a good balance. __________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson 300 Gal Money pit ;-)

10/26/2009, 10:10 AM	#6
atwinparadox2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingston, PA Posts: 782	Love the tower look, I've been thinking about adding some towers to my 75 and I think you just convinced me. How are they kept up? Acrylic rods or PVC? __________________ \| begin each day as if it were on purpose \| when in doubt, remove all doubt \| Current Tank Info: \| 90 Gallon Main display, 2/175 MH, 2 actinic, 20 sump w/20 fuge, about to dabble with a algae scrub screen \|\| 75 in the works \|\|

10/26/2009, 11:53 AM	#8
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	I like your aquascaping. The minimalist look is in right now. I do however, have to give you some constructive critisism.The tang is a too big for that small tank. That particular tang gets up to 15" in length and needs at least 135 gallons. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

10/26/2009, 12:29 PM	#9
upster Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 143	Looking good! Its that a galaxae I see?? I'd like to see your sump set up. __________________ "I've fixed it, it'll work this time." Just upgraded to a 58g Oceanic and the only thing I broke was the old tank.

10/26/2009, 05:33 AM	#3
thomasp123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hadley MA Posts: 345	How long has this tank been set up?

10/26/2009, 05:35 AM	#4
sue711 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MA, USA Posts: 270	I like the clean and minimalistic aquascaping! Very nice.

10/26/2009, 10:42 AM	#7
Blownsvt Moved On Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 514	looks great!

10/26/2009, 04:42 PM	#10
freeswimmingfis Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Katy Tx Posts: 622	That does look like a LOT of tang for that tank.

10/26/2009, 06:08 PM	#11
Pimps Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 239	2 tangs in there? wow __________________ Current Project: 35gallon tank, BakPak2, 2inch sand bed black Tahitian sand, 15lbs cured Fiji rock - Currently cycling Current Tank Info: 25g f/w, 35g s/w

10/26/2009, 07:20 PM	#12
ed1303vw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 3	thanks guys , regarding the rock towers, what i did was , went to B&Q and got some T junctions and 90 bends from the plumbing section {all in plastic}, i made two H shapes to act as the base which help spread the load. With the T junction i made a centre pipe coming out from the middle of the H base , this is what i attached the live rock to . drilling the rock was hard as it would split very easly so i drilled it with a small drill and attached it using tie raps hope this is of some help re the tank its a beta 1000 about 320 liters the thang is the only one in the tank he is about 4 inches long not too big !!! yet !!!

10/26/2009, 07:31 PM	#13
sue711 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MA, USA Posts: 270	Whoot whoot, gotta watch out for the Tang police. ;0

10/26/2009, 07:56 PM	#14
evilspaz Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 478	Awesome looking tank, love the rock work. and people stop bugging him about the Tang he obviously knows what he’s doing. Once it grows 15” im sure it will not be in this tank anymore. Last edited by evilspaz; 10/26/2009 at 08:02 PM.

10/27/2009, 05:46 PM	#15
ed1303vw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 3	hi guys, Ok ok the Tang police ??? what the hell is this all about ? I am a very careful fish keeper and have not had a death in my thank for over three years !!!! One of my fish has only one eye, which i was told would die in a couple of weeks , that was four years ago!!! I am very selective with my fish and know what to buy and what not to buy My tang is only 4 inches long and will be well looked after , and when the time comes will be removed to a bigger tank But for now call off the tang police thanks ed ps my thank is 75 gal us or 280 liters