My new beast

[Flake]

I looooove that cabinet! I want a big tank again now.

 

[curiousclam120]

good choice with going with a refugium!

 

[Dude1982]

Quick question...... Will I be ok with my powerhead setup ? I have 2 at 3000 litres an hour so that's 6000 in there and a little flow from my refugium that's 400 a hour.

 

[oO BRIGHTY Oo]

That looks fantastic, that time and hard work on the unit has really paid off! What paint did you use? Is it a gloss?

I'm re-working our cabinet as it's second hand and seen better days, just patching it up and painting it black, not quite as spectacular as yours!! Nice work!

 

[Dude1982]

Thanks brighty. I used black gloss for the trim and for the cabinet I used moonlit sky slight sheen emulsion. Im happy with it so far, I'll be getting alot more done today hopefully

 

[Flossie]

U did an amazing job!! This looks incredible!! I'm jealous like... Alot!!!

 

[KateC]

yey all done

 

[Flossie]

Look fabulous

 

[Dude1982]

Thanks flossie still got quite a bit more to do yet. A couple more t5 actinick blues and to build up more live rock on the left. I'm going to try fit my refugium on tomorrow hopefully I can plumb it in but I think it's going to be hard work

 

[Flossie]

Thanks flossie still got quite a bit more to do yet. A couple more t5 actinick blues and to build up more live rock on the left. I'm going to try fit my refugium on tomorrow hopefully I can plumb it in but I think it's going to be hard work

U can do it

 

[curiousclam120]

I love how the starfish is in the middle of "nowhere" very nice tank, I also envy your aquarium lol !

 

[Dude1982]

Lol yeah the starfish went exploring as soon as he went in. The fish have settled in well but I dont think they know what to do with all that space

 

[Ricksreef]

Beautiful job.Make sure you end up with at least one and a half to preferably two lbs per gallon live rock if at all possible.
You need to keep an eye on your starfish so it doesn't starve to death.

 

[Dude1982]

Yeah trying to find some more live rock locally. Cheapest live rock from lfs is £13 a kg so it's going to be expensive lol. My tank is very lightly stocked at the moment so going to build up on lr then slowly add more stock. Still havnt had chance to plumb my refugium in yet so that might be the job of tomorrow.

 

[curiousclam120]

if you want you could order some base rock which will eventually turn into live rock. I LOVE this rock, and I got a 100 lbs for my 90 gallon tank and I think I only need to use half of that. Its very porous and you get more for your money's worth! Heres the link if u want to check it out:

BRS Pukani Dry Aquarium Eco Rock - English

 

[Dude1982]

Thanks curiousclam120 I'm going to google it and see if I can order some from the uk. I keep checking all the sites and forums to see if anyone is breaking down their tank and selling some lr.

 

[curiousclam120]

thats good. Maybe you can try craigslist? lol

 

[Cichildlife]

Omg wish i had that tank! Nice job!

 

[Gti_Leo]

your tank is actually actually 150 gallons, a 4x2x2 will be around 120

 

[Dude1982]

Oh yeah it is 150 gallon lol thanks !