Sunday, 23 February 2014

tank up and running


So it took a little longer to set up my new tank than I would have. Sadly I had a wipe out in my previous tank so I was unable to move anything across except for live rock. There were some problems with setting the tank up. When the tank was full the first time it had a leak, well more of a drip. So we drained all the water and re did the silicone on the inside. Waited for it to dry and then filled it up again. It leaked again in another spot. So we had to repeat the process again. This time using more silicone than was needed, thank goodness it was successful and the tank has been running for a month or two.

 

tank just filled

sump and refugium
 
rocks in and lights on

whole system with rocks in and lights on

more rocks and white light

refugium working well

stock - convict surgeon and brownburnie butterfly as well as lionfish

actinic light added

overflow box with rocks

reef octopus skimmer working well

first compartment with heater, live rock and carbon

refugium compartment with live rock, live sand and crab for clean up, still waiting for cheato

return compartment with pump

return system

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