NEW Tank Build !!!

[Proteus]

Sorry should clarify.

I got stomella snails and brittles from other people. As for seeding the rock it'll be whatever you introduce through live stock

I added a piece of live rock and ended up with army of collinista snails. Though good hitchhiker they .... Like rabbits

[nrosdal]

Tank looks great.

Adding cheato (from a clean source)or something along those lines will bring things like pods in while allowing you to look through it for anything bad(aptasia, ect.) depending on the size of the ball of course.

you could also do a bit of live sand from another tank(but it is pretty hard to tell what all you are getting in that).

[Aqua-Digital]

Ive added seachem live sand and of course a bucket load of Prodibio Start Up

really looking for critters.

[Aqua-Digital]

Well I got the tank sparkling which is a good sign, then promptly dumped a load of live sand in, so now we wait for clarity to come back

First photos of the system up and running in a few days.

[Aqua-Digital]

Quick update then photos at the weekend.

I have a few fish in the system and had to retrieve what was left of my few corals from my LFS who was care taking them, they did not do too well, and the reason why they are now in a tank that really should not have any corals in it yet, but a do or die situation they are no worse off here and probably better.

The balling system using the GHL dosers, bubble magus containers and also the Ocean fresh salts is now also set up.

Slowly getting over the cloudy period with the water.

The Prodibio start up did its job, all parameters at zero amazingly, talk about good stuff.

Reef Aquatica is supplying me with a stack of live copepods and other clean goodies to kick start the system.

Corals will come from various sources, mainly dealers I trust and know exactly where they get them from, I am not into photo-shopped corals

Been playing with the Tunze pumps, I so wish I was running Vortechs I just cant get good waves with the Tunze.

Everyone is admiring Concepts tank build skills, I cant thank him enough for such an awesome tank.

Photos and video to follow in a few days when I feel more comfortable with the look of everything.

[Aqua-Digital]

So some pictures finally now things have settled.

The photos show the GHL balling system now in place using the 3 channel GHL doser, Bubble magus 5L containers which will be filled using Ocean fresh ionically balanced balling salts. All wiring now complete on the system and it all seems stable.

Not happy with the Tunzes I wish i could use MP40's but the acrylic pushes it past their tolerence and not being a solid fixture creates resonance. May look at routing a hole in it to fit the MP40's

Yes the flower pot coral is in way too soon but had to rescue it. And the chunk of monti that used to be bright green with purple edge is acting as a guinea pig to the system

Not the best of cameras, when we start doing promotional work with the tank we have photographers on stand by!

[Skimmerking]

Mike what's that chamber on the right on the sump