My new tank - step by step account
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Not really. I had a bit of a build up of cyano at one point , but got rid of it by raising alk, flow and upping my water changes and sand hoovering. Other than that this tank is pretty stable. I tried to add in a yellow blue damsel, but had to get it out after a while as the wrasse was repeatedly beating it up pretty badly. Other than that a nice stable tank.
Maybe the point is that by being careful and thinking you can get good long term success for a reasonable price?
Maybe the point is that by being careful and thinking you can get good long term success for a reasonable price?
No, superglue is good to use for sticking stuff like frags and small pieces. It has no tensile strengh though, so it's easier to use milliput and so on for jobs like propping up pieces of rock.
Milliput is a 2 part non toxic modelling clay. The original is a creamy white colour, deltec and aquamedic (I think) resell it with a purple dye, but coralline covers it pretty quickly anyway. It is nontoxic, and will dry underwater (but dries faster, better out). It isn't especially sticky in my experience tho'
Milliput is a 2 part non toxic modelling clay. The original is a creamy white colour, deltec and aquamedic (I think) resell it with a purple dye, but coralline covers it pretty quickly anyway. It is nontoxic, and will dry underwater (but dries faster, better out). It isn't especially sticky in my experience tho'
What, of this tank? It got broken down when I rationalised my tanks (down from numerous to two), or basically the entire contents got a new, much larger glass box round them.
Most of the original inhabitants are alive - the shrimp and six line from early 2004 are going strong of course, the large hermit crab (which with the shrimp was the first bought large animals) died a few moths ago.
I was pleased with this - it convinced me a half decent freshwater aqurist can build a very fine and interesting salt tank for a moderate expense
Most of the original inhabitants are alive - the shrimp and six line from early 2004 are going strong of course, the large hermit crab (which with the shrimp was the first bought large animals) died a few moths ago.
I was pleased with this - it convinced me a half decent freshwater aqurist can build a very fine and interesting salt tank for a moderate expense
Yes , it has been a while. For users in Europe this site has some shocking performance issues around, I think, the google ads. Anyway, this tank is no more in use as a display, but it does function as my sump on my 180flat (52 *36 *36). Of the early livestock the hermit crab mentioned very early is still going strong (in a nano currently) and so is the 6 line wrasse. I'd have to see what else is mentioned as livestock, but the bicolour angel was sold (foolishly). The shrimp (which along the hermit were the first livestock) died middle last year.
I was pretty satisfied with the tank - it demonstrated to me that the careful aquarist could buy and setup a tank that was successful for a lot less money than people think (especially with the onrush of overpriced all in one nanos). All of the kit is still in use personally except the T5 fisture I sold (also foolish as I could it use it now for the nano).
I hope it made a thought provoking read.
I was pretty satisfied with the tank - it demonstrated to me that the careful aquarist could buy and setup a tank that was successful for a lot less money than people think (especially with the onrush of overpriced all in one nanos). All of the kit is still in use personally except the T5 fisture I sold (also foolish as I could it use it now for the nano).
I hope it made a thought provoking read.
