jaydsl's 150g tank

[jaydsl]

hi all just thought i would start a journal also :)

well this may take a bit due to my overtime money pays for my toys ,
i had a 55g tank running for about 2 years but always wanted a bigger one . so i came across this tank for 150$ had to do it .
so i got it going cycled then swapped contents

so far :
a bunch of base/live rock about 100lbs
sand bed coming
and i'm building the sump some time next month
skimmer is a weipro sa-2016

here are some pics so far
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010080.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010084.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010085.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010099.jpg

[jaydsl]

ok i started to change things on friday , had an idea to move and raise the tank , and created some pipe work to hold the rock ,
i see every one drilles holes in the pipes so you dont get any standing water ,
what i did : i drilled just live every one else but i'm going to run a power head on it , so for the caves i want to do will always get a blast of water :) and no standing water in pipes ,

some more pics :

and it works :)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010151.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010164.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010153.jpg

[jaydsl]

ok now time to add rock :)

i had some caves in mind , and overhangs

i think i got it with my pipe work

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010171.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010169.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010172.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010174.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010176.jpg

[jaydsl]

now to put all the water back , it has been in garbage cans with heat and power heads for 2 days

it was nice to get it filled again and drain my old 55g

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010182.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010178.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010181.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010185.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010194.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010196.jpg

[jaydsl]

here are the last of the pics , and ounce the tank clears i will get some more shots,

my cucumber
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010198.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010197.jpg

nice piece of rock , i will get a better shot in normal lite tomorrow
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010206.jpg

[rocketlily]

Very interesting pictures. I really like the aquascaping and what you're doing with the extra flow. Looks good.

[fishytime]

i had someone suggest that to me after seeing my pvc substructure. I thought it was a really cool idea. You may want to think about the placement of the power head that feeds the pvc. I cant tell from the pics if you can get it out easily to clean it? Cool idea and the tank looks good.

[wisesam]

Very cool looking tank.
I like the idea of running wather through the pipes to create flow under the rocks.
What is the dimension of the tank?

[jaydsl]

well every thing was going well , every one was happy but woke up this morning and after a year with the cucumber and no probs , this morning i found the cucumber sucked into a temp powerhead and then notices
pepermint shrimp
b/w angel
lawnmower
yellow golby

!DEAD!!

yellow stripe clown
black blenny
still missing :(

wow after 2 years now i have to start again :(
now i have to get the mushrooms
frog spawn
toadstool
out and fix this

[fishytime]

Sorry to hear about your losses. Cucumbers are cool critters but not worth the risk IMO

[Myka]

How old has the tank been setup? I would imagine the cucumber would starve to death in a bb tank. Tank looks great though! I like the idea of the pipework waterflow too, albeit I've never liked bb.

[jaydsl]

the cucumber was in my 55g that has been running for 2 years , cucumber was 4 month in the other tank and crush is coming for bottom , i don't like BB aswell , not natual looking , at least thats what i think . , now that i have some time i will be finishing the stand and lights if my ideas come true , it will be cool i'm thinking polyester piano polished finish , as i work in a finishing shop sky's the limit with ideas we use high end italian products for some jobs ,

here are a couple things i have done :


http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/work/P1010031.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/work/P1010038.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/work/P1010005.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/work/P1010001.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/work/P1010040.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/work/021.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/work/P10100292.jpg

[jaydsl]

and just the other day i picked up a new toy for the tank , all in original box was used for a few months then tank shut down , i got it for 60$ :wof:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/jaydsl/fish/160g%20tank/P1010207-1.jpg

[Myka]

Holy awesome score!!! Next time you find one like that let me know eh? I should add one to my tank too. Light upgrade first though. Awesome woodworking projects!

You're going to put crushed coral in there? I would seriously reconsider that idea for a reef!!