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tony_3a 08-15-2013 09:52 AM

My 5' Bedroom tank.
 
Hey guys, not really from the begging but I have had this tank running about 5 months. I was recently reading a thread about not enough tank journals so I figured I would make my first one. Ive only been in the hobby a couple years so if you guys have any suggestions or comments feel free.

First of all tank is a 5 foot x 14 tall x 18 deep, making it about 65 gallons. Lit by 2 inexpensive led units, swc 160 skimmer, ecotech mp10es, tunze 6025, eheim 3000 return pump, started with just a couple pieces of live rock and about 50+ pounds of dry "reefers rock" or whatever from Jl. Loved working with that stuff as it is so easy to get a aquascape you like when its all dry.

Best part of all FTS was taken from my bed, awesome to watch the tank at night and my son loves it.
Ps. Forgive me for the mediocre quality photos taken just with the s4.
https://photos-5.dropbox.com/t/0/AAC...?size=1280x960

A couple of my favourite corals.

Rastas
https://photos-5.dropbox.com/t/0/AAA...?size=1280x960
Purple Hornets
https://photos-4.dropbox.com/t/0/AAD...?size=1280x960
Sunny D
https://photos-4.dropbox.com/t/0/AAD...?size=1280x960
Laser Lemons
https://photos-5.dropbox.com/t/0/AAA...?size=1280x960

tony_3a 08-15-2013 10:10 AM

Some more.
 
Some more.
Think Its strawberry fields but could be wrong.
https://photos-6.dropbox.com/t/0/AAD...?size=1280x960
Fruit Loops
https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/0/AAD...?size=1280x960
Think its called Eagle Eyes
https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/0/AAD...?size=1280x960

Some SPS
Bird of Paradise
https://photos-6.dropbox.com/t/0/AAB...?size=1280x960
Dont remember the name.
https://photos-1.dropbox.com/t/0/AAD...?size=1280x960

Forgive the recent fragging on the sps, my brother has recently set up a tank and I wanted to give him some corals.

Couple Lps
Radioactive Candy Cane
https://photos-4.dropbox.com/t/0/AAC...?size=1280x960
Dragon Soul Flavia
https://photos-1.dropbox.com/t/0/AAA...?size=1280x960

I have about 40 ish different species these are just my favourite. Let me know what you think and again any comments or suggestions feel free!
Thanks
Tony

tony_3a 08-15-2013 10:10 AM

Fish
 
Fish List
Coral Beauty first fish I ever bought and have had 3.5 years or so.
3 Chromis
3 talbot Damsels
Bartlett's Anthias
2 Clowns
Copperband(luckily that loves aptasia, couple frags I bought had it and it was all gone a couple hours in.)
Mandarin Goby(both the mandarin and copperband eat mysis and brine.)
Lawnmower Blenny
Cleaner shrimp

tony_3a 08-15-2013 10:48 AM

Missed a couple of my favs.
 
Candy apple reds.
https://photos-1.dropbox.com/t/0/AAB...?size=1280x960

Chalice
https://photos-1.dropbox.com/t/0/AAB...?size=1280x960

tony_3a 08-15-2013 11:15 AM

My mistake I think these are the strawberry fields.
https://photos-4.dropbox.com/t/0/AAB...?size=1280x960

Long day, woke up at 6 in Toronto, worked, then flew home. For some reason I cannot sleep.

Azzkr 08-15-2013 11:43 AM

I am not sure if its me but none of the pics worked. Sounds interesting though

Aquattro 08-15-2013 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azzkr (Post 838563)
I am not sure if its me but none of the pics worked. Sounds interesting though

Nope, no pics here :)

tony_3a 08-15-2013 04:35 PM

Lets try this again.
 
Hey guys, not really from the begging but I have had this tank running about 5 months and had to start fresh, I was out of the hobby for a little bit. I was recently reading a thread about not enough tank journals so I figured I would make my first one. Ive only been in the hobby a couple years so if you guys have any suggestions or comments feel free.

First of all tank is a 5 foot x 14 tall x 18 deep, making it about 65 gallons. Lit by 2 inexpensive led units, swc 160 skimmer, ecotech mp10es, tunze 6025, eheim 3000 return pump, started with just a couple pieces of live rock and about 50+ pounds of dry "reefers rock" or whatever from Jl. Loved working with that stuff as it is so easy to get a aquascape you like when its all dry.

Best part of all FTS was taken from my bed, awesome to watch the tank at night and my son loves it.
Ps. Forgive me for the mediocre quality photos taken just with the s4.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/FullTank.jpg

A couple of my favourite corals.

Rastas
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y..._3a/Rastas.jpg
Purple Hornets
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...pleHornets.jpg
Sunny D
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...3a/SunndyD.jpg
Laser Lemons
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...aserLemons.jpg

http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...5_012929-1.jpg
Fruit Loops
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...FruitLoops.jpg
Think its called Eagle Eyes
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y.../EagleEyes.jpg
Strawberry fields(I believe)
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...erryFields.jpg
Candy apple reds
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...yAppleReds.jpg

Some SPS
Bird of Paradise
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ofParadise.jpg
Dont remember the name.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ny_3a/Sps1.jpg

Forgive the recent fragging on the sps, my brother has recently set up a tank and I wanted to give him some corals.
Chalice
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...3a/Chalice.jpg

Couple Lps
Radioactive Candy Cane
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...eCandyCane.jpg
Dragon Soul Flavia
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...Soulflavia.jpg
Duncan
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ssieDuncan.jpg

I have about 40 ish different species these are just my favourite. Let me know what you think and again any comments or suggestions feel free!
Thanks
Tony

Madreefer 08-15-2013 04:39 PM

Nice. Cool aquascape!

mseepman 08-15-2013 05:21 PM

Very nice...It looks like you are well on your way!

baker_jeff 08-15-2013 06:51 PM

Beautiful! Aquascaping is fantastic!

Bblinks 08-15-2013 06:58 PM

Looking good Tony.

tony_3a 08-15-2013 07:21 PM

Thanks for all the comments guys, always hard starting fresh again, but it is a lot of fun. Luckily my brother had a tank at a different house and he held on to my angel while I was out of the hobby. Cool to still have the fish around.

tang daddy 08-15-2013 08:38 PM

Off to a good start, the tank looked bigger in the pic but then when I saw the size of the 3 palys on the right of the first pic in put the tank into perspective.

michika 08-15-2013 09:44 PM

I've always loved the idea of a tank in a bedroom. Congratulations on doing it and doing it well!

tony_3a 08-16-2013 12:39 AM

Its pretty amazing watching kids with aquariums, my boy will stare at my tank for longer than he watches his favourite tv shows.
This is when it was newly set up, before all the rock was seeded and such. My son was watching his favourite character in the tank, he just loves the cleaner shrimp for some reason, tells the world about it lol.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ony_3a/Son.jpg

Original aquascape. I ended up redoing some parts of it, I like how it looks now a lot more.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...220_221001.jpg

spit.fire 08-16-2013 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony_3a (Post 838610)
Strawberry fields(I believe)
[url=http://s796.photobucket.com/user/tony_3a/media/StrawberryFields.jpg.html]

Sold locally as Sherbet
Aka Asterina Pink


Strawberry fields is a Monti

Nice lookin tank

tony_3a 08-16-2013 08:15 AM

Little bit better photos
 
Got some new photos.
Candy Apple Reds
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...candyapple.jpg
Purple Hornets
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...estHornets.jpg
Sunny Ds
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...estSunnyds.jpg
Pink paly
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/Pinkpaly.jpg
Rastas
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...Bestrastas.jpg
Chalice
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...estchalice.jpg

spit.fire 08-16-2013 08:23 AM

Looking good, nice to see the Rastas are doing good

tony_3a 08-16-2013 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spit.fire (Post 838793)
Looking good, nice to see the Rastas are doing good

Thanks, I am impressed with them. Bought them about a month ago with 2 heads and there is about 5 now, others are small and on top cant get a good picture yet.

Azzkr 08-16-2013 10:43 AM

Great collection of Zoa's you have started there

tony_3a 09-04-2013 05:17 AM

Thanks, I ordered 2 maxspect razors and just waiting for them. This was my previous room divider tank.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y..._3a/Tank-1.jpg
And my second tank ever.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_0439.jpg
First one. Probably the favourite thing about my fish tank is the coral beauty angelfish that I have had since day one, literally one of my first 3 fish.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/IMG_6731.jpg

tony_3a 09-15-2013 07:22 AM

Interesting couple weeks.
 
Well my one of my old lights started to go, colour shifted and it looked terrible. I decided to upgrade to the maxspect razors and wow they are impressive. Easy to program and the tank looks amazing. Unfortunately I only have cellphone pics but heres some updated shots.

FTS
I am very happy with the spread, these are 2 of the 120w 16k units over a 5 foot tank.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ny_3a/ftsb.jpg

Couple Coral shots
Polyp extension is very good.
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ny_3a/Pink.jpg
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/greensps.jpg
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/Rastas-1.jpg
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...eHornets-1.jpg
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ony_3a/fii.jpg
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y..._3a/can1-1.jpg
http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/y...ny_3a/om-1.jpg


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