purplek Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Hi all I've been planning a 300 litre (80 gal. U.S.) reef tank for several months on and off but due to lack of time (and DIY skills!) that project is just a pile of pipes and pumps at the moment! I found this site a couple of weeks ago and really fancied the idea of a nano-reef to be going on with. So last weekend I cleaned out an old 30 litre (8 gal. U.S.) tank and got a couple of tiny powerheads. Here's the live rock in place... Link to comment
purplek Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 ...and a cute red leg playing in the sand Link to comment
purplek Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 That light fitting, by the way, is a sign light with 4 x 9W CF tubes, 3 x 4000K and 1 x 12000K. I'm planning to build a lighting / cooling hood this weekend with 3 x 24W CFs and some old PC fans. I'll post some more pictures when that's done. Link to comment
Graywolf57 Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 I love the clean look of no trim tanks. No sure why most of our manufactures have to use all their standard models. I'm assuming it is not a custom built tank. Looks great so far Link to comment
ELGORDOINAVW Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 hey chum, any updates-cheers Link to comment
purplek Posted September 6, 2003 Author Share Posted September 6, 2003 Thanks for the reminder Elgor! I have been busy - here are some pictures of the progress.. Two weeks ago, I added a cleaner shrimp and two young tank raised false percs. The shrimp came in the post and the package was delayed a day. After 60 odd hours in a plastic bag he was fine but very hungry! I picked up the clowns from the LFS and so far they're doing really well - keen to feed and very active. Link to comment
purplek Posted September 6, 2003 Author Share Posted September 6, 2003 I've also rearranged the live rock and added a couple of Nassarius and Cerith snails to help the Turbos. Link to comment
purplek Posted September 6, 2003 Author Share Posted September 6, 2003 The lighting hood has proved to be quite a project! I realised that I could squeeze in four 24W tubes if I made the hood a bit deeper than the tank so the wiring and cooling intake fans overhang the back of the tank. I've installed individual power inlets for each tube, so I can experiment with dawn / dusk effects. There is also a DC inlet for the cooling fans. I have used four 80mm fans (two inlets blowing across the tubes and ballasts and two exhausts through the top). The hood is complete now except for a cover and should be on the tank in a day or two. If any other DIY types in the UK are interested I got the wiring and lighting components as well as aluminium sheet and stainless steel screws from RS components (www.rswww.com). Total cost around £80.00 incl VAT. I'll fit 4 x 24W ASL CF tubes from www.aquatics-online.co.uk (probably the 50 / 50 daylight / actinics). These cost £7.50 each. Link to comment
purplek Posted September 6, 2003 Author Share Posted September 6, 2003 I'm also making a sump / fuge to hold a small DSB and some extra live rock. Link to comment
tufty711 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 wow ur from cardiff!!!!! i am 10 mins from newport in a place called usk. visit www.ultimatereef.com thats a british website with all the bigreefer on. do you have sps frags for swap or sale???? ant Link to comment
purplek Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 Hey Tufty - small world! I don't have and frags to swap (yet) I just put in my first coral - an open brain. If you have any SPS frags to sell I'd be interested though... Are there any decent marine shops near Newport / Usk? John Link to comment
tufty711 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Yes give me a ring sometime 07890638626. I have pulsing xenia frags for sale. There are no good shops around newport lol. I usually go to taunton aquarium center becuse it has loads of sps. where did you get your brain from????? maindenhead in cardiff? ant Link to comment
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