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Heres some pics my 24x24x34 Miracle mud/dsb system...only been set up now for the last 3-4weeks so it's still very early days with little bits to finish off.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ftp1.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ftp3.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ftp4.jpg
Rowaphos fluidiser still to be setup, and auto top will hopefully be ready this week to be fitted in to what little space is left.......
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ftp2.jpg
Stocking will be mainly SPS, with hopefully a small'ish shoal of A. Ventralis :wub: to finish it off......will it work? I can only try.
The Tangman
01-01-04, 20:06
v.nice bulldogR
where did you get that amazing algae from looks good for seeding a dsb soooooooo many critters ;) :wub:
yes, there may be loads of critters but no where near as good as those aquamedic bio balls. :P ;)
not a bad attempt bulldog R :P
so how long will it be empty like this? :lol: ;)
only joking, looking good. :wub:
ste
P.S. you may want to put some rowaphos in that reactor ;) :lol:
where did you get that amazing algae from looks good for seeding a dsb soooooooo many critters
Picked it up from a very good friend of mine, he's a hairdresser and drives a clio but you can't hold that against him..... :P
The Tangman
01-01-04, 20:23
yes bulldogR that reminds me your due for a cut an blow aren't you.............. ;) :lol:
yes, there may be loads of critters but no where near as good as those aquamedic bio balls.
Where would I be without freebies?
Anyway they are only material goods, and pale in comparison to all the knowledge I have bistowed upon you and spicey............... :D
P.S Ste I think it's time you turned that Tang around :P
dam, forgot :o brb. thats better he should be at the other end in a few minuits so can't stay long :P
I think i know which hairdresser you mean but don't hold it agains him, its not his fault his hair turned out like that :P ;)
A few updated pics....
Auto top-up with the worlds smallest resevour tank installed(Big thanks to Dave) :wacko: and Fluidiser set-up.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/bc1.jpg
Couple a Frags kindly donated by Ste C(Don't worry mate I'll get there colours back!!) :P
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/bc2.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/bc3.jpg
Plan just to leave it know for approx 6months and let nature take it course(just adding phyto everyday), currently there's a multitude of different creatures appearing and a nice explosion of various algae's................
Mountainman01
19-01-04, 12:55
Looking really nice matey, Looks to be a very promising setup. :D I really like the aquascaping, very cool.
Keep the pics coming! :P
Paul.
Nick Derbyshire
19-01-04, 16:30
Nice pile o rocks there mate! ;) glad to hear your useing phyto, which brand though? I hear that phyto aqua stuff is the dogs b%$&^*s! :D :lol:
If you want a couple o frags, i am up at AW on Friday!
Nick
Nick I bought the green stuff from this bloke.....
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ad1.jpg
and he was driving this mota at the time.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/arthurterry01.jpg
Well up for a couple of Frags as long as there KOSHER!!!! :P
.......and I'll expect the price to be LOCK AND KEY!!!!!!!!!! :ph34r:
Nick Derbyshire
21-01-04, 15:21
:o :lol: :lol: :D
Ere someone's written green stuff on me mota!
Got any second hand kit going cheep cheep? LOL
Yeah got a few monti frags that ya can have! Is that the miracle mud sump you had a while back? ;)
Few updated pics...although photography ain't my strong point, so please forgive the quaility. ;)
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/clam1.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ga1.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ga2.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ga3.jpg
Monti and Acro frags from my 1st pics doing well
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ga4.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ga5.jpg
wow, looking good. looking quite full with all those frags.
ste ;)
BTW- I'm sure The Tang Man will find something negative to say :lol:
Thanks mate :thumbsup:
BTW- I'm sure The Tang Man will find something negative to say
Ste you should'nt take the rip, it can't be easy for him...being that PERFECT!!!! ;)
Plan just to leave it know for approx 6months and let nature take it course
erm couldn't resist i see like most of us :D
or is it some super live rock you acquired :ph34r:
its looking good though :thumbsup:
craig
cool set up m8,do you have a full tank pic now the sps are in...?
any fish in there yet..
cheers.
erm couldn't resist i see like most of us
I did try......honest :D :D
cool set up m8,do you have a full tank pic now the sps are in...?
any fish in there yet..
Thanks :thumbsup:
No fish as yet, and still undecided if there ever will be.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/na1.jpg
Nick Derbyshire
16-03-04, 23:09
How come you thank everyone that donates frags to you bar me!! :blink: I know that monti is doing well cos i seen it on yer pics!!! i could a got a fortune for it but NO! i give it to ya...now where's me big jag!
Nick, yeah sorry mate......big thanks for the brown monti frag, it's still doing very well and more importantly still BROWN(this years Black so I've been told) ;)
Nick Derbyshire
16-03-04, 23:59
Oh you know so! dooby dooby doo and paint it brown ...think that was by the stones! Anyway if you were looking after it properly then the tips should be turning a lovely pink colour !!!
Nick Derbyshire
17-03-04, 00:06
maybe have a plate monti for ya if you want for thursday!
you lot make me laugh... :lol: :)
anyways mate, love to scaping and its going to look wonderful once its sorted/grown out.
Good luck to ya... an nick you been on the diet coke again??? <_< :lol:
The Tangman
17-03-04, 12:14
don't kno what The Tang Man will have to say but i'll say it's looking good!! specially with some of those amazing frags donated by the ona and only
ste C....jealousy is a terrible thing!
I love the original shape of the tank. Really looks good!! When you have a spare moment can you post a picture of the full setup once again in its current state.
Nice One,
Nick G.
Nick Derbyshire
17-03-04, 12:48
Cor diet coke is a terrible thing, always leaves me with a thick head the next day. Might turn to alcohol as i hear it isn't as bad for ya and you don't do stupid things after the consumption of it
ste C....jealousy is a terrible thing
why would I be jealouse?
I think your turning into the next mushy (no offence mushy :P )
I am happy with my tank for now and if I saw yours, then It would probably look good but as I havn't, I couldn't comment, well I wouldn't like to from what I'v heard ;)
ste :lol:
and we need a full tank pic gaz.
Thanks for the comments :thumbsup:
SteC and Tangman, where's the :wub: ....... Group hug!!!!! :P
maybe have a plate monti for ya if you want for thursday!
Not only do you produce the best green water in the world.....but your damn generous too!!!!! ;)
Last one doing well
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/mp12.jpg
A few full tank pics...
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tp12.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tp13.jpg
Nick Derbyshire
17-03-04, 22:28
wow looking good me old mucker, would have thought them there frags o mine would be the size of red wood trees by now. (i've now taken the roof off the flat and am letting em grow out in the damp liverpool mists). Huge they are!
Anyway you want a plate version of the brown stuff or not? and now it's not a cow pat before any bright, really funny type person pipes up!
Cheers
Nick
Tank now at 5 months old so a few updated pics....
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/pic4.jpg
Stag from the last pics was brown with blue tips, now branches have turned blue with pinky purple tips, sorry crap camera don't do it justice. :(
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/staggy1.jpg
Pair of Porcelain crabs(definite favorites :wub: ) in there BTA
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/por1.jpg
looking good, though you said that rose bubble had settled under your rocks? <_< .
ste :thumbsup:
Seems to have stayed put for a while, but time will tell.......... ;)
The Tangman
26-04-04, 18:20
full tank pic needed Rs boy u didnt race me!!! too scared i think!!!
I just don't know how you can keep all them 60 horseys on the road when you put your foot down........
I :bow: to your driving skills <_< <_<
Nick Derbyshire
26-04-04, 23:40
Bulldog is about as fast as my monti ;)
Tim Parkinson
26-04-04, 23:59
Tanks looking great,
id like to ask what the lighting is and how you keep it cool, also where you bought all the rock from? what type is it?
Lighting is a single 250w/BLV 10000k bulb, and 2x24w T5 D&D Actinic+, I have a fan mounted above the tank which comes on with the MH although I'm going to fit another small one over the sump also in the near future..possibly may upgrade to a 400w if I fit a chiller.
The rock used is Belican, you don't seem to see it that often, try Andy at Aquaworld. :thumbsup:
Nick(aka Birthday Boy) thats one fast Monti......... :D
Nick Derbyshire
27-04-04, 11:39
my new tank is weirder in shape than yours....check out the stuff for sale on ebay section on here
nice selection of sps :evil:
mark
Tim Parkinson
27-04-04, 12:47
good set up there thanks for the info.
the belican rock looks really good great plate sections for the sps.
:thumbsup:
bunglehaze
27-04-04, 16:45
cracking looking tank - especially seeing as im setting up a 24"cube in about 2-3 weeks. :wub: :wub: love the aquascaping.
cheers
leigh :D
nice selection of sps*
It's been hard must admit, you just can't get a decent quaility supplier of SPS and based out frags here in the NW...... :P :D :P :D
Where have you been anyway????? :wacko:
my new tank is weirder in shape than yours
I,m jealous that's one hell of a tank mate, it's gonna look stunning....you know where to come if you want a weird sump to match. :D
well what can i say mate,
the proof is in the pudding , so to speak.
you know whats been happening , surely :ph34r:
stunning lookin' tank
love the scaping with the flat pieces of rock,really works well and not an intrusive size to keep the mrs happy <_<
pat on the back to you
Nige :)
The Tangman
17-05-04, 22:25
pics from a recent visit (hope u dont mind BulldogR)
tanks looking really well
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/gazs%20smaller.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/gazs%20tank2%20smaller.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/gazs%20tank3%20smaller.JPG
Nick Derbyshire
17-05-04, 23:24
looking good mate for such a young tank!
Theres actually 5 Ventralis in there now but they are still quite camera shy, I,ve put a pair of Rainfords goby's in tonight so hopefully that should bring them out more.....the ventralis have been in there for a month now and are feeding well and there colours look stunning just can't get them to pose.. ;)
Just a few updated pics of tank at 11months....
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tanktop1.small.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tankrside.small.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/front.small.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/clams.small.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tun.small.jpg
Best and luckiest picture I've ever took with my rubbish camera :)
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/LNsmall.jpg
My smasher and spearer....
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/peacock.small.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Frmantis.sm.jpg
Best and luckiest picture I've ever took with my rubbish camera
with regards to the date or fish :P
seriously though is looking good, i take it those 2 mantis are in different tanks with looking at the substrate. that spearer is a beauty :wub:
craig
Cool looking tunicates! Or are they sponges?
Thanks for the comments... :thumbsup:
Yes the mantis are in separate tanks, the Peacock would probably make short work of the spearer at the moment......but the spearer may stand a better chance if he ever reaches it's full size of 40ish cms!!!!! :blink:
Jonock, they are indeed tunicates, strange looking things, my girlfriend thought they were plastic :D
Gary you were calling me for being MR Perfect, just look how tidy your sump is….
Tank looks very impressive. But is that a bit of dust on your cabinet. (LOL) :D
Phil.
PS Benjamin says its “Cool Mate” :dance:
:o excellent, very nice LN butterfly and those tunicates are superb :D :bow:
Phil my sump may be tidy but my tank will never be as silent as yours...... ;)
Recently acquired table.... :wub:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ta.sm.jpg
neils 2500 ltr
27-10-04, 22:15
thanks for the coment on my tank gaz , yours is looking truly stunning m8 :thumbsup: .( i want those tunicates please) B)
on your day of come down to the shop m8 coffee & biscuits will be waiting, not that far from you ! :)
Neil I'm suffering from tank envy, your tank makes mine look like a puddle, might have to try and sneak a big tank in when the girlfriends not looking...... :D
Gaz,
are you adding any supplemental food for your tunicates, like phyto etc?
i have just got about 5 of the beautys on 2 seperate rocks, similar colours to yours
oh and where did you acquire the table, any in the shop ?
craig
edit: double posted :blink:
Gary, Ill have to get me one of those tables. WOW
Phil
Looks better out the bag. (LOL) :blink:
Craig, yes I dose phyto (Phyto-aqua from Nick D) but it's the only supplement I do.
As regards the table theres 1 left, and it's a v.nice piece, get it bought!!!! :D
Recent additions are a pair of Snowflake clowns, not to everyone's taste but then again it's my tank so I don't really care!!!! :P Personally I think there cute and a bit different....found the larger in the sump tonight it had managed to find it's way over the weir comb, down the standpipe, through the bio balls, and into the mud chamber and was flapping about on the Calerpa when I rescued it, so at the moment it's feeling a little sorry for itself... ;)
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/snflsmall.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/pairsf.small.jpg
:wacko: Looking good mate, hope it does not happen again, poor fish.... :wacko:
Phil
Nice set up there G :thumbsup:
thanks for the advice on the ozonizer !!!!!!
you was very helpfull HAHA
Managed to pick up a few of these Staghorn crabs today, not seen these for ages.. :wub: anyone else keeping them?
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/pstagssmall1.jpg
Tanks virtually 1 year old today so a few updated pics, new tank was cut on Monday so the present ones gonna be replaced with a 88"x26"x30" in the new year, gonna be gutted to shut this one down but I need it's space...
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tanksside1.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/stagsmall1.jpg
nice . but not as nice as my new car :lol:
Agreed....... :D the girlfriend said I've now gotta shut up about how a Vanquished piped DB9 sounds and goes though... ;)
When are we gonna do a trackday, promise to slow down for ya????? :P
anytime mate,
at least i will not be driving a banana :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Lovely looking tank there. always makes me laugh when i see those clowns looks like a bird has shat on them.. As to those stagehorn crabs any chance of a close up pic looks interesting. Tanks looking lovely and really coming on.
As for the DB9 :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: what a car although the Evo 8 would give it a good thrashing on the track.. N :thumbsup:
Nick Derbyshire
23-12-04, 23:30
Hey! the arthur Dailey mobile has been tweeked so just cos she don't cost over £20k or is that £200k still no chaff or burberry to be seen on my chariot, n she will see ya ta 60 in under 3 sec's ya crazy hoo harr's from a smal hamlet called Warry town!!!
:P
Nick no wonder the green stuffs like golddust at the moment.....have you been drinking it???? :D :D :D 0-60 in under 3 secs.....maybe if you pushed it off a cliff :P
As for the DB9* * what a car although the Evo 8 would give it a good thrashing on the track.. N*
Well said that man, plus DB9 drivers always lose valuable seconds on track trying to find somewhere they can see there own reflection!!!!!!! :P :P
Gaz(AKA Banana Evo Man)
Sean the Prawn
11-01-05, 15:14
Very nice tank Gaz. Think you could do with some mad fish though. How does a Snowflake Moray, a Picasso Trigger and a Lionfish Volitans sound. Personal favourites of mine anyway. :P
Sean
Sir Gaz...
The Master....
In Awe, hope you get mine looking as good batman.
Very nice tank Gaz. Think you could do with some mad fish though. How does a Snowflake Moray, a Picasso Trigger and a Lionfish Volitans sound. Personal favourites of mine anyway.
I,m not even gonna rise to it!!!!! :P :P :P
In Awe, hope you get mine looking as good batman.
Your tank already looks stunning.... :thumbsup:
Stunning tank mate :thumbsup:
Shame about the car :evil: :evil: :whistling: :D
Chris.
Shame about the car
Oh no it one of the enemy :evil: :evil: :D
Seriously I looked at a STI with PPP it looked well and like most scooby's sounds awesome, only that I'd fell in love with Evo, I too could have ended up going to the darkside :P :D
I'm ashamed to say :rolleyes: that the evo is probably a better all round car, with the active yaw etc.
The scooby however probably gives more per £ in value
and that flat four burble through a decent pipe :wub: :wub: B)
I had the suspension and geometery modded last year which got rid of the chronic understeer :D , that along with the 270 ft/lb of torque at 3200rpm means as a B-class road tool, point to point car it's pretty good.
Isekeman had a trip out in it a few weeks back and lived to tell the tale :blink:
Cheers,
Chris.
Just a had to post a picture of my 'Beautiful :P ' pair of Snowflakes living in there BTA.....please all you so called purists look away, it's not a pretty picture!!!! <_<
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/snowys1.jpg
C.multicolor
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/multi1.jpg
Top down shot.
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http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/ls1.jpg
looking top g
think you can give me a hand with mine .
lorraine said are you sure ste int your son . :lol: :D :lol: :lol:
HAHA.
carl
No :blush: is not my son, I would have banned him from them trainees he wears if I was :D
wohh just seen this , well u know my opinion on snowflakes hehe :P but m8 omg what a seriously stunning tank and what looks to be exellent growth rates in just a little while.... do u ever find your RBT goes walk about??? i had one sit still for like 12 months then all ov a sudden got up and wandered like crazy , its now banished to the sump under 4 t5s ( was sitting on top of acros :angry: )
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great looking tank mate :thumbsup: one of my favs :wub:
:thanx:
Chris
LPS dude no hard feelings mate :thumbsup: nothing like a bit of heated debate!!!! :P
I'm sure you'll agree though that given the right situation even a pair of 'freaks' have a beauty about them?....indeed with all these RBT that have flooded the market, they may have a more sinister background than the clowns. :(
Movement wise it's took about a month to settle but it's been fine since, it does touch a few acros and a monti but has'nt caused any noticable damage.
Esk, thanks for that mate :cheers:
redartyfarty
31-01-05, 20:25
Hi M8,
Some stunning piccy's there :wub: - what sort of camera do you use? Or does someone take them for you :ph34r:
Thanks again for sorting out my little fish problem - peace has descended on my tank once more - I'll listen more carefully next time you say not to do it!! This officially says I owe you a pint :lol: or would you rather have a loan of my Road Angel????? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers,
Gio :thumbsup: :bow: :cheers:
LPS dude no hard feelings mate nothing like a bit of heated debate!!!!
naaaa no hard feelings at all m8 , my opiniun is no greater than anyone elses :)
and even though im not a great fan ov them i must admit they do look rather nice lol :wacko:
as for the flood in RBT s flooding the market think u may be right , wasnt so long ago these little gems were soooooooooooo hard to get hold of now it seems every LFS has one, or two or three lol.
yea strange the way the buble tips seem to sting some corals and not others i had it sit right on top ov one acro and it did no harm yet when it came even close to another it killed it completely :blink:
Some stunning piccy's there - what sort of camera do you use? Or does someone take them for you
Thanks again for sorting out my little fish problem - peace has descended on my tank once more - I'll listen more carefully next time you say not to do it!! This officially says I owe you a pint or would you rather have a loan of my Road Angel?????
The camera's a Kodak DC215 ;) given to me by a friend who said it was only fit for the skip!!! :D
Killer is looking a bit sad for himself at the moment, but once I find him a new home with new tankmates to bully he should perk up again :o ;) :blink:
P.S like that new Avatar, could'nt believe your reason behind that last one :rolleyes: doe's the new one mean your only asking for the one item in the shop but it takes that long to get served that you end up being a OAP before you recieve it...or isn't that obscure enough for ya!! :lol: :lol:
mclaren6969
05-02-05, 19:14
superb : :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Thought I'd have a back to back comparison from a picture taken last March shortly after my first sps where introduced.......
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/13thorigin.jpg
till present day.........all minus 1 frag are still present!!!
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/13tht1.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/13tht2.jpg
....and some people just don't seem to understand how this hobby can be so rewarding, how lucky are we :thumbsup:
Stunning Bulldog. It really is. the whole thing, from the aquascaping to the placing of the corals to the pics.
Great.
:thumbsup:
Thanks Phil, but I ain't under any delusions that it's beauty is purely down to mother nature herself :thumbsup:
Sean the Prawn
15-03-05, 19:21
Looking fantastic Gaz, I would expect nothing less from you though. Those angels look great together. Some of those corals are getting a bit big though. I reckon a frag donation to the Prawnster's tank would put everything back in perspective. :D
Sean :thumbsup:
Now Bat man,
I'm with the prawn on this one, frag donations go down so well.....
with me ha ha.
Get the scissors out or me and prawn will send the boys round.
Oh no it's the S.F.M (Scouse frag mafia).....waking up next to beheaded seahorse ain't my idea of fun, so I promise I'll get fragging soon :P
:thumbsup: nice to see yr tank from start to finnish, it looks relly amazing.
how many gallons is it and how many g's in the sump?
:dance:
could you list yr equipment?
Main tank is approx 62g then 14g for the sump, so approx 76g combined before displacement...
Equipments pretty simple really.
Main Tank.
Lighting
D&D 250w Single halide with 10k BLV bulb runs approx 6" from waters surface
2 x 24w D&D Actinic+ T5's
Circulation
1 x Tunze 6100 + light sensor
3 x 1200 Maxijets run via Aquarium systems plug bar
Sump
2 x 15w Triton bulbs
Eheim 1060 return pump
Ratz 75 Calcium reactor(using ARM media) with D&D CO2 Kit
Deltec KM500 Kalk stirrer
Aquamedic SP3000 auto top-up system
Pinpoint PH Monitor
250w Visi-therm heater
25w hydor heater for top-up water
and that's it really :thumbsup:
very nice mate, lovely growth, tank looks lovely and natural
Chris.
Excellent, nice table acros :) The Multicolour isnt bad either :D
The tank is coming up nicely :whistling:
Great job!!! :thumbsup:
BTW...I thk the 'table' might not be a table. It looks like a efflo to me B)
Anyway...I like the way you setup your tank.
:cheers:
Nick
looks awsome gaz.
Nick :thumbsup:
Some transformation in just a year, cant believe how much they have all grown :wub:
On second viewing, I reckon the blue beast and I should pay you a visit later in the year with a pair of wire cutters :D .... and not for snipping wire with either... here fraggy fraggy :lol: :lol:
those table acros look brill
Chris
Few updates
OS with her complete set of armoury back in part working order :)
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Mantisf.jpg
L.maculata in stealth mode.... ;)
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Mantis2.jpg
Updated tank pics, red goniopora kindly donated by The Tangman :thumbsup:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tankmid.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/up1.jpg
Sean the Prawn
30-04-05, 00:17
Looking good my look-alikey mate, that mantis is :wub:
I like the table acro on the first full tank pic, middle left, nicely squeezed in ;)
Tangman's goni is niiiiice :thumbsup:
Sean
Very nice... Show's you don't nead an ocean sized tank to get great results...
keef reeper
30-04-05, 00:51
Such a nice tank!!
Hope my new one will look as good one day :wub:
:bow: :bow: :bow:
Cheers
Mark
Loving your stomatopods Bulldog, as usual!
Tim Parkinson
30-04-05, 13:15
:bow:
The Tangman
30-04-05, 23:22
Hey mate,
tank is looking awesome.......glad to see you ain't killed the goni!!....hope my mantis grows up to look like that......specially on his hand picked diet of live food!!!!.....
Looking good my look-alikey mate, that mantis is
I like the table acro on the first full tank pic, middle left, nicely squeezed in
Tangman's goni is niiiiice
What this little fella?? :P :P must admit looked nicer under the 20k radiums, but hopeing it may still :P EVOLVE :P into a nice piece....
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Ickleable.jpg
Very nice... Show's you don't nead an ocean sized tank to get great results...
Thanks, that was one of the reasons I did it, not everyone's got vast amounts of money to throw at large tanks and expensive equipment so I've tried to keep it simple and relatively cheap to prove you can get similiar results with a little effort.
Such a nice tank!!
Hope my new one will look as good one day
Thanks again :thumbsup:
Loving your stomatopods Bulldog, as usual!
...but I bet I still can't tempt you into a nice pair of Snowflakes :P
:bow:
How's the koran?
Hey mate,
tank is looking awesome.......glad to see you ain't killed the goni!!....hope my mantis grows up to look like that......specially on his hand picked diet of live food!!!!.....
.....I'll expect a selection of hand picked delicacys on Tuesday then :D
I'll take the snowflakes if you take some cuttles :P
Tim Parkinson
01-05-05, 20:14
doing great, not touched anything and no hassle from anyone; so far. The tang settled nicely to.
great looking tank though, hope mine turns out that well.
redartyfarty
02-05-05, 21:31
quote: 'not everyone's got vast amounts of money to throw at large tanks and expensive equipment so I've tried to keep it simple and relatively cheap to prove you can get similiar results with a little effort.'
Is there anyone in particular you've got in mind? :lol: :lol: :lol: :wacko: :wacko:
Does help though if you can hand pick all the best stuff! :ph34r: Must say Gaz that really is a stunning 'ickle' tank - how do you get those colours so vivid? I am really impressed and as I'm coming up to a year since set-up mine dosen't even come close. :( I'll keep trying though and maybe get to it in the end! ;)
Thanks again for your help today. :cheers:
Gio :thumbsup:
quote: 'not everyone's got vast amounts of money to throw at large tanks and expensive equipment so I've tried to keep it simple and relatively cheap to prove you can get similiar results with a little effort.'
Is there anyone in particular you've got in mind?* * *
Gio(aka stirrer) you know what I'm getting at, and it's by no means a dig at anyone :P :P :P
If I had the cash and space I'd have a 10ft'er tommorrow!!!! :D
Does help though if you can hand pick all the best stuff!* Must say Gaz that really is a stunning 'ickle' tank - how do you get those colours so vivid? I am really impressed and as I'm coming up to a year since set-up mine dosen't even come close.* I'll keep trying though and maybe get to it in the end!
One helpful tip I can give ya, I always find it useful to actually connect up any benefical equipment (eg Ca Reactors), because from past experience I,ve always found they acheive better results when removed from there packaging ;) :P
Stunning Stunning Stunning
Now come round and do me one....hey is that my Mantis your minding????
:wub:
absolutly stunning mate. i`m sure though its nothing to do with you :lol:
dont i remember somewhere you having a go at ste for some algae on his glass , seems like you have some :lol: :lol:
by the way , if you were ( and i know you proberbly were :dance: ) having a go at my big tank.
go away mate
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mark
Gio see what you've started!!! <_< I've already got one of the big tank bitches 17000ltr(to be honest never heard of him before, don't even know if he's got a big tank ;) ) accusing me of having a go :(
17000ltr(is that the turnover of your tank?) I think you bless yourself with far too much relevance :P I was purely trying to put accross that even on limited budgets, and with relatively small and simply equiped tanks decent results can be achieved with SPS.........
Thanks
Gaz(aka whipping boy :P )
Love the tank, saw it in ultra marine mag last year an searched the web for ages trying to find it while all along it was on UR lol :D
The aquascape was fantastic and now the tank looks superb :)
May I ask, did you use reef bones to create it?
Thanks :D
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