Rio 300

[paultn]

hi, this is my rio 300, ill get a pic of it tomorrow, as i hav just put all the livestock from my little beginner tank in today and the lites are off....
anyway, this is my progress


this is the tank, its infront of a window and it looks great when the light shines through it
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/fishtank%20010.jpg

this is my tank filled with water, and salt. you can see the ocean runner 6500 at the back, i went for a closed loop system, it was bigger than i thort, but its hidden well.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/fishtank%20020.jpg

i cant seem to do any more pics at the moment because it keeps sayin the file already exsists(i have checked, it dusnt)
and i was getting all excited about showing you my ingenious :idea: sump/refugium design.

oh well...
more to come, paultn

[jasc]

Make sure you do iwant to see that.I have rio 240 12 months old nowand am looking to add sump/refugum. :thanx:

[paultn]

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/CIMG0264.JPG
the sump, its just on a chair and pours back into the tank, i aim to get it all cleaned up and clutter free, and have another hole going under my desk to a sump to hold all the equipment.
i was thinking that this wudnt work as a dsb tho, not sure, as the water is being pumped up???? opinions welcome
sorry jasc, it may not be the neetest thing in the world, but i hope that it works.



http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/CIMG0265.JPG
this is the tank at the moment, i want to re-do the rockwork on the left, but i think i will once i get more live rock, i tried to go for very open and cavy rockwork, which you cant really see here..........


thanks, paultn

[wayne g]

is the chairs 'seat' flat?
if it is contoured,you may want to be carefull that the sump doesn't crack!
:o

[curtisi]

is the chairs 'seat' flat?
if it is contoured,you may want to be carefull that the sump doesn't crack!
And fall onto the electrics ;)

Ian

[paultn]

hi, i cheked the chair and it is flat, but ur rite about the electrics, that rio pumps got me a few times, will definately move it and declutter electrics tonite :thumbsup:

[wayne g]

Originally posted by paultn@Oct 29 2004, 19:14
but ur rite about the electrics, that rio pumps got me a few times, :thumbsup:


:lol: :lol: :lol:

doncha just love stuntmen!!

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[jasc]

If it works baby

[Col2008]

how did you remove the filterbox from your 300

[daveiw]

Originally posted by vyrus@Oct 29 2004, 23:01
how did you remove the filterbox from your 300
Done a few juwel filter removals, bread knife works best for me - easy :thumbsup:

[paultn]

yeah like daview sed, just get a knife and get it inbetween, it shudnt sctatch the glass, that was the only worry thant i had but it all turned out gr8.
paultn

[paultn]

i have finally fopund out what was stoppin me postin the images, so here's my tank.

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tank_____paul.JPG

thanks to 17000ltrs for the live rock.
my only new adition is a pencil urchin, im looking at getting 5 or so blood shrimps soon.
i am going to add my old juwel,(70ltrs) to the sump/refugium and have it on my desk. i was going to put all my macro algae in, but im just too tempted to make it an invert tank or sumthing with loads of xenia which i will let take over the glass,so it will look amazing, just need to get the pump for it.
Any advice on what i should get next??? and how long should i wait before i can start adding corals. just need to get some metal halides once funds permit.

paultn