Aquamedic Percula Bow Front

[scar]

hi
I have an aquamedic percula 120 bow front in silver
the standard spec is as follows metal halide-star light future with 2x150w 13k bulbs suspended by 2 wickes diy metal engineers hanging brackets painted silver
percula skimmer powered by 2000 lph aquamedic pump
2 aquamedic 2000 lph power heads i used one of these to power my front bottom closed loop and the other pump to power my closed loop that runs along the back at the bottom of the tank(behind rock work)
on the aquamedic pump that returns the water back into the tank from the sump i have put a t piece on the outlet this blows water both left and right so that i get constant water movement at the back of the tank
ive added a new jet 3000 lph pump on the top of the recirculation chamber this powers the top closed loop that is attached to the rear of the tank in order to move water to the front of the tank and to create ripples on the water surface
ive added a 30w tmc uv this is powered by a project 1500 power with a pre filter to stop the quartz sleeve in the uv getting dirty and hindering the performance of the uv tube itself so here are some pictures (it may take a while to down load :lol: )
the first picture is a full shot of the tank

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feeding time

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another full shot

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right hand side of tank

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left hand side of tank

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picture of bow front

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new coral(pulsing xenia)

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new plate coral

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pulsing and new rose tip bubble(clown heading for it but not been in it yet)

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and finally a picture of my clowns

[neils 2500 ltr]

wow :bow: looks stunning m8 :thumbsup: :dance:

[scar]

thanks neil
if i get looking half as good as yours ill be happy :thumbsup:
:cheers: nick

[Col2008]

hi

very nice looking tank there m8

keep the pics coming maybe a few more close ups

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[sowerby reef]

Amazing. Hopemy perc 120 ends up looking so good.

Kev

[scar]

col
will try too but i only have a crap camera and a crap cameraman :lol:
:cheers: nick

[scar]

:thanx: kev
you helped me alot when i was setting it up i hope to meet you one day in essential aquatics or acropora open day
:thanx: nick

[Col2008]

hi scar

i am trying to talk the wife into gettin one like your tank

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[sowerby reef]

Nick

Thanks. Pretty sure we will bump into each other.

Kev

[scar]

hi col
just tell the wife it matches the furniture always works :lol:
:cheers: nick

[Col2008]

Originally posted by scar@Jan 4 2005, 21:33
hi col
just tell the wife it matches the furniture always works :lol:
:cheers: nick
she likes the tank i think

it is the lights she dont like

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[sharktale]

:bow: wow what a tank i hope mine looks like that one day,i am not sure about the elephant ear,dont they eat fish.keep it up :thumbsup:
your tank is an example of a well looked after marine tank.

[scar]

hi sharktale
ive sold the elephants ear just waiting for a collection date it has got rather large its touching 2 corals now when its fully out which cause the other 2 to close up thats why ive sold it when fully expaded it must measure somthing like 8-10" in diameter i have had 1 fire fish disapear though <_<
:cheers: nick

[>>Marine<<]

Hi Nick

Very impressed....You should feel very proud !!!!! :wub:

Joe

[scar]

hi joe
thanks for your very kind comments
thats a nice clean tidy tank youve got too well impressed with the posting of the progress on your tank i wonder between all us perc owners how many new people or upgraders have bought the percula tank?
i think we should be getting commision of aquamedic :lol:
:cheers: nick

[Cudders]

Very nice mate :thumbsup:

Mark.

[scar]

Hi All
I bought a small copper band on friday sadly today ive had to remove it :( it was dead it never did look happy in my tank always hiding then when it did decide to swim it kept shaking his head then it would stay still as if it was treading water but would go nose first with his tail pointing upwards this is the first time ive had to remove a dead fish for ages i have lost a fire fish as well but i suspect my large elephants ear has had this for a snack(because all 3 fire fish used to hover above it) i thought id post an up date on how my tank is doing
:cheers: nick

[sowerby reef]

Thats a shame abot the Copperband, such a cracking fish. Seems hit and miss with these. Was thinking about one myself but was going to make the decision when the tank is 1 year old. Another 7 - 8 months to go.

Kev

[scar]

hi kev
i nearly bought one in essential last weekend but a couple beat me to it they were looking at it as i walked through the door i was stood there watching it eat like a pig but they took it :( but its always hard to find one thats been in a shop a long time and eating well the one i bought was eating but not that well maybe in hinde sight i should have let it alone
:thanx: nick

[>>Marine<<]

Hi Nick

Sorry to hear about your loss...next fish will be even better !!

Joe

[kitenski]

I've been eyeing up that copperband in essential for a fair bit now as well, shame it's gone!!!

[scar]

i have some new additions
1st up is a yellow cup coral sorry cant remember latin name bought from 17000ltrs on saturday(nice one mark) :thumbsup:

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sun coral waiting to be fed because ive just fed the fish :lol:

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pair of cleaner shrimps and a new hermit walking across new plate <_<

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pink spot gobie and blood shrimp side by side

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cleaner shrimps hanging out together

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blood shrimp with cockle nicked from the gobie

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over head veiw of orange star fish with the clowns getting in on the act

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lastly a full tank shot

[mark-c-]

lovely tank Scar

how long has it been running?

:thumbsup:

Mark

[scar]

hi mark
The tank has been running since november everything was transfered from my old tank but ive added more live rock theres about 60kg in there now
:thanx: nick

[mark-c-]

looking good

:thumbsup:

Mark

[scar]

bought this potters angel yesterday(sat) my flame angel and kole tang gave it a bit of hassle when first introduced but everything seems fine now hes very shy not the best of pictures still abit nervous

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just managed another 2 pictures

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another

[sowerby reef]

Potters - nice fish.

Kev

[scar]

:cheers: kev
waited a long time for one of these
:thanx: nick

[jamie reefer]

Hi Scar

Your tank is looking better than ever mate,potters angel is an excellent choice in fish,had mine about 6 weeks now and the colours on them are amazing,keep up the hard work.....

cheers Jamie

[scar]

:cheers: jamie
ive had it on order for about 3 weeks now but i did have to make sure that it was more or less the same size as my flame because hes been in the tank a long time and hed already seen off a small fishers but to be honest a wasnt expecting the kole to give him a hard time when first introduced yesterday afternoon but maybe it was the colours that set him off
:thanx: nick

[scar]

i have also finally managed to get a stream is a 6080 well impressed with it the flow around the tank is now so much better ive got it on the left side just in front of the skimmer aiming straight at the bow of the tank then it rebounds off and flows round the back of tank its a good job ive got a bare bottom tank i can see now why it blows the substrate everywhere :lol:
:thanx: nick

[mark-c-]

potters looks a really nice fish and worth the wait nick.

your tanks looking great.

:thumbsup:

Mark

[Esk]

Hi Nick, just come across your tank :thumbsup: Looks great, every time I see potters angels I like them more and more :wub: might see you some time at acropora or essential :)

Chris

[kaos]

Originally posted by scar@Jan 23 2005, 20:38
i have also finally managed to get a stream is a 6080 well impressed with it the flow around the tank is now so much better ive got it on the left side just in front of the skimmer aiming straight at the bow of the tank then it rebounds off and flows round the back of tank its a good job ive got a bare bottom tank i can see now why it blows the substrate everywhere :lol:
:thanx: nick
Just a thought with the placement of your stream, With the flow coming from that side of the tank you will be stopping alott of the 'Crap' from gettting to the weir to get filtered,

I swapped mine to the other side for this reason.

HTH

Stuart

[Sean the Prawn]

Hi Nick,
Your tank looks great mate. Is that a watanabei angel in the first pic? I've got a male on order at my lfs. Just wondering what your stocking level is. I've got a similar size tank to yours and I've only been set up 2 months so starting to think of a final fish stock list now. How many fish do you have?
Regards
Sean

[scar]

mark c
:cheers: for the coments
:thanx: nick

[scar]

hi chris
you dont live that far a way from me maybe we might meet in a more lfs one day
:thanx: nick

[scar]

hi stuart
the reason i have the stream on the left is that that the power head that runs my uv is on that side and i thought that it would stop the streams flow a little but ill try it on the other side when i buy the magnets to stick it on the glass
:thanx: nick

[scar]

hi sean
yes it was a wantanabei in my picture but i recently sold it, the reason being is that it was getting a bit big and over powering for my tank
my stock list is as follows(im sure someone will say im over stocked) :lol:
kole tang
regal tang
flame angel
potters angel
2 wild australlian perc clowns
3 emperor cardinals
purple fire fish
exquisite wrasse(which ive sold)
pink spotted gobie
2 cleaner shrimps
2 blood/fire shrimps
20ish blue and red hermits
12 snails
red star fish
blue star fish
2 sand sifting star fish
I think thats it
:thumbsup: nick

[isekiman]

Hi Nick. Your tank is looking good m8 in fact it looks stunning also like your new fish the potters angel, wish i could have one but i think my coral beauty would have something to say about it. I see you managed to get a stream they are awesome are'nt they i have 2 6060 in my 5x2x2 and the flow is great not too much just about right.I hope to see you some time in the future to take those item's of your hands no rush unless you want rid quick. Regards Eric. :thumbsup:

[scar]

:cheers: eric
hopefully ill see you this weekend with the wrasse and coral ill let you know when for sure later on this week
:thanx: nick

[Esk]

hi chris
you dont live that far a way from me maybe we might meet in a more lfs one day
nick

:thumbsup: Nice one :cheers: , im after increasing the size of my clean up crew :rolleyes: Where abouts are you?

Chris

[scar]

hi chris
i live in stockport

[lovablemonster]

hi nick stunning tank m8 looks like all your hard work is paying off.
im in stockport so mebe i will bump into you at s.m.a one of these days...lol.








:thumbsup: ian

[scar]

hi ian
your welcome to come round my house anytime :D
hows the lemon peel doing?
:cheers: nick

[Sean the Prawn]

Originally posted by scar@Jan 24 2005, 20:10
hi sean
yes it was a wantanabei in my picture but i recently sold it, the reason being is that it was getting a bit big and over powering for my tank


:thumbsup: nick
Thanks Nick,
Excellent choice of fish mate. The tank is a credit to you.
Cheers
Sean :thumbsup:

[scar]

hi sean
just looking at the tank now forgot to add to my stocking list
orchid dottyback
:cheers: nick

[isekiman]

Hi Nick. Waiting to hear from you. Eric. :cheers:

[tomcoleman]

Tank looks super,

I'm awaiting my Perc 90 cant wait!!

:cheers:

[scar]

thanks tom
you wont regret it :thumbsup:
nick

[scar]

:( its been a sad day for me found my potters dead this morning behind the stream for the first couple of days it was shy then during the week it was up and down looking at his own reflection through the glass then aleast i thought had settled down to aquarium life but i didnt see it much over the weekend untill today

[kitenski]

Sorry to hear about your potters m8 :(

[scar]

:thanx: greg

[kitenski]

Did you get a CBB at all?

[scar]

hi greg
sorry for a late reply no i havnt managed to get a cbb its quite hard to find one thats settled and eating but im going to essential tomorrow sunday ill see whats in stock there
:thanx: nick

[scar]

i bought a yellow tang yesterday from acropora house settled in really well the flame hasnt bothered it only the kole tang showed a bit of interest but that only lasted a couple of minutes they now swim side by side and follow each other about
they dont half add a splash of colour to a tank

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a closer picture

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better one

[isekiman]

Hi Nick.Sorry to hear you have lost your potters m8, your yellow looks nice glad hes settled in and all is peaceful. My fave fish the yellow tang i have one hes about 6 inch now and stunning colour he good m8s with my lipstick whos about 7 inch but the boss is my powder blue. See you tomorrow m8y Regards Eric. :cheers:

[scar]

i bought an anemone for my perc clowns today within 30 seconds and i mean 30 seconds they were both in it male first followed by female not been out of it since

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another one

[sowerby reef]

there's no place like home.

They look like they have been in the nem years. Nice one.

Kev

[scar]

:thanx: kev
i hadnt even finished placing it on the rock when the male decided to dive bomb in it closely followed by the female all you see now is their heads poping out and going mad when another fish passes over it
nick

[mark-c-]

Cool :thumbsup:

Mark

[isekiman]

Hi Nick. I'm glad you got an anemome for your clowns and they've gone in it :thumbsup: thanks for bringing the fish and coral over today m8 nice to see you again, no doubt we'll meet again some time. Regards Eric. :cheers:

[scar]

hi eric
we certainly will
:thumbsup: nick

[mclaren6969]

nice one :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[scar]

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:cheers: NICK