Aquamat1's Sumpless Berlin

[Sean the Prawn]

Hi all,
Posting my friend mat's (aquamat1) tank on for him. I require payment in coral. :evil:
Mat's tank is 4x2x2 360 litre Rena tank. It was comverted from a cichlid tank in May of last year. It has a Deltec MCE600 skimmer, 2 Tunze Stream 6060s and an empty Rena XP3 canister filter used to accomodate an Eco-aqualiser. The system is lit with an Aqua-medic 150w 10000k metal halide pendant with 2 actinic T5s built in.
I'm sure Mat will be happy to fill you in on any other spec/livestock info you'd like.
Regards
Sean

[Sean the Prawn]

Left hand side

[Sean the Prawn]

Right hand side

[Sean the Prawn]

Pterois Antennata, Spotfin Lionfish

[Sean the Prawn]

Euphylia

[Sean the Prawn]

Aurora Sunrise Goby who lives with a monster Tiger Pistol Shrimp

[Sean the Prawn]

Flame Angel in a curious peregrine-like stoop. (the only one I had remotely in focus)

[aquamat1]

Thanks for doing that sean pictures look really good. :thanx:
Ever thought of taking photography up as a hobby.
You need another expensive hobby don't you.

Mat :thumbsup:

[Paraliastu]

Great tank. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Refreshing to see another example of a sumpless tank doing very well. Looks like 100% live rock if it isn't.

What kind of water changing do you do and how do you dose calcium?

Stu

[aquamat1]

Hi Stu

Thanks for that.
I do a weekly 5 gallon water change using RO and Reef Crysals.
I was dosing calcium +3 by Red Sea but when i tested the calcium i found it to be a little high.
I have stopped dosing that now and my calcium is reading 420-430 ppm.
When i get more plating and branching corals i will be investing in a calcium reactor.
Going to mount the skimmer under the tank eventually

Cheers

Mat :cheers:

[aquamat1]

I do have two leather corals which go in and out quite a lot.
They both look healthy but wondering why they do this.
One of them seems to come out more when the lights are off.

Any thoughts

Mat :huh:

[Stinky Pete]

very nice tank mate :thumbsup:

Is that lion fish in another tank, I cant see it in the first 3 pics. I didnt think they were reef safe. Nice fish though is this type ok in a reef?

Mike

[nasotang]

hi mike it depends what you meen by reef safe! they can eat shrimps and small fish! but they are fine with anything else corals etc! saying that ive had a 7-8'' volitans lionfish with cleaner shrimps and chromis! and they were fine i must be mad :wacko: :thumbsup: nick

[nasotang]

oh! lovly tank m8! great chose of fish! and some lovely corals! what cichlids did you have?

[aquamat1]

Thanks very much. :thanx:
Had large Central American Ciclhids(Texas,Firemouth,Cichlasoma Salvini)
Also had some South American species such as Geophagus Proximus,Jurupari.
All good fun but a violent world.
My lion fish is a Pterois Antennata will grow to about 8".It will take Shrimps and smaller fish but is quite peaceful with other fish.

Cheers :cheers:

Mat

[BulldogR]

It's looking really well... :thumbsup:

Sure I've seen some of them fish and corals before ;) :lol:

[aquamat1]

Ha Ha Mate you have.
Thanks for all the advice on putting it together. :thumbsup:
Can't fill that Lionfish now.

Cheers

Mat

[aquamat1]

Hi

Have put a second Tunze in since these photos were taken.
I have added the following corals as well
1 x Acropora
1 x montipora

Both are doing well will post pictures and as soon as i can borrow sean the prawns digital camera.

Mat

[Sean the Prawn]

Hey my brother from another mother! You could have aked me directly for the camera, no need for the heavy hints! :D

I'll be round next week :thumbsup:

Sean

[sgl101]

How does the lion fish do in the reef and do you keep any shrimps with him ?

Regards Steve.

[aquamat1]

so far so good.
I have three shrimps with him at the moment (1 x cleaner 2 x fire).
He has never even looked as though he might like them for lunch in fact he even lets the cleaner shrimp clean him.
Don't know if i have just been lucky or what.I also have a red tooth trigger in my tank which i have also had no trouble off.
I hope it continues. :blink:

Mat

[aquamat1]

Can't believe it i have just arrived home to find that my red tooth trigger has made a break for freedom and made it.
This is the second fish i have lost in two weeks through this and i am getting fed up.
I have never lost one through jumping in a year and now i have lost two in two weeks. :angry:

Don't know if this is the season for jumping

Mat

[Sean the Prawn]

Took some more pics of Mat's tank this week

[Sean the Prawn]

Clove polyps

[Sean the Prawn]

Lionhead

[Sean the Prawn]

Euphylia

[Sean the Prawn]

New Trigger

[Sean the Prawn]

Lion swimming. Bit of an event

[Sean the Prawn]

Hawkfish