Tank Of The Month - March 2005 - lenny

[craigg]

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[craigg]

Lenny's Reef Tank

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History

I started fish keeping when I was about 12 or 13 years old and used to do a paper round to fund it.

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This was just a tropical fish tank of 30x15x15” in depth . I had all the usual fish and even had some breed and grow to maturity. Like most fish keepers it was not long before I wanted more. So off to the shop with all my fish in a bucket and I came home with four or five bags containing some fairly big cichlids which I kept for many years.

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When I married, the fish came to my new home into a larger tank. After about a year I was bored with them always fighting and by now moving some large stones and most of the gravel in the tank. I was thinking of giving up so went along to a local aquatic shop.

It was here is saw my first marine tank. The fish were not only brightly coloured but seemed to be peaceful and I was hooked . Unfortunately I moved out and did not keep fish for a few years.

I started to keep fish again when I moved back to London and re-married my wife of now.

At first I was keeping tropical fish in a Juwel 400 but soon wanted to keep marines again. I went over to Crewes Hill to Home Marine just to get some salt and a few fish to get started again . When I saw their show tank with all the corals and fish together well.....................!

Before I left the shop I had parted with nearly £1200 for a new tank, sump and a few bits and bobs .

This is the tank I have now.

It is a Seabray 60x24x24” and holds about 110 gallons. The sump is 36x12x15” and holds another 15 -20 gallons.

Over a time I have bought or made the equipment that you need. It is maturing all the time and I am learning along with it.

I do water changes of 100 litres about every other month and use various Kent additives in between.

To date it has cost me about £7000 and is worth every penny.

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Equipment

Aqua Medic Turbo Flottor Multi 1000 skimmer

Aqua Medic calcium reactor

Aqua Medic PH computer

Aquatic Solutions water management top up system

Kalkwasser stirrer ( one of mine) up to 350 gallons

Rowa–Phos reactor (also one of mine) up to 200 galls

25 ltr fresh water tank

Aqua Medic Titan 1500 chiller

Eheim 1260 cooler pump

Eheim 1264 return pump

15 watt UV sterilizer

100mg ozone maker

PH monitor

ORP monitor

4 * Maxi Jet 1200 for Rowa pod, UV light, feed to calcium reactor ect

2 * Tunze Streams with controller and light sensor

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Lighting

Arcadia series 3 twin 250 watt with twin 30 watt actinics and analogue timers

One twin Arcadia T5 with one actinic and one d/d 60/40 mixed tubes

Photo period as follows

The actinics on the halide come on at 9.00 am and go off at 9.00 pm

The T5 unit comes on at 9.30 am and goes off at 6.00 pm

The main burners come on at 11.00 am and go off at 5.00 pm

Total of 668 watts spread over the day …

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Corals

Coral stocks are as the photographs too many to name.

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Fish

1 * Yellow Tang 4 ½ “

1 * Regal Tang 4 ½”

1 * Red Hawk 3 ½ “

2 * Fire Fish 3 ½”

1 * Six Lined Wrasse ½ “

1 * Yellow Tail Damsel 1 ¼”

6 * Green Chromis 2”

1 * Cardinal 1 ½”

1 * Sand Gobby 3 ½ “

2 * Cleaner Shrimps

25 * Red Leg Hermit Crabs

about 4 large and 100 small turbo snails

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Future

My aim for now and the future is to make the tank as close to the natural reef as possible so that the animals/corals are not stressed in any way .

Well I hope you enjoy reading and looking at my reef.

Thanks Lenny.

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[themmings]

Simply outstanding. Absolutely lovely colour.

:bow: :bow: :bow:

Home Marine is a great shop, their live stock every time I visit is first class.

:)

[keith]

That's beautiful Lenny. Well done.

[TRAMLINE]

Top marks Lenny...Very Worthy... :thumbsup:

Mark...

[GaryM]

Nice Lenny....Keep up the good work

[isekiman]

What a super setup Lenny a real credit to you, Well done. :cheers: Eric.

[sowerby reef]

absolute stunner

Kev

[marc]

Easily one of the best setups I've seen on here for a long time.
Some really interesting sps as well. My favourites...

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[Mapbuild]

:thumbsup: Very worthy of the TOTM accolade.

One day :blush:

Well Done

Mark

[danny]

Nice one, Lenny. Well deserved! Everything looks so vibrant and healthy. Now would be a good time to put your Kalkstirrer back on the market ;)

[dragon25]

great looking reef system lenny some lovley sps
cheers Adam.. :D

[Philfish]

Absolutely superb reef Leeny, and well deserving of TOTM. Something to aspire to

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[Kevin Douglas]

Lenny,

Thats a tank to be proud of. It did not get like that on its own. Well done to you.

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Atb

[reefer]

lenny..you didnt reply to the pm :wacko:

i need to know if i should pick up milk or plain digestives on me way round with the frag bucket
fancy leaving all those broken bits at the bottom of the tank..dont worry ill sort it our for you :)

:bow:

[LTD]

Lovely tank. Yet another fantastic tank for any aspiring reefer to keep in mind for their own future plans.

Congratulations - you deserve them !

[Yakdriver]

something for me to aim for, lovely tank, well done mate.

:thumbsup:

Chris.

[DeepBlue8]

love the arc in front....looks like a gate for the fishes to swim through. awesome tank and great growth shown.

:wub:

[Lucky Eddie]

Absolute quality !!!!!!!!!

Just goes to show, it doesn't have to be big to be beautiful.

Cant believe you've kept track of the money !

I have to keep telling the missus I don't remember :lol:

[wayne g]

.....said it before....stunning tank!
:wub:

[narthur]

Nice one Lenny.well done matey.. :thumbsup:

[lightningstrike]

:thumbsup: stunning. :dance:

[scooby_uk]

stunning tank mate well done

[lenny]

thanks guy.s it,s been hard work and realy nice to see it appreciated on u/r
thanks lenny

[jamie reefer]

Hi Lenny

Well done,your tank looks great,keep up the hard work :thumbsup:

cheers Jamie

[darrylmcerlean]

stunning :wub: :thumbsup:

[young_68]

Absoluetly stunning :wub: something to aim for :thumbsup:

[fishandchips]

great tank m8 :thumbsup:

excellent nix of colour

[coralbeauty]

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Fantastic what a set up.
You really have worked very hard, it shows and it has paid off.
I hope that one day mine will be half as good as yours.........hopefully half the price too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wacko:

[chris allsop]

awesome :wub: :wub: :wub: :thumbsup:

[devil_fish]

f*c*ing great tank mate you got any frags for sale lol only joking

[L200]

Sorry wrong pic....

This is the right one - hopefully!

[craigg]

Thankyou