Chumley's 6 foot of Marmite :)

[Chumleytops]

After shutting my previous 4ft tank down because my wife felt we needed a playroom for my daughter and we were unable to move because of me setting up a business, I got resigned to the garage

It did sort of give me the opportunity to think about some sort of fish room, I was also nearly there with a hole in the wall but yet again the wife stepped in

Tank :
is a 72 X 30 X 24 ("lwh) accompanying sump of 60 X 20 X 17.

Filtration :
will be an algea scrubber

Circulation :
will be 2 Ocean Runner 3500 & 2 M40w ES

Lighting :
is a 8 X 80w Dimmable ATI unit, light combo I've gone for at the moment is front to back (all giesemann):
Actinic + (blue)
Aquablue special (white)
Actinic +
Aquapink
Actinic +
Pure Actnic
Aquablue Special
Actinic +

Central Weir :
I have gone with a double return (1 branching our over each back side of the weir), Twin Standpipe.

After many a discussion with Paul @ Ocean Corals (and opposing views from a few people whos opinion I appreciate) I decided to go down the marmite route of Riffsystem Ceramics. Both tank, light, ceramics were bought from Ocean Corals and I cant wait to be in a position to get hold of some of his corals as I have always bought from Paul over the years but he seems to have outdone himself lately with his stocking of SPS & LPS, he also seems to be bringing in more variety of fish PNG etc...

As mentioned I am curently setting up a business so this will be a steady build as money, time and dedication is currently going into that too.
To note as well is that the garage will be being partitioned off (Mark will be showing his @rse again no douby). The front garage door will be partitioned off and another wall will going up about 3/4 way up the garage.

I will also warn you I do like a picture as a picture can speak a thousand words

I will be adding some pics so if you want to comment, give feedback, good or bad then maybe wait for a few more moments.

for looking

[Chumleytops]

So the stand came and on with preparing it for use, Galvafroid primer and exterior paint

[Chumleytops]

Next issue levelling the bloody thing and ne build garages arent level!

After careful consideration went with metal washers





Next bigger issue I'd f@@ked up with the bulding of the stand (spot the mistake)







After a call to the very helpful stand builder it was soon remidied with the central box section being taken out and 2 box sections put in

[Chumleytops]

Stand all ready

[Chumleytops]

Id maybe have had more pitcures of the tank being delivered if Woodson Aquariums didnt just send a driver to deliver the tank
So they expect me and this none fishy friendly driver to carry this 6 footer

6 neighbours later !

[regalvxr]

awesome build so far looks great ha ive got an astra vxr nurburgring

[Chumleytops]

Straight off to Ocean Corals I was for my Riff system back plates and to collect my ATI unit.


When I got the back plates back they were slightly made too big so with help from Mr Flasher the cermaics were cut down to suit and on with covering the joins c/o riffsystem glue.

[Chumleytops]

Next on the agenda was to hang the lights and pick some nice peices of Riffsystem from Ocean Corals incoming supply so a couple of visits later I feel I have 2 nice peices and feel they are a little different to the normal :

[chris348]

Nice mate,,,

We had to have ours in the garage too, thankfully brother in law is a builder, so it is now an office/play room/tank room...

Like the idea of the back wall ceramics. I take it your going for ceramic in the tank too ?

[Chumleytops]

On a side note for anyone that is interested I have also set up a berghia nudibranches breeding system which will run within the fish room, I am currently building the stock of aiptasia and will soon be adding a couple of pairs of nudhi's.