My 60gal system build.

[wozza]

Went to my LFS today with my granparents to help them choose some new fish for the freshwater tank.
And they got me two cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata amboinensis) good old granparents eh!

[wozza]

Hi all,

have'nt updated for a while i have re-aquascaped and got a new fish, its a 3-4" Scopas tang, very nice lookin' one as well.
had him for about 3 weeks now, he has setteld in nicely, no visable aggression from him or other tank mates and is eating well and confidently.

PICS!!!!!!!!

Well here is one of my clowns and nem just took it since i have re-aquascaped it is no longer in the back of my tank but in full view!



My Scopas tang lookin' at me!


And poseing lovely for me!!


And the full tank shot!


Enjoy, james!

[Frodo]

Tank is very pretty...but i am confused by your drawling of the holes and stuff. care to explain it for me thanks in advance.

[weez1959]

Nice tank James! I can see your 2 shrimp sneaking around

[wozza]

Hope this clears things up.

[wozza]

Nice tank James! I can see your 2 shrimp sneaking around

Thanks louise,

Yeah they are funny little things, they go nuts at feeding time!

[Frodo]

Hope this clears things up.

That about did it. So by closed loop you mean that it simply sucks water from one spot and it pumped to another?

[wozza]

That about did it. So by closed loop you mean that it simply sucks water from one spot and it pumped to another?

yeah it removes the need for powerheads, but as you can see i still have them because i currently live with my dad and he wasnt keen on the idea of another two 50W pumps consuming electricty 24/7 so i blocked the holes up and just added 4 maxijet 900s.
When i move out i will be setting up the closed loops it will look v cool then.

cheers james

[Frodo]

yeah it removes the need for powerheads, but as you can see i still have them because i currently live with my dad and he wasnt keen on the idea of another two 50W pumps consuming electricty 24/7 so i blocked the holes up and just added 4 maxijet 900s.
When i move out i will be setting up the closed loops it will look v cool then.

cheers james

That is what i figured. Do they really drawl that much power? Maybe a few bucks more but oh well. I like the idea of having a sump/refiguim without the over flow box much cleaner look.

[wozza]

these are the pumps i would have used. 55w each, one for each outlet adn two returns
New Jet NJ 3000

[Frodo]

these are the pumps i would have used. 55w each, one for each outlet adn two returns
New Jet NJ 3000

Those look pretty sweet. Just what i want since my 75 will be in my bedroom.

[wozza]

Just what i want since my 75 will be in my bedroom

i woulnt use these if they are gonna be in your bedroom, mine is in a spare room next to my bedroom and its still ahrd to sleep sometimes!
they are quite niosey. at least the one i have is!

[Frodo]

i woulnt use these if they are gonna be in your bedroom, mine is in a spare room next to my bedroom and its still ahrd to sleep sometimes!
they are quite niosey. at least the one i have is!

I plan to run a filter called the "quiet One" i hope it is...

[wozza]

me to! nothing worst than white noise when trying to sleep

[wozza]

OK guys and galls, havnt updated for a while there has been a few changes to the tank, i have sold my clam as it wasnt happy with my high flow in the tank and i couldnt find a place for it where it was happy.
one of my shrimp has died i put that down to my tank getting to 31C the other day, nothing else seems to be too bothered by the temp spike.
have re-aquascaped again, like it a lot now, my shroom has mulitiplied twice now, yey!
And my tank it seems has finally gone through all the algae cycles and what not and now seems stable, eveything is growing!

and now for the part you have all been wateing for the PICS!!!


view from the front


view from the side


the view from the fish room door


another one of my clown and nem just cuz i love um


And finnaly a half good shot of my GSP


hope you like, james

[weez1959]

Wow, looks great!, you must be happy to finally have beaten the algae
Unfortunately I'm about to start the battle

[charlie]

Looking really good James!!!

[wozza]

thanks guys, im so happy with it now, i lost intrest for a while when it was looking its worst, but it has bounced back and now im hooked again.
i think i am going to get rid of my hard corals and anemone, when i go to uni and ask my dad to look after it while im gone, it would be such a shame to take it all down and loose all the hard work and time that i put in to it.

cheers james