Austins 70 Gal Custom Miracles and Elite Aquatics Sump
Hello all from the great White North,
Thought it was time to start a build thread after seeing so much inspiration from other members tanks here on the forum. This will be my first adventure in salt water as I used to do planted freshwater tanks previously and had multiple tank running at once housing rainbows and African Cichlids.
My tank will be a custom made tank from Miracles, and will measure 40x24x18 with an external overflow. The stand is being built by myself and will be finished in a high gloss white and if all goes well.
As for equipment here is a my current list which may or may not change
Aqua Illumination Hydra 52 with Apex Wireless Controller
Vertex 150 ( bought already )
Vertex Dosing Pump
Ecotech Radion MP40
Ecotech Battery Backup
Neptune Apex with Lab grade PH/Temp Probe/Display and EB8
Apex WXM Module
Tunze 3155 ATO
And from one of the sponsors
Elite Aquatics Sump , ATO and Dosing Containers.
My stocking plan is listed below and would like to hear your guys input on the list, and any changes you would make, what works what doesn’t etc etc.
Fish Stocking List
2 x Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish - Tank-Bred (Amphiprion ocellaris var.)
or
2 x Amphiprion Percula (True Percula Clownfish)
1 x Paracheilinus carpenteri (Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse)
1 x Paracheilinus cyaneus (Blue Flasher Wrasse)
1 x Pseudanthias bartlettorum (bartletts anthias)
1 x Pseudanthias rubrizontaus (Tricolor, redbelted anthias)
Depending on available stock 1 of the below
1 x Ctenochaetus Flavicauda (White Tail Bristletooth Tang) — 1st Choice
or
1 x Ctenochaetus Strigosus (Yellow Eye Tang)
or
1 x Ctenochaetus Tominiensis (Bristletooth Tomini Tang)
May not add this as it nips at corals
1 x Centropyge loricula (Flame Angelfish)
I look forward to hearing your guys comments and I will keep adding as I get new equipment and progress.
Thanks
Austin
Now onto the pictures.
Stand building shots
Sump from Elite Aquatics
Aquascaping
Front Shot
Left Side
Right Side
Rocks Curing
Hello all from the great White North,
Thought it was time to start a build thread after seeing so much inspiration from other members tanks here on the forum. This will be my first adventure in salt water as I used to do planted freshwater tanks previously and had multiple tank running at once housing rainbows and African Cichlids.
My tank will be a custom made tank from Miracles, and will measure 40x24x18 with an external overflow. The stand is being built by myself and will be finished in a high gloss white and if all goes well.
As for equipment here is a my current list which may or may not change
Aqua Illumination Hydra 52 with Apex Wireless Controller
Vertex 150 ( bought already )
Vertex Dosing Pump
Ecotech Radion MP40
Ecotech Battery Backup
Neptune Apex with Lab grade PH/Temp Probe/Display and EB8
Apex WXM Module
Tunze 3155 ATO
And from one of the sponsors
Elite Aquatics Sump , ATO and Dosing Containers.
My stocking plan is listed below and would like to hear your guys input on the list, and any changes you would make, what works what doesn’t etc etc.
Fish Stocking List
2 x Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish - Tank-Bred (Amphiprion ocellaris var.)
or
2 x Amphiprion Percula (True Percula Clownfish)
1 x Paracheilinus carpenteri (Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse)
1 x Paracheilinus cyaneus (Blue Flasher Wrasse)
1 x Pseudanthias bartlettorum (bartletts anthias)
1 x Pseudanthias rubrizontaus (Tricolor, redbelted anthias)
Depending on available stock 1 of the below
1 x Ctenochaetus Flavicauda (White Tail Bristletooth Tang) — 1st Choice
or
1 x Ctenochaetus Strigosus (Yellow Eye Tang)
or
1 x Ctenochaetus Tominiensis (Bristletooth Tomini Tang)
May not add this as it nips at corals
1 x Centropyge loricula (Flame Angelfish)
I look forward to hearing your guys comments and I will keep adding as I get new equipment and progress.
Thanks
Austin
Now onto the pictures.
Stand building shots
Sump from Elite Aquatics
Aquascaping
Front Shot
Left Side
Right Side
Rocks Curing
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