My new home tank!

Fish n' Frags · Apr 17, 2009

Well, i'm stoked about it so i may as well start a build thread! Had all the equipment for a while, but today the stand and sump were done so i got it set up. HUGE thank you to Ian (Bio-Nut) since i couldn't have done it without him. He basically built the whole thing (stand and sump!), all i needed to do was pay for it. The lighting in the house sucks so please bear with me on the pics! :) I'm still waiting on my black Starboard to arrive. It will be barebottom.

Tank - 24 x 24 x 15" 3/4" Acrylic
External Overflow w/ 2-1" drains (using Hofer Gurgle Busters)
Stand and Sump - Custom built by Ian (Bio-Nut)
Flow - Wavy Sea Plus
Return Pump - Ehiem 1260
Skimmer - Deltec MCE500
Cal-Alk Dosing - Bulk Reef Supply Dosing pumps
Controller - RKE w/ Net Module
Lighting - 24" AquaIllumination LED Module
Top Off - Tunze Osmolator
Rock - MarcoRock Key Largo Nano Rock, 1 - 25# Box

Fish n' Frags · Apr 17, 2009

Fish n' Frags · Apr 17, 2009

No water in it yet, but i'll clean up the wiring, finish the plumbing and filler up tomorrow! Can't wait to get started again, this is my first personal tank in about 6 months. I've been hating not having one in my house :)

MarvinsReef · Apr 17, 2009

sweeeeet!!! man, this is gonna be a nice one... :)

mnherper · Apr 17, 2009

very very nice.very clean

mpoletti · Apr 17, 2009

Congrats Matt. That has to be the roughest part about running a business. The home tank always is sacrificed.

Fish n' Frags · Apr 17, 2009

Thanks all, now i just have to try and sleep tonight and not get to excited about finishing it up! My Latz will finally have a home... :)

bannshy · Apr 17, 2009

Dang that is nice looking.

westcoastreefer · Apr 17, 2009

Really nice set up you got there

amore169 · Apr 17, 2009

Really nice Matt.

Fish n' Frags · Apr 17, 2009

Thanks everyone, i'm really excited about this one. Actually taking my time!

ahayes13 · Apr 17, 2009

congrats! i really like the tank and stand, it looks great !

SaraB · Apr 17, 2009

Sweet set-up! The stand looks really nice too ... love the stain color!

Fish n' Frags · Jul 6, 2009

About time for a small update. Since i aquired to Juvi Latezonatus Clowns i couldn't help myself in converting what was supposed to be my chalice tank to a home for them. This is what i got so far, and i think it will be like this for a while. Trying to get them to breed eventually so i don't think moving things around is a good idea. You can only see the Female in the small nem but the male is in there. He lives in the big one.

nayrgaijin · Jul 6, 2009

Wow you got the red carpets that's sweet !

Azurel · Jul 6, 2009

That's one thing I have always wanted was a clown/anemone tank.....Great looking set up Matt....

Fish n' Frags · Jul 6, 2009

Thanks! :)

I've always wanted a pair of Latz and out of 5 fish i've bought these are the only two that have remained healthy through the first couple weeks and actually paired up (most come into the states with brook). So, it was a no brainer to make it a tank just for them. I've had the female for about 6 months, and the male for about a month now and they are both great and eating spectrum pellets only. It took about 2 weeks for the female to stop chasing the male around, but they are finally sharing nems and swimming together. Patience actually worked this time... :)