Ollie's Got a 3 Footer!

[OllieNZ]

That tank looks bigger. I would have been fooled by the volume.

I blame the wide angle potato (phone camera) [emoji23]

I'm well chuffed with the rocks. I ordered a pack online (70lbs ish) and the pieces are so huge I only needed to use 2 out of the 5 chunks I received.

 

[OllieNZ]

Finally got it wet.....
Going to go with Lasse's start up method as detailed here: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/15-steps-to-starting-a-saltwater-aquarium-the-lasse-method.597/

 

[NY_Caveman]

Really like the aquascape.

 

[Hemmdog]

Finally got it wet.....
Going to go with Lasse's start up method as detailed here: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/15-steps-to-starting-a-saltwater-aquarium-the-lasse-method.597/

Good call, his methods work great.

 

[OllieNZ]

Really like the aquascape.

Cheers, I'm sure I'll ruin it with corals

Good call, his methods work great.

Seems like simple and logical method. Picked up the first fish today, a yellow head jawfish. It's currently hiding under the rocks somewhere but hopefully it'll get busy den building over night.

 

[Hemmdog]

Cheers, I'm sure I'll ruin it with corals


Seems like simple and logical method. Picked up the first fish today, a yellow head jawfish. It's currently hiding under the rocks somewhere but hopefully it'll get busy den building over night.

Very nice!

 

[OllieNZ]

Very nice!

Certainly a very cool little fish, can't wait till it's out and about.





Here's a quick shot of the filter section from above.
2x 100w heaters in the overflow, followed by an upflow ATS, a media chamber (filled this today with live rock rubble from my LFS out of one of their sumps), bubble trap and then return chamber.

 

[OllieNZ]

Well the jawfish was in full view this morning.......... On the rug in front of the tank I thought my lid was sufficiently tight fitting but apparently it's not. Absolutely gutted this morning.

 

[OllieNZ]

So it's been a while since updating and everything thing seems to be going reasonably well. Working through a few minor issues but fingers crossed nothing drastic has happened yet.

I'll start with some of my latest shots taken last night.

Current livestock list:
Melanurus Wrasse x1
Black and White Ocellaris Pair
Royal Gramma x1
Orange Spot Goby x1
Fire Shrimp x1
Peppermint Shrimp x1
Various Hermits and Snails.