Teeb
Fri, 13th Jan 2012, 09:16 PM
Well, the Cadlights Artisan has gone off to a new owner and I've upgraded a little. I ran out of room way too quick in the 40, so the extra 1' will be very nice. It's pretty much factory right now and you know I can't leave it like that very long.
I just used the rock I had in the 40 so it's a little sparse in there at the moment. I'm still not sure if I'm going to add more rock or leave LOTS of room for growout. It's staying like this until I get my other Vortech up since my little MP10 is working overtime to provide flow to the whole tank.
The tank is a Solana XL67. Dimensions are 48" x 18" x 18", 3 side Starphire and a removable "lid" that allows glass tops to be used or run rimless. I like the fact I can run it both ways. I can finally get my Firefish!
I really like the stand that came with it, MUCH better than the Cadlights POS.
I'm currently using the stock sump and a Octopus 110, but it's only temporary.
Lots of changes coming soon.
Here's the game plan so far:
Tank:
SCWD in overflow box
Mesh screen to replace glass tops
Filtration:
Custom L shaped sump with a 15" x 15" frag section
SRO BR70 running BRS Biopellets
SRO MR1000 running GFO
SRO-XP1000SSS Skimmer
Filter Sock
Lighting:
2 Black AI SOL
1 AI Nano for the frag tank
Flow:
Sicce 5.0 with Reactor Manifold
2 x Vortech MP10ES
Control:
Digital Aquatics RKE
NET
ALC
Here's a crappy cell phone pic. It looks more like a frag tank than a display.
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/tank.jpg
Better pics coming once I make some more progress.
I just used the rock I had in the 40 so it's a little sparse in there at the moment. I'm still not sure if I'm going to add more rock or leave LOTS of room for growout. It's staying like this until I get my other Vortech up since my little MP10 is working overtime to provide flow to the whole tank.
The tank is a Solana XL67. Dimensions are 48" x 18" x 18", 3 side Starphire and a removable "lid" that allows glass tops to be used or run rimless. I like the fact I can run it both ways. I can finally get my Firefish!
I really like the stand that came with it, MUCH better than the Cadlights POS.
I'm currently using the stock sump and a Octopus 110, but it's only temporary.
Lots of changes coming soon.
Here's the game plan so far:
Tank:
SCWD in overflow box
Mesh screen to replace glass tops
Filtration:
Custom L shaped sump with a 15" x 15" frag section
SRO BR70 running BRS Biopellets
SRO MR1000 running GFO
SRO-XP1000SSS Skimmer
Filter Sock
Lighting:
2 Black AI SOL
1 AI Nano for the frag tank
Flow:
Sicce 5.0 with Reactor Manifold
2 x Vortech MP10ES
Control:
Digital Aquatics RKE
NET
ALC
Here's a crappy cell phone pic. It looks more like a frag tank than a display.
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww304/davisfamily2009/tank.jpg
Better pics coming once I make some more progress.