FOWLR plus leathers and mushrooms

[Marineman]

Had set up the following tank for my wife's office, a child development center called COSMOTOTS.

Tank was commisioned on Christmas day at the office and left for a week for the silicon to dry befor adding water and LR on New Year's day.

BARE BOTTON TANK, for easy maintenance and cleaning.

Tank and Sump

Tank Size 6'*2.5'*2.5'

Refugium and Sump 60"*24"*22",

Refugium with 4" sand bed has 2 sections of 12"*24*22", actually 22" is a bit too high.

Sump has a 12"*24"*22" holding tank for acclimatising new fishes (shy) to settle down for a few weeks.

Equipment

Aqua C EV240 powered by SEN 900 pump

Aquaz Fluidiser with Rowaphos

Return Pumps- Oceab Runner 6500 and Eheim 1262

Circulation Pumps- 2 Seio 820 and 1 Seio 620

Spray bar behind tank powered by pump good for 2200 lph

Lighting ALL FULLY SPONSORED by AQUAZ

6 Aquaz 4ft T5. 2 atinic, 2 problue, 2 white 10K with Aquaz Reflectors

UPS

One 500 VA for up to 100 watts supported by car battery 70AH to power Eheim 1262 pump of 80 Watts, good for 7 hours.

Inhabitants

Hippo/Blue Tang

Powder Brown Tand -White face

Naso Lipstick/###### Tang

Yellow Tang

Purple Tang

Threadfin Snapper

Leopard Blenny

Pyramid butterfly

Saddleback Butterfly

Blue Damsel with yellow tail

Flasher Wrasse

Flame Angel

Maroon Clown

Cleaner Wrasse -bought when it was eating mysis

Corals

Sinularia, Finger Coral and discosoma mushrooms

[Marineman]

Front view

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Front view

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Left side

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Right

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Refugium, you will see the drilled holes on the two panels of acrylic to allow water to flow through the macro algae for nutrient export. The right side of the refugium, I plan to plant red seagrass or caulerpa.

[Marineman]

The right side of the refugium, I plan to plant red seagrass or caulerpa

[seamonkee]

Nice Tank....

Somehow another I find barebottomed tank a bit "weird"... sorry lah... its a personal preference thing....

Wahh..... so its a big commitment on ur part to go to ur wife's office to do maintenance once or twice a week... mmpphhh....

Nice rockscape with lots of caves... however, I find the top left piece a bit "extra" leh.... kind of spoil the nice undulating curves....

I mark out the one for u... wait a minute...

[Marineman]

last shot .

Plan to add angels in a few months time when the tank matures, most like to have a red sea regal, golden angel and blue face.

Will add golden butterfly and a chevron tang too.

No aggressive fishes like lions, triggers or puffers (potentially dangerous -toxin)

[seamonkee]

Something wrong with my paint programme.. kena adware... damn!

I kept getting kicked out of IE...

Sori but it is the top left one... I find it a bit jutting out and not conforming to the rockscape...

But then again, it is my 2 cent worth of opinion....

[kokhui]

I like the sump! Cheers!

Very well done!

[Marineman]

Nice Tank....

Somehow another I find barebottomed tank a bit "weird"... sorry lah... its a personal preference thing....

Wahh..... so its a big commitment on ur part to go to ur wife's office to do maintenance once or twice a week... mmpphhh....

Nice rockscape with lots of caves... however, I find the top left piece a bit "extra" leh.... kind of spoil the nice undulating curves....

I mark out the one for u... wait a minute...

BB may look not look natural, but then I am looking at the maintenance angle and therefore has to compromise. I think I know which one you meant, I need to conceal the pumps, you can't really see them unless you look out for the 3 pumps.

BTW, may wife's office is less than 5 minutes away and I have to pass there everytime I go and return from office, office is only 10 minutes away, I can pop in anytime and I don't have to be in the office at 9 sharp as I am the boss!

Anyway it is my hobby, I have a reef tank at home, pic below, so I can use this tank to keep other fishes which are not reef safe.

[Gouldian]

Bare bottom!!!!! I like!

[Dispar_Anthias]

wah the rock scaping nice sia

[Marineman]

wah the rock scaping nice sia

The man from my friendly LFS helps me to set up the rockscape. As it is 2.5 ft deep, you nearly need to streeeeeeccccth your baaaaaccck!

[kokhui]

Hi Marineman,

BTW, may wife's office is less than 5 minutes away and I have to pass there everytime I go and return from office, office is only 10 minutes away, I can pop in anytime and I don't have to be in the office at 9 sharp as I am the boss! tongue.gif

It is good to be your own boss! How I envy you. BTW, are you the boss of AQUAZ, how come got sponsorship one? Sorry lah, I just kaepo, how I wish someone can sposor my lighting too!

Cheers.

[Marineman]

It is good to be your own boss! How I envy you. BTW, are you the boss of AQUAZ, how come got sponsorship one? Sorry lah, I just kaepo, how I wish someone can sposor my lighting too!

Cheers.

No lah, just friends, I am from KL.

[giantbicycle]

Bare bottom!!!!! I like!

me too