gonna start uploading pics of it to here for the time being il add some old ones so show how its growing.

the empty shell

the buisness end

stage 1(3 months old)

stage 2(morning shot, cupboards finished matching draw front for sump off.)

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You should get yourself a Z32 and save some money!

looks good mate, look forward to it at various stages etc

lol its a tidy balance il tell you, who robs the wallet more

i have a mate who dablle's in this so yeah i know it can be tedious, i would love something like that but the last venture did not end well

those pics are about a year old now, been keeping them for years. just need tio get some new pics on the comp.

coooool :thumbup: where's the seahorses lol

as requested baz....

different tank had them a few years back wanted to breed them i did then i move don their rubbish animals lol. cant even swim properly

wow, I said it jokingly thinking you didnt have any! saw them at The Deep in Hull and I think they are brilliant to watch.

oh they are for a few weks till you realsie how pathetic they are lol, they spat out babies for a while. sold them eventually

looking good fella, ive toyed with the idea of going marine but decided to stick to my tropical tank for now

some mopre pics

love it, well done m8, ive got a huge tropical tank, but i can barely keep that lol

thats looking very nice mate, looks an expensive set up

dunno lol i dont add it up its unhealthy. but i have got to the point now where im swapping bits ive grown myself for others making things free in effect :D

thought id update this and let you all see whats been going on in my reef. well things started to get a bit over grown with one particular coral my large magnificanca anemone overgrowing teh tank. it hit over 2 feet in diameter so it was time to hoof it out.

you can see the growth from the last pic.

so the rather annoying and brave task had tio be taken and half a day later we ended up going through this.

which with some clever hidden supports produced this

a little coral seeding later takes us to here.

since january those little blighters have done some serious growing these were taken this eve.

ive actually pruned a few back of late to allow some space and get some clones on teh go. :D hope you guys enjoy.

thats looking very nice mate, you must be dedicated

awesome mate!

Wow!!! impressive tank!!! looks like something at a shop aquarium , I`ve been to Thailand quite a few times and love snorkling with wild fish and coral that look just like that!! one of my favourite fish is the Puffa, would get a tank just to have a few puffas swimming around!!

lol cheers stella its just a case of making time for it. im moving into the house where ive currently got it full time as of july so il have more tinme with it one to one.

Stunning, very good job!

few updated pics for you guys as i know a few of you enjoy seeing them.

 

theres something potentially in the pipeline so there may be some more high quality images over the following weeks.

cool mate, keep the pics coming, i wouls love one but havent the funds nor the time to keep one

Lovely fish, how hard are they to keep? How much time do you have to put in? I was looking into seahorses, think they are amazing little creatures. I kept tropical fish when i was younger, is there a vast difference in the equipment needed?

as i say there maybe a fair few more pics etc coming over the next few weeks including the life support system for all this. keeping a reef tank is as simple or as hard as you chose to make it. for a simply setup of just the fish the step up isnt much further than a well maintained freshwater tank. mostly disolved nutrients are the main concern, once understood maintaining them at acceptable levels is relativity simple. as you start keeping coral soft corals are a logical next step forward, regular water testing and changes are ussually enough to keep on top of things and working towards hard corals like the colourfull branches you see here at the other end of the spectrum. demands some very accurate and watchfull testing. small errors can cause major set backs or death or colonies, which is why my major elements such as calcium and the carbonates that are used up in growth are controlled by a semi automatic doser that doses x amount per day, 8 times a day per element to maintain stability. the daily loses are 3 times the difference required to cause the start of tissue recession within those colonies so it is for me an essential piece of equipment. I hope that helps, if you ever want to take the plunge id recommend http://www.ultimatereef.com as indespensible forum and resource.