Mike's ADA 60H

[JNA_Design]

Hello, Im new to the site but I have been stalking over all of you for months if not years. I been in the hobby of fish keeping for about 3 years and have kept almost every kind of species, from discus to neon tertas. I just recently started getting into salt water. My family has an amazing 200 gallon cube that houses some very exotic corals, lucky that we live near a fantastic shop called "World Wide Coral" and they carry some amazing species. Anyways with helping my mother (main person incharge of the 200 beast) I learned alot and I eventually took the dive into salt water. Started with a 10 gallon, it was ok, nothing all that great but for a first timer I think I did ok. Just recently I bought a Mr. Aqua tank that was 17.4 gallons (rimless) and I was happy with it but it wasnt as nice as the ADA tanks but I picked it up for 100$ and was ok clarity. Out of inpatence I filled the thing with sand, small peice of live rock, waited a few days, and added a few black banded clowns.

I wanted to drill the tank and insert 1 inch bulk head for an overflow... Well... I F**KED UP...

That happened yesterday... Lastnight, needless to say, I was forced to enjoy a few fine craft beers to calm down.

Woke up this morning... and I decided to take the jump into the world of ADA... Always wanted to but feared the shipping costs... I ended up getting this

60-H.

But when I ordered the lily pipes I didnt realize that I got the V-5... which is 12 inchs long... a little to long for my taste. So I called them and asked if I could change the order and I got some bad news...

He said the tank is not the same as it is on the site... Instead of the 23 gallon (24x12x18inch) its gunna be a...

Wait for it...

A 33 GALLON!!!!! (24x18x18inch) at the same price... Im so excited with the new dimentions... also it is the super low iron glass for even higher clarity... Only actualy bad news.. Its gunna take a week to get here....

So I also have the MP-10w ES coming and a Eheim 2217 coming... And (Drum roll please) The new AI Nano SOL... DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNN!!!!!

I cant wait to start putting everything together. I already made my rock scape. (Will have alot of negitive space, which I love)

It will be more spread out once I get the tank, and Im sure I will change the whole thing because Im crazy lol. But let me know what you guys think, and also any ideas or questions would be grand.

BTW @Rehype.... I hate you... only because of your lagoon tank made me torn between getting the 'H' series of the ADA's or the 'F'.... I studied your tank all day... Ill get one eventually but I want to have super clear glass for once >.<


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1/19/2011

Hope you guys get some enjoyment from my build.

Thanks,
Mike.

 

[JNA_Design]

 

[JNA_Design]

Love this shot.

 

[JNA_Design]

 

[JNA_Design]

 

[wiz224]

This is very nice!

 

[CCLAXX]

Nice build im doin the 17 g mr aqua hopefully it goes ok. As for the mandarin is it trained or does it eat pods still?

 

[Willster]

Tagging along

 

[JNA_Design]

Thanks everyone, and I have a few Mr aqua tanks and they work fine but once you have a ADA you realise the level of perfection in a ADA is amazing and really the tank it self is a work of art.

And the Mandarin is trained and eats everything from brine shrimp to oystereges to whole mysis. He really is the largest mandarin I have seen.

 

[Willster]

any updates?

 

[secrest]

Looks like a great tank. Would love to see a FTS.

 

[min9a]

Can you talk about your setup in detail? I'm looking into buying this exact tank but not sure how to do the overflow yet