Our 250g Deltec

[Manta]

Big day for us, after 'bedding in' the LR for 12 weeks, today we put in our first fish, a Formosan Coris. We've had him in our quaran. tank for about 6 months and have added him for pest control (crabs/shrimps etc.) over the next month or so. Be nice to see it morph while in our care.

 

[pwhitby]

Hey Manta, nice set up.

My wife is from Airdrie....not too far from you, especially since we now live in Oklahoma.

I like your set up, what lights do you have? oes the deltec allow for growth of macro algaes in a sump?

 

[Jeffie]

Love the Formosa. One of my favorites of the wrasse family :thumbsup:

 

[Manta]

Its a small world Paul, another one thats escaped the rain lol. Lights are Giesemann 2x 250w + 2x 24w blues. Yep he's a real beauty Jeffie with character to match.

 

[alien9168]

wow!!

I really like that tank...it is really neat looking. It looks like you put alot of time into the preperation of this poject and i cant wait to watch it unfold!

THanks for sharing

 

[naka]

Beautiful setup Manta! Top notch equipments and I love your aquascape. Can't wait till it's filled w/ corals and fish. Keep the pics coming!

James

 

[Manta]

Thanks Alien/James, can't wait to see some stock in it ourselves.

 

[pperez]

Where can one pick up those live rock brommies? Is that something you did yourself or can it be purchased? I want to redo my tank and i have been thinking of doing something like what you have done, or adding locline with the spraybar atachments.

Thanks.

 

[Kiel'thalin]

Any Update? I really love this setup and would like to see the progress. Thanks.

 

[Manta]

Sorry for the late replies folks, pperez its something we've done ourselves and is not that difficult to do. Theres lots of ways of introducing flow under the rock - I guess locline would work perfectly well in a closed loop setting.

Kiel'thalin - no updates on the main tank to show yet - we're currently using an octopus to rid the tank of nasties and have to wait for Red Sea deliveries before stocking the tank in earnest.

 

[Manta]

Had been using a Juwel Rio 180 as a QT, but due to my brothers tank break-up we will now be using a Juwel Vision 180. Same volume (45 gal) but more compact and with much more skim power (Deltec MCE 600). Yippee - another tank to set up.......

 

[grink dude]

as soon as i saw that full tank shot, i decided that your aquascape was sooooooo cool, even though it was so simple, i love the fact that they are little islands. good luckj man. what other fish you gonna get?? let me guess. a regal/naso tang??

 

[GSMguy]

im so in love with your tank how do you like the liverock closed loop system that is amazing

 

[Manta]

Hi grink dude, stocking plan strictly Red Sea at mo so intention is Regal angels/Semilarv & Redback butterflies and the like. No Naso or Sohal as i don't deem the tank to be big enough.

Thanks for comments GSMguy, have to say so far that the loop system works great. As the cabinet is topless I can look up through bottom glass to check flow.

 

[GSMguy]

wow cool like a window inside the rockwork nothing can hide

 

[Manta]

If only it were that easy, still a zillion hiding places - suppose thats a good thing though.

 

[Manta]

Have now rigged up new quarantine tank, seeded with small piece of LR.

 

[Manta]

Almost finished all the bits & pieces left to do, have added a 15w actinic to QT which should prove useful. Also currently sorting out a refugium and have bought first livestock (pics to follow).

 

[GSMguy]

Any new pics of the deltec tenk????

 

[TandN]

Beautiful set up