neilneils orca 550

[neilneil]

i better start fron the back and work fwd i think
in the rear chambers i have
chamber 1 filter wool , rowa-phos , carbon, purigen
chamber 2 polyfilter pad and a v2 nano skimmer
chamber 3 heater
chamber 4 2 x newjet 1200 return pumps , 1 running to the spay bar and the other returning behind my rockwork

in the tank i have the spray bar for surface agitation , a korallia 1 and koralli nano for extra flow
the lighting is standard except for some flea bay moon lights (only 1 strip working at the moment) 1 asl50/50 bulb and an interpet trimar? (to pink for my taste)

for the fish`s i have a pair of clowns , watchman goby , bi-coulor blenny and an orchid dotty back

the clean up crew is 5 turbo`s , a huge black/blue serpent star (got him as a baby and scared the crap out of me the other day just how big hehas got) and a few hermies

as for the corals i have some green star polyops that are sulking due to the fall in phos as is also the large leather , some pulsing xenia , sun coral , lots of various zoa`s and mushies and a dendro which i got being nieve and being told they were just like any other finger coral to care for , also just added a hammer and a nice orange fungia

after battling with high phos for the last month or so i finally have it under control and the turbo`s and blenny are munching quickly through the hair algea

just a few recent pics , have loads of old pics but they are off my not so good camera , will have a look through them and see if any are up to scratch , EDIT: sorry for the huge images , thought i had resized them better than that

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0465.jpg

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0467.jpg

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0466.jpg

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0475.jpg

[Tangman]

Hi looking good there, the clowns look happy in the Hammer coral. The Dendro wants to be in a dark place , if you place it upside down under a overhanging rock and feed it it will be better for it. Twiggy:D:D

[grumpy_banghai]

That's nice that. How do you find the V2 skimmer? I seem to get wet weak tea from it all the time. Think I'll be selling it soon.

[Kev]

Nice little system.

[neilneil]

That's nice that. How do you find the V2 skimmer? I seem to get wet weak tea from it all the time. Think I'll be selling it soon.

yeah mine a fairly week mix but it pulls about 3x the amount of crud the standard 1 did , i empty it about every 3 days , may be every other day if i top up with a touch to much RO

[moorish]

nice little tank.derek

[Hellfish]

Any chance of a closer pic of that orange fungia? Looks like a nice one (from a distance).

Ian.

[neilneil]

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0469.jpg

ill get a proper 1 if it feeds tonight

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0482.jpg

[Hellfish]

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0469.jpg

ill get a proper 1 if it feeds tonight




Nice :cool:

Thanks, Ian.

[neilneil]

i love it under the moon lights , it glows fluro almost like its toxic , on the look out for a red or a rainbow 1 next

[stevieh]

nice little set up :)

[Tower]

Looking good m8! I started with a nano... now got a four foot and already dreaming of my 6x2x2! :D Keep pics coming...

Barry

[neilneil]

just a few new pics

full tank shot
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0496.jpg

sexys

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0489c.jpg

[neilneil]

had a rescape to day and wish id left it how it was lol , seemed a good idea at the time and now it just wont go back together how it was , moved some of the rock work which was against the glass as i realise it could be dodgy and now ended up with a piece touching the other side , god dam the aqua scape faries might visit me tonight

also ditched the korallia1 as i swear it was pushing out less than the nano head and replaced it with a seio m620 rated at 2400 but has a grill to adjust it down , have it at full pelt at the mo and am more than happy with how good it is , made some really bad noises when 1st plugged it so stripped it down put back together and is now silent , guess the shaft may have been out of line or some thing , shame they dont do a smaller as i would of replaced the korallia nano aswell

got some ducans of glenn yesterday aswell at a bargin price so i HUGE thanks to him for that , all the heads were out even whilst floating in the bag and needless to say were feeding well within a few hours
just a few new pics
few things still sulking abit

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0505.jpg

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0506.jpg

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0509-1.jpg

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv278/sunburst_neil/DSCF0510-1.jpg

[Guest]

great nano set up love the watchman keepig an eye on things in the background