Artyspider's tank the first pictures

[Artyspider]

Hi all this is the 1st pictures of my tank (please note 1st marine tank ever) Any advice etc is very welcome. Please note the tank is level it is the lid hubby is on the job asap. The second pic is one of my live rocks!
Hope this has worked :confused:
Artyspider :)

[mfcfan]

:) cool pics there how long you had it set up for?
p.s iam guessing your a fan of dolphins too

[stevieh]

you will never get a dolphin in that tank hehe:D stevie

[Tetley]

Hi,

Looks nice, is that L/R (Live rock) you have in the tank?

ATB

[Artyspider]

Glad you like it.
It has been set up for 2 weeks and 3 days now. Yes I have 3 pieces of live rock only one of pieces is shown in the picture of the rock the one in the front is one of the live ones. Dam are you sure we will not get a dolphin in there? :D Yes we are dolphin fans too :o.
Artyspider :)

[Tetley]

Hi,

If you don't mind a little bit of advice, if you can afford it, you would be well advised to replace the rock you have which is not live rock. with live rock.

The stuff which is not live rock will do you no favours.

Second hand L/R is the cheapest way to go.

HTH

Ian

[Gillybaby]

Its looking really nice but would have to agree with Ian, 100% liverock is most definitely the way to go ;)

[Artyspider]

I was wondering about doing that so now you have said I will get to work on it thank you :D
Artyspider ;)

[Tangman]

Looking good Clare, as stated use only LR as ocean and that other reddish rock is no good for marines, also i would say your sand is a bit to deep as it will collect a lot of crud in it unless you have set it up as a DSB. If not this will cause problems later on with water quality maximum level of sand would be about an inch deep.HTH. Eric

[Tom2006]

Agree 100% on the LR, at the very least go 50/50 with reef bones (which is dried out rock and will become live over time). The rock you have in there at the moment will only cause you problems. You'll be up and running with stock in no time.

[Artyspider]

Removed a large amount of sand now off to get some more live rocks thank you for your help so far will post pics once I have done this bit :D
Artyspider ;)

[Artyspider]

My rebuild of my rocks etc in my tank after I took the filter out :D
Clare ;)
Fish will be added!

[Gillybaby]

That's looking great Clare. Its amazing how much more space you have after removing that filter. Now all you need to do is fill it up with liverock ;)

[Tetley]

Hi Clare,

Looking good, loads more space, as Gilly said, Live rock now, arranged in a nice open structure.

ATB

[Artyspider]

Live rock is arranged in an open manor just need a bit more (costing an arm and a leg so I have to grow another arm now lol) lots of bits to swim in and out of and hidden places of them when I can get them. I do feel I need to pop something in the gap so I may place some more there. ;)
Thank you :)
Clare ;)

[Tetley]

Hi Clare,

Why not ask if anybody has any live rock they are wishing to sell, sure is cheaper that way.

HTH

[Tangman]

Hi Clare that looks a lot better, try and make caves with your rocks so fish can hide in there when they need to. As a rough guide you need 1 pound of live rock for every gallon or 1 kg to every 2 gallon of water you have in your system. As said by Tetley try and buy some more rock off reefers who are giving up the hobby, it usually sells at about £5 a kilo compared to shop price of £10 a kilo. HTH. Eric

[Artyspider]

God its cheap your end!!!!! £11 per kilo is cheapest down here more often than not £14 per kilo!!!
Clare ;)

[Tangman]

The trick with LFSs that charge prices like that is not to shop there, its the same up here some sell it for £10 and some charge £14 guess which one i use:) Eric