Feelin Creative, making a tank.

[Kev]

Don't see why you can't stock straight away. My current setup was stocked fully on day one, with live rock and mature water taken immediately from my old system. Fish / coral and all went in straight away.

I did keep a careful eye on parameters mind you have disturbed things a a major way!

[chondro-python]

Cheers 4 all the help so far. After some consideration Ive decided to get the tank drilled and to get a different stand altogether for the weir to pass through. I have yet another question for you all (sorry, but I know nothing about this!)

... How do Sumps work, I cant figure out why, in the event of a power cut the sump doesnt over flow and the main tank empty?

I cant find anything that explains how to set up a sump either, im hoping to convert an aquarium (30" x 12" x 15") so how many partiutions would I need, been reading the other post about sumps - I think various methods work, if you wanted to add a protein skimmer shouldnt it go at the beggining to remove the rubbish prior to the water flowing through the rest of the sump. And how do you figure out the size of the pump required to return water back to the main tank and the size of the weir etc, OMG this is confusing. HELP

[MR Teee]

Karlos, sit and watch this for 10 mins, then ask some more questions.



Red and green lights show when the pump is on or off.

Oh and visit www.melevsreef.com ->goto the site map and the link on the left, how sumps work.

This should give you a good intro, but like I said ask any Q's after you have digested it all.

[chondro-python]

Well its done Ive made and stocked the aquarium and I made a funky stand which it is all sat on the animals look so much better in their and I cant wait to chuck a few more fish in, I kno patience and all that... Im getting a majestic angel soon. Anyone kno anything about them?

Ive shifted the live rock accross and it looks bare now they filled the other tanks gonna hav 2 get some more, will increase the corrals in their too.

Will update with a few pics asap. L8R People.

[moorish]

there is no way your tank is big enough to keep a majestic angel,these fish require plenty of swimming space and caves to hide in as they are quite a timid fish .the minimum size i would keep one in would be a 5x2x2.derek

[Blue]

Any pics yet :confused: come on, we can't wait :D :D