worley
05-21-2009, 06:38 AM
Thought I'd share some photos taken recently of the tank. Bear in mind the tank is only around 3 months old at the time of the photos, and the scrubber had only been up for about 2-3 weeks, with half the screen from my old tank/scrubber. This is a one sided screen that is nearly a horizontal design (about 30 degree slope), using the overflow from the tank to feed the scrubber (so no extra pumps needed for the scrubber).
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3504303979_0ba7929493_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504303979/
The two pipes on the left are what was feeding the tank in the loft/attic that contained the old recirculating scrubber, it's not actually being used any more or in this photo.
The tank isn't finished by a long way, probably going to add another 50% or more liverock and a bunch more corals, also got an juveanile Orange Shoulder Tang since this photo. There is quite a lot of food going into the tank (3-4 blocks of frozen brine, mysis, marine mix and krill, sometimes flakes, sinking pellets + 2 bits of seaweed/algae for the tangs+cowfish every day), at least double what was going in before on the old vertical scrubber (there is also 30% more screen surface now, and 50% more light, and 100% more flow)
There's a small amount of algae on the back and a little on the glass on the left, but I only have to clean once every 2 weeks, and the sides and back are never cleaned (only by a handful of turbo snails).
Sun Coral:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3504817150_766ba5b171_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504817150/
Torch Coral:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3314/3504795488_22a6cc42d0.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504795488/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3503991897_6462bdae7b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3503991897/
Zoanthids:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3504800750_a4a9b29e9e.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504800750/
"Mookeh" the Longhorn Cowfish
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3503985413_7c4812d074_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3503985413/
"Charlie" the Salfin Tang
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3503983847_cefb58c518_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3503983847/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3504303979_0ba7929493_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504303979/
The two pipes on the left are what was feeding the tank in the loft/attic that contained the old recirculating scrubber, it's not actually being used any more or in this photo.
The tank isn't finished by a long way, probably going to add another 50% or more liverock and a bunch more corals, also got an juveanile Orange Shoulder Tang since this photo. There is quite a lot of food going into the tank (3-4 blocks of frozen brine, mysis, marine mix and krill, sometimes flakes, sinking pellets + 2 bits of seaweed/algae for the tangs+cowfish every day), at least double what was going in before on the old vertical scrubber (there is also 30% more screen surface now, and 50% more light, and 100% more flow)
There's a small amount of algae on the back and a little on the glass on the left, but I only have to clean once every 2 weeks, and the sides and back are never cleaned (only by a handful of turbo snails).
Sun Coral:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3504817150_766ba5b171_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504817150/
Torch Coral:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3314/3504795488_22a6cc42d0.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504795488/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3503991897_6462bdae7b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3503991897/
Zoanthids:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3504800750_a4a9b29e9e.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3504800750/
"Mookeh" the Longhorn Cowfish
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3503985413_7c4812d074_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3503985413/
"Charlie" the Salfin Tang
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3503983847_cefb58c518_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomworley/3503983847/