nathy_87
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 You Lot.
Bloody hell drunkenfool, does look like a huge project. Cant wait for the end result.
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Toby
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looking good.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/547999_10150706529276602_512246601_9435354_53324575_n.jpg
#Winning
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Well someone has won at life
this!
that
them!
Those!
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drunkenfool
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Well there's been a hell of a lot of progress in the last week and............. the tank is now up and running!!! If you want to see all of the pics then just look at the thread on UltimateReef, but here are a few to keep you going :-)
Pre-filling loads of containers with warm salty water ready for the fill.
Aquarium computer for monitoring and controlling all of the equipment set up properly in the garage. Just to the right of that is the new touch screen control panel that will eventually be mounted in the wall above or below the tank in the house so I can keep an eye on all the bits in the garage.
Close up of the display
One of the guys from SouthWest Marines arranging the rockwork
Plumbing almost finished...
The finished rock work
The first of the water going in :-)
...and we have circulation from house to garage and back!
10 mins after first start-up
and the following morning
I had a spare 4' halide light in the garage so I've stuck that over the tank until the rest of the stock comes down next week
and the first of the fish are in!
[Edited on 06-06-2012 by drunkenfool]
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Nismo
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top banana 
you gonna have any shell fish in there?
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drunkenfool
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I've got a pistol shrimp and a cleaner shrimp in my old tank at the moment so they will both be coming along soon, but I don't think I will have any more in there. I am seriously considering having a peacock mantis shrimp in the sump though cos I think they are amazing!
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Gary
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You must really really like fish. 
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SXI - Matt
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You going to have other fish in the sump surely you'd want the peacock mantis shrimp in the main tank just googled it and they look amazing lovely colours to them
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drunkenfool
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It would kill all the other fish and possibly break the glass too lol
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Tom
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Just watched a load of videos of that mantis shrimp taking on other marine life 
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marklawton
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awesome mate. love these updates, keep them coming. any idea how much this is going to cost you roughly?
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awesome mate - brilliant work
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Originally posted by SXI - Matt
You going to have other fish in the sump surely you'd want the peacock mantis shrimp in the main tank just googled it and they look amazing lovely colours to them
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drunkenfool
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awesome mate. love these updates, keep them coming. any idea how much this is going to cost you roughly?
I hope my other half doesn't find this message but yeah, I added up the total bill the other night I'm at £11,420 at the moment on things thar I've bought specifically for this tank, so that doesn't include fish, corals or live rock that will be coming from my old tank. The new LED lighting unit I want to get is another £3000 ish too so total bill will e around the £15k Mark :-s. Then again, this is a hobby I get a huge amount of enjoyment out of and the tank and fish will last for years, so it's all un perspective I guess 
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drunkenfool
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Just watched a load of videos of that mantis shrimp taking on other marine life
They're amazing aren't they lol
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drunkenfool
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Bit of a better pic!
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drunkenfool
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All the fish and corals are now in :-)
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Chris x
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That looks great!
You Tubed that mantis thing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wRpTmcPC4I made me laugh 
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SXI - Matt
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It would kill all the other fish and possibly break the glass too lol
Just watched once smashing a clam apart i can see why you wouldnt want it in your main tank how do people get away with keeping them and them not smashing there tank? Just luck?
There colours are still amazing
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nathy_87
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Fantastic DF. It looks amazing. You keeping the brick work on show?
Those mantis shrimp are an awesome colour(s).
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drunkenfool
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I've boxed in the pillars now with some MDF as a temporary thing until we get the slate tiles, but we can't do those until we've put down the hardwood floor on the whole ground floor of the house :-( Still, it's looking better!
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drunkenfool
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Originally posted by SXI - Matt
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Originally posted by drunkenfool
It would kill all the other fish and possibly break the glass too lol
Just watched once smashing a clam apart i can see why you wouldnt want it in your main tank how do people get away with keeping them and them not smashing there tank? Just luck?
There colours are still amazing
Partly luck, yeah, but some people either have acrylic tanks or silicone in an additional layer of acrylic to the glass bottom of the tank for extra protection :-)
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Gary
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That much water in my house would make me nervous
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nathy_87
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Hmm think I prefer the brick wall.
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p
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You gonna get any little sharks?
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