You've Got Your Tank....what's Next?

[Matthew5664]

looking realy nice

Mine 'hopfuly' will look simala with £200 more LR

 

[Aquascaper]

The really scary thing is that I sat down and totalled up the cost of that setup for insurance purposes:

Main Tank: £150
Sump Tank + Acrylic: £60
Halide Pendant: £340
Tubes: £45
Powerheads: £190
External: £80
Return Pump: £65
Skimmer: £90
Ozone Unit: £120
UV: £85
Live Rock: £1190
Sand: £30
Corals: £200
Inverts: £75
Fish: £65
Mangroves: £30
Algae: £40

These are all pretty acurate but not spot on (and most not what I paid but what the insurance replacement value is, ie. if I needed to go out and buy the same setup in one go) ................

Grand Total = £2855 GBP ($5006 USD / $5672 CAD / $6717 AUD)

 

[Opcn]

I totalled up the cost of my 12 gallon nanocube setup right before the change over to the aquapod, came out to about $1400 USD, and now that I have upgraded and added more my current system is about $1900 USD

Edit: BTW that Rockpool shrimp rocks, and I really wish that I could get my hands on a chiton like that, I'll bet film algea runs when it sees that thing coming.

 

[Matthew5664]

£1100 on LR gota hurt when to totla in up!

I've only got about £150 and her indoors went mad at me for it

Do the crime do the time.

 

[Aquascaper]

Just got back for a really nice trip to my favourite (not so)LFS

Spent about £150 but hopefully i've got some really nice corals. Spent a while aclimatising them but they still won't settle fully for a few days. Here's some pics of how they look now, I may have to change the locations depending on how they react.

Ricordae yuma (Green & Gold):

Ricordae yuma (Pink & Green):

Euphyllia glabrescens (Torch Coral - 6 Heads; 2 Brown + White Tips, 4 Green + White Tips):

Pachyclavularia violacea (Metallic Green Star Polyps):

Red Sea Gorgonian (Orange Stem + Milky Blue Polyps):

 

[Navarre]

Looking great already Aqua! I know how good they looked in th shop so i know that the photos here are nothing compared to what they will look like when they are fully settled

 

[Aquascaper]

You got back ok then

Look forward to seeing the pics of your purchases

 

[Navarre]

Yeah i came stright home mate.. Was a bit gutted to be hoenst.. I lost the emperor angel before it even left the shop

 

[Aquascaper]

Awww hell

That sucks big time

 

[Aquascaper]

Bit more shuffling around:

 

[Navarre]

I love that blue gorgonian

 

[Aquascaper]

It's just started to open a little and seems to like the 'Marine Snow' & 'Micro-Vert'

It's not that easy to tell from that pic (i'll get one tomorrow) but i've actually threaded the red tree sponge through the star polyps so when they finally decide to open it should look stunning

 

[Aquascaper]

Star Polyps still haven't opened, stubborn buggers

Been out and bought a new coral while I was getting RO/DI water. Saw the colours and couldn't resist, saw the price and almost fell over

Throught the glass:

Top down:

Close up:

It's about 5" by 5 1/2" and cost........wait for it.............£22

 

[SkiFletch]

Jebus, who'd you have to kill for that deal

 

[Aquascaper]

Just smiled sweetly at the nice lady who's interested in buying my tang and angel