Ricks Contest Tank

[whitetiger61]

Hi everyone

This is my entry into the contest.

Tank Specs:

Total water volume 5.5 gallons
System is filtered by maxijet 400, liverock rubble, and cheato

Future inhabitants to include:

Baby clownfish
4 peppermint shrimp

ok now for some pics

here is a pic of the modified chambers i made from acrylic. I notched the intake for the water to return back to the chamber



here is the tank masked off ready to paint



here is the tank painted



Rick

[whitetiger61]

more pics

maxijet 400 installed



tank with live sand



tank with rock work no water



tank with water



im not sure about the rock work every please let me know what you think.

i just order a light for it today.. 26 watts.

I have liverick rubble in both chambers..In the front chamber will be cheato.
I have the powerhead in the rear chamber and if necessary i can put a heater in there also..so far its hold temp at 79 degrees

Thanks for looking

Rick

[jojo22]

Looks like a nice start to me!

[MizTanks]

Ya know Rick~I actually believe I could build something like that~You've made that look pretty easy to do~Thanks! By the way~that Rock~Rocks!! I can see lots of coral covering it.

[whitetiger61]

the rock work is actually 3 pieces of rock glued together. Thanks JoJo and Miz

Rick

[whitetiger61]

ok i added a new upgrade today..my light came in so here are some pics..The clowns name is Sparky..i have been haveing a problem controlling the temp on this tank but i think i finally found a heater that stabilized it out..its been at 79 degrees for the last hour or so..Sparky is looking much happier now.

Here are my upgrades








This a Finnex Epoch 26 watt 50/50 with moonlights..This should be pleanty of light for this tank

Rick

[Fishgeek88]

Lookin Good!

[whitetiger61]

here is a pic of the tank with the moonlights on..



Rick

[Sweetpea]

LOVE IT! Very attractive start!

[whitetiger61]

thanks sweetpea ..im hoping it turn out ok

Rick