hajimetai's 300g tank build thread

Bushido

Bushido

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I moved to Chicago from Japan 10 years ago. It was my dream to have a fish tank coz we didn't have room in the small 12'x12' apartment and the hobby is so expensive there and it's for rich people even though you can just go into ocean and catch bunch of cool fish anytime!
I started with 55g right after I moved here then 125g added 120g and 75g. Had gator gar, arowana, albino lungfish(was AMAZING!) bunch of piranhas, tesselata eel(big mistake) all sort of crazy predators. Now sold all tank except 125g and got back into saltwater.
I consider myself saltwater noob again since last I did was 5 years ago. Had massive ich problem already, did so much research and 5 week hypo. Finally added LR back. I ordered 300g tank over a month ago and still waiting to be completed. Got stand from craigslist and painted in black in my garage, drilled and connected fuge and W&D sump, got ASM GC-9 skimmer, Reeflo Dart pump, 36W UV, carbon,GFO reactor etc....It's gonna be FOWLR.
Current 125g will be RODI holding/mix tank(maybe use as QT also)

Here's fish list so far.*Updated 2/27/13
Miniatus Grouper
Niger Trigger
Clown Trigger
Picaso Trigger
Mappa Puffer
Dogface Puffer
Emperor Angel
Blueface Angel
Lemonpeel Angel
Aussie Tusk
Clown Tang
Sailfin Tang
Powder Tang
Banana Wrasse
Formosa Wrasse
Falcula Butterfly
Volitan Lion
Jeweled Eel
Blackedge Eel
Snowflake Eel
Goldentail Eel
Ghost Eel
Zebra Moray Eel
Whitemouth eel
Brazilian dragon eel
2 big hermits

All eels are docile and loves each other (glad I did tons of research before I got them mostly youtube) and don't even care about live food. I can't even wiggle foods.but most others(all small babies) just sit where ever except the emperor(thanks to madjoe) and Niger trigger. Eels are so boring just stick heads out and breeze but feeding time frenzy is just priceless every time:flame:
I am planning to add more eels and something actually swim a lot.
I will try to keep adding photos and updates......Enjoy!!
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ColaAddict said:
Very cool! I would love to see a video during feeding frenzy.
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jeweled and blackedge do the power drill move when they get something they can't fit in the mouse to break it over and over.
I saw 4ft banded snake eel on the floor last week.(it was huge mistake, he was too big for the tank and I was gonna put it uo for sale...)I thought he was dead but put him back in tank then he started wiggle. Blackedge swallowed it 1/2 way and power drilled for at least 5min and spit out. It gave me chill and huge disappointment. Then puffers started eating him. I guess they recognized him as food by then.
I don't wanna see that kind of death again....
 
Funlad3 said:
Wow, awesome looking puffers! So why'd you move from Japan to Chicago? :)
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I was gonna marry a Australian girl but broke up and went back to Japan and met an American girl and got kidnapped to where she is from Chicago..... I still can't get used to this cold weather and catch flu every winter....But hey summer is awesome!
 
hajimetai said:
I was gonna marry a Australian girl but broke up and went back to Japan and met an American girl and got kidnapped to where she is from Chicago..... I still can't get used to this cold weather and catch flu every winter....But hey summer is awesome!
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Us Americans are all trained kidnappers, be warned! :D

And let's be honest. I've endured Chicagoan winters for my whole life, and I'm not even used to them.
 
Funlad3 said:
Us Americans are all trained kidnappers, be warned! :D

And let's be honest. I've endured Chicagoan winters for my whole life, and I'm not even used to them.
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well, I suddenly got an email from the Aussie girl 3 days ago after 20 years, she googled my name and found email, kinda creepy.
but I thought I could be diving in barer reef right now lol I would never forget that experience especially 5ft napoleon wrasse in my face. oh well...but they don't have amazing pizza or wet beef.
 
Thanks all! I can't live without wet beef...been slacking and getting from home depot. The emperor angel I got last night is doing great already! Got power over miniatus which I was hoping for to tame his aggression.It's funny to see angel just push him sidewayz coz I don't think he can't see straight moving eyes like groupers do.
Here's more photo after painting my stand in black using latex paint. I painted bunch of motorcycles before and love painting!
Drilled 2 sumps and connected with 2" unions x2. I need to clean the room this weekend coz my wife is not happy about all the mess I made....
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