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F.A.Q
How do we select for the TOTQ winner ?
- The idea of the Tank of the quarter started is to share great tank setup which hopefully will helps inspire others into the hobby and practicing good husbandry practice in a responsible manner. It is by all mean NOT a competition only against who's tank is more beautiful than who;s ect.. We see that being able to help promote, share knowledge of Reef keeping and educate the hobby being more important than justing showing a beautiful tank alone.
Thus , not only the overall view, color combination of the tank display, TOTQ selection is also base upon the sharing of quality informative information that is being shared on that member's thread during his setup, which can benefit others in their own setup, prevention of their own pitfall and including D.I.Y work ect that will help others. The display of the member's knowledge of up-keeping of his / her tank to maintain the reef tank in it;s best condition a hobbyist can provide for is also an important factor that we aim for.
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Terms & Condition
- Contest period ; 11.10.2016 ~ 31.12.2016
- START OR UPDATE your Tank thread under our member tank thread section and if your tank is selected to be featured as the next TOTQ winner, you will win a Ecotech Radion XR 15 Led sponsored by Reef Depot Asia
- Judging decision is final
- Winner will be notified by PM , emailPrize sponsored by ;
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Darren will get to win himself prizes sponsor by Gemsurfs ..
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We are proud to share with you this quarter showcase of Darren's beautiful reef 3 feet reef tank. Congratulation !!
Brief introduction of tank setup from Darren
First up, I am delightful about being nominated for Tank of the Quarter. I never thought my tank would be worthy for this title but other hand I am thankful to have the opportunity to share my experience with the community. I have always looked up to those previous Tanks of the Quarter for inspiration and I am honored to be part of the list.
I have kept freshwater tanks since I am young, but I was always was intimidated to try salt water. However few months ago I decided to give it a shot and it is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have gone through most new reefers experience trials. I started with a 3x1.5x1.5 crystal glass with a canister filter that I used for my freshwater aquarium. After 1 week I find out it's hard to maintain a saltwater tank with just a canister filter so I decided to go bigger and gotten a 322 tank with sump and cabinet from a reefer in Sgreefclub for affordable price. After several weeks I realized that the tank with 2 feet height is too high for me. I have to tip toe on the top of a chair in order to reach the bottom of the display tank to do my maintenance. In order to prevent any unnecessary accident from happening my last resort is to change a lower tank. After several days of considering, I went on to customize my own tank for my room. That's my current 3x2x1.5 tank from AA. That's when my journey started!!
Within 2-4 months I changed 3 tanks so I advise reefers to plan properly ahead before committing to the hobby because I really didn’t do much research before jumping to saltwater. Read more and seek more advices before jumping into this hobby.
Tank specifications
Salinity: 1.022 ~ 1.023
Temperature: 25.5 Degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit)
Ph: Never measure
Calcium – 420ppm (Salifert)
Alkalinity– 10dkh (NYOS)
Magnesium – 1260ppm (Salifert)
Tank: Hardware
Skimmer: Skimz SV203 Oval
Mechanical filtration: Filter Sock
Calcium Reactor: Skimz CM122
Chiller: Hailea HS90A
Biopellet / reactor: Skimz RR113 Recirculating
Chemical filtration: Activated carbon
Biological filtration: 2x Marine Pure block, Biohome, Bacterial king, Siporax medias
Main return pump: Jebao DC 12k (Main return), Eden 135 (Chiller pump)
Wave maker: Vortech MP40, MaxSpect Gyre XF 150
Lighting: ATI SunPower T5 06 X 39W
Lighting period: 10am – 9.30pm (3x Blue plus, 1x Purple plus), 1pm – 7pm (2x Coral plus)
Addictive used
So far I am only using Aquaforest Pro Bio S for bacteria growth. Dosing 3 drops a day at my medias section of the sump.
Tank maintenance
Daily
- Feed my fishes twice a day when i woke up and during dinner time. (Each 5 cubes of mysis, 1-2 drop of goldpods)
- Clean the tank glass
- Drip 3 drops of Aquaforest Pro Bio S
- Check for any corals that drop on the sandbed
Every 3-4 days
- Empty my skimmer and clean it's neck
- Give my filter socks a good scrub
Weekly
- Check all my parameters
Monthly
- Water change around 40% and suck out the dirt on the sandbed and sump
- Change the carbon
Every 6 months
- Check for clog in my RR113 biopellet
- Wash my wavemakers
Every 8 months
- Change all the ATI tube
Live stocks – Corals
To be honest I really don’t know most of my corals name except for those common ones like Rainbow stylo, Strawberry short cake, Green and Purple stags. These are the names I know. Normally I will buy corals by looking at their colors. If their corals strike my eyes then I will normally get it.
Live Stocks - Fish:
Currently:
* Purple Tang
* Blue Tang
* Golden Midas
* 5 x Blue eye anthias (1 male, 4 female)
* 4 x Chromis
Some personal Q & A questions 1. How long have you been reefing?
1. How long have you been reefing?
Ans: I have been reefing for about 8-9 months ago. 2. How did you get into this hobby?.
2. How did you get into this hobby?
Ans: Keeping a marine tank has always been my childhood dream but the cost and maintenance of it makes me think twice but once I get into my National Service I decided to give it a goal and *poof* here I am now.
3. Are you a fish guy or a Coral guy?
Ans: I love both fish and coral because I believe in a reef tank i need these two to complete my “Dream Tank”
4. Any dream fish or coral you wish to own one day ?
Ans: I wish to convert my whole tank to mainly SSC but this will definitely be a heavy damage. My dream fish is Gem tang , Black tang and Achilles tang. One day/Hopefully I can keep all of them together.
5. What is your main concern when looking around for your reefing equipment?
Ans: My equipment are mainly from reefers that I bought from Sgreefclub. I always will look for those reliable and reputation equpiment. For example brands like: Vortech, ATI etc. I believe in spending more in good equipment than save a few dollars to get a lousy equipment because a good equipment will definitely benefit you in the long run. 6. What is your favorite past time
6. What is your favorite past time
Ans: Normally is just lying down my bed and enjoy my tank and going Local Fish Store with my sibling and girlfriend. 7. What is the satisfaction you got from this hobby?
7. What is the satisfaction you got from this hobby?
Ans: What I really get/feel after all my effort and money spent in this tank is remarkable. It’s just beyond words. I really love seeing my fishes and corals PE swimming and waving when I come home. It makes me feel so relax after a long day of work but my BIGGEST Satisfaction is my girlfriend (CFO) loves my tank too! HAHAHA
8. Any advice for newbie in this hobby?
Ans: PATIENCE and PATIENCE. You must really have the patience when setting up a marine tank. Read more members’ tank from Sgreefclub, understand their system, and understand what kind of problems you will encounter and how to solve it. There are a lot of systems in the market like Auqaforest, Zeovit, Fauna marin and Triton. All of these systems do create amazing tanks but don’t just blindly follow. I will always make time to head down reefers house to look at their tanks and also ask for their experience. Experience is what money can’t buy. Understand the basics and happy reefing!
First and foremost, I really want to thank Leon (“SubzeroLT”) for my tank. Without his guidance and experience I won’t get what I’m getting now. Thank you for being so patience, answering all my nonsense questions. Another two important person to thank is my late mother and my Girlfriend. Without their support and contribution everything won’t even happen. I also want to thank “Reef Manic” they also played a big part for me to understand reefing. Last but not least, a Big Thank you to SGREEFCLUB moderator for nominating my tank and also created such a good website for newbie to learn reefing and for experts to sharing their reefing experience!
“There are a lot of amazing tank around Singapore and I am not the best. Everyday I’m learning new things from reefers/gurus so never stop learning and Happy Reefing!!”
More photo can be found on the Gallery album HERE
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Welcome our latest sponsor Reef Market SG to our forum !! Stay tune here for their latest products update and promo going on ..
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1 hour ago, Junwei said:
Hi All,
I always wanted to know where are the nearest marine fish shops near my location, so I made a google map of the shops based on information provided here. The map is free to share. Sticky if you want. =)
Very useful indeed ! I will pin this up
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Great to see another reefer backing in reefing !
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Are you running a UV ? Else definitely will helps
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What is your calcium level now ? Bringing up the calcium level will balance up the kh level
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Best video on triton tank ever saw .
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The Fish channel
Livestock available in store and all are stable and feeding on pellets:
Queen Angelfish (Belize)L & XL
Blueline angelfish (Taiwan)8cm
Powder Blue tang (Maldives)M
Garibaldi damsel (Mexico)ML
Midias blenny (Africa & Maldives)
Pink bar gody(Maldives)
Exquisite wrasses (Maldives) -
Marine Life new shipment
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Conch Aqua RR4W wave maker Give Away !!
Sponsored By ; ConchAqua
In conjunction with the launch of the new wave maker, conch Aqua is giving away one set of the Brand new RR4W wave maker to the contest winner !
How to Take part ?
1. LIKE our Singapore Reef Club Facebook Page Here .
2. SHARE the poster of this event posted on our Facebook page to your wall.
3. Make a comment in this thread here why you would like to win this wave maker to enter the contest.Closing Date : 31th May 2016 ( Winner of the contest will be randomly picked and draw from this thread here, and may need to verify that all entry requirement are met.)
Winner will be notify either by PM , FaceBook messenger or Email.
Conch Aqua RR4W specification ;
RR4w series is design for the more affordable market. Flow from the 20,000 to 30,000 liters / hr of different versions, and can provide different way of wave blowing, blowing straight, half spread, full spread. Applied at different sized of fish tank and SPS, LPS.
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SRC Next TOTQ Giveaway
Prizes Sponsored by ; Gemsurfs
Want to get your tank being featured ? Start posting or updating your tank thread in the forum now.
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SRC Next TOTQ Giveaway
Prizes Sponsored by ; Gemsurfs
Want to get your tank being featured ? Start posting or updating your tank thread in the forum now.
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i dont think so, prehapes you can also check with DE lighting the agent for Maxspec as well to confirm .
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We are pleased to share with you guys this quarter TOTQ showcase - Tench1 magnificent SPS dominated reef tank.
Custom-made tank and sump based on my very own design;
3 x 2.5 x 2.5 FT display tank with top/bottom euro bracing made up of crystal glass.
Total volume including sump is approx. 500 Litres
Tank specifications
Salinity: 1.030
Temperature: 25.5 to 26.5 degC
Ph: Don’t measure
Calcium - 400
Alkalinity– 9.6dkh
Magnesium – 1420
Tank: Hardware
Skimmer: MCE600
Mechanical filtration: Filter Wool / Filter Sock / Live Rocks / Biohomes
Dosing pump: Jebao DP4
Chiller: 1HP Compressor with dual dip in copper coil
Biopellet / reactor: ROWA Reactor powered by Aquabee 2000 pump
Chemical filtration:
Main return pump: Jebao DC12000
Wave maker: Jebao RW8 x 3, RW15 x 2
Others Equipments : DE lighting RETROFIT x 8 tubes (4 sets of 2 tubes)
Lighting period :
- 11am to 11pm, 12 hrs (2 x ATI BLUE PLUS, 2 x ATI PURPLE PLUS)
- 12pm to 7pm, 7 hrs (2 x ATI AQUABLUE SPECIAL, 2 x ATI BLUE PLUS)
Addictive used
- Acropower, 1/2 cap full 4 times a week
- KentMarine Phytomax, 5 drops 4 times a week
- Oysterfeast, 10ml 3 times a week
- Iodine/Trace element, duplex, 10 drops per week
Tank maintenance
Once weekly with either 20Litres or 40Litres of Skimz Saltmix
PUB tap water with a few drops of prime, used for Saltmix
Live stocks – Corals
Mainly SPS, with some LPS and NPS
Not really good with names…
Live Stocks - Fish:
Current Fish list
1. Black Widow Blenny aka Black Combtooth Blenny (Ecsenius namiyei)
2. Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus)
3. Six Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
4. Filamented Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus)
5. Christmas Wrasse (Halichoeres claudia ) - Hawaii
6. Platinum Clownfish x 2
7. Vrolik's Wrasse, (Halichoeres chrysotaenia) - Maldives
8. Yellow & Purple Wrasse (Halichoeres leucoxanthus)
9. Yellow Tang
10. Clown Tang
Some personal Q & A questions
1. How long have you been reefing?Ans: Ever since 2009
2. How did you get into this hobby?Ans: Influenced by my dad’s FOWLER tank which had decomm
3. Are you a fish guy or a Coral guy?
Ans: Coral Guy
4. Any dream fish or coral you wish to own one day ?
Ans: Yellow Banana lokani
5. What is your main concern when looking around for your reefing equipment?
Ans: Price and reliability.
6. What is your favorite past timeAns: Admiring the growth of the corals in my tank.
7. What is the satisfaction you got from this hobby?Ans: Growth of a coral from a small frag to mini-colony.
8. Any advice for the newbie in this hobby?
Ans: Take things slow. We are building a new environment from ground zero. Nature needs to be balanced slowly. I believe in using natural predators for pest and good husbandry check on newly bought corals. QT is a must for fishes. Avoid artificial chemical /dosing, as it solve the present problem will bring you a brand new one later.
Video of My Reef Tank
More photos of his setup can be found on our facebook ;
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153479133633004.1073741837.109005173003&type=3
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Aquamarin Australia shipment just landed today ;
more photos can be found on their thread here ;
http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/139874-australia-corals-shipment-arrived/#comment-1271287
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Thanks to Conch Aqua for supporting us with the prizes. The next TOTQ winner will be able to receive two set of the ConchAqua RR4W Wave maker for free !
Want to get your tank spotted ? Start posting more pics under your own member tank thread now.
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Thanks to Conch Aqua for supporting us with the prizes. The next TOTQ winner will be able to be the first in Singapore to test and receive two set of the ConchAqua RR4W Wave maker for free !
Want to get your tank spotted ? Start posting more pics under your member tank thread now.
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We just notice that the new forum software after the upgrade is not being able to display the time / date in detail format . I will try to check with the developer if there is anyway to rectify this while for this auction, i would leave it to the seller to decide who to sell to.
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HI,
you can contact Iwarna under the sponsor section. They are the local agent here in Singapore, hope it helps
Ai Brick and Mortar Contest
in SRC Contest and prizes section
Posted
As part of our effort to help support our local Brick and Motor LFS shop in SIngapore, Reef Depot Asia together with SRC is organizing the following contest ;
Prize : More than SGD 10,000 Worth of Ecotech / NYOS prizes that will be shared between 2 winners !!
Attractive prizes includes, latest Radion G4 led, wavemaker, pump ect..
Event Date ; 17th Oct 2016 to 31st Dec 2016
Requirement
1) Take a personal Selfie showing the AI poster and oneself at EACH participating LFS stating the location of the photo taken.
2) Submit together a CLEAR SELFIE photo together with a photo of the CLEAR serial number on the poster and reply / posting it in this thread .
3) The First Two participants which completed and post 11 sets of Selfie photos at each LFS location here will win the contest .
Example of the Selfie photo
There will be a total of 11 AI poster which will be make available in 11 secret location LFS ( Local Fish Shop ) and every week, the location of where the poster will be available will be updated on this thread here, participant is required to submit two photo by posting / replying on this contest thread here ; one with their personal selfie photo taken together with the AI poster at the participating LFS as well as a photo showing the serial number on the poster .
The schedule date for announcement of each location is as below, and the First and Second participants that complete the requirement task will each win S$ 5,000 worth of prizes sponsored by Reef Depot Asia.
17 Oct - Petmart pte ltd
24 Oct - C2 Aquarium ( The husband and wife aquarium shop located just opposite ah beng )
31 Oct - Fishy Business
7 Nov - ( Pacific Reef )
14 Nov- ( Iwarna )
21 Nov - ( Aquarium Artist - AA )
28 Nov - ( Green Chapter )
5 Dec - ( N30 trading & Enterprise )
12 Dec - ( DE Aquatic )
19 Dec- ( Madpetz )
30 Dec ( aquarist chamber )
Contest Rules:
- Contest open to all local and international SRC member participants except Aquarium commercial entities (LFS staff and affiliate members)
- The winner will be notified on the contest thread here and via PM once all 11 location selfies has been published on this contest thread .
-All posters will come with an unique serial number that have to be submitted / post together with the selfie photo. (Reef Depot serial number sticker at bottom right of the poster). All photo submitted have to be clear with serial number and Selfie face clearly visible.
- Winner's decisions will be final and no correspondence will be entertained.
- The dead line for final submission for this contest is 31th Dec 2016 @ 2359 hrs .
- Participant is allow to submit their photo entry before the LFS location announcement date . You may ask your LFS where they place their poster ect.
- The organizer reserved the rights to disqualify any contest entry if it is found that any of the entry submitted is deem invalid, without meeting the requirement deem above.
Reef Depot Asia Sponsor Terms & Conditions
- Each contest winner shall accept prize on an "as is" basis. Reef Depot Asia may at it's sole discretion substitute or replace any prize with any prize of equal or similar value ( in kind) selected by it without any prior notice. All prizes are non transferable and are not exchangeable for cash or for any other item. Any warranty ( if applicable) on the prize is void if ownership of the item is transferred.
- If prizes are sold / given to any person by the winner, the full retail value of the product will be charged if warranty services are to be rendered.
- Winners will have to signed an agreement before claiming the prizes, if they don't agree to the terms, the winner will be reallocated to the next winner.
- By participating in this contest and posting your selfie here, SRC / Reef Depot Asia reserve the rights to published the name/photos of the winners on it's online and offline platform for use on it;s marketing and promotional materials.
- Duplicated, unclear photo, or photo that is not deem SELFIE will be disqualify .
What is a Selfie ?
The Meaning of SELFIE. SELFIE means "Picture of yourself, taken by yourself" , so any photo taken not by yourself displaying both hand will not be consider as a SELFIE pics.
Lastly, Please support the LFS if you can during your visit to take the selfie . If there is no LFS , there will be no fish / coral available for us in this hobby .