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current sunk costs minus depreciation are as follows: main tank 3x2x2 8mm: free 4x1x1 FGT sump: free 1260: $80.00 around 60kg livesand: free from garan and supremo 250w MH 6500k: $80.00 40kg LRs: arnd $120 near future: CR & skimmer: setting budget of arnd 1k CL650: arnd $300 2x39w 1atnic 1 10000k: DIY so maybe around $60 SPS fish and inverts: setting aside $400 total should hit no more than $2000.00 unless some gems come along, (which i must say is almost an unavoidable phenomenon) should hit above 2K liao... Oh my gosh...

oh, to add again... the 4x1x1 sump has about 65% plenum and DSB as well... im trying to achieve a bulletproof SPS tank ... heheheh ofkos i will try to master all the essential husbandry skills, techniques, effort and passion in order to hit a vullet proof tank... hey boss, have you thought about the proposal already?

hi bro weileong... would the heat not be too much of an issue because im planning to borrow some efforts of a CL650...

hi bro riot, the 2x25mm will be drilled at the top most area of the main tank... so whatever water is returned will be skimmed off at the top of the water surface and back into the sump again.... anyway, i have 1 vote for rio20hf..

decentkid bro... how about the 2x25mm ?? do you think it will be able to drain return water back to the sump effectively ???

oh, to add: i intend to cover the 2x25mm holes drilled with mesh...

hi fellow reefers, i need some help for my tank. currently the 3ft is already cycling...with a 1260 from typorobin DSB of around 5-6" jus beneath rockscape with plenum setup (i know its silly to start another DSB amidst the recent debate of its dubious effectiveness, but i believe with proper execution it should live up to its name and history) tank well achieving 80% uncovered to utilize full effectiveness of DSB(hopefully) with the use of acrylics stacked above DSB... After 3 weeks the nitrates level are coming down substantially hence will add livestocks as in realli SPS, fish, and inverts...planning for 90% SPS anyway.. however, i wish to upgrade my volume turnover of more than 10 times... thus i attached this pic and seek opinions of pros and greens alike for advise... i have done some initial comparison of MD55 and rioHF MD55 : rio20HF cost to me: ard $100 : reachin $100 as well $ consumption $13 mnthly : maybe $6 features pressure rated : alarmingly great performance turnover rate may get 11 : may hit 13-15 thus, in seek of my best choice for a resident pump for my SPS tank... which should i sought after ???? Thnks a lot to any advise or help.. in advance...

confirm~!~! if i cant manage to get a 20%off retail for your new equips.. i let u into my house and smash my tank~!~!

feel so bad robin... tank given liaoz.. but need any equipment i get for you cheap cheap.. promise..

add me in pls.. hougang

90degree elbow X 5 (1unit 0.80) = $4.00 25mm pipe (1ft 0.60) X 4ft = $2.40 cap + pvc glue(1.60) = not more than $3.00 Total i think should be less than $10.00 ofkoz not mentioning labour + handsaw + measuring tape + miscellaneous...

anyway my tank is still available bcos typorob bro hurt his arm and cant seal the deal... any takers??? cos mum is nagging... thnks

jus one more to share... mods can help pls delete the angelfish pic above? so sorry for the trouble..

instead of hijacking others' thread, decided to post here instead and share with all introducing the ASP aquarium: look wise, pretty modern, neat and innovative... practicality does not seem very positive though.. cant see any essential equips with this setup... price, i think better to stay away from it...

Coral reefs around the world could expand in size by up to a third because of increased ocean warming, according to a new Australian study which contradicts the long-held belief that global warming is destroying the reefs. Previous research has predicted a decline of between 20 and 60 percent in the size of coral reefs by 2100 relative to pre-industrial levels because of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels caused by the greenhouse effect in ocean surface waters. But the newly published research, by a team led by oceanographer Ben McNeil of Sydney's University of New South Wales, suggests that present coral reef calcification rates are not in decline and are equivalent to late 19th century levels. "Our analysis suggests that ocean warming will foster considerably faster future rates of coral reef growth that will eventually exceed pre-industrial rates by as much as 35 percent by 2100," McNeil said in a statement Monday. "Our finding stands in stark contrast to previous predictions that coral reef growth will suffer large, potentially catastrophic, decreases in the future." The research has been published in the latest edition of the journal Geophysical Research Letters by McNeil and colleagues Richard Matear of the government's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and David Barnes of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, at Townsville in north-eastern Australia. Experts say seawater surface temperatures and the quantity of carbonate in seawater dictate the growth rate of coral reefs which are built from calcium carbonate when red algae cement together a framework of coral skeletons and sediments. The Australian scientists have observed the calcification-temperature relationship at significant reef-building colonies around the world in the Indo-Pacific and at massive Porites reef colonies in Australia, Hawaii, Thailand, the Persian Gulf and the South Pacific island of New Ireland. They say the predicted increase in the rate of coral reef calcification is most likely due to an enhancement in coral metabolism and/or increases in photosynthetic rates of red algae. They used projections of ocean warming and CO2 concentration from a CSIRO climate model that accounts for atmosphere-ice and ocean carbon cycles. A report released earlier this year by scientists at Queensland University found that the brightly-coloured corals that make up the world-renowned Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's natural wonders, would be largely dead by 2050 because of rising sea temperatures.

a pic will serve as a booOoster... im interested anyway...

gf stay woodlands, but tank in hougang qualify or not? Or must i set up a tank in her house den can qualify? heheheheehe akkakakakakaka

typorob better dun put 747 or 777... cos got buyer but i rejected oredi...

problem solved, bro rockfish has agreed to make satu for me, thnks a lot bro CheerS~!@~!

SORRY, MUST BE GOOD EFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR 1262~!~!

i need one made from MELVIN~!~! or any bros who can make one ECONOMICALLY.... MELVIN U ARE Wanted ~!~! PLS CONTACT ME AT 90256005

alrighty man... thnks a lot bro alan, will make a trip down to Jireh today~!

RESERVED FOR SMASHING SESSION

can you do a siphon to my tank with overflow greater than a single 1260 ? if can pls contact me at 90256005 thnk thnk u got deadline for reef tank

tank is empty... NOT at the top yes hehehe... any other bros with other solutions~!~!~! winner gets a Large Fries and Coke~!~!