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    Cedric's Simple Cube Mini 80

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Hi Javier,

    apologies for my late reply, did not notice your post till now! Let me try and answer your question as best as I can.

    1) is ur skimmer giving u mirco bubbles problem to ur main tank?

    Ans: Nope, none at all! I have a foam that catches all the micro bubbles between the skimmer compartment and the last compartment where the return pump is.

    2) ur not using any chiller right, wat is the room temp in ur house and are u using any fan? if ur using fan, wat is the top up rate?

    Ans: Room temp? Er . . . No idea, but the tank sits in my living room and it isn't that hot. Yes, I have two DC fans blowing at the surface of the tank. I need to top up around 2 litres a day!

    3) is it necessary to use a wavemaker? if the return pump is strong enough, can the wave be diverted instead?

    Ans: I am using the AB2000 and it doesn't make much of a wave, I can barely see it move amy corals. So to cut the long story short, yes, definitely need a wavemaker!

    4) for water parameter, are u using solution A & B? or wat other solution are u using?

    Ans: I just do regular water change, one large pail every 2 weeks. I do top up with the TOP UP from IWARNA, I go through one bottle a week!

    I hope that answers your questions! :peace:

    Up Date East Side Reefers

    in General Reefkeeping_

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    1) Kelvin70

    2) Raydiative (Simei)

    3) Justin @ Pasir ris

    4) digibee

    5) peacemaker

    6) dachkie (tampines)

    7) nwyk153(tampines)

    8) dazza ( Siglap )

    9) samsies

    10) eChan

    11) Magnet(Sengkang)

    12) solo77(punggol)

    13) cool guy (tampines)

    14) BFG (Simei)

    15) LemonLemon (Tana merah, but i sometimes live in the west too)

    16) mengyang_neo (buangkok)

    17) Legendz1987 (tampines)

    18) chercm (pasir ris )

    19)Eniram (simei)

    20)wilsontantw (Bedok Reservoir)

    21) jythong (Changi)

    22) Copperband (Aljunied)

    23) jxlex (Kembangan)

    24) Clam Chowder (Bedok)

    25) weesy74 (Kembangan)

    26) Cedric (Pasir Ris Elias Road)

    exchange msn contacts

    in General Reefkeeping_

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    1) ReDDeviLs - devilsbar@hotmail.com

    2) Jojoe - jojoecute@hotmail.com

    3) tazperlin - Alex_3554@hotmail.com

    4) dkk08 - dkk08@hotmail.com

    5) R6-rossi - r6-rossi@hotmail.com

    6) angelfishlover - weird_blacksmith@hotmail.com

    7) Ah-Lim - xlimx@hotmail.com

    8) LaW - lost_law@hotmail.com

    9) chercm - chercm@hotmail.com

    10) bboytrez@hotmail.com

    11) steve_chang20032003@yahoo.com.sg ( staying at east side)

    12) larryng21@hotmail.com ( But i am not 21 year old .. lol )

    13) bugattilambo-bugatti_lamborghini@hotmail.com

    14) Vlamingi_cont - doug_tham@hotmail.com

    15) jyoon - sotongnabe@hotmail.com

    16) bluedumdum@hotmail.com

    17) Teayk@hotmail.com - (lemonlemon)

    18) kikobananas - ignatiuspok@hotmail.com (looking for bishan reefers!)

    19) greencloud - grcloud@hotmail.com (anyone staying nearby AMK going to LCK/CF can chio me if you need a lift)

    20) yongshun - royal_rovers@hotmail.com

    21) petertay_hs@hotmail.com (aka Ah Siang / central west)

    22) derrickyeo27@hotmail.com (aka derrickyeo / Hougang) looking for nearby reefers for guide..coz im new

    23) mengyang_neo@yahoo.com.sg (mengyang_neo / Buangkok crescent )

    24) Ketchup - tancheeyong@gmail.com (Leslie/AMK)

    25) lawchan77 - rs6o@hotmail.com (staying in kovan area near GO)

    26) bobiegoh - bobiegoh@hotmail.com

    27) allantang - goby246@hotmail.com

    28) Cedric - cedrictst@hotmail.com

    Cedric's Simple Cube Mini 80

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Wow 10 YEARS maroon clowns! WOW!!!! You really have an attachment to those fish... :P Actually I have an attachment to my tomato clown also.... had him for 3 years already.. no heart to give him away... unless to a tank big enough to tah han his aggressiveness.... but I have put him in the sump as he is terrorising all the rest of the fish in the display .... so now he is the king of the sump. I am hoping to somehow be able to get the anamone out of the main tank and put it in the sump for him to host in.. .... I dont know how but one day i"m gonna have to try or get ANOTHER anamonea and put in the sump for him... :P

    anyway.. beautiful setup cedric. :) nice and neat.. i like.. keep us posted !!

    Thanks desideria! I've known Tomato and Ketchup longer than I've known my wife! Shhssshhh . . .

    Tomato clown has a great character but they can be quite a bully. Perhaps you can setup a nano just for your tomato clown? Does he have a name? :friends:

    Cedric's Simple Cube Mini 80

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Thanks tunicate and MadkenZ. :paiseh: I cannot take the credit here. Technology has evolved and made things a whole lot easier since I took up this hobby more than 10 years ago. I have an Aquabee 2000 return pump using 18 watts, atman ph1100 skimmer pump in my Bubble-Magus 3.5 using 8 watts, so, a total of 26 watts that is heating up the water. Thanks to LED technology for the Maxspect lighting the tank and the PAR LED for lighting the refugium, water doesn't heat up compared to metal halide. Even for wave makers, thanks to magnetic coupling used by Vortech, there is little or no heat transfer into the water and yet we get tremendous water movement.

    So thanks to technology, lots of reading up and breaking a few piggy banks, it is now possible to avoid using the chiller. I guess there is a compromise, and that is having a huge evaporation rate. I lose about 1 litre of water a day so I make use of that opportunity to use kalk for make-up water.

    :cheers:

    Cedric's Simple Cube Mini 80

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    hi bro.. nice setup.. i'm going to ur place real soon.. haha

    can i suggest something? i think is safer to put the sump below the electrical stuff. if not, at least place electrical stuff in a covered plastic box.

    Hi allantang,

    the position of sump verus electrical stuff was not an available option as I purchased the set complete from Dr Evil. I think the logic was to close the distance between the sump and main tank to reduce the head loss suffered by the return pump. Perhaps Dr Evil would like to comment?

    However, I do agree with you on the potential risk of water getting to the eletronics.

    :ThanxSmiley:

    Cedric's Simple Cube Mini 80

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Thanks Ketchup! I didn't know that! I was fiddling with the settings on my camera and kept wondering how to get it right!?! :poster_oops:

    Another FTS, but with the wave maker and return still on. Sorry, only read your post (Ketchup's) after taking the shot. My lights are off now so will probably try again another time.

    DSC_7243FTS.jpg

    And a shot of maroon clown pair whom has been with me for 10 years! And guess what? I named them Tomato and Ketchup!

    DSC_7259.JPG

    :ThanxSmiley:

    Cedric's Simple Cube Mini 80

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    <_< Thanks to MadkenZ, managed to get a PAR LED to replace the dymax robot LED which I felt was really too dim to encourage the chaeto to grow well. Took a few of pics before mounting the PAR LED.

    DSC_7154.JPG

    DSC_7158.JPG

    See how bright it is compared to the Dymax LED!

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    Just to end with another FTS. Any idea how to rid the tiny specks in the water column when taking photographs? <_<

    DSC_7223fts.jpg

    Thanks for looking! :thanks:

    MadKenZ's Rimless 60 Cube

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Market prawn mission accomplished, now rest in peace :angel:

    The background is 'no coral land' as it got direct blow from the wavermaker

    Today installed refugium lights and introduced marco alga, Caulerpa. Hope it with multiplies and help to remove excess ammonia, nitrates, and phosphates

    Cool looking refugium lights! Can you share with us where did you get the holder and lights? I am keen to get something like that too! If it's alright with you, can you also share with us the cost?

    Thanks! :ThanxSmiley:

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