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Where to get the hydro deflector may I ask?

Cheers,

James

Reviving my reef tank :

Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS)

Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi

ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus)

ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight

Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up

Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25

Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000

Vortech back up battery

TLF-150 + Rowaphos

Activated carbon

Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3

150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato

2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium

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On the lights the same time you want to on when it is filled with corals as coralline algae needs light as well

I meant the bacteria on the rocks

Tank: 3 x 1.5 x 1.7 ft (LxBxH)

Sump-less

Skimmer: Redsea airstone skimmer

Lighting: 4 x T5 HO AquaZonic

Wavemaker: 2 x MP10ES

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I basically divided my tank into 3 different zones.....left - Zoas Garden, Right - Soft/LPS and center Rock Top - small frags of SPS and bottom Sun Corals.....

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nice zoas garden..

you still need the cement and sand?

(click to see my tank thread)

Skimmer : Deltec SC2560

Chiller : Sanyo 1HP Compressor with copper coil

Lighting : Ecotech Radion XR30w x 3 + 5 ft ATI power module 4 tubes

Dosing - Bubble magnus 7 channel

Main pump - reef octopus 7000

FR : Skimz phosphate reactor + FR45 Biopellet reactor

Wavemaker - Vortech 3X MP40W + 1 x sun sun

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Sure no problem. U need time to cure the man made rock hor.

(click to see my tank thread)

Skimmer : Deltec SC2560

Chiller : Sanyo 1HP Compressor with copper coil

Lighting : Ecotech Radion XR30w x 3 + 5 ft ATI power module 4 tubes

Dosing - Bubble magnus 7 channel

Main pump - reef octopus 7000

FR : Skimz phosphate reactor + FR45 Biopellet reactor

Wavemaker - Vortech 3X MP40W + 1 x sun sun

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Bro, do check on your closed zoas, look out for nudi (touch wood).... ;)

"Reefs, like forests, will only be protected in long term if they are appreciated"
Dr. J.E.N. Veron
Australian Institute of Marine Science


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Hi bro,

Your photo why so bluish...take under blue light har!

The actual one with white light is way nicer when i was at your house last Sunday leh!

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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe

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Hi bro,

Your photo why so bluish...take under blue light har!

The actual one with white light is way nicer when i was at your house last Sunday leh!

Usually only have time during the night time to take photo.....haha thats why only blue lights....and by that time....some of the Zoas...going to zzzzzz liao

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Usually only have time during the night time to take photo.....haha thats why only blue lights....and by that time....some of the Zoas...going to zzzzzz liao

I set my white light switch on from 1pm to 11pm so when I back from work at 8pm (usually) still got time to view the tank meh :evil: .

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Tonight after visiting a reefer house....reached home....got a shock...my return pump STOPPED.....kns......lucky i always stocked up spare pumps.....spend 2 hours on changing water and pump....haiz....tough job

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