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Threw in the "biological" filtration. These are Perna viridis, the Asian green lipped mussel. They do amazing things for water clarity, but can be a pain when they spawn and clog your pipes/hoses. I've found a solution to that though... More in later pictures.

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This is just an egg from a sunbird nest that was built in the tank. I guess the parents thought it looked like a safe place? Anyway, ACRES came and moved the nest.

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And this is a cardinal of some sort that came in with the bycatch. Can someone ID it?

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Oh yeah, tanks 3 and 2 are getting built while tank 4 fills up.

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Your "cardinal" is a type of glassfish (Ambassidae), presumably a species of Ambassis.

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Sorry for the delay guys, but here's what I've been up to over the last few weeks:

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I ran out of hollow blocks... ordered some more.

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I know it's "DIY" but I don't have a forklift license... :P

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Me: Took awhile, but we got it all in there eventually...

Friend: That's what she said...

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I'd like some opinions on this "Filter" wall I'm building out of 4 inch hollow blocks. And if any of you think you have a diatom problem, you don't. THIS is a diatom problem. Any ideas?

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They're pretty cheap, only $0.60 each. So the entire 10m wide, 2.4m high, 4 block thick wall only cost me S$1,440

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And they're porous enough that if you fill the holes up, the water won't stay in for more than a few seconds. While not technically pervious concrete, it has very similar properties.

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I had a sample tested by some friends at DHI since I'll be growing seafood in this thing. Check out the results! I'm quite concerned about the high levels of Al and Pb, but a few of the PhDs advising me are quite sure the alkaline environment will keep these contaminants out of the water. Either way, we're doing tissue and water tests every few months to make sure everything's acceptable. And it'll all be published on our facebook page since we have a full disclosure policy.

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Some of the Perna viridis that are sitting around in the quarantine tanks. There's a few hundred of them that we collected and cleaned.

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This is how a lazy person cleans his mussels.

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You can reach me at 98627310

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In case anyone's wondering, I'm buying the different salts from a chemical company and mixing them in the right proportions to get sea water. Here's how it looks...

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1000kg of salt

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You can reach me at 98627310

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You are one crazy entrepreneur

Cheers,

James

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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Will you be able to reach anywhere like sea water using those bags of salt? It would be good if you can update us with the final result.

I would like to try this method too. haha

Just wondering why not order sea water from those sea water supplier?

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Updates??? Hahahahahahah so cool man

300Gallons of Pure Goodness! >Dimensions 6x2x2 (Foot)

1: Maxspect 160 Watt qty-2

2: Vortech MP 40 Wes

3:Jaebao WP40 qty-2

3: Skimz Becket Skimmer/ Ehiem 1260

4: Dymax XC 900 Calcium Reactor

5: American Pinpoint PH Controller

6: Iwaki MD 55 And MD 70 (Return)

7: Hydra Aquatics FR45 Reactor

8:Hailea 10HP Chiller

R2R forum->>>http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/photography-forum/154896-ashwins-reefing-photography.html

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You are using table salt for what purpose bro ?

Adding Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Sulphate, Calcium Chloride and Potassium Chloride to get seawater. Of course, I'll have to add all the trace elements as well, but that isn't too difficult.

You can reach me at 98627310

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