SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 16, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted February 16, 2004 Its time for me to move house and upgrade to a new tank . I have dismantle my old 3ft setup completely and i wanted to start my 4ft from scratch. I didnt have the pleasure of setting up my 3ft tank since i asked some reefer to setup for me. Rough Plan: Tank(already placed my order..expecting on 28th Feb) Main Tank - 4 X 2 x 2 ft Sump Tank - 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 ft No cabinet planning to use metal stand. Equipments Return Pump - Eheim 1262 Lights - 2 x 150W MH DIY Wavemaker - Tunze 6060 Protein Skimmer - AquaC EV-240 or H&S or budget Marine Sources skimmer Chiller - RR or Titanium or Pacific Cool(quite confused) I have intend to go for LPS. My LS will be anthias,Tangs(i love tangs actually). Tang police...watch out for me in 2 months time. Any suggestions or comments are highly welcome. I am following the footsteps of roidan(actuall he is my guru) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryz Posted February 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted February 17, 2004 moving near to my house!! Invite me for tank warming party! haha Quote Live and Let Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 17, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 17, 2004 Sure bro. All are welcome and if possible we can have a small party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 28, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 Tank pics...arrived today. Yet to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 28, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 Close up of sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 28, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 Another pic of the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nutx Posted February 28, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 Hi, just a suggestion, turn your sump the other way, so that the return pump piping need not go thru additional L-joint. You will have a higher return flow rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ah^siao Posted February 28, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 looks like roidan 4 feet.. wahhahz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidan Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 looks like roidan 4 feet.. wahhahz yeah..especially the piping style...hehe similar lah..wah ah siao u so observant Quote Advanced Aquarist (March05) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 28, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 I wanted to buy roidans 4ft tank but too late. So i made one. Almost similiar to roidan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidan Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 I wanted to buy roidans 4ft tank but too late. So i made one. Almost similiar to roidan. hehe..no problem ... not a patented design anyway..hehe can make the false cabinet to cover the sump after everything is done...then can look neater Quote Advanced Aquarist (March05) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 28, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 Hi, just a suggestion, turn your sump the other way, so that the return pump piping need not go thru additional L-joint. You will have a higher return flow rate. In that case i thk i need to redo the piping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 28, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 hehe..no problem ... not a patented design anyway..hehe can make the false cabinet to cover the sump after everything is done...then can look neater I am thinking of using the table cloth to cover the sump. So it will look neater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidan Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 yeah..straight up return will have higher return flow... Quote Advanced Aquarist (March05) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted February 28, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 Next my biggest headache is getting live rocks. So far havent get any good lobang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member alanseah Posted February 28, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 if u got lobang for LR let me know too.. also looking for 60kg of cure cycle LR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sunny03 Posted February 28, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2004 bro nice tank btw forgot how much u brought for the stand ??? me also catching up with you my 4ft x 2 tank is here but no stand now Quote Selling big game fishing equipment. Stella 20k / 17k .. made in Japan jigging blue rose / kabuzu popping rod... pm for prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Use pvc piping and eggcrate to stack your liverock. You won't need to buy so much then. Saves alot of $$. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted March 14, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 14, 2004 Finally managed to get some live rocks from fellow reefers and kick started the cycle. Pics of my tank with live rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted March 14, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 14, 2004 I have throwed in market prawn and it started to rot. But still my ammonia level is 0. I have measured nitrite and nitrate also Nitrite 0 Nitrate < 10 ppm. Not sure whether my cycle started. Attached are the pics of the prawns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted March 14, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 14, 2004 Anyone advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Wow i just love the rockwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Joe_P Posted March 14, 2004 SRC Supporter Share Posted March 14, 2004 Anyone advise? How long has the piece of shrimp been in your reef...??? From the looks of it, your cycling might not have commence yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted March 14, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 14, 2004 How long has the piece of shrimp been in your reef...??? From the looks of it, your cycling might not have commence yet... 4 days bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Vinoth Posted March 14, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 14, 2004 Wow i just love the rockwork The credit goes to my friend lightning strike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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