SRC Member alanseah Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 at least u plan it for 3 months.. me been planing my 5ft for year... finally this sat coming.. but headache with my mum niggling with me all day saying the tank too big la.. etc etcs... signz.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 wow!! 5 feet wanna be SOLID!!! anyway, since it's already coming, nothing much ur mum can do liao.... wahahaha... enjoy stacking the rocks!! did mine over 3 days... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kschew1498 Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 Vincent....your tank....simply chio!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 kschew1498, thanxs! its still a pretty new tank, not as challenging as the people who keeps only SPS, but I still like LPS for now, might experiment with SPS when I'm more experienced... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantbicycle Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 giantbicycle, my tank still new, so the sand very clean, hopefully can keep it dat way as I've used 3 powerheads to create currents to prevent the dirt/deritus from settling down on the sandbed... Benz, you know wat, I've been planning this 3 feet for more than 3 months liao... Vincent Ho orhh..thats why...Nice and clean ..neat too... haha thanks for answering .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 kekeke... hope dat didn't disappoint you... there's no secret, juz good ol' new sand!! Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zenus Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 bro, can show pictures of ur filteration and ur sump etc? =) nice tank!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 Sump pic... for the bros who asked... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 Tank with new MH 250W, light kindda focussed on the centre as I've not hung up the MH yet... Some of my corals are already loving the new light! Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryan Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 bro.. nice tank... mine is the same dimentions... would like to find out tho... how did you hide your overflow and whether you used anything to help stack your rocks... i'm planning to do a rescape you see... so i need ideas... but i don't want to expose too much of my overflow... thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 bro, the overflow on the right-hand side, just dat i stacked the rocks upwards to "cover" it, still can see a bit, but the lights playing tricks in the photo... Yes, I used egg crates to stack the rocks up... trying see if you could spot the egg crates... If u intend to use eggcrates too, plan it properly... i had to dismantle and rescape after the rocks almost came crashing down coz the eggcrates almost collapsed... took me 3 days to scape my rocks... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryan Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 oh i used eggcrates too... check out my tank thread to see... i stacked it up towards the overflow too... but you tank seems to have much more space inwards than mine... my rocks on the right of the tank, in front of the overflow are almost touching the front glass already... don't like that cuz then the area there cannot be lit properly by my MH... any ideas? i'm planning to take the rocks and egg crate apart and try to redo it... maybe by trimming the existing eggcrate alittle... can't see your eggcrates... maybe cuz of your lighting... but i love your stacking! well worth the 3 days of stacking them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 Bro, u might wanna use those black stickers to " black-out" the overflow, den easier to camouflage... Actually, maybe the tank looks deeper as my rocks are stacked steeper, resulting in a sandbed of around 6" in front... It was 3 days hard work... plus some stinging by bristles from bristle worm.... so honestly, I dun wanna stack them ever again! Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryan Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 i think adding stickers now will be a huge problem for me so... heh... my rock stack is pretty steep too but steep isn't good cuz then you can't stack many corals on the slope... maybe you can invest in some gloves? i get stung too... damn painful... anyway got exam tomorrow... gtg back to studying now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 u can use epoxy to stick the corals mah... use more rocks with funny shapes... and holes... Saw the gloves today, find it kindda ex at $25 per pair... good luck for your exams!! Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iewnehz Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 weeh!beautiful!! compare to my 3 footer...like sky and earth..ha! thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryan Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 don't like the idea of epoxy tho... gives me the impression that after sticking it... it can't be moved anymore! go ntuc and but the yellow rubber gloves... but remember to wash the powder off the gloves before putting into your tank... the gloves are the one with long "sleeves" that extend all the way up to your elbows... they are pretty cheap... around 7-8 bucks i think... thanks! i'll need the luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 actually i tink the epoxy can be removed by twisting the rock that is stuck to.... Izit? ntuc got so cheap meh? maybe i can go take a look.... but now that I finished stacking liao, dunno still should buy or not... okie, no more posting... gp study!!! Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member moron_clown Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 Nice,very nice for a 3 footer,i thought it was at least a four feet tank.your rockscapes made the tank look very very clean and tidy.very nice.but consider getting another 250w to balance up the brightness.just my two cents Quote Reef Journal Gf's 6ft FOWLR My previous 4X2X2.5 (Retired) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 Thanxs bro, the reason the light is concentrated in the centre is because the MH is not hung up yet, willing be hanging it up tmr, rite now, its about 2 inch above the water level... Tink the light would be more even when it's hung up... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 iewnehz bro, thanxs for the compliments, made me feel better spending all the time and $$$... kekeke.... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member moron_clown Posted March 24, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 24, 2004 haha,thats the way to go man.150w at first,then 250w,then 2X250w,then the monster 400w gets serious consideration.hahaha.thumbs up!and iewnehz,ur tank also very nice,just a little crowded.when u free we together re-rockscape. Quote Reef Journal Gf's 6ft FOWLR My previous 4X2X2.5 (Retired) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 actually crowded good wat, so that there's a surprise at every corner... in fact, its tougher to make your tank crowded with corals as they sting one another, so takes alot of time to arrange... good thing is my MH set can just change the ballast for $20 to use a 400W MH lamp... wahahahaha.... now waiting for my tank to mature and den maybe can try SPS... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member alanseah Posted March 25, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 25, 2004 well u can go carrfo to buy the gloves only 1 dollar only.. lolz cheap like shit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 25, 2004 Author Share Posted March 25, 2004 huh? $1??? but are they the long sleeve type? Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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