Roidan's 4ft tank

[roidan]

dunno what metal..but it is rather strong...

i never knew the nitrites have risen to this high!!

[terryansimon]

expected mah. part of the cycling process.

[kouz]

Hi roidan

May i know what is your test kit brand??

Thanks

[roidan]

expected mah. part of the cycling process.

i know it would be there..but din know so much...in 7 days...

[terryansimon]

i know it would be there..but din know so much...in 7 days...

hehz. you want slower ah? then your tank take longer to cycle lor.

[roidan]

Hi roidan

May i know what is your test kit brand??

Thanks

this brand not as good as salifert...but i buy a cheap brand as once cyling is over...nitrites should be little or nil...can depend on expensive salifert for nitrate testing...

no brand to it...its just nitrite test kit from aquarium pharmaceuticals...

[roidan]

hehz. you want slower ah? then your tank take longer to cycle lor.

wonder how many more days for the nitrite to come to 0...

wanna place bets?? hahah

RoidanPools Odds:

1 day 18.00

2 days 12.00

3 days 8.50

4 days 6.50

5 days 4.50

6 days 2.50

7 days or more 2.00

[terryansimon]

haha what, S League total goals ah.

[roidan]

haha what, S League total goals ah.

This is Nitrite Total Days...LOL

[terryansimon]

got win/lose/draw

or half goal or not.

[roidan]

got win/lose/draw

or half goal or not.

Half days:

+4.5days 2.50

-4.5 days 3.50

hahaha..

okok..enough of kidding..back to tank progress

[braun]

roidan

Q1. Cyclone normally placed unhidden?

Q.2 Yours LR stack so high is just for cycling stage only?

[roidan]

hidden may block the path of the stream water....

i stack as high as i want it in the final look

[roidan]

monday:

nitrites still at dangerous range..sigh...hurry hurry...

[roidan]

adding some live sand from old tank ..just a small amount...look at the brown in the background..the result of contraphos.... haha

[roidan]

weipro 2014 underutilised with a crappy CR pump rated at 2000l/hr....wait till i use the sicce extrema which is now in use with my 2012....hee hee...

maybe run a double 2014 setup in time to come..

[nutx]

hehe..no problem with the stand...i coated it with special anti corrosion paint with not 1..not 2...but 4 coats....the stand came matt black..but i doubt the paintwork, so i painted 4 thick coats before the tank finally came....

if u can..go for stainless steel ..strong..but abit too shiny for my liking

Nice tank!

but for the metal stand.....I dun think it will not rust. Even if you send it for plating or rust treatment, it will still rust after soaking with salt water.

just my 2 cents.

[roidan]

thats why must always faster wipe clean if there is any spill..try to wipe the saltwater off the glass before it gets to the stand...

[terryansimon]

I thought you are not adviced to operate the skimmer when the tank is still cycling. hmm. not sure lah.

[ah^siao]

ya.. must wait till cycling stage over then on skimmer ma??????

[roidan]

the presence of nitrites means that there are enough nitrites to develop aerobic bacteria to process nitrites into nitrates...

the skimmer is to get rid of dissolved organics before it turns into ammonia.....which then leads to nitrites and nitrates...thus after the ammonia stage, whether u start using the skimmer or not, will not affect the cycle in a big way...

[roidan]

rescape....still dun look good..will do it again...

[roidan]

will try to get the contour i want......have to move some branches again

[roidan]

rescape again....

diatoms are here

[Terryz_]

it seems messy but a beatiful kind of messyness... Nice.....