SRC Member Underwater Posted September 27, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 27, 2008 After decomming twice, decided to come back to this wonderful hobby now that my new work is more settled down... All comments welcome. Specs: Tank - 3.5x2x2 Pump - Ehiem 1262 Skimmer - AquaMedic Turbofloater w OR2500 Wavemaker - Tunze 6060 Lighting - Atman 3 x T5 39W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member Underwater Posted September 27, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 27, 2008 After previous experience, will try very hard to keep bioload low this time to maintain water quality. Definitely less tangs. Probably 2-3 max. Going to buy fishes based on priority (more of 1 and less of 3) : 1. "Must Have" 2. "Good to Have" 3. "No Need to Have". Some of the residents...all from my favourite LFS - Sealife. My favourite pellet eating MI My peaceful flagfin angel Colourful solar wrasse Clown tang, one of my favourites Firefish, a must have for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo77 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Welcome back. Nice scape. Promising. : ) Quote Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262 FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000 Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000 Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500 Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w Controller : GHL Profilux Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox Ozonizer : Sander C50 UV : Corallife 6x Algae Scrubbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member fishtalk1517 Posted September 28, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2008 Welcome bro Underwater. The dark force is still within you. tank and scape looks good. Keeping bio load low is also gd for the tank? You gg for LPS tank?moorish idol hard fish to keep. Wish u all the best bro. More pics. Quote A person, himself can be his own Lawyer, but he can never be his own Judge ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Copperband Posted September 28, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2008 You see... i told u already,... u cannot stay away from salty stuff..... good to have u back!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ah-lim Posted September 28, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2008 Welcome back !! Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted September 28, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2008 Welcome bro Underwater. The dark force is still within you. tank and scape looks good. Keeping bio load low is also gd for the tank? You gg for LPS tank?moorish idol hard fish to keep. Wish u all the best bro. More pics. Bro Solo & Bro Ah Lim - Thanks. Bro Copperband - guess you're right afterall...heehee Bro Fishtalk - Ya, think marine still worth the efforts vis-a-vis freshwater. Now, may not going for LPS cos no intention to have chiller yet and lots of additives -> to keep running cost low. That's why my tank not as colourful as others lo. l'll focus on the fishes, and soft corals can be very nice too. Tank only a month plus, so got to add stuff slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Earth Posted September 28, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2008 Nice MI bro, I can never get it survived longer than more than a week... I see that your sump is well designed with lots of compartment. Do set up a refugium to be a natural NO3 and PO4 remover Quote 4x1.5x2.3 home tank 6x2x2.3 office tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted September 28, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2008 Hi Bro Earth, Thanks. Bought this tank from another reefer cos of the super high cabinet, big sump and hole drilled for external pump. Now, having some chaeto at the 3rd compartment (top left). So far so good, no sign of algae and diatom yet...(finger crossed). Agreed that MI is tough to keep. l have tried MI twice in my previous tanks, both wasted away. This time found one that is eating pellet greedily at Sealife and hopefully i can keep it for as long as possible...currently eating pellet well and constantly pecking LR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member uLtRaMaN Posted September 29, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2008 nice setup bro n nice scaping as well, just wondering r u running a chiller right now? if no, the corals can tahan the high temp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted September 29, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2008 nice setup bro n nice scaping as well, just wondering r u running a chiller right now? if no, the corals can tahan the high temp? Thanks. Not using chiller cos want to keep in electrical cost down le. l timed the fan to turn earlier than the T5 lights and stop slightly later. Temp range 28-29'C, but sometimes 30'C when the weather is warm. With the frequent water top up, a big sump is important to me, esp last compartment where the return pump is. Your 4 ft sump size is great choice for your new setup. l'm keeping hardy soft corals like leathers, mushies and zoos, so not much of a problem as experienced in my previous tanks. But would be nicer if my temp can constantlly be at 28'C or lower. Think only a chiller can do that liao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member uLtRaMaN Posted September 29, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2008 Thanks. Not using chiller cos want to keep in electrical cost down le. l timed the fan to turn earlier than the T5 lights and stop slightly later. Temp range 28-29'C, but sometimes 30'C when the weather is warm. With the frequent water top up, a big sump is important to me, esp last compartment where the return pump is. Your 4 ft sump size is great choice for your new setup. l'm keeping hardy soft corals like leathers, mushies and zoos, so not much of a problem as experienced in my previous tanks. But would be nicer if my temp can constantlly be at 28'C or lower. Think only a chiller can do that liao. yes bro think a lot of reefers are converting to fowlr or more hardy corals, all thanks to the rising electrical cost wow if 30 deg will be damn stress for the corals but luckily urs most of the time is between 28-29deg, still a bit high though but not as bad. I actually removed some of the partitions in my sump tank to make it more spacious and better cool off as well. won't be going or corals at the moment, maybe few months down the road see how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted September 29, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2008 yes bro think a lot of reefers are converting to fowlr or more hardy corals, all thanks to the rising electrical cost wow if 30 deg will be damn stress for the corals but luckily urs most of the time is between 28-29deg, still a bit high though but not as bad. I actually removed some of the partitions in my sump tank to make it more spacious and better cool off as well. won't be going or corals at the moment, maybe few months down the road see how. l think many decomm cos electricity bill and high maintenance cost also. l was one of them...heehee. You can try leather corals like mine to have a more natural marine feel, should be ok if yr temp is ard 28-29deg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Earth Posted September 29, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hi Bro Earth, Thanks. Bought this tank from another reefer cos of the super high cabinet, big sump and hole drilled for external pump. Now, having some chaeto at the 3rd compartment (top left). So far so good, no sign of algae and diatom yet...(finger crossed). Agreed that MI is tough to keep. l have tried MI twice in my previous tanks, both wasted away. This time found one that is eating pellet greedily at Sealife and hopefully i can keep it for as long as possible...currently eating pellet well and constantly pecking LR. Ok, great! can grow some mangroves too... Quote 4x1.5x2.3 home tank 6x2x2.3 office tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member uLtRaMaN Posted September 30, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2008 l think many decomm cos electricity bill and high maintenance cost also. l was one of them...heehee. You can try leather corals like mine to have a more natural marine feel, should be ok if yr temp is ard 28-29deg. hmmmm................will see how it goes.............don't want to end up killing all the corals and fouling up the water cause i believed my tank temperature will be quite high with all the pumps and lightings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member markietan Posted September 30, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2008 hmmmm................will see how it goes.............don't want to end up killing all the corals and fouling up the water cause i believed my tank temperature will be quite high with all the pumps and lightings. nice tank... i had a MI once that feeds greedily on pellets too. i read alot about it before i bought one and WWM suggests to feed them new life spectrum pellets. you can find it easily at most LFS. it also likes nori and sponge... although my MI passed away, my other fishies still enjoy the NFS pellets alot. more than ocean nutrition's formula 1,2. do try it out! as for how my MI died... it was due to my laziness. i added new LS without quarantine and it caught ich, together with a powder brown tang. it was actually doing quite well for a few months b4 it got the ich infection. good luck! Quote :DECOMMED 5ft shallow tank: :DECOMMED 3ft tank::DECOMMED 2ft nano tank: :4ft Balcony Tank: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member southpaw23 Posted October 3, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted October 3, 2008 That tank looks familiar Good to see the tank still going strong after a change of 2 owners. Welcome back to the hobby cliff. Quote Tank 66"x27"x28" - Return Pump Red Dragon 12m3 - Skimmer Deltec AP701 - Chiller Starmex - Wavemakers Wavysea - Lighting DE 6 x T5-HO southpaw23's reef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted October 6, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2008 nice tank... i had a MI once that feeds greedily on pellets too. i read alot about it before i bought one and WWM suggests to feed them new life spectrum pellets. you can find it easily at most LFS. it also likes nori and sponge... although my MI passed away, my other fishies still enjoy the NFS pellets alot. more than ocean nutrition's formula 1,2. do try it out! as for how my MI died... it was due to my laziness. i added new LS without quarantine and it caught ich, together with a powder brown tang. it was actually doing quite well for a few months b4 it got the ich infection. good luck! Thanks bro. Will buy a small bottle of life spectrum pellets if i come across...anything for my MI...so far, he seems to like the Kent Marine pellets alot, dashing for them everytime i throw in. Maybe cos he was used to that pellets in the LFS. He didn't seem to like Ocean Nurtri F1,2 alot. Ya, after previous painful experience of losing precious fishes cos of adding new non-quarantine fishes (due to 'itchy hands' and laziness), l only buy fishes from fellow reefers and reputable LFS that quarantined their fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted October 6, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2008 That tank looks familiar Good to see the tank still going strong after a change of 2 owners. Welcome back to the hobby cliff. Hey Bro Kenny, Yup, that tank was from him. l still thought i was the second owner. The tall tank cabinet and hood were pretty well designed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted October 13, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 13, 2008 Updates: Upon recommendation, bought a New Life Spectrum pellets for my MI. He seems to like it too besides his usual KentMarine pellets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted October 13, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 13, 2008 New friends to the tank, bought from a nice reefer... Clowns with anemone (the female clown has started to lay eggs on the LR) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted October 13, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 13, 2008 A very nice and colorful puffer...but it nips on my zoos.... No choice but to put it up for adoption...anyone keen to adopt? FOC. PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted October 13, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 13, 2008 My favourite sea star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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