Firestarter's 2ft Standard tank

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I'm finally back into reefing after more than a year. Reason was because I was in Taiwan for overseas posting.

I'd been planning this setup for many long anticipated months now, refer to my previous thread here.

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...c=68987&hl=

However, all plans had to go down the drain!

Due to some unforeseen budget restrictions, had to scrap all ideas and make do with what little I have.

But that isn't going to deter me from coming back into reefing. I hope you guys will help me along the way with my tank setup.

Here's a picture of my miserable 'spare' tank with all my previous equipment that was sitting around for the past year.

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The tank is a standard 2ft Pentas tank with black bracing at brim. I also have another similar 1.2ft tank as well, seen in the picture with sand and some dead liverocks.

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Some of my equipment that I have left.

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Atman 104 Pump. Will be used as my skimmer pump. There's still some coloured coraline algae left after being place out of water for the past year. Hmmm..

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My favourite, Seio M820. Do you think its an overkill for this tank? Planning to use it as a 'return pump' as well. More details to be explained later.

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Profantec fan. I think its too big for the tank though.

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Plastic tank full of piping elbows.

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Bought this when I was in Taiwan. Don't think I've seen any such containers in Singapore. Or maybe I just never open my eyes wide enough. The white one seems to be really good for placing chaeto.

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Acquired this, Weipro 2011 skimmer for my tank. I've personally used this skimmer before. Really value for money, and provides satisfactory results.

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More pictures soon, 5AM already! Time to sleep!

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Welcoem back to the hobby..

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Dug out all my previous lightsets. Some are DIY, others are modified.

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Decided to use my 1x36W PL lightset for this setup. Going to have to modify it heavily, which involves replacing the outdated iron ballasts with e-ballasts. Still thinking if I should convert it to a 2x36W fixture. If not, I'll use the single B/W tube.

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Decided the location of where the tank will be. I don't know if the shelf can hold the weight though.

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Can't wait to see the tank in place, so I just placed everything to see how the tank will be like, with lights and skimmer.

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Its hard to manage without a sump. Furthermore, the tank is really small so have to make do with what little space I have.

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Another shot of the skimmer, placed on top of 2 styrofoam blocks. Note that the skimmer is not hanging at the tank side. Should I saw off the 'hook'? Or leave it there for future readjustments.

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Thats all for today. Will post more pictures of my tank setup as it goes on.

Just some pictures of my previous 3ft tank. Oh I miss those days.

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Another pic.

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Side view of tank. Hope to achieve nice coraline algae again.

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oh the weipro can be hung on brace.....

What's the sponge for...

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oh the weipro can be hung on brace.....

What's the sponge for...

The sponge is used to dissipate the air bubbles from the water that is coming out from the skimmer.

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Just a simple drawing of how my tank will be like. Plan to get a sheet of acrylic and silicon it to make an IOS chamber.

The return hole would be bigger than usual. That's because I plan to use my Seio M820 as my 'return pump'. It also helps to hide the wavemaker from the tank.

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I modified my existing lightset today. Its a 1x36W PL lightset with iron ballast, modded it to an e-ballast. Changed the colour of the lightset as well.

Took out the ballast and bulb from another lightset that I worked on before.

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Tested the bulb to see if its still working after 1 year.