SRC Member zorden Posted November 15, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted November 15, 2009 if your precious fishes go MIA and u cant find it. than found out after weeks that its in your overflow and badly injured/starved to death. by than u will be regretting why you cant see the inside of overflow earlier. May be enjoying itself in the overflow EATing the uneaten food without any compettion. Its holiday camp... Quote I am just an average FR (fish reefing) writer. If you like my FRs, please upz my points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 if your precious fishes go MIA and u cant find it. than found out after weeks that its in your overflow and badly injured/starved to death. by than u will be regretting why you cant see the inside of overflow earlier. ahhh... I finally understand. Will have to think how to prevent the scenario you just described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 i dont see any eggcrates below your rocks other than the 1 b4 the sand.if so, how can there be no deadspot if the sand is covering it? Don't quite follow you. Will dead spots become anaerobic? What would happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted November 15, 2009 SRC Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2009 May be enjoying itself in the overflow EATing the uneaten food without any compettion. Its holiday camp... yea holiday camp over then go to hell camp. LOL Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted November 15, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted November 15, 2009 Don't quite follow you. Will dead spots become anaerobic? What would happen? As long as the rocks sit on the sand and aren't elevated, you will need to direct some flow there or it will become dead spot. Egg crate in sand doesn't do much... Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted November 15, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted November 15, 2009 ahhh... I finally understand. Will have to think how to prevent the scenario you just described. What Reddevilz meant was if you have eos, coz u wun be able to really peer in to check for fishes. But it's a good tip to check ure overflow from time to time for missing fishes Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zorden Posted November 15, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted November 15, 2009 As long as the rocks sit on the sand and aren't elevated, you will need to direct some flow there or it will become dead spot. Egg crate in sand doesn't do much... u better be around to help me aquascape lol. sorry TS to hijack yr post. Quote I am just an average FR (fish reefing) writer. If you like my FRs, please upz my points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 As long as the rocks sit on the sand and aren't elevated, you will need to direct some flow there or it will become dead spot. Egg crate in sand doesn't do much... got it.. i understand now. we're talking about water flow... ok. Hmmm.. will take note of that. Thanks guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted November 15, 2009 SRC Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2009 hm..actually i dont see why eggcrate shld be below the sand other than to avoid huge rock dropping down and smash the tank. but sand shld be more than enough still i guess Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvin70 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Decided that a little more rock would make the scape nicer, so I headed out to the LFS to get some. Came back and did a slight rescape... ended up with this.. Angled from the right side.. From the left front Angled from the bottom up. You can see that there are lots of nooks and crannies for the fishes to swim. Some closer shots at the rocks. WOW ..nice scape, btw you tank come wif the top cover ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 WOW ..nice scape, btw you tank come wif the top cover ? Yup... comes with a hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvin70 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Yup... comes with a hood. Thanks for the update ..hope to see you update your tank soon....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Picked up my new toy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Blenny Posted November 16, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted November 16, 2009 dude! too impatient. cannot wait for the great s'pore sale! Really deep pockets!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 dude! too impatient. cannot wait for the great s'pore sale! Really deep pockets!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted November 16, 2009 SRC Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2009 isit first hand? why did not get 7096 instead? Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 isit first hand? why did not get 7096 instead? Didn't like that I'd have to configure and control the multi controller form a laptop. Preference, I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 wow I missed this thread while in HKG. Nice setup Craft and welcome to the family I literally read through each page ..... so exciting to see new tanks. PS: I used to have a tank in the balcony and the overflow compartment ended up being an algae scrubber naturally. It was really cool. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 wow I missed this thread while in HKG.Nice setup Craft and welcome to the family I literally read through each page ..... so exciting to see new tanks. PS: I used to have a tank in the balcony and the overflow compartment ended up being an algae scrubber naturally. It was really cool. Thanks Jacky! The tank currently doesn't get direct sunlight, but I'm getting an awning built over the tank soon to prevent rain or even any potential direct sunlight (through seasonal movement of the sun) soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Thanks Jacky! The tank currently doesn't get direct sunlight, but I'm getting an awning built over the tank soon to prevent rain or even any potential direct sunlight (through seasonal movement of the sun) soon. hmmm mine was not under direct sunlight too. But since you had a fresh water tank there before, you should know best. Keep more pics coming and what other toys are you getting? Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 hmmm mine was not under direct sunlight too.But since you had a fresh water tank there before, you should know best. Keep more pics coming and what other toys are you getting? Ha ha ha... you're right Jacky. I'm expecting an algae bloom soon, which is what I faced with the fresh water, until the parameters stabilised. No more toys already....i hope. ha ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted November 17, 2009 SRC Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2009 Didn't like that I'd have to configure and control the multi controller form a laptop. Preference, I guess... ic, but the 7096 is much easier with exact figures and more convinent+cheaper. 7095 photocell fails easily and its difficult to repair it. Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Ha ha ha... you're right Jacky. I'm expecting an algae bloom soon, which is what I faced with the fresh water, until the parameters stabilised. No more toys already....i hope. ha ha ha ha hmmmm I know your breed..... definitely more toys to come ..... Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftsman Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 hmmmm I know your breed..... definitely more toys to come ..... Wah!! what breed? ha ha ha ha..... dun like that leh... I'm just trying to get a good basic set of equipment for the live stock that I would be introducing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Your cabinet is not sitting on the whole base? Supported by 4 legs? Thought it will be better to distribute out the weight.. ummm no lah. For most tanks, the support is from the main legs structure only. could be 4 could be 6. those are the beams carrying the weight. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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