Lemon's butterflyfish dominated reef

[MarcoVan]

i might get a vortech, but i'm a tunze supporter lol. one thing i dont like about vortec is because it cannot turn.

im a tunze, eheim and deltec fan ._. will get these three brands over others usually. but i might consider a vortech.

you don't need the vortech to turn to ask it to deliver flow to certain parts of your tank. It'll generally do so without questioning. The undertow of the vortech is immensely strong! No need for tunzes around, just 2 vortechs I believe is more than enough for start (:

[ReDDeviLs]

it is a daikin compressor.

with the huge 3.5x3.5 space dont haf to worry for space constrain on wavemaker.

also wouldnt be restricted to have your wavemaker stuck on the glass panels.

most imptly. when u need a replacement urgently. u can get an "exchanged"/"replacement" almost immediately.

u can use the space compartment to try LED for SPS.

[mr_xxx]

wah!!! so long I'm not here... not got a lot of changes already lah!

good move bro!!

[chercm]

bro i would recommend to use Zeovit which is the trend to keep the no3 , no2 and po4 in check

[yikai]

wah!!! so long I'm not here... not got a lot of changes already lah!

good move bro!!

ahaha thanks. waiting for the day i can touch saltwater again.

bro i would recommend to use Zeovit which is the trend to keep the no3 , no2 and po4 in check

no i'm not going for zeovit. but thanks for the input!

[Terryz_]

One more week and you can touch saltwater again as in mixing saltwater and cycling...

LOL...

[MarcoVan]

One more week and you can touch saltwater again as in mixing saltwater and cycling...

LOL...

standby your camera then for the BIG water day! lol.

[onizukaa]

wah so fast siol sis, no wonder stalking up corals soon huh

hope can see the big tank in your house again next time

[Terryz_]

standby your camera then for the BIG water day! lol.

Yeah, I agree..

[yikai]

hopefully it comes on time. ETA 25/5/2010 onwards.

[desideria]

be prepared for delays.. you'd never know... my epic 3 month wait for my skimmer.. .. ... The gods of reefing was not spinning the roulette wheel my direction..

Good luck lemon.. updates with pics when it all comes in!!!!

[yikai]

be prepared for delays.. you'd never know... my epic 3 month wait for my skimmer.. .. ... The gods of reefing was not spinning the roulette wheel my direction..

Good luck lemon.. updates with pics when it all comes in!!!!

my mum bought a new camera ytd! not bad it's the newest cannon one but i dunno what model.

well i dont mind waiting a little longer anyway test my patience

[Terryz_]

my mum bought a new camera ytd! not bad it's the newest cannon one but i dunno what model.

well i dont mind waiting a little longer anyway test my patience

The delivery might be on time but whether it will start running is another thing... LOL...

[yikai]

The delivery might be on time but whether it will start running is another thing... LOL...

yah. i haven buy equipment yet lol. still need sand, liverock etc etc

[Terryz_]

yah. i haven buy equipment yet lol. still need sand, liverock etc etc

Can start go buy liao... LOL..

[peacemaker]

well i dont mind waiting a little longer anyway test my patience

The real test always comes during cycling stage... can see cannot touch!

Bought some snorkeling gear already?

[yikai]

The real test always comes during cycling stage... can see cannot touch!

Bought some snorkeling gear already?

can touch liverock

actually if you believe me, i'm waiting for the cycling stage! will be keeping angels and butterflies so am very excitied for the cycling stage, where i will allow tons of microfauna to grow on the liverocks. am very excited to see what grows, but i'm hoping for sponges, macroalgae and tubeworms. hoping for those super fast growing white tubeworms that colonise everywhere.

as for snorkeling gear, nope. :X but forsee the need when i dip my head into the huge tank.

[peacemaker]

You'll need it... the middle of the tank is the challenge! But depending on your scape, you can choose the 2 mountains route to be more accessible.

[yikai]

You'll need it... the middle of the tank is the challenge! But depending on your scape, you can choose the 2 mountains route to be more accessible.

already have an idea on what i want. saved many websites with wonderful TOTM scaping

[Terryz_]

Lemon, Just suggestion... Scape when the tank is not full of water yet... And try to get as perfect as possible... To prevent rescape in the future..

[yikai]

Lemon, Just suggestion... Scape when the tank is not full of water yet... And try to get as perfect as possible... To prevent rescape in the future..

yup don't worry! i learn to do scaping when tank is not filled or at least 1/3 or 1/2 filled. will be using epoxy and cable tie too!

will most likely scape out of tank first then transfer inside.

[Terryz_]

yup don't worry! i learn to do scaping when tank is not filled or at least 1/3 or 1/2 filled. will be using epoxy and cable tie too!

will most likely scape out of tank first then transfer inside.

Bingo, That is what i will do also...

[yikai]

Bingo, That is what i will do also...

newspaper my floor then masking tape the tank area. do the scape there, epoxy, then transfer in.

[MarcoVan]

can touch liverock

actually if you believe me, i'm waiting for the cycling stage! will be keeping angels and butterflies so am very excitied for the cycling stage, where i will allow tons of microfauna to grow on the liverocks. am very excited to see what grows, but i'm hoping for sponges, macroalgae and tubeworms. hoping for those super fast growing white tubeworms that colonise everywhere.

as for snorkeling gear, nope. :X but forsee the need when i dip my head into the huge tank.

I can lend you my rocks. I have all kinds of worms and microfauna growing! not forgetting an illusive and I-don't-even-know-where-the-hell-this-shit-comes-from grape algae! hahaha

Otherwise, second thought is to get T95 rocks. I love their LRs for the purple coralline and microfauna! It's ridiculously ALOT! and price quite cheap! $6/kg and still can bargain! hurhur

[MarcoVan]

newspaper my floor then masking tape the tank area. do the scape there, epoxy, then transfer in.

remember to follow chingchai's style! lay a layer of egg crate at the bottom of the tank so you do not have to epoxy your base rock onto your bottom glass!

Also, rocks in first before sand okay! alot of stability given that way!