SRC Member Phang Posted September 30, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2002 Hi guys, Long before I was hit by the reef craze... I was doing this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 You should have seen my planted tank many years ago... Hahahah... the Navy Divers were thinking of asking me to use it for underwater ###### jungle training!!! Sigh.... I miss the smell of stinky water... Anyone realise that marine aquariums don't stink at all, unlike freshwater tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Phang Posted September 30, 2002 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2002 Calling all reefers out there... Don't be shy leh... got past background in planted ... please post... Memory Lane.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 I am recycling my tiny old dupla Co2 tank for my kalkreactor... I think I threw away the glass diffuser coils already! It's horrible to look at... all the dried grime inside.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanbi Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 I used to plant Riccia Fluitans and i like the carpet grass look. Esp at the end of the day, when all of them have the bubble at the tip (a sea of bubbles)! It is real nice.. And i used to admire this guy Takashi Amano from Japan (he setup lots of FW planted tanks for customers). U can go to the library and see some of his art pieces. Why it stink? Can it be that we usually don't have as good filtering in FW? protein skimmer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanbi Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Achilles, i also still holding on to a 2.5l CO2 tank. Can it be easily converted to a kalkreactor? What else do i need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Achilles, i also still holding on to a 2.5l CO2 tank. Can it be easily converted to a kalkreactor? What else do i need? LOL!! Chanbi... you can't convert a C02 tank into a kalkreactor!! You can however use it for the kalkreactor!! You need a kalkreactor! I am using the Korallin Kalkreactor right now for my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Phang Posted September 30, 2002 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2002 Calcium Reactor... Hey.... I'm thinking of DIY-ing that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanbi Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 "paisei".. "paisei".. understand/recall how it work now! The last time i went to Aquatech, they try selling it to me (long term investment) but i can't. Really can't squeeze out anymore space below.. Phang, must tell us more.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Phang Posted September 30, 2002 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2002 Trying trying... If works... there will recommend.... need some help though finding the parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 I know there are some DIY gurus here... i think it's spiff or robe... I think this request can be made in the DIY forum, not here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 My freshwater tank was 3 ft x 1.5 x 2. I kept a school of cardinals and a betta inside... of course, lots of snails and yamato shrimps, yes.. i did like the carpet of bubbles... but got sick of everyday scooping floating bits and pieces of plant leaves etc. Also got tired of cleaning the glass of algae... so when one day, i couldn't see through the glass anymore... I decided that this jungle took too much of my time and I wasn't admiring it anymore... and then it became a chilid tank... kept mostly blue and clown loaches in the end... was very sad to give them away as they were very responsive and active... like mini dolphins. I also had a rare catfish and freshwater eels. But once I moved on to marine tank... whoosh...! "A whole new world!!" - song by peabo bryson & regina belle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spiff Posted September 30, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2002 wah me no diy expert leh. robe is the king. he diy his skimmer n ca reactor! i kept goldfish be4 marine!! 1st kept marine when i was 10...then tank crash......didnt touch marine after tt till 3 yrs back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hongqixian Posted September 30, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2002 Sad...... My tank crashed 2 or 3 times when I just started and it was so depressing.... Futhermore I had no spare mixed water in another tank to save fish that were dying swiftly when the water conditions in the tank became untolerable during a crash due to ammonia spike I think.... wah me no diy expert leh. robe is the king. he diy his skimmer n ca reactor! i kept goldfish be4 marine!! 1st kept marine when i was 10...then tank crash......didnt touch marine after tt till 3 yrs back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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