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HELLO FELLOW REEFERS!

nice to be back reefing after a good break..

i've been very busy with exams and assignments,

so i took the chance to decom and upgrade my tank..

i've been waiting for the arrival of my tank for a long time already..

and its finally here today....

sump and pipings will be done within the next few days,

and my 1month of cycling will start next Monday..

some pictures of its arrival today

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My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank this community for all the help and advice given to me...

to the reefers who sold me equipments at very good price,

to the reefers who gave me your liverocks,

to the reefers who help me keep some of my LS which i would like to bring into my new tank,

and to the reefers who gave me countless of advice and recommendations...

you guys know who u are

:ThanxSmiley:

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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welcome back ignatious... that was fast, you came my house to bring me the zoos, and now you got your 4 footer!! wootzy man!!! WAY TO GO... ;) can't wait for you to start stocking up in a months time.

Cheers, ;)

Desi

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Awesome!....camping here for more updates

i hope i'll have updates.. haha..

*Gasp* You are cycling the tank with doggy...? :o

Nice tank, bro! ^_^

i've seen alot of reefers placing their own dogs into their new tanks before any cycling, i'm just following the trend :P

when i first got my puppy, he was also in a "tank" displayed, waiting to be sold.. hahaha...

let him reminisce his younger puppyhood days.. :lol:

yea bro you are back! love reading this kind of thread for update (with pictures and stories) camping here too!

hope to upload more pictures, than writing long "essays" :idea:

personally i dont like to write too much as well..

this thread is for me to see the progress of my tank...

and i would definately prefer to see pictures, than long writings when i read back next time.. hahaha

hope to see your underwater world in time to come... :thumbsup:

cant wait to start too! haha.. to me the process of setting up and starting is the most fun part of this hobby.. i know i'm wierd.. lol

Nice looking tank bro. I notice the external overflow compartment is quite deep. Does it really need to be so?

no dont have to be... i'm quite loss over this when the tank maker ask me if i wanted half length or full length... the pipes will come down from the overflowbox into the cabinet below... so i guess a shorter external overflow, you'll need longer pipes, while a longer one, you wont see much pipes from outside..

welcome back ignatious... that was fast, you came my house to bring me the zoos, and now you got your 4 footer!! wootzy man!!! WAY TO GO... ;) can't wait for you to start stocking up in a months time.

yea i cant wait too!!! actually i realise i didnt rest very long, although it seemed very long.. i decommed at the end of March, and now its the start of May.. I only "rested" for 1 month! hahahaha...

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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Great to see your new tank. Please share your tank spec and equipments list with us.. groupwavereversed.gif

Tank will be a 4ft by 2ft by 2ft..

Sump will be 3ft by 1.5ft by 1.5ft...

Lights: ATI Powermodule 54W (4tubes)

Chiller: Resun CL650

Skimmer: Not yet decided

UV: CoralLife 18W

Wavemaker/Wavebox: Not yet decided

Main Pump: Ehiem 1262

did i leave out anymore stuff? haha...

basically, still in planning stage for equipments..

i've 1month to cycle my tank, and come up with something... :pinch:

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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welcome back ... camping ... what will be your concept for this tank ? :rolleyes:

concept for this tank... hmmmm...

wont be all SPS tank.. haha.. thats for sure... (everyone seem to be into SPS now)

more of mixed reef, towards more fishes...

the main reason for my upgrade is for me to house more fishes,

to keep those that i was not able to do so with my previous 2ft cube...

mainly fishes, some basic LPS, and maybe some SPS...

but i would love to have a nice collection of zoas :D

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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Going to have black background for yr tank or clear? Wave maker, go for controllerable to allow wave box effect. Plan yr fish list well and coral list well. Lol.

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

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concept for this tank... hmmmm...

wont be all SPS tank.. haha.. thats for sure... (everyone seem to be into SPS now)

more of mixed reef, towards more fishes...

the main reason for my upgrade is for me to house more fishes,

to keep those that i was not able to do so with my previous 2ft cube...

mainly fishes, some basic LPS, and maybe some SPS...

but i would love to have a nice collection of zoas :D

cool .... hehe you might be one ofn those whoe want to go to the dark side ... :fear:

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Nice Tank, nice dog, Iggy. Wow, yr tank will receive many blessings, being next to the altar. A good start to Easter.:thumbsup:

You can come over my place, with a cutter and have sps frags, but you do the fragging. Too stressful for me to do it. And butter fingers and failing eye sight too.:paiseh:

Cheers

ah peh mike :mellow:

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nice choice of lighting!! haha cant wait to c u stocking up ur tank wif all the fishes! :D


Main tank: 4.5 x 2.5 x 2
Skimmer: Deltec AP701
Return pump: RD 6

Chiller: Daikin compressor with Titanium coil
Wavemaker: Jebao w-20, Maxspect Gyre xf150

Lighting: 8x54 ATI Sunpower Non-dimmable

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Main tank: 2 x 1 x 2
Return: Eheim 1260
Lighting: AI Hydra 26 with controller
Wavemaker: Tunze 6025
My decommed 3 ft setup

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nice big tank... camping for the next month when you stock up..

thanks :) wont be anything special or rare.. i plan to keep it plain, simple and common...

Going to have black background for yr tank or clear? Wave maker, go for controllerable to allow wave box effect. Plan yr fish list well and coral list well. Lol.

black background... Tank maker will be coming later today hopefully, with the sump, and he'll be doing up all the pipings...

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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cool .... hehe you might be one ofn those whoe want to go to the dark side ... :fear:

Which kind of dark side... LOL... Got two path to the dark side... LOL...

no no no.... i hope not.. but still very early to say :P

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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Nice Tank, nice dog, Iggy. Wow, yr tank will receive many blessings, being next to the altar. A good start to Easter.:thumbsup:

You can come over my place, with a cutter and have sps frags, but you do the fragging. Too stressful for me to do it. And butter fingers and failing eye sight too.:paiseh:

Cheers

ah peh mike :mellow:

thats the only place available in my house to place the tank! no more space.. haha!

thanks for the offer uncle mike, but i prefer to go over and admire ur tank instead..

i dont want to bear the reponsibility of falling into your whole tank of gems :P

Hey kiko...

Ya, take more photos.. it helps a lot. I still look back at our set up photos sometimes :)

yup i'll try to... maybe i should invest in a cheap underwater camera.. any recommendations? haha

nice choice of lighting!! haha cant wait to c u stocking up ur tank wif all the fishes! :D

thanks! cant wait to stock up too!

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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Underwater cam? Try Olympus... tough and pretty handy without the need for external casing. Maybe can get the older model, lower pixels but much cheaper. Anyway, anything more than 6 mega pixels can print 8R size liao.. if for web use, 2-3 mega pixel is more than enough.

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Underwater cam? Try Olympus... tough and pretty handy without the need for external casing. Maybe can get the older model, lower pixels but much cheaper. Anyway, anything more than 6 mega pixels can print 8R size liao.. if for web use, 2-3 mega pixel is more than enough.

alright i'll head down to SIM LIM once my tank settles down to check them out... :ThanxSmiley:

My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011)

Carpe Diem~!!!

My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft:

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