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Next up the tank...

First up, the stand... 6.5' long, couldn't fit into lift with the trolley.

On 22 October 2011, the arrival...

Guess it's about time to reveal tank specs prior to showing the tank delivery pics... 1) Main tank - 60Lx24Wx22H (inches) - 2 sides crystal glass - 12mm all round - External overflow with tinted glass panel. C/w 2x40mm overflow - Internal underflow - eurobracing at top and bottom 2) Sump tank - 36x21x18 (21 - for filter sock) - 8mm all round - accomodate Skimmer, FR, holding area for fish/coral/chaeto 3) Cabinet - kapor wood - 78x25x43, the stand is taller than usual for standing height view - rounded corners - electrical compartment box - Hood with adjustable length for various types of lighting

Yo bro... frankly... credit goes to bro eniram.. I visited him late one night (close to midnight) for advice on piping... the paper and ideas were supplied by him... This is mine..

For tanks, it's usually very straight forward.. carpentry and piping.. these are usually the painpoints... sort that out at workshop, better than drilling and sawing at my place... BTW, my apologies for the mess... in 2 weeks... it'll be all done!

Cool.. can I buy from u? Am looking for a flame angel...

Bedok reservoir road... Digital timer - withdrawn from sale. Keeping for friend... Frag tank 24"x24"x16.5"... comes with stand solid wood plus fip piping. $100 neg. Note: tank is foc, so u r only paying for stand and piping. Want to clear both... so offer me a price I can't refuse... Want to sell fast... Pm for details...

cool... love the man, love his hobby. That's one up. Hope to see more pictures... tagging along...

Thanks bro... this was a group think.. had a lot of feedback before it went to build... despite the planning... there are some minor flaws... but nothing too drastic... thankfully...

just happy to share as I also learned from the forum...

Hwee ah, quite simply.. follow the clock movement. From top right, bottom right, bottom left, top left...

Left LR... want to clear but if no takers will give to lfs...

A few days later.. piping work review... Missing: union ball valve... which they managed to fix before delivery the next day...

The equally important sump... no modifications needed.. Another view..

After placing the order and shopped for more "toys", got a call from tank maker... "ready for viewing".. so went to take a look, as it's nearby my place, decided to take a short drive down to eunos. As I understand, not many shops entertain such "preview"... Found out that some minor errors during the review... so changes were made on the spot. Prevented a potential ugly scene after delivery. Spotted the diff? Sump couldn't fit... thus need to adjust the rear beam. More preview... Cut out at the top of overflow box. For better ventilation and easy access to external overflow.

Thanks guys... hope this can keep the forum more lively.. new tank threads are always fun to read... Back to the set up...

LR a few pieces. each going for $5. If deal tonight, $2 each. Plus assorted plates left over from old tank... open brain $10. pls pm for more details. @ Bedok reservoir road...

Bro.. U replaced all rocks???

McNugget happens to be my fav snack in MacDonalds. Welcome to my tank thread and glad u like the schematics like I do. Do pm me if u wanna know tank maker.. To me, I go for reliable, humble and prompt service, I don't mind paying slight premium but not carrot head (not after spending some much $$ over the past years to learn..) Thus I went direct to tank maker with my own drawing and design (with help from many consultants.. ) they may not be marine experts but is patient with my design and also pointed out some flaws... Rimless tanks are "in"... But for me, stray lights are a major issue. Tank being next to tv, the glare is going to be bad. So no rimless. Plus I'm also experimenting different light sets. So neater with the hood. Thanks Ig, I took quite a lot of photos.. Unfortunately I changed phone during this period.. iPhone and android ain't exactly best of friends.. So I'm having difficulty sorting out the pictures... Will try to share whatever I can. I know I missed out details in my planning... Will share them for reefers in their future planning. Yu jin, I'm counting my lucky stars.. I'm given One month, which has sinced passed.. So it's moving on double quick time now.. Am expecting some casualty from existing tank, but *touch wood* so far so good. Took the advice of getting NSW and mixed with my existing tank. So yeah.. Kinda speed things up! Btw, pls pls do run NSW thru skimmer first. While they contain tons of pods... The skimmate is just unbelievable within 1 day!

Bro. No rust at all. The Bose is still going strong. Samseng LCD still ok... Just be more careful, you'll be fine. And yes... It helps when the CO tries to accommodate. I wouldn't have been able to do this without her approval. Though I sensed she must have regretted slightly after seeing the mess. But hey, it'll be over soon!!!

Bro, u obviously are very familiar with T95's rocks. Spot on! The pests and dying sponges caused some serious stench. My PRC neighbour kid harmless commented, 好臭啊. (its smelly), while i was cycling the rocks ... This prompted me to take swift actions. Lugged all the rocks back to T95, got ah peh to bring his power jet spray! Whereas I armed myself with a mini fruit knife.. Squat there for 2 hours and cleaned up the rocks. Wanted to leave them there for further cycling, but ah peh was insistent I bring them back... No way am I risking my marriage and good neighbour relationship for these rocks!!! So went down to Pinnacle (again) and Edwin gladly offered his tank to house my liverocks... I'm totally impressed with them. 1) T-loan me a fibre glass tub 2) allowed me to house the rocks there despite not buying from them. All I can say is... Do try to keep cordial relationships with LFS. You really never know when u need their help! If u see this Xavier and Edwin... Thanks again. You can expect to see me more often! 

Kindly feel free to ask any questions or comments... tmrw, will continue to share the tank build pictures... how together with the tank maker, we made minor adjustments before the delivery..

As for equipment, I had planned to reuse all my existing ones.. except chiller and return pump... So got a new Reef Octopus HY7000 and daeil 1/3hp... which eventually, the chiller will be upgraded to a compressor due to heat issue.. as I dislike having to keep the cabinet door open.. it's a hazard for my kids..