blueheaven

Thanks for the comment sis, more pics coming after i finish adding the sand *backache*

The height's 2.5ft

Even this is detachable Overall workmanship and sevice is beyond discription More pictures coming tomorrow when I fill in the sand

Ferocious teeth of the overflow!!!!

Yup the Durso pipes are done by him with a little help from me View of pipings III: Piping in sump

Side view

Top down view in overflow

Total is $1500

Durso pipes and return pipe connected

I got the power!!!!

MD55 with connections from sump

View of pipings II: Drain pipes with return

View of pipings: Return pipe with tee

View of sump and pipings

Here's Han Teck helping me with the pipings

FINALLY tank is up *phew*

Laying of several stacks of newspaper to cushion the tank 2,6 up!!!

Took 4 strong men to carry the tank

Hi guys, Started this thread to track my tank's progress Arrival of tank today

so the MD55 is too powerful for it?

That's the trouble of not having a "recharge kit", you just don't get enough infauna to do all the dirty work for you But anyway, you can use a plate and pour the sand in slowly

its better if we know your budget

in what aspect?

The "recharge kits" are actually packs of the infauna you are likely to find in a DSB. These infauna are needed to gently shift the sand as they burrow and they are also needed to reduce the detritus build-up So far, I have not seen any being sold in S'pore but in the US, they are really popular

Basically these are the pros and cons Pros: - Reduce nitrates naturally - Creates a breeding place for pods - Increases the dversity of your tank - Increases total water volume - Dilution is the solution to pollution - Can take up many interesting forms (DSB, Algae scrubber, Cryptic, Hospital, Hair Algae(yes hair algae), mangrove, plenum and traditional) - Can be used to keep seahorses (Pod population will be lower) Cons: - Algae may crash or go asexual - Disaster brought upon beginners putting sand shifters in a DSB - Inavailability of "recharge kits" - Some are difficult to set up (eg. hair Algae) - Run the risk of algae migrating to main tank - Difficult for some to understand the dynamics