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BFG - What do you mean by it is not going to work?

More updates . . . Skimz Monzter SM202. Wanted to use Kone version but can't fit into the cabinet. Skimmer position - Without stand yet. Photo with stand will be uploaded later. Christmas came early? :roll: Like a little kid, i am curious to see all shape of pipe and joint. Even my house doesn't have that many... FIP, VDL and +GF+ piping for all the tank piping. I must say the material is really solid with nice smooth surface. It is quite thick too. FIP - made in Italy? VDL - made in German? +GF+ - made in Switzerland? Big check valve (FIP)... you don't even want to know the price. (>_<) Working table or messy dinning table? Eheim Universal pump 1264. Rated 4500l and can be installed in/out of sump. Hope not too powerful for my tank... it is heavy and excellent built quality. It is Eheim

your water level not that high to push more water through the weir..i guess that's why you dont get much flow from drain pipe. Maybe need stronger return pump?

Even we charge to 3-pin plug, there are only 2 wires.. Care to elaborate more?

what fish is that?

Anyone purchase before? Very tempted to try it out

Sunny - Yes, i am from Malaysia. I will try to ask for you whether the shop would like to send over to Sg. By the way, the silicone is from German but purchased at Singapore. Aqua Technic also from Singapore.

Better post it here since I have been receiving few query on the tank and cabinet. All price stated is in Ringgit Malaysia (RM) Tank cost approx ~RM1.7K (Price excluding 2 x 5ft side glass panel which are recycled back from my previous planted tank setup) Cabinet cost approx ~RM2.4k Tank is made by Aqua Technic, Malaysia I have tested to pull the sample dry silicone and it is extremely flexible. I cant even break it into 2 parts. Hopefully can last me many years.

Simple scaping with large open area. Planning to create slope from the overflow section..and another small island on the opposite side. We will see how it goes since I need to look at the rock that I am going to get..

thanks for your kind comment. I will be using custom made pendant 8x80W T5HO with individual reflector. Light combination have yet to decide..

Full tank shot + Cabinet 1 piece of black acrylic with weir for overflow. No need to use background sticker. Overflow box outside of the tank. Piping and plumbing work not done yet. Black glass is used as a cover to eliminate splash and sound. Side view Sump with acrylic cover (haven't cut the cover - pending piping/plumbing work) Cabinet with 4 doors for better access. German silicone and extremely neat workmanship. Please don't mind the dusty glass :roll:

iceman - what substrate is that? I like your red carpet anemone

allan - I am planning to get 2-3 big blue container to store the water for other usage. #1 for keeping RO water, #2 for mixing, #3 for storing waste water. jameshong - my water level will be approx ~35cm high only. Return pump will be Eheim 1264 which should be able to provide quite strong water circulation in the main tank. MP40 position need to be approx 4" below the water surface otherwise the pump will suck in air (I am being told so). Since my concept is going to be more open area, i thought the mp10ES should be suffice. 2 pump will be position at the overflow area (left and right) and another on the opposite side (middle). Appreciate all the feedback i can get.. I will be keeping SPS (plan to go for the easy type first), small fishes and Maxima clam.

I will be getting my tank + cabinet this coming Saturday. More pictures will be posted after that. As for the skimmer, I have changed it to Skimz SK222. After seeing Vortech MP10ES WM..i am very keen to get this instead of tunze. Thinking to put 3 of this in my tank.

Small progress Unpacking D-D RO filter. Does not come with DI Resin filter (Separate purchase) Complete accessories provided. Hose are differentiated by 3 colors (white, blue and orange). Small details from D-D product for easy identifying of input/output. I do not want to drill the RO unit to the wall. Proposed spot.... All the connections are hooked up for test run. White hose - connected to main water source, orange hose - waste water after filtering, blue hose #1 - output from RO unit to DI unit, blue hose #2 - output from DI unit (clean RO water). TDS meter is connected in between the white hose and blue hose #2 to test water parameter before/after filtering. Filter health check will be kept in optimum condition with this equipment. Test run...bucket is intentionally placed on top of washing machine to test the output since filter is placed on the floor. Need to wait approx 15 mins to see water flowing out from blue hose. Messy hose will be tied with zip cable later. Result: Passed! Final position. Now I need to source for 2 big water containers, to store RO water and mixing container.

No tank yet so i play around with what i have gotten..feel like kiddo now.. SKIMZ Kone SK201 Internal Skimmer Unpacking my Skimz Kone SK201 skimmer Measurement of the body. Compact size and good built quality. Nice color too. Locking mechanism on the skimmer neck for easy removal of the collection cup. Base plate. Pump will sit on the 2 parallel acrylic. The hole in the middle will allow water to exit the skimmer and is designed to minimize micro bubbles. Water ouput from skimmer will pass through this opening right below the base plate. Adjustable flow rate. Collection cup size. Quite huge. Bubble plate design to reduce bubble turbulence Air intake silencer. Pump close up pic Full picture of skimmer.

I am in the midst of collecting the equipment while waiting for the tank to arrive. The tank is not with LFS since need to change back pane to put in overflow box and changing the width from 2ft to 2.5ft.

Mod please help to close this thread. I will start my journal in "member showcase". Thanks.

Journal on my new project of 5ft shallow marine tank together with product reviews. Objective: Iwagumi shallow marine tank setup. Tank dimension: 5ft (L) x 2.5ft (W) x 40cm (H) Sump dimension: TBC Lighting: Custom 8 x 80W T5HO light fixture Filtration: Skimz Kone SK201 + Skimz Monzter FM100 Wavemaker: Either Tunze /or Vortech Return pump: Eheim 1264 Dosing pump: TBC Some of the equipment to begin.... D-D RO filter unit. DI Filter unit. To be used together with RO filter. Dual inline TDS monitor - for filter health check. Inlet/outlet monitor. Allow monitoring on the water parameter before and after. . . . more coming up later

I thought ching chai shift his sand every week (not vacuum)

Eniram - Got picture to share? I am still very new with Marine. All the while i am into Planted tank only. I definitely have the space to go for 3ft but I need to take all the additional cost into consideration..bigger lighting power, bigger skimmer, more salt, more rocks, more corals..etc How about salt deposit in the house? will it be "sticky-sticky" with so much salt water in the living room? I am going to cool down the tank with 24 x 7 a/c since I am maintaining 2.5ft planted tank.

I am thinking of few big frag of SPS. Not filling up the entire tank with SPS. I will mix with some LPS/Zoas. Guess I will have to include Dosing pump into my buy list now. I am now in dilemma whether to change my width dimension from 2ft to 2.5ft or 3ft. If the width is increased, I will go with Skimz SM252 protein skimmer.

I am thinking to go for minimalist design. Not going with CR/Dosing pump. Just weekly WC using H2O salt. As for wave maker, I am thinking to go with 3 Tunze.

I am going to go for 8 tubes, how about 2 white, 2 actinic, 2 blue, 2 purple?

I am in the midst of converting my current 5ft planted tank to marine tank (SPS tank).. Basically I have done a lot of reading and got all the info overloaded in my head now.. I need some feedback on the stuff i am going to do/purchase... Tank size : 150cm (L) x 60cm (W) x 40cm (H) Skimmer : Skimz SM202 Fludised Reactor : Skimz FM100 /or FM1500? Light set : 8 x 80W (6 blue, 2 purple, 1 white?) Giesemann bulb. Anything else I need to take note?