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Thanks alot for all info. Will see what I can do. BTW, I saw a white small thing, flat and with two small dots eyes in my tank...shall I net it out???? Its the only living thing moving in my tank now. lol.

Reason for putting the condersor there is because I do not have anymore real estate. I was advised by Chilldown that it won't be a problem but I had to cover the back and top of the condensor if not the hot air might get suck in back by the condensor. Thus when the condensor kicks in, the hot air can only come out from one way. Please refer to the pic attached. I am quite confident with Chilldown but if someone really finds that this is wrong, do let me know and I'll bring it back to Chilldown. Don't want my money to go down the drain~

Hopefully the arowana don't jump out!!! It already did once from the old tank " Had been with me for around 10 years In the future, I was hoping to tear down both tank and make a 8 ft length tank ...dream on~ lol. Hi bro, Thanks for the info. I do notice lotsa micro bubbles when the water from the outflow goes into the sump tank. However upon reaching the side of the return pump, the micro bubbles seem to had dissolve as I can't see them anymore. My protein skimmer is Deltec and is external meaning it would be sitting outside the sump tank? Correct me if I'm wrong. How does a bubble traps looks like? Just some filter sponge media? The chiller has to sit there because the whole thing is too tall (The coil) unless I cut away some part of the rear cabinet. Regarding about limited real estate for coral placement at the top, I think I'll have to make do with it until after starting of June to make changes and get live stocks. Too busy with work at the moment zzz.

Thanks. Yup. Thats a condensor from Chilldown beside my tank

Hi everybody, Finally had my first marine tank filled up with water and live rocks. The specs of my tank as below. 1. Tank size - 4 X 2 X 2 ft by CR Aquarium Thickness: 12mm Material:low-iron glass for front panel, Black silicon. 2. Condensor from Chilldown (Very nice and neatly done) 3. 2 X Eheim 1264 pumps 4. Deltec Protien skimmer TC1655 - Pending installation 5. Deltec Phosphate Reactor FR509- Pending installation 6. Deltec NF511 - Pending installation 7. Sump tank - Still very empty I'll let the pics do the talking. Rock scaping done by Iwarna (Live rock 57kg). Feel free to comment or correct me if you all find anything wrong with this tank. Thank you.

Hi all? Sorry to bring up this old thread but can anyone provide the contact number of sgbros? Did a search on this forum but no contact number. Went to their website, all the Hp number not updated zzzz. Thank you.

THanks ketchup!!! but I already have them sitting in my room with SVS PB13. Kinda overkill and crazy to run two subs in a small room Was actually going to check with you guys what amp you all using. Anyway, back to topic..is the heat emitted by the condensor very hot? I will be installing it beside my tank in the living room facing a wall.

Nice! Two weeks later shall be my turn hehe. btw, side track abit, ur 2nd picture- is that a b&w m-1 speaker?

Hi guys, After doing some research on my own and gathering feedback/information from all around, I had came up with this list which will surely burn a big hole in my pocket . As such, I would not want to buy anything wrongly at all. I had decided to stick to a height of 2ft (One day might try SPS)as advised by many and I hope that the many seniors here can take a look at the equipment I had chosen and give feedback if it is suitable (Too strong/too weak)or should I change to something else. This tank is surely going to stay in my house until the day it crack as I won't have any space left to upgrade to a bigger size tank. As such, I had decided to go with "good" equipment so that I won't have to keep on upgrading which might end up spending more. Tank: 4ft X 2ft X 2ft (12mm thickness glass, Only front panel - Crystal clear glass) Sump: 42ins X 18ins X 15/20ins Pump: 2 X Eheim 1264 (For 2 inlet) Skimmer: Deltec TC1655 1 X Deltec FR 509 with pump Chiller: Pending (If house enough space will go for condensor) Lighting: Pending Thank you all.

Yo hi. Can I know what lightings are you using pls? Thanks.

Bro, noted on your comment about the lighting. However, I was told by some that it will be enough to keep sps too(which right now I'm not intending to).

Hi, thanks for clarifying on the skimmer. You mentioned that the maxspec will not be too strong for the coral but will it be enough/suitable for coral on the sand bed? Thanks

Hi guys, Pls advise on the following: 1) For pump, which is better: Eheim 1264 or Eden 159? Price about the same but heard that Eden 159 got more power? 2) For skimmer, which is suitable for my tank 4 X 2 X 2.5: Deltec 1655 or 2060? If Deltec 2060, should I take internal or external? What are the difference? External free up more space for the sump but require an extra pump to run it? 3) Lighting I'm planning for Max Spec G2-160w x 2 set. Would it be strong enough for light hunger coral if place at bottom section of tank? Thanks.

Thanks for all info. So sump will be open concept without bio balls. Skimmer still thinking shall I use deltec or reef octopus. Will be calling chill down to check if my house suitable for a condenser. Lighting im planning for G2-160w x 2 Good enough for light hunger coral if place at bottom of tank? and it should not heat up the tank water alot right? Pleas advise.

erm...so what kind of sump tank design would be good? Do I just go to the tank maker and tell them I want a normal sump tank? Sorry...I know its a noobie question zzzz

Hi all, Would like to check if bio ball in the sump tank is good? Or should I leave it out and free up more space? Thank you.

Able to recommend a model and roughly how much it cost? Will do a check on it. Thanks

Haa. No problem. Anyway, I understand from your tank thread that you are facing problem using Artica dbe200 due to heat given out by your lightings. I guess my lightings will be the same as yours or stronger because of ht 2.5ft. Do you think I should go for a bigger size chiller for efficient cooling? Maybe artica dbm 250? Experts pls help. Thanks

oh...thanks for correcting me. Cause I saw from the thread is listed as 1. "LOW-IRON GLASS TANK WITH EXTERNAL OVERFLOW COMPARTMENT Size: 48†x 30†x 24†(LxWxH" ehh.. I'll try my best as I'm bad at taking photos...else I would have kept memories of my sixteen 1 ft tanks by taking pics. Bro, thanks!

oh. YO Sis then. Shouldn't her nick be "Tomato"? Tomato ketchup. Ignore me.

YO Bro, I think now I'm facing the issue of having a tank of ht 2.5ft but your tank is ht 2ft. So...your lighting might not be sufficient for my tank height? Will read through your whole thread and see how it goes. Thanks.

Hi all, Thank you for all the information and advice given. I do understand that it will be hard to maintain a 2.5ft height tank in terms of maintenance and lighting issue as informed by so many forumers. However, I had always wanted to get a bigger tank compare to my old tank (4 x 2 x 2). Due to space constraint, I am only able to increase the ht. zzzz I will be checking with DE Lightings to get a light system that is able to support 2.5ft height tank. Regarding maintenance, I will be getting help from professional to lay the LR (Planning 70kg)and will not be doing much scaping after that unless necessary. Please please please do not take it as I do not listen to advice but it is just what I want and I am prepare to spend more money on it (Lightings) and more labour work (Maintenance). Really thank you for all the bros' valuable advices. Thank you all.

Not possible to increase the width to 2.5 as it will be blocking part of my main door . Mum will chop me into pieces for blocking her god of fortune from coming in (Feng Sui). lol Didn't know that the price of Reef Octopus and Deltec so big big difference. In terms of performance, is there really a big difference? If not, I will just stick to Reef Octopus and save money for other items. Thanks again.

YO Bro, thanks for your quick reply. I will still stick to the height of 2.5ft so that I am able to keep more livestock. I'm prepare to "sacrifice" for that extra 0.5ft height. If I were to use Deltec for my skimmer, any recommended model pls? For lighting, any recommendation for my tank so that I won't regret later and need to buy a better one? You mentioned T5 supplement, meaning I need 2MH + another set of T5 lightings or is there any model that come in set? Not planning for SPS at the moment until I get more experience over the years. Many thanks for your advise.

Hi all, I am planning to start my very first marine tank. I will be getting a 4ft X 2ft X 2.5ft tank with a sump tank. I'm thinking of buying the following equipment: (i) Pump - Eheim 1264 (ii) Chiller - Arctica DBE-200 (iii) Skimmer - Thinking of Deltec/ Reef Octopus (Any model recommendation pls as I had never used a skimmer in my life) (iv) Lighting - 2 X 150W MH (Brand: SunSun) - Is this a good lighting system. Think cost about $900/-. Worth it? (v) Wavemaker - Looking at Vortech mp40 or mp60 (vi) Sand - Hawaiian black Aragonite sand Please advise if the equipment would be fine to run the tank efficiently. Thank you all.