Ryan-Kee

Haha I'm camping here!

OMG... look at those colours. *Drool*

The posts are backdated as the tank was setup on 2 Oct, sorry for any confusions bros! Day 06 (Rearrangement and Water Tests) - 10 Oct 2015 I went out to get new Salifert test kits (NH4, NO2, NO3, PO4 and pH) and also a Jebao RW-4. The RW-4 was added as there were some dead spots at the back of my rock formation. The pulsing mode of the Jebao RW-4 is just great as it’s creating some interesting flow patterns that the Eheim streamON+ was not able to create, and it's affordable... what a fantastic wavemaker! The streamON+ is also too strong so I am considering removing it, meanwhile I've turned it off. The flow from the main return pump seems to be rather strong so I reduced the flow by using some clothes peg (kindly 'donated' by my mother) on the pipe hehe. I've also rearranged the rocks to create more 'caves'. Still need more rocks... The test results are as follows. NO3 is quite high...

Thanks for encouragement bro! I'll look into the HOB skimmers (although it will be hang on side for mine hehe). I have already done the water test and will update everyone soon! Thanks Clement! Yes I read that many impurities and possibly PO4 will be introduced into the system. I am considering getting one but need to wait for the hole in my pocket to heal first haha. Very deep hole... I will be removing the bio-mat as many have feedback it is of little use when I have a sock. Can share with me your tank thread bro, I'm interested to find out more about skimmerless systems! Really appreciate your help! Thanks Leon! Your tank and DIY stuffs are super inspirational... hope we can party at your house someday haha. I've done some water tests on salifert and NH3/4 is zero, NO2 is zero, but NO3 is around 10-25. Glad to know another Hydra user, yes we can compare notes and findings! Wow you got sharp eyes bro! Thanks for your advise and I will replace it tonight with cable tie! Yes bro, that's the theory hehe. I was using the Hydra in my freshwater tank with great results but not sure how it will perform in Marine. I did some tests and NH3/4, NO2 is zero, and about 25mg/l of NO3 but my tank is just 1 week old so I will continue to update the bros here!

Yes the sump is nice and neat, the chiller is hidden at the compartment behind so the whole unit is quite sleek. However that also means the size of sump is reduced.. hmm so got good got bad. Oh yes, that could be possibility to move the media to where the mat is, it's such a simple and great idea! I will try that out tonight! Thanks for the recommendation Inwear, I will go look it up! Thanks for your kind encouragement Admiraltian! Yes... the sump is really restricted Some bros coming over to help me look at how I can improve it. Hello Yono! Thanks for encouragement, still so much to learn. Haha yes it is... I realized it when I looked at the size of other equipment during my Sunday visit to pasir farmway. Some bigger than my whole sump lol.

Thanks bro, hehe nothing much to show now. Your tank and photography is an inspiration!

Hi bro, thanks for your advise! I am considering that but have a small problem... with my small sump hehe. Currently there's a 100micron sock and filter media at the back. There's a small compartment in the front which I am putting a bio-mat temporarily, maybe I can put a small unit here? Thanks bro for your encouragement! I think I was lucky they came out haha. However there's another crab which I saw at night. However not sure whether it's my eyes playing tricks on me or not. Yes will seriously consider a skimmer as will like to reduce my water changes

Day 01 - Setting up I went down to Pacific Reef at Pasir Ris Farmway with my wife around 11.00 a.m, and we saw a small crowd already gathering to choose from a new shipment of fishes. Pacific Reef provides quite a nice selection of Coralline encrusted rocks with a healthy ‘sea’ smell and it wasn’t long that I manage to find several pieces that I really liked. I’ve gotten around 8KG of Live Rocks in total for a good price. Fortunately for me, a Mantis Shrimp swam out while I was weighing the rocks! Well that’s 1 less hitchhiker to take care of. We quickly headed home and proceeded to soak the rocks in freshwater. To my delight, crabs, worms and unknown stuff started swimming out from the Live Rocks. After 5 minutes, I proceeded to transfer the rocks into another pail of freshwater to conduct a second round of inspection. This time I focused on pinching out dead growth and removing as much detritus as I can with a toothbrush and pincer. Here's my first setup. Thanks all for viewing!

Hello all, this is my first marine tank and frankly my first tank ever that's more than 1ft. I started from freshwater so I'm really new in saltwater tank and I hope all bros' will guide me through this exciting hobby. Reefclub feels like a huge family and I'm sure that I'll be able to pick up lots of knowledge from all the sifus here. Special shoutout to some bros here who have guided me through the beginning. You know who you are! Without further ado, let me share more about my humble 2ft tank. I will be posting the photos in the next post. My Tank Specifications Brand. RevoReef Infinity V180 Tank. 600x600x480 (mm) Sump. 510x280x415 (mm) Water Volume. Tank 130 (L), Sump 51 (L) Pump. AquaZonic Amphi 5000 (5000 L/H) Filtration Add-on. Hydra Stream 2 Skimmer. None UV. None Chiller. Teco TK150 (set to 27C) Filter Medium. OF (Ocean Free) 3DM Lighting. LED + T5 stock lighting WaveMaker. Eheim streamON+ 2000 (set to lowest flow rate), Jebao RW-4 (set to speed 3 pulse mode) Water. Dechlorinated Tap Water