dachkie

actually this thread is not about cycling, its actually what type of method of water will be best for starting a new tank

market prawn is like the traditional way of kickstarting the cycle, i am dosing bac + market prawn + biopellets, but not much LR in my tank so later going to get a pail of bacteria king for bacteria to live in

i went shop n safe buy a pkt of prawns n throw in already lol

i was going to ask my usual acrylic shop to custom 1 for me today but end up too buzy with tank, when mine is done i'l post it up for some ideas, but mine will be for my sump

i managed to survive tru 48 hrs of dripping ro-di, tank is finally running but ALAS i got no market prawn at home lol

i prefer outsump models because it doesnt pass heat into the tank, anyway it was only a small hiccup that was solves in 5 mins

ok lucky i was checking on the tank every now n then, else disaster 1 would have happened, the hose to skimmer venturi was loose n water was seeping out from it, freaked out n thought what happen, started taking towels n dry the area n hunt for the source, luckily was a small thing

pm me for contact lor, thewy not sponser can anyhow wack number here meh

nope no booster pump, now my display is almost filled, after 27hrs, left sump

abrasion method n polish with some oxide thingie

ya i very sian already, its been 12 hrs and only 1/3 of display tank is filled up boohoo

unfortunately mine cant do that, my skimmer is gravity feed from the overflow lol

pic of tunze 6105 power supply and impeller bought on 22th oct 2012 , just 2 weeks back never touch water b4, take note 6105 doesnt come with controller price reduce to $250

i tot all rotate properly already

reson for sale, using dosing pump and reef angel

Tunze 6105 with brand new psu and impeller from RD ($300) American Pinpoint ORP/Redox controller / needs to change probe ($150) Milwakee PH controller $150 Reef Maniac CR824 with ehiem recirculating pump + Rowalith-C half full and 2nd chamber full of mg chips- ( $200) if buying CR with PH controller will be bundle price of $300 sms at 9/7/4/5/9/9/7/7 if interested

finally completed virgin water

just providing reefers a service that i found and just used , extremely impress and happy with it this is a machine etched logo but i dont like the location logo removed polished and ready for water cost less than 2 blue notes and 1 hour work time

cool, i also just oprdered the reeftech from gemsurf to try out

has been an extremely buzy day since 8am in the morning, onl;y settled down now so time for pics Arrival of tank at 1030am tight fit into the lift Heading to its position where it will be sitting there for a longggg time Cutting a hole for my chiller coil and electrical wiring awaiting its turn to sit on top of its partner into the hole canopyless another view back overflow with 2 return outlet platform to sit my 1st gen reef octopus bubble blaster external skimmer and sump 1st compartment the 2nd part of the sump, looks like 2nd compartment is gonna be a refugium pipings for changing water , i can now drain out 1st compartment and 2nd compartment's water while leaving main tank circulating with wavemakers view of tank from main door ( uncompleted so got a gap on top thats all for today, more of this photojournal tomorrow, awaiting minor works to the cabinet and the silicon for the pipings to cure for 24 hours before i start adding water

wah lau eh brooooooo , y not 1 month earlier lol

lol bro james such a old tank thread u dig out

It should b safe coz the 1 pipe is pretty thick n i need the height for detritus to settle in the 1st compartment , trying not to use any filter at all if possible, n its not a great concept lar just being stingy n save the wattage on q feeding pump to the skimmer

the skimmer is external not in the top glass tank, that is just a 1st compartment for detritus from the main tank to settle so i can siphon it away easily if water flow there is too strong then i'll add a filter sock skimmer is fed by gravity

??? dont get it, u mean the skimmer only 1 output pipe?