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Next: As arranged, i went to collect some small pieces of LR from my tank maker for placement in my sump compartment, below where the filter wool sits.

A picture of their holding tub, containing their remaining not-so-pretty LR's. Notice the water clarity and cleanliness.

Here's another 2 larger pieces, bought from Iwarna. The shape and coraline growth is so beautiful, it felt like as if i found 2 gems (although they are only REAL rocks, not diamonds) The rocks are cured, judging from the smell, growth and clarity of water (a beckett was in use for the holding tub for the LR's) . Probably they have been sitting in the tub for quite some time.. and this lucky chap that is ME found it.

Been awhile since i last posted some pictures and updates Busy looking around for cured LR's from all over the place. Realised that it isnt that easy to look for live rocks that are cured (or at least semi-cured) and also with shapes and growth that are to my liking. Anyway, here goes: some cured LR's from Fiji and Bali from a fellow reefer. Not alot of coraline algae on it but hopefully they will be fully encrusted in time to come!

Haha.... yeah.... i'm still in the process of getting all my rocks... so no scaping is done yet. Will post the pics up soon so stay tuned.

Some toys yet to be installed Still deciding on a skimmer for the tank, although i already have a Reef Octopus at hand now. Any comments or recomendations?

Nope dude, its a 3'x2'x2' set-up.

Haha thanks alot for the compliment bro. i am still a amateur when it comes to reef keeping, will need alot of advice from you guys. Yup, i am happy that my gf enjoys reefing too. At least it makes my hobby somewhat an interesting activity for the both of us, so it makes our work fun. And yeah, the small glass compartment in the sump is for freshwater top-up. Will get it set-up soon and then i will post it up for you guys to see. Promise more pix to come soon!

Hi Storm Trooper, haha thought of that already, but its not really feasible becos i'd probably need like a 50ft long hose from my bathroom to connect to the tank. Besides, me and my gf decided to enjoy the fun out of setting up our new tank slowly together, which explains why we counted the amount of pails needed to fill up the tank (altho we din really need to). Quite tiring process, but we enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind suggestion anyway

Hi, I'm interested in the rocks. Contact me at 94797300 to deal. Thanks!

Whoah, realised that its past 4am already. Will be leaving my tank as it is for now, and wait for the time to progress to the next step. For now, time to sleep!

With the sand, salt and water done............ now its time for the sea to form.

What's next?

From water to ocean, here comes the introduction of the salt....

37 full pails were what it took to get this tank filled, and my gf did 10 of them.....

Finally, the virgin drops of moisture

My gf cleaning up the tank for me before the introduction of water and the 'leak test'. Really appreciate that kind effort.

PUR-II and Sorb-4, to be put into my sump and FR once the water is up and running.

3 packs of Grade 1 sand is what i will be using for my sand bed. Fine particles... but not too light to be easily blown away... great!!

Salt for my tank........ Marine Environment.. Heard its good... What do you say guys?

Here's how the sump looks like after the installation of the pipings and pumps etc.

Even the pipings look cool.. Can't believe we can be so fascinated with such a simple thing.

A closer look at the overflow compartment.....