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Your tank looks like it contains a part of a cliff found in gbr! Haha

No point visiting? The lfs there are expensive and you can't really bring any ls back

Yeah...more expensive than SG...

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Picture of the living room.... Dining area and TV area...

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Wow, got two 5 ft tanks now. Is your radion new or 2nd hand?

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Wow, got two 5 ft tanks now. Is your radion new or 2nd hand?

No lah bro...will decomm the current one once my new tank is upzzzzz....If not CFO will be angry...

Radion is new(current set)...yet to buy the 3rd set...

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Oh ok, thot u have 5 sets of radion XR30W. That will be heavy investment.

Bro, Can i check with u?

I have a 3 ft tank, do u think 1 set of radion is enuff plus supplement by 2x39w of T5 to light up my tank?

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Oh ok, thot u have 5 sets of radion XR30W. That will be heavy investment.

Bro, Can i check with u?

I have a 3 ft tank, do u think 1 set of radion is enuff plus supplement by 2x39w of T5 to light up my tank?

Wah....5 sets Radion....no lah....

1 set of Radion is meant for 2 ft setup....but if your tank is shallow...1.5ft - 2ft....it could work for a 3 ft tank......move the radion upwards so it cover more area.

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naise.. the backdrop will look great! :thumbsup:

~ 24 June 2012 ~

Main Tank Display- 4ft (L) x 2ft (W) x 2.5ft (H) 3side view

Return Pump- 2x Eheim 1262

Wavemaker- Conch II + Tunze

Skimmer- Hydor Performer 700DP

Lighting- Sun System Tek-Light T5 8 x ATI 54W

Chiller- Hailea 1/4hp

Reactor- Skimz FR Rowaphos

Dosing Pump- Bubble Magus BM-T01

-Refugium-

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Wah....5 sets Radion....no lah....

1 set of Radion is meant for 2 ft setup....but if your tank is shallow...1.5ft - 2ft....it could work for a 3 ft tank......move the radion upwards so it cover more area.

Ok, thinking of getting one in future. Thanks for the advice.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Bro, you super rich and dedicated. People make 3d computer models of their tanks. U make 3d scaled scaffold model of your tank. Really like a building developer, haha. Nice work!

Bro, buy DIY stuff from Daiso....cost me $8 only....lol

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For the wavebox are you going to DIY and use the tunze pump or the whole set of the original wavebox

Selling big game fishing equipment. Stella 20k / 17k .. made in Japan jigging blue rose / kabuzu popping rod... pm for prices

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For the wavebox are you going to DIY and use the tunze pump or the whole set of the original wavebox

2 original wavebox.....but 2nd hand....madscientist is gonna shout rich again if i say brand new

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Nice DIY on the wooden prototype. Is it going to be barebottom or shallow sandbed? Do share all your experiences during the build, both negative n positive. Lock in on your thread. Anticipating another great set up.

Cheers,

James

Reviving my reef tank :

Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS)

Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi

ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus)

ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight

Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up

Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25

Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000

Vortech back up battery

TLF-150 + Rowaphos

Activated carbon

Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3

150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato

2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium

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A slight change to my upcoming setup....initially wanted to do a open concept rimless in my exisiting home.....but now since going to move....

So decided to do a Built-in Full cabinet concept....yesterday just visited the Tank Maker at Ubi....fixed up a few details....and price is so reasonable that I could not believe it.....

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u moving? then now the old tank i saw at your place gone liao?

when your new house ready? moving near kovan? hee...

when renovate house make concessions for your tank like water tap and condensor. best if got outgoing drainage. will save you many back breaking hours.

how will your new tank concept be like? 5ft with 3 side view?

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Skimmer : Deltec SC2560

Chiller : Sanyo 1HP Compressor with copper coil

Lighting : Ecotech Radion XR30w x 3 + 5 ft ATI power module 4 tubes

Dosing - Bubble magnus 7 channel

Main pump - reef octopus 7000

FR : Skimz phosphate reactor + FR45 Biopellet reactor

Wavemaker - Vortech 3X MP40W + 1 x sun sun

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u moving? then now the old tank i saw at your place gone liao?

when your new house ready? moving near kovan? hee...

when renovate house make concessions for your tank like water tap and condensor. best if got outgoing drainage. will save you many back breaking hours.

how will your new tank concept be like? 5ft with 3 side view?

Haha bro....will be moving end Nov....no leh...still in West side

Yes 5ft 3 side view....like a partition wall...

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