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Thanks bro... just trying only la... Oh Yes! the Cable! Yup yup i did! thank you so much bro!

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Thanks for the compliments bro, most of the "planning" are stole of the information available in this site

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Super overdue update of this little journal of mine... Some basic updates: 1. Installed TIR lens for the lighting 2. Change dosing regime to balance up key parameters. After so many weeks

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It is normal to see algae bloom due to new tank syndrome. I have started 3 tanks and even though ann cycle is over n po4 zero, i will still get algae bloom. It will be gone soon once ya tank stabilized bro.

Wow, bro, so fast got 3 tanks liao. CO never make noises? Sorry to hijack bro Jxlex's thread.

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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No la. I mean my last few tanks. Anyway, off topic liao!

lol, i know....anyway to bro jxlex, maybe u can get some CUC if the hair algae persists. No matter what mechanical or chemical filtration u add, sometimes hair algae will still grow inside your 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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No worries bro... Cuc have liaol but like what bro said its a cycle we have to go through la. .. Will try to take some pics once the water clears up else damn silly :) we should all catch up for some beers then can discuss over all these "finer" details man

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No worries bro... Cuc have liaol but like what bro said its a cycle we have to go through la. .. Will try to take some pics once the water clears up else damn silly :) we should all catch up for some beers then can discuss over all these "finer" details man

Lol! Count me in bro!

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No worries bro... Cuc have liaol but like what bro said its a cycle we have to go through la. .. Will try to take some pics once the water clears up else damn silly :) we should all catch up for some beers then can discuss over all these "finer" details man

Ha ha, sure... But need to sign consent form first... If not CO will nag again. Lol.

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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I am so freaking irritated... Once again I came home to see my DT water level coming down... Second time in less then 2 weeks! Changed from aquabee 3000 to new Rio 17hp (4500l/hrs) first few days ok then dunno why suddenly it goes down again... Weird... Can't be pump so fast inefficient leh... 350liters tank I think if I up to 6000l/hrs something wrong liao...

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I am so freaking irritated... Once again I came home to see my DT water level coming down... Second time in less then 2 weeks! Changed from aquabee 3000 to new Rio 17hp (4500l/hrs) first few days ok then dunno why suddenly it goes down again... Weird... Can't be pump so fast inefficient leh... 350liters tank I think if I up to 6000l/hrs something wrong liao...

Beer!! Don't leave me out bro !! Hehe

Can't help u on this as I don't have experience dealing with sump yet :(

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Tell CO office meeting extended or something la... Hahaha... Im up for it for sure! Or find a kopitiam near Admiriatian place easier for him to explain too! :cheers:

Ha ha... Thanks for the kind gestures.

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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Super overdue update of this little journal of mine...

Some basic updates:

1. Installed TIR lens for the lighting

2. Change dosing regime to balance up key parameters. After so many weeks, i finally managed to bring CA to 430, Mg to 1320 & KH down to 8.9. Didnt dare to be so drastic so slight adjustments daily.

3. NO3 & PO4 undetectable for the last 2 weeks. Hmm algae issue still present but can see them dying of and balancing off liao.

4. Lost a whole lot of sps which i transfered over from my other tank. Stupid parameters :(

5. Again added a few more inside which i am closely monitoring (touchwood).

Daily regime:

AM - Dose Ultrabak, UltraMinS & Ultra Organic

AM - Feed Articpods & Rotifer

PM - Tank glass cleaning

PM - Feed Oyster Shake

Weekly: Off skimmer and dose Henry's bacteria powder, change filter sock

Bi Weekly: Water Change, Dose BioDigest & Its Clear!

Have been sticking to this habit for the past 2/3 weeks and have been quite happy with whats happening in the tank.

I did get an STN outbreak on many of my spses and am still closely monitoring it. Suspect due to really low mag&cal and extremely high KH. Weirdly some of the sps are starting to encrust at the base and i look forward to some growth soon.

Realised about 1 week back that my radion was not setup correctly and only running at 20% stupidly changed it back up to 100% and many corals started showing signs of bleaching. Upgraded to TIR lenses and running at 60% now. Aim to raise by 5% weekly till 100%.

Well some pictures taken 1+ week ago to share. As you can see i have bad bout of algae issues, now it is slowly settling down.

Tank View:

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front & side view

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Another view:

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Sump (messy messy):

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Some pic of livestocks (apologies for horrible photos):

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Hopefully will get sometime this weekend to update on livestocks. :)

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Nice setup.

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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Impressive ... +1 like
Nice setup.
Look nice bro

Thanks for the kind words bro... Nothing compared to many out there ;)

Can't wait for everything to settle down and stop seeing green or browns! Hahaha

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Came home to a major scare... Apparently the electrician came today to replace the switchboard for the whole house and my tank was without power for more than half a day...

Everything seem ok for now but think better monitor... Anything I should look out for?

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Came home to a major scare... Apparently the electrician came today to replace the switchboard for the whole house and my tank was without power for more than half a day...

Everything seem ok for now but think better monitor... Anything I should look out for?

Temperature change could stress fishes and corals out sometimes. If corals looked ok then need to monitor fishes, their bodies & appetite, etc. for the next few days. Btw where u get those dosing acrylic box/compartment?

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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Temperature change could stress fishes and corals out sometimes. If corals looked ok then need to monitor fishes, their bodies & appetite, etc. for the next few days. Btw where u get those dosing acrylic box/compartment?

Thanks for the tip bro! Will monitor closely...

I drew the design n got an acrylic maker to make lor... Parts can get from plumbing shop or some sponsors also got sell bro Will:)

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