Third Love 2 x 2 x 1.5

[erikokelf]

As a kid i'm always fascinated by marine life, but keeping marine life is almost impossible as due to monies issue unless you have lots of love (pocket money) from your parents.

After completing NS and stepping into the working society, but chance i saw one of my buddy (Jowenteo) keeping a reef tank using IQ7 and that's where it sparks of my thoughts of setting a piece of ocean for myself.

It all started with a 1.5 feet five plan plastic tank that i purchase from 328 with DIY IOS with help from my buddy once again.

After keeping this mini 1.5 feet DIY tank for about 2 years with the ability to sustain the fishes and some zoas, i decided to upgrade to a bigger tank.

But chance i spotted a reefer selling his 3 x 2 x 2 tank at a nominal price, i told myself what am i waiting for?

Straight away i contacted the very friendly and helpful reefer for this tank and drove my dad lorry down on the following day to collect my new toy.

This reefer which i cannot recall his nick, even went to the extend of helping me carry down the tank to my dad lorry.

This 3 x 2 x 2 tank is really a beast with 12mm glass thickness. It will literally break anyone's back if you did not handle it with care.

With the help of 2 other friends, i manage to get this beast up and below is how it became after a couple of months.

But due to work and school commitment, i totally neglected this tank and its infested with lots and lots of hair algae, aiptasia, slime algae and many other types of pest algae which you named it i have it.

It's really a task that i don't really fancy wish makes me kudos to those reefer out there with tank height of more than 2 feet.

After much consideration, i decided to start a new tank as the current one seems a bit too hard for me to salvage with all the pest and also to build something which is easier for me to maintain.

[erikokelf]

So i begin to plan and purchase equipment for my new tank and here's the list.

Vortex Mp10

Maxspect Razer 120w 16k

H2O FR with Bio Pellet

H2O FR with Rowa

Tesino GF352 3000 as return

Skimmer (Yet to decide)

Artica 1/10 (to be purchase after i complete my planned 2 month cycle)

Once i have decided on the equipment i wanted, i head begin to search for quotation for the tank i wanted which is 2 x 2 x 1.5.

After consideration from a few maker, i choosen CR to make my tank with 3 side crystal glass which will be coming in on March due to the chinese new year period.

In order to end all the pest issue, i begin killing off my live rock and make it ultra clean by bleaching it.

Once the bleaching process complete, i will air dry and sun bake the rock before soaking it in RO/DI water before cooking it to make it live once again.

I'm sure this process will give me really clean rock.

Shall update once again

[Kelvin81]

Why dont you just purchase those dead rock (already in white colour). Cheaper in cost. Just a suggestion.

[erikokelf]

Why dont you just purchase those dead rock (already in white colour). Cheaper in cost. Just a suggestion.

Erm i ever thought of that but just thinking of giving a try after doing so much reading and research online.

Previously i spend a couple of hundred on LR alone so thinking might as well save up on this side and also as a experimental trail run.

Anyway your suggestion is a good one as well, but there's a saying curiosity kills the cat and i fits in that bill .

[jowenteo]

gambateh !!!!!!!!!! i'm super eager to help you setup this time round after years.... cant wait for your new tank to arrived! 2nd march... dooms day....

[erikokelf]

Effects of bleaching for one day is astonishing. Everything dead and i got my white white rock back again.

Before

After

Guess they are ready for 3 days worth of fresh water soak before sun baking.

All nuisance algae and aiptasia should be in heaven now.

[Gouldian]

So i begin to plan and purchase equipment for my new tank and here's the list.

Vortex Mp10

Maxspect Razer 120w 16k

H2O FR with Bio Pellet

H2O FR with Rowa

Tesino GF352 3000 as return

Skimmer (Yet to decide)

Artica 1/10 (to be purchase after i complete my planned 2 month cycle)

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Once i have decided on the equipment i wanted, i head begin to search for quotation for the tank i wanted which is 2 x 2 x 1.5.

After consideration from a few maker, i choosen CR to make my tank with 3 side crystal glass which will be coming in on March due to the chinese new year period.

In order to end all the pest issue, i begin killing off my live rock and make it ultra clean by bleaching it.

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Once the bleaching process complete, i will air dry and sun bake the rock before soaking it in RO/DI water before cooking it to make it live once again.

I'm sure this process will give me really clean rock.

Shall update once again

That's what I did when i have aiptasia problem 5/6 years ago. After sun dry, you can try to soak it with anti-chlorine water to neutralize any remainding bleach.

[MarcoVan]

ehhh why didnt you just put it in warm water and let it stand around with air pump in it? thought apitasia will die without food

[erikokelf]

Just to make sure everything die lor. I believe eventually the rock will turn people after I cook it with some live rock.

I doesn't wanna give any chance for pest anymore very saddening to see them.

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[erikokelf]

While preparing my own rock and waiting for my new tank to arrive, i received this new toy that i have ordered few days ago.

Auto top up device.

[Admiraltian]

While preparing my own rock and waiting for my new tank to arrive, i received this new toy that i have ordered few days ago. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=190880'>P_20130206_211400.jpg Auto top up device.

May I ask where did u get this?

[jowenteo]

May I ask where did u get this?

Bro here you go

https://www.fish-street.com/triple_sensor_electrontic_dc_auto_water_filler?category_id=139

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[erikokelf]

May I ask where did u get this?

Yup that's where we have gotten it.

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[Admiraltian]

Bro here you gohttps://www.fish-street.com/triple_sensor_electrontic_dc_auto_water_filler?category_id=139'>https://www.fish-street.com/triple_sensor_electrontic_dc_auto_water_filler?category_id=139 Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

Yup that's where we have gotten it. Sent from my PadFone 2 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks, bros. Will take a look.

[erikokelf]

While eagerly awaiting my new tank to arrive on 2nd March, my shopping spree just continued.

Finally decided on the skimmer and just got a Bubble Magus Nac 5.5 as the main "cleaning agent" for my tank.

Also gotten 2 pack of Caribbean Sea Indo Pacific Black live sand as my substrate top up with a small pail of A.R.M aragonite media for the boast of calcium on my display tank.

For scaping wise, i have also purchased one big bag of dead rock to get myself all ready.

Reason for using dead rock is that i have the ability to choose what i want in my tank and not getting constant shock of seeing crabs, sponge or even bristle worm.

More or less in terms of equipment i'm all set just have to wait for my tank to come and all the setup will begin.

[ben loh]

can't wait to see your setup..

[erikokelf]

can't wait to see your setup..

Thanks bro. Haha guess i'm much more eager to see my tank as well lol.

[erikokelf]

Just received drawing of my tank and i have 6 more days before i'll see my 3rd love :eyebrow:

[Davidlow]

Can pm me the cost of the tank ? Thank

[erikokelf]

Can pm me the cost of the tank ? Thank

Pm sent.

[[V]tEc]

why dont rotate the sump so that the return piping dont have to go thought so many bends resulting in more headloss?

[erikokelf]

why dont rotate the sump so that the return piping dont have to go thought so many bends resulting in more headloss?

You got a point there bro. Never really consider on that.

Anyway thanks for your valuable advise, too late to change already now tank already waiting for silicon to dry haha.

[hanafi_weeseng]

Bro pls kindly pm me too on the costing. Thank u

[erikokelf]

Bro pls kindly pm me too on the costing. Thank u

Pm sent bro.

[[V]tEc]

You got a point there bro. Never really consider on that.

Anyway thanks for your valuable advise, too late to change already now tank already waiting for silicon to dry haha.

as long as piping not done yet should be able to change the piping. sump tank can just use back.