My Simple 2ft Setup

[angmoh]

tick tock tick tock... tank has'nt arrived yet...

tank maker just called, said the lorry driver MIA... no transport... sigh~ wasted my half day leave staying at home waiting for nothing.

[Kelvin81]

Oh no... mind to share who is this tank maker is.. anti-climax..

[angmoh]

probably i'm in bad luck.

He has quite a fair bit of good reviews over here, reputable for his good workmanship etc..

I would not really condemn this tank maker until i have seen his end product.

[angmoh]

He promised to deliver the tank to me in 3 weeks time upon confirmation, and i give him 4 weeks to do. I only courteously drop him a "reminder" of my tank on the 5th and 6th week and this is the 7th week...which he promised to deliver today at 2-3pm.

Now is 5.30 and i still have not seen the sign of him...

[Evolutionz]

wah so jia lat ah... i know how exciting and how bad one can feel if tank didn't come on time.. you were patience enough..

[angmoh]

finally he called and is on the way...

[HappyReef]

Hi bro angmoh, I hope your tank maker did not take advantage if your kindness and patience. You are really a nice bro.

[angmoh]

At the end, he arrived at about 6.30 pm...To cut the long story short, he delivered this semi-completed tank to me.

The chiller compartment cabinet (where the chiller location is) not yet installed due to miscalculation. The height is too short.. shorter than the tank. It supposed to be flushed.

Sump not yet delivered. Cabinet doors not yet installed. The one in the cabinet is the reservoir tank which is done by another maker.

Perhaps i have too much of expectation. I thought everything can be completed by today.

Here's the semi-completed tank.

[angmoh]

Now let's look at his workmanship...

Glass work is good. Silicone works can be improved.

Carpentry works is so-so. I thought all the edges are ABS. But he told me only the doors are. I will give more marks if the edges are ABS. At least u wont see those awful white lines. He told me he will touch it with black marker. We shall see how.

[kanegan]

Lol bro. I think we may have the same tank maker. The experience sounds so familiar...

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[Evolutionz]

Wah... Delivery so late still never do complete.. How can tank come but no sump? And cabinet come no doors.. Alamak.. Really sian to Kena such tank maker.

[idle69]

Since everybody is complaining abt de haze n hail..y not complain abt de tank maker too!! Take pic n Stomp!! Make up story of how u waited til ur fishes had died n get compensation!!

[angmoh]

lol, the tank maker is not that bad yet lar.. haha just some delay only, which many of us have experienced that i guess.

He does have his merits and pros as well.

Anyway, nothing much will happen until the tank maker came to fix everything on this coming Sunday.. hopefully there will not be any delay again.

[Melwood1978]

Now let's look at his workmanship... Glass work is good. Silicone works can be improved. Carpentry works is so-so. I thought all the edges are ABS. But he told me only the doors are. I will give more marks if the edges are ABS. At least u wont see those awful white lines. He told me he will touch it with black marker. We shall see how.

Actually for carpentry works I ever think of getting back my renovation ID as their worksmanship is better than my tank maker but 3 months after renov completed dunno they entertain ala carte work and also if engage tank maker make tank but not cabinet a bit awkward...

[idle69]

Hi idle69 thanks for your offer.. but i guess nothing much to work on. But you are welcomed to visit me

I will just let the tank filled with fresh water and treated with rowaphos / carbon and let it run for few days. Then add salt, sands and live rocks..

Ok I go visit u! Wats ur address? I can bring alone some biostart 2 kick start cycling!

[angmoh]

Heng u din come that day.. Haha tank only half delivered...

[TayHongSiang]

Hi Angmoh....read your thread just now. I like your set up. However....your situation doesnt sound good. I also had a 2ft cube tank made by CR and everything was delivered in one go. Just curious who is your tank maker? If u dun mind revealing.

[tropic]

hmm..The tank design look like one of our sponsor style....hope im wrong.

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[Admiraltian]

Maybe the tank maker too busy with a lot of other projects??

[desideria]

Good luck. This sounds familiar of exactly the same experience of 3 other reefers I know whereby the same tank maker took a long time to deliver and when things come its not as per specifications or late and delayed. Multiple trips required and if it taught the reefers one thing.. it was patience! Good luck.

[digibee]

Wow angmoh bro;

You really got the patience .....

Who is the tank maker?

I have to avoid such tank maker!

[angmoh]

Yep.. i strongly recommend this tank maker to those who are patience enough and looking for good quality tank built.

This tank maker definitely has his merits in terms of his experience. His attitude is also ok, willing to assist you to do something extra, not calculative (perhaps he's guilty for delaying my project)... He is just a one man show, so i'm more forgiving towards him for the delays.

anyway i'v been reefing for the past 10 years (stopped for about few years).. so i'm not that eager to have my tank done up quickly.

[angmoh]

idle69 bro,

you can drop by anytime. I'm staying in CCK area.

The tank maker will come to finish the outstanding works on this coming saturday.. but i guess nothing much we can do at the moment, as i dont think i can fill the tank with water yet.. hv to wait for the glue to dry..

[raydiative]

He is just a one man show, so i'm more forgiving towards him for the delays.

haha... i think i know who the tank maker is already..

[kanegan]

Now I am sure we have the same maker. Lol

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