SRC Tank of the Quarter Winner-Raymondteo (June 2013 to Aug 2013 )

[Singapore Reef Club]

SRC is proud to fatured this quarter TOTQ winner - Raymondteo beautiful SPS reef tank.

Brief Introduction of your history of setting up your tank

To start off, I would like to thank Singapore Reef Club for the chance to share my passion here, my name is Raymond, I live in Woodlands. My adventure with reef keeping started about 1 year and 10 months ago when I was moving to a new house, its all about childhood dream, therefore; a colorful marine tank has to be featured as part of the interior designs for my new home. And in two months, my first & ever reef tank was in my living room.

For the first 12 months of reefing, it was the difficult and crucial moment to me as I’ve spent most of my time and of course $$, just to figure out what kind of hobby I was having? It’s an expensive hobby that needed 100% commitment and passion, lots of hard work to be done everyday. So for all newbie to the hobby, think twice before you get yourself in.

Tank specifications

Salinity: 1.026

Temperature: 26 ~ 27

Ph: 8 to 8.3

Calcium - 430 to 450

Alkalinity– 8 to 8.3

Magnesium – 1320 to 1350

Test kits: Salifert ranges of test kit

Tank: Hardware

Tank Size: 66” (L) x 30” (W) x 27” (H)

Mechanical Filtration: 7” x 17” Filter Sock

Skimmer: Deltec SC2060

Dosing pump: Kamoer 7-Channels

Pump 1-3 (SeaChem Adv Ca, SeaChem Adv Mg & Seachem reef buffer)

Pump 4-7 (RedSea Color A-D)

Chiller: Sanyo 1HP compressor drop-coil

Reactor: FR (Bio-Pellet), Skimz FM150 (Rowaphos)

Chemical filtration: PURA Activated Carbon & Bacteria King

Main return pump: Tesino 8000L x 2

Wave maker: 2 x Vortech MP40W, 1 x Tunze 6650, 1 x Tunze 6800

Others Equipments :

ELOS Water Top-up

Lighting period : De-Lighting 8 tubes.

2 x Blue Plus + Purple Plus + Pro color (From 9am to 530pm)

2 x Blue Plus + Purple Plus + Actinic (From 1pm to 9pm)

4ft Ecoxotic Led Stunner x 6 strips (From 2pm to 11pm)

[Gouldian]

Congrats!

[Singapore Reef Club]

Addictive used

( If you use any addictive to maintain your tank ect which is think is important and worth sharing ? )

RedSea – Energy A & B

RedSea Color A, B, C & D

Polylp Lab – Reef-Resh - Genesis & Fuel

Live Stocks - Corals

Live Stocks - Fish:

1. Yellow Tang
2. Mystery Wrasse
3. Flame Angel
4. Yellow Wrasse
5. Blue tang
6. Clown Fish & etc

[Singapore Reef Club]

Some personal Q & A questions

1. How long have you been reefing?

Ans: 1 year 10 months

2. How did you get into this hobby?

Ans: Childhood dream.

3. Are you a fish guy or a Coral guy?

Ans: Coral guy

4. What is your main concern when looking around for your reefing equipment?

Ans: Affordable and Reliable.

5. What is your favorite past time

Ans: shop and dine with family

6. What is the satisfaction you got from this hobby?

Ans: Wife starts to support the hobby.

7. Any advice for newbie in this hobby?

Ans: patient & passion, bigger the better.

[erikokelf]

Congrats very beautiful tank indeed.

[CFOh]

Nice tank!! Congratulation bro Raymond.

[dnsfpl]

congrats bro

nice rabn and monti haha

[spkentchai]

Congrats Bro Raymond.

[Singapore Reef Club]

The Winner for this quarter - Raymondteo will also get to receive one box of the goodie bag sponsored by Reef Depot ( Sponsored out of goodwill to support this hobby . ) Thanks to Reef Depot again for their support !

[subxero]

Great tank

[tropic]

I knew it!!! Congrats raymond. Only matter of time you be going for the totq... his tank is just AMAZING! I can see and have dreams of it when I sleep..lol

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[jxlex]

Congrats! Nice tank man

[blueclown]

Congrats bro.

[Admiraltian]

Congrats, really beautiful tank u have.

[Kakani]

Congrat nice tank.

[Cedric]

Congrats! Beautiful tank!

[Kelvin81]

Congrats! Nice pcs of monti there!

[Avrilovigne]

Fabulous!!!!

[superbee]

OMG! Is just fantastically nice and wonderful piece of art of the underwater world! Congratulation! How you did it!?

[Harlequinmania]

It will take many months for the purple monti to grow to such size. One of the biggest monti i saw in an aquarium tank

[mafacifa]

congrats! very nice corals

[sherman]

Congrats. The monti is nice.

[jquek]

Oh wow! Beautiful!

[kraken]

a great inspiration for other reefers!

[katoboy]

Dream tank