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Just upgraded my office tank (due to leaking issues) to the Aquarama Marine Competition tank (made by Aquatic Style). My biggest tank setup so far, so thought I could use some advices from fellow reefers.

Here's a picture of the old 2x2x1 feet tank vs the new 3x2x2 ft tank.

Moved my old sump to the new tank including the rocks, hopefully can kick start the cycle.. need to get more rocks tho.. will keep posting photos and updates. Advices are greatly appreciated!

Tank Size: 3x2x2 Feet
Return Pump: Sicce Extrema 2500
Lighting: AQUAZONIC SUPER BRIGHT T5 Dimension 90cm x 20cm. Watt : 4 x 39W Tube colour : 2 X sun white and 2 X actinic blue
Wavemaker: 1x SUNSUN 3000l/hr
Skimmer: Skimz E-Series SM121

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Nice tank, now u hv to wait for cycling to complete.

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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What wavemaker you using?(Yellow color)

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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What wavemaker you using?(Yellow color)

Its some China wavemaker.. Ada WM200-02 I think.. Got it at 16 bucks at seletar west farmway.. decom le, now its lying around.. haha

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what are you intending to keep?

Mainly LPS and soft corals. As its at my office, won't be able to monitor the water parameters religiously.. Fishes wise probably quite standard, clowns, gobies, anthias and a few tangs

Anyway here's a photo of the sump.post-21059-0-45039500-1370864366_thumb.j

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Anthias are social fishes that do well in groups. Are you sure about keeping them and a few tangs together? The tank size and the bioload are issues you need to consider carefully.

 

Aquarium 3 - 250 liters with sump and refugium

Jebao DC 6000 pump with speed controller

Skimz skimmer

AI Hydra 52 HD

Hailea HS-66A (1/4 hp) chiller

Maxspect Gyre

TLF Phosban reactors with Phosban

Tunze nano osmolator

Marine Magic Triplet Dosing

 

Aquarium 1 - 27 litres

Atman HF-0600 HOB filter

Maxspect Razor Nano 60W (10,000 K)

AOL 60 litres chiller

Tunze Nano Osmolator

 

 

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Anthias are social fishes that do well in groups. Are you sure about keeping them and a few tangs together? The tank size and the bioload are issues you need to consider carefully.
Thanks for the reminder! Might go for things like sunburst that do well in small groups and keep to 2-3 tang :)

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Just done up the rockscape, added a phosban reactor from two little fishes.

Added some corals from my previous tank. Tank should be ready for fishes soon :)

Photos are of lousy Iphone 5 quality. Will upload some using my DSLR when there's more livestock.

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Nice scape.

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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Corals seemed happier today. post-21059-0-10289700-1371279829_thumb.jpost-21059-0-81408200-1371281919_thumb.jpost-21059-0-23319300-1371282074_thumb.j

Anyway, just setup a simple QT. got a 10 bucks 2nd hand tank frm pacific n a hang on filter box. added old sponges and carbon rings from main tank.. hope it's good enough to house e PBT :)

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Is that...a mug? in your sump? lol!
Haha ya it's a teachers' day mug. But it's e quarantine tank now! Jus e right size for my PBT to hide. Haha

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Anyway guys, I have just gotten another TLF phosban reactor 159 to run bio pellets. Tried to make e pellets spin around in e reactor by using a 2000l pump. However, it seems to only tumble even after I reduce E number of pellets..is that good enuff? Or e pellets will get lighter after a while n start spinning??

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Went back to my LFS n Added my fishes back to the tank. Got a few nice montis n some other beginner sps. Not very pro at gluing sps, quite messy. Hope they can grow into form soon..

Btw, abit of diatom bloom, good sign?

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Went back to my LFS n Added my fishes back to the tank. Got a few nice montis n some other beginner sps. Not very pro at gluing sps, quite messy. Hope they can grow into form soon..

Btw, abit of diatom bloom, good sign?

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I think ur LPS coral not doing well in ur tank.Maybe should check ur water parameter.I suggest that wait for ur tank abit mature and stable parameter before putting sps.Even my tank alrdy 2.5yr old still not ready for sps :lol:

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I think ur LPS coral not doing well in ur tank.Maybe should check ur water parameter.I suggest that wait for ur tank abit mature and stable parameter before putting sps.Even my tank alrdy 2.5yr old still not ready for sps :lol: Happy reefing
I thought so too. It was opening up well then. Most probably cuz u jus increase e salinity to 1.026.. I have shifted down to 1.024.. Hopefully it's better. Anyway, won't be putting any more sps for the moment. Thanks alot! Will do well to resist e temption with helpful seniors like you giving me timely reminders :)

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Personally I think too much live rocks. Less might give better flow

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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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Personally I think too much live rocks. Less might give better flow
Ya. Think I used more LR recommended. Was more concerned about having more live rocks to help in keeping nutrients down and e pods. Will putting in another wave make help? Currently my diablo dc return pump is 3500l/hr, with a 3000 resun wave maker blowing at each other. I am still trying to adjust e waves to a sweet spot. At some angles, it will cause my LPS to retract. Probably due to e direct flow.

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Ya. Think I used more LR recommended. Was more concerned about having more live rocks to help in keeping nutrients down and e pods. Will putting in another wave make help? Currently my diablo dc return pump is 3500l/hr, with a 3000 resun wave maker blowing at each other. I am still trying to adjust e waves to a sweet spot. At some angles, it will cause my LPS to retract. Probably due to e direct flow.
Agreed with bro james72 removing some rocks or rescape in a way where flow won't be too restricted.

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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