Do you switch off your wavemaker at night?

[lauterbrunnen]

Wa bro, whats your maintenance schedule like? Weekly water change?

I only touch the tank once a month. 5% WC.

Salute bro.. u dun have chiller oso?..

How long u have maintain ur tank like this le?.. Pls share ur successful story with us..

yup no chiller. I have this tank for 3 yrs now I just want to keep it as low maintenance as possible because I don't it to become a chore than a hobby.

[sherman]

All off except one

[PROX]

Having my vortech in night mode (-50%) after light off. Too much flow at night might not allow fish to rest properly. Afterall, they are confined in our limited aquarium space.

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[RCA]

My tank is 4x2x2.5. I called it anemone tank 1 pair of percula living in magnifica, 1 pair of clarkii in neon bubble, pair of skunk in purple tip. Also have rbta and carpet. Other fishes are naso, yellow, blue tang, picasso trigger, hawkfish,goby and pair of mandarins. Btw, i also dont have a skimmer! I like it all natural using sump with dsb, chaeto and lr. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk 4

Bro may I know whats yr water temperature?

[lauterbrunnen]

Bro may I know whats yr water temperature?

Nowadays quite cooling around 27. Highest i have seen is 31 degrees in june while my room temp hits 32.

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[kenyee]

Nowadays quite cooling around 27. Highest i have seen is 31 degrees in june while my room temp hits 32.

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Wow bro..din know that 31°c can keep marine fishes n anemones alive..ur setup must be beating many expensive setups..really hope u can teach all of us..

[lauterbrunnen]

Wow bro..din know that 31°c can keep marine fishes n anemones alive..ur setup must be beating many expensive setups..really hope u can teach all of us..

Nothing amazing on that a lot of our bros fowlr also no chiller.

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[kenyee]

Nothing amazing on that a lot of our bros fowlr also no chiller.

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Yeah bro..I FOWLR oso no chiller..using fan..temp 26 to 28.5°c..but 31°c..hmm

Btw, can share a pic of ur fts?..wanna see where u position ur wavemaker..thks alot..

[MAG]

I set my two wave maker to on using timer from 1600-2200. Reason of doing this is:

1) Safe electricity(main reason)

2) Let corals and fishes to have a more peaceful enviroment(sounded a bit rediculous but i think is good for them)

But of course the sad back is life spend on the wave maker will be shorten.

[Jameshong]

Hi bro lauterbrunnen,

Would like to see your setup too .

[lauterbrunnen]

please attached for my FTS. The LRs are in the middle so the tangs will have swimming space circling from back to front. The WP40 is pointing to the back and return pump pointing to the front creating a washing machine effect :-P

[youdontnowm]

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please attached for my FTS.   The LRs are in the middle so the tangs will have swimming space circling from back to front.  The WP40 is pointing to the back and return pump pointing to the front creating a washing machine effect :-P

Wow thats 4ft tank? my first thought was 2ft cube!

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[kenyee]

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please attached for my FTS. The LRs are in the middle so the tangs will have swimming space circling from back to front. The WP40 is pointing to the back and return pump pointing to the front creating a washing machine effect :-P

Nice tank bro..from ur pic, I see 2 wavemakers at the right side..1 pointing to the left, the other pointing to the front 45° up..the return is at the left side..m I right?

[lauterbrunnen]

Yeah bro. Actually there is another one in the middle pointing up as well. I turn it on manually once in a while when in the mood to force dirt to the overflow.

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[kenyee]

Yeah bro. Actually there is another one in the middle pointing up as well. I turn it on manually once in a while when in the mood to force dirt to the overflow.

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Ok bro..what's about ur sump?..any pic?..interested to know ur setup with dsb n skimmerless..thks

[lauterbrunnen]

See attached bro. First compartment is filled with lr. Middle with chaeto and dsb. Compartment with return pump also with lr. Extreme right ikea container filled with water for ato.

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[kenyee]

See attached bro. First compartment is filled with lr. Middle with chaeto and dsb. Compartment with return pump also with lr. Extreme right ikea container filled with water for ato.

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Very simple n cost efficient sump setup..salute bro..check how often ur ato top up water?..Shd b seldom n little water as u dun run fan rite..thks

[lauterbrunnen]

Thats a 50 liter tub. I have to top up every 2 weeks. I tried using fan but evaporation is crazy so I stopped it.

[kenyee]

Thats a 50 liter tub. I have to top up every 2 weeks. I tried using fan but evaporation is crazy so I stopped it.

So bro, ur tank max.temp so far at 31°c ok?

The evaporation was really crazy using fan..I have try cooling my 5ft tank from 28.5°c to 27.8°c in 8hr period (3pm-11pm) n 3L of water was gone..maybe I will set thermostat for the fan liao..dun run 247..

[lauterbrunnen]

So bro, ur tank max.temp so far at 31°c ok?

The evaporation was really crazy using fan..I have try cooling my 5ft tank from 28.5°c to 27.8°c in 8hr period (3pm-11pm) n 3L of water was gone..maybe I will set thermostat for the fan liao..dun run 247..

it shoots to 31 degrees during june/july.. so far it's been like that for 3 yrs now. i think if you are on fowlr don't waste time on the fan.. just save the electricity and water ;-)

[Leong_varian]

I have 422.5 tank running return pump 1262 & with 2 wave maker..thinking of removing 1 but afraid oxygen/filtration system effect will be reduce..any advise?

[kenyee]

I have 422.5 tank running return pump 1262 & with 2 wave maker..thinking of removing 1 but afraid oxygen/filtration system effect will be reduce..any advise?

Understand ur tank flow..having a return pump already have flow..wavemaker is to compliment dead spot..so position ur wavemaker well n 1 shd b enough..

Another thing to note is what fish u keeping..some like stronger flow while some don't..happy reefing

[ASHWIN]

Most Wavemakers got night mode..