New 5ft tank progress

[alanseah]

hmm interesting..

my old tank too dont have any refuge and I dont see much algae problem...

maybe can reduce the size more... for other user or just have a smaller section only..

[alanseah]

Finally got to talk with my tan maker..

A gd guy I must say... and not just a simple tank maker only..

he know what to do and lot of advises given...

Ok here is more or less the comfirm design.

Top view of the hood.

[alanseah]

Here is the sump...

[alanseah]

As for equipment,

2 x 250W MH

2 x FL 4ft (36W)

1 x Ocean Runner OR 3500

1 x SICCE IDRA (got 2 old one use them lor.. save money since they r not that hot)

1 x Marine Source Turo Skimmer

About 90kg LR

About 50kg grade 1 and 40kg grade 0

10 kg Aragonite

1 x Auto Water Top Up.

1 x TR 1.25hp Chiller

Think that's all...

rest of tank pic some other days.. now off work lor..

[roidan]

you forgot tunze streams

[alanseah]

O ya thanx roidan...

As for equipment,

2 x 250W MH

2 x FL 4ft (36W)

1 x Ocean Runner OR 3500

1 x SICCE IDRA (got 2 old one use them lor.. save money since they r not that hot)

1 x Marine Source Turo Skimmer

About 90kg LR

About 50kg grade 1 and 40kg grade 0

10 kg Aragonite

1 x Auto Water Top Up.

1 x TR 1.25hp Chiller

1 x TS12 Tunze Steam

[alanseah]

Have been thinking...

see the coralvue MH product.. seem very gd compare to other brand and price also quite ok...

anyone been using it and how gd it really is...

cause might be using coralvue MH

[alanseah]

finaly my tank coming next weekend..

Here is the finally equipment update and will start posting pic once I have my tank up..

As for equipment,

2 x 250W MH Coralvue bulb, ballast, spider reflector

2 x FL 3ft (30W)

1 x Ocean Runner OR 3500

1 x SICCE IDRA (got 2 old one use them lor.. save money since they r not that hot)

1 x Marine Source Turo Skimmer

About 90kg LR

About 50kg grade 1 and 30kg grade 0

13 kg Aragonite sand

1 x Auto Water Top Up.

1 x TR 1.25hp Chiller

1 x TS12 Tunze Steam

beening stocking up these few weeks for the big things... tank have not come my body already aching doing so much carry and work...

[hsloo]

Hi Alan,

No update? Tank not arrived yet?

[alanseah]

hi got got..

this sat coming...

I will update when it come..

also I with update with some pic of my old 4ft.. will keep it in memory as it's been with me for 3 yrs...

For now me busy with my wedding stuff so you guy just bare with me alittle...

[hsloo]

Oooohhh... Congratulation!!! When is your big day?

I suppose this new tank is your wedding gift to your wife... heheh...

[alanseah]

lolz..

it's more of a gift to myself.. lolz...

[alanseah]

New tank finally arrive...

but let view pic of my old tank first it's a 4ft tank..

[alanseah]

Here is me washing my tank...

[alanseah]

And this is the tank after adding all the sand...

but water still remain cloudy leh after waiting for 6 hrs..

let hope tomorrow will clear off and I can start adding LR in..

[alanseah]

how long you guy have to wait for your tank to start clear after adding sand..??

me forget how long i waited last time for my 4ft...

[CalciumReef]

depends on how clean you washed your sand before addition.

[alanseah]

wow faint.. dont tell me going to take days...

me only added 3 bags of new sand.. the remaining about 50 kg is from my old tank...

hope tomorrow will be clear...

[Tigger]

For now me busy with my wedding stuff so you guy just bare with me alittle...

Congras, remind me of last year when my tank, my exams and wedding all came at the same time..........

[alanseah]

thanx..

wow u that time as busy as me huh... lolz..

me same same.. busy with work, wedding and tank..

these few day do do and do till dam tired..

[jd_n]

The last time i did it, waited abt 2-3days before everythin settle down. Wash only the first 2 bags and after tat gave up. Dump the rest of the 10 bags in, stir stir....put in powerhead and let the filtration do the work.

[alanseah]

wow... so long.. I cant wait that long.. hope today the water will be clear enough for me to put LR..

else I put my LR outside my house.. lolz.. over 60++ kg of LR and water.. so heavy till the container below got wheel u cant even move the container..

[alanseah]

Guess the last bag of sand I put into my tank...

the ans is....

[alanseah]

this is the effect after adding Aragonite sand...

can see alot of foam ....

[alanseah]

Guess what this big hole is for inside the cabnet...

yes it's for the chiller....

chiller inside the cabnet.... more pic of how to make it more possble in other update...