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Dear all , any of the above pls text me or pm , Stanley - 96878137 , I'm very new to marine . My 3ft tank still cycling for 6 days to be exact.... Many items bought n freebies given by sgreefclub members and a lot of good advises from them which enhances my knowledge greatly , I'm still learning ...

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Go to some shops that sell cheap 2nd hand lightset, those azonic, etc at times are at throw away price. Till u are serious, then go for higher investment.

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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Go to some shops that sell cheap 2nd hand lightset, those azonic, etc at times are at throw away price. Till u are serious, then go for higher investment.
Who or where are these shop , care to share with me with many thanks....
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I think there are a few LED drivers for sale over at the pasar malam section. Could give them a go, if by a stretch, you're considering DIY LED sets.

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Where to go for DIY led $150 seems to me a very good buy !!! Care to pm me who is highly recommended ...

I just completed my own DIY led. I suggest before you even spend on those money. Ask yourself.

1. How much led are you using.

2. Full spectrum or just blue:neutral white ration.

3. If full spectrum how many channels are there going to be?

4. Going to be manual dimmable or automatic using controller?

5. If going automatic controller doing to program it yourself or buy existing ready made?

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Diy led! Will cost u about $150 for a 3 ft full spectrum.

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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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Start by reading up on

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/345478-an-updated-led-guide-v11/

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/311998-full-spectrum-led-layouts/

Gives you a rough idea of the number of led you need for your tank size.

Diy i would recommend going for ledgroupbuy or steve leds. But of course you pay a price for better leds and shipping to singapore.

In the end it just boila down to what you want and the quality you want.

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Diy led! Will cost u about $150 for a 3 ft full spectrum.
Oops! Sorry, just calculated my cost for a 2 ft full spectrum DIY build costing me about $120. If u know where to source for quality led, you can get it done for about $200 or less. There are other led which is still reliable compared to high end LEDs at lesser price. Taiwan/Chinese made EpiLed and Epistar are also widely used in DIY LED fixtures and led cost are cheaper . It may not be as consistent in quality as those high end LEDs but is sure to get the job done. Do some search and you'll find that not all reefers use high end LEDs and yet get results. I've done DIY for freshwater planted tank using No brand Chinese made led and it made my plants pearl like no tomorrow and growth was amazing. It may or may not be the same for reef but it doesn't hurt to try. Will update my build on DIY section in time to come. Taiwan/Chinese led LEDs are not all bad after all. :)
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