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Hi all! I'm kinda new here in SG Reefclub as I live in the Philippines! I visit Singapore very often to get aquarium stuff :)

Some background info on my reefing journey. I started way back around 2008 with a 75 galon tank with a crappy skimmer. My first serious tank was a 125 galon 5 feetx24"x22" tank that I managed to keep for 3 years. It finally got decommissioned because the corals almost all bleached away because of the heat. I didn't have a chiller then. I also had another small tank (40g) that time and the tank also got decommissioned after a year due to aiptisia infestation.

Anyway, I just started my latest tank today. Just newly installed this faithful September 17, 2014

Superclear glass 3/8" glass tank with external overflow - custom made

Duco finished all white cabinetry by Design and Reef

Tank size is 36"x24"x18"high - glass is machine polished but will eventually fit a lid with nylon netting as a top to prevent jumping-suiciding fishes.

Reef Octopus Skimmer xp2000 sss

Lights is AI vega

Teco tr-10 chiller

Waves provided by wp-10 (for now)

Rio hf17 return pump

Saltmix Aquavitro

The tank will have a refugium with chaeto beside it.

Some livestock will be ported over from my current tank (which I haven't written about yet)

Hope to meet new friends, get good suggestions and discussions about my tank!

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These two pics are the rockscape and the shot with with salt water! The sump is still being redone to be wider so I'll post the pic after the new sump is put in.

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These two pics are the rockscape and the shot with with salt water!

The sump is still being redone to be wider so I'll post the pic after the new sump is put in.

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Welcome to src & nice setup. Will be camping here to see ur progress.

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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Welcome on board. Just an observation.. you might need more wavemakers

Main Tank: 93 Gallon Cube Tank
Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455, Skimz Mini SN143
Chiller: Arctica DBA-075
Lightings: AI Hydra 52 x 02
Wavemaker: Vortech mp-40 x 02, Tunze 6020
Dosing Pump: Jebao with Grotech ABC,123 & Mag
Return Pump: Deltec H20cean 5000
Reactor: Biopellets with FR & Deltec H20cean 2000

FR: Skimz BR80

Supplements: Seachem Reef Builder, Seachem Calcium, Seachem Magnesium, Seachem Kalkwassar, Seachem Iodine

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Nice. The set-up looks really neat. Are you going to keep corals and livestock endemic to your location? Especially since we always see shipments from the Philippines.

I had tanks that have lots of livestock endemic here before, so now I'll add stuff from all around the world! My shopping list includes Ventralis Anthias pair, Heilfrichi, and other interesting small fishes! Endemic to Philippines I'll have a ruby red dragonet.

Welcome on board. Just an observation.. you might need more wavemakers

True, I plan to add either a Vortech MP10 or another WP-10.

Would like to see the end product after you put the nylon net on!

Cause thought of removing my hood, hahah.

Have a great day!

Will post the acrylic net hood once it's done!

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Heyyy! Welcome to SRC Very nice neat and sleek setup! Love you your simple scape it's very nice!

300Gallons of Pure Goodness! >Dimensions 6x2x2 (Foot)

1: Maxspect 160 Watt qty-2

2: Vortech MP 40 Wes

3:Jaebao WP40 qty-2

3: Skimz Becket Skimmer/ Ehiem 1260

4: Dymax XC 900 Calcium Reactor

5: American Pinpoint PH Controller

6: Iwaki MD 55 And MD 70 (Return)

7: Hydra Aquatics FR45 Reactor

8:Hailea 10HP Chiller

R2R forum->>>http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/photography-forum/154896-ashwins-reefing-photography.html

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Heyyy! Welcome to SRC Very nice neat and sleek setup! Love you your simple scape it's very nice!

i love your light stand

Thanks for your kind and inspiring praises! My friend (the one who setup/designed the tank) did them.

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Nice refugim

Main Tank: 93 Gallon Cube Tank
Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455, Skimz Mini SN143
Chiller: Arctica DBA-075
Lightings: AI Hydra 52 x 02
Wavemaker: Vortech mp-40 x 02, Tunze 6020
Dosing Pump: Jebao with Grotech ABC,123 & Mag
Return Pump: Deltec H20cean 5000
Reactor: Biopellets with FR & Deltec H20cean 2000

FR: Skimz BR80

Supplements: Seachem Reef Builder, Seachem Calcium, Seachem Magnesium, Seachem Kalkwassar, Seachem Iodine

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Thanks for kind replies!

Here's an update, installed Vortech Mp-10, new Jebao DC return pump, Omega-1 reactor.

Also updated the aquascape because I felt the rocks were too few for my planned fishes which will be anthias, flasher wrasses, blennies, gobies

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Sweet look...

Cheers,

James

Cheers,

James

Reviving my reef tank :

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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Tank update:

Tested nitrate at 0 and phospate at 0.5 on oct 7.

Now will try to use seachem seagel on it t further reduce phospates.

I put in 2 Tangaroa goby and they've been running around the bottome since last week!

Also got some livestock that I will slowly acclimate to this tank.

A lined dartfish. Apparently this fish is very very timid, shy and peaceful so have to hope my other planned fishes will not scare it into hiding.

Also have to wait for my canopy/hood which will be completed (hopefully) by next week.

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