Reef of Eternity

[Snoopyhamburger]

Hai guys.I have upgraded to a 5 ft

And I am here to document my successes and failures.

Today my tank was installed but not fully complete.It turned out there wasn't enough water so the system could not be started..

This was the aquascape.I made way for some holes for my corals.Let me know what you think about it,although I might be doing a rescape.

Some close ups:

As for the fish,I will be adding them after 10 days just to be sure [They used cured rocks and old water]

Now for pics of my messy sump

One more thing.

The water has opaque bubbles..?

Is there something wrong?

So yea.

Thats it for now.

Peace <3

[shaohao85]

nice upgrade u have there ... will ur chiller heat up since there is no space clearance for the ventilation?

micro bubbles from the skimmer?

[Arronpsw]

What lights are you using? ?

reefing from pasir ris

[Deron Ng]

Nice!!

[youdontnowm]

I think the chiller will have a problem.

Your tallest left scape , can't put much sps corals imo. If u plan to go sps dominated , try to scape in a way where u can put lots of sps hahaha

Nice cabinet!

[Edmund Koh]

Ya man .. bro .. I think your chiller will need more ventilation than what it already has currently.

Starting to feel jealous about your new tank =X

Hmm .. Ever though of connecting both islands together? This will also provide a lot more hiding holes for your fishes.

[Snoopyhamburger]

nice upgrade u have there ... will ur chiller heat up since there is no space clearance for the ventilation?

micro bubbles from the skimmer?

I think the chiller will have a problem.

Your tallest left scape , can't put much sps corals imo.

Nice cabinet!

Thanks guys for the replies.

There is a ventilation gap at the side,so no worries

Thanks!

nice upgrade u have there ... will ur chiller heat up since there is no space clearance for the ventilation?

micro bubbles from the skimmer?

Tank builder said no need for skimmer ;-;

What lights are you using? ?

reefing from pasir ris

Normal T5s,2 blue 1 white.Thinking about upgrading to Razor thou.

Nice!!

Thanks dude

Thanks guys!

[youdontnowm]

Tank builder say no need skimmer ?! Mind sharing with us whose the tank builder ?? thankd!

[Lee Khim Ann]

island on the right a little too small imo. the one on the left looks nice!

[Edmund Koh]

Tank builder say no need skimmer ?! Mind sharing with us whose the tank builder ?? thankd!

Ya man... thats a pretty big tank to be going without a skimmer lei. Even if you change 20% water weekly also cannot keep the water at optimal parameters.

On a another note, the hole on the side is really small and its not aligned to the ventilation of the JBJ chiller. This will cause alot of heat built up in that compartment causing the chiller to become inefficient in chilling the tank. I would suggest getting a few small PC fans to suck out air from that small hole.

Overall it still is a very nice looking tank so dun be disheartened by the comments. Just want u to be moving on the right foot instead of waiting for something bad to happen than panic. Cheers!

[Snoopyhamburger]

Guys im perfectly fine with the comments.

<3

Tank builder is Atlantis.

They say they did something to the sump and the back of the tank..

Abit blur when they say no need chiller..

I didnt have any rocks to make the right island bigger..

Thanks turtle for the suggestion

[Edmund Koh]

Hmm .. I think u gotta ask them exactly what they did to the sump and the back of the tank. Better to know what goes into your tank than to leave it to fate.

Actually to have a marine system running in perfect balance without any mechanical filtration is not impossible. But it takes a lot of patience to cultivate the right amount of bacteria to break down each of those chemicals and then lots of self-restrain when adding livestock.

[RomeoJuliet]

Atlantis is ..... Nvm ..

wad material is ur sump tank ? It seems a bit high to put any Equipments in .

Do upgrade ur lights , I am sure sure Atlantis didn't give u something suitable for corals

[youdontnowm]

Atlantis knoww nothing about aquarium keeping. Only know how cut glass and silicone only. They are just good for tank and sump pricing.

chiller air intake gap , seems to have a gap of only 1cm. your chiller confirm going to have to run harder .

Any reactors ???

Curious to know how are you going to nutrient exportt ?

This tank will be softies/lps only??

[RomeoJuliet]

Bro , the chiller need ventilation from back, not side . Also, did Atlantis give you any valve for the pipings?

[Quas111]

Snoopy you are going to have a lot of problems with that chiller design. Chillers need AT LEAST 1 feet behind them to ventilate properly. Youre just chilling and heating your tank together at the same time. And you definitely need a skimmer, especially if you intend to keep sps.

Anyways your tanks looking good

[ASHWIN]

Skimmers are Hearts of a Reef System it's a must for that size

[Snoopyhamburger]

Thanks guys!

Im intending to keep mainly softies and lps with some sps scattered around..

I think ill be going for cheatos or some other nutrient exporting algae..

Now have to find a place to put a skimmer

But the problem is getting one..already spent a bomb on this tank..

Haha ;-;

[Snoopyhamburger]

Skimmers are Hearts of a Reef System it's a must for that size

Which is why i was confused but my father said "listen to them"

lol i dunno wat to do sia.

[Snoopyhamburger]

Oh yea one more thing to say.

"no need to change water"

w0w.

[ASHWIN]

Best not take advice from them..lol no water change? Triton isit? Lol best is weekly changes you can get external skimmers for cheap prices

[Snoopyhamburger]

Ok thanks Ash!

[RomeoJuliet]

Oh yea one more thing to say.

"no need to change water"

w0w.

They forgot to mention... only need to change fishes and corals....

[Evolutionz]

by atlantis, do you mean Atlantic Glass Industry?

As much as you do not want to hear, no matter what kind of ventillation you got there, the chiller will not last long. The chiller needs to be outside in open space. Unless u spend money build a ventillation fan that draws big amount of air out of your cabinet.

As for without skimmer, Its possible if you are going for mainly LPS/zoas. But skimmerless and no water change will not work. Those are crap advices. I thought you've been reefing for some time? you should know all thsese..

[Edmund Koh]

I think he meant Atlantis. Hmm.. Well I think enough have been said about them. So I shall not add on more.

Snoopy .. The picture of the compartment Under ur tank is the only compartment available or are there other compartments?

My suggestion would be for u to take the chiller out of that space and use that extra space for a bigger sump tank. This will solve Ur skimmer placement issue. Budget may be tight but since cycling will take at least the next 1-2months. Use that time to save money for a good skimmer. Can camp at pasar malam for one too. Skimmer is not needed during cycling so no worries about that.

Place Ur chiller outside of the cabinet and pipe it through the ventilation holes in the cabinet. I'm sure the thing covering the slot in the wood can be removed. This will give it a lot more ventilation and honestly, way better cooling power.