Ed's Reef Diary

[sharonleong]

Oh Hi edmund i want to know how the panel of your sump like cause my sump the same as yours.

[edmund_23]

Oh Hi edmund i want to know how the panel of your sump like cause my sump the same as yours.

Tml i will work on it.. Basically no change in design.. Just shifting panel to make more space on centre compartment..

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[edmund_23]

Lights collected.. 2x AI Sol with AI director. Enough for my softies and LPS..

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[Darren Sim]

Nice choice! Can't wait for you to hang up


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[edmund_23]

Time to get down to work.

Positioning the 1st panel..

Silicone in to stabilise the position.. Now have to wait for it to cure..

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[Sherilyn91]

Trw rotor? Haha


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[edmund_23]

Trw rotor? Haha


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Hahahaha.. Its use to hold the panel in place..

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[SubzeroLT]

Silicon work is quite nicely done. Freehand or with masking tape?

[edmund_23]

Silicon work is quite nicely done. Freehand or with masking tape?

Free hand.. Hahahaha.. No patient to mask it..

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[edmund_23]

Sump modification done. Now the centre compartment increase from 18cm to 26cm.. Can fit some decent equipments..

New pump arrived.. Still prefer DC pump. Quiet and less heat..

Rock scape.. Need more rocks on the left side..

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[SubzeroLT]

Sump looks very nicely done.

DCT4000 pump?

[Darren Sim]

Nice return pump but really have to observe for failure rate ! So far mine can last me for more than a year but power wise will decrease over time. 

The rock scape is nice but it will be better if you place it on left side of the tank. More updates !

[edmund_23]

Sump looks very nicely done.
DCT4000 pump?

Its a DCT6000..

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[edmund_23]

Nice return pump but really have to observe for failure rate ! So far mine can last me for more than a year but power wise will decrease over time. 
The rock scape is nice but it will be better if you place it on left side of the tank. More updates !

Wanna cover up the overflow box mah.. Hahahahaha..

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[edmund_23]

Some freebie from a reefing frenz..

Replace some rusting hindges..

Anyhow combine the pipe. Die Die wan a durso..

All done.. Left a socket to connect the return pump..


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[Davissim]

Some freebie from a reefing frenz..

Replace some rusting hindges..

Anyhow combine the pipe. Die Die wan a durso..

All done.. Left a socket to connect the return pump..


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Look8ng forward for more updates!!!


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[edmund_23]

Some updates over the days..

Got some connecting fitting from kallang hai cheong plastic.. A good place to visit if u need to do piping.. They have wide range of stuffs.. Staffs are friendly too..

My final scape..

Figuring how do assemble this AI light stand.

Done with the back parts.

Done with hamging kits.

Decided to use 2 filter socks. 7" cotton on the outer and 4" nylon on the inside.

Grade C3 sand in, coral chips in. Time for water filled up..

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[reefbuilder]

Looking good and thanks for the tip regarding pipe connectors.

[reefbuilder]

Waiting to see the effectiveness of using 2 socks.

[shy88devil]

Welcome back bro 

waiting for your to get your tank cycled then we can go shopping again whahaha

[edmund_23]

Time to filled it up..

1st trip. 10packs.. 20packs more..

2nd trip. 10packs more.. Balance 10packs..

Last 10s.. Back aching liao..

Done.. Shag.. But enjoying the process..

Balance.. Gonna use it to top up for evaporation as salinity is quite low at 1.022..

Tried something new today during top up.. Pour the water into ur sump and on ur return pump to suck it up to dt.. Save alot of strenght and back aching carrying up high to pour into dt..

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[dsam]

Great job done on the sump tank mod. Was it difficult to remove the old original silicon? Careful on the choked filter socks over the time which can result overflowing and flood the area.

[edmund_23]

Great job done on the sump tank mod. Was it difficult to remove the old original silicon? Careful on the choked filter socks over the time which can result overflowing and flood the area.

No difficult.. Need some tactics to do it.. Use a sharp penknife and keep cutting on the same area for few times lor..

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[SubzeroLT]

On 10/29/2016 at 0:02 AM, edmund_23 said:

 

Good idea about the nested filter socks. The inner nylon one is easier to remove for quick cleaning.

 

Fast hand fast leg indeed! Look forward to updates.

[edmund_23]

Good idea about the nested filter socks. The inner nylon one is easier to remove for quick cleaning.
 
Fast hand fast leg indeed! Look forward to updates.

Ya.. The filter sock idea was inspired by vincent.. Just nice fri can leave work early and sat off.. So 1 shot settle all..

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