My Expensive Hobby - 4x2x2 Tank

[leong_rei]

Bro how much u pay for that isocket


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[shetland]

4 hours ago, leong_rei said:

Bro how much u pay for that isocket


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i paid 260 for that socket

[shetland]

a little addition to the scaping

 

[NiVleKsg]

Nice. Can't wait to see it all up from a seasoned guy!


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[shetland]

Week One (will be conducting tests and updates on every Monday If possible)

Below are the Equipment and Test Kits for the Basics first.

The results are complied in excel.

There are Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate, therefore the Cycling process has kickstarted.

The above is the current water perimeters for My Expensive Hobby.

Will post new updates along the way as well as weekly update on the tests and results.

[leong_rei]

Bro mind share where u get the ph pen and how much


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[shetland]

hi i got it from Q10. Less than 20 bucks.

[shetland]

Week One Day 3 - The water cleared up (photo taken 2 days ago)

Week One Day 5 - A short Video (The water may look a bit cloudy because I just finish cleaning the glass panel and shifted the live sand)

 

 

[shetland]

Week 1 Day 6... Crystal clear water

 

[reefbuilder]

Looks like your wavemaker is shifting your sand quite a bit.

[shetland]

1 hour ago, reefbuilder said:

Looks like your wavemaker is shifting your sand quite a bit.

not a bit.. its a lot  but its good for now actually.

[divinesloth]

Hey you have got an awesome setup. I have a dormant 4x2x2 tank waiting to be revived. May I ask how is your Hailea 66A working for your tank? I cannot decide if I should repair my artica 1/4 or get a new Hailea HS90. How is your BM skimmer, I'm thinking of getting that or Skimz BN161. Please share your experience, thanks!

[sherman]

Your light setting create a lot of disco effect.
Or u like it that way?

[shetland]

On 16/12/2016 at 9:35 PM, divinesloth said:

Hey you have got an awesome setup. I have a dormant 4x2x2 tank waiting to be revived. May I ask how is your Hailea 66A working for your tank? I cannot decide if I should repair my artica 1/4 or get a new Hailea HS90. How is your BM skimmer, I'm thinking of getting that or Skimz BN161. Please share your experience, thanks!

Hi thanks. I has not really switch on the chiller and skimmer as my tank is still in the cycling process. Will share more experience in due time

[shetland]

On 17/12/2016 at 8:06 AM, sherman said:

Your light setting create a lot of disco effect.
Or u like it that way?

haha this is not the end setting. The tank still in its cycling process.

[sherman]

Oic

[shetland]

Week two - Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates still present.

add in mineral mud to my refugium yesterday as well. OMG i forgot to off the return pump and it create a mud pool. LOL.

after one day.... it finally cleared up.. still not as clear yet......

[Ashtrax]

Bro is your rock leaning against your tank?

[shetland]

3 hours ago, Ashtrax said:

Bro is your rock leaning against your tank?

Nope. They are not leaning against the tank. Its a 4 x 2 x 2 ft tank. the rock form an island so that i can clean the 4 glass panel easily in the future

[Angel Keeper]

Feels like a lot of blind spots in which flow is impeded...

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[shetland]

1 hour ago, Angel Keeper said:

Feels like a lot of blind spots in which flow is impeded...

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Actually most of the area are covered by the gyre wavemaker. front and back

There are definately some blind spots but its ok for certain coral and fish in the future. And i am still doing adjustment.

thanks for the feedback.

[Ashtrax]

Good job

Can't wait to see it fully set up. 

[shetland]

An updates to end of week 3

Ammonia is zero, however nitrite and nitrate are at 0.25 ppm each. And also diatoms are formed.

Below is the water perimeter test i have done about 30 minutes ago.. still celebrating my birthday today haha.

[shetland]

As of Christmas eve, i did a test on the water perimeter and it reveal 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite, however there seems to be diatoms growing. Thus i proceed to add in the CUC for my tank. Total added 21 new clean up crew members to the Main display Tank.

9 Trochus Snail

6 Astrea Turbo Snail (4 in Main Display tank and 2 in refugium sump)

4 Nassarius Snail

2 Cleaner Shrimp

Acclimate them using the drip method and so far for the past 5 days..they are doing well and moving around in the tank.

Below is the pic of my two cleaner shrimp.

[shetland]

Most of the LFS i went dont have the trochus snail. so hard to find.. finally after going nearly 10 over lfs.. i found it.

below is one of them in my tank. Their new home