SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 25, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 25, 2016 Been a very long time since I decommed, moving back to marine after such a long hiatus. I moved into PRL w Bucephalandra for the whole of last year. Went pretty high end but I still couldn't get the satisfaction. Ultimately got the green light from my Fiancé to go for a small Lagoon tank. Will try my hands at SPS again! (Keeping my fingers crossed) Intended Equipment list: 60x60x40cm tank (no overflow) AI Prime x1 (from my existing tank) will get another unit or more when I'm going to start putting SPS in. Deltec mce600 (HOB) Vortech mp10qd Healia HS66a (existing chiller, driven using empty Ehiem 2217; chamber just in case I need to use media) Aquaroche rocks (2 small islands, very sparse is the plan) Thin layer of Aragonite sand just to cover the bottom Bacteria will be Biodigest For now I will stick to 15% weekly water change till the demands of the Coral are more intensive then Fauna Marin light balling method with a auto doser. Livestock will be a pair of designer clownfish. A full helmet picaso clownfish and a gladiator picaso clownfish (currently the breeder is trying to help me pair them up). I saw some very enticing photos of colourful sticks from @cedricang. Guess it's a comeback and hopefully a good one! Would love to hear everyone's advise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kenyee Posted December 25, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 25, 2016 Bro, what will b ur filtration sys like?IOS tank? Btw, 38G tank no longer consider nano tank liao..haha 1 Quote @ 291213 Updated video: Kenyee FOWLR http://m.youtube.com/my_videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 25, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 25, 2016 Hahaha really ah? Lol. Just tank, aquaroche rocks and hob skimmer. No filter wool or anything. Trying to minimise where detritus can accumulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 25, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 25, 2016 28 minutes ago, kenyee said: Bro, what will b ur filtration sys like?IOS tank? Btw, 38G tank no longer consider nano tank liao..haha Just rocks and deltec mce600. Trying to minimise where detritus can accumulate! no issues ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kenyee Posted December 25, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 25, 2016 Wow will b impressive if successful yea..powerz! Quote @ 291213 Updated video: Kenyee FOWLR http://m.youtube.com/my_videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Welcome back Aloysius... its been a long time Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 26, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 26, 2016 7 minutes ago, cedricang said: Welcome back Aloysius... its been a long time Indeed. Was very happy to get the green light. Hahaha Looking at setting up a SPS dominated sparse reef to start with. Will probably get some BN or simple to keep SPS to begin with once my tank is up. Maybe I should pop over your place one of these days just to have a chat and catch up =) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Sure Bro Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiraltian Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Looking fwd to ur setup and pics of ur tank. Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 26, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 26, 2016 Was told to stick to the straight forward simpler dosing methods and after some research I'm quite decided on the Two little fishes C-balance. Anyone has any bad experiences with C-balance? Salt of choice now currently is D-D H2Ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 26, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, Admiraltian said: Looking fwd to ur setup and pics of ur tank. Yes looking forward to it as well! Currently trying to decomm my set up now at a fair price Freshwater planted with High grade Japanese PRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 27, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 27, 2016 Seems like the Deltec mce600 is out of stock and I Guess it's fated. Read that Tunze 9012 DC is a good skimmer and I decided to go for that instead. Also decided to up my Wavemaker to a Vortech Mp40qd. My braceless tank will need to be 1cm glass at least (which the mp10 can't support, checked the vortech website and realised that mp10 will be under power for a SPS tank Of my volume). So again fated. More flow better for SPS too. Will keep updating this thread with more news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted December 27, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 27, 2016 Seems like the Deltec mce600 is out of stock and I Guess it's fated. Read that Tunze 9012 DC is a good skimmer and I decided to go for that instead. Also decided to up my Wavemaker to a Vortech Mp40qd. My braceless tank will need to be 1cm glass at least (which the mp10 can't support, checked the vortech website and realised that mp10 will be under power for a SPS tank Of my volume). So again fated. More flow better for SPS too. Will keep updating this thread with more news! You might want to try Reef Octopus BH1000, quite a good HOB Skimmer too.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 27, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 27, 2016 7 hours ago, Mike Stone said: You might want to try Reef Octopus BH1000, quite a good HOB Skimmer too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Did a quick look, seems to be a decent skimmer but not as adjustable. I also like the 9012 for the surface skimming function. Not forgetting that this tank has no overflow to remove the film build up. Filtration for this tank is rocks, skimmer and a minimax bioreactor. Im still thinking if the bioreactor is overkill as the only bioload in the whole tank is tentatively 2 picaso clowns and if I can find one, a flaming prawn goby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 30, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 Had a nice Long chat with Razali at DE aquatic 2 days back and finalised my purchase list below: 60x60x40cm braceless 10mm, front crystal (clear silicon) Maxspect xf230 2 pump Set w Controller Tunze 9012 DC skimmer Aquaillumination Prime HD w Mount Tunze 3152 osmolator De rocks- 218004+218002+218011+218003 Caribsea Reef grade special soil D-D H2Ocean Refractometer Salifert- Nitrate, Ca, Kh Hana Meter hi736 (phosphorus ULR)+ spare reagents Biodigest Start up Biodigest maintenance TLF C-Balance Bubble Magnus T11 (3 channel doser) Marine Pure Sphere to be used in canister Current equipment: Ehiem 2217 Aquaillumination Prime w mount Hailea Hs66a Wah the damage is really quite painful. Hahha That aside. I have news from my Clownfish breeder that the full face helmet and gladiator I chose are pairing quite nicely. Hope all goes well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Bunster Posted December 30, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hi bro... nice equipment list so far... glad u changed yr mind about aquaroche rocks... those are an algae magnet. I've been using the ai prime non hd for my office pic (30cm tank) and I find it rather underpowered.. so if you're considering sps then u might wanna think about an upgrade. But I guess since you already have it, there's no harm trying. Also dont forget the magnesium test kit. TLF C-balance is fine. Painful one time is ok... just as long as u start off right... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 30, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 Yea 2 units AI Prime. One of them HD, one not. I will be keeping mainly SPS So you would suggest a Hydra52 HD for this set up? Lagi Painful. Hahhaa 20 minutes ago, Bunster said: Hi bro... nice equipment list so far... glad u changed yr mind about aquaroche rocks... those are an algae magnet. I've been using the ai prime non hd for my office pic (30cm tank) and I find it rather underpowered.. so if you're considering sps then u might wanna think about an upgrade. But I guess since you already have it, there's no harm trying. Also dont forget the magnesium test kit. TLF C-balance is fine. Painful one time is ok... just as long as u start off right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Bunster Posted December 30, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 50 minutes ago, AloysiusMun said: Yea 2 units AI Prime. One of them HD, one not. I will be keeping mainly SPS So you would suggest a Hydra52 HD for this set up? Lagi Painful. Hahhaa ah... sorry... thought u only had one unit... I think it might doable with easier sps like birdsnest and montis, also important is your placement of corals.... good luck with your new tank... will be following Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 30, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Bunster said: ah... sorry... thought u only had one unit... I think it might doable with easier sps like birdsnest and montis, also important is your placement of corals.... good luck with your new tank... will be following Hahha spend so much of course slowly will go more exotic corals. Especially with friends like Cedric sure die one la. Birdnest is for lower placement, higher up for exotics I could stick to my 2 Primes. Really insufficient then add one more HD. 3 Primes will definitely be better spread then one Hydra52 HD. Sounds like a plan? Hahaha Edited December 30, 2016 by AloysiusMun Add info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 30, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 Aiya such a headache. Screw it. Decided to go with Aquaillumination hydra52hd w HMS 1 feet mount. Will also post a finalised list later when I'm done purchasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member aloy Posted December 30, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 Were you using your al prime for planted freshwater tank? Thks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member quarantasei Posted December 30, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 30, 2016 Good choice on the DE rocks. I actually used them in my established tank to change some scaping and very minimal leeching. So their claim is definitely legit. It is quite porous too.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 31, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 31, 2016 9 hours ago, aloy said: Were you using your al prime for planted freshwater tank? Thks. Yes I was using AI Prime in my PRL tank with Bucephalandra plants =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted December 31, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 31, 2016 3 hours ago, quarantasei said: Good choice on the DE rocks. I actually used them in my established tank to change some scaping and very minimal leeching. So their claim is definitely legit. It is quite porous too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Cool. That's good to know! Waiting on my delivery next Sat. Burn money burn..... Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member aloy Posted December 31, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted December 31, 2016 2 hours ago, AloysiusMun said: Yes I was using AI Prime in my PRL tank with Bucephalandra plants =) Ai prime has lights spectrum range even for freshwater plants? I'm using maxspec and they separate lights models for marine and fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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