Reef to the max journey to the sea

[sankar27]

Pipes came together as a set or you diy?

[Reef2Max]

15 minutes ago, sankar27 said:

Pipes came together as a set or you diy?

everything come together . 

[yukok.lim08]

Really ikea style , do they provide screwdriver and hammer? Lol


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[Jairus]

Haha looks like a well built and finished product


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[Reef2Max]

Really ikea style , do they provide screwdriver and hammer? Lol


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Ya lol, we only use one mullet hammer and one screw driver for the whole installation

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[kenyee]

Impressive diy set up yea..it definately look fun n challenging..

next is to fill it up n cycle time..pic pic pic  

[Reef2Max]

Tank photo



Checking out the edges if it is aligned properly.







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[kenyee]

May I ask r those glass crystal glass?hmm

[victorchantm]

According to Redsea website, it crystal clear


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[kenyee]

1 hour ago, victorchantm said:

According to Redsea website, it crystal clear


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Yup thks bro..from the specs it said ultra clear glass..but wonder why its  green from the side..I had google to see if any diff from crystal glass but to no avail..look like both shd b no green tint..

[reefbuilder]

18 hours ago, kenyee said:

Yup thks bro..from the specs it said ultra clear glass..but wonder why its  green from the side..I had google to see if any diff from crystal glass but to no avail..look like both shd b no green tint..

I think the picture quality affected your judgement. On closer look its crystal glass to me. For normal glass the green edge will be much darker.

[cedricang]

7 minutes ago, reefbuilder said:

I think the picture quality affected your judgement. On closer look its crystal glass to me. For normal glass the green edge will be much darker.

Agreed.

I am no glass expert, but my crystal glass tank that's provided by CRA looks exactly the same as the pic. I have also compared with another glass panel ( back panel ) which is normal glass and the green tint is way more deeper.

That said, I was told that crystal glass comes with different grade, some very top grade crystal glass comes not as light green tint but rather very light bluish tint.

 

 

[victorchantm]

Any more pics with cycling process to share??


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[kenyee]

2 hours ago, reefbuilder said:

I think the picture quality affected your judgement. On closer look its crystal glass to me. For normal glass the green edge will be much darker.

 

2 hours ago, cedricang said:

Agreed.

I am no glass expert, but my crystal glass tank that's provided by CRA looks exactly the same as the pic. I have also compared with another glass panel ( back panel ) which is normal glass and the green tint is way more deeper.

That said, I was told that crystal glass comes with different grade, some very top grade crystal glass comes not as light green tint but rather very light bluish tint.

 

 

Thanks both for sharing ur knowledge.. I m no glass expert too heez..from google pictures those crystal glass vs normal glass looks are so different yea..maybe those r high grade type ba haha..  

[victorchantm]

My ADA tank side also on the lighter green


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[cedricang]

Hi Ken, don't mention at all 

We are all here to try learn something from this forum. When I got my tank I was like you thinking that I didn't get the crystal as agreed with the tank maker, after some explanation from the tank maker then I learnt that there are different grade of crystal glass. Also I was told that the green tint is caused by some amount of iron which were added during the glass manufacturing process to made the glass tougher. But I have yet to understand for those high grade crystal glass that has lesser green tint does it mean that it is less tough / hard ? that I have yet to get an answer...perhaps some kind bros could provide some answer to help me understand

 

[Reef2Max]

Yap , according to qian hu it is 3 sided high quality crystal glass.. except for three back panel..

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[Reef2Max]

Since there is no silicone glue and white tape included in the tank set, my friend suggest that I better do a water test before to check for any leak ..

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[Reef2Max]

Doing first trial leak test over the weekend





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[Reef2Max]

So far so good.. no leak at all from all the piping ..

After leak test, now is to fill up the water and I choose Marine pure block as the filter media for the tank



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[Reef2Max]

Connecting the main return pump and ready to go



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[Reef2Max]

The filter sock tray and top up tank which sit on top





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[Reef2Max]

Salt going in





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[Reef2Max]

Setting up the led light







Downloaded the myai app and setting up is really easy I would say . Some screen shots during setup.





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[Reef2Max]

Checking out the led setting on the manual



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