My new 3ft Tank!!

[typrobin]

hi,

Juz for ur info, i hv item 1,5 and 9 for sale. look out for it in my thread in Pasar Malam.

i know tat u haf all those for sale now..... but no more spare cash...the tank coz me $300 and a lot of nagging from my gf already...i think by the time i really stock up everything....hhhhmmmm...christmas already...no joke....getting MH too...hai...

[typrobin]

hai....all experts say so....no choice....have to listen.....

after much much considerations!!!!

my christmas wish list:

1) 1 X frogspawn, pink tip(at least 6inches wide)

May

2) 2 X bamboo algae (issit the correct name?)

May

3) 1 x hammer, green tip (at least 6 inches wide)

June

4) 2 X coco worm (1 white, 1 red)

July

5) 3 X mushies (green + orange yumas)

July

6) 2 X pulsing xenia

1 in July 1 in August

7) 2 X turtle weed

August

8) 1 X orange monti (at least 3inches wide)

September

9) 1 X flower pot (green)

September

fishes

1) 1 X bi-colour blenny

May

2) 4 X purple fire gobies

June

3) 1 X mandrin dragonet

July

4) 1 X Yashia Goby (might change to something else

August

5) still leaving this option open

September

5) 1 X Blue Tang (last addition)

November

6) 1 X powder blue tang (last addition)

December

decided to keep 10 fishes in all....

september will be used to stock up all my corals....thanks for all expert advises!!!

anyway, will keeping turbo snails, LPS and starfishes contribute to more bio-load?

[typrobin]

continueing my stupid thread.....

fitted the bulk heads in already, used almost 1 tube of silicon....and very ugly, no choice, have to play safe..

[salted fish]

hi,

I think you have to re-do the piping area.

SF

[typrobin]

so far no leakages to my piping.....

rescaped my LRs about 4 times and still not satisfied...too few LRs already.currently there's nothing in my tank....only left with the following

1) 5 pieces of mushies

2) 1 X clown

3) 1 X coral band shrimp

4) 1 X ###### shrimp

everything died during the transaction to my new tank.so demoralised.but the good thing is, i can slowly stock up.gave my hammer to my bro-in-law coz i feel that it is suffering quite badly with poor lighting (2 X 36W PL)

[typrobin]

the sump....i changed the overflow pipe to the right side and the pump directly under my overflow to maximise the flowrate...

[typrobin]

my exams coming soon...so my tank has to be ugly for at least another mth...

now my priorities are

1) get more LRs and do a FINAL rescape(need at least 20kg of huge LRs)

2) get MH, decided to use 2 X 150W (20k).after testing and more testing, temperature remains around <29degreeC,using a single fan.when my hood comes will install another one

3) DIY aluminium stand for MH

4) still figuring out if i should get a tubby + kalk reactor or should i get a toyogo tub to modify a drip for top-up.most likely the latter, cos me on very tight budget.

5) get wooden planks to cover my side of the tank to make it look like a cabinet

bought these 2 holders($2 each) to help in rescaping...so much cheaper than using eggcrates + pipes...

[typrobin]

after intense research, i've decided to use this fellow reefer's scaping as a guide.but i'll stack up both left and right side and leave the centre front portion as empty as possible...estimated, at least 20kg of LRs = at least $100....

MH = at least $200 (got a 2nd hand piece from fellow reefer)

wooden plank = most likely free coz fren is a contractor

[typrobin]

really wondering if i should get a tunze.....hai.....money again....even b4 buying any LS.....

have not completed my DIY skimmer yet...too tall already....hhhmmmm...tat makes it

1) complete my DIY skimmer

2) get more LRs and do a FINAL rescape(need at least 20kg of huge LRs)

3) get MH, decided to use 2 X 150W (20k).after testing and more testing, temperature remains around <29degreeC,using a single fan.when my hood comes will install another one

4) DIY aluminium stand for MH

5) still figuring out if i should get a tubby + kalk reactor or should i get a toyogo tub to modify a drip for top-up.most likely the latter, cos me on very tight budget.

6) get wooden planks to cover my side of the tank to make it look like a cabinet

[typrobin]

and my most precious one....sleepy mermaid....

[lightningstrike]

ur gf??? hmmm...... good looking!

[19percula]

ur gf??? hmmm...... good looking!

heh!!!! heh!!! heh!!!

concentrate on the topic

lol

boy nice pic u have there

[typrobin]

ur gf??? hmmm...... good looking!

yup, my pretty gf indeed....but can u comment something on my tank instead??

[lightningstrike]

yup, my pretty gf indeed....but can u comment something on my tank instead??

ooops..... so sorry...... nice girl...... ummm...... i mean tank u hv there......

p.s. juz kidding, take no offence.

[19percula]

bro lightning in trouble liao

u woke up the sleeping tiger

lol

cheers

[typrobin]

hahhaha...no problem....decided to add in my gf's pics becoz she grumbling that i dun gif her enough attention...quite true,coz i've fallen in love with SGREEFCLUB.com.....all AT's fault....hahahahah

[19percula]

bro by posting yr gf pic here i think the attention all go to her liao she wont have to grunbling anymore

[lightningstrike]

<lightningstrike drooling>

back to a serious note, r those coral chips i c on the right hand side of ur sump?

[typrobin]

<lightningstrike drooling>

back to a serious note, r those coral chips i c on the right hand side of ur sump?

yup...its a 5inch layer of grade 2-3 sand with a 5inch layer of grade 0 sand. it serves as a DSB....the water does not flow thru it,juz flows above....

[lightningstrike]

yup...its a 5inch layer of grade 2-3 sand with a 5inch layer of grade 0 sand. it serves as a DSB....the water does not flow thru it,juz flows above....

IMHO, bro...... thickness is impt...... abt 6" should be enuff. but do u know u need more or less the equivalent surface area of dsb in ur main tank to be in ur sump for it to work???

"lightningstrike still drooling over typrobin's gf"

[typrobin]

issit??so chim one ar??my main tank also has a DSB (6inches of grade 0 sand),it seems mature already....the bottom half of the DSB is black in color,does it mean it is mature???

[trevy]

saw u had a postal of buddhas above the tank. the buddhas won't be happy if they see dead fishes in your tank

[Kalib]

Yup, DSB works by surface area. But having a small DSB better than no DSB i guess.

From what i remember, black colour means its turning anaerobic. But that doesn't mean its matured, the dentrification capabilities of the DSB may not be at its full potential yet.

[typrobin]

saw u had a postal of buddhas above the tank. the buddhas won't be happy if they see dead fishes in your tank

yup...very true...

my dad and mom likes the height of the hood....it looks like buddas rising from the sea....wait till i complete everything, then i'll stock up....maybe not christmas, might me CNY already....

[ryan]

after intense research, i've decided to use this fellow reefer's scaping as a guide.but i'll stack up both left and right side and leave the centre front portion as empty as possible...estimated, at least 20kg of LRs = at least $100....

MH = at least $200 (got a 2nd hand piece from fellow reefer)

wooden plank = most likely free coz fren is a contractor

hmmm...

this looks very familliar...

if i'm not wrong... its my tank!?

btw i'm tearing down my rocks and doing it again...

don't like the slope... its too steep to place corals like that...

wonder if its possible to stack high enough to cover overflow box but yet have a low gradient such that corals can still rest nicely on the slope...

all the best...