SRC Tank build

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Additional filtration - Ozone 

Having additional filtration equipment like running a Ozone 03 or Ultra Violet sterilizers helps keep water crystal clear , and for the case of a UV, it helps kill harmful parasites that is causing white spot to fishes ect.. For the case of simplicity, we are running a ozone in this case which helps in the water clarity and rising the ORP value of the tank. 

Maintaining the clarity of the tank not only is eye appealing, but it allow better light penetration to the corals as well resulting in better growth and coral absorption. 

Running the Ozone thru air dryer helps improve the efficiency of the effect of ozone itself.

connecting the outlet of the ozone to the air silence of the skimmer

Can see an significant increase in ORP value after start running of Ozone.

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Control board done up 

 

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Cleaning crews ( CUC)

After tank cycling , first to go in is the cleaning crew. There are many type of algae grazing snails available which include Turbo, tectus, and astrea ect.. it is ideally best to have some of each that take care of different strain of algae in your reef tank..

 

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Acclimation of new live stock 

As the tank water of the live fish shop that you bought your fish / coral from is different from our tank system. It is important to acclimatize your newly purchase fish slowly so as to let it adjust to the water parameters esp ph, salinity ect . Doing a proper and slow acclimation process will greatly enhance the success of your newly purchase live stock to your tank to prevent any shock to the live stock. 

there are various method of acclimation, and here we are using the slow dipping method when we introduce the regal angel to the new system.

 

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Thanks again to Aquarium Artist for sponsoring our SRC tank. 

[gflor98]

Hi SRC,
Please help me.where did you get the bulkhead you used for the overflow?I try to find here around my place but I cannot get one.please share.thank you.

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[Admiraltian]

Very detailed planning. Can’t wait for it to stock up with color sticks.

[Guest]

That is very cool to see the tank build on spot!

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On 3/14/2021 at 8:13 AM, gflor98 said:

Hi SRC,
Please help me.where did you get the bulkhead you used for the overflow?I try to find here around my place but I cannot get one.please share.thank you.

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try check with Aquarium artist on this 

[Simon Lim]

Where did you get the DD weird ultra flow comb?


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Acclimating / dipping new corals into the tank. 

Step 1 floating newly bough corals in your tank water to acclimatise the temperature inside of the bag

Step 2 Prepare two container ( One for dip and the other to hold your newly purchase corals) and slowly add your tank water to the new purchase coral container.

Step 3 - After acclimating is done, perform the coral dipping process to prevent any bad hitchhiker or any chances of introducing pest into your system . 

Step 4 - Visually check for any pest on the dipping container or eggs on the corals itself and manually remove if any, for this reason, white or clear container is prefer to allow easy check of any pest. 

Step 5 - Corals that has finished coral dip will be transfer to the clean tank water for a wash before entering directly into your display tank or coal quarantine  tank.  

 

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47 minutes ago, Simon Lim said:

Where did you get the DD weird ultra flow comb?


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You can get it from reef market sg ( online ) or check with the local LFS store.

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Started adding corals - Got some sps from S5 as well , and performing the dip process .

 

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Water change 

A regular water change not only helps reduce nutrients in the tank ( Nitrate / P04) , it also help replenish both major elements ( KH,CA and MG) as well as minor trace elements which is difficult to test unless running a expensive ICP test. 

This is also one of the more troublesome task that every reefer hate. However, there are some ways that can help plan and make this process easier. 

Deciding what salt mix to use, and the brand of type of salt mix to use every much depend on the parameter of the system that you want to achieve , so research and check on the label on the salt mix brand which you are using to see which type suit your need better as depending what we are keeping. 

Since our #SRCTANK will be mainly SPS dedicated tank, we are looking at a salt mix which has a KH of about 8 ppm. However, generally speaking keeping SPS at a higher KH level can have evaluated coral growth where keeping it at a lower KH level will have slower growth but reported better overall coral coloration.

For some hobbyist, if the purposes of the frequent minor small amount of water change is mainly to Top up and replenish the missing elements, a higher evaluated KH,CA and mg level salt may suit his needs. 

So choose a salt mix with a parameter that match your needs. If a large water change is perform, try to use a salt mix that has parameter ( Especially KH) that suit your tank to prevent any unwanted stress to the existing live stock to your tank. 

1) Find a suitable water storage drum / container that hold the usual amount of water change that you will be performing each time . ( ideally 20% of system volume each time) . Ensure the container to be use is chemical free and clean. 

2 ) Make a marking on your tank water level ( When all pump is shut off) to know the amount of water that you will be replenishing back.

3) start with filling the clean container with RO or DI water ,  and start adding the salt mix into water ( And never the other way around ) , you can use a power head to help dissloved the salt in the water. 

4) use a dedicated container for the amount of salt to use and mix the amount to use so that you will know how much to add the next time .

5) After the salt in the water is fully dissolved. Measure the salinity of the water in the water mix container using a reliable salinity refractometer to make sure the salinity is the same with your tank salinity. 

6) Get a long hose to drain water from your main tank, and also to help pump water back into the tank from the salt mix container. 

 

If the above is done with the proper planing and equipment, a regular water change can be done usually in less than an hour. 

 

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Water Top Off

An automated water top off system to replenish evaporated water ( Fresh water and not saltwater) from the marine tank is important that not only help replenish the water loss ,but also help prevent pump in the sump run dry and keep the overall salinity stable. It is strongly recommended to replenish loss water with treated RO/DI water or pure DI water with low or zero TDS level that help prevent unwanted algae in tank as well .

The ATO unit that we will be using

The ATO pump in water from the ATO tank once it fall below water level.

Water level sensor

Flow valve that replenish DI water back to the ATO tank once it fall below level.

Float valve is connected to the DIY 5 stage DI system which consist of ; pre-filter, carbon block, carbon mesh and 2 stage DI resin. 

Dated the filter exchange date for easy monitoring. 

Ato top up compartment with customize water level sticker 

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Tips for quick replacement of clarisea roller filter 

For all roller filter user, i guess the most troublesome part come during the need to replace the filter roll once it is used up. That is when you might need to stop all pump , remove the whole unit of clarisea filter in order to remove the old roll and replace it with new one . 

Step 1 - Using a scissor cut a portion of the remaininding fleece from the old roll to be replaced. 

Step 2 - Mount the new roll into the filter and join the portion of both the new and old fleece with a staple. 

Step 3- manually control the fleece to remove the "Stapled" portion of the jointed fleece out of water ( This would prevent any containment / rust from the metal staple itself leeching in the water)

Step 4 - Install the new roll and you are all set to roll again!

Do you have any other method that you did to save your trouble when you change your filter roll ? Share with us here as well. 

Thanks to @SubzeroLT for sharing the original idea . 

 

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Tank Vlog

 

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Some frags from generous reefers here.. Its nice to see small frag growing into a mini colony then to a massive colony ( i hope so )... More importantly it is stable and less chance of pest infection.. However i still do dipping on all corals before introduce into tank. 

 

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Very useful acrylic isolation box whenever introducing new fish into tank especially tang and angelfish to check for aggression and feeding before releasing into the the community.

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Recent FTS... And some close up.

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Weekly Kopi-O ,, How often do you guy wash your skimmer cup ?

[noname777]

Wash when during water change which is abt 2-3 weeks

[L0rdDracula]

Weekly or bi weekly.

[Ody]

NiCe tank!

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[Halif]

Beautiful tank!


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