My new 4x2x2ft tank project.

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Hi Guys,

I'm very new to this hobby. so bear with me if i may accidently make blunders/stupid remarks...

My current tank is a 4x1.5x1.5ft tank. I guess I've ran out of space for my fishes and corals. This first tank wasn't meant as marine setup. I didn't do much research when i bought it. But alas, I hope i've done enough for me to get it corrected this round. Took abt a month of persistent persuasion to convince the finance minister at home to get a 2nd tank.

a mini intro of my current tank :

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3weeks passed and my new tank was delivered on Saturday.

I had it customised, the bottom cabinet is increase by another 7-8inches or so(to accomodate the skimmer. And the cover has been increased to 12inches.

In total, it's abt 6ft tall. Very troublesome when i need to clean up the tank. that's my first observation.

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a good friend helping out with the installation.

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do you know what is the smaller cabinet on the right side is for ??

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busy doing up the piping...

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more of piping stuffs...

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coming back to the "small" cabinet attached...

sneak peak.

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more pics of this weird looking cabinet.

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picture attached here is related to the small wooden cabinet...

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hehehe... advertising ah ? well... nah... more like information sharing...

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expert doing up the wiring...

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after installation....

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inner portion of the small cabinet...

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tada....

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chiller specs...

1/2hp @ 405w

Able to drop water temperature @ 1C per hour for a 550L(incl sump) of water.

Able to have up to 4C temp diff before compressor kick in. But set it at 25-28.

VERY HOT. Have to add 2 ventilation fan to suck the hot air.

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sump portion.

Return pump - MD55

Skimmer - MD55

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oh yeah... before i've forgotten abt it...

as for the chiller probe... i inserted it into a tube, added freshwater into the tube(as salwater will corrode the metal part). SEAL IT SHUT.

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more pictures of the temp probe.

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chiller probe in water.

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return pump. i've noticed that it's HOT. izzit normal ?

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skimmer installation... bought it from CHIPSON...

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more on the skimmer installation.

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repositioning of the skimmer... duh...

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filling up...

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enough abt the SUMP/SKIMMER/ReturnPump/Piping... now, let's continue to the next section. Tank itself.

it's being re-inforced(on the bottom) with 2 strips of 10mm glasses. I understand that in the long run, the silicone glue may give way. adding the 2 strips of the 10mm glasses is for added support. something like that lah... i'm not good in these kinda stuffs.