My New Tank (5'x2'x27")

[seamonkee]

Very good reviews from the ppl who are using it. I dunt have personal experience with it but considering that it has CM's seal of approval, it should rock Much quieter than the Artica 1/2hp commercial version I heard.

Well, still in the planning stage.... I will do more reading up and research first... including some home visits.....

My only concern is the noise than anything else.... cause my wife is sensitive to sound..... tell me about it.... u flash two MH in her face and she can sleep till the cows come home... but a single fart can wake her up...

If only there is a supplier who is willing to loan me a set for a few days to "test" market.... any sponsors/LFS up for the challenge and attest for their product by loaning a loan set or something???

Anyway, there's no fish in my tank yet... so let it be first.....

Patience patience patience.....

[seamonkee]

Next headache..... Titanium or copper for chiller?

Is there a diff besides price? Which is better?

Does the copper really leaks into the main tank?

[moorish_idol]

where are the pic with fishes in the tank. Come on bro.... Can u wait for so long?>????? nice tankset btw

[seamonkee]

Patience is the essence of this hobby....

I can wait one year planning for this tank.... what's another month more?

So far no fish yet... but the tank is blooming w copepods...

But in any case, I am gonna do any parameter testing today....

Its two weeks now...

[AlfaRomeo]

Bro, safer to go with titanium coils to be on the safe side. I know the copper coils are coated so there is no contact between the water and the actual cooper coils but wat IF sumthing happened to the coating?

Better be safe than sorry I say...

[seamonkee]

Bro, safer to go with titanium coils to be on the safe side. I know the copper coils are coated so there is no contact between the water and the actual cooper coils but wat IF sumthing happened to the coating?

Better be safe than sorry I say...

Then its time to change new livestocks lor....

But my understanding is titanium exchange rate is less efficient than copper....

And the price difference is really damn high.... my consideration is to have a yearly servicing done and probably change coating or something on an annual basis.... Sigh.... In any case, wat I understand is that generally (any forms of metal) in touch with the water is not beneficial.... Does this include titanium as well? Er... does it mean titanium chillers ones not coated? Still need more advice on this....

On top of this, my focus is more on fishes than corals.... (More towards FOWLR).... is copper harmful (if it leaks) to fishes? even on prolonged periods?

Planning on getting a 0.75hp after much consideration.... More power... lesser run time...

[seamonkee]

Okie folks... the cycling seems to went on well....

Here's an update of my parameters (taken today on 19 Feb).... last reading was on 08 Feb (those in brackets)....

Temperature 31 degree - Damn, i so need the chiller!

Salinity 1.024 (1.023) - Perhaps due to the hot weather faster evaporation or so. Will be resolved when I do the water change after cycling...

pH 8.6 (8.3) - Dun understand why it went up.. perhaps due to my dosing of dkH two days ago...

kH 13 (12)

Ammonia 0 (5.0) - Ammonia went down to 0 since last reading.... Good...

Nitrite 2 (0.0) - Good... an increase in nitrite.... shows that there is cycling...

Nitrate 2 (0) - Good... an increase in nitrate.... shows that there is cycling...

Phospate 0.03 (0.25) - Reduced due to activation of FR last week... good...

Well... will wait on before the livestock comes in....

Patience.... Patience... Patience...

[seamonkee]

where are the pic with fishes in the tank. Come on bro.... Can u wait for so long?>????? nice tankset btw

Now doing the stocking up....

Will "unveil" the tank once it is complete...

[monsterz1975]

The 1/3Hp might be cutting it very close in your case. The water volume is very big. It might have the capacity to slowly pull down the temp but it will take a very long time I believe. Try to go for 1/2hp to be safe. Also you need to tkae note that chillers will slowly lose their efficiency and its better to overspec it in the long run

Hi bro alfaromeo the last time u use ur 1/2hp isit good enough for ur tank?Don really want go for 1hp cos my lighting is only 3x150w .

[AlfaRomeo]

With your heat load of just 3x150w, the 1/2hp Artica will be sufficient for your cooling needs but the run time will be a bit longer. My tank with 3x250w was also being cooled down well with the Artica but with longer run times when compared with a 4 footer. hth

[monsterz1975]

With your heat load of just 3x150w, the 1/2hp Artica will be sufficient for your cooling needs but the run time will be a bit longer. My tank with 3x250w was also being cooled down well with the Artica but with longer run times when compared with a 4 footer. hth

Ok thank u for ur advice.

[seamonkee]

Here's unveiling of the tank.... with livestocks.... after two months.... decided to go reef afterall...

Sorry for the poor pix cause using a lousy digicam...

Fishes

Yellow Tang

Powder Blue Tang

Sailfin TAng

4 Dispar Anthias

4 Purple Queen Anthias (2 weeks liao and hope it survive cause damn finicky when feeding)

5 Green Chromis

1 Fire Goby

1 Yashia Goby

Invertebrates

4 Cleaner Shrimps

6 Turbo Snails

Corals

Hammer

Elephant Ear

Leathers

Sinularia (Is this how u spell it?)

Assorted Mushies

Assorted Polyps

Decor

Spongebob and Patrick Starr

[seamonkee]

Gathering of the Anthias to admire the large hammer coral....

The dispars are feeding well except the purple queens

[seamonkee]

Look who's visiting spongebob and patrick....

[seamonkee]

Angle shot of tank view from right....

[Melvyn Tan]

I like the look

[damienkee]

cool... dude.... after such a long long time.... finally..... wow

[butteye]

Just like my leather but when they open up really big..

[PBT]

nice setup adding more anthias?

[seamonkee]

The wait is well worth..... tank is stable in this way....

My ammonia and nitrite is way low and nitrate is hovering at 5ppm....

Yeah, no algae cause I using FR.... no ich cause there's UV.... kind of like a "sterilised" tank... if u ask me...

I'm careful with what I put into the tank... all fishes and corals get a hypo dip before entering the tank.... cruel u may think, but it is better to be safe than regret later...

No plans to add anymore fish or corals at the moment.... will see how in another 2 months time or so...

[Gouldian]

Great patience!

You will definitely be rewarded.

Anyway, nice work.

[seamonkee]

My only regret is to buy the purple queens anthoas.... damn me to trust the LFS into believing that they were easy to feed...

Myself to blame for not doing enough research...

No plans to increase livestock at moment.... till at least the purple queens die off... which I suspect it will be in a manner of time...

Anyway, I want to give my DSB a bit of time too to mature....

[acidjazz]

Bro, nice work you have there. i am envious.

[Tigger]

damn me to trust the LFS into believing that they were easy to feed...

which lfs is that?

[prec]

My only regret is to buy the purple queens anthoas.... damn me to trust the LFS into believing that they were easy to feed...

Myself to blame for not doing enough research...

No plans to increase livestock at moment.... till at least the purple queens die off... which I suspect it will be in a manner of time...

Anyway, I want to give my DSB a bit of time too to mature....

wah sounds quite sad tt u r predicting the deaths of the purple queens..