My New Tank (5'x2'x27")

[seamonkee]

The main tank... placed on its side...

[seamonkee]

Shot of external overflow (on left side)

[seamonkee]

Now to slide the tank into the cabinet...

[seamonkee]

Arrgh...... move... move....

[seamonkee]

And finally it is in place....

[neokn]

WOW! It's like watching live man. Everything I press F5 there is a new photo updated.

[seamonkee]

WOW! It's like watching live man. Everything I press F5 there is a new photo updated.

YEAH.... Straight from Central channel..... hahaha....

Now taking a break... let them finish first.... and then I will do the final reveal...

[PentiumPc]

drool liao.

[terryansimon]

go concentrate on your tank lah. later then post. tsk tsk.

[chselee]

Hi bro,

did you appli silicon to the gap btw the tank & cabinet?(BACK & SIDE)

it better to do so.

If not, you will have problem to clean it when water splash in it.

You can move the tank at all.

Just me 5 cents..

All the best bro.. Nice tank & cabinet there.

[kareen]

May I ask, why need to drill so many hole on the PVC pipes for the liverock stand? What is the reason behind?

[seamonkee]

May I ask, why need to drill so many hole on the PVC pipes for the liverock stand? What is the reason behind?

For water flow purposes... I heard

[kareen]

but the holes are so small.... and they are likely to be behind or covered with liverocks..... will there be any circulation then?

[neokn]

For water flow purposes... I heard

That means you will be fitting them to the pump output?

[PBT]

wow..nice tank bro..btw wad fish u keeping in iut?

[kareen]

That means you will be fitting them to the pump output?

From the design....I don't think so..... If so, that is good->no dead spot within the liverocks.

[riot]

Thats a very good question, Kreen. Technically speaking, I really dont think drilling the small holes in the pvc will help that much.

However, since the whole point of putting in the PVC frame is to allow more circulation, drilling in more holes will kind of take that further. The holes will allow water to flow through, negativing dead spots that might be further blocked by the pvc. Moreover, more options as a "love hotel" for the little pods - it will act like an intank refugium.

Hope that helps.

[kokhui]

Very nice setup photos seamonkee, are you going to have some African fishes in your tank to go with your house deco?

[hamannbmw]

bro, take more pics... i jus luv this thread.......... *following closely*

[Jimng]

Very interesting thread.....another great tank in the makings.....

[kareen]

Thanks riot! Stupid of me...... never think in that direction.

[riot]

[neokn]

Very nice setup photos seamonkee, are you going to have some African fishes in your tank to go with your house deco?

African flame back angel.

Thats a very good question, Kreen. Technically speaking, I really dont think drilling the small holes in the pvc will help that much.

However, since the whole point of putting in the PVC frame is to allow more circulation, drilling in more holes will kind of take that further. The holes will allow water to flow through, negativing dead spots that might be further blocked by the pvc. Moreover, more options as a "love hotel" for the little pods - it will act like an intank refugium.

Hope that helps.

Also bristle worms etc that is able to get into the small hole.

[seamonkee]

African flame back angel.

Also bristle worms etc that is able to get into the small hole.

African flame back angel? Never heard of...

Honestly, I was into african cichlids before going into marine...

Initially, My plan was to have rock caves behind and then a half buried antelop skull (which I am selling now).... then throw in some african cichlids...

Then... I step into marine.. the rest is history... no turning back... arrgghhh....

Somehow another, now cichlids look very drappy to me as compared to the flashy colours of the marine fishes... hahaha...

[seamonkee]

That means you will be fitting them to the pump output?

Nope... not connecting to the output flow...

In any case, I will probably bring lower the return pump (left side) for water flow in the "caves" behind the rocks....

There's another return pipe on the right side...

Return pump using MAK4....