Vinceire's new 3x2x2.5 partition tank

[Vinceire]

Limegreen staghorn...grown from frag

[Vinceire]

Some SPS growth pics...

Monti cap with purple polyp. (Fast grower)

Bought from Creetin...has grown by 8 times.

Have frag many times since then...(That's how I save money to stock my tank..hehe all monti frags..)

[Vinceire]

Yellow Milli with limegreen polyp

Bought from Mar 05 SPS shipment from BioOce**

Another fast grower..

[Vinceire]

Staghorn...also from BioOce**

Colour has changed though..

[LoReNsIa]

wow.. nice nice.. quick grow though.. ya. haha..

[Kurt Cobain]

nice nice....

[Tigger]

Bro, yr sps seems to be growing like mad and maintaining colouration. can u share with us yr secret.

[cdckjn]

Top view of the MH and hood.

One thing I must comment is that the hood is very nicely done and really up to my expectation! All thanks to Tank maker.

Sorry Vinceire, just bump into your thread,

this picture makes me wonder.... how old are your kids? from what you say, I guess both your kids are young, less than 10, than having this air gap above the lihts may pose problems like balloons flying in there and then bursting etc, balls thrown in the air and then accidently dropping in...

well, may be a good idea to cover it with eggcrate so that it allows air to pass through without any thing dropping in.

Just a thought....

[Vinceire]

Hi cdckjn,

Thanks for the thoughtful suggestion, but it will be quite difficult for my kids to throw in foreign objects as the tank is quite tall.

Maybe they are too young now..oldest only coming to 4. But both of them are girls so "would be" more gentle than boys..haha

[Vinceire]

Hi bro Tigger,

Aiyah..I still consider newbie when compared to those old-time reefers here....

No special secret..just make sure got enough flow, lights etc..

But I think using RO/DI water does help to improve health and growth of the SPS as the growth in the new tank is much faster as compared to the 4ft. (I use only RO/DI water for the whole tank setup..not a single drop of tap water.)

[Vinceire]

Another growth pic

Staghorn frag from bro Wyatt.

[Terryz_]

Cool... love your scaping... got valley one... i cant manage to scape like that... lol...

[ciaolong]

so very nice growth

and very nice scaping ^^

[Vinceire]

Bought a new toy for the tank

JBJ Auto-Top-Off device.

Quality product and excellent service from Aquatic (Deliver to your doorstep!)

Straight out from the box..

[Vinceire]

Compact size for easy installation.

Connections points are at the bottom.

[Vinceire]

2 quality float sensor provided

With Snail guard too to prevent accidental topping!

[keithtty]

Looks good! Expensive or not?

[Vinceire]

Too lazy to custom build a reservoir tank in the sump area as space is limited.

Re-use an Ikea trash container as reservoir tank about 6~7L (save $$) to be placed in the CR compartment.

The "other" purchase for the installation. (Eheim 12/16 hose/Atman pump/ hose holder)

[Vinceire]

Looks good! Expensive or not?

Price is $138.

Quite well priced as compared to the other makes in the market. Considering it is from JBJ..

[Vinceire]

Had to settle for an Atman 600L/H pump as it is the only pump I can find with the straight pin type as the pump connection on the ATO is straight pin.

Personally think it will look too bulky or ugly if an adaptor is used if other pumps with the round pin or 3 pin connectors is installed instead.

[mystery]

wow nice tank

[Vinceire]

The ATO comes with 3 mode of installation

1) 1 sensor in sump and 1 sensor in reservoir tank (Recommended)

2) 1 sensor in sump

3) 2 sensor in sump (to indicate min/max level)

I went with the recommended method 1 as indicated in the manual that will prevent the pump from running dry as the ATO will switch off the pump once there is insufficient water in the reservoir

[Vinceire]

Tadah...! The ATO in operation.

No more worry of low water level when away for biz trip...haha

(Although I always ask my wife to top-up for me but it seems that most of the time she forgets..dunno whether on purpose...so that I can stop spending so much $$ on this hobby )

[Zac]

Bro you make me feel like setting a new tank again...

your tank is well plan out nice..

[Vinceire]

Will monitor on the evaporation rate...if the container can last 4~5 days without refilling..it will stay

If not, got to go find a bigger waster container...