3x2x2.5 ft underwater world.

[acidjazz]

hey guys, i just got the tank on e 8/3/05. Started running the tank w/o live rocks on e 12/3/05. The live rocks wld be in tmr. . will update you guys with more pics.

Specs:

3x2x2.5ft tank with sump and cabinet

Eheim 1260 as return pump

Macro AS250 protein skimmer

refugim sand bed (10cm.. approx 23kg)

total sand used (75kg)

live rocks to be added (60-70kg)

[acidjazz]

Front view of tank.

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Closer view of the tank.

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my refugim. comments please.

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Closer look at the macro as250 skimmer and refugim.

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Can you believe i have three sets of lights for my refugim alone but none for my main tank??

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Side view of tank. pssss. . . can see my alcohol bar in the background.

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Sidetrack a bit. This is my alcohol bar.

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Sidetrack one last time. My pride (Nikki)

[Cardinal Tetra]

Sidetrack one last time. My pride (Nikki)

Is that a husky?

Do you have another husky as well?

Btw nice tank, hope you post more pics soon.

[acidjazz]

that's an alaskan malamute. Still have two other persian cats and a tortise. my latest addition is of course the marine tank. set up one 4ft one 3 yrs back but gave up bcuz i couldnt handle it. Making a come back now!

[Cardinal Tetra]

that's an alaskan malamute. Still have two other persian cats and a tortise. my latest addition is of course the marine tank. set up one 4ft one 3 yrs back but gave up bcuz i couldnt handle it. Making a come back now!

Thats great.

Hope you post more updates on your setup.

[RAV-65]

Vodka fan huh?!

[acidjazz]

Vodka fan huh?!

not quite. . i am a fan of wine. .

[mUAr_cHEe]

my advice is...

skimmer should be in the last compartment of yr setup.... should be in first few.... if i not wrong... if can use externally... i suggest u 'repipe' yr skimmer output to yr refuge... then yr skimmer input from the first compartment....

reason for saying so is.... u wouldn't wanna slight chance of those micro-bubbles running into yr main tank... IMO... its ugly....

[acidjazz]

my advice is...

skimmer should be in the last compartment of yr setup.... should be in first few.... if i not wrong... if can use externally... i suggest u 'repipe' yr skimmer output to yr refuge... then yr skimmer input from the first compartment....

reason for saying so is.... u wouldn't wanna slight chance of those micro-bubbles running into yr main tank... IMO... its ugly....

thanks for the advice. because of the size of the refugim, the first and last compartment becomes very small, i realised i couldnt fit the macro as250 skimmer into the first compartment at all. someone told me to put the skimmer into the refugim itself and the powerhead in the first compartment. . but its kinda unsightly. . and bcuz of the cabinet. . its not quite possible to place the skimmer outside but i noe i definately need to improve on the set up. .

[ozy]

my advice is...

skimmer should be in the last compartment of yr setup.... should be in first few.... if i not wrong... if can use externally... i suggest u 'repipe' yr skimmer output to yr refuge... then yr skimmer input from the first compartment....

reason for saying so is.... u wouldn't wanna slight chance of those micro-bubbles running into yr main tank... IMO... its ugly....

He is right though, you should consider repiping your output back to the first chamber or you should consider adding some more sponge in the last chamber to filter the microbubbles, I am using a AS350 and the micro bubbles are all over the place.

Maybe you can consider using pvc piping to U-turn the return back to the first chamber.

[wil_lee76]

hey pal, ur sump system is quite similar to mine...i did not put a refugime in it (in the middle compartmemt) instead I put all my stuff inside (Skimmer, FR, pump etc etc)

What they said is true, if you put the skimmer (eps Macro Needlewheel)at the last compartment of the sump, it will have bubbling effect in the main tank.... I uses LR at the output of the skimmer to min the bubbling effect....

[iceman]

have u tried to turn off the power of ur return?? Ur sump might not be able to hold the amount of water flowing down.

[acidjazz]

have u tried to turn off the power of ur return?? Ur sump might not be able to hold the amount of water flowing down.

actually an accident happened. One of the faulty extension exploded and disabled my tank for a while. my sump almost overflow until i off the vaulve. . lucky i was at home. . sldnt put so much water ehzz?

[acidjazz]

hey pal, ur sump system is quite similar to mine...i did not put a refugime in it (in the middle compartmemt) instead I put all my stuff inside (Skimmer, FR, pump etc etc)

What they said is true, if you put the skimmer (eps Macro Needlewheel)at the last compartment of the sump, it will have bubbling effect in the main tank.... I uses LR at the output of the skimmer to min the bubbling effect....

the refugim took up more than half my sump space. . now i realised i no space to put a lot of stuff. . dunno how am i gonna fit a eheim 1260 pump into my sump when the chiller comes. my design aint tt gd.

p.s. 150++ of rocks coming tonight. check out the pics after 9.

[chucky]

bro maybe u can place yur ehiem pump outside the sump for yur chiller when it ###### so tht can have more space for yur sump..

[weishun]

Your husky looks like the one in Aquamarin. Hehe

[iceman]

actually an accident happened. One of the faulty extension exploded and disabled my tank for a while. my sump almost overflow until i off the vaulve. . lucky i was at home. . sldnt put so much water ehzz?

Is not the amount of water. it the space u have left in the sump, it not enough to contain the amount of water that are flowing down during a power trip. i suggest u get a y-check valve. This will prevent the water from over flow.

[steven]

Is not the amount of water. it the space u have left in the sump, it not enough to contain the amount of water that are flowing down during a power trip. i suggest u get a y-check valve. This will prevent the water from over flow

i fully agree. i juz set up a sump. to prevent a back flow flooding the tank, you can try to make a hole at the return pipe in the main tank. the hole should be 1/2 inch below the water level of the main tank. this method will break the siphon. once the water reach the level where the hole is , the water will stop back flow...

see this sump design