Carynn's 4ft X 2ft X 2.5ft

[cityofangels]

Mdm....you have quite a big tank......keep a look out on the Sell/Pasar Malam section.....can get a lot of good stuff at a cheaper price......especially Skimmer, Power head, Chiller........even live sand........hehehe....can save a bit of money also..... ...especially if you are not rushing for time.....

Yeah... I'm not in a rush of time. that's why I'm slowly building up my tank.

I got the biggest tank I could afford to go. Initially, I was looking at 3-4ft. Then I decided to settle on a 4ft tank.

[cityofangels]

my advice better to get a becketts skimmer... heart pain pain get 1.. so tht in future upgrade tank dunt need to up grade skimmer liao..

My dream is to have a beckett skimmer! Saving up for 1 now...

[blueheaven]

My dream is to have a beckett skimmer! Saving up for 1 now...

Come join the beckett club

[FuEl]

Hmmm..yea..advisable to run a FR to absorb the silicates a.s.a.p if you used tapwater for mixing with the salt. If not once your lights are on you will notice your white sand and your glass going brown with diatoms. Not exactly harmful...but rather an eyesore..

[shoelevy]

I strongly advise you to use a FR to run Rowa from day 1

run rowa from day one

i read before that if po4 is allowed to build up in your tank, it will bond to your lr and in the future, they will leech giving you a problem in the future.

and oh...get a beckett...NO regrets...even if you upgrade to 5,6,7 footer, beckett still can extend extend until reach the sky and still can extend....so don't have to sell and buy a completely new one

i also agree with the others that you should ditch the ceramic rings and coral chip...your lr and sand bed will have plenty of space for bacteria to colonise

sump empty is ok IMO...and its very easy to maintain too : when its time to siphon of dirt...you don't have anything to block your hose...or when its time to change wool, you won't disturb other things and stir up dirt

also, u have great flexibility in putting pumps (for FR or UV or Ca R or chiller) in or other in sump equipment

just my 2 cents

may i know what return pump are you using?

[Melvyn Tan]

Alternatively, 2nd compartment can be filled with 4-5 inch aragonite sand better still with bio-sediments (later stage fill it with macro algae), leave your main tank sand bed as it is (else in time to come you will see ugly c-s of the sand bed). And of course H&S would be a good choice to skim, the efficacy and efficiency is beyond doubt.

Then again it all depends on your concept of the tank. Perhaps a city of angels? then it'll require a heavy duty skimmer.

Am glad to see more lasses around

[cityofangels]

Come join the beckett club

Man! That's ALOT of kopi-O!

[cityofangels]

may i know what return pump are you using?

I'm running an Atman return pump.. I think it's the 1307 model, if I'm not mistaken.

[cityofangels]

And of course H&S would be a good choice to skim, the efficacy and efficiency is beyond doubt.

Then again it all depends on your concept of the tank. Perhaps a city of angels? then it'll require a heavy duty skimmer.

Am glad to see more lasses around

Yeah.. I do intend this setup to be a reef aquarium, therefore it will definitely require a heavy-use skimmer.

[shoelevy]

therefore it will definitely require a heavy-use skimmer. 

get a beckett

recently sotongball selling dual beckett new for solid price.

you can check that out

[KTLK]

The brand is Sanders. can run both using airstones and venturi. I suppose yours is running venturi. =)

Yup its a Edwin Sander skimmer. Used to have one,affordable & good..

[cityofangels]

get a beckett

recently sotongball selling dual beckett new for solid price.

you can check that out

ok cool...

[cityofangels]

Yup its a Edwin Sander skimmer. Used to have one,affordable & good..

What size tank were you using the skimmer for?

[cityofangels]

My tank as of 25th June

[cityofangels]

3 of my 5 Feathered Worms

[cityofangels]

My other 2 Feathered Worms with 1 Tomato Clown & 1 Zebra Damsel in view.

[cityofangels]

My tank as of 28th June (with more Live Rocks)

[cityofangels]

Leather

[cityofangels]

Buttons (Not opened yet)

[cityofangels]

I think I need to get an anemone for the Tomato Clown.. It decided to dig a crater in the DSB at the right-hand corner of my tank.

[limbssg]

I noticed that ur return pipe output is drilled with lots of small holes, can u still feel strong water flow coming out?

[cityofangels]

I noticed that ur return pipe output is drilled with lots of small holes, can u still feel strong water flow coming out?

The water flow was TOO strong.. Which was why I drilled tiny holes to break the current..

[ciaolong]

looking good keep it up

[cityofangels]

looking good keep it up

Thanks~

[apollo]

Hi Frd

Realised tht its setup for less than 2wks and u already introduced the fishes and corals. Dont yu need to run in the tank for the bateria to form??

AM new myself and goin to start mine soon. So am just curious.

Thanks