My new 6x2x2.5 'FOWLR + Fake coral' tank

[somebody]

great that you are using fake corals, protecting the seas... =)

[Alvin Tan]

great that you are using fake corals, protecting the seas... =)

plus the blueface is reef safe...

[lkoivoon]

impressive.. but bro.. how come u added fish so fast..?

Because,

1)I have sold my old tank and the buyer is coming to collect the tank tomorrow.

2)All LR are fully cured and with me for many years.

3)Most of the fish are 'old-bird' ie with me for quite sometime already so should be no problem with the new tank. I fed them 1 hour after the transfer and they still eat like a pig.......

[Melvyn Tan]

Nice tank...

[Patrick]

lkoivoon is a very friendly, helpful and generous man! Saw the new tank it is very very nice and design specs is very fascinating, very detailed. The sump is so neat. Haha, Lew I can't remember all you taught me like where to put the skimmer in the sump, etc. Pai seh to call u. Looked up SR to see if I can find something on sump and found your forum! Thanks bro! Cheers!

[chucky]

really very colourful reef..

[lkoivoon]

lkoivoon is a very friendly, helpful and generous man! Saw the new tank it is very very nice and design specs is very fascinating, very detailed. The sump is so neat. Haha, Lew I can't remember all you taught me like where to put the skimmer in the sump, etc. Pai seh to call u. Looked up SR to see if I can find something on sump and found your forum! Thanks bro! Cheers!

Hi Patrick, the skimmer is to be place next to the overflow compartment of the sump. That is - first compartment is the overflow from the tank, next compartment is where you place your skimmer, third compartment you can place your FR (if it fits. I placed/hung my Resun FBF1000 FR there), the fourth/last compartment is to place your eheim return pump.

Please call me anytime if you need help. BTW, is the piping done?

Cheer....

[lkoivoon]

Hi Patrick, the skimmer is to be place next to the overflow compartment of the sump. That is - first compartment is the overflow from the tank, next compartment is where you place your skimmer, third compartment you can place your FR (if it fits. I placed/hung my Resun FBF1000 FR there), the fourth/last compartment is to place your eheim return pump.

Please call me anytime if you need help. BTW, is the piping done?

Cheer....

Sorry if we confused anybody.... Patrick and I were talking about another tank.

Ok, let me continue to update with my new tank setup......

[lkoivoon]

I taped all the hinges to prevent corrosion........

[lkoivoon]

See the beauty of using two small plates to channel overflow water into the floss?..... non of the water escaped the floss and flow by the side of the glass...

[lkoivoon]

Next is the setup of this NR1000 Nitrate Reductor.......

[lkoivoon]

NR1000 in position.......

[lkoivoon]

SP 3000 Dosing pump for the NR1000......

[lkoivoon]

Drop counter of the NR1000.....

[lkoivoon]

I labelled all the power plugs so that I will not switch on/off the wrong equipment...

[riot]

Hi ikoivoon,

nice setup

By the way, something weird happened. I think we attached pix simultaneously and the system cocked up. Your pix ended up in my thread

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...35entry495843

Cool huh?

[lkoivoon]

Next, modification of skimmer's collection cup.

I noticed a lot of people like to modify/add a waste container to collect the skimmate. I think otherwise.... Sorry I am not here to against the idea of waste container - Infact it is a very good idea.

However, I would like to modified my skimmer's collection cup for something else.... First a hole is drilled on the collection cup........

[lkoivoon]

Hi ikoivoon,

nice setup

By the way, something weird happened. I think we attached pix simultaneously and the system cocked up. Your pix ended up in my thread

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...35entry495843

Cool huh?

Hi riot, this is interesting......

[lkoivoon]

Then an overflow pipe is fixed into the hole.........

[lkoivoon]

Side view.....

[lkoivoon]

Leak check.....Passed.

[lkoivoon]

A pipe will be connected to the overflow pipe of the collection cup with an union so that I can easily remove the cup for washing..........

[lkoivoon]

As you can see, if overflow occurs in the collection cup water will be channel to the sump instead of onto the floor

Overflow of collection cup does happen to me before (a few time) when I was using an in-sump skimmer. Anybody has the same experience before?

Overflow of collection cup occurs usually not because of skimmate but some don't know what reasons the cup just overflow. So to have a good night sleep I made this modification............

[lkoivoon]

Another view.......

[lkoivoon]

Here is a pH monitor and its probe.....