5 foot LPS Reef tank + nano

[Skipper32]

bro..solid DIYs and ur cabinet is so nicely arranged....btw, how"s ur CL450 doing...any feedback fm u, cos i intend to get one second-hand for my 3ft tank.... now using fan and water temp abt 27-28...when fan not running temp is below 30....and ur nano looks good....how long aldy? ane and fish...

[May&Bruce]

Hey skipper. Well, the CL450 is a little small for my 5 foot tank, but it will hold the temp at 27 for me. I think that it should be OK for a 3 foot tank. Apart from that I am very happy with it It is quite quiet and does not make 'clunking' sound when it turns off, like the CL 650 does.

Overall, i think that they are very good value for money

[aStRoBo|]

just a suggestion, for ur stand, u could use planks to cover it up, buy a few pieces of magnets, paste it at the back of the planks, den attach it to ur WI stand. and well taken pics on the ###### shrimp.

[Skipper32]

that's wat i did to my 3ft metal frame...but a bit more work...drilling and "screwing" and with e help of cable ties...managed to diy and turn it into a cabinet...

thx for the feedback on cl450....love ur nano simple and nice...i'm running in my 2.5 (althou aldy got stock but tend to die when add new ones)...love ur ###### too..i might remove my hawkfish so that i can keep more shrimps....

cheers.

[Skipper32]

small view of my cabinet with e hole for return flow and also hindges for the door...

[May&Bruce]

astrobol and skipper...thanks for the advice and compliments. Will look at building covers like that too.

[dkk08]

nice looking 5ft and cute nano May&Bruce...

slightly but to May&Bruce and the rest of the guys using WI stand... do u guys experience any rusting as I'm already having some rust... how do u guys combat the rust?

[May&Bruce]

dkk08...on my first tank (3 ft) I had no prior experience. I did not look after my WI stand and after 1 year it had quite a bit of rust - only surface rust, mind you, nothing affecting structural strength.

So when I designed my 5 foot tank I said that I would have a stainless steel stand built, until I found out the price (5 times more than a WI stand). So, I proceeded with a WI stand dbut I coated it with 3 extra layers of good enamel paint, and made especially sure that structural areas, i.e. welds, were coated well with the 3 layers of paint. I also make sure that any seawater spilt on the stand is wiped off there and then.

Hope this helps.

[iantoh]

Hi there May&Bruce,

nice looking setup! the cabinet setup looks lovely, with everything set out so neatly. plus the hammers look really healthy too.

cheers,

ian

[dkk08]

dkk08...on my first tank (3 ft) I had no prior experience. I did not look after my WI stand and after 1 year it had quite a bit of rust - only surface rust, mind you, nothing affecting structural strength.

So when I designed my 5 foot tank I said that I would have a stainless steel stand built, until I found out the price (5 times more than a WI stand). So, I proceeded with a WI stand dbut I coated it with 3 extra layers of good enamel paint, and made especially sure that structural areas, i.e. welds, were coated well with the 3 layers of paint. I also make sure that any seawater spilt on the stand is wiped off there and then.

Hope this helps.

dkk08...on my first tank (3 ft) I had no prior experience. I did not look after my WI stand and after 1 year it had quite a bit of rust - only surface rust, mind you, nothing affecting structural strength.

So when I designed my 5 foot tank I said that I would have a stainless steel stand built, until I found out the price (5 times more than a WI stand). So, I proceeded with a WI stand dbut I coated it with 3 extra layers of good enamel paint, and made especially sure that structural areas, i.e. welds, were coated well with the 3 layers of paint. I also make sure that any seawater spilt on the stand is wiped off there and then.

Hope this helps.

Hey May&Bruce, for the insights

Yap have been checking out prices on the SS stand and yes its as good as investing in a good skimmer for that kinda prices... maybe I shld do wat u do too... hmmm Enamel Paint shall go look up on the paint after work...

Stand down... just a tank to go

bro er sis er

[cityofangels]

does not make 'clunking' sound when it turns off, like the CL 650 does.

That was the old generation CL650. I bought my CL650 in June '05 and so far, it does not have this loud 'clunking' sound. *phew*

[May&Bruce]

cityofangels..so your happy with the 650? Am thinking of getting one, or maybe the CO500 but its a bit more expensive.

[cityofangels]

May&Bruce: I'm pretty contented with the CL650. So far so good, I guess~

[Flame-Tail]

cityofangels..so your happy with the 650? Am thinking of getting one, or maybe the CO500 but its a bit more expensive.

Sorry but 4 a 5footer ,I think you should get a chiller with more power.

[May&Bruce]

time for some more pics. Skimz FR finally got installed a week ago (has been sitting around for 6 months!)

[May&Bruce]

...sorry about the pic size....thought the cam was already set for 640 x 480 but obviously not...

[May&Bruce]

early morning shot

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...new leather

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...close-up

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...oops, close up

[May&Bruce]

our two anemone crabs - but as we have no anemone in the tank they have adopted this bubble.

[Maxstar81]

our two anemone crabs

Wao cool. Didn't know they were so adaptive.

Nice colour too. Goes well with the bubble.

[May&Bruce]

yeah, they have been happily living in this bubble for about 4 months now, and never stray out of there.

[May&Bruce]

Have finally more or less finished every thing now. Here is the completed setup. Note that the wooden cabinet for the main tank was DIY'd by me

[May&Bruce]

Another view...