my 4FT low tech Reef Tank

[asg]

I $ no enough but still wanna to enjoy the hobby

[asg]

nemo nemo in the tank, when are you laying eggs??

[asg]

lemonpeel, any freshier, you will have to peel it yourself...

[shootsimon]

How low tech? Care to share? Also wanna save some cost on running it

[wil_lee76]

the how do u get those corals and fishes huh? "U no $$ still wanna enjoy hobby?" (just kidding)

Nice scaping & keep the pics coming....

[asg]

ho ho $ really no enough...

i save by performing regular water change (topic marin pro reef,10%-20%), one/twice weekly.

so that i can do away with ALL the additives (i have tried many (and it is really many) different additives during my first year in the hobby, and to me, i find that the result does not quite justify the $ and time put in)

I am using external filter (resun) + T5 LO (rainbow) + protein skimmer (VIA AQUA), relatively cheap compare to others....

It is the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLs that matter more than anything else...

CHEERS to low cost

[Tanga]

Nice tank bro can see that stuff in your tank are very healthy

[Alvin Tan]

woah...pro reef isn't cheap too

[cjh]

ooo... bro.. how old is your tank?? just curious...

[Metabolic_7]

can i see your system.Nice tank by the way

[nakazoru]

Well done, bro

Nice tank with the essential equipment. Well scape too. Cheers.

By the way ur T5 LO, how many you using???

[asg]

thanks all for the comments (feel encouraged)

some replies:

* proreef - (all additives) = $ for Coral + save time

* i have 8 tubes (T5LO, 4 tubes in each lighting set)

* have been keeping reef tank for >2Yrs but current tank moved over from old place (shift house... terrible experience...never want to go through it again...)

my equipment list:

1) 4 FT Tank

2) 2 * 4 FT T5LO Lights (@$115 each)

3) 1 * resun canister filter (@ cannot remember, but it is relatively cheap)

4) 1* viaqua protein skimmer (@$75 each)

5) 1 * fan (@$24)

6) 2* resun internal filter (@$35 each)

7) chemipure + rowaphos + prime

8) ref books (important and usefull)

9) wetwebmedia (very important and very usefull)

10) and of course sgreefclub lah

cheers

[jervismun]

Emm... really quite cost effective setup... perhaps I overspent... let me look at my last month's credit card bill...

Have to agree with you bro... KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS... but can I add PASSION too? Coz I am feeling it all over my body... like FIRE

[asg]

cheap have cheap keep

expensive have expensive keep (i cant stand my english...)

each to his own...

BTW, i always consolidate all my purchase so that i can ask for discount...

[hammy]

nice tank.

can NO T5 sustain clams?

having growth and how long have they in ur tank.

really minimal input with max output

[asg]

Both have been around for >6mths, healthy and opening. when my fishes swim passed, they will closed

my T5 is not actually NO, i am using HO on my rainbxw light set ( which comes with NO, and yes, HO is actually brighter). when i check with the vendor. they said that for this shipment it can be "done". so what i have now is HO in NO light set.

[kenkht]

Love your "cheap" tank! Good encouragement to us poor buggers!!

BTW, do you use RO/DI /distilled water or cheap all the way, tap water..

[ong2ah]

Bro, Lemonpeel angel u keep look gorgeous

Is it reef-safe? Got peck at yr coral?

I always thought of keeping angels... but afraid that they will peck at corals and tubeworms... esp in my small 2 ft setup

[Soul]

dont u need any products to maintain the calcium level?

[asg]

yo yo sorry to all those bros who ask me questions, i am busy preparing for my MSc exams....

back to the questions, i didnt use any additive to maintain calcium or other...

i used tap water plus prime...