Final Project

[andylee]

Finally, after 1+ year in this hobby.. decided to start my own tank thread to chronicle the on-goings for my final project.

Started with a 1ft, then 2ft, and now lastly, 3ft which I've decided shall be the most I'll go.. at least for the next 7 years

This 3 footer was started exactly 1 month ago, with most equipments from fellow reefers here. Have since gone through a major rescape abt 2 weeks ago.

Tank started: 25th May 2006

Size: 36(L) x 24(H) x 12(W) inch

Lightings: Dymax 3ft 2* T5 NO

System and Equipment:

IOS with Weipro 2014 skimmer

1* seio 620

[andylee]

Went through a back-breaking 18 hours of rescaping 2 weeks ago, and here's the end result.

Sofa-view:

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Front Door-view

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Front-view:

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Tower with overhang

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Blood shrimp: been with me for 9 mths

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I wonder why he always likes to hang around in front of the current

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Skunks' cleaning station

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Lastly, a pose for the camera

[andylee]

Apologies for the poor pictures, not having a good DC.

Anyway, any comments for the rockscape? Feel free to comment

[colinsoon]

bro! very nice tank!!!!

finally see someone with a tank approximately my size and exactly the same concept!!!

you were using salt mix or NSW?

[andylee]

The tank's height is too high and width too narrow for it to be against the wall, tot this arrangement might have a better effect visually

Using salt mix, NSW too heavy to bring back without transport.

But only doing water change once a month

[jervismun]

finally see someone with a tank approximately my size and exactly the same concept!!!

Hahaha I was about to say... how come the tank looks so familiar

Nice concept bro! Another "power" partition tank with very good current flow

Nah... this is not going to be your Final Project

[chrisyew]

Onli 2 x t5 NO tubes? Enough?

[jervismun]

Onli 2 x t5 NO tubes? Enough?

I guess so... looking at his current corals... I'm just a bit worried for the Anemone Bro be careful coz Anemones love being chopped by pumps/powerheads and your SEIO looks very inviting... I had my huge RBTA minced by Tunze 6060 last 2 weeks and it was hell break loose

[chrisyew]

I guess so... looking at his current corals... I'm just a bit worried for the Anemone Bro be careful coz Anemones love being chopped by pumps/powerheads and your SEIO looks very inviting... I had my huge RBTA minced by Tunze 6060 last 2 weeks and it was hell break loose

Then probably the anemone will keep moving around the tank to look for a more suitable place.

[andylee]

Hahaha I was about to say... how come the tank looks so familiar

Nice concept bro! Another "power" partition tank with very good current flow

Nah... this is not going to be your Final Project

Thanks for the comments.

The original plan was to actually go for a twin-towers with a deep valley look, but not enough LRs to build the 2nd tower, hence decided to slope down.

[andylee]

Then probably the anemone will keep moving around the tank to look for a more suitable place.

Already had one BTA perished just the day after i added in the seio.

Lights-wise shld be no problem, cos keeping mainly fish n invert. And the BTAs with me since the 1ft tank, still doing fine (same state as when bought).

This anemone have been staying at this spot for 2 weeks already, attempted to move it but always go back same place.

[kueytoc]

be careful of those small LRs that you stacked on top, may drop against the glass if you are not careful.

[andylee]

Ya, stacked and re-stacked until I was satisfied with the stability.

Made some cuts and grooves in the LRs also so that they are able to fit snugly.

Thanks for the warning

[godzillaliu88]

there's still a lot of space to put more corals.

your tank looks a lil dull. add more colors to it.

maybe can add zoos. cheap n colour full.

[andylee]

Ya, purposely left alot of flat surfaces so that can put corals in future. Now still not very confident of keeping lps.

Maybe will get more suns to fill up the tower, as they dun require intense lighting.

So far haven't been able to see any nice zoos, only been visiting RB (most accessible for me) cos no transport into any of the farms

[jervismun]

One amazing thing about Zoos is its ability to change colour according to the tnk environment... sometimes a normal looking colony can develop rather interesting colours... and of course there are cases some exceptionally intense colouration will just fade off... if those Zoos found in RB is acceptable... bring home and try... you'll never know what Gem lies beneath it

[andylee]

So far been seeing alot of those normal green ones there, like my current one.

Suspect due to my insufficient lighting, my green one will turn brown sooner or later.

So unless i happen to fall in love at first sight for one

[jervismun]

So far been seeing alot of those normal green ones there, like my current one.

Suspect due to my insufficient lighting, my green one will turn brown sooner or later.

So unless i happen to fall in love at first sight for one

Hahaha... those that you will fall in love on first sight are usually very ex one lor... $30 and above If you are not too picky, try to get those from Sulawesi (not Batam)... they are IMO beautiful and affordable... and some may even turn out to be real Gems