jervismun Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 Looks cool.. Are they avaliable locally? Bro Giant, you referring to the ATI Twister M right? Yes, AquaMarin will be bringing in... price to be announced soon (I heard) Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lyz77 Posted July 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2006 Wht's the depth of the SB u gonna have or u going for BB? U may wanna take note of this 2 determine your actua; tank depth!!! Juz my 2 cemts.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kueytoc Posted July 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2006 Ok bro... this is the only pix I have before the construction of my tank Wah, u so fast take the skimmer & 'twist & shout' ...sigh, I no chance to see see touch touch leh & behold its beauty. Quote WRASSEY REEF PARADISE 4ftx2.5ftx2.5ft SRC Site: Welcome to My World of WRASSEYS !!! CHUISUI Site: WRASSEY World of REEF Paradise !!! mio CAN-REEF Site: Wrassey World !!! SiamReefClub Site: WRASSEY MASTER Hyper ไฮเปà¸à¸£à¹Œ ; Silly Fools ; Labanoon ; I-Nam ไà¸à¸™à¹‰à¸³ ; Modern Dog ; Sirasak Ittipolpanish ; Annita - Nisita Pongsong Twin-CAMs Power Module ! ; MIO Dream Car ! ; MIO Alter-EGO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 Wht's the depth of the SB u gonna have or u going for BB? U may wanna take note of this 2 determine your actua; tank depth!!! Juz my 2 cemts.....! I have not decided on the depth of the SB yet... how do you find your AquaMedic Hydrocarbonate floor bed? Probably too costly for me atm... gotto scale down my ambition a bit... or else it will never happen Will also work with Steve closely regarding every aspect... I go to him because I can communicate well with him... at least he listens... I know some LFS refuse to listen hor That's why there are so many standard looking/configured custom tanks out there... sorta downplay the true meaning of "custom" Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soul Posted July 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2006 Heres a trick my friend taught me when setting up new tank, pour first grade of sand in and spread evenly then 2nd grade then sprinkle rowaphos on top evenly then cover with remaining grades of sand. My friend's 5 footer have never had any algae growth since day 1 ..... Quote Visit My new 3x2x2.5 setup's thread My old 3ft setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 Heres a trick my friend taught me when setting up new tank, pour first grade of sand in and spread evenly then 2nd grade then sprinkle rowaphos on top evenly then cover with remaining grades of sand. My friend's 5 footer have never had any algae growth since day 1 ..... Wow... an extremely interesting method... only 1 question though... will that make my sand bed sprinkles with dark coloured dots? But it does sound logical... attacking the problem at its ROOTs... I will discuss this with Steve and see what's his response... I hope his response is not "Yes good... for your tank size you need 3 huge tubs of Rowaphos... ka ching $$$" j/k... I am sure he is not like that Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soul Posted July 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2006 aiyah then sprinkle lesser at the walls of the tank lor cant see liao wat, dont need 3 tubs lah, 4 footer at most use 2 tubs, about $90 each. Then u dont need to worry about algae during recycling as well as no need to spend more on FR dispensor. Quote Visit My new 3x2x2.5 setup's thread My old 3ft setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soul Posted July 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2006 u not only get clean surface sand the side views also no unsightly hidden algae growth in between the sand btw .... Quote Visit My new 3x2x2.5 setup's thread My old 3ft setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 Got a call from Tank Maker... he is already finalizing the design of the sump tank... also mentioned a "close loop design".... em... must do a bit more research on this already Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soul Posted July 29, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 29, 2006 closed loop likely using a check valve to break backflow and syphoning. Quote Visit My new 3x2x2.5 setup's thread My old 3ft setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 closed loop likely using a check valve to break backflow and syphoning. Yupe... and I think he is also recommending EOS Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantbicycle Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Wow... an extremely interesting method... only 1 question though... will that make my sand bed sprinkles with dark coloured dots? But it does sound logical... attacking the problem at its ROOTs... I will discuss this with Steve and see what's his response... I hope his response is not "Yes good... for your tank size you need 3 huge tubs of Rowaphos... ka ching $$$" j/k... I am sure he is not like that Hey , tats an interesting idea, do let us know if it works, the problem is , wont it leach P04 Back into the tank after a long period of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantbicycle Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Bro Giant, you referring to the ATI Twister M right? Yes, AquaMarin will be bringing in... price to be announced soon (I heard) bro jervis, i meant the faux sandbed ian was talking abt. anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zorden Posted July 29, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 29, 2006 Faux Sandbed,,, Quote I am just an average FR (fish reefing) writer. If you like my FRs, please upz my points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 Faux Sandbed,,, Glossed sand bed? Emm... I think I'll stick to conventional sand bed for the time being... maybe 2 to 3 inches deep Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lyz77 Posted July 29, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 29, 2006 Glossed sand bed? Emm... I think I'll stick to conventional sand bed for the time being... maybe 2 to 3 inches deep I remember sm reefer even tried using glass chip as SB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 I remember sm reefer even tried using glass chip as SB!!! Haha... thanks guys for all the exotic suggestions I think I'll go with either 1) Cheapo sand bed (Grade 1 & 2) 2) Live Aragonite Or a mixture of both Let me consult my tank maker first... I entrusted him with the design and I do not want to spoil the design by wanting this wanting that... I'm a designer and I understand how clients destroy design once they get involved too much Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 Perhaps I should show some inspiration pix to the tank maker so that he can build a tank that can help me achieve my dream tank It should look something like this... in 1 year time Courtesy of Aquarium Design Group Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted July 29, 2006 SRC Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2006 wah seh.. Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 wah seh.. Haha... aim for the sky... even if you can't reach in the end... you will still end up higher than the rest... emm... sound very familiar leh... I think I heard this when I was doing some Insurance blah blah 10 years ago (oops revealed my age) Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soul Posted July 30, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 30, 2006 this one also not bad Quote Visit My new 3x2x2.5 setup's thread My old 3ft setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soul Posted July 30, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 30, 2006 more natural looking one would be this Quote Visit My new 3x2x2.5 setup's thread My old 3ft setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member godzillaliu88 Posted July 30, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 30, 2006 is that a giant clam at the right bottom of the pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted July 30, 2006 SRC Supporter Share Posted July 30, 2006 woah if its a clam surely its HUGE! Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted July 30, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 30, 2006 if u didnt say i didnt even notice it was a gaint clam ... tot it was some big softy.... wA how to carry sia ... that thing must have weight quite abit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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