D&C 4ft Tank

[honzo]

Judging from the equipment and the package, I feel that this is a extremely good package.

Given the fact that the setup is from Aquamarin (Janet and Steve), you can be sure of good service and after sales support. :thumbs up:

[lyz77]

Wht's the tunze model u r using?

[chercm]

Wht's the tunze model u r using?

Steve asked me to used tunze 6200

[lyz77]

Steve asked me to used tunze 6200

Hw many pcs of 6200 r u running?

[chercm]

Hw many pcs of 6200 r u running?

i just one piece

[lyz77]

i just one piece

Wht u wanna keep in your tank? R u going for DSB and wht's the grade u r going for? 6200 may create a tsunami in your tank and jus hving one may not be sufficient to cover those dead zone!

[stabilo]

Tunze 6200 is the controllable one rite?

[acidjazz]

Although 6200 is controllable, but its pretty unusual for a 4 footer considering tunze 6000 or 6100 can do the job. In fact from my past experience, 6060 can cause tsunami already in a 4 footer.

tunze 6200

Specifications

For aquariums of 800 - 3000 l (211 - 792 US gal.)

Output: 5000 - 20000 l/h (1,319 - 5,283 US gal./h)

Speed control: Yes

Electronically controllable by all TUNZE ® motor controls

Pump wattage: 62 W

Voltage / Frequency: 230V / 50 Hz

Cable length: 5 m; (196.8 in.)

Dimensions: ø 98 x 118 mm; (diam. 3.9 x 4.6 in.)

Outlet diam.: ø 50 / 47 mm; (diam. 1.9 / 1.8 in.)

[lyz77]

It may be controllable but he may not run the pump at 100% speed as it will be too strong liao! IMO, getting either 2 6000/6100 will create a better circulation/ wave within the tank!!!

[jervismun]

Cherm, bring the 6200 back to Steve and tell him Jervis tell you so (hahaha as if... )

Exchange it for a 6100 or 2 x 6000

No point of running an oversized Stream inside a 4 footer... unless you intend to upgrade to a 6 footer pretty soon.

[chercm]

here is my new sump

[jervismun]

So this is what I'll be getting in 3 weeks time... I don't know about you guys... I love it Hehe... sorry lah... this is gonna be my first tank with a sump mah... so very excited lor Can elaborate more on the freshwater top-up chamber (emm... how come I see my ideas sprouting up in AM's tanks lately )

Can also show the power management area? I want to see how they tackle that issue... in regards of safety

[clintcar]

Can elaborate more on the freshwater top-up chamber (emm... how come I see my ideas sprouting up in AM's tanks lately  )

Haha, imitation is the highest form of flattery!

Quite a good idea I must say to incorporate the FW top-up chamber into the build of the sump rather than using a extra plastic container. Depending on the size of the tank though, you might still have to fill the FW compartment every other day.

[colinsoon]

think that idea has been on the drawing board for dunno how long already.. i personally seen a few tanks with that FW top up chamber in place.. though not as nicely done as chercm's. still got max and min levels.

dun think i will ever need it though. my evaporation rate is at 100ml a day. quite amazing, considering the surface area exposed..

[honzo]

This is one neat setup.

*thumbs up*

[lyz77]

Bro Cherm, dun be lazy... let show us some POWER UP pics.....

Must be hving back ache by now after the rock scaping!!!

[chercm]

one view of the humble sump

JBJ auto top up

my Skimz beckette bull 600 skimmer

AquaBee UP7000 return pump and my ehiem FR pump

tunze 7095 multicontroller for my 6200 wavemaker

my external overflow box

see the circulation created by the tunze 6200

tunze 6200 wave maker

[chercm]

now i am waiting for the scaping and the to install the temperature controller for my Resun C0500

[iori_del]

NIce setup, finally u are willing to spend more money to get better stuff, good for u..

[jervismun]

Yalor... definitely a very proper setup... now you need to learn more on how to use those equipments to maintain a nice and SUSTAINABLE reef tank... hehe not gonna be easy... but at least you have the right equipments already... so you are one step closer Let's learn together, shall we? (since my new tank will look pretty similar to yours in a lot of aspects)

I love the way your Multicontroller 7095 fitted nicely into the side cabinet, very fitting lor

Do you intend to add another Tunze Stream in the future? The reason I (and other bros) mentioned previously about the 6200 is, with a Multicontroller 7095, you can achieve much better current effect using 2 x 6100 or 3 x 6000 instead of a single 6200. If you do not intend to add another Stream, the Single Controller 7091 is in fact good enough, that will save you almost $250 to be spent on other gadgets. I've been experimenting with Streams quite extensively and nothing beats having 2 Streams blowing from left to right, right to left

[honzo]

Sometimes it is very difficult to say if you want to add just one more stream a few months down the road. It is good to start with a 7095.

[ReDDeviLs]

woah 6200 how much u get it for ah? not too strong for ur tank??

[lyz77]

Any update???

[chercm]

Any update???

i have started my cycling but still waiting for steve to do the scaping with the rocks

[jervismun]

Roughly when you think the Nitrogen Cycle will complete? Can't wait to see Steve's scaping skill... Most probably I will do mine myself... more personal that way