Sponsor dr evil Posted January 23, 2007 Sponsor Share Posted January 23, 2007 in my honest opinion..the rocks are too small.. looks very messy.. but the scaping idea there is set. you need big rocks agree with bro jem...ur LR are way too small. U should get the LFS to indent large size for u. U need those that are above 10kg / pc type....with that type of size, ur scaping will ook more natural... smaller rocks makes it look man made my 2cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member godzillaliu88 Posted January 23, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted January 23, 2007 maybe can ask bro jerv to help you get those giant rocks. like the ones he got for his tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor dr evil Posted January 23, 2007 Sponsor Share Posted January 23, 2007 since u have paid so much $$ on your setup, why not invest in Coral Farm LR... no regrets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member vagabond Posted January 23, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted January 23, 2007 since u have paid so much $$ on your setup, why not invest in Coral Farm LR... no regrets... I second to that... Bigger rocks will sure make your tank looks much much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cityofangels Posted January 23, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted January 23, 2007 I actually prefer it when your tank had less rocks. Something about the yellow backdrop which makes your tank stand out. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Any update on the LRs? Is the LFS willing to take back? Or at least buy back at a discounted price? 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...
jamomatt Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I think with his budget, when he starts stocking whole tank with corals, no one can see any LRs liao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 No discount or anythings lah. Cos, I did not go after him. Anywhere, don't think that he will care. Just step in to the office and was greeted by the smell of fresh LR. Everyone is complaining, quickly replaced the air cleaner catrige and put them on full blast. Bought 3 Rowa carbon and will put them in after all the water parameter check. Hopes this will bring down the smell. Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 No discount or anythings lah. Cos, I did not go after him. Anywhere, don't think that he will care. Just step in to the office and was greeted by the smell of fresh LR. Everyone is complaining, quickly replaced the air cleaner catrige and put them on full blast. Bought 3 Rowa carbon and will put them in after all the water parameter check. Hopes this will bring down the smell. Oh dear... with your amount of LR... Have you already running ur skimmer full force? That can help remove gunks instead of letting the rot in your tank 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...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 Just noticed that I still have a huge bucket of LR left. As I did not receive the LR when they deliver. It is keep in the store with water by the store man. Whoooo...what can I say when I open up the bucket today? YUK.. can't describe it. Quickly change out the water and hope that will be able to use them again after some curing. Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member WaNeR Posted January 27, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted January 27, 2007 geeee must smell like hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 Oh dear... with your amount of LR... Have you already running ur skimmer full force? That can help remove gunks instead of letting the rot in your tank Ah.. no skimmer yet. As the DIY skimmer is a little leaking here and there. Think I should get it fix and fire up by tomorrow. The nitrate and PO has sky rocketed. Thinking of denitrator. Any suggestion? Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Ah.. no skimmer yet. As the DIY skimmer is a little leaking here and there. Think I should get it fix and fire up by tomorrow. The nitrate and PO has sky rocketed. Thinking of denitrator. Any suggestion? It's normal for PO4 to sky-high now... as for NO3... normal although didn't expect it to appear so soon... don't worry bro... with your water volume and water flow... things will go back to normal pretty soon A denitrator is quite inevitable for your case as you can't possibly keep enough Chaetomorpha to export nutrients... if you are planning on biological method denitrator... the higher the NO3 in your water, the faster it will run-in 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...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Instead of fixing the DIY skimmer. Got this one instead. Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Was like checking out the net for good skimmer and was going to check out the Hydro 3000 use by bros here. And found the Tunze in the shop. Anywhere they do not have the hydro 3000 in stock so pick the Tunze instead. The reason of not proceeding further with the DIY setup are due to the huge energy consume by the Eheim pump compare with 4 X 23W by the Tunze. Less wattage less heat and less $$$. Trying to run the tank without chiller. Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 This is quite a huge skimmer to fit into the sump. So extended the sump with a Toyogo tub. Fired up and lets see if it break-in by tomorrow. Initial finding is the noise of the pump is too loud for my liking. Hopes it is another break-in things. Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 This is quite a huge skimmer to fit into the sump. So extended the sump with a Toyogo tub. Fired up and lets see if it break-in by tomorrow. Initial finding is the noise of the pump is too loud for my liking. Hopes it is another break-in things. Yeah... some NW pumps do emit rattling sound for the first couple of hours of operation... can't wait to see some gunk... 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 godzillaliu88 Posted January 28, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted January 28, 2007 the skimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted January 28, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted January 28, 2007 i think i saw a similiar one at AM .. its quite big leh lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 i think i saw a similiar one at AM .. its quite big leh lolz Yap. you are right. That is the one. Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Yap. you are right. That is the one. So you are the lucky guy... do post more pix of skimmer... with the amount of gunk in your tank right now... the skimmer will kick-in quicker than expected 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 piero Posted January 29, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted January 29, 2007 Super nice... Can I ask what media U using for yr CA reactor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 The skimmer has not break in yet as of this morning. Or may be my water super clean lah. hehe.... Here is the media use for the CR Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 The skimmer has not break in yet as of this morning. Or may be my water super clean lah. hehe.... Emm... quite impossible your water can be super clean as there are way too many decomposing organisms within the curing live rocks... however today is just 1 full day of running... it is VERY NORMAL for good skimmers to at least kick-in within 3 days... mediocre skimmers can take 1 to 2 weeks actually 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...
AlexCWSoo Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 This is what I got from the skimmer after 48hr. The noise is still there, may be slightly less or I have get use to it. But my filter bags is defernately getting very much more than this, as I have to wash it every 3 day (complete block) Quote Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900 Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450 Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon Calcium Reator : Brand?? Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480 Fish 1 X Yellow Tank 1 X Mandarin fish 1 X Purpple Tank 1 X Blue Tank 1 X Sunrise Dottyback 1 X Majestic Angel 2 X Bicolor Blenny 2 X Moorish Idol 1 X Longnose Hawfish 2 X Firefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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