The Big Day! 5x2.5x2.5

[Tanggy]

Oh remind me so much of the thrill of looking at an empty glass tank

Hee.. know what u mean. not sure which is more enjoyable. setting new tank or viewing mature tank. Seems like i like setting up more! ;P

[Tanggy]

[godzillaliu88]

wah. ###### leh the tank. the bracing all very nice.

[Tanggy]

Yup. I saw the maker sample tank before commiting. the silicon work is very good. no complaints.

[Tanggy]

Up goes the hood - view from living room side. This is to be a full height tank. from the front the cabinet will look 9ft long. from the dinning room side would be 6ft.

[jervismun]

Getting more and more exciting... where will you place your chiller? Commercial unit?

[Tanggy]

Getting more and more exciting... where will you place your chiller? Commercial unit?

The chiller will be located in the balcony. the copper coolant tube will run from the balcony, behind the side cabinet into the tank cabinet along with the drainage water pipe. the drainage pipe was run to ease water changes as there's a drainage point in the balcony. hopefully this will encourage me to do more frequent water changes. keke...

[Tanggy]

Below is a diagram of the chiller and water pipe layout.

[jervismun]

I have similar design too... draining water is easy... preparing salt water is the real challenge

[Tanggy]

Normally I stop the return pump, drain the water from the sump, fill the sump with fresh water and pour salt directly into the sump. using a couple of powerhead to circulate the salt and water for a couple of hours. Seems like the easiest way.

Anyone got easier way to share? hee... or lazier way I mean!

[WaNeR]

great project

cant wait to see more pics

[big_ben102000]

got ! haha u have some empty space at the bottom. make another seperate glass tank. mix your water and salt in there. then juz use a pump to pump the water over. mixing the water in the sump isnt really a good idea IMO. if u are using micro algae and live sand in your sump then problems may arise

[Tanggy]

The space is actually meant for equipment. 2 return pumps will be placed externally. The large area behind the sump tank is provisioned for skimmer and skimmer both to be place externally as well. The chiller cooling drum will also be place under the tank near the return pump.

[piero]

Looks great. Will attempt something like that in my next setup if I move house in future. Super duper cool.

[bluezing]

sweet!

seems like im already looking at my future house's tank! haha

[Tanggy]

Up up and away!

[jervismun]

Nice... like the wooden framing for the viewing panels... must've spent a bomb

[Tanggy]

Nice... like the wooden framing for the viewing panels... must've spent a bomb

I would say tte price is reasonable lor.

[Tanggy]

More pics

[Tanggy]

The area in red will be cover, plastered and painted to look like the wall. this help camoflage the extenal overflow section from view from the living room.

[yvoneysl]

bro... is yr tank maker from Fish City?

Maybe yr attached image can be bigger so that more dramatic

U hv projector for yr living hall...

I'm using Infocus DLP with 100" screen now... use to be HiFi siao before go into reefing

[Tanggy]

Ya. the lobang i for a projector. I am using the TW600

[jervismun]

you guys have many many hobbies... and all expensive ones

[Tanggy]

The overflow section has been covered by wood. This will be plastered and painted to look like the wall.

[Tanggy]

Its Up!! ke ke