Roidan's 4ft tank

[Dispar_Anthias]

show-off...

Okok here to hijack abit... My turn to show off liao lah

[Dispar_Anthias]

but their sizes is very small compared to the water volume i feel...so i feel water quality wun take a drastic turn so fast...testing everyday..i added more sand from my old set up into the sump....funny i dun see this sand around anymore..its finer than size 0 coral sand...whiter also...

anyway, i remembered there was a thread last time about how skimmers fare in series connection or parallel connection...

i am now running 2 skimmers in the sump....each located at a different side....interesting observations...will provide a report next time....

when my wallet gains cholestrol again... , i may wanna start ozone/orp ...sigh..but i doubt my wallet will gain healthy cholestrol so fast....

Hey i have tried running 2 skimmer..... If your are both different size and power then your resut will most likely be the same as me, the bigger one will out perform the smaller one

[sjsheng]

i thought power blue should be aggressive???

why this so peaceful...

anyway... Bro a nice setup u have... nice tank...

wondering how much u spend altogether???

[roidan]

Hey i have tried running 2 skimmer..... If your are both different size and power then your resut will most likely be the same as me, the bigger one will out perform the smaller one

dispar: your powder also very very nice mah...i like the blueness...more vibrant than my baby powder...

yeah..something like that....about the skimmer..the bigger capacity one pulls more out of the water..maybe coz the reaction chamber is taller so more time for the organics to adhere to the bubbles...hehe

[roidan]

i thought power blue should be aggressive???

why this so peaceful...

anyway... Bro a nice setup u have... nice tank...

wondering how much u spend altogether???

maybe coz its still small and new to the tank...so it did not get a chance to form its territory....and its the smallest of all...slightly over 2 inches from mouth to end of tail...maybe thats why it dare not be a bully...YET..hehe

but i bought them quite small, i wonder if they can tahan the shipping stress and watever stress, even my tank stress...hehe....so just hope and pray and do watever i can do make them happy

[sjsheng]

Bro roidon

ur tank really great...

so overall i think u pay quite a huge amount rite...

[roidan]

my tank is nothing compared to the other reefers here....really nothing..just that i love taking pictures...especially my stuff and flubber jiejie here says i *show off*...sigh sigh

yeah..i spend quite abit....but i have a policy that i never look back..never count how much have gone in....only count how much can still go in...lol....

coz i know once i start counting how much have gone in....i will be damn depressed...but if i count how much can still go in...my face cheer up again

[bwilly]

so nice..!!!

I want to move house n upgrade tank..!!

*..sob.. sob..*

that's a funni conception..

for ppl in my line, we deal with past figures

so we can go longer in future with lesser...

[roidan]

so nice..!!!

I want to move house n upgrade tank..!!

*..sob.. sob..*

that's a funni conception..

for ppl in my line, we deal with past figures

so we can go longer in future with lesser...

thank bwilly big bro....or BBB

you finished your fhm already or not? can lend me? haha

[ervine]

nice tank! may I request for a shot of how you attach the MH metal bar to the ceiling? I always wondered how I can attach something like that to the ceiling... also mine is a false ceiling will it hold?

[roidan]

nice tank! may I request for a shot of how you attach the MH metal bar to the ceiling? I always wondered how I can attach something like that to the ceiling... also mine is a false ceiling will it hold?

oh...its just a metal screw-tight plug that has a hook on the bottom, thats where you hang the wires....and you just turn the hook till the top flange goes big and secures tightly in the hole that you drill..

but your false ceiling is those plaster/formica or watever material and you cannot use..as it wont be able to hold the weight...hehe

find somewhere with a true ceiling in your place and drill

[terryansimon]

I think it can hold. MH lights are quite light I think. I THINK.

but best not to hang it onto the ceiling if its a false ceiling. so you can support it from the sides. but to support from the sides, you can use pendant shapes then. =\

[bwilly]

MH where got light..?

comparing among all the lights, MH is the heaviest.

One MH for 5kg upwards is not surprising.

Rodian, FHM, no problem, I got the few years collection.. haha..

free time I must go analysis your tank.. heehee.. bring some northside bros.. take stool, lim kopi, n see your naso..

[dr evil]

nice tank! may I request for a shot of how you attach the MH metal bar to the ceiling? I always wondered how I can attach something like that to the ceiling... also mine is a false ceiling will it hold?

i maybe selling my 2x150watt ...which is siting on the tank type.

[roidan]

MH where got light..?

comparing among all the lights, MH is the heaviest.

One MH for 5kg upwards is not surprising.

Rodian, FHM, no problem, I got the few years collection.. haha..

free time I must go analysis your tank.. heehee.. bring some northside bros.. take stool, lim kopi, n see your naso..

yeah MH not very light...especially those fixtures with the ballast inside them..damn heavy...not surprising if over 10kg...lol

my tank cant analyse yet lah...still got so much diatoms...after it goes away and all the corals in place in the main tank then i can ask some of you guys over..hehe

[roidan]

i maybe selling my 2x150watt ...which is siting on the tank type.

yeah..dr evil's one very nice and pro..and the ballast is away from the fixture...so wun add too much stress on the tank glass also...should be a good buy

[reefer guy]

i relocated the gears of my mh so it would be lighter n the heat from ballast wont affect ambient temp too much.... just buy the wiring and extend....

[roidan]

good choice...the ignitor and capacitor of the metal halide is heavy and hot when in operation...

[zenus]

really nice tank u have!

[roidan]

really nice tank u have!

thanks....many nicer tanks out there, but just that they never take photos of their tanks

[roidan]

my powder blue not eating the veges or pellets leh...just nibbling at the rocks here and there....i worry for it....maybe its not aggressive because no appetite...no appetite means....one ticket to the grave..sigh..

[Dispar_Anthias]

dispar: your powder also very very nice mah...i like the blueness...more vibrant than my baby powder...

yeah..something like that....about the skimmer..the bigger capacity one pulls more out of the water..maybe coz the reaction chamber is taller so more time for the organics to adhere to the bubbles...hehe

Eh ok lah but i can tell you its damn damn fierce once its is stable in the tank

[Dispar_Anthias]

my powder blue not eating the veges or pellets leh...just nibbling at the rocks here and there....i worry for it....maybe its not aggressive because no appetite...no appetite means....one ticket to the grave..sigh..

hey try frozen brine shrimp soak with garlic solution..... well it work on my PBT and satrt feeding the next day i got it........

[roidan]

i tried frozen mysis....never eat leh...hmm...will try brine shrimp and see got any reaction...

anyway, i did a comparison of the sand from my old 2 ft sump and the current 4 ft sump using coral sand size 0...my old sump sand is not coral sand...but i much finer and packs very tightly compared to coral sand 0...here are some pics....i cant seem to find this sand nowadays...

this pic is the finer sand from my old sump

[roidan]

this is the coral sand size 0...i believe some of the coral sand 0 is as fine as the earlier sand...but there are odd shapes and sizes in coral sand than the other sample...so it does not pack as compactly and tightly..