new 3ft

[kevink]

true to the point... as bro kenneth point out live rock will be added to the sump only with skimmer on the side. and a basic light in the sump. new to this total biological setup as my old nano is canister setup.

[Sapp]

From looking at your sump design, just put small pieces of live rocks in the middle compartment and leave the last and biggest compartment for your return pump, skimmer and FR.

[kevink]

yeap gonna do it just as u describe.... i was wonderin though is FR a good investment as oppose to calcium reactor? or more or much the same thing? and wuts a good brand or site for it??

appreciate all the help so far

[Sapp]

Bro,

FR and calcium reactor are 2 very different things. FR is just a reaction chamber for water treatment media. Reefers normally put phosphate removal media or carbon in a FR to maximise the effect.

For a Calcium Reactor, it helps to maintain the calcium level in your tank at ard 400~450ppm depending on individuals when it is properly tuned and running. If you are into SPS, a CR will be very helpful.

FYI, FR normally sells for anything from 30 to 100 dollars. CR easily cost a few hundred dollars....and that dun include the CO2 tank ..

[kevink]

i see thanks for the lesson. i have never seen a calcium reactor in real life so im not sure about it. hard to find one in malaysia.

as for FR i did saw 1 today bout the price u describe. looks just like a big test tube with a in and out host. do u usually connect it to a seperate pump on its own or can u hook it up with a skimmer or chiller ?

[Sapp]

Hi Bro,

you need to be able to control the flow going into the FR cos if the flow is too strong, the media you put inside will flow out into your tank and make a mess. You just need to add a adjustable valve to the input tube of the FR.

Whether to use individual pump or T off from chiller or skimmer is up to individual reefers. Individual pump is easiest but it means u need to buy an extra pump and it will add to the heat load.

T-off from chiller or skimmer also can be done but you have to be good with DIY piping lor.

[kevink]

bought the FR just now gonna hook it up tomorrow a little worry bout the pump though box recommend 1500L powerhead for opeartion but cloest i can find is 1400L hopefully wont matter too much.

another thing i was wonderin if any reefer can help out there the shrimp i put in for cycling..... its totally gone should i put another in???

[Sapp]

measure your water parameters for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Do a little read up on tank cycling and you will have a rough idea what to do next.

The idea of putting a dead prawn into the tank is to start the nitrogen cycle. There are alot of information on tank cycling in the forum for you to read up on. Do check it out.

[kevink]

water tested ok. heres a sump finished setup. all seperate pump FR and skimmer on the side and 1 pump for the chiller seperately. got given some of the macro algae gonna try it out c if it will survive or not.

some site listed turn the lights on for 16hrs some say flat out 24hrs for the macroalgae. anyone with some of them care to share since my web surfing conclusion comes to when the lights go out it release carbon dioxide and ph will drop, but doesnt the plant need ZZZzz (sleep)??

[WaNeR]

y is there a open brain in the sump?

[kevink]

its first coral for the tank.... but the main light for the tank isnt up so it lives in the sump for now..

[piero]

its first coral for the tank.... but the main light for the tank isnt up so it lives in the sump for now..

Doesn't seem to be in good shape...

[kevink]

yea there is a bit of injury on the side, got it from a friend apparently his mushroom was overcrowding his tank and melted the side on the brain coral so i took it over. should be no problem its tenticle still comes out and try to grab some food when i feed it. i like the colour though.

[kevink]

btw should i do a water change now that the cycle is completed?

[BFG]

Cycle complete? So fast? Relax bro, wait for awhile lah. Probably next month.

[kevink]

oops lol should say when........ not now... sorry

[godzillaliu88]

yeah. green plant that does photosynthesis give out oxygen when there's light.

and when there's no light, they sort of sleep. and they take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide like humans at night.

[kevink]

brain recovering a little. before shot the sides melted a little on the right.

[kevink]

and today looking better melting part is almost replaced by new tissue.

[jervismun]

Well done... phew... a close one

[kevink]

bored today so i took some pics of some of my corals

was told its a blasto but i dont know since i never own one before, looks quite nice though and it didnt come very cheap.....

[kevink]

cheap green monti

[WaNeR]

bored today so i took some pics of some of my corals

was told its a blasto but i dont know since i never own one before, looks quite nice though and it didnt come very cheap.....

its acan not blasto

[kevink]

common purple tube anemone.

[kevink]

lol yea i saw on the other thread guess i was tricked

but none the less its quite a cute coral.