jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 more pic more pic... the CF rocks never fail to impress me =) Yes it is impressive I must admit... I've known it since the beginning of time 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Went into office 2 hours late this morning All becos of this Can anyone guess what's inside? 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 angmoh Posted July 12, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted July 12, 2007 TONGA ROCKS !! for your SH tank ! Quote >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 TONGA ROCKS !! for your SH tank ! Kelong!!! Chose 4 pieces of CURED Tonga branches from CF... they are surprisingly porous/light actually... only 5.6kg No smell at all And its porosity means more water volume left in my tank... after dumping in all the rocks... I only removed 2 litres of tank water 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 angmoh Posted July 12, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted July 12, 2007 any prizes for that ? Quote >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 any prizes for that ? Cheating still wan prize? How about a free ticket to Jervis' Micro Underwater World? 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Revealing FTS for the first time Comments needed 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Another view... I purposely keep the front area bare for the SH to move around That thing on the bottom left corner is a bag of activated carbon Can't find a place to put it since it is quite a bagful 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...
Terryz_ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Seems okay to me... Haha... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Seems okay to me... Haha... Thank bro... The cured Tongas are quite clean... definitely saved me a lot of troubles and sufferings 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...
izzat Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 The rockspace looks good to me I dislike having tanks that are "bended" from one piece of acrylic/glass as the "90 degree angle" joints will create distortion Bro, can PM me how much did the Tonga rocks cost you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Bro, can PM me how much did the Tonga rocks cost you? The Tonga branches cost $18 per kg 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Here's a way to tell how effective is the hood cooling fan... the outlet temperature is a shocking 40ºC Must make sure to regularly check the fan... if not the E ballasts will surely "melt" inside 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Connected the chiller After some serious struggling... manage to cramp in an Aquabee 2000 pump to feed the Mini Arctica 1/15 hp chiller This Aquabee 2000 is my favourite pump actually... very versatile with a minimal 18W power consumption 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 The Mini Arctica is working like a charm actually... despite previous concerns... it is a great little toy Manage to brought down my temperature 4ºC (31ºC to 27ºC) within 2 hours... will check my Aquatronica tomorrow for more readings... the highest temperature setting for this Mini Arctica is 27ºC (kick-in at 28ºC) The back of the chiller is quite hot also... better not hide it inside the cabinet 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 In order to judge the chillers efficiency... we should also look at environment temperature (26ºC day time) and the amount of heat generated by the equipments within the system (usually gauge by power consumption) 1) 2 x Return Pumps – 9W x 2 = 18W 2) Skimmer Pump (Hydor) – 28W 3) Chiller Feed Pump (Aquabee 2000) – 18W 4) Wavemaker (Koralia 1) – 4.5W Total = 68.5W I've taken out the lighting because I believe the cooling fan is able to off-set the heat generated almost entirely (as tested). 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...
Terryz_ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Here's a way to tell how effective is the hood cooling fan... the outlet temperature is a shocking 40ºC Must make sure to regularly check the fan... if not the E ballasts will surely "melt" inside Wah, This is hot... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 The Mini Arctica is working like a charm actually... despite previous concerns... it is a great little toy Manage to brought down my temperature 4ºC (31ºC to 27ºC) within 2 hours... will check my Aquatronica tomorrow for more readings... the highest temperature setting for this Mini Arctica is 27ºC (kick-in at 28ºC) The back of the chiller is quite hot also... better not hide it inside the cabinet Good to hear that... Hope it will work just fine for you... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Wah, This is hot... Probably because it is Power Compact T5... as the name suggests... POWER + COMPACT = EXCESSIVE HEAT 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Tested for Phosphate hours after introducing the Tonga branches... 0.1 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 The Red Sea test kit (comes in Starter Pack) is kinda messy... had a hard time sorting things out 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Tested for Ammonia... detectable as expected Between 0 to 0.25... definitely too high The introduction of the rocks this morning will more or less restart the ANN cycle 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Nitrite is detectable too... between 0 and 0.05... expect it to rise a little in the coming 2 to 3 days Will continue to monitor 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...
jervismun Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Last pix of the day... LED moonlight that will automatically switched on once the main lighting is off 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 Flame-Tail Posted July 12, 2007 SRC Member Share Posted July 12, 2007 Last pix of the day... LED moonlight that will automatically switched on once the main lighting is off Wow Nice tank with nice effect of moonlight. I really like the way how you list down everything in stages. Really gives us a good overall view of the whole setup. Keep the details coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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