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My Humble Mini-reef


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Hi Bros and Sis,

I am a novice reefer who have benefitted lots from this forum, in return I would like to share a bit on my humble mini-reef.

Age of Tank - commissioned Dec 2007

Tank Maker - AM

Specs - 4x2x2.5 ft

Mixed reef, LPS, some SPS and softies, hope to move towards a full SPS tank one day

Below are some pictures showing how my humble reef has growth through the months (and how my wallet has shrinked during the same period!)

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My equipment specs as below;

Return pump - Aquabee 7000

Wavemakers - Tunze TS24 + Hydro K2

Aquatronica Controller - pH, Redox, Salinty, temperature probes and topup

Protein Skimmer - Bubble King SuperMarin250

Phosphate Reactor - Skimz FR100 (running RowaPhos)

Chiller - StarMex 1HP drop-in titanium coil

Lighting - Skimz custom 2x250W MH + 2x48W T5

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Some of my current fishes include;

2 x Green Mandarin Dragonets (pair)

3 x Bartlett Anthias (1 male, 2 females)

2 x Purple Firefish (pair)

1 x Lyretail Anthias (female)

1 x Royal Gramma Basslet

1 x Blue Tang

1 x Yellow Tang

1 x Mystery Wrasse

1 x Hector's Goby

1 x Fridmani Pseudochromis (Orchid Dottyback)

1 x Misbar Percula Clown

1 x True Percula Clown

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Here are some of my corals, its quite a big diversity actually more LPS and softies with a few SPS. Hope to gain more experience and proceed to keep SPS in a Zeovit low nutrients environment one day. I have a few clams and a fire shrimp in my refugium as well.

Also have a RBTA but my clowns are not hosting it.

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More corals - including one of my favorite supersun garden :rolleyes: . Truely magnificent but definitely need lots of dedication and commitment to target feeding - the other downside being the high nutrient load. Hence I have invested in a reasonably good skimmer.

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Here are some of my corals, its quite a big diversity actually more LPS and softies with a few SPS. Hope to gain more experience and proceed to keep SPS in a Zeovit low nutrients environment one day. I have a few clams and a fire shrimp in my refugium as well.

Also have a RBTA but my clowns are not hosting it.

Nice prata you have there... Well come on board to a new adventure, Reefing... :lol:

1ft cube with IOS [the low tech tank]

1. JBJ C-breeze to keep temp hovering around 27-28'C

2. LED clip on - 120 bulbs

-skimmer-less-

My 3 humble equipments that keeps my tank running... [DRIED OUT]

1. The RSM itself of course 2.My NEW Deltec MCE-300 Skimmer 3. My trusty Arctica Chiller

Tank parameters:

Temperature maintained at 25.3'C to 24.7'C

No3: 10ppm(b4 the use of the deltec skimmer)

No3: 5ppm (after use of the skimmer)

Others? too lazy to measure...LOL

Camera- EOS 50D

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your tank is very nice! especially love the supersuns.. the contrast in colours make it very nice..

your tank is not humble, and not mini!!! and your equipments are good! :)

lovely tank you have there.. :lol:

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bro,he shld welcome u.. he join earlier then u leh.

Oh yea didn't see the date joined just saw the posts... :pinch::paiseh:

1ft cube with IOS [the low tech tank]

1. JBJ C-breeze to keep temp hovering around 27-28'C

2. LED clip on - 120 bulbs

-skimmer-less-

My 3 humble equipments that keeps my tank running... [DRIED OUT]

1. The RSM itself of course 2.My NEW Deltec MCE-300 Skimmer 3. My trusty Arctica Chiller

Tank parameters:

Temperature maintained at 25.3'C to 24.7'C

No3: 10ppm(b4 the use of the deltec skimmer)

No3: 5ppm (after use of the skimmer)

Others? too lazy to measure...LOL

Camera- EOS 50D

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this is a potential setup with good equipment. Definitely not a mini reef......hehe

bro dfstan, waiting for yours to kick start and give us a review also....hehehe

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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nice nice!!


Main tank: 4.5 x 2.5 x 2
Skimmer: Deltec AP701
Return pump: RD 6

Chiller: Daikin compressor with Titanium coil
Wavemaker: Jebao w-20, Maxspect Gyre xf150

Lighting: 8x54 ATI Sunpower Non-dimmable

Linked tank
Main tank: 2 x 1 x 2
Return: Eheim 1260
Lighting: AI Hydra 26 with controller
Wavemaker: Tunze 6025
My decommed 3 ft setup

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nice skimmer. how's the performance?

Bro dfstan, this is an amazing skimmer, have to see it in action to believe how tiny the bubbles it is capable of generating - truely the king of bubbles. Very silent as well.

AAA build quality. My best investment so far.

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looks like puka shells..

bro ampiron; did u see mystery chasing it?

Bro ReDDevil,

Actually no as the FW been in hiding since first day, I thought maybe mystery has been bullying it hence it didn't dare to swim out in the open. Some articles on Reefcentral suggest that FW may hide for weeks in a new environment but I am getting very worried. Haiz one of those sad things about reefing..........

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Bro ReDDevil,

Actually no as the FW been in hiding since first day, I thought maybe mystery has been bullying it hence it didn't dare to swim out in the open. Some articles on Reefcentral suggest that FW may hide for weeks in a new environment but I am getting very worried. Haiz one of those sad things about reefing..........

hope it does well bro..

:rolleyes:

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