Roidan's Reef (I)

[roidan]

Holy smokes!!  Stunningly beautiful!

And all that feeding... which explains all the "crap" in your skimmer!

And yes, of course I remember our first meeting several months ago, the SCWD.

Good to see that you and your reef are doing well!

yeah....i am pushing the 2 skimmers to their limits...lol...perhaps overworking them already

thanks bro....you are still my inspiration whenever i think of nano tanks

[roidan]

have alot more..but i think that's enough colours to your eyes

in some of the pics can see the clam i got yesterday...still not really doing well...sigh...hope it gets well soon..

[swordtail]

This is one of the best thread on this forum but I really don't like page 178.

[roidan]

This is one of the best thread on this forum but I really don't like page 178. 

thanks bro...

but for watever good things, you gotta accept the ugly side of it

i think pg 178 just shows the *-* part of any reef system, hidden in the sump/back room whereas the *+* is always everyone's main tanks for open viewing...

[roidan]

manage to get a better shot today...

[roidan]

[DeepBlue]

Is this guy the only surviving one left?

My small broken tail sunburst has disappeared for a long time..only left the big showy one from SL

[roidan]

saw my professor X nipping on some clam mantle edges

wah liew...he turn canivorous liao ah.....

decided to isolate my clams from him....both also my precious...

手心是肉。手背也是肉

[roidan]

Is this guy the only surviving one left?

My small broken tail sunburst has disappeared for a long time..only left the big showy one from SL

2 out of the 3 i see around....means 1 MIA liao...hehe

[roidan]

he hiding at the right black portion for camouflage....sigh..

no choice but to erect

THE GREAT WALL OF CLAMTANK

[roidan]

some leftover pics taken this morning for bro danano

[roidan]

can see the randalli making an impression on the social ladder

[roidan]

social gathering

[roidan]

tat's all...

tomorrow will be black tang observation day....

[DeepBlue]

how???? setting up a new tank for Professor X or selling him off???

[weileong]

I think he's going for a 2ft cube

[roidan]

how???? setting up a new tank for Professor X or selling him off???  

was thinking of a 2x2x2 cube and have 4 - 5 black tangs

weileong is right....

[DeepBlue]

very soon...your house going to look like those families with many luohan tanks

[roidan]

very soon...your house going to look like those families with many luohan tanks

hehehe...

will do a rescape soon..moving the bigger clams in the clam tank to the main tank...

as for the black tang tank....still a thought....anyway they dun come in often and may not be what i like....so...probably it wun be realised in the near future

[patrick123]

Roidan,

First of all, I would like to say that you really have a very beautiful tank that a lot of us can only dream of. Congratulations on the success.

As for the picture you posted on the twin-beckett skimmer, can you share more info about it? E.g. What is the dimension for this skimmer? What is the brand and flowrate? How much does it cost? Where can you order it?

Is it really that much better than the AquaC and H&S you currently having?

Thanks,

Patrick

[roidan]

Roidan,

First of all, I would like to say that you really have a very beautiful tank that a lot of us can only dream of. Congratulations on the success.

As for the picture you posted on the twin-beckett skimmer, can you share more info about it? E.g. What is the dimension for this skimmer? What is the brand and flowrate? How much does it cost? Where can you order it?

Is it really that much better than the AquaC and H&S you currently having?

Thanks,

Patrick

Thanks patrick...

it's a HSA dual beckett skimmer, each beckett having its own tower...

flowrate? dependent on the pump you use to drive it....

cost ah..if get the real one, should be around USD$ 995.00 means if you ship it over...should exceed SGD2K

45" (height) x 9" x 21½" for 200 - 2000 gallons..recommended pumps 5MD, 55RLT, 70RLT, 100RLT

but probably get someone to do something with dual beckett, dual tower but some differeneces here and there...

Better in the sense, it can skim a higher volume since its 2 towers and i can make each tower higher than any of the skimmers i am using now.....technology wise, should not lose to the aquaC/H&S....at worse on par....

i am already skimming MUD from the other 2....beckett probably can skim CONCRETE?

[weileong]

i am already skimming MUD from the other 2....beckett probably can skim CONCRETE? 

Are you really going to make it super difficult to clean the collection cup? heheheh. Seems like now mine also skimming MUD cos was cleaning it last night and had to use water to spray it out, end up came out pieces by pieces.

No choice use tissue paper to wipe. You sure no smell? Smell worst than the rubbish dump. Really terrible.

I added in a bit of water (2mm) in the collection cup now so hopefully it will help dilute the skimmate a bit and make it easier to clean.

[roidan]

make it a giant cup as well lor...

steady leh...you also can tune to wet wet and MUD MUD like me as and when you want...hehehe

sorry...i never use tissue...they only deserve toilet paper

so tomorrow, you can follow me and use toilet paper

dun waste tissue...hehe..i already feel so guilty using so much toilet paper to wipe them off....let alone using tissue...every few days use finish one big box liao ..

maybe should start getting those industrial roll size

maybe i subconsciously held my breath...besides...you dun stick your face to the cup to clean right? hehehe

i take out....wipe with toilet paper and throw...then go bathroom to wash...maybe most of it i wiped it away in the open already....so never smell in the bathroom..hehe

[roidan]

the fat fat 6line....just about making it across to both sides...very soon...he will have to choose a side to be PR..when he gets fat and cannot squeeze through .

[weileong]

I also use toilet paper, but aren't toilet paper some sort of tissue paper too?

For foam tower I had to use my hands to wipe, for collection cup I just bring to toilet and spray with water, it will come out one but you just need to spray it harder : Wow then you see one piece one piece drop out like that.

My skimmate drain tubing inside also thick thick mud, took a while to remove them too.