Cully's New Tank

[cullypokman]

Sharing with all fellow reefers my newly establish humble reef tank. Still alot of learning for me to upkeep the reef tank given that i've failed a couple of times over the last few years and i am restarting the hobby again.

Learning lessons:

1. PATIENCE - Never be in a hurry to load up your tank and when you do it, 1 by 1 rule applies

2. YOU NEED TEST KITS - No short-cuts, you really need to test your water parameters.

3. THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE - You can't save on not having a Chiller if you want to keep Corals and if you want them to do well.

I am still learning, more than glad to learn from all of you experience reefers out there, please feel free to share with me your comments.

Specs of my Reef

Dimensions: 2ft x 1ft x 1.2ft (6mm)

Litres: 100L

2 Filter System: Eheim Canister 2213 (440L/H) and Internal Overflow (Atman AT-306 pump, Coral Chip, Charcoal, Poly Filter & Cotton)

Chiller: Hailea 150A (Temperature kept at 27-28 degree Celsius)

SEIO JVP-101B Wavemaker (300L/hr)

Lightings: 3ft Aquazonic 4 x T5 (39W), 220V-240V / 50hz

Protein Skimmer: BOYU WG-310 Internal Skimmer (150L/hr)

Tank Setup with Corals

Internal Overflow Filter System

Close-Up of Internal Overflow System

Tank with 4 X T5 Lightings

[jem]

very nice!

like the idea of minimal liverock scaping..

very very nice!

not planning to add more fish?

[albinosage]

O....M....G...... Jaw dropping. First picture says it all - very neat, clean, minimalist. It looks as though you have put a lot of thought into this tank, and visualised it exactly even before setting up. Very nice! Your past experiences and lessons have served you well

[raydiative]

wow! very nice and neat!

more pics please!

[cullypokman]

Here are some close-up shots of the Corals in the tank.

So far, they are doing well... and will continue to do so...

Octopus

Euphyllia

Purple Hammer Head

Euphyllia Green Tip

Euphyllia White Tip

Dendrophyllia Fistula - Unopen

Anthellia SP

Caulastrea Curvata

Elephant Mushoom

[yikai]

thats not an anthellia but a cavularia if im not wrong.

btw very nice tank. i see alot of euphyllids. very impressive!!! !!

[yikai]

ur tank looks very big. look like a 3ft. (:

[cullypokman]

Thank you all for your compliments.

I was just lucky to find really nice purple-ish live rocks of good shape and size. Will certainly hope to add more fishes selectively into the tank when it is more stable cos some died recently due to "White Spots". I am suspecting it is due to high Nitrate in the tank, so doing my due diligence in changing water to lower the Nitrate level.

Meanwhile putting on hold to fishes for a week or so, if not there will be a lot of sacrifices to make.

Last tested water perimeters on 28/03/09 are:

Ammonia: 0.25

PH: 8.2 (Normal)

Alkaline: (1.7) Normal)

Nitrate: (50-100 level), about 75level (more to high side)

[cullypokman]

ur tank looks very big. look like a 3ft. (:

There is a TYPE ERROR, my tank is a 3ft (Length) x 1ft (Depth) x 1.2ft (Height) tank.

[cullypokman]

Sharing with all fellow reefers my newly establish humble reef tank. Still alot of learning for me to upkeep the reef tank given that i've failed a couple of times over the last few years and i am restarting the hobby again.

Learning lessons:

1. PATIENCE - Never be in a hurry to load up your tank and when you do it, 1 by 1 rule applies

2. YOU NEED TEST KITS - No short-cuts, you really need to test your water parameters.

3. THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE - You can't save on not having a Chiller if you want to keep Corals and if you want them to do well.

I am still learning, more than glad to learn from all of you experience reefers out there, please feel free to share with me your comments.

Specs of my Reef

Dimensions: 3ft x 1ft x 1.2ft (6mm)

Litres: 100L

2 Filter System: Eheim Canister 2213 (440L/H) and Internal Overflow (Atman AT-306 pump, Coral Chip, Charcoal, Poly Filter & Cotton)

Chiller: Hailea 150A (Temperature kept at 27-28 degree Celsius)

SEIO JVP-101B Wavemaker (300L/hr)

Lightings: 3ft Aquazonic 4 x T5 (39W), 220V-240V / 50hz

Protein Skimmer: BOYU WG-310 Internal Skimmer (150L/hr)

[TayHongSiang]

wow i will come to you if i'm gonna upgrade my tank.

[samchenz]

Thank you all for your compliments.

I was just lucky to find really nice purple-ish live rocks of good shape and size. Will certainly hope to add more fishes selectively into the tank when it is more stable cos some died recently due to "White Spots". I am suspecting it is due to high Nitrate in the tank, so doing my due diligence in changing water to lower the Nitrate level.

Meanwhile putting on hold to fishes for a week or so, if not there will be a lot of sacrifices to make.

Last tested water perimeters on 28/03/09 are:

Ammonia: 0.25

PH: 8.2 (Normal)

Alkaline: (1.7) Normal)

Nitrate: (50-100 level), about 75level (more to high side)

Very nice tank...looks neat and clean!

You mentioned white spots, could it be ICH? Better to QT your new fish first before adding in the main tank.

[yikai]

very ncie 3ft shallow tank. thats a nice damsel fish too. it will grow out of its juvenile colours into a pure jet black adult.

[cullypokman]

A few more of my Corals...

Goniopora Lobata (blue-ish)

Oxypora?

Clavularia or Anthellia?

[Gouldian]

Very nice and neat looking tank... keep up the good works. Looking forward to more pics from your tank.

[yikai]

ya those are clavularia. very nice gonio too

[peacemaker]

Very nice and neat! Btw, how long have you had this tank?

You might wanna consider shifting your filter wool above onto the egg crate instead of being submerged in the water. Its supposed to get rid of stuff that you don't want in the water.

[cullypokman]

Very nice and neat! Btw, how long have you had this tank?

You might wanna consider shifting your filter wool above onto the egg crate instead of being submerged in the water. Its supposed to get rid of stuff that you don't want in the water.

Hi Peacemaker,

About 1 1/2 months (45 days). thanks for you tip on the filter wool, will do so tomorrow.

[yongshun]

wow bro, 45 days and you have such a nice tank..

really veri neat and clean!

[straydum]

like everyone says, its really neat! must be because there's nothing on the sand bed and its spotless. nice tank!

[big_ben102000]

very nice and neat tank you got there.

[barnacle]

very nice set up...why not cover the front part of the over flow with oyama

[HW33]

very nice set up...why not cover the front part of the over flow with oyama

yea agree,nice n very neat tank there!(was gonna say why ur 2feet so long one haha)

[cullypokman]

yea agree,nice n very neat tank there!(was gonna say why ur 2feet so long one haha)

It is a 3ft tank, 2ft is a TYPO error when i posted it.

[cullypokman]

very nice set up...why not cover the front part of the over flow with oyama

Thanks for your recommendation. How does Oyama look? If nice, i go find...