Craftsman's 150 gallon/567 litre Tank (4ftx2ftx2.5ft)

[yikai]

seeems like you are very satisfied with AM's work. i must say it is very neat and tidy. workman ship is there.

[craftsman]

seeems like you are very satisfied with AM's work. i must say it is very neat and tidy. workman ship is there.

Fairly satisfied. a couple of hiccups still to resolve, but this is to be expected in all renovation works. More importantly, I'm very happy with Janet's and Steve's level of service.

[comycus]

So what kinda tank are we gonna expect to see in future?

Btw are you gonna add more rocks? Looks like still have alot of space to put more rocks n put more corals!

[teebs]

I think u should add in a lot more rocks...you have too much space already...

[craftsman]

So what kinda tank are we gonna expect to see in future?

Btw are you gonna add more rocks? Looks like still have alot of space to put more rocks n put more corals!

to start off, soft corals and LPS. Smaller reef safe fishes, etc. Still learning, and a little clueless.

[comycus]

to start off, soft corals and LPS. Smaller reef safe fishes, etc. Still learning, and a little clueless.

lol good plan Take the time to let your tank cycle and learn more about this hobby. Has the sand settled yet?

[kelvin70]

Finally in!!!! But in the process, they damaged a little of the underlying foam beneath the tank. Not a big problem, really....

Immediately, set one of my princesses to work....

Heres a view of the bottom brace as I promised earlier.

Heres a view of the internal overflow compartment...

Thats it for now....

Hi Bro, why still do this design ? u should do follow the i design ..nice ...me regret do this design.. I Mean the over flow system...

[kelvin70]

Ha ha ha ha ha.... no la... won't get sued. Its just opinion... I certainly it will work well. If not, I wil go get a bubble king like you. In fact, I was very tempted to buy yours, and return the Skimz Monzter to AM. but cannot la.... already agree to do leow, and I also want to give AM a chance to do well. Must support local products! Buy Singapore!

yeah me too...great skimmer ...............

[zorden]

Hi Bro, why still do this design ? u should do follow the i design ..nice ...me regret do this design.. I Mean the over flow system...

What wrong with the design?

[craftsman]

lol good plan Take the time to let your tank cycle and learn more about this hobby. Has the sand settled yet?

Almost... Once it does, I'll dose my microbes from Henry... Switch off the skimmer, and wait...

[craftsman]

Hi Bro, why still do this design ? u should do follow the i design ..nice ...me regret do this design.. I Mean the over flow system...

?? Whats wrong with this design?

[chercm]

get New Sea Water - NSW and you can save on the salt and the time for cycling ....

[kelvin70]

?? Whats wrong with this design?

mean the over flow compartment . you look at chris 5x2x2.5 at forum design tank then you notice the over flow is cannot be seen from outside...got it ?

steven from AM tot me that this is the award design tank....BUT is already to late.....

[comycus]

Almost... Once it does, I'll dose my microbes from Henry... Switch off the skimmer, and wait...

Just a note, although henry recommended off skimmer for 12 hours, I find tt I had to off for at least 16 hours before the skimmer went back to normal for the first month.

[comycus]

mean the over flow compartment . you look at chris 5x2x2.5 at forum design tank then you notice the over flow is cannot be seen from outside...got it ?

steven from AM tot me that this is the award design tank....BUT is already to late.....

If you look at the space constraints in his balcony you will know why he chose to go for ios instead.

There is nothing wrong with this...

[zorden]

u mean EOS? well for me i prefer EOS but i guess EOS means u have a gap between tank and wall.. Well i guess he can do EOS as the tank back is hidden away.

but future maintenance for eos will be very tough..

[Underwater]

Just be careful that there is no leak from the downpipe which is located just above the extension powerpoints under yr cabinet. l just feel unsafe whenever there is an easy chance of saltwater getting into electrical points...no joke.

[craftsman]

Decided that a little more rock would make the scape nicer, so I headed out to the LFS to get some. Came back and did a slight rescape... ended up with this..

Angled from the right side..

From the left front

Angled from the bottom up. You can see that there are lots of nooks and crannies for the fishes to swim.

Some closer shots at the rocks.

[craftsman]

Just be careful that there is no leak from the downpipe which is located just above the extension powerpoints under yr cabinet. l just feel unsafe whenever there is an easy chance of saltwater getting into electrical points...no joke.

Yeah.. I know what you mean...

[craftsman]

Just a note, although henry recommended off skimmer for 12 hours, I find tt I had to off for at least 16 hours before the skimmer went back to normal for the first month.

Gonna leave it off for at least 16 to 20 hours.

[craftsman]

If you look at the space constraints in his balcony you will know why he chose to go for ios instead.

There is nothing wrong with this...

Yup.. you got it...

[Eniram]

Hi nice tank setup! can't wait to see whats next.

You might want to raise the base of your rocks higher from the sand bed? i can see many rocks at the base and dead spots would appear. Which i am experiencing.

Just some suggestions.

[craftsman]

Hi nice tank setup! can't wait to see whats next.

You might want to raise the base of your rocks higher from the sand bed? i can see many rocks at the base and dead spots would appear. Which i am experiencing.

Just some suggestions.

Thanks bro. I have placed the rocks above the egg crates before pouring in the sand. Hopefully the egg crates will prevent the dead spots.

[ReDDeviLs]

i dont see any eggcrates below your rocks other than the 1 b4 the sand.

if so, how can there be no deadspot if the sand is covering it?

[ReDDeviLs]

mean the over flow compartment . you look at chris 5x2x2.5 at forum design tank then you notice the over flow is cannot be seen from outside...got it ?

steven from AM tot me that this is the award design tank....BUT is already to late.....

if your precious fishes go MIA and u cant find it. than found out after weeks that its in your overflow and badly injured/starved to death. by than u will be regretting why you cant see the inside of overflow earlier.