poomoon's acrylic cube

[poomoon]

forgot to ask: how thick is the acrylic you are using?

8mm

[poomoon]

with opened tank, it is very impt to make sure the tank is level before pouring in the water.

(get a bubble leveller to check if you don't have one)

Else you can see the water level uneven after you have filled it up with water.

One side of he tank with higher level and the other side lower.

It is very obvious and quite an eyesore.

Yup thanks for the advise. Did you experience that problem during set-up ?

[jackywongto]

Yup thanks for the advise. Did you experience that problem during set-up ?

Yah my floor is pretty uneven.

Ended up cutting a small piece of rubber hose and plug in under the cabinet leg on one side.

but I forgot to check front to back.

so the levelling when I look at the front of the tank is ok.

But when viewing on the side, it is not levelled.

check all sides. pls remember

[jackywongto]

8mm

lol same as mine then.

should be ok.

Did you get it from Henkabe as well?

[poomoon]

Yah my floor is pretty uneven.

Ended up cutting a small piece of rubber hose and plug in under the cabinet leg on one side.

but I forgot to check front to back.

so the levelling when I look at the front of the tank is ok.

But when viewing on the side, it is not levelled.

check all sides. pls remember

Ok, will do keep that in mind, bro.

lol same as mine then.

should be ok.

Did you get it from Henkabe as well?

From Ian

[jackywongto]

From Ian

Nice. I wanted to get from him too but he could not bother responding to my emails.

[poomoon]

Nice. I wanted to get from him too but he could not bother responding to my emails.

Seems a lot of work. I sent him an email and also got no immediate response. I did the same with 'another' one and also an email response only couple of days after. Better to call I guess. Did so after 2 days or so, he said he already read my email, and so got the job done. Overall good service and helpful i would say.

[jackywongto]

Seems a lot of work. I sent him an email and also got no immediate response. I did the same with 'another' one and also an email response only couple of days after. Better to call I guess. Did so after 2 days or so, he said he already read my email, and so got the job done. Overall good service and helpful i would say.

Yah he's quite ok. Got my CR, FR, and skimmer from him when I started my previous tank.

[poomoon]

Yah he's quite ok. Got my CR, FR, and skimmer from him when I started my previous tank.

Yup. Btw, washed your tank before using ? Just water ?

[jackywongto]

Yup. Btw, washed your tank before using ? Just water ?

I fill it up to the brim and did a water leak test.

after that just casually wash the tank with my hands using the water in it.

[razornova]

have you though of using artificial rocks?

I saw some at jireh today and they really look nice.

The one I saw really a cave scape with plenty of platform for corals.

if you want real live rocks, then choose those with nice shape and texture.

try not to get flat ones.

what you would like to have is to have "seamless" integration when you place one on top of the other.

So image if you put a flat piece of rock to bridge over 2 porous rock, it would look very artificial.

Your tank is rather narrow, so you might want to consider doing just a simple pyramid scape.

prob something like what Henry has in his ELOS display tank.

Sorry for being long winded. you might have process these thoughts before already

I am just throwing thoughts and thinking aloud.

http://www.jirehmarine.com/index.php?modul...id=2&pid=33

Heres a link in case you're interested in the artificial rocks. They even provide measurements so you know which design will fit into your tank.

[poomoon]

http://www.jirehmarine.com/index.php?modul...id=2&pid=33

Heres a link in case you're interested in the artificial rocks. They even provide measurements so you know which design will fit into your tank.

Thanks ! I didn't realize that the others were actually live rocks ?

[jackywongto]

Thanks ! I didn't realize that the others were actually live rocks ?

Yeah their liverocks are quite nice.

Was there yesterday but most of them are quite huge pieces - not suitable for your tank.

unless I miss out some.

[poomoon]

Yeah their liverocks are quite nice.

Was there yesterday but most of them are quite huge pieces - not suitable for your tank.

unless I miss out some.

Yup, saw the dimensions in the site, quite big. Anyway, I'll just try my luck in scaping myself with small and medium pieces

[peacemaker]

Wow... looks like your tank is having the ELOS mini look!

[poomoon]

Wow... looks like your tank is having the ELOS mini look!

Haha thanks. I liked the ELOS ... but waaay toooo $$$

[TayHongSiang]

Yup, saw the dimensions in the site, quite big. Anyway, I'll just try my luck in scaping myself with small and medium pieces

GO has small artifical live rocks in tonga form and odd shapes.

[jackywongto]

GO has small artifical live rocks in tonga form and odd shapes.

I think he has decided on using epoxy and small pcs of rock to create the scape.

Poomoon, maybe you can start looking for rocks already. Not easy to find nice small pieces.

[comycus]

I'm selling v. nice pieces... but smallest size is ard 10" you want?

[jackywongto]

I'm selling v. nice pieces... but smallest size is ard 10" you want?

.... his tank length is prob about 14 inch after putting in the reefpack

so not bad lah. still have 2 inch allowance on each side lol

[poomoon]

.... his tank length is prob about 14 inch after putting in the reefpack

so not bad lah. still have 2 inch allowance on each side lol

Thanks for all the help guys.

Bro Comy, PM'd u already.

[poomoon]

phew ... now i understand what you mean jacky ... waiting for stuffs

just playing with my brines before i go off ...

[teebs]

phew ... now i understand what you mean jacky ... waiting for stuffs

just playing with my brines before i go off ...

U rear brine shrimps????

[poomoon]

U rear brine shrimps????

Haha no bro ...

[poomoon]

Phew ... busy past days since i'll be going off for 3 weeks. nyweyz, for the tank :

- Tunze Nanostream in (MP10 too expensive for now, as per GF)

- Media in (Phoslock / Pur II)

- Black B/G sticker still not done (GF still want to see 'how it looks without it' after several times of convincing)

- Lights (still scouting ...)

- Reefpack and Sand coming in this weekend (unfortunately, I'll already be away) so can't start cycling

So here's a pic of the tank for now, and Season's Greetings to all Still may drop in time to time when got the chance