Desi & Ketchup 4x2.5x2 tank

[comycus]

Really? If bartletts are better choice then we will definitely go for it as it's more colourful and originally what we wanted... I think price wise is ok la... thats the thing abt keeping marine fish in SG>.. equipment is super ex but fishes and corals are quite reasonable...

An exciting build I'm sure You need not limit yourself to bartletts u know? There are many other anthias out there tt are equally nice. Maybe can plan for afew of each.

[yikai]

An exciting build I'm sure You need not limit yourself to bartletts u know? There are many other anthias out there tt are equally nice. Maybe can plan for afew of each.

Bartlett anthias are excellent choice for starters. If want to try anthias, try bartletts first. other anthias range from difficult to feed to almost impossible to sustain. most other anthias do not respond well to comercial food like the way bartletts do. so this might help in ur choices.

of course in time to come, u can pursue other more difficult species like dispars etc.

[comycus]

Bartlett anthias are excellent choice for starters. If want to try anthias, try bartletts first. other anthias range from difficult to feed to almost impossible to sustain. most other anthias do not respond well to comercial food like the way bartletts do. so this might help in ur choices.

of course in time to come, u can pursue other more difficult species like dispars etc.

I would rather start with a few bartletts and move from there than add in 10 bartletts at once. It would be quite a shock on the bio load, and not to mention you will be limiting yourself to other fishes. It would be a headache in future if you decide you don't want tt many bartletts and have to start catching them out.

[zorden]

D&K, great looking tank. Well but introduce fish slowly.

[ReDDeviLs]

I would rather start with a few bartletts and move from there than add in 10 bartletts at once. It would be quite a shock on the bio load, and not to mention you will be limiting yourself to other fishes. It would be a headache in future if you decide you don't want tt many bartletts and have to start catching them out.

who said anything about 10 bartletts at once!? thats crazy! hahaha. yeah start with afew move on from there

[zorden]

who said anything about 10 bartletts at once!? thats crazy! hahaha. yeah start with afew move on from there

slowly slowly... need to get the mood sets before u can enjoy more... slowly slowly..

[MarcoVan]

I vote for cardinals!

Barletts, I thought you can get them at CF? They usually put them at the back (:

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[Ketchup]

slowly slowly... need to get the mood sets before u can enjoy more... slowly slowly..

Haha... yalor.. maybe 6 barletts ba... too few also not so nice... not moving as a school...

Tank setup basically done.. Desi taking some more photos and will post later...

Thanks to Elvin and Eugene from Reborn.. the setup, i feel, is very neat and tidy..

[Ketchup]

I vote for cardinals!

Barletts, I thought you can get them at CF? They usually put them at the back (:

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

Do they? i hardly see it... maybe i am too distracted by the Tangs

[zorden]

cardinals.. u mean this

dackie fnd this fish boring leh

[comycus]

cardinals.. u mean this

dackie fnd this fish boring leh

They are really nice wad... a pair of them would be good

[FuEl]

Looking great.

[desideria]

DAY 2 is OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TANK IS 99% complete. Unfortunately due to shipment delays and the fact we booked this tank on the 30th of november ... We have yet to get our Originally planned Skimmer and FR and 2 penductors for the return.. so those 3 items are still pending which will be put in end of Jan 2010. Right now, we are given a loaned Deltec skimmer to use until our originally planned one comes in.

SO HERE are the pics with some detailed ones for the beautiful piping and neat wiring done by the 2 handsome young men who came today ( praise a bit la... they sweat allot until whole day yesterday and EVEN TODAY when I turn on air con for them.. they DID NOT EVEN GO TOILET for the 9 hours or so they were in my house.. WHERE DOES THE PEE GO?!).

Instllation of the MOvalite Rack and drilling holes into the acrylic cover of where the pipes dump the water from the overflow to the sump..

CLose up of how the MOvalite Rack looks like and the 2 Fans ketchup bought form SIM LIM today during lunch time to cool the Gisseman lighting..

BROTHERS or MEN at work... 2 at the same time .. one on top.. the OTHER BELOW!

Ketchup plonking in the fine sand after washing it... I noticed how he lumped them looked like.. mammary glands... ahem ahem.. I couldn't use the "B" word.. see the close up pic. hah

Affer the wiring is done, this is the top section where the overflow is with the switches ANd the Tunze wavebox controller. We have not plugged in all the lighting plugs yet that's why you see some hanging down.

Part of the bottom section of our tank which you can see the REfrigum, a small area where the black sponge is for me to put other filter media, and then the 4 Enhieim pumps plus the LOANED deltec skimmer. The red pail designates where the top up reservoir will be. Elvin has suggested that they make it ONLY after the original skimmer has arrived so that they will get the specs right and construct the right size.

NOtice how neat it is.. the only messy thing is the skimmer's wire which wasn't long enough to pull through the wire trunking so it is left dangling over the sump. Well we'd live with it for the time being.

CLose up of the piping done and the safety valves. As ketchup and I know shit of all these, we stand impressed at their handiwork.

THe other side of the bottom section with the chiller and the switches all neatly labeled.

THE FINAL RESULT

TOMORROW delivery of NSW and throwing in the BLACK SAND.

CHEONG AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We may not be playing WOW anymore but hell I"d still say this : FOR ZE HORDE! ( I know it has no bearing for a marine tank but hey.. the feeling of victory is there... heh )

D&K

[pokmingsheng]

cant wait for the black sand and NSW too...

black sand would look really nice,

brings out the colours of some of the corals..

just reading your thread makes me so excited about it too...

am keeping track of this thread closely

[yikai]

ahahaha mammary glands! vocab v good. most ppl will use the other alternatives..............

[desideria]

ahahaha mammary glands! vocab v good. most ppl will use the other alternatives..............

lemon, I'm a woman.. of course I know the MANY terms used for my.. ahem...water chestnuts ( and that's NOT AN INDICATION OF THE SIZE HOR!)

LOL

Desi.

[comycus]

Wow! the setup really v.

V. impressed with RB's work!

[yikai]

lemon, I'm a woman.. of course I know the MANY terms used for my.. ahem...water chestnuts ( and that's NOT AN INDICATION OF THE SIZE HOR!)

LOL

Desi.

i'm a teenager. i know ALOT more also hahahah!!

ok ok off topic hehehehhehehehehe

[Ketchup]

Wow! the setup really v.

V. impressed with RB's work!

Yup... i think the setup is great and i don't regret choosing them..

We have been consulted every step and learned a lot from them.. on top of that... they did a lot of stuffs that's outside their scope.. like wiring our nano tunze to make it long enough, putting silicon on our old 2 ft unused tank so we can use as QT Tank etc.

They have been very neat and tidy too... and work very late the past 2 days... though partially their fault la... cos things arrived late ma! LOL..

[Ketchup]

cant wait for the black sand and NSW too...

black sand would look really nice,

brings out the colours of some of the corals..

just reading your thread makes me so excited about it too...

am keeping track of this thread closely

Yup.. the NSW and Black Sand will be in tmr.. so basic rockscape shd be done and can start cycling either tmr or 1/1....

The tank should be cycling while i am away for a week in angkor wat while desi keep track of the water parameters.. hopefully by mid-end Jan we can slowly start stocking up..

[pokmingsheng]

Yup.. the NSW and Black Sand will be in tmr.. so basic rockscape shd be done and can start cycling either tmr or 1/1....

The tank should be cycling while i am away for a week in angkor wat while desi keep track of the water parameters.. hopefully by mid-end Jan we can slowly start stocking up..

getting ready for CHINESE NEW YEAR

[dachkie]

cardinals.. u mean this

dackie fnd this fish boring leh

hey hey hey dont just push blame to me hor, u also find them boring

[dachkie]

very very nice setup , but remember please be patience. the 1 thing most reefers dont have.

good start ensures a better stable tank and a longer reefing life

[zorden]

hey hey hey dont just push blame to me hor, u also find them boring

that why me and dackie find its the perfect fish for cycling the tank as its easy to catch. right ddackie..

inviting flame

[zorden]

btw those check valves to prevent back siphoning do not always work well.. calcium solidification and snails can prevent it for functioning.

best is to make sure your sump able to take the "EXTRA" water incase of power trip