6x2.5x2.5 Reef Tank Plans/Progress

[terryansimon]

I seriously have no idea on how many KGs I'd need for a Berlin. seriously. no joke if you ask me

by the way you sure 110KG enough for you?!

your tank is quite big you know. way bigger than mine. I already have 105kg inside my 4ft!

[reefer guy]

i think safest for u 2 buy is 15bags of sand....

[AlfaRomeo]

Got a few PMs for my Tank maker details:

Here goes:

Lim Han Teck : Hp:91065198

Pls note i am not related to him in any way and no commission too. I am just impressed with his knowledge of tank and stand making and he has given me some very very useful advise for the tank too..

Tested the stand by jumping on it just now and it didnt even shake mann... damn solid.. marine ply and chengai wood for the legs and structure..

[FuEl]

wow...you jumped on the stand?

[AlfaRomeo]

Terry, the concept i think i will be going for the tank in terms of landscaping is that it will be viewable from both sides and its a look thru tank with two towers and a low land in between so mine will not be built up so high like yours i guess.

Will assemble it in my tank and will revisit the concept and have a look to see if i need more LR or not. If i need more, just pay a visit to CF lorrr... but before that, need to apply for new CC since i have max my current one...

I want to have plenty of swimming space for the fishes too ... :-)

[AlfaRomeo]

Fuel, yup jumped on the stand to make sure its solid... my reasoning is that , if it cant take my weight, how is it ever going to take a ton of water?

[AlfaRomeo]

Benz, you have got so much LR already and still buying more? wow!... dunt forget your CC :-) hehe

i have to seriously assemble the landscape first and see if i need more to complete the effect....

[terryansimon]

hmm ah good option. mine has a bit space for the fishes to swim through as well. hehz. if you notice, there are loads of caves and the insides are quite hollow actually. thats why its quite close the glass surface. (=

[ai[k²]wan]

i've got this motto in life, "dont use future money"

[reefer guy]

Terry, the concept i think i will be going for the tank in terms of landscaping is that it will be viewable from both sides and its a look thru tank with two towers and a low land in between so mine will not be built up so high like yours i guess.

Will assemble it in my tank and will revisit the concept and have a look to see if i need more LR or not. If i need more, just pay a visit to CF lorrr... but before that, need to apply for new CC since i have max my current one...

I want to have plenty of swimming space for the fishes too ... :-)

like this????.......

[AlfaRomeo]

aik kwan, so you dunt plan to buy a car or a house? or will you be paying cash for the car and the house too? mann , you must be loaded..

[nutx]

just a question, when you are curing your LR, how do you remove the pests and crabs?

I'm thinking of for my next setup, will get a hawk into the tank first to do the cleaning up of crabs, etc....

[AlfaRomeo]

reefer guy, exactly like dat... , how many KG of LR is dat?

[AlfaRomeo]

nutx, most of my curing will be done in CF tank so i guess most of the pest will die there i hope since they do not have any stuff to feed on.

What do you guys think of using an aggresive trigger to finish off the pests as the first line of defense as soon as the cycling is over? after 3 weeks or so of clean sweeping, then maybe can transfer the trigger to another tank for another tour of duty... hehe

[reefer guy]

bro, my tank is far smaller than what u will be setting up.... mine is just a 4 x 2 x 2 and its more than 40kg of lr and 10 bags of sand...urs will be much better as its width will give u more flexibility in scaping and the height will give u taller and towering cliffs

cant wait to see ur setup.....

[nutx]

nutx, most of my curing will be done in CF tank so i guess most of the pest will die there i hope since they do not have any stuff to feed on.

What do you guys think of using an aggresive trigger to finish off the pests as the first line of defense as soon as the cycling is over? after 3 weeks or so of clean sweeping, then maybe can transfer the trigger to another tank for another tour of duty... hehe

the crabs are not easy to die ....bec I've caught 10+ crabs from my 3ft tank, and just throw them into an empty 2ft tank, no rocks, just some sand that dun even cover the whole tank.....water is at 1.01+ salinity only ....and they are still alive after 3 weeks+ leow!

And I can still see a few in my tank, not able to catch them yet! That's why I'm thinking of using a lethal weapon against them!

Also, I suppose any mantis shrimp will be their target too!

[FuEl]

Also, I suppose any mantis shrimp will be their target too!

Mantis shrimp eat crabs.....

[AlfaRomeo]

reefer guy, i cant wait either... and i cant wait for the backaches as hon have promised me :-)

Will not have taller and towering cliffs tho, planning to have more open space at the top for anthias and chromis to do backstroke and breaststroke... hehe

[AlfaRomeo]

nutx, your tank is an empty tank with LR only? if not , maybe can get a trigger to wipe them out? just a suggestion...

[drewy]

eh alf,

if u wanna go farm or need help to set up ur tank, can call me k.

i staying blk 543 only, super nearby.

[nutx]

nutx, your tank is an empty tank with LR only? if not , maybe can get a trigger to wipe them out? just a suggestion...

no....it's stock with lots of stuff already...so now can only use manual finger to catch them....

Not sure how harmfl/useful they are.....but saw them nipping at my octopus branches, and attacking the clam from bottom! (even tho they might just be cleaning up the dead portion...but still decided to wipe them out!

[AlfaRomeo]

drewy, thanks for the offer... really appreciate it.. will definately call you if i wanna go LFSing or need help washing sand ... hehehe

you got your tank up and running yet?

[reefer guy]

alf, wer dya stay? if u live nearby my area, i wouldnt want to miss something interesting goin up....

[AlfaRomeo]

me staying in Pasir Ris :-) what about you?

[reefer guy]

arghhh... west side, holland.... too far, anyway, keep us updated n if u would allow, put up a chill out ###### tank warming thing...