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

[planetg]

What you can do for the sediment is to go buy a RO cylinder and place a 5 micro cartridge filter block inside ... your water will improve tremendously ... that is what I did for my current tank...

this is interesting. i do have a stupid Tap water conditioner which i'm not sure if i can find the quitable membrane.

[surfedelic]

this is interesting. i do have a stupid Tap water conditioner which i'm not sure if i can find the quitable membrane.

If yours is those cylinder type then I think the size is quite standard ... the 5 micro cartridge cost about 9 bucks .... you can buy from IMM or any hardware shop selling toilet accessories. Mime was also quite primitive ... got it from my inlaw since they bought it from malaysia and wanted to throw since they never use it as they found it too ugly.... ... You can drive an external pump to it.. so the suction is greater ... it is very useful for vaccuming all those dirts in the water column and the other side you can blow up any detritus build up in the rocks.

[AlfaRomeo]

Bro, a bit blur liao, what exactly do you mean? can elaborate for slower ppl like me pls? hehehe

[surfedelic]

You are using RO unit in your setup right ! Those cylinder used for holding the filter cartridge can be bought for about 35 bucks ... though mime is a primitive set ... then you go and buy the filter cartrigde inside ... the filter is only 5 micro ..

Then get an external pump connect to the input of the cartridge and the output pump back to your tank.... so you create a closed loop .. one side suction goes thru your pump and then your filter and back to you tank... this end can use as a blower ..... to churn out those dirt in the rocks ..

Got it

[AlfaRomeo]

Ok, got it.... Issit possible to put the cylinder inline with my canister then? The canister is already a closed loop in the main tank..

Main Tank-5Micron-Canister-Main Tank? or

Main Tank-Canister-5micron-Main Tank?

[surfedelic]

But I afraid your canister pump is too weak .... you need some pressure ... I am driving it with a 1800 lit/hr internal pump place in my sump tank .... the flow is so so only.... You can try it no harm ....

[AlfaRomeo]

Well, a very sad update from me today..

AT is going downhill and ICH has spread to the other tangs too.. and i am going off for a week... hope they are all still alive when i come back.. fiamly members will keep an eye and scoop the fishes up if they die... very vey sad and leaving for tokyo with a heavy heart...

have promised myself that I will not be getting any more tangs for the next 6 montsh if any of them happen to die...

Also will be setting up a Quarantine or hospital tank when i come back from tokyo and will move the tangs over for medication... if i can catch them... and if they are still alive n kicking...

[bubble_gum]

Well, a very sad update from me today..

AT is going downhill and ICH has spread to the other tangs too.. and i am going off for a week... hope they are all still alive when i come back.. fiamly members will keep an eye and scoop the fishes up if they die... very vey sad and leaving for tokyo with a heavy heart...

have promised myself that I will not be getting any more tangs for the next 6 montsh if any of them happen to die...

Also will be setting up a Quarantine or hospital tank when i come back from tokyo and will move the tangs over for medication... if i can catch them... and if they are still alive n kicking...

bro relax dun let this spoil ur trip jus hope for thr best

[AlfaRomeo]

At this point in time , I think SPS are easy to take care of rather then Tangs...

[bubble_gum]

At this point in time , I think SPS are easy to take care of rather then Tangs...

dats one reason im gg fishless besides my tank being too small

[nutx]

since u will not be in town, how abt try Weileong's method, cover up the whole tank to reduce stress for the fish.

Ich will not kill the fishes within 1-2 days, so there are chances that they will recover in stress free environment.

Have u solved the electrical leakage problem, need to identify the equipment and remove it.

[weileong]

If he black out then the SPS will go for sure.

Maybe find someone to tompang the SPS.

[nutx]

If he black out then the SPS will go for sure.

Maybe find someone to tompang the SPS.

just cover the tank to clear off human shadow....light cycle and feeding just continue lor.

[weileong]

Find the equipment that cause the current leak. Most of the time it's a power head or a power extension strip.

Settle that stress

[Dispar_Anthias]

Told you not to get a AT... IMO more of a stress factor than a joy to keep

[nutx]

Told you not to get a AT... IMO more of a stress factor than a joy to keep

ya...should keep Dispar Anthias, not happy with it, fish it out of the tank and give 2 slaps then put back!

at least not as bad as that Capt fish, kanna step to death!

[weileong]

Where got stress? It's a mental torture! Having to check a few times day to make sure it is still kicking, eating and ich free!

[AlfaRomeo]

I have made a temporary grounding with a 3pin plug. Attached a lenght of wire to the ground pin of the plug and have submerged it in the main tank cable-tied to the tunze stream holder.

That will have to do until I come back on saturday I guess..

Wish me luck guys

[nutx]

I have made a temporary grounding with a 3pin plug. Attached a lenght of wire to the ground pin of the plug and have submerged it in the main tank cable-tied to the tunze stream holder.

That will have to do until I come back on saturday I guess..

Are u putting COPPER into the tank?

[weileong]

Now you dip your hands in is there still current?

Oh ya the Cpt fish die liao still get hang in front of my chiller and dry up as salt fish. Next time war time can use to boil soup

[weileong]

I have made a temporary grounding with a 3pin plug. Attached a lenght of wire to the ground pin of the plug and have submerged it in the main tank cable-tied to the tunze stream holder.

That will have to do until I come back on saturday I guess..

Wish me luck guys

You dip copper wire directly into the tank????

Won't that leach copper??

Better get some carbon rod and dip that in instead!

[AlfaRomeo]

No more tingling sensation when i dip my hands now.

Will there be an issue with the bare copper wire in the tank for a week or so?

[nutx]

No more tingling sensation when i dip my hands now.

Will there be an issue with the bare copper wire in the tank for a week or so?

err....I sms u earlier got receive? I've a spare titanium probe.

[AlfaRomeo]

Just got your SMS bro... thanks for the offer but too late in the nite already i think and dunt wanna disturb you... I will risk a week of bare copper wire in the tank, no choice i guess

Hopefully by a fluke, the copper will kill the bloody ICH ...

[nutx]

Just got your SMS bro... thanks for the offer but too late in the nite already i think and dunt wanna disturb you... I will risk a week of bare copper wire in the tank, no choice i guess

Hopefully by a fluke, the copper will kill the bloody ICH ...

I'm ok with late nights....dun play play....your ick might be gone...and your tank will be FOWLR!

got any spare polyfilter at home, or Rowa? dump them in to absorb any copper goes into your tank, altho it is not easier for the copper to enter your tank.