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

[AlfaRomeo]

yup, will do full ht cabinet for the tank but will take 1 or 2 weeks due to the contractors not sure how to go about doing it. Han Teck was gracious enuff to show them the ropes of doing up a proper cabinet for the tank so they took measurements and will be fabricating it.. hope all goes well...

[roidan]

ok..good

you using the same skimmer as me bro..CHEERS

[Achilles Tang]

Wow... big tank!

Hope its sitting on a beam and not in the middle of the room! (prob not judging by these photos). Is it between two columns?

[roidan]

from what i see....should be between 2 beams and that normally means your bottom neighbour's horizontal beam is supporting it...this should be very strong and stable.....can see from your photo that there is a horizontal beam above the tank...similarly it will be the same beam that your botton neighbour has...

can take alot of loading

[AlfaRomeo]

AT, yup ..sited it in between 2 structural columns and have also asked some struc engineering tural frens who r in HDB unofficially if its ok in this position... so far all of them said its ok.. unofficially

Hope that they are right... or else

Roidan, i really really hope so..

[lvcap]

pardon me for asking..

where is the tank placed?

seems like its near the front door??

then how u go into ur flat?

sorry ah...was wondering how ur flat looks like..

[AlfaRomeo]

lvcap, yup.. its rite infront of the main door so i have to walk past the tank before entering my house, there is a separate door right beside the column which is supporting the tank :-)

Planning for the tank to make a first impression for guests and i hope it will be a good first impression. *fingers crossed*

[lvcap]

oohh...

so u have to side walk into your flat ah?

whahah

then grow fat how?

whahah

or carry many things?

it doesnt seem a lot of space..

my tank in my room...then my room become like cruise ship cabin..almost no space to walk...everyday i got to squeeze like siao...

[AlfaRomeo]

lvcap , very funny... no lah , the door is a standard sized HDB door lah, same size as the front door.

[lvcap]

oohh...

i just saw the door space liao..

tot u gota to arrange ur tank to teh side and squeeze thru the gap

whahah

too blur liao..tired from work....

[CalciumReef]

cooL tank!

[AlfaRomeo]

Guys, any suggestions on how to better landscape the tank? the tank is viewable from both sides as shown in picture. and no part of the LR and the potential corals should be touching any glass surfaces...

Ideas pls pls pls? hehehe

[Tanggy]

Wooo.... now thats a BIG tank!! ke ke.... it that a RO filter I see on the side??

Think a valley will look kool. with the peak at either side og the wall and a valley in the centre can see through the tank in the centre to the other side. bwont block light to the room also.

[Tanggy]

Probably can get some ideal from the movie lord of the rings!! ke ke follow the landscape!

[AlfaRomeo]

Tanggy, yup its the Kent Marine Maxxima RO/DI unit. capable of generating 60 Gallons per day of pure water... at least thats what they say... :-)

[jc85]

Wooo.... now thats a BIG tank!! ke ke.... it that a RO filter I see on the side??

Think a valley will look kool. with the peak at either side og the wall and a valley in the centre can see through the tank in the centre to the other side. bwont block light to the room also.

Do u mean something like this?

[AlfaRomeo]

This is the improvised light hook that the contractors come up with to hang the arcadia lights. The hook that comes with the set is the small silver hook which is now the backup hook and the main hook is the bigger wallplug.

Reason for this is that both the contractors and myself agree that the hook given by Arcadia does not look very strong to be used solely. scared the whole think drop into the tank after some time... Scary thought huh? :-)

[AlfaRomeo]

The AquaC EV240 skimmer that i will be using, just trying to figure out the best place to put this. Will be used externally with an external pump ..

[AlfaRomeo]

Pic of the return piping and also the durso pipe.. got 2 x return and 2 x durso to eliminate any choke points just in case.

[AlfaRomeo]

This is the duckbill for the return piping.. Is this still recommended or is it better to use the normal round outlet?

Also as you can see, its super dusty now since they are still cutting up word and other stuff in the house.. so cant clean it up or fill it up with water just yet..

[AlfaRomeo]

Pic of Tank with all lights on... 3 x 14k 250w and 2 x Actinic FL

[AlfaRomeo]

Another pic of tank with full lights

[AlfaRomeo]

Comments anyone fo far? do you see anything that can be improved or done in a better way pls? feel free to comment, thanks!

[Achilles Tang]

This is the duckbill for the return piping.. Is this still recommended or is it better to use the normal round outlet?

Also as you can see, its super dusty now since they are still cutting up word and other stuff in the house.. so cant clean it up or fill it up with water just yet..

LOL! Duckbill! That's what you call it?

Looks like you have to open up its bill a little more.. or there will be too much backpressure!

[AlfaRomeo]

AT, whats the proper term for it then? it sure looks like a duckbill to me

OK, will open it up more as per advice by the expert/master.