slcw's desire

[slcw]

After hiding for 1 year (no marine period) and coming back late December 2010 on RSM/3ft, and after much hestiation i finally went for my desire.

This desire took 2 weeks "ding dong" after deciding to setup a new tank.

On 30th March 2011, new tank coming and old one decom.

here are the decommission pictures:

Top Left: Thanks to friend letting me their pails

Top Right: Storing the existing water

Bottom Left: Transfering the corals to holding vessel until tank ready

Bottom Right: 3ft tank clearing process

[slcw]

The decom process took 3 hrs of my morning as planned (a day before i listed out the tasks and expected time to complete, and printed out including the items needed to complete the setup)

Next the cabinet and aquarium arrived 11.30am

Top Left: 5ft cabinet (including the 1ft side door)

Top RIght: 4ft aquarium (10mm glass - 4x2x2)

Bottom Left: Testing the level

Bottom Right: the external overflow box that is hidden by the 1ft side cabinet door (my desire)

[slcw]

During the planning stage, much discussion was held between me and the LFS and some close reefers,this has resulted in the following desirable features

Top Left: Side door on the left cabinet for easy maintenance of the filter sock or future equipments:P

Top RIght: Oveflow pipe that goes to far end of the sump

Bottom Left: Durso in the external overflow box

Bottom RIght: Large rectangle hole for chiller pipes and wiring - no more unscrewing that 3 pin plug grrr

[slcw]

Continuing from post 3:

On 30th managed, only to complete piping and add water and salt,

Next day added Sand

April 1 (April Fool ) did the following

Top Left: Giesemann Razor on LFS's DIY alumimum rack suspended from ceiling (4 tubes) and LED lights too

Top Right: Lay out newspapers of the dimensions of the tank and inspect each LR and lay them around work area

Bottom Left: Scaping my ideal scaping and getting 1 reefer comments who visited me that morning

Bottom Right: After 3 days work

[Terryz_]

AWESOME size for a NPS tank...

[slcw]

FTS end of the week

[slcw]

AWESOME size for a NPS tank...

nah...not going full NPS....mix...

[Terryz_]

nah...not going full NPS....mix...

Hahaha... But you still got a portion for NPS...

[tofubox]

Love the tank and design of it How about a picture of your sump!

[straydum]

so clean! how about sps

[slcw]

Oh sump...hmmm no pic taken miss that out lol

Sps... Nah so many years into this hobby not a sps fan. Free frags I dun mind lol

Tank clean caused it is new

Oh I also reuse my aquaclay bio media to support the bacteria needed

Also dose bioclean too.

Later I post the media I am using

[desideria]

looks great! Fantastic job!

[wilsontantw]

Very colorful tank! Nice one. Prata looks a little stressed though.

Btw is that a mp10 or mp20? Looks relatively small compares to your tank size.

[slcw]

Scolymia was just bought, a few hrs ago. Hence that sad looking face

Mp10- no choice - from old setup. But ok as it Is ideal for the left open area

[wilsontantw]

Hahaha. Sad lookin face. Good one.

Anyway good stuff. Will be following ur thread. Keep the nice pix coming pls.

[peacemaker]

I miss your NPS tank...

[slcw]

I miss your NPS tank...

I miss it too

Have been thinking to redo but ordi have photosythntic corals

But will get a red or pink Rhyzo and may be some nps. We shall see how:)

Btw where is my bro Gouldian lately?

[ambystoma82]

the carpet is kinda of weird with the rock on top of it.. guess u gonna rescape tht area soon?

can we hv a zoom in on its corals? your tank corals seems to be of some collection frm the east last wk also? haha

u prob need to be careful if u hv kids at home with the magnet cleaner + the sand = scratch glass....

[peacemaker]

the carpet is kinda of weird with the rock on top of it.. guess u gonna rescape tht area soon?

The carpet anemone most likely moved on its own...

[slcw]

The carpet anemone is probably gigantea carpet (u can look at the research article I wrote and was posted either in src or another forum)

I am not going move the anemone, it is my destinated spot for it.

So long it is not stress, receives flow to from it's waste n get fed I dun think it will move .

East??

I am from the North - Malaysia lol

[BKChoo]

The carpet anemone is probably gigantea carpet (u can look at the research article I wrote and was posted either in src or another forum)

I am not going move the anemone, it is my destinated spot for it.

So long it is not stress, receives flow to from it's waste n get fed I dun think it will move .

East??

I am from the North - Malaysia lol

bro, where u hunt for livestock in North malaysia?

[ambystoma82]

bro, where u hunt for livestock in North malaysia?

haha u beat me to the question..

are they previously documented in the LFS listing? i saw some but its like some time back..

"so where arh?"... lolx...

[slcw]

All over klang valley, spore prices are way cheaper for mushroom, slightly cheaper for some Lps. But I think Scolymia corals we are much cheaper

[ambystoma82]

All over klang valley, spore prices are way cheaper for mushroom, slightly cheaper for some Lps. But I think Scolymia corals we are much cheaper

care to take some pics during ur lfs shopping trips?

[slcw]

after 1 week of setup

here is some updates:

Red scolymia

Green euphyllia

hitch hiker (green sponge) on red discosoma (mushroom)