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Yes the Elos sump comes with the protein skimmer... both from AquamarinOriginally Posted by argonmt
Looking very good Jervis!
Good to see you're as good at scaping marine tanks as planted tanks
Still planning on nemo?
Yes the Elos sump comes with the protein skimmer... both from Aquamarin
Took this pix specially for you. The Tunze Nano Wavebox is the one nearest to the back of the tank. The bulky thing is actually the Tunze Overflow BoxBTW the wavebox seems quite huge in the tank
Thanks! Nemo? Emm... very temptingLooking very good Jervis!
Good to see you're as good at scaping marine tanks as planted tanks
Still planning on nemo?
Went back to the office today to make sure all the pipings are done properly... in other words NO LEAKING
Took some close-up shots of the live rock as they are full of live.
Let's start with a nasty looking hairy crab
Some strange looking "thing"
Got a feeling these are bad stuff
And of course algae as usual
The tunze wavebox pump goes in reverse? Wow, didn't realise that, I thought it just allows water to fill up naturally during the off phase, which is the way my wave box works...
At least your live rocks are nicely encrusted with coralline...the next time I setup a marine tank I'm going to freshwater dip and scrub every rock...I'm fed up with the pests...
Yeah that's what I was told (about the reverse running of the propeller blades)... but of course I couldn't witness it with my own eyes.
I did perform a freshwater dip... in fact it's a 10 min soak. Apparently this hairy crab is more resistant that expected
Singapore Wood Shrimp is B.E.A.U.TIFUL!
you dip the live rocks into freshwater to get rid of unwanted inhabitants? but why wouldn't you want to have the crab?
sorry... don't know nuts about marine. haha.
from flying planes, to planting underwater plants
Yes I did a freshwater dip to get rid of unwanted hitch hikers and pests... it's controversial in a sense as that will also get rid of the beneficial pods and bacteria... such a short dip/soak will basically remove nasty worms such as fire and bobbit worms and small crabs.
Reefers tend to avoid introducing crabs and mantis shrimps as they may grow big and prey on small fishes and inverts... usually at night. But not all crabs will grow big... so most will try to rid them indiscriminately.
Singapore Wood Shrimp is B.E.A.U.TIFUL!
that rock sure is 'live'. so many living things in it.
but i still like the crab. haha. so what are your plans for the crab? resoak the rock?
from flying planes, to planting underwater plants
cant wait to see this tank full of SPS corals!
What lights are you using for this tank?
A bit too late to remove it now... just let it be
If you want I can Photoshop some SPS colonies into my tank... just for you
I am still considering whether to go back to T5, try MH (and deal with the heat) or invest in LED... will decide in a day or two.
i wan to see the real thing! haha
That will take weeks if not months... if I introduce SPS now... they will turn brown in 1 day... then white in 2 days... and green in 5 days (wrapped in algae)
The skimmer ran-in this afternoon
Can't wait to see some nasty gunk
thank..Took this pix specially for you. The Tunze Nano Wavebox is the one nearest to the back of the tank. The bulky thing is actually the Tunze Overflow Box
T5HOs I think.
LEDs man. Unless power consumption not an issue for you.
I think that's the only way to go...
Just dipped my mantis in FWNice to see that guy squirm...
That's a temporary T5 fixture as it's easy to setupthank..
Drove down to a LFS in the west to look at the new LED fixture that they are selling... $1350 for a 2ft fixture which is quite reasonable considering the savings in the long term.T5HOs I think.
LEDs man. Unless power consumption not an issue for you.
I think that's the only way to go...
Just dipped my mantis in FW
But that fixture is not bright enough (in my opinion) to satisfy some of the corals I intend to keep. So I've decided to stick to T5... at least for the time being. I'm sure there will be a lot more LED products launching in the coming 6 months
Here's how the tank looks like now with the ATI Powermodule 4 x 24W T5 HO. Will add a coloured background soon to camouflage the two black thing
The tubes are old and temporary... will get some new ones before I start to stock my tank with corals.
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