Je®vis Marine Tank

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 20:30

Showcasing my latest project.

Tankset:
60x40x40 (2ft) Cade Optiwhite glass tank
Cade cabinet

Circulation/Plumbing:
Tunze overflow box
Hydor Seltz L30 return pump
Aquabee 1000 chiller pump
Tunze Nano Wavebox
Tunze Nano 6025

Filtration:
Elos Sump 500 consisting:
• Elos Natural Skimmer 500 w/ Eheim 1250
• Juwel coarse and fine sponges
• Eheim/Dennerle/Biohome bacteria housing
• Tunze Osmolator (water top-up)
Grotech Macroalgae Reactor

Illumination:
ATI Powermodule 4 x 24W

Parameters Control:
Aquatronica controlled cooling fan
Arctica 1/5hp chiller
Aquatronica pH

Hardscape:
Indo live rock
Live aragonite

It all started with the purchase of an Elos sump tank...

Emm... I think I left the skimmer pump (Eheim 1250) at the LFS

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 20:40

Use the main compartment for salt mixing...

These sponges and bacteria housing spent 3 weeks in my temporary sump... they should be alive by now. These 3 compartments are filled with seasoned water, not connected to the main compartment which is still mixing.

Protein skimmer output --> filter stocking --> a bag of temporary ceramic rings --> Juwel coarse sponge --> Juwel fine sponge --> Eheim anti-clog media & Biohome

Will continue to fill up the available compartments in the coming days.

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 21:04

The main tank!!! Thanks the guys at Mizu for delivering the tank and cabinet up to my office... climbed 4-storey up

I am quite surprise to find the tank so well protected.

Love at first sight I must say

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 21:10

The cabinet in white... to match my 4ft tank standing next to it.

Just to check if the cabinet is leveled

A free Apps I downloaded into my iPhone.

**argonmt** · 9th Oct 2008, 21:23

wah .. so envy on all your gadgets.... BTW the sump tank is very nice.

looking forward to your journal.

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 21:30

Originally Posted by argonmt

wah .. so envy on all your gadgets.... BTW the sump tank is very nice.

looking forward to your journal.

Thanks bro... you are the first to respond to my thread. I know AQ is not the best forum to post a marine project... but I've known you guys for a few months now... money have already been spent... might as well share with others

**dkk08** · 9th Oct 2008, 22:07

Hey bro Jervis very interesting! Show more pics of the sump please and what do you plan to keep this time? Corals? Marine shrimps?

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 22:10

Originally Posted by dkk08

Hey bro Jervis very interesting! Show more pics of the sump please and what do you plan to keep this time? Corals? Marine shrimps?

I see you have Harlequin shrimps as avatar... I will go full SPS actually

Will feature more of the sump later as I still have not decided what to do with the compartments. Might use one of the larger compartments as refugium to store some Miracle Mud.

Here's a top down view of the Elos Sump 500.

**argonmt** · 9th Oct 2008, 22:22

Originally Posted by Jervis

Thanks bro... you are the first to respond to my thread. I know AQ is not the best forum to post a marine project... but I've known you guys for a few months now... money have already been spent... might as well share with others

really can learn a lot from your projects..

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 23:01

Originally Posted by argonmt

really can learn a lot from your projects..

Do drop by more often

Here's a preliminary plan for my sump.

**900801** · 9th Oct 2008, 23:10

wow,interesting,looks like another great journal cant wait to see the final product

**Jervis** · 9th Oct 2008, 23:21

Originally Posted by 900801

wow,interesting,looks like another great journal cant wait to see the final product

Thanks... but unlike freshwater... it will take a long while before the final product can be revealed... that's the frustrating thing about marine

**BlackShrimp** · 10th Oct 2008, 00:29

hi jervis,

this is my first time following a marine set up journal. hope to see more!!!

and good luck with the new project!~!!!

**Jervis** · 10th Oct 2008, 00:30

I have a Whale Shark (bought from Osaka Kaiyukan) inside my huge tank

Filled the tank with DI water. No leak

**Jervis** · 10th Oct 2008, 00:30

Originally Posted by BlackShrimp

hi jervis,

this is my first time following a marine set up journal. hope to see more!!!

and good luck with the new project!~!!!

Thanks! As long as you guys are interested... my time will not be wasted

**Savant** · 10th Oct 2008, 03:55

Then it is not wasted at all... Ah I fear the posion's coming...

**joe faria** · 10th Oct 2008, 10:13

Hi,
Back to marines?...

Only good things can happen now...

Regards,

Joe Faria

**Jervis** · 10th Oct 2008, 10:20

Originally Posted by Savant

Then it is not wasted at all... Ah I fear the posion's coming...

Poison?

You need to have salty-fingers to get poisoned... unless deep down... you are curious to discover more

Originally Posted by joe faria

Hi,
Back to marines?...

Only good things can happen now...

Regards,

Joe Faria

Yupe back to marine but not abandoning freshwater. Just that instead of starting another planted tank... figure I'll have more to learn setting up a marine reef tank.

**blue33** · 10th Oct 2008, 11:58

Is that a shadow on the tank, looks double image to me? Looking forward the setup. Overall looks perfectly good.

What lighting you'll be using? Your ATI lighting?

**dkk08** · 10th Oct 2008, 13:58

I see you have Harlequin shrimps as avatar... I will go full SPS actually

Will feature more of the sump later as I still have not decided what to do with the compartments. Might use one of the larger compartments as refugium to store some Miracle Mud.

Yap have a few pairs few yrs back... I'm also thinking of going back into Marine... this time I'll just keep Marine invertebrates, will most probably keep Harlequins and sexys

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