Bambang Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Go for 1" sand. Looks natural Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Greetings Jay Wee, From Singapore Ha waddup fellow Singaporean!!! How u know I'm from SG bro? Go for 1" sand. Looks naturalOddly I really like the unnatural look of a bare bottom haha. But I also really want a white bottom. And I'm not gonna do white starboard. Heard its a death trap for detritus. And I'm not gonna paint my tank bottom. So I think 1" sand might be the best option. I'm thinking Tropic Eden Reef flakes. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 you taking down the Fluval M60?! you switch tanks like my rich friends switch cars =P Link to comment
hey Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Just use white neoprene type matting under the tank and trim it flush like a white yoga mat if you don't want starboard. Also, you won't notice a difference between starfire glass and regular glass once water is in the tank, it will end up lookin nice. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 you taking down the Fluval M60?! you switch tanks like my rich friends switch cars =P Haha! Dude I can't help it. I promise this is it. Gonna let this one properly mature. I don't know what I'm gonna do with the fluval m60. I'm trying to sell it but I might keep it as a Nem tank with a pair of high end clowns. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Just use white neoprene type matting under the tank and trim it flush like a white yoga mat if you don't want starboard. Also, you won't notice a difference between starfire glass and regular glass once water is in the tank, it will end up lookin nice. I've thought about doing that but once I fill it with water and look from the front of the glass the bottom will pretty much be a reflective glass instead of white. I'm trying to go with a stark white look. So I think a super shallow sand bed might be good. And it'll make my brain coral happy. Btw big fan of your tank! Have u ever thought about painting your vinyl pipe white? I'm trying to find a way to cover it so I don't have to worry about algae in the pipe later. Link to comment
hey Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I've thought about doing that but once I fill it with water and look from the front of the glass the bottom will pretty much be a reflective glass instead of white. I'm trying to go with a stark white look. So I think a super shallow sand bed might be good. And it'll make my brain coral happy. Btw big fan of your tank! Have u ever thought about painting your vinyl pipe white? I'm trying to find a way to cover it so I don't have to worry about algae in the pipe later. They sell white vinyl tubing (comes in 100 ft rolls), when I am not lazy I intend to buy some and replace it all lol. I stuck with a shallow sb.. 1/2 inch is what mine is and gets deeper in some places from the flow but caribsea special grade is heavy enough to not move too much. Link to comment
Ancelot Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Ha waddup fellow Singaporean!!! How u know I'm from SG bro? haha! cause I am in SgReefClub too but I lurk around here more often than there. There simply lack of activity for quality information for nano tanks like ours In any case, I am subscribing to your thread. Looking forward to your build Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 They sell white vinyl tubing (comes in 100 ft rolls), when I am not lazy I intend to buy some and replace it all lol. I stuck with a shallow sb.. 1/2 inch is what mine is and gets deeper in some places from the flow but caribsea special grade is heavy enough to not move too much. 100ft roll??? Haha. I'll find a paint that will work on vinyl. I think krylon's work well. I'll give it a shot and let u know. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 haha! cause I am in SgReefClub too but I lurk around here more often than there. There simply lack of activity for quality information for nano tanks like ours In any case, I am subscribing to your thread. Looking forward to your build Nice! You SG reefers are crazy with the big tanks. Super impressive. I had no idea there's a big reef movement there. When I was living in Singapore 10 years ago I don't remember seeing LFS selling marine fish and corals. Back then people were keeping arowana and LuoHans. I still have a 6ft tank in Singapore with a really big high-back Red Tail Golden Arowana. He's almost 15 years old now. Check out this baby. Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 That fish is badazz! I miss Frank now. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 That fish is badazz! I miss Frank now. Thanks! What is Frank? Link to comment
Ancelot Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Nice! You SG reefers are crazy with the big tanks. Super impressive. I had no idea there's a big reef movement there. When I was living in Singapore 10 years ago I don't remember seeing LFS selling marine fish and corals. Back then people were keeping arowana and LuoHans. I still have a 6ft tank in Singapore with a really big high-back Red Tail Golden Arowana. He's almost 15 years old now. Check out this baby. 15 years! that is a some commitment! Ah, reefing only became a craze after 'Finding Nemo' and you are right. There were not many marine LFS around Singapore then compared to now. As much as the marine scene is slowly getting stagnant here with a few regular shops importing stuff, it is still quite some ass-kicker when we get Cairns Marine and Fiji shipments. Do bump me up when you decide to drop by the tropical island for a view will be happy to show you around the island and meet my gang of 'reef-nerds' ahaha Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Thanks! What is Frank? Frank is the Silver Arowana that used to try to eat people who came into the LFS I worked at. He was a solid 3' and named after Donny Darko's imaginary rabbit. He and I had an unstable relationship as well. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Frank is the Silver Arowana that used to try to eat people who came into the LFS I worked at. He was a solid 3' and named after Donny Darko's imaginary rabbit. He and I had an unstable relationship as well. Damn! frank sounds like quite the beast. I remember feeding frogs, centipedes and crickets to beef up my aro. He was real aggresive and will try to attack my hands whenever I dip in to try and clean the glass. Now he's real tame and strictly only on pellet food. And he's letting us hand feed him. Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 SCA301 worked well for me, it's a good skimmer. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Nice set up. Mr aqua tanks are pretty well built. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 SCA301 worked well for me, it's a good skimmer. Endorsed by Kat! Now I know that's gonna be a good skimmer. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Nice set up. Mr aqua tanks are pretty well built. Thanks! Agree its pretty well built, and relatively cheap too. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Did you get that rock in yet man? Haha Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Did you get that rock in yet man? Haha Hey man, sorry been down with a cold. I got the rocks but haven't opened the box yet. I'll try and get to it tonight. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 No worries, hope you feel better! Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 No worries, hope you feel better! As promised... Here's pictures of the 15lb of Florida Reef Rock from Reef Cleaners. I've been a customer of John Maloney for many years and he does things right. I've always ordered CUC from him but this is the first time I've ordered these rocks. I like how its covered in holes and crevices. Makes it easy to stack and scape. I'm happy with what I got. I'm gonna break up the bigger pieces into smaller ones. I'll be using lots of smaller pieces to try and create an interesting scape. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 AND YES!!!! Finally something to update this build thread with. I GOT MY CUSTOM STAND! Props goes to Tony aka The Stand Man. He's a local guy in NY and he makes some of the best looking stands. I told him make me an ADA looking one but in a darker grey (To blend with my wall) and with the same side lip/vent but with a yellow accent interior and he totally delivered. Damn, I'm super stocked about this stand. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 So I really dislike the look of the kessil gooseneck. Really Eeeewww. And since I'm going super clean, I don't want to see the gooseneck clamp to the back of my glass and all that nasty wires. So I got Tony to bend me this rod and bracket it to the back corner of the stand. Also sprayed it the same grey as my stand and wall so everything blends together. And here where the coolness is... by simply loosening the thumb screw I can swing the rod away if I need to do maintenance or go crazy with vacuuming my sand bed. No more bumping my head on the Kessil and worry about it falling into the tank or the gooseneck breaking the glass. Such a simple cheap solution. Can't believe I never thought of this sooner. The rod is hollow so I can hide the wires inside! Now that's a floating Kessil. Link to comment
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