choy07
New Member
hello people.. i've been a lurker here (among many other "fishy" forums :bigsmile
, and have just registered.. i'm not really new to reefkeeping, as i've been in the hobby for 13yrs (on some occasions on and off :sad.. i've always been fascinated by reef tanks (although i started with kois and goldfish, who didn't anyway? :tongue, but got really really hooked with marine aquaria.. i didn't really go for big tanks as the usual recommendation for newbies, due to cost and didn't really have the funds to back it up that time.. and for this reason, i haven't got a tank bigger than 35g so i've been a nano guy ever since.
just to share my previous tanks (didn't have pix of my actual 1st few reef tanks, as the Net was just almost starting that time :wink, so here's the tanks that i actually got threads for:
1st tank:
this was established way back 2007, and kept it for several years.. had to dismantle it 2009 as had to leave the hobby for abit.. but really learned a lot from this setup.. this was the setup:
DT: 35g ready made tank
ST: 20g ready made tank
Lights: T5s on DIY wood canopy
Circulation: Sunsun 3k
Filtration: Old Queen Skimmer with Chaeto
Cooling: DIY DC fans
ATO: DIY ATO
2nd tank:
didn't really leave the hobby that long, as i got this setup 2010.. met a lot of reef buddies in our new area that eventually became best of friends who helped me stock up my nano.. bought the initial setup from a previous reefer, so i just made some little DIYs.
DT: 14g ready made tank
ST: 20g ready made tank
Lights: Maxspect 110
Circulation: Mp10
Filtration: RO NW-110
Cooling: N/A
ATO: RO ATO
3rd and current tank:
the upgrade bug took a bite off me and so i upgraded to this custom made cube. the plan literally took 3 months to materialize, as i didn't want to rush things, plus some materials i needed were hard to come by in our new area. this was online last june 1, 2012. unfortunately, i had to take this down and sell it to my friend due to some financial issues. i hope to be back in the hobby by end of the year :smile: funny thing is, the guy buying this tank is the guy i actually bought the 2nd tank from! lol
DT: 24 x 24 cube on 10mm tempered glass
ST: 20 x 20 cube with 3 chambers and water reserve for ATO
Lights: 1st gen Radion on Artificial 20k settings for 7hrs a day
Circulation: 2x Mp10
Filtration: BM NAC 3.5 Cone
Cooling: N/A
ATO: RO ATO
hope to share the next tank this year, so will be planning ahead for it :smile: thanks for looking guys
, and have just registered.. i'm not really new to reefkeeping, as i've been in the hobby for 13yrs (on some occasions on and off :sad.. i've always been fascinated by reef tanks (although i started with kois and goldfish, who didn't anyway? :tongue, but got really really hooked with marine aquaria.. i didn't really go for big tanks as the usual recommendation for newbies, due to cost and didn't really have the funds to back it up that time.. and for this reason, i haven't got a tank bigger than 35g so i've been a nano guy ever since.just to share my previous tanks (didn't have pix of my actual 1st few reef tanks, as the Net was just almost starting that time :wink
, so here's the tanks that i actually got threads for:1st tank:
this was established way back 2007, and kept it for several years.. had to dismantle it 2009 as had to leave the hobby for abit.. but really learned a lot from this setup.. this was the setup:
DT: 35g ready made tank
ST: 20g ready made tank
Lights: T5s on DIY wood canopy
Circulation: Sunsun 3k
Filtration: Old Queen Skimmer with Chaeto
Cooling: DIY DC fans
ATO: DIY ATO
2nd tank:
didn't really leave the hobby that long, as i got this setup 2010.. met a lot of reef buddies in our new area that eventually became best of friends who helped me stock up my nano.. bought the initial setup from a previous reefer, so i just made some little DIYs.
DT: 14g ready made tank
ST: 20g ready made tank
Lights: Maxspect 110
Circulation: Mp10
Filtration: RO NW-110
Cooling: N/A
ATO: RO ATO
3rd and current tank:
the upgrade bug took a bite off me and so i upgraded to this custom made cube. the plan literally took 3 months to materialize, as i didn't want to rush things, plus some materials i needed were hard to come by in our new area. this was online last june 1, 2012. unfortunately, i had to take this down and sell it to my friend due to some financial issues. i hope to be back in the hobby by end of the year :smile: funny thing is, the guy buying this tank is the guy i actually bought the 2nd tank from! lol
DT: 24 x 24 cube on 10mm tempered glass
ST: 20 x 20 cube with 3 chambers and water reserve for ATO
Lights: 1st gen Radion on Artificial 20k settings for 7hrs a day
Circulation: 2x Mp10
Filtration: BM NAC 3.5 Cone
Cooling: N/A
ATO: RO ATO
hope to share the next tank this year, so will be planning ahead for it :smile: thanks for looking guys
