The journal of Siamreefclub's tank

[chingchai]

Well, let me briefly explain the story of this tank.
It is the second tank of our club.
First tank was run for almost one year and then something is unexpected wrong in June. Most of corals like Xenia, mushroom, Zoanthid kept dying in two to three days even we tried to do water change for so many times. But fishes are all okay.
So we decided to built the larger and better-equipped tank.
The project has started in early July.

18/7/07 New tank is coming. The dimension is 60"w x 30"d x 30"h
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main lighting
Solaris H4 60"
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substrate for main tank
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Miracle Mud for refugium
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Return pump
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[warr40]

very nice set-up cant wait to see it running...tagging along

[chingchai]

lighting for refugium
24" T5HO 24w x 6 10000kx4, bluex2
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polyfilter bag
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20/7/07 R/O drinking water is ready to pour!
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Synthetic salt " Reef Crystal"
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[72884]

Can't wait to see the live stock. :D

[chingchai]

20/7/07 at 5.30pm
Aquascaping day!

[chingchai]

20/7/07 at 5.30pm
Aquascaping day!

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[chingchai]

Okay, we are done. It took 4 hours to complete it.!

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[NanoGurl]

Wow very kewl! :thumbsup:

[just dave]

Always nice to watch someones build. Is the Burma Reef Club aware of this?:D


One point though. The intake of you Iwaki pump is very restricted. Larger inlet pipe , especially with an elbow so close ,will increase it's performance as well as possibly lower its operating temperatures.

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11860266#post11860266 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by just dave
Always nice to watch someones build. Is the Burma Reef Club aware of this?:D


One point though. The intake of you Iwaki pump is very restricted. Larger inlet pipe , especially with an elbow so close ,will increase it's performance as well as possibly lower its operating temperatures.

Thanks for your advice.

[chingchai]

Let's continue.
21/7/07 at 1.00pm
Fill up refugium with six packs of Miracle Mud

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install Ozoniser from Sander

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Skimmer: Deltec AP851
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Tank as of 29/7/07

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Wavemaker: Twin Wavebox from Tunze

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Substrate from CaribSea is coming. 9/8/07

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10/8/07
We are not quite happy with rock-shape and aquascape.
So we deicide to change the rock and do the re-aquascaping.
And here is the result.

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No.1 in aqascaping (Mr. Pu)
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16/8/07

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Logo of SiamReefClub(acrylic-made) in the tank

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25/8/07 Main light is finally arrived!
Solaris from PFO lighting

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[chingchai]

only Solaris
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Solaris + 4 VHO
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[NanoGurl]

What a beautiful tank! I love the new aquascaping!

[tygger]

Looks great! I was there just a couple months ago... where are you guys located?

[chingchai]

NanoGurl, tygger. Thanks.
Our club is in Jatujak Plaza(close to Jatujak market) where you can find plenty of LFS.

[hkyeo72]

How much is the total cost to setup such a wonderful aquarium? Do you find it hard to get the equipment coz' we don't have a good supplier in Malaysia, Please give me more information on the club coz' it much nearer in Malaysia.

[tygger]

My relatives told me that there were a lot of fish stores at Jatujak, but I didn't get a chance to shop there.

I too, was wondering how much fish and coral cost. Looks like you guys bought colonies as oppose to frags.

[OneDayMatt]

The colors looked better before the Solaris.

[edwing206]

Amazing tank! The aquascape looks great! And that big clown looks wonderful, really like the coloration om it.

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11868579#post11868579 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hkyeo72
How much is the total cost to setup such a wonderful aquarium? Do you find it hard to get the equipment coz' we don't have a good supplier in Malaysia, Please give me more information on the club coz' it much nearer in Malaysia.

It costs around US$8,000 to set up this tank.
Most of the equipment is coming from Singapore and Hong Kong.
You can find more details of our club at this link.
http://www.siamreefclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6629&st=0

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11871481#post11871481 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tygger
My relatives told me that there were a lot of fish stores at Jatujak, but I didn't get a chance to shop there.

I too, was wondering how much fish and coral cost. Looks like you guys bought colonies as oppose to frags.

Yes, there are plenty of LFS at Jatujak.

Fish and coral here is more expensive than HK and Singapore. Say 50% higher.
We buy both colony and frag depending on what we see in the shop.
But frags mostly are SPS.

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11871539#post11871539 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OneDayMatt
The colors looked better before the Solaris.

Pics don't do justice at all.
You have to see the real tank and you'll love Solaris.
The only problem of this lighting is the pricing. Still too high.

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11871617#post11871617 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
Amazing tank! The aquascape looks great! And that big clown looks wonderful, really like the coloration om it.

Thank you.

[~SIRENA~]

Amazing!!!!!!!!! How do you keep the rocks together?

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11873154#post11873154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ~SIRENA~
Amazing!!!!!!!!! How do you keep the rocks together?

Thanks SIRENA.
Just put the rock in the proper gap and glue it with epoxy.

[chingchai]

September 23, 2007

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November 5, 2007

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[chingchai]

FYI: we do water change 20% every two week. No added any trace element. only DT's Oyster egg every other day.

21/20/8

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[Reeftanks6]

What a nice tank!! Beautiful Setup.

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11942104#post11942104 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reeftanks6
What a nice tank!! Beautiful Setup.
Thank you.

[adtravels]

I liked the original aquascape better, and the origional fish but we all like to fiddle with our tank:D
I will drop past tomorrow for an up to date look, I think you guys are great for the thai hobby and very helpful:)

nice to see a local tank and that my choice of ro water is the same as yours.

[Nanz]

This is incredible!

Next time I go to the philippines I might have to take a flight to Thialand, hehe.

Very good job guys.. :)

[bph0013]

Beautiful tank! How is the club liking the Solaris versus MH lighting?

[advice1]

Looking good

[ACBlinky]

I just read through this entire thread, I'm in awe. What a beautiful setup, and an absolutely gorgeous reef! Nice work guys, it's stunning :D

[jrpdriver]

Very nice system and beautiful aquascaping, how often do you have to clean your logo?:)

[kar93]

Tank is beautiful, Great work!

[mcrist]

Beautiful setup...love the aquascaping.

[JustinReef]

What kind of tank/stand is that? I absolutely love it! I think I may have to upgrade now...

Beautiful reef too!

[stuccodude]

AMAZING, im going to the fish store now!!

[cbui2]

you did it again Ching, great display like always.

[chingchai]

Thanks for your all kind words.

adtravels: Maybe we can meet by tomorrow.
bph0013: We all love Solaris more than MH. The light is so smooth and cool.
jrpdriver: We clean the logo every three day.
justinpsmith: This is custom-made tank and stand.

[spleify]

Very, very cool!!!!

Awesome job!!

[chingchai]

Tank is already one year old.
Here are some updated pics.

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[chingchai]

OTP, pics of our club.
We welcome all reefers.
Come and visit us when you are in Bangkok.;)

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[spleify]

The tank is looking great!

Thanks for the update!

Spleify

[chingchai]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13220528#post13220528 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spleify
The tank is looking great!

Thanks for the update!

Spleify

Thank you.

[Electrobes]

This is definitely one of my favorite tanks Ching! How's it doing so far? Could you also recap it's current equipment list? Thanks for sharing!!

[chingchai]

This is definitely one of my favorite tanks Ching! How's it doing so far? Could you also recap it's current equipment list? Thanks for sharing!!

Here it is.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16091528&posted=1#post16091528

I will recap soon.