for mine 1.5feet length x 1ft height x 1ft width i spent about rm350

RM40 for a RS-4000 1600 l/h hang over filter with surface skimmer
RM40 for protein skimmer with air pump
RM80 for my tank, curved tank
RM15 for photosynthetic bacteria
RM30 for 3kg live rock
RM10 for sand
lights i forgotten how much ad maybe 100 for 2 T5 lights with the body.

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Added on November 27, 2009, 8:46 pmbtw ruknu how much u buy your mouse brand air pump?

This post has been edited by Evrae90: Nov 27 2009, 08:46 PM

sorry..i forgot how much..i think about rm20 for double channel..

hi ruknu, sorry for the late reply, was oversea for few wks
try not to host too many fish, 1 clown/anemone will better.
blue tang need rock to hide , get small one to start will be good, more chance of surviving

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Added on November 30, 2009, 11:11 amgo puchong, oceanic

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Added on November 30, 2009, 11:18 amjust make sure is not carnivorous, it wil chew off your bottom dweller fish like goby and so on.

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Added on November 30, 2009, 11:26 amtry to get the biggest tank possible, if your house have the space than go for 3ft else minimum 2ft
go and visit several shop first, see how ppl setup their overflow and sump, don't buy anything yet, learn & learn.
all your secondary school days knowledge will come into handy, biology, chemistry & physics.

this hobby can be cheap & very expensive, did help several frs setup their tank b4, most of them have bigger tank than mine even newbies.
lately just help make a skimmer for a 4ft reef, a nw skimmer for this vol of tank normally just throw you away with rm500-600
make ourself will cost around half but you need to have the time to do it.



This post has been edited by alexlow: Nov 30 2009, 11:26 AM

welcome back, cool looking thing u have there. i think if u go with 3 feet, the protein skimmer only costs about 200-250.

my new 20 gallon fish only set up with 5kg live rock, in future i will add a few more little pieces to the right side of the tank, looks a bit empty.


This post has been edited by Evrae90: Nov 30 2009, 04:53 PM

nice diy skimmer..can u tel me how to do it??just get prepared for the new incoming tank..about 3ft @ 4ft..

i think the thing on the bottom left side is a powerhead.

this not the final version, need to have good cone head design only bubble will burst more effectively. depends on what kind of result and budget u have, creativity doesn't have it's limit.

and u r correct, thats a powerhead to generate the bubble.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 1 2009, 03:43 PM

i discovered that just recently lol. i got a powerhead for my 20gallon n i noticed it produced bubbles when the water inlet is in open air/clogged.

btw ruknu i tink u can get a protein skimmer for 3ft less than 300 cause i asked my lfs before when i was considering 3 ft.
but i dont know about its effectiveness or appropriateness.

This post has been edited by Evrae90: Dec 1 2009, 06:22 PM

thank..but to find the skimmer that work effectiveness,must have big budget..and some lfs don't have it..

by the way alex, could u give some tip how to make diy skimmer??cos, i think good water quality comes
with good and effective skimmer..I'm i right??

not necessary big budget, it will depends on what you want to keep and many other factors, certain corals prefer murky water with higher nutrients.
skimmer play important roles not just removing doc , toxic. also provide enough oksigen for your fish and corals, enug to control PH swing etc.
so sure good skimmer is important, tips also i can't say much coz still experimental stages and learning.

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Added on December 2, 2009, 1:45 amlook for needlewheel type.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 2 2009, 01:45 AM

guys any tips on taking care of detritus besides using sand star?

turbo snail, put dozen in and everything will be sparkling clean

Is it Chiller is very important in reefing? Visit East Aqua and the sales personal informed me that chiller is a must for coral to grow and 1 chiller cost me 1k+

depends on what type of coral u want to keep bro or if u can maintain stable and suitable water temperature in your aquarium is good enuf unless ur house is hot.

this website http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...724&pcatid=2724
recommend to keep corals til 78F which is approximately 26 C.

lol or u make urself a chiller..look at this http://benkrasnow.blogspot.com/2009/03/diy...um-chiller.html

This post has been edited by Evrae90: Dec 2 2009, 03:05 PM

i prefer 27c, just incase anything goes wrong, temp goes up, using fan we still archieve 28c
some coral temp above 28c will be stress to them.
chiller not worth diy , we try before. i using resun but plan to upgrade soon.

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Added on December 2, 2009, 5:32 pmchiller is a worthwhile investment, you noneed to worry so much about water vaporizing, constant water temp , your fish & coral will luv it.
can look for 2nd hand, most ppl using small chiller but once they want to upgrade to bigger than they change to split con unit.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 2 2009, 05:50 PM

whats the power consumption of a chiller anyways?

Hi. Where do u all buying the Marine Fish Aquarium Equipment mostly? I am still wondering. Hahah

We can found in Local Fish Shop..

definately marine base local fish shop, not those fresh water shop, most of them know nothing much about salt water fish keeping. listen to them can go holland very fast.

wish i had 1