SRC Member flowy Posted July 6, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi all, i have been in this reefing hobby for about a month now, got a second hand 2ft cube tank with sump from another fellow reefer, currently running on a deltec 1455 protein skimmer and 2 Marine pure block. I am considering to get more biological filtration to swap out the marinepure block as there have been reports that the blocks leech aluminium as they break down, any recommendations of how i can improve my tank in general? Equipments used: Running a hs-66a chiller; Deltec 1455 protein skimmer; Smart Ato lite; Hydra 32hd; Jebao DCP-6500 return pump; 2 jebao sw-4 wave maker; Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted July 6, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 6, 2020 Lifestocks:5 normal ocellaris clownfish;1 yellow tang;1 blue tang;2 banggai cardinal fish;Clean up crew:3 cleaner/skunk 🦐;4 turbo ;1 narcissis ;Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted July 10, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 10, 2020 Planning to add more cuc as the algae is getting quite out of controlSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ianmphua Posted August 7, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted August 7, 2020 Lifestocks:5 normal ocellaris clownfish;1 yellow tang;1 blue tang;2 banggai cardinal fish;Clean up crew:3 cleaner/skunk 🦐;4 turbo ;1 narcissis ;Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile appNice tank! How did u manage to get 5 clownfish to get along? Did u buy 1 big one then 4 small ones so that there is a class female?Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member VanquishJ Posted August 7, 2020 SRC Member Share Posted August 7, 2020 Nice tank! How did u manage to get 5 clownfish to get along? Did u buy 1 big one then 4 small ones so that there is a class female?Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Just buy a bunch of small one at once. The dominating one will automatically get larger and become a female while the rest will not grow big and remain males. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin88 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 You can consider using nopox or other forms of carbon dosing to help control nutrients which will result in less algae. Also, your filter floss is quite dirty, should replace. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 8, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2020 You can consider using nopox or other forms of carbon dosing to help control nutrients which will result in less algae. Also, your filter floss is quite dirty, should replace. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Sadly my blue tang contacted ick and even with qt. My tank wasn’t able to make it all the fishes diedSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 8, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2020 My tank has an outbreak of pods and i think i will be getting a 6 line wrasse to fix the outbreak of the pods.Tank has also had a cyanobacteria and gha outbreak but is now solved after using chemiclean. Algae has been alot better after introducing gfo into the system to keep po4 lowSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 8, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 8, 2020 Cleaner shrimp recently got a tumor , would be trying to catch it out and remove the parasites stuck to its gillsSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhytoNerd Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Nice set up!Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 9, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 9, 2020 Lifestocks:0 ocellaris clownfish;0 yellow tang;0 blue tang;0 banggai cardinal fish;Clean up crew:3 cleaner/skunk 🦐;1 peppermint shrimp ;4 turbo ;2 narcissis ;Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhytoNerd Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Hi all, i have been in this reefing hobby for about a month now, got a second hand 2ft cube tank with sump from another fellow reefer, currently running on a deltec 1455 protein skimmer and 2 Marine pure block. I am considering to get more biological filtration to swap out the marinepure block as there have been reports that the blocks leech aluminium as they break down, any recommendations of how i can improve my tank in general?Equipments used:Running a hs-66a chiller;Deltec 1455 protein skimmer;Smart Ato lite;Hydra 32hd;Jebao DCP-6500 return pump;2 jebao sw-4 wave maker; Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Nice set upSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 14, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 14, 2020 Lifestocks:2 normal ocellaris clownfish;1 six-line wrasse;Clean up crew:3 cleaner/skunk 🦐;8 turbo ;1 narcissis ;1 emerald crabSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 14, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 out of 3 of my Cleaner shrimp developed some kind of “tumor” , did a mini “surgery” to remove the tumour just gently remove the shell and use a mini blade to scrape out the parasite under the shrimp shell🤢. The bump will remain but after its molting it will recover.♂️Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 25, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2020 Anyone can recommend a suitable size wavemaker/gyre pump for my tank? With the ratings and where to place it? TIA Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flowy Posted August 25, 2020 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 out of 3 of my Cleaner shrimp developed some kind of “tumor” , did a mini “surgery” to remove the tumour just gently remove the shell and use a mini blade to scrape out the parasite under the shrimp shell🤢. The bump will remain but after its molting it will recover.♂️Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile appThey have recovered and super healthy nowSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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