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Evolutionz

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  1. good start bro.. bubble magus makes great skimmer. its true such small tank with constant regular water change is better than having a skimmer.. but have to be hard working in keeping up the water change.. for me i intend to do 1.5L (5%) every 3 days. since i have another 1ft cube hidden inside the cabinet that can hold freshly mixed seawater.

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  2. Very Nice tank bro.

    Im planning my new tank soon. Still deciding if i should get the OF34L or get a tank set from Vincent. Dont like the idea of using a sump so might just be going with LR and a skimmer. Do you think its enough?

    Thanks! personally i don't really like all-in-one tanks.. main issue is that im going budget.. those all in one tank are usually much more expensive.. (for this case the LF34L cost around $120 if im not wrong). Many have suggested that such small tanks do not require skimmer.. just do weekly water change (increase frequency of water change if bioload increase). for me i hope to use prodibio nano kit, rowaphos, purigen and goodbyepo4 to keep nitrate and po4 at the minimum..

    Since my tank is inside my 422's cabinet, i do not have the space to have one more skimmer too.. Hope this helps!

  3. Today marks the day my dream comes true... registered on SGreefclub on 2007 but only till now did i get a chance to set up my first ever marine tank.. though small but its a good start i guess!

    preparing tank for set up.. using 5lbs of Caribsea live sand. and 4 KG of live rocks (bought from a reefer who very kindly chose out those with coraline algae for me, Thank you again if ur reading this!)

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    inital rock scape., Since its my first time, i had totally no idea how the rock should be placed.. i just try to make sure it flows through well..

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    After a few hours of cycling, water is almost crystal clear now.. the right bottom rock rests fully on the sand, is this ok? will it start trapping detritus?

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    More accurate light color.. not really that blue like the above picture.. the 6x3w (4 white 2 blue) beamswork LED light is really bright, creating those light rays.. beautiful.

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    Turns out the 1000l/hr dolphin HOB flowrate seems to be just nice to push the flow through the rocks and towards the back.. seems like a smooth flow overall.. or should i be aiming for a faster flow?

    I've got a couple few more questions anyway..

    1) i've got Seachem purigen and Rowaphos now, should i add them in my HOB now or wait till cycle finishes?

    2) I read that coraline algaes needs light to grow.. how long should i on my light for now?

    3) Should i do WC during cycling period? (intend to leave it to cycle for a month)

    4) i got this Iwarna top-up water free from another reefer and the bottle states that it promotes growth of coraline algae, but it dosn't state the amount to dose for my 34L tank.. any idea?

    Thanks in advance and apologies for all this questions.. and thanks to all those who have helped me extensively so far.. i appreciated it alot.

  4. i dun think thers any RO membrane inside.. i didnt know i needed that.. read many DI set up and all uses carbon and DI resin only..

    Anyway, today i went to test my DI water freshly mixed with red sea coral pro salt and my API nitrate test kit shows that my DI water nitrate is 0ppm.. didnt have any po4 test kit though.

  5. hangon filter water flow wont be that strong to tear away any corals. Its looks good having a big wave on top.

    Noticed my filter has a ledge that direct the flow infront instead of straight down.. Thats why have a wave effect.. and the wave hits the wall and disperse downwards.. making the flow well dispersed.

    Did you measure salinity?

    i use a refractometer to measure SG.. salinity can also be measured by the refractometer right?

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    Anyway, i was contemplating between D-D H2Ocean salt and Red Sea coral Pro salt and i ended up with the red sea coral pro.. reason being it was cheaper and madpetz wasn't really accessible for me. Will try H2Ocean after i finish my current tub..

    Is there any other stuff i need to dose to keep corals healthy? subce the coral pro salt comes with many minerals already...

  6. Yup you can, but the area where the flow meets the live rock is where you can't place corals due to the strong flow that will likely tear the flesh of corals. You'll have to adjust your scape accordingly as it will look weird to have the entire top row of the life rock empty

    Hmmm true.. will look really weird. ill see if i can DIY something to direct the flow..

    Thanks!

  7. Great set-up! any mechanical filtration in the hob? Sponges woo ect? Remember to clean these frequently because they trap nutrients.

    you can take a look at ah being, they've got a great nano running on hob filter only, more than enough flow.

    Filter comes with a Wool/Activated Carbon cartridge. its ok to keep the AC in the tank right.. i will clean the wool weekly..

    You mean ah beng? where issit?

    imo the only problem with relying on strong HOB flow is that the area directly under the flow is going to be hard to place corals, since the strong laminar flow can tear the soft fleshy portions of corals.

    Hmm.. probably can use live rock to disperse the strong flow?

  8. I upgraded my Gex filter to a Dolphin H-800 filter. its 1020L/hr and it seems to be providing quite a high flowrate (30x overturn) Do i still need a wavemaker?

    Another question is that, i was given a harden read sea salt from another reefer.. but i went on to break it apart and add into my tank with DI water. its been running for 2 days but still milky/chalky.. any idea why?

    issit because of precipitation?

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    This HOB provides quite a big space for additional stuff.. probably gonna add some biohome Plus, Rowaphos and purigen..

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    The 6x3w Beamswork LED is also very bright!!!

  9. red sea coral pro salt i noticed online got 7KG buket.. anywhere to find this 7kg one?

    Anyway i saw those 4kg red sea salt pack with lower calcium and magnesium readings.. im only keeping LPS, zoas and easy soft corals in my 1ft cube tank.. do i need those high levels of calcium and magesium that D-D H2Ocean or coral pro salt provides?

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