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Very beautiful fish! And very nice photos too. May I know what camera you're using?

And of course, this lead to more hunting... I was having trouble keeping my gobies. They would die the very next day with torn fins just beside the rocks. At first I thought it was aggression, but I have only common clownfishes, cleaner shrimps and hermit crabs. I checked my water perimeters and they were ok. Then I noticed some movement in the live rocks. Nuisance crabs! They must have attacked them when they are in their dart "holes" during the night. Managed to catch one today. Hahahahahahaha... Die, you evil thing!

I used a pair of tweezers and battled with it for quite awhile. It went back and forth, like fencing, and I could actually feel its "claws" or "fangs" attacking my tweezers. When it retaliated the very first time, I was shocked and pulled my hand out of the water, causing quite a splash. Finally decided to pull the whole rock out and dip it in a small bucket of DI water. It didn't want to come out of his hole at first, but after poking with the tweezers, he jumped right out (yes, I was startled by it again ) and there it is, his last dying moments. Cheers! Can someone kindly tell me what is this?

I was admiring my corals one morning when I saw this guy sneak from my mushrooms back to another rock. I was taken by surprise as it was extremely fast. Check out his eyes from the hiding place.

Very nice fishes you've got there, Bro Kalib.

Nice! Let me know if you plan to sell some yellow zoa frags!

Wow... learnt something new today. Well, they are literally, tank bred, so I guess its their nature? Must be "poking" fun at each other. Smart idea, Bro Jem!

May I ask what's the reason for putting those tooth picks in such a manner? What purpose do they serve?

Congrats! Let me know if you plan to sell them. Would like to buy a pair when they grow bigger.

Lionfish needs live food to thrive, and your clownfishes would make a decent meal for them. No small fishes with lionfishes. I'm not sure if they are considered hardy, but I think they need a bigger space to swim in, probably 2 Ft tank and above? Just my 2 cents.

Yes, pls take note of the size of the overflow vs the flow rate of your return pump. For this tank, I used a 600 l/hr pump without problems. My current tank has a similar setup with a slightly bigger overflow area. My pump is an Ehiem 1000 l/hr, and I had turbo snails crawling around without problems.

Orange yuma, red zoas and GSP? Nice tank btw.

Haha... hard to tell from the photos... there are slots similar to a comb cut at the bottom of the partition, which allows the water to flow to the pump compartment. The hand-on filter is just to keep chaeto if you run out of space. If you are just planning to keep a fish-only-with-live-rocks tank, the requirements are much less. Adding a fan (not those computer fans) will help to cool the tank a bit, but you have to take note of the rate your water evaporates and do constant top ups.

Welcome to SRC, xiiaoben! In case you're interested to make an overflow setup, here's my nano tank (1 Ft x 1 Ft x 10") with a very simple in-tank overflow system. Its made of acrylic. Try to get Biohomme instead of ceramic rings, as they are known to be a better bacteria filter media (I've changed mine already). I've also had success in keeping a mini reef skimmerless, but you have to be very religious in water change. There are semi-decent nano skimmers around, so do look out for them, and if you're on a budget, check out the pasa malam forums. As for FR, I'm not sure if you really need it for such a small tank, but you might consider having chaeto instead. It helps to absorb the nutrients and PO4. A simple DIY hang-on filter with a clip on light should give you a nice mini refugium. Have fun!

My avatar was taken from a Reef Central thread. Loved those striking pink yumas...

Argh... so tempted to get a DSLR... but I know I won't have the patience or time to learn how to use one. I wish I could invite you to help take pictures of my tank, but unfortunately, mine's in the office, and to get outsiders in without being questioned is tough.

Haha... was guessing something like that. A little , but what camera are you using? I'm looking for a semi-pro camera that could take decent macro shots without having to add lenses.

Wow... nice tank! But I'm a little confused... is Javier and w3ish3ng the same person...?

Actually, I was wondering about the same thing, but didn't ask...

Welcome to this money draining hobby, marinetankguppy! Sorry to read about your earlier misfortune with the furniture movers. I do not have much experience with them, but shouldn't they be held responsible for causing the damage...? I would ask for compensation depending on the situation. I'm with wilsontantw on tank cycling (since you did mention something about cycling for only a week), and I would cycle with live rocks for at least a month, check water parameters to make sure that it has completed its cycle before adding live stock. Using fishes to cycle the tank would be extremely stressful for them, which makes it more prone for them to contract diseases, even lead to death. I'd love to keep a lion fish some time... keep us posted on its progress, characteristics and feeding needs. You started off with a great attitude of not giving up so easily, good for you! Looking forward for your tank updates! Maybe with a little encouragement, you may convert it into a reef tank... heh.

Looking good... just curious... why do you need to put your filter media into several different baskets? Is the middle section of your sump meant for a refugium? A tank of this size is considered big in a normal HDB room. I can never find such space in mine. Does your tank run very quietly at night? I dun think I'd be able to sleep with the slightest splash sounds, but that's just me.

Wow... all the more praise worthy. It has the cave-like look on the left portion. Nice!

I like your scaping. Great job! Did you just stack them up or held with epoxy?

From GO?