xaine
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very promising, now I have to check if this fits into a 12g JBJ which I have lying around.
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Those are very fine, it's better to utilise a reactor, as it would be more efficient to have flow driven into it.
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I have a cl-650 and it's just a slight hum that I don't notice unless I'm within a small radius, don't think it differs much.
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Elect bill is based on usage, so you have to measure how often the chiller kicks in to cool down your tank. An idling chiller uses a tiny bit of electricity to keep the sensor and LEDs running, that you can drop off from the calculation.
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Most LFS carry them, some would just use laundry bags from daiso
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It depends on the illuminance provided by the light, different brands/models have different specifications, the number of diodes and power difference of diodes. It's hard to tell just by the cost
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That's where you put in your media, excess live rocks, deep sand bed (if needed) and equipment deemed necessary to help keep a healthy reef tank.
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That you are referring to is a mesh bag for medias. A filter sock traps particles that are coarser than the stated micron size (i.e. 200 micron filter will trap particles larger than 0.2 mm)
Most would put it at the end of the overflow pipe leading into the sump.
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Yeah, here's a pic taken some time ago
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Need to clear my storeroom.
Have several 200micro 7" felt filtersocks to clear.
Going for $8/each or $38 for 5 pieces.
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LED is more cost effective in the long run due to savings in electricity cost, longer lasting and lower heat dissipation, but it has a higher startup cost.
Both are equally effective in getting the right lighting for your corals when used at the correct illuminance.
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yes, it's called sump tank. Do a search for the word, it helps more if you do some search and read
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my sub tank is 3ft,skimmer i dun kn which 1 to buy
n the chiller u mean to small for tat tank ??
The Cl-280 might be underpowered for a 4ft tank, most would go for at least a 1/5hp chiller.
As for a skimmer, it depends on your budget. Most would advise you to get a decent one your budget can stretch as a skimmer would play a very important role and would save you the convenience of upgrading later on.
btw, the word is "sump"
Let me guide you to a site with some basic concepts you would require to start this hobby. Of course, this alone is not enough, you will need to do your own reading/research to learn more about this.
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Iwarna is one of the sponsors here, you can find the details in
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Like to know how often you all take the whole skimmer out to clean?
collect cup every 2 months
whole skimmer, possibly 6-12mths, mainly the pump and needle wheel as it might get stuck.
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My triggerfish munched all my cleaner shrimp
That's part of their diet
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Just a question, happyguy1682.
Is this your first ever aquarium ?
Have you had prior experience in maintaining a tank (freshwater or marine) ?
Do you know the concepts of maintaining a health aquarium ?
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Triggerfish is classified under as a non reef-safe fish. However if you give them enough hard food, they _might_ fulfill their desire. What it is doing is simply to dig out the sand to find hidden "gems" like clams or shell-liked creatures. That's what they do in the wild in search for food. How have you been feeding it ? They should be provided a mixture of soft and hard food as they like to munch which helps maintaining their teeth, same concept for a pufferfish.
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That don't sound like much space you have in that overflow compartment, your only option now is to have a regular water changing regime that can help keep the water parameters in check or/and find alternatives to offload your lifestock to bring down the bioload.
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5mm is still possible, just have to take caution. Does your tank have bracing ? It does help, if there is.
As Solo77 has mentioned, having a hangon overflow box does add stress at the mounting point. One other means is to build your own PVC overflow pipe, using the pipe, you can find support in some resting points, thus reducing the pressure on the tank walls.
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Large water changes can cause stress in sudden pH changes and other parameters involved. It can cause fishes to stop eating for a while until they recover from the shock. In the mean while try reduced feeding of 1-2 brine shrimps to see if they eat, if they don't, stop feeding to prevent causing the water to turn bad with wasted food. They should start eating again in a couple of days, just have to monitor.
IN the meanwhile, heed the water change routine as mentioned by "Tian" as 5-10% would be sufficient per water change.
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I concurr, the amount of livestock in both your 1ft tank is overwhelming.
What's your filtration setup ? The bio-load of the tank could overload the filtration system if not managed well. Given the
Given that you have koran angel, blue tang, boxfish, porcupine fish, all of which will feel confined in that small tank.
The koran angel might pick on corals if not fed well.
The bubble coral on the right of the first pic is not opening up and the Goniopora isn't extending much, it's either the water parameters or the bubble coral is too close to the anemone which might sting it. Not sure how long are all these in the tank, assuming you have the right parameters, it takes them a few days to adapt to the environment.
For a nano tank, it would be better to choose livestock that can live in that environment.
Anyway these are newbie mistakes, I do hope you can do alot of research and reading on all the different types you have in your tank in order to keep a healthy reef tank. And to ensure the suitability of each of them in relation to the others in the tank.
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~dup post~
WTS : Filter socks 7" 200micron
in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop
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cleared a few....
Open for barter-trade too
if you have zoas, mushrooms or LPS frags (PM me with pics to discuss) 