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[WEEKLY SHIPMENT UPDATE - 20 Jan 2014 - 26 Jan 2014]

Saw 2 possum wrasse at Sealife on Sunday pm

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[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Bought this guy in April last year. Quite surprised that it is still around as I have not seen it in my nano tank for months! This is one fish that really do not display well at all..

Griessinger's Goby (Discordipinna griessingeri)

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Thought that this clove was dying.. but as you can see from the photo.. new heads are growing from the old stalks..

Some goodies from Cedricang.. very nice guy with an unbelievably fantastic collection!

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Purple Yuma

Sps:

PinkMilli

Purple milli

Green Acro

Finding Nemo

Mandarin (After 2 years, this Mandarin fish finally learned to take frozen mysis shrimp!)

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Some random shots to test out new camera:

Zoas:

Fiji Zoa

More Zoa

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Nice tank! can i check with you how big is your sump?

Thanks! My sump is 75cm long x 46cm wide with water level inside at approx 28cm high.

hey bro, very nice FTS! btw for your fowlr tank are you using red lamp?

Yup. For the FOWLR tank I am using only a T8 red/pink tube.

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

u change ur bulbs already?

the sps looks gd..

shld pay u a visit soon.. hows e other tanks doing?

u shld prob change ur filter elements to hold those algae back.. maybe time to top up ur sulphur beads..

Also time to replace the RowaPhos, CO2.. the list goes on..

Nothing interesting happening at the other tanks.

Photo of the FOWLR tank:

Some new stuff from Henry/ML..

Purple Death:

Radient Wrasse:

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

The RBTA has grown quite a bit.. and killed off near-by sps..

The 1.5cm long cute Maroon (bright red) clown has transformed into a 3" long..rather unattractive looking dark maroon clown..

A very fat Mystery Wrasse:

The above clam seen from top view:

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Survivors from the bubble algae plague:

My first sps from GO:

SPS frag from hijackng (I think)

Zoas

Ambistoma's sunflower

Giant green hairy mushrooms

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Bro, any updates on your nano goby tanks?

No change leh...

But only left sun corals..

a yasha goby and shrimp

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

very long never post liao! wats the wrasse at the top with yellow fins? scott's fairy?

and whats the blue coral thing at the bottom right?

Hi Lemon

ya.. how time flies!

Not sure what Fairy wrasse species that is.. Bought from RB many months ago.. change colour from bright red to 'dirty' blackish with yellow fins!

The blue stuff on the right hand side is some kind of 'pest' liver sponge I think..

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

My 2nd year anniversary FTS..

Tank has been badly neglected for many months...

After a long & tough battle with bubble algae, the tanks has stabilized but is now over-run with GSP and giant green hairy mushrooms!

[Reefzzz Tankie]

One of the coolest tank I've seen in quite a while!!

[Lemon's tank!]

hahaha! where gotttttt. wat you lack in quickness u make up for in 3 amazing tanks

Haha.. right now..my 3 tanks cannot satisfy my desire for your splendid Wrasse collection!

[Lemon's tank!]

they do that when they are flashing.... not sure why. zoom like siao. but pardon my lousy quality vid :x so paiseh upload this kind of video lol.

Damn..always 1 step slower than you when it comes to getting fish from ML!

First is the cute blue-eye anthias..

then this Flasher Wrasse! ... I bought 1 from the same shipment.. but it's far cry from yours!

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Thanks guys..

Must confess.. lost quite a bit of interest in this hobby lately and now running on maintenance mode only..

Everyday just feed fish, top-up water and clean skimmer only..

Now.. all I need is a flame wrasse and I can stop visiting lfs liao!

...ermm maybe plus Lemon's Flasher Wrasse...and perhaps an AT...

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Finally.. updates on my FOWLR tank:

Disease wiped out most of my fish in my FOWLR tank couple of months ago.. (Suspect to be Brooklynella disease as it was resistant to Paraguard & Cupramine treatments.. eventually only Fomaline based treatment was effective!)

RIP:

PBT

Juvenile Emperor Angel

Juvenile French Angel

Harlequin Tuskfish

Lionfish (Pterois Volitan)

Clown Triggerfish

I think one of the main factors for the bad disease outbreak and low resistance of fishes, is the high temperature of the water. Despite running the main return pump (Eheim 1262) outside the sump, temperature was hovering above 31 DegC.

I have since installed a mini fan (6†diameter one from Carefour) which blows at the top of tank for 15 hrs a day. The water temperature is now maintained at 27 Deg C. However, have to top-up almost 2 litre of water daily due to evaporation!

FTS of my FOWLR tank:

New replacements:

Emperor Angel

BT

PBT

Koran Angel

Clown Triggerfish

Yellow Butterflyfish (not sure what species)

Juvenile Dragon Wrasse

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Nano tank

FTS:

A pair of seahorses.. A bit troublesome to keep as they require daily feeding of frozen mysis shrimps..

Easy to keep and fun to watch.. Yasha goby & shrimp

Have kept this Griessingeri goby in my nano tank for more than 6 months… pop out for rare appearances less than 20 times! See if u can spot it below!

[My 4 x 2 x 1.5 Reef tank]

Some updates..

Main Tank:

No major changes except for out-of-control coraline algae growth..

Except for daily feeding, have been paying very little attention to this tank

Bought this RBTA from ML 8 months agao..has grown to twice its original size.. and killing all the corals around it!

Rics & Yumas under actinic light...

[Lemon's tank!]

bro rhomboid leh. die i heart pain until cannot pain. cry until no tears to cry. scream until no voice to scream. even if i offer $10 million, where to find another good rhomboid specimen? T_T

i think im too paranoid lah need see doctor.

Wow..Did u get the rhomboid from Irwana shipment today?

Is it me or has the price of flame wrasse gone up.. was quoted 3 blue + 3 red notes for 1 today... Last week was quoted 4 blue notes at SL..

Find it too much to spend on a fish that may commit suicide or up lorry anytime.

For now, can only enjoy your photos.. do take more for us! Thanks!

[Lemon's tank!]

Cirrhilabrus jordani male. size about 2 inch. good size, and decent colours. thanks bro orsony for the help. feeding on pellets and frozen.

Wow! Envy!

How much did u pay for this one? Slightly less than 3 blue notes? SL quoted me a ridiculous price last week!

Really have to make sure it wont jump out! Lost mine a few months ago when jumped into the overflow for no reason..

[Weekly LFS and Shipments Update - 21st to 27th Sep 09]

rd rics left how many?

Around 5+ pieces at 2pm...

mostly orangy.. 1-2 green.. n 1 slightly bluish

[can eheim 1260 work when placed above water level?]

brom i checked the instruction manual eheim 1260 can be use in or out sump. hope fellow reefer can give more concrete answers.

The pump can run externally.. However, the water level must be higher than the pump for it to work.

It won't have enough suction to draw water if it is above water level.

[How Many Pumps in your Tank/Sump]

attached is what i did to my eheim 1262.

i tried to put the skimmer pump outside but there's no much space to put therefore decide to put it in the tank 28w ehiem 1250

My tank is 5ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft...

I did the same for my eheim 1262.. using a flexible hose.

Working good so far.. but have not measured the temperature to confirm if there is actual decrease.