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    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    your pH will naturally reach around 8. something when you have the water at SG 1.0124. or something like that. forgot the figure. damn headache. ...

    oh gosh so i guess i shouldnt hav bought the ph test kit ? i onli hav no2 n this ph tester kit wat abt the others ? realli needed ? went thru the whole tester kit saw so mani but wondering which one is tat i truely need it though... :blink::unsure:

    Coral F***

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    N one more thing IMO never walk alone if ure going to try this. :fear:

    yup try goin in a pair or more cos there r stray dogs n watever creatures ard lol u might juz bump into a wild boar or even monkey if u r lucky haa ~ ;) i'm workign nearby but not in neither farms...

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    your tank should be able to tahan much more than that.

    give and take, since you said the tank is 73L in capacity, it would weigh around 80kg with water inside it *taking into account 1L of water = 1kg and tank weighs around 5 to 7 kg).

    add in another 10kg worth of sand. it hasn't even crack yet right? I've got friends who put up to twenty kg worth of Live rocks in their 2fts, and nothing happened. yet.

    the long of the short of it is this. stock with LRs until you think its at an acceptable level, not what we think, then stop right there. an acceptable level to you may not be one to us, as you live with the fear of the tank exploding at night whilst you sleep, not us. (=

    and PS. my 10kg in that post you quoted? I was refering to the Live Rocks. not sand. (=

    oh ok woah tats pretty scary :shock: ... in the middle of the night or whenever... :shock::look:

    ok i tink i will go with my ideas n plans i hope keke but of course not too much .. muz restrict myself lol~ thks alot! ;)

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    oh those two feet tanks? can put up to 10kg I think. can be more, can be less. more is always good anyways.

    take care not to let the rock touch any of the glass panels. this may inadvertently divert pressure to the glass panel direct. an increased point of pressure working on a point may cause the glass to warp, and by chance, some cursed fellow went to tap the spot, you then can say bye bye to the tank, water, and whatever lifestock you have inside.

    anyways, do read up more on the sticky post and this thread. you'll learn a lot more that way. but do remember to take such advice with a pinch of salt, as some reefers *me for example. I admit okay!* don't really know their stuff. *I am not insulting anyone of you out there so don't kill me.*

    stuff coming in from AT, Morgan...the senior people. ah. those confirm can trust. (=

    oops sorry refering to the above weightload of a 2ft tank ... anyone got experience or views abt it ? how much weight can the tank handle... ?

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    if you did read, you wouldn't be asking me what live rocks and the market prawn is for. (=

    unless you're not too sure lah.

    of course i read juz tat was not too sure ~ scare make the wrong move ~ erm would it be advisable to remove some of my sand ? example .. half ? the sand is ard 4inches weights 4kg

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    so am I right to say the only thing you have in your tank is sand and salt water? how on earth are you going to cycle your tank like that? you need live rocks! or at least, some form of substrate for the bacteria to cling onto.

    go get some life rocks quick. then you can start the cycling process by throwing in a market prawn or something.

    live rocks plus the prawn ? woah how long will it take ? depends on the quantity of live rocks rite ? wat exactly will the prawn do ? lol i still dun realli understand abt the prawn theory ~

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    sandbank? what the? wait. how much live rocks do you have in your tank at this very present moment?

    and from what I read, mix the salt outside the tank before dumping it into the tank.

    sand ard 4kg below the bank ard 2kg? currently no live rocks at all 1st cycle

    mix the salt outside the tank n dump in .. ok ~

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    oh those two feet tanks? can put up to 10kg I think. can be more, can be less. more is always good anyways.

    take care not to let the rock touch any of the glass panels. this may inadvertently divert pressure to the glass panel direct. an increased point of pressure working on a point may cause the glass to warp, and by chance, some cursed fellow went to tap the spot, you then can say bye bye to the tank, water, and whatever lifestock you have inside.

    anyways, do read up more on the sticky post and this thread. you'll learn a lot more that way. but do remember to take such advice with a pinch of salt, as some reefers *me for example. I admit okay!* don't really know their stuff. *I am not insulting anyone of you out there so don't kill me.*

    stuff coming in from AT, Morgan...the senior people. ah. those confirm can trust. (=

    up to 10kg ? erm currently should be ard 6.. sandbank... i tink so

    btw been refilling water into the 1st cycle for 3 times this time round the salt seems to disolve abit so the hydrometer shows abit of not enough i need to mix n pour it in ? :unsure:

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    liverock is counted by the kilos, not by pieces.

    as for whether your tank can tahan the weight of the liverock, it all depends on your tank's construction and your luck.

    woah so meaning if cannot tahan then say by by to the water n the tank... -.- i'm using the 73litres nisso tank ~ tink i will get some will do i guess

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    many hobbyists would advise you put in the liverocks as you begin to cycle your tank as this would shorten the total amount of time need for the cycling... if you decide to put in the LR only AFTER cycling, den the tank would enter into another cycle when the rocks r introduced...

    rem: whenever something new is added to the tank (LR, fish, etc) the tank enters into a cycle. however, the first cycle takes the longest time, ranging from 3-8 weeks... depending on the combination of everything that is available and used for your tank.

    heard that airstone is not necessary if you have a filter as airstone do not create an environment natural enough... people usually use powerheads to increase the water circulation, if necessary. it all depends what livestocks u intend to keep... some corals need more currents than the others. :phone:

    erm oh ok thks alot .. will test the waters after the 1st week n see the results while considering how mani LR to put... do i hav to top up the water since its the 1st cycle ? wat abt next time ? i top off tap water rite ? while 10-20% change of salt water which i add the salt n stir n pour it in rite ?

    Setting Up Marine Tank

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    okie.... you will need some test kit like ammonia no2 ,no3,Ph ....Hydrometer for checking the salt level

    skimmer ...... crushed coral (0-2) best for sand bed at least 2-4 inches deep ....

    i would said 400gram of live rock to 1 litre of water .....if there is more live rock it will serve as bio-filter and it will be more stayble ...

    you need at least 2 to 3 week or longer before the cycling period is over ...you also need lighting .....can get T4-PL 55watts(CR) is good enough for soft coral and marine fishes ..

    done some reading but then lol setup b4 i did the reading lol had some advices simliar to DrJekyl_MrHyde ~ anyway thks alot DrJekyl_MrHyde~ :)

    did a sea bed of 3inches, got the hydrometer n the no2 tester kit .. do i realli need the ammonia no3 & ph tester ? ... more live rocks will increase the nitrite rite ? :unsure:

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