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:evil: :evil: Ups for more poison!! Phangster, you might like to check out alternative setups if you are looking for something outstanding.. Something like those jap planted tanks where they fill all the way to the top. Saw this in thailand. damm nice, but i think higher evaporation. More poison for you... Haha.

Upz ur thread... Another buyer here.

Hi Fuel, I'm interested in your fish, please check your pm. Cheers!

Hi bro. Interested in your test kits. Collect from you on Tues can? Cheers. Sorry... i meant MONDAY.

Hi bro. Interested in your test kits. Collect from you on Tues can? Cheers.

I saw them for sale at RD 3 weeks ago..

Look for the above for use in a small pico tank. Hence, preferably with the media box too. Other similar hang on ones also can.. Reef Oct, etc... Thanks!

Where can we get them? Approximate price? Are they the same connections for the Boyu 24G? btw, what are the lighting options available for a 24G Boyu/JBJ? I think the stock lights (at least for the Boyu) are useless..

Jsut a suggestion bro.. I'm sure it'll be 10x faster for your sale if your include a pic. Even a HP pic would help heaps!

After dosing bacteria cultures, i have them occasionally too. Before the Bacs, i dont have them. For me, they seemed more like hairy clumps of dirt instead. Wonder why too. Anyone?

Hi everyone, I'm looking for the above. If anyone is interested to sell them, do PM me. Thanks!

Thanks Fuel! Roger that. I'll cut all the additives and try your suggestion to at least get my numbers back on track. Initially, wanted to act smart and learn/practice about the little details as i was preparing to upgrade to a bigger tank. Cheers!

Thanks FueL for your inputs. So in your opinion, if i simply change 10% every week, its not recommended dose the mag, cal, etc.? Will dosing additives together with weekly water change screw up the numbers? Cheers!

I use Seachem kits for my PH and KH. I also use API for PH too. Anyways, back to my problem. I've read some articles on the internet, and if my KH is very high, am i not supposed to have a low cal level? Back to the topic.. anyone knows how a high KH would affect the system?

Never check my MG. Will get a testkit soon and check the levels.

Hi Fuzzy, I use the API Phos testkit as well. However, i've been told that the range for the API Phos testkits is unsuitable for marine use and more suited for freshwater as the phosphate tolerance for marine setup is too low for the API kits. Also, if you notice, the first jump in the scale on the API phosphate color chart is 0 to 0.25 (0.25, where immediate actions is recommended for marine tanks). To make matters worse, the color between 0 and 0.25 is so close that its quite difficult to tell the difference. I'm not sure why your test remains a light yellow color. Perhaps you might like to use another brand? Cheers.

Hi everyone, I've caught the "flu" bug lately and have been wanting to upgrade to a bigger tank. Cant stand the itch any longer. But before i do that, i wanted to make sure i'm ready for it before simply jumping in. Besides knowing how to manage my water quality, i wanna pick up some experience with the hardwares too. Currently, i have the 24G nano cube with an IOS. There is really so much i can learn from this. Hence, i was wondering if anyone has managed to plug in a sump into such a small setup? If so, how should i go about doing it? Also, with the lack of working space around this small tank, it would be great if anyone has any piping pictures to share. I've seen some siphoning approaches for tanks without the hole, is there anyone or shop who sells this, or offers such service? I'm quite hopeless when it comes to the hard core DIY stuff, so i'd prefer to get something that is plug and play so as to avoid the mess and errors. Any advice is much appreciated. Cheers!

I think there is someone selling a K2 in the pasar malam section. Check it out.

I've been testing my water regularly and reading up quite a bit only to find that the numbers i have are quite unusual. Tank size approx 90L of water and 4 months old. Has 2 clowns, 1 mandarin, 1 royal dotty back, 1 purple goby, 1 peppermint shrimp. 1 mini hammer, a frogspawn, a bubble, 2 GSP, 3 tubes, a small blasto, a sea fan, a few zoa, a super sun and an open brain. Running a skimmer and about 1kg of biohome and about min. 10kg of LR. Chiller set at 26c. Good all round circulation in tank. PH = 7.8 Alk = 7.5meg/L (This is way higher that the acceptable range) I use the Seachem testkit and have rechecked using reference solutions, nothing is wrong with the test kit. Cal = 440 No3 = 5-10 LS behavior: Fishes are all eating well. Most corals are doing fine and opening, with the exception of a mat of GSP which opens really really slowly (about 1-2 hours after tank lights on). It is constantly covered with a layer of light brownish algae which i have blow off every 3 days. Heres some detailed information on what i dose in my tank on a fixed schedule: Mon: 2.5ml Grotech A, 2ml Purple up. Tues: 2.5ml Grotech B Wed: 2.5ml Grotech C, 2ml Purple up Thurs: 2.5ml Grotech A Fri: 2.5ml Grotech B, 2ml Purple up Sat: 2.5ml Grotech C Sun: 10% water change with distilled water and tropic marin pro reef salt. After the water change, a multi strain bacteria culture is dosed. Here are what i dose in my tank on a where required basis: - AZNO3 approx 0.5-1ml - if NO3 is above 10. avg of 0.5ml every 3 days - Alkalin8.3 to raise my KH and PH. But stopped after i realized KH was way too high. I used about 2ml everyday for about 5 days last week (13/04 to 17/04) to bring up my PH. Recommended dosage was a max of 4ml per day for my tank. ad-hoc 10% water change was performed on the 15/04 to help bring levels closer to normal (but little effect). - Previously was using Seachem PH buffer to increase my PH, but to no avail, so i tried the Alkalin8.3 to aid in my KH and PH. (ok, i admit i didnt check my KH before using this.) So, in short, my problem is the constantly low PH even with the use of different PH buffers. I find it a little confusing to comprehend the relationships between PH, KH (alk) and Cal. But it seems that usually when KH is high, Cal would usually be low, but not in my situation. And also, from what i read, i gather that when KH is high PH would normally be more acceptable at 8.2 and more stable (as opposed to a low KH), but again, not in my case. My question is that will that super high KH be a serious problem? Will it be fine to let it slowly fall naturally, or force it down by major water change? Ultimately, my goal is to try to solve my PH (and KH) problem and understand what this is happening. Am i not understanding something correctly or doing something wrongly? Apologies for the super load of reading above. Thanks in advance to all for your inputs. Cheers!

Thanks Fuzzy for your help once again. Its not the GSP that i was referring to. BTW, i am looking to sell that piece of GSP if anyone is interested. PM me to offer. Its a nice piece... just the mat with a small rock at the top left for attaching to your LRs in the tank. I've attached another pic with a circle to the algae in question.

I've got some green stuff growing on the skeleton of my bubble and the rock attached. When the lights are on, it seems to produce little bubbles .. Attached is a pic of it. See the green patch above the bubbles. I was wondering if they are harmful and if i should remove them. Also, if i have to remove them, how should i do it? Thanks!

Will update on Friday if buyer backs out.

Shrimp and yellow polyps reserved. Ups for Open brain.

Hi Everyone, i'm looking for good new owners for some corals to make space for some new ones that i've been eyeing on for a long time. 1) Luminous Open Brain - $35 Pink and Yellow 2) Yellow Polys - $10 3) Coral Banded Shrimp - Free for adoption. However, its front 2 pincers have dropped off while i was netting it. Will prolly come back after molting. FCFS. Please PM me to deal. Cheers.

upz... please offer. all offers will be considered.