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    chiller advise, overpower?

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    hi guys,

    i have a 12G nanocube, a fren is selling me a chiller he use for his tank its the CL650; i know its overpowered. But he is selling it for 100bucks only.

    Is there any way i can use it for my nano tank? Will using a small pump works? if not will become tornado.

    Plz advise

    Test kits what do u use?

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    I'm refering to tropic marine

    Hmmm...seems that my challenge is comparing COLORLESS WATER with COLORLESS LIGHT BLUE. Their color transission is very minimal. Its comparing very light clear blue to clear water. Its not like BLUE TO RED which is clearly visible transsision

    goniopora care

    in LPS Coral forum

    Posted

    An update to those who are keeping Gonio, mine are growing and seem to be doing well. The way I keep mine are:

    1) Simple tank setup with no skimmer

    2) No UV

    3) No chiller

    4) Feed Zooplankton (can see them branching over each other to "eat")

    5) Weekly water change of about 20%

    They are encrusting more areas, can see the growth. Slowly but surely.

    Hi, mine asking what brand of zooplankton are you using?

    Test Kits

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Hi all;

    I am planning to get test kits for my tank

    What brand of test kits do you guys use for testing Calcium, Alk, Magnesium~?

    Any recommended accurate kits?

    Where can i buy them

    Also do u guys use a refractometer? Everyone says hydrometer r highly inaccurate..Zzz

    Trace elements? + Reef test kit

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Hi guys;

    Thanks for the reply.

    I have been using natural sea water for my water changes; my corals n fishes seems to like it.

    I have switched to using D&D salt mix; since 1mth ago which I did not see any improvements.

    So I am thinking to switch back to NSW; hassle of mixing salt measuring

    Plz advice

    Since Im gonna be using seawater; so I'll get ph, calculcium, magnesium & kh buffer.

    What do u guys think?

    Trace elements? + Reef test kit

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    hi Guys;

    What is the recommended reef test kit that u guys uses? For testing trace elements? (calcium, dkh, magnesium etc)

    hi i have a 12g Nanocube setup for almost a year.

    Stocked mostly with corals(LPS) and 3 fishes.

    I had the API Saltwater test kit (Ammonium, PH, Nitrate, Nitrite) since day 1.

    I have little use of it now since my tank is cycled then and i do weekly NSW changes (i live 5 mins drive to the sea)

    My concern is that my corals are not actually thriving but just enuff to live by the day.

    Recently im starting to see that my LPS receding its flesh; happens to my bubble coral and donut coral which i had them from day 1.

    THing is: I have not done any trace element dosing to my tank at all. pH has alwez been low as far as i can remember.

    Question is: What should i start with? Do i start buying calcium, dkh magnesium liquids?

    Also for those who did; i am assuming you bought test kits for them too

    please advise on which best test kit and trace elements to buy

    12g NanoCube - Corals only tank~

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    JBJ 12g NanoCube

    Started 2nd June 2010

    Chamber 1 - Filter Floss

    Chamber 2 - Handful of chaetos powered by LED

    Chamber 3 - Pump with bag of ChemiPure

    Started with synthetic salt. Changing water every weekend.

    Eventually grew "LAZY" with the hassle of mixing salt. Buckets measurement n etc.

    End up juggling a jerry can of NSW from the beach every Sat since i live 10mins away from shore.

    Seems like the corals like it more than mix salt.

    DSC_3330.jpg

    Plate Coral, Carnation, Torch, Trumpet, Cabbage, Open brain, Green Bubble, White Bubble, Hairy Mushroom, Tube Anemone, Donut Coral, Pink Ricordea, Zoas, Urchin, Turbo Snail.

    Never had any luck with fishes in this tank

    Had a tomato clown once, died. White spots

    Tried with 2 clown fish, died. White Slime

    Plate coral, zoas and bubble corals have grown tremendously.

    Looking at the crowd i shud better cut down on the direct feeding of my corals.

    DSC_3332.jpg

    Pink carnation is my latest addition. 2 weeks old.

    Heard that it is hard/impossible to keep, that requires feeding daily.

    Trying my best to keep it alive.

    DSC_3309.jpg

    Is the color of this open brain commonly found? I picked this while diving sometime ago

    Looks like i am overstocking my tank~?

    Tempations!! cant be helped hah

    ID Zoas & Mushroom

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    I picked these Zoas on a sunny morning behind my backyard by the beach.

    I glued 4 diff types of it to a small rock.

    These are clearly much much smaller than the usual Zoas i have.

    What are they called? Micro Zoas? got such thing?

    5050.jpg

    Also what are these mushrooms called? Or are these even called mushrooms

    They are greenish in color

    greenmush.jpg

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