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    WTS: 3 x Tunze 6055 with multi-adpater, Nano Wavebox and Skimmer

    in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop

    Posted

    I have three lightly used Tunze 6055 and a multi-adapter, which allows you to control up to 4 wavemakers with 2 controllers, or 2 wavemakers with 1 controller. These were mainly backup wavemakers and were used less than 6 months at any one time, so plenty of life left in them.

    I also have a tunze nano wavebox, which can be used to create standing waves even in a 3ft tank. I still have the original box.

    Lastly, i have a tunze skimmer, which i used for a 2 x 1.5 x 1.5ft tank for 1 year before i decided to customise a 3 x 2 x 2ft tank. I still have the original box.

    All items were from reef depot.

    I am clearing stuff for Chinese new year, so any reasonable offers go! Whatsapp me at +659187 95 three six.

    Thanks!

    Low Calcium level

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Thanks bombom and rebbot for your advise. I finally manage to get the Ca to the level I want by using CaCl2 powder.

    Hi superbee, while I understand that you meant well by highlighting that this hobby require patient, but I think you are merely judging a book by it's cover. Let me share with you how patient I am with my tank setup. I have been cycling my tank since Jun 2014 using dead rock which I boiled and leave it to dry for close to a month. I oni hv a pair of clown fish and feather worm which I introduce in Dec last year. I did not stock up any more coral as I wanted to stabilize my water parameter which is why I am seeking advice from this forum.

    I think everyone is here to learn and share experience so let leave personal comment out. Cheers!

    Wow, you are certainly patient with the long cycling and controlled addition of live stocks. Kudos to you, mate!

    Low Calcium level

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Hey there, i used to have the same problem too. It seems like your MG is already at good levels, but KH is fluctuating too much. I remember reading KH and CA share the same space and there is an ideal proportion, thus more KH equal less CA and vice-versa.

    I suggest to keep dosing part a and b in equal amounts and they should even out eventually. I started with 15ml per 25gallons and tested every week. I finally ended up with 20ml of part a and b per 25 gallons, which gave me good values after 3 weeks of dosing. In between water changes, the parameters got even closer to what i wanted to achieve.

    Hope that helps!

    First day first problems and many more to come :)

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Hi Filzan,

    No worries and your cycling looks good. I have no experience with boyu, but I suspect that you will need some time to dial it in. Maybe reduce the water level to get darker skimmate. It should work properly if it is new so no need to go out and buy a new skimmer. I do have a nano one for my old tank somewhere if you like to take over, but I think there is no need.

    The selection of fishes look okay but not sure if are too many including inverts. I like the blue leg hermit crabs, astrea snails, brittle stars and peppermint shrimps as cleaners. Hehe.

    Last but not least, I am not sure if your skimmer pump contributes to the flow, which I do not think so. What is the flow rate of the return? The white stuff could be pods i.e living organisms!

    Cheers!

    First day first problems and many more to come :)

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Hi Filzan,

    Welcome to the reefing club. I was also a FW convert many years ago and still love a good planted tank. Haha I have also gone through many heartbreaking scenarios with my reef tank, where I almost wanted to decomm permanently too.

    In any case, I thought I would share some thoughts with you on your thread and hope it helps.

    Firstly, I believe you are doing a great job cycling the tank. Hang on to it and let it cycle as long as you can, possibly up to a month to build up the BB. It will be worth your wait.

    Secondly, I trust you did ample research before you went out to get your equipment. Do not be tempted to keep upgrading unless you are already at the limits of your equipment, which you are not. There is no end to upgrading honestly and you will burn cash too quickly.

    Thirdly, your PH is absolutely fine. There is no need to obsess over it at the moment. KH and CA are more important and if you keep it within check, most of the other parameters will line up like the stars. I like to keep KH at 8 and CA around 400 or more.

    Meanwhile, I would recommend you to keep your lights off during cycling as it will fuel algae growth, plus you do not have livestock in the tank. You can keep your skimmer and chiller on if you like. Again, everyone does things differently and there is no right or wrong, I guess.

    Have fun with your upcoming algae bloom and do not give up!

    PH can't maintain at 8.3 range.

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    I did not know that a high bio-load would cause the PH to drop, but that is good to know. I would like to advocate 2-part dosing if you are not doing it already since your KH and CA are out of whack.

    My short 2-years experience struggling with reefing have taught me that once the parameters line-up, everything else will fall into rightful place. With my tank, I started dosing 20ml of each part daily for a week or two and kept taking daily readings and fine-tuning. Finally I ended up with 25ml of each part daily and the CA, KH and MG holds solid at close to natural seawater levels. The PH also moves from 8.1-8.3 at the highest.

    I also dose RF-BioFuel but I do not see the PH moving, but again I dose the suggested levels, which are not as much as you are dosing. Nevertheless, 3ml should not have caused the PH to move by 0.2, which is really too much. Honestly even when I dose 20ml of Part B for KH, my PH probe would only detect movement of 0.03-8 at most upon dispensing in and move back down quickly.

    Hope it helps!

    Another Mixed Reef Log

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    It has been a long time since I got back to this forum. My tank is still around but it has been 3 years now and alot has evolved. I plan to revive this log and record my progress.

    My tank has gone through a crash once as I ran out of the 2-part dosing solution 6 months ago. I then rescued whatever I had left and have also done a re-scape after cleaning up the tank and doing a 50% water change to reset the parameters.

    Now the tank is mainly dominated by softies with some LPS and SPS at the top. I plan to allow the tank to stabilize for another few more months before grabbing more SPS frags, although donations are welcome too! Haha.

    Thanks for reading folks!

    WTS: Tunze, ADA Tank, DE Lightings, Giesemann MH Lights

    in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop

    Posted

    Dear all,

    Its time to clear my storeroom of the following items:

    1) Tunze DOC Skimmer 9002 with original box and everything else when bought new SGD$120 (Its as good as new and in use for less than 2months before I decomm and moved to a bigger tank.)

    2) ADA 60P Tank SGD$60 (Made of good clear glass with great worksmanship. I bought it for around SGD$200 and used it for a short while before moving to a bigger tank.

    3) DE Lightings 2ft 2x39W with ~6months old ATI tubes SGD$80 and reflectors (Retails for SGD$240 brand new.)

    4) Almost brand new 2ft Gieseman infinity lightset with 1 x 150w (Megachrome Coral 14,500) and 4 x 54w (Aquapink, Pure Actintic and 2 x Actintic) SGD$500 (I bought it for SGD$1000 brand new and used it for less than a week before I moved to a bigger tank.)

    Some items are still slightly negotiable and available for immediate pick-up at Woodlands Crescent. Please SMS me at +659187 9532 for faster response.

    Thanks!

    Need help on this coral....

    in LPS Coral forum

    Posted

    Hi,

    I need some help here... The colour is fadeing and it spend most of the time hiding. The tip does not comes out anymore?

    Please help to also identify this coral too.post-8351-0-95034600-1324910172_thumb.jp

    It looks like alveopora or goniopora. How does it look like when its fully open? Does it fully stretch out like a flower pot? Bleaching could be due to many reasons, too much NO3, PO4, lights, flow or too little lights and flow etc

    Maybe you could try testing your water parameters first?

    Cheers!

    WTS: Nano Tank Set

    in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop

    Posted

    Dear all,

    I have just decommissioned my nano tank set as shown below.

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    As such, I have the following equipment for sales:

    1. ADA 60P Tank (L60cm x W30cm x H36cm) - $100

    2. Customized Stand with Dark Grey Laminate (L60cm x W30cm x H50cm) *Excellent condition with no rusty hinges* - $50

    3. Customized Light Stand - $30

    4. Giesemann NovaII 150W (Black with 6500K-Used for 2months and 20000K- Used for 1month Giesemann bulbs) - $300

    5. 2ft Giesemann Infiniti 1x150W + 4 x24W (Black with 14,500K MH, 2 x Actinic, 1 x Pure Actinic and 1 x AquaPink - Less than 1 month old from Reef Depot) - $800

    6. Ehiem Professional 2026 Filter - $75

    7. ADA In and Out Lily Pipes - $150

    8. Tunze Nano DOC 9002 Skimmer - $130 (Less than 1 month old with receipt from Reef Depot)

    Take more than 1 item and we can negotiate the pricing slightly. Collection at Woodlands Crescent or near Bedok MRT for all items except the tank and cabinet which can be viewed at Iwarna.

    Thank you!

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