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I think its fine cause we are already advertising for non-sponsors in the Weekly LFS Report. So for sponsors all the more its okay.Are we allowed to help advertise for sponsors? -
skimmer wise - biggest capacity per $ is best. all 3 skimmers are in the same class. curve 9 up to 1500L, both skimz is up to 2000L. from my experience both brands produce workhorse skimmers. after sales also good since skimz is local and for bm, if u get from razali, his after sales is also good.
Biopellet - to be honest, I am using one. but for a fowlr, I think its not worth ur time running the extra equipment. I am on my last batch of biopellets and once they are finished, I will pull them out.
refugium - also not needed for fowlr. the cons outweigh the pro.
all this my opinion though. u can still run them if u like. no harm just extra maintenance.
drop by TFC. see their main tank fowlr. even if its 8ft, the sump is fairly simple. and perhaps you can get a few tips from their friendly boss as well.
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http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/
do keep in mind the redfield ratio when trying to reduce nitrates and phosphates as well.
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dose until u shiok. like seriously dose for minimum one month. every 3-7 days just dose recommended amt for ur tank cause : 1. LR will absorb 2. Skimmer will go crazy abit and skim it out also 3. Flukes eggs like cockroach eggs. super hard to kill. so dose happily. no danger in overdosing. BUT first dose, dose abit abit. test. cause if really ur fish got flukes infestation, all these flukes that drop off will leave ur fishes with small microscopic holes. they will even shake more when kena prazi.turns out that the problem is flukes. several of my fish are not eating anymore and two more filefish passed on. I caught my gold flake having a big belly and twitching and not eating. dosed prazi today. my question is, how long do you recommend dosing prazi for? it says that one dose is usually sufficient but another dose can be used on day 3. -
bro, this thread has made turn from a fowlr person to a coral person. the poison is too deep. I will have to contact u soon.
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unless ur using live gut loaded brine with selcon, dont waste ur selcon mah. mysis + selcon is better.
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then okay liao. its still getting used to its environment. if take mysis, sooner or later pellets will eat. cut down on the brine.
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haha very bad. gangster crab, want to jio me fight some more in the pictures.
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Flame Angel shud be easy to get feeding. what food have u tried bro?
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any ideas?
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MAME overflow box if you can take the price.
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Aptly named beauty : RR Jawdropper
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Got itchy again. But now only 10.8L tank. Will update more soon enough.
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Vaseline works wonders.
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Hi guys,
I'm just hoping to have a better picture of what are the usual or better items that you need to have in a sump tank.
I'm currently running a 6ft tank with just a few fishes and marble shark.
What I have now in the sump are just coral sand as sand filter, some biohome, live rocks and skimmer.
I hope to upgrade my sump tank with more suggestions.
I shall assume things like CR or dosing pump is your preference. Its more of which nutrient export method is better.
You can go the natural route or "man-made" route.
Natural
Set up a refugium. You mention you have LRs and sand inside your sump. Add chaeto and a good light and you're good.
Pros : one ball of chaeto can last u forever. Pods can grow and that means food for your fish and corals. Almost a set and forget route.
Cons : chaeto may break and start clogging ur return pump. With a refugium, if not taken care of, may start trapping detritus which makes things worse. Any stirring of the sand or LR may release nutrients. You need to prune the chaeto once in awhile. If not nutrients absorbed by it released again.
"Man-made" Route
As the bros mentioned, you can set up FRs for rowaphos or biopellets or both.
Pros : Clean, no mess. The things in the FR will really do what it says, to strip your water of nutrients. No need worry about it releasing any nutrients back to water column.
Cons : Expensive. FR and whats inside it not cheap. Rowa/GFO/GAC/biopellets need to change on a regular basis. More pumps to run the FR means more electricity. Tuning of FR also can irritate you if the media is not tumbling properly.
Other equips you may add is UV light, denitrator, or even your filter wool or filter socks.
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Since ur in China, this awesome skimmer wouldn't be hard to get. http://www.jnsaquaria.com/2007html/news/view.php?lang=eng&ID=55thanks for the advise guys it's going to be my first marine tank. As i'm now working at the northern part of china xi'an, water quality here was low. i bought a fluval edge 46L tank. As much as possible, i would like to change water every 2 weeks. There's also high chances of power failure here, thus i picked the air stone skimmer. Next option.. the tank comes with aquaclear 20, do you guys think it's wise to swap the mechanical filter out with this http://www.aqua-macro.com/newproducts/newproducts-00a-003.htm'>Macro Aqua M-30 ? -
It didnt because I pulled them out before they could rot. So its best if u do dose copper in a tank with LR, u got to have time in the nxt few hrs to observe ur tank. Seachem Stability is like a bacteria mix if not wrong so even according to the Seachem Website FAQ, u can use stability before dosing cupramine.
Paraguard is not as effective as cupramine. To be honest, I think paraguard abit the snake oil. But if u insist, then paraguard is good for fish baths, not dosing into ur tank unless u rich.
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1) ammonia spike will happen if ur LR got alot of living things and u mentioned ur tank is quite young. My LR before I coppered looked clean, when I put copper literally 20-30 worms start crawling out and die. So these two may combine to produce an ammonia spike. Also dependent on how big is ur tank.
Hypo vs Copper
As boss of TFC teach me, hypo is abit like TCM and copper is like western medicine. Hypo needs u to be disciplined and takes a longer time than u using copper which most ppl can attest to seeing results within days. So the choice is up to u. Personal opinion, copper. Easy, fuss free. My tank has been coppered for 7 weeks now to the point im a little lazy/not bothered to pull it out.
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so as long as they hv not matured in the first place. meaning all angels are protogynous hermaphrodites, they are females when juvenile and change to male according to situation and condition.
its easier to "pair" angels which display sexual dimorphism than those without.
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Nice. very neat pipework.
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nice build. can see u put alot of effort and planning into this tank.
just a few qtns/suggestions,
1) why did u decide to go the middle return pump compartment?
2) ur power strip is quite close to the sump, any plans to cover it up? also with the return pipe in the middle, will it pose any problem getting to the plugs? that's not factoring in the chiller hoses/pipes also.
3) since ur using the beautiful 90p, another option for overflow to complement the braceless and sleek look of the tank would be this:
however, got drilling involved which I think Razali can help you with.
anyways, really nice tank and build. hope to see more of it.
cheers
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I think what Fuel means is that whether the LS is labelled with price or not, customers will always look for the cheapest price. got price or no price, customers will still ask for discount. thus he quote the farm scenario afterwards. he didnt mean that customers must pay more for labelled LS. with rgds to this labelling of price thing, honestly I have not met a dishonest LFS in terms of price. if they dont label, then just ask. yes sometimes they anyhow whack price cause stocklist too long to rmb but in actuality ill let you in on this that they base it on the standard price of this particular LS that they have been selling for yrs. eg if u went ah beng 2 years ago, last year, today tmr next year, most prob small emperor 10-15, med 35 lg 55 whether u ask spider, ming or ah beng himself. this happens eventho their COS has risen throughout the year. this happens alot to their own thurs shipment so sometimes not labelling price does bring benefits to consumers as well. yes its better for newbies to see the price labelled. but even with price labelled also the opportunity to chop newbies is always there. if I want to chop newbies, I'll just label a higher price. what's gona stop me? its their business literally to do what they want. but in my short time reefing, seriously I have not met a dishonest LFS. they know what once they start chopping people, that marginal short term gain is not gg to match long term losses. pls know one thing, farms here especially are running in a very tight competition where prices have a false ceiling. their gpm is getting smaller as the year pass by._-" why consumers must pay more for labelled LS... the cost of LS is the same whether they are labelled or not... Not labelling LS only indicates to me that the shop might be looking for opportunity to chop chop new faces. Of cos, some shops even though no label have more integrity than others.. question is how newbies know... -
Another nice hybrid.
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although high nitrates are an indicator that ammonia and nitrite hv lowered, that doesn't mean its zero. just get an ammonia test kit. nitrite is not as bad as ammonia.
What to use to cover tank top
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if not wrong, iwarna got sell tank covers right?