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The seaweed on your lR don't have any serious negative impact except people generally don't think it look nice. They are kind of ugly and dirty looking. You may wish to clean your LR of any unwanted live forms like crabs, mantis shrimps, worms, etc. There are some helpful threads on this. As for re-cycling, after you are satisfied with the sandbed and LR (remember the part about your tank being too cramped), drain out the water which is currently in your tank and which has been overdosed with iodine and pour in seawater bought fromn LFS or premix using marine salt. Throw in one market shrimp (dead and peeled). The shrimp will slowly rot away and you should be able to detect the ammonia spike. The sad thing about re-cycling is that the waiting starts all over again. Don't need to test your water for the first two weeks, it would not be ready so fast. In fact, I did not test my water for ammonia at all. I just left it for more than a month. During this time, you need to on your filter and your lights. No need the chiller. I dunno what filter you using but is recommended that you have a canister filter with around 1000l/hr to help stir the water. It is easier for you to start from scratch and do it right now than have to discover the flaws and abort your plans sometime later. There are pros and cons and I am sure that people here are more than willing to share. I'm only my opinion but I think a deeper sandbed would be quite helpful in the long run. Your current design whereby large coral chips cover the sandbed is also a detritus (aka waste material) trap. If detritus cannot circulate freely and be stirred by the water to be removed by your filter, you are always gonna be bogged down by unsightly waste materials and unsavoury water parameters. My two cents worth... Cheers!

I am also keeping a 2ft now after I downgraded from a 3ft. From my very limited experience, it is better to start from a FOWLR tank and learn as you go along. I know the allure of colourful corals but these take time to learn to keep. You seem to have spent alot on stuff you don't need for starters, for instance your chiller. There is nothing for it to do! Save electricity in the meantime! I only added in snails as livestock after a month of cycling. After the snails didn't die, I added cleaner shrimps and when those lived happily, I added my first fish. IMHO, you don't need NH4 tester at all. All you need is patience for the tank to finish cycling, i.e. 1 or 2 months. You are not likely to use the NH4 test kit ever again. The ammonia alert thing you have serves little purpose. You will know as soon as ammonia levels become unacceptable because all your LS will die! Thus it is more important to do your cycling properly and then try to maintain your water parameters to prevent die-offs. Since you do not yet have any live stock in your tank, why not consider to cycle (or restart the cycling of) your tank tank properly and learn more about the hobby in the meantime? When you eventually buy corals, they usually come with the rock that they are attached to (just like your sponge). So there's no need to have too much LR in your tank at this moment. The one obvious thing is the lack of room in your tank. 2ft is a very small tank (I know coz I also running 2ft). Based on the amount of LR in your tank and your landscaping, it is doubtful that there will be sufficient water movement. In time to come, you may have the problem of trapped detritus which your filter intake cannot get to. Putting in a powerhead will take up space and is generally unsightly. Depending on your setup and filter (canister?) used, you may wish to consider utilising a deeper sandbed to encourage growth of denitrifying bacteria and make do with lesser rocks. With a canister filter that is powerful enough and lesser rocks to impede water flow, you would not need ugly powerheads. This is an enjoyable hobby but it does not mean that spending alot of money on equipment will bring you success. It's still better to learn how to get things right yourself. That is part of the enjoyment/accomplishment! You may wish to take some time to pluck out the ugly seaweed on your LRs though Just my two cents worth

Willing to listen to offers but pls don't give unrealistic prices

Upz... Wants to clear ASAP. Did I forget to mention that the unit is still under warranty by xGlare till end of the year? CheerZ

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Lights still available. Cheers

will it attack fishes?

I think owner should take pic of the corals froma short distance away in order for us to see the relative size. Don't think there's mistake with price as owner already confirmed it's SGD.

why you want to sell? Thought you just bought them not too long ago?

Is this used to clean the inside of the tank? If yes, can you consider me? PMed you on the testkit thread already. Cheers

You got PM. Self-collection tomorrow evening no problem for me. Cheers

Yeah, I know. Words from wisdom from the AT before:"The only things that happen fast in this hobby are nasty ones" Please try and understand where I am coming from, or rather, please do not misunderstand. As mentioned, I am cycling my tank using washed sand and dead rocks. Since there is no bacteria to begin with, I am worried that the cycling process will literally take forever. That is why I am asking about the effectiveness of bottled bacteria. I am more than wiling to wait 1 month or even more for the cycling to be completed. I did that before with my previous tank (which was using LR, not dead rocks) If there is no bacteria in the water tank to begin with, there can be no chance that the bacteria will multiply and colonise the rocks, right? Which is why I have to add bacteria to start the process right? Now, all I am trying to ask is, which is most effective. Because I have a prohbia for hitchhikers and unwanted lifeforms which in the past has proven almost impossible to eradicate. I ended up with dead rocks with hitchhiker! LOL

Hi All, Anyone knows the title and artist of the song/tune used in the yellow pages advertisement? Thanks in advance!

Why the hurry? I'm in this hobby to keep fishes, not enjoy seeing an empty tank with rotting market prawns in the house. LOLOL. I know of the method of borrowing LR from fellow reefers. As mentioned, I live in the Bendemeer area but have yet to see anyone come forward with an offer to help

Hi All, Just started cycling my 2 x 1 x 1ft tank one week ago and was wondering if anyone can recommend any ways to accelerate the process. I am currently using four pieces of dead rocks and about 2 inches of grade 1 sand. Threw in one market prawn and started dosing Nutrafin Cycle one week ago. Does anyone have any feedback on this product? Tried searching through the forum but not much write-up on this product. Any other products that are good in encouraging beneficial bacteria growth and colonisation? I live in the Bendemeer area. Any kind brothers wanna lend me their LR just for the cycling process? Any feedback welcome! Thanks!

Lights still available... Collection @ Jalan Besar. If you live anywhere near me, I may be able to help send to you. Cheers

My advice is better don't use silicon. My personal experience with such joints, cleaned, dried and applied over 5 layers over a few days is that after some time, the water will find some ways of squeezing through. Better use proper adapters unless you wish to join your LS for a swim. Cheers

Appreciate your good concerns bro riot but in my experience, it's never easy to screen through LR. I once tried various methods to forcibly evict the hitchhikers from my LR by first soaking them in freshwater, then hyposalinity and even leave them to dry. The haul was horrendous! Still, after I reintroduced the LR into my tank, there were still worms, crabs, and what nots!!!!! Any bro want to lend me a piece of LR or filter medium? For safety reasons, I will place the LR or filter medium in a netted bag (those used to contain active carbon and the likes). I reckon the bacteria will definitely migrate and multiply but not the hitchhikers. I live in the Bendemeer area. Any offers are welcome! As mentioned, I am currently dosing Nutrafin's Cycle. I donlt know how good the product is. Anyone care to share their experience or feedback on this product. Since bacteria needs light, air and water to grow and multiply, how good are these bacteria strains we buy since they are contained in a bottle depriving them of light, air and water? Thanks for all the help! Cheers

It just occured to me... since I am using a canister (Eheim 2217), will I need to invest in one other canister so that when I take one apart for cleaning, the other is still at work and I do not need to "re-cycle" my tank after each cleaning by simply alternating the cleaning routine? Also, how often do I need to clean the canister filters? Sorry, was using a sump for my previous 3ft and got no experience with canisters at all. Any advice greatly appreciated. Cheers

Hi All, After a two month absence, I am glad to share that I am now the proud owner of my new 2 x 1 x 1ft tank running on Eheim 2217 canister filter and Sanders hang on skimmer with PL lights . Just started cycling my tank nearly a week ago using 1.5inch worth of grade 1 sand and 5 pieces of dead rocks and sea-water bought from LFS. Reason for using dead rocks (have been washed and dried in sun) is my phobia of unwanted hitchhikers like crabs , worms , etc and the fact that I intend to keep FOWLR tank consisting mostly of small fishes. Threw in one market prawn about 4 days ago and the prawn meat still visible. Adding Nutrafin Cycle on recommended dosage on the bottle. From experience, the prawn meat is taking so much longer to decompose as compared to when I was cycling my 3ft tank. Is this due to my usage of dead rocks? Since am using dead rocks, will bacteria grow and colonise the rocks to make them LR? Sorry , me starting all over again and need any advice wherever possible. Cheers!

Don't wish to hijack but if you are going into MH, I've got a good set for sale (due to downgrading). The thread can be found here Cheers

Selling the following due to downgrading. Aqualight (German) MH Lights Specs: German Aqualight (from xGlare); 2 x 150 (10,000k) + 2 x PL Blue; Hanging type (wall-mount brackets not included); External ballast Measurements: 35.5(L) 8.5(W) 3.5(H) Used: Less than 4 months Original: Approx $1200 Offer: $500 Interested parties please pm or email me. Cheers