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    WTB dead dried SPS colony skeleton

    in Swop Shop

    Posted

    Hi bro,

    Anyone have any nice dead SPS colony (those dried, white skeleton) nice shape that can either let me buy or have FOC? 

    I am doing an artificial terrarium for a friend and think of using 1 SPS colony skeleton as a deco. About fist size will do. 

    If anyone have, can PM me? Thank you.

    WTG Fish Tanks

    in Swop Shop

    Posted

    Hi bro,

    Have 2 aquariums to give away. Please arrange for your own transport. 

    1) 2ft tank with metal stand

    2) Slightly smaller than 2ft tank

    Collection at Sengkang Compassvale Street. PM me if you are keen. Thank you.

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    Giveaway: Sea urchin and yellow-tailed damsels

    in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop

    Posted

    Hi Bros,

    I am giving away the following livestocks:

    Sea urchin x 2

    http://www.cepolina..../sea_urchin.jpg

    These 2 sea urchins have been with me for at least 2 years. Took me very long to decide to give them away *** sad *** because I am decommissioning my marine aquarium soon. Personal reason - no time to take care. So preferably, can pass them to experienced aquarist who can really take care of them *** promise me that they will be alive and well please ***

    Yellow-tailed damsels x 4

    Been with me for 6 months.

    Self collect at Sengkang over coming weekend.

    Please leave me a message here. Priority given to whom can take both the urchins and damsels.

    Thank you.

    Green algae turns white

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Thanks bro. A really really strange thing happened this morning. After I woke up and went to check my tank - all the green algae turned back to green again!

    This is really puzzling because I never know that algae will turn color at night and turn green again in the morning.

    I swear! They were white last night 2am when I saw them :blush:

    Green algae turns white

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Hi Bro,

    Need some urgent advice here!

    I have been experiencing problem with Cyanobacteria (red slime algae) in my tank for months. I believe it may be due to my mother feeding too much when I am out of house - so maybe too much nutrient in the water.

    Today I went to purchase a few rocks of green algae - thinking that they can asborb the nutrient so as to kill off the Cyanobacteria.

    It has only been one night and the green algae are all turning white!

    Can I know the cause of it? Is it because the green algae has absorbed all the nutrient, etc?

    I read from some other forums that green algae can go 'sexual' which may cause it to turn white? Is it possible in my tank since they are only here for 1 day!

    Thanks in advance.

    Advice on Chiller

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Hi Bro,

    I am exploring the idea of getting a chiller for my 4ft tank (about 330L) because the current temperature is as high as 30.8C :(

    I have a couple of questions that need advice:

    1) What would be a good chiller brand and model? Criteria: 330L and silent - heard Resun can be quite noisy :(

    2) Any good LFS to purchase chiller? I am hoping to find a LFS which also providing service to setup the chiller and piping because I am extremely clumsy about piping :(

    Thanks in advance :)

    Marine Tank Cabinet

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Dear brothers,

    I have a recent worry that needs some advice.

    I have a 4ft marine tank and tank cabinet. It does not come with a sump so I am using the cabinet as a storage.

    3 months ago, the tank leaked and I got myself a new tank and thinking of improvement, I got a sump tank as well. So the new tank and sump have been setup and the sump is inside my existing cabinet, and shortly I still to notice a few issues:

    1) The noise caused by the overflow section is loud. Since my tank is at the balcony, kinda disturbed my neighbours. Did any brother have similar issues and how do you overcome that?

    2)I noticed the cabinet hinges are starting to rust and there is this damp smell. I think the water in the sump, evaporation or something is causing the cabinet to smell damp. Is it common for cabinets that have sump inside? Will this be a danger that my cabinet will be corroded and give way eventually? How do I stop the hinges from rusting?

    3) I also got myself a EHIM return pump based on tank maker's recommendation but I realised that it is generating more heat...the water temperature now is warmer than before...what should I do? change a pump? but really feel bad to change it since I just got it setup. I dont have a budget now for a chiller :(

    Lighting and Temperature Requirement for Corals

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Dear brothers,

    Need some advice with lighting and temperature requirement for corals.

    1) Firstly, currently I do not have the budget for MH light so am looking at T5 sets. Currently I only have 2 T5 tubes.

    With only 2 tubes, what corals can I keep?

    2) If I do increase the number of T5 tubes, what coral can I keep? In general, can I know how many T5 are required for the following coral?

    - Mushroom = how many T5?

    - Polyps (eg. yellow polyps, star polyps) = how many T5?

    - Yumas (not sure if same as mushroom) = how many T5?

    - Zoo (not sure if same as polys) = how many T5?

    - Other soft coral (eg. leather coral)= how many T5?

    - LPS (eg. hammer, frogspawn) = how many T5?

    3) If I am only using T5, assuming not as hot as MH lights, do I need a chiller to keep these above corals?

    Thank you so much!

    WTS Dymax 4FT MH Lightset

    in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop

    Posted

    Dear brothers,

    I have a Dymax 4FT MH Lightset for sale. I didnt have a photo for it but you can refer to the following site:

    http://www.fishnfriends.com/FishSpecies/ac...es_Lighting.htm

    FEATURES:

    The Dymax Solar HQI is made to suit the professional's needs as they are equipped with various necessary functions (e.g. a pair of aluminium light stand, a set of "Hang on" accessories, two electric fans installed in the lamp to keep lamp set at low temperature. This lamp can be made either 150W HQI or 250W HQI with blue PL tubes at both side of the lamp. The Dymax Metal Halide Lamp has made for its multiple features an essential vital for your marine aquarium.

    A little short history of this lightset

    I bought this lightset from another fellow reefer here. Intended to install it but my parents were very against this bulky big lightset and anyway total objection. It was sad but I ended up storing it away in my storeroom for months because I thought of taking some time to persuade my parents but I have to give up. Family still comes first, dont want to have a war because of a lightset so I am selling it now.

    Thus honestly it is a very new set.

    PM me if you are interested. I am selling it for $400 but price negotiable. Thank you :)

    Return Pump and Chiller Setup

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Thanks Tineng.

    I have 1 question though.

    I recall that chillers also have recommended flowrate too.

    If the flowrate is too high, the chiller may not be able to cool the passing water fast enough.

    If the flowrate is too slow, then the chiller will take longer to chill the entire tank.

    For my 4ft tank, some brothers recommended before that I should at least have a 3000l/h flowrate to cycle the water. Thus, lets say I am using a 3000l/h return pump, the chiller which I should buy must be able to 'take' that flowrate. Am I correct?

    Actually I am looking at Resun CL450 at the moment. The specification is as:

    POWER: 1/6HP

    VOLT: 220V/50HZ

    ICE MEDIUM: R134A

    PUMP OUTFLOW:>1200L/H

    REFRIGERATING CAPACITY: 450W

    RECOMMENDED WATER VOLUME: <450L

    WEIGHT: 18kg

    DIMENSION: 38x29x43cm

    It says pump outflow is >1200L/H, so is 3000L/H pump too fast for it? Or is it still ok?

    :thanks:

    Return Pump and Chiller Setup

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Hi brothers,

    Need some advice on my setup.

    I am using a 4ft tank with IOS and no sump. Due to the space constraint, there is no way for me to add another sump, and because of that I only have a small IOS unit that I can play around for my equipment setup.

    As you may have guessed, the IOS unit is already holding up 2 water pumps - 1 for my protein skimmer, 1 as the return pump to bring the water back to the main tank. I have a biochiller and I am actually using the return pump to move the water from the IOS - biochiller - main tank. I would like to know if this is appropriate? Am I exerting too much 'workload' for the return pump? :wacko:

    How is a normal chiller setup? Does it necessary must use a separate water pump? In any case, my biochiller is spolit now and I am planning to get a new chiller. I would like to know what are the alternatives I have before I choose the chiller and perhaps an additional pump...but really have no more place for a 3rd pump :snore:

    Thanks!

    Pairing True Percula Clownfish

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

    Posted

    Hi brothers,

    Does anyone has experience in pairing true percula?

    My previous experience for true percula:

    I bought 2 unpaired true percula before and was totally unaware that they needs to be paired out. Once I put 2 of them into the tank, they fought fiecrely but only after a few hours the fighting ceased and they 'paired' off after some time... <_<

    Unfortunately now the female is gone :cry: and I am left with the male.

    I am thinking of getting a new partner for him, but I am not sure how to pair them up again...

    Do they have to go through the 'fight' again?

    Anyone can share their experience? :thanks:

    Getting rid of green algae on the tanl glass

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    The Kent Marine Pro Scraper has the same 'power' you are looking for.

    You can also consider the Algae Free Easy Blade Algae Scraper for Magnet Cleaner. You'll need a suitable magnet to attach this thou.

    Hope this helps :)

    Thanks. Whew, tough job...I just finished cleaning up the 4ft tank walls off the green algae using a hard card, damn tired sia... :lol:

    Think I saw an ad from Aquamarine sellimng the Easy Blade, I will go down for a look ^_^

    Just hope it is not too expensive for an algae scraper...

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