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    Getting rid of green algae on the tanl glass

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

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    Cards do work..and LFS sells those tank cleaners which i find pretty effective as well, at least u dun have to get your hands wet...~ Impt thing is do occassional cleaning. Let the algae grow over time and u'll hv a hard time cleaning it... :)

    THIS IS SO COOL! I have never thought a hard card will work. I just tried out and immediately cleaned 1/4 of my side wall in 5 mins.

    Sad to say, my tank is in the balcony thus sunlight is always causing the algae growth at the tank side. After some time, I gave up fighting the algae growth since they are too stubborn to be removed, not even with the usual magnet cleaners <_< Now a hard card works! YAY! :D

    By the way, is there some product that has the same 'power' as the hard card? At least I dont need to hold the card for ...like 30 mins? haha...having a 4ft tank is no easy cleaning job. :P

    :thanks:

    Injuried damsel

    in Swop Shop

    Posted

    Dear brothers,

    Have an injured damsel - bullied by my dottyback and true percula. Keeping staying at one corner of the tank - poor thing :(

    Tail is slightly broken but think still quite alive. Now separated from main tank.

    Not sure of its exact name but look like the one under this url:

    http://www.solodvds.com/images/fish/Chrysyptera_taupou.jpg

    Anyone can adopt? Preferably someone with a stable-environment tank with little aggression else it may not survive. :(

    Self-collection in Sengkang. PM me :thanks:

    Question about Waterflow

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Thanks brothers! :thanks:

    Due to budget, I am thinking of getting SEIO M1100 - 1100gph/4400lph. I do hope that is good enough.

    But you have pointed out something important...I do use fine sands for my sandbed! Thus I guess Tunze 6060 will be too powerful I guess.

    Does anyone know where to get sand dollars too? :erm::thanks:

    Question about Waterflow

    in General Reefkeeping_

    Posted

    Hi brothers,

    I need advice regarding the waterflow in tank. I am planning to upgrade my powerhead because I keep finding alot of detrius collected on the rocks and sands.

    It is getting frustrated to keep stirring the sands so frequently. I do hope a better powerhead can cover more areas.

    Just would like to know what is a good waterflow rate for a powerhead in a 4FT tank?

    Thank you. :lol::thanks:

    Question about Pump

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Hi brothers,

    I have a new question about pump. Need advice again and thank you for in advance :lol::lol:

    My tank is 4ft (length) x 1.5ft (width) x 2ft (height) holding around 330 litre of water. My tank has a 6-inch wide IOS partition for my filtration media at the side of the tank.

    I am seeking a suitable pump to push the water from the IOS back to the main tank. I need a pump that is strong enough to provide a good waterflow within the tank so that good amount water can benefit from the filtration.

    What type of pump should I be looking at? Any good brands to recommend?

    What type of specification is important when I source for the pump?

    Thank you so much :thanks:

    Questions about Chiller

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Hi brothers,

    I have some questions about chiller. Will need some advices. Thanks in advance! :lol:

    1) I checked the prices for Resun and Teco chillers and found that the prices for Teco is way high for Resun.

    Is there a reason for that? Resun is cheap, does it mean not reliable?

    2) I read some chiller that specify 1/4HP, 1/6HP, etc. What does the HP stand for? Anyone can explain to me?

    3) What type of maintenance is required of chiller? What do you need to do and how often?

    Thank you so much! :thanks:

    Choice of Tank

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    :D Thanks Dan and Lastmanstanding for all the advices !!!

    Dan, I didnt have any idea on the budget yet but as long as it is not over a $200 setup, I should be alright :lol:

    Dan, may I know why did you advise against turtle weeds? Any reasons? Because I was thinking that it may be a good supply of food for the hermit crabs :yeah:

    Choice of Tank

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Thanks wts684, :bow:

    May I know what is the maintenance you are referring to? I am really a newbie :P

    In any case, this may so funny but I will only have a few hermit crabs in the tank with turtle weeds. So perhaps the bioload won't be too much? Thus maintenance should still be relatively simple? :unsure:

    Choice of Tank

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Thanks Bubble_gum !!! :bow:

    I am intending to put the tank in my office. Not sure if the cubicle table can support such a weight so trying to get something small :D

    If acrylic can show the true colours, that will be great :yeah:

    Now I am wondering whether I should get those nano tanks with built-in lightings and filtration. Not sure whether their lightings and filtration is good enough for a simple marine tank?

    Thanks !!! :lol:

    Choice of Tank

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Dear all,

    Taking my very step into marine. So need to get a tank first. :D

    I am hoping to get a tank of roughly 1ft size - not too big or expensive. Basically the intended setup will be just a few pieces of rocks with turtle weeds, and abit of livestocks.

    1) Should I go for glass or acrylic tank?

    2) If glass, is there any particular thickness required? :unsure:

    Thanks again!!! :bow:

    Hermit-Crabs Only Tank

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    First topic to seek advice :)

    I have been reading up some marine websites, esp. liveaquaria.com

    I took special interest in inverts, esp. crabs.

    I happened to come across some really cute hermit crabs - Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crabs recently in Marine Life. They are very small, cute.

    I start to wonder if I can have a small 1ft tank just to house a few of these hermit crabs (no fishes).

    What would be your advices for ??

    1) Is such a setup possible or recommendable?

    2) Is NH3/NH4 and NO2 level important to crabs? I read on liveaquaria but they only mention high level of Nitrate NO3 is harmful to them. Does that mean certain small amount of NH3/NH4 and NO2 will not harm them?

    3) Anyone knows whether they can feed on turtle weed? I think it is one of the most common live algae I have been seeing so far.

    4) If turtle weed is a good source of food for those hermit crabs, then is there anything I need to look out for when keeping such weed in the tank?

    Thanks all :D Hope I dont frighten anyone with such long question. Thanks again :rolleyes:

    New in Forum

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted

    Hello all :)

    I am new to the forum and perhaps new to the marine hobby too.

    I have been doing quite alot of read-ups on marine but I understand that theory is theory, I will still need alot of precious advices from all the marine experts here. :P

    I will appreciate all the help and advices that anyone can render! Thanks in advance, all dear reefers!!! :D

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