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Only way to do this is exactly this Do update us on the progress thou.

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used once only collect at near hillview mrt price - 90 https://www.reefmarketsg.com.sg/nitrate-low-range-colorimeter-hi781-marine-water-hanna-instruments

Ah yes, i forgot your tank is in your office! I would think 1/10 still too small for your size..i usually take the rating and divide by half but i think it worked out fine for you considering your setup. I'd probably go for Arctica if I need to upgrade I am currently using 1/15 for my 20G and still it takes 30 mins to chill and 1/15 is rated for 40G if i am not mistaken.

It is sold to a nice fellow reefer and thanks for everyone to point out that it is a cynarina coral

Yea I am using Arctica and it has zero issues for me so far...just have to do servicing annually. Wow..i am surprised that 1/10 is able to chill your reefer 350L - i would assume you would need at least a 1/5. How often does it kicks off?

sorry folks - reserved for now.

Sorry collection @ near hillview mrt area

I think it is some sort of mushroom coral - about 7 - 10cm…grew very well last 2 months Price $15 or 3 pack of 5s yakult drink

Do update us on the setup & chiller performance Did you go for the Teco or Hailea?

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Take all @ 20. Shd be about 5 kgs or more

Hi - continuing with my updates on my Journey So the new tank - Reefer Nano Tank The first thing I did was deep cleaning. Initially I thought of reusing the the live sands and live rocks to prevent the cycling stages however I am not comfortable (understatement) on the organism that i will inherit from the previous waters and since I have an existing tank, I took the more patience path (another skill that i learnt from this hobby For the sands, I just discard them directly as I planned to use the sands from my existing tank For the live rocks, I opted for to bleach them: - Used the 1:10 bleach to water ratio - Note: always pour the bleach into the water instead of vice versa - Bleached them for a couple of days, and sink them into tap water for a few more days and finally left them to dry for a week. - With the above, I trust that bleach solution would evaporated from the rocks For the tank itself, i used citric acid to clean the tank, pumps, skimmer and sump - I used a higher ratio as citric acid is general less acidic compared to vinegar - Cleaned all the glass and let it the return pump run for a week. After about a week or two, the rocks are ready, the tank is fully cleaned up and ready for the cycling stage to start The immediate issue I had was I was undecided where to plug all my equipment. I can do it by the side of the tank / back but i would really like a cleaner look. The other option was above the sump but i was very hesitant to directly screw holes into the RedSea cabinets nor dumb enough to use double-sided tapes as if it fails, bye bye everything What i noticed is that there was about a 10cm gap between the sump and the cabinet walls so it gave me an idea to place a piece of plywood that I can then drill holes into. This way: - I don't have to drill directly to the cabinet walls - I don't have to us double-sided types - And lastly, i can drill as much as I want and the end results is: Few additional comments before I wrap up this update: 1. I did not notice that there are some scratches in the inner glass tank before I started my cycling - if you are buying 2nd hand tank, please take note as you can easily buffed the scratches out - now its too late for me 2. RedSea Valve control could be tricky to get the water to be running quiet but it can be done - Ensure you clean the valve periodically - RedSea has instructions to do so and I have cleaned mine (it was dirty :)) - Ensure you have strong enough return pump to have sufficient water returning to the main display tank

Your jump from 52 to 350L might be a too huge jump. My 2 cents. I recently upgrade from Fluval Evo to approximately 100L and it is already somewhat a huge jump for me.

Xenia is probably the easiest to grow...I do think your nitrate is a bit high but again, it shouldn't impact Xenia grow as I had worst water parameters and my Xenia still grows It might be your lights & water flow - again, i had lower ALK but still my Xenia grew. The rest of the parameters seem spot on so again, might be your lights & water flow. What's your PAR?

In my view..too many rocks. You need to allow water flow to happen. Assuming yours is a nano tank with a bit of height, your aim shd be height vs width. I personally like the first one the most but felt too many rocks / complicated my 2 cents

Hi Fellow Reefers, I have been procrastinating to start my own tank journey but after encouragement from fellow reefers & hoping other new reefers will gain, here I go I started my reef journey earlier this year - during the pandemic. I can't really recall what drove me as I am always a freshwater guy, perhaps pandemic fatigue and the need to start a new hobby? In any case, like with most reefers, I started this hobby thinking I have done all the research but soon to realize that not only I just scratch the knowledge surface but also my wallet's surface Advise to any new reefer - this hobby requires a lot of reading, try & error and most importantly, patience. As frustrating as it can be sometimes, from spending a lot of money to tank crashes, the fulfillment of accomplishment is just none to other - plus, this is really a lifetime hobby, you learn a new thing every day. Naturally, I started the hobby with a Nano All-in-One tank - the Fluval Evo 13.5G: - Stock Return Pump & Skimmer (wonders of AIO tank) - Upgraded to Intank Media Basket - 2nd hand Arctica 1/15 Chiller I started with two clownfish and an anemone and a bunch of corals. Few things I have learnt: 1. Anemone can be extremely expensive buying from LFS - it is much cheaper getting one from a fellow reefer here and there are few advantages: - Cheaper - You know the Anemone has settled in staying in captivity and doing well, the fact that it has split or grown large enough 2. Corals - Again, cheaper to get from fellow reefer but there are some really good ones from some LFS - Always dip your coral 3. Fish - Most of the time, you should just get it from LFS. Fellow reefers who sell their fish are usually for two reasons, quit the hobby or the fish has grown too big. In a very short time, I overgrown this tank - it has became increasing hard to maintain the tank parameters and the lack of a sump makes thing much harder. I wasn't thinking to upgrade until I stumbled upon a chance to purchase my next tank It was the RedSea Reefer Nano. Someone was actually selling the tank for only $500, along with livestock, rocks, skimmer, wavemaker etc. I am always a huge fan of the RedSea tanks and with everything in consideration, it was just a too good deal to miss. Whilst the tank condition was pristine (1 year old), the maintenance of the tank was another story..will continue my journey on my next update but posting some initial photos!

10% weekly water changes is something that has been practiced by many reefers so I fail to see the value of this but I guess depends on each reefer

Why would you want to do a daily water change?

Yea you definitely do not want to have double zeros. I had the unfortunate luxury to deal with dinos and they are the worst - i would deal with GHA all the long vs dinos. Your cheato might be too efficient, might want to tune down the refugium lights. I had my fair share of dealing with KH...the one option is to have KH solution within your ATO, the only issue with your setup is RedSea's ATO sucks water from the bottom so you have to deal with the white mixture of Kalk - what i used to do is I had ATO setup where the pump is actually elevated from the base of my ATO container hence sucking in less of the white Kalk mixture - too much of these will make your tank turn cloudy. Having saying that, I have moved past that and went to a lazy-main solution RedSea Coral Pro Salt. It is relatively more expensive salt but honestly, ever since I used it, all my parameters remained stable with bi-weekly water changes. It is still a doable solution for my tank size but not sure of 350...I had a long thought between getting a doser vs using Coral Pro Salt and honestly, I liked this much better. My PH is always around 8.1 - 8.3 levels and KH is between 8 - 12 DKH and corals are so much more happier. Man - i wished I knew about this. My tank had a hair line scratch however it was the inner side. I am so bumped about it but i guess i can't do anything know as not sure if this can go into the tank's water. Something i will definitely look to fix if i had a chance to drain the tank!

Copper + Prazi - hmm, not sure I would use it for QT new fishes...seems a bit excessive and I am sure these treatments will not be good for the fishes so I am pretty happy with copper alone at this moment. Yea - I also learnt that dipping coral will NOT eradicate ich which is very annoying to say the least For ABA, I actually spent 30 minutes there. One of their purple tang obviously had some white spots and again, spotted a few fishes dead but again, it all comes down to personal choices. The one i got seems to be swimming well, feeding well and at least non-aggressive at that 30 minutes window. I did substantial research on PT and compatibility with my existing fishes and i figured i would probably want either a purple or yellow tang and I can't resist PT On setting up QT - initially I was very hesitant but upon reading further, it doesn't have to be complex or big. Bear in mind that the fish will probably be in there 2 - 3 weeks max - my only concern was chiller but upon researching, that's not really necessary as well. Yea i might start a new tank thread - wanted to but felt kinda lazy as well.

This sounded more like it so I was curious why it took an hour to cool down our fellow reefer’s tank. if compressor is a requirement for me to upgrade to 350/500, i can kiss that goodbye

Wow..compressor...question, if it takes 1 hour to cool 1 degree..how long does it take for the tank to drop 1 degree? I assume due to the larger water volume, it takes longer? I have a 100 litre nano tank and using 1/15 hp chiller. Takes about 20 mins to chiller and takes an hour to run again.. This will really make me think twice of upgrading to a larger tank

Good to be able to QT with a fellow reefer. On the ich discussion, one of my friend actually had a blue tang for months without any sign of ich but a recent pump failure trigger the ich to appear so thats why it is highly recommended to just do copper treatment for 2 weeks to be very sure. This is the main reason most would just opt for eradication vs management You could still do it now on your DT as I believe it is fish only now? I was looking for a purple tang for a while and ABA and your favorite west shop had them in stock with a price difference of 30 bucks so I figure to get it cheaper and use the difference to do copper treatment Will let you know on lessons learnt