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    JH's 24x24x18inches Build Thread

    in Members Tank & Specs

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    It's been awhile.Hair algae growth have slowed down and overtaken by brown film algae,probably due to the silicates in my water source.And I've managed to make some slight adjustments to the tank.

    1. Added another piece of LR to maximize the scape. I felt that the previous one did not provide enough open space and overhangs to observe fish swimming over and under it. Therefore....

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    2. Continued the process of making adjustments to the salinity with water changes. Salinity still remains at 1.023 despite weekly changes but I'm bumming onto this and gonna take it slow lest undesirable things happen. As the saying goes, "Nothing good happens overnight in reefing"

    Some of the not so good things:

    Been testing the water for a few days straight and the results seems to be consistent.

    pH: 8.5

    kH: 5.6 dkH

    Ca: 360 ppm

    Mg: 1200pm

    The kH is worrying me and visually, I can sense there's something wrong as the growth of corallines seem to have slowed down.

    Question: I have a spare container of Brightwell Kalkwasser lying around. Should I start dosing it every night via gravity feed in order to increase the carbonate hardness?

    I don't really get why the kH is this low as the Mg is at pretty stable levels. Moreover, I haven't found any precipitation around my pumps therefore I'm ruling that out.

    My initial plans were to start dosing only once my salinity hits 1.024.

    OMG! Look at these hybrids and rare fishes!

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

    Posted

    some pics of the nahackyi angelfish recently photographed and video in hawaii.

    Nahackyi angel is endemic to johnston atoll, a military base where no collection is allowed. however very rarely, they are swept in their larval stages to hawaii as waifs and settle there. there have been isolated documented occurences of nahackyi angels living in hawaii, and this is one of them. there are a handful around there and bruce carlson found some there too.

    anyway this one was found in a no collection zone in hawaii, so only pics.

    gorgeous isn't it?

    One of the best looking member of the multi-color complex!

    Body of a joculator and an extremely defined cap of a multi-colour

    Zero brace 95

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    More correctly - they are protogynous hermaphrodites i.e. Juv > female > male. ;)

    Thanks bro!

    Your knowledge amazes me; from tech to bacteria to piscine/inverts and lightings and water flow, like an encyclopedia for reefing:D

    Mines a yellow banded (Wetmorella nigropinnata ) but till now I still see only 1 of them due to the initial aggression on the 1st day from my elongatus dottyback (caught and removed it).

    That's one of the reasons why I will never trust dottybacks, no matter how docile/small size they may claim to be. However, some species are just too irresistible, like Pseudoplesiops rosae.

    Advise needed for new shallow tank idea

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

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    You can also take a look at other forums, esp nano-reef. That was one of the sites which I have been visiting quite frequently and also allowed me to narrow down to the dimensions I want.

    For me, I could only accommodate a maximum of 3ft and a breadth of 2ft.

    I wanted more open space in my aquarium in order to showcase a more open rock scape. So I ended up choosing a 2ft breadth.

    Depth is usually quite dependant as you can never get enough of shallow tanks, especially these days where it's all the trend now. I feel that you should go with your own perception for depth. Try to look at as many different dimensions of tanks as possible to expose yourself to how it would 'feel' having that piece of dimension in the room.

    HTH :)

    JH's 24x24x18inches Build Thread

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    A week after the hair algae attack, things seem to be stabilising. It is observed that the ends of the hair algae are turning white. This should signify that their growth are slowing down I hope.

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    Managed to also scrape off 2 sides of the glass in order to facilitate viewing and so far, only sporadic growth have been observed.

    Salinity is also rising to a much more desirable level of 1.023 thanks to weekly water changes.

    I'm also very satisfied with the appearances of the inhabitants and they are actively responding to my feedings of frozen food, especially the Periclimenes holthusi.

    I also managed to grab hold of 2x Wetmorella nigropinnata with hopes of pairing them up. Saw them taking morsels of the frozen food and bringing it back to their hideout only though.

    Here are some snapshots of the inhabitants.

    Safecracker zoas from Kakani.

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    Supposedly Rasta zoas but they dropped onto the substrate a few days ago and have since been like this:(

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    Feisty little fellow which always hangs out at the back of the tank.

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    Will continue to maintain the weekly water changes in order to rise the salinity to optimum levels of 1.024.

    I'm also on the look out for Priolepis nocturna, Discordipinna griessingeri and hopefully a small harem of Trimma when Henry has a new shipment! Would also like to add in a photosynthetic seafan in the background, some rics to cover the exposed tank bottom and perhaps some juicy blastos! :yeah:

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