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    new purple tang bullied

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

    Posted

    The amt og tangs in your tank is way too much..... Heavy bio load and also i dun think its right to squeeze that many fish which need ample of space to swim into a 3 footer.... Naturally a scopas tang being zebrasoma would wack a newcomer purple tang which is a zebrasoma too..... You wun see problems for now but once your tangs get bigger and more established, you willsee war.. suggest you remove a few of them instead of adding more....

    My 2cents ;);)

    Thanks DA and the rest...

    i will keep a close lookout at them.... and will give one or two away if they are fighting again...i agree my tank is too small for so many tangs.... in the mean time, i'll make plans to upgrade them to a bigger home.... since i love tangs....

    new purple tang bullied

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

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    thanks guys for all your very useful input..... i turn off the lights already... so i cant try all these interesting tricks tonight.... got to wait till tmw...... thanks :lol:

    my purple tang is smaller than the yellow tang and sailfin tang. but bigger than the brown tang which surprisingly is the bully....

    i have been literally overfeeding the fishes... and noticed that they have grown fatter by quite a bit over juz 3wks....but my fish pass motion quite frequently... nuisance algae growing, but i do regular cleaning of the tank glass....

    NH3 and NO2 0

    NO3 12.5

    don't have phosphate test and controlling with media is beyond my budget.

    Livestock(biggest on top)

    Regal Blue tang

    YT

    Red Sea Sailfin

    PT

    Brown tang in beta box

    True Percs Pair

    cleaner wrasse

    cleaner shrimp

    i have a bubble, a plate, a v small white color hammer and a gonio.

    juz ordered a good dc... will post some pics up when it comes....

    new purple tang bullied

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

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    i got a purple tang and put it into a tank with a yellow tang, a blue tang, a sailfin tang and a brown tang. none of them is disturbing the newcomer except the brown tang. so after much consideration, i captured the brown tang and put it inside the beta box.

    my qn is shall i release the brown tang after a few days when the purple tang has adapted to the tank? will they fight again?or do i have to choose one between the two?

    sorry for this dumb qn, but its v hard to catch fishes from my tank. thanks

    DIY Tank Cabinet

    in DIY Forum

    Posted

    bro,

    the siong part is the laminating ur cabinet!... i dun believe 1 weekend u can complete ur legs' joints and laminate. unless u use machine.

    :) ya i agree laminating is tough... no need to laminate i think... sand the plywood smooth and start painting, it won't look lousy.... art of DIY is too get the best from the lowest cost and least amt of time....

    DIY Tank Cabinet

    in DIY Forum

    Posted

    bro,

    the siong part is the laminating ur cabinet!... i dun believe 1 weekend u can complete ur legs' joints and laminate. unless u use machine.

    :) ya i agree laminating is tough... no need to laminate i think... sand the plywood smooth and start painting, it won't look lousy.... art of DIY is too get the best with the lowest cost and least amt of time....

    DIY Tank Cabinet

    in DIY Forum

    Posted

    if you plan your work properly, maybe one weekend is enough to complete it. IMO, since 1.5ft is quite narrow, you dont need an elaborate frame for the top. it can give you problems when you are working on it

    and you should cut down on stacking the beams on each other and on the pillar because the pieces of wood are not exactly the same size.

    you may also want to get 2x2" for your 6 pillars. it wont cost a lot more.. the tank is 250L.

    plan first, dont rush into it

    gdluck :peace:

    Help!! Noisy overflow

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Wow, thanks for the very fast replies.

    I did not want to add a ball valve to the drain primarily because I wanted maximum turn over.  Also, if 'Murphy' strikes and something becomes stuck and restricts the flow, it will be a problem.

    As for the filter bag, it will be the last resort.  I’m trying to minimize the maintenance required.  Adding a filter bag will mean having to clean or change the bag periodically.  Not for a lazy person like me!

    I’m trying the ‘T’ method mentioned by Riot. So far limited success, but that is because I don’t have the correct parts, it is not set it up as it should be.  The top of the ‘T’ is now about 2-4mm below the surface of the water.  Hence, still got bubbles.  Have to run to the shop to get a pipe extension to raise it about the surface to see if there is a further improvement.  But, even with this set-up as it is, I can hear the improvements.

    To side track a bit, with all the bubbles, can this become a Skimmer?  :lol:

    Thanks all for the wonderful feedback.

    hi... the bubbles that come down are actually due to the mixing of air and water as water plunges down the bottom of box to go into the sump. by putting a valve at the end of the pipe will raise the water level in the overflow box and will shorten the distance that the overflowing water plunges and therefore reduce air/water mixing. as the water level rises, the pressure of water in the overflow box increases so that water that goes down the sump is still maintained at the original rate without the valve. therefore there will be no change in the rate of flow up and down. pls make sure your sump is deep enough to accomodate the extra column of water in case of power failure.

    juz my 2cts

    Resun Cl-450

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Here are some specs i found for it, juz to clarify whether if it's the correct one.

    Power: 450w/ 1/6hp

    Flowrate pump needed: >1200l/hr

    Just wan to ask if any bro here using it? Is it noisy? 450w.. den my electric bills will be sky high? is it a overkill for 2ft?

    juz get the biggest one in case you upgrade your tank in the future... big compressor not so easy to spoil also... counsumes 450W only when the chiller kicks in..... so on average it runs like 1/4 of the time... your tank is 2ft - so even shorter...... expect less than 15bucks a mth increase for you electric bill

    Resun Chiller - CL650

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    Happen to have a digital clamp meter

    Just want to add that the starting amp of the unit is 3.8A and and operating amp is 2.1A.... 240x2.1=504W..... thats how much it consumes... i didn't measure the idling consumption...

    if it runs 8hrs daily for 30days.... then power bill for one month = 504/1000x0.16x8x30 = $24

    mine is a 3ft... abt 300L. with 150W MH.. definitely runs less than one third of the day...

    which one gives the highest flow rate at 8ft?

    in Product Reviews

    Posted

    which pump gives the highest flow rate at 8ft? any comments from your interpretation......

    http://www.marineandreef.com/products/Iwaki_perform.jpg

    http://www.marineandreef.com/shoppro/CA_Iwaki_Pump.html

    http://www.riopump.net/products_pumps/RioHypr.html

    below is quoted from www.marineandreef.com... certain factors to consider.... hope this useful to anybody who intends to get a return pump...

    Choosing a Main System Aquarium Pump

    There are three critical factors when choosing an aquarium pump: the desired flow rate, the amount of head pressure and cost.

    If you want to be more exact about the degree to which the filter and plumbing will compromise the flow of the pump, you can calculate the head pressure (the calculation is provided below) and refer to the charts provided for most pumps. To see an example of this effect view the chart for the Rio Aqua Pumps (new window). Head pressure is listed as "MAX. HEAD".

    Head Pressure

    Generally, the head pressure is the distance from the inlet of the aquarium pump to the discharge point in the display tank. As the head pressure increases the gph will decrease.

    Along with the distance from the inlet of the aquarium pump to the discharge point in the display tank, a number of factors effect head pressure:

    each 90-degree bend in the plumbing will add about one foot of head due to friction

    as a result of friction, each 10-foot horizontal run of pipe will add a foot of head pressure

    Any time a pump discharge is shunted off, perhaps to a protein skimmer, this will also rob the display tank of flow

    So, using the example of the Rio Aqua Pumps (new window), if the distance from the inlet of the aquarium pump to the discharge point in the display tank were five feet and there were two 90 degree bends in the plumbing and five feet of horizontal pipe, then the head pressure would be approx. 7.5 feet.

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