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  1. By the way :off: yesterday news say import around 46000 seahorses for around $40000...... it means that each seahorse is less than $1 ...... how much are we paying for each seahorse in LFS ah

    they must be earning alot <_<

    LFS already got alot of money from all of us. U really dun wan to know how much the cost price of all the fish or coral.

  2. right now i am feeding prata with liquid food. is it better if i feed them with small piece of prawn? doesn't it help in growing or just liquid food will do? thank you guys for your help.

    IMO, Market prawn is the best. It will grow into very big in a short time.

  3. First of all....My condolence goes to baby Jolene, May god bless the child and her beloved family too...

    Bro valerossi & STORM! :thanks: for e good advise & that oso remind me that my car need to sent for service next week.....$$$ sure gone liao...Sigh...Anyway, Safety always come first ya.....

    Spend a little bit of money to preserve ur life. Heard from colleague...that road is haunted. So Bros going there must be real careful.

  4. valerossi: No offence, but isn't what you typed about the redsea skimmer exactly what i've typed as a review on the Redsea skimmer on another site? You may use the pictures or article but at least have the courtesy to mention that it is quoted from another website if you intend to copy. :thanks:

    Anyway, just to add on about the Redsea Skimmer, having used it for sometime now, another problem encountered is the O-ring coming lose. Meaning, the collection cup does not sit firmly onto the skimmer body. However, so far this doesn't pose as a major problem as i've not had water spill out of the skimmer before.

    By the way, nice tank you got there wil_lee76. Looks better than my nano which is overgrown with nuisance algae at the moment.

    In this forum, we share and learn from each other. Including any good articles or information we found. Does it really matter who done a review? Here is just like another information or lesson centre. If i quote ur name, any things gain? I just cut and paste it to share with bros and sis here. That's my opinion. Hope u dun mind.

    If u really angry abt this, sorrie abt that. I forget to quote ur name.

  5. Thank you for the input...valerossis... & thats a GREAT article for refernces! :D

    Personally...i dun wanna my tank to cover by big items like this skimmer...thinking of getting one like Tunze to fit into my back compartments which i think bro reefer cosmo is doing it...But afriad that the dimension cant fit in...and the price....manz....the smaller the items...more $$$$...OMG...preparing to slave from todays onwards...

    Anyone selling???? :D

    GL looking for worker. U wan to try it? As a part-time?

  6. The skimmer comes with a surface skimmer attachment(good for those who don't have a sump) and a filter media basket within the skimmer itself. There's also a bag of activated carbon that comes along with the package. Its good for chemical filtration but i feel that the small size of the basket doesn't make it so suitable for biological filtration unless the tank is very small.

    The skimmer profile is very slim and compact. It is good when space is limited. Despite its small and compact size, its skimming capacity is enough for an aquarium up to 400litres. I've attached pics below for your viewing.

    Setting up of the skimmer is quite straightforward affair with the instruction manual explaining the necessary steps in detail.

    From what was mentioned, it could take 2days for the skimmer to break in. However, just leaving it to run for less than 24hrs, it is already starting to skim organics from the tank but would need more time to fully break in. I would try to get a pic of the skimmate at a later stage.

    However, the skimmer produces quite a bit of noise(sounds like a mix of sound from air injection and the pump). This is not an issue for me as i put my tank in the living room. The noise is noticeable from quite a distance especially in a quiet environment. A problem i encountered while setting up is the introduction of micro bubbles to the tank. I left the valve fully open(according to the manual), which caused micro bubbles to enter the tank the moment air was drawn into the skimmer. I believe opening only half of the valve should reduce/prevent this problem. The micro bubble problem can be managed by slowly tuning the skimmer accordingly. Of course, besides all this, the product comes with a hefty price tag.

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  7. How abt try this? Redsea Prizm hang on skimmer .

    The skimmer comes with a surface skimmer attachment(good for those who don't have a sump) and a filter media basket within the skimmer itself. There's also a bag of activated carbon that comes along with the package. Its good for chemical filtration but i feel that the small size of the basket doesn't make it so suitable for biological filtration unless the tank is very small.

    The skimmer profile is very slim and compact. It is good when space is limited. Despite its small and compact size, its skimming capacity is enough for an aquarium up to 400litres. I've attached pics below for your viewing.

    Setting up of the skimmer is quite straightforward affair with the instruction manual explaining the necessary steps in detail.

    From what was mentioned, it could take 2days for the skimmer to break in. However, just leaving it to run for less than 24hrs, it is already starting to skim organics from the tank but would need more time to fully break in. I would try to get a pic of the skimmate at a later stage.

    However, the skimmer produces quite a bit of noise(sounds like a mix of sound from air injection and the pump). This is not an issue for me as i put my tank in the living room. The noise is noticeable from quite a distance especially in a quiet environment. A problem i encountered while setting up is the introduction of micro bubbles to the tank. I left the valve fully open(according to the manual), which caused micro bubbles to enter the tank the moment air was drawn into the skimmer. I believe opening only half of the valve should reduce/prevent this problem. The micro bubble problem can be managed by slowly tuning the skimmer accordingly. Of course, besides all this, the product comes with a hefty price tag.

  8. Let share from other:

    In light of the recent tragic accident on the North-South Highway involving the family of baby Jolene Bong, let me share some of my thoughts and experience.

    Emotionally, I was quite detached when I read about the accident a few days ago - maybe because the "happy" article was about baby Jolene's miraculous escape and that her extended family would bring her up with a trust fund to provide for her future. You see, I actually drove my family up to Penang the day before the Bongs' 27 March accident. I was in Malaysia for a week and was cut off from Singapore news. I remember glancing a Malaysian newspaper article about the accident but the scant details didn't make me think further about it.

    It was only upon returning to Singapore that I realise there are a lot of similarities between the Bongs' and my family's road trip. I was also driving a 7-seater MPV with my wife, mother and our 2 kids who are also 2 years and 2 months old!

    I can't know what happened to the Bongs on the road that fateful day, but having driven on the North-South Highway quite frequently between Singapore and Penang; let me share some of the things me and my family practise:

    The driver has to be the most important person in the vehicle.

    He has to be well-rested, not distracted, and know his limits.

    We try not to set off too early but rather wake up naturally after a good night's sleep. Which means preparations like packing and loading the car should be done before-hand, maybe the day before. And for those who can't sleep early, make passionate love to the spouse - yep, you'll sleep like a baby

    My mother actually did a great thing by volunteering to baby-sit our 2-year-old in her room the night before our trip. Our poor gal actually vomitted twice in the middle of the night because of indigestion. It would have been my usual duty to put her to bed and tend to her in the middle of the night. Imagine how little sleep I would have gotten that night

    Also for me, a strong cofee goes a long way when I'm driving long-distance.

    In the car, you need full concentration - hands-free kit ready to receive phone calls, kids all strapped in and not running around, food and drinks readily fed to you or at least close at hand. Your other occupants should be the ones tending to the crying baby, peel the orange or thumbing the sms - not the driver

    Know your driving skills and your car well. Know how fast you can drive in different traffic, road and weather conditions. If the longest drive you've ever done is one hour on Singapore roads, please think hard before jumping straight into the 9-hour marathon drive up to Penang - try making shorter drives up to Melaka or KL first or breaking your journey with a night's rest.

    Know when you should take a break and most importantly to stop when you should not be driving any more

    Have a safe drive

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