Acanthurus sohal

bro, I also have a outdoor tank...under my car porch.U need a good chiller- as ambient temp can be 38-40 degrees.too much sun u get algae problems.I have 2 x 150 MH (think not enuff dor my 7 footer....guess u can experiment a little.I have successfully grown phytoplankton outdoors..(though it takes alot of effort)more pics.and if u have any problem to share ...post it here

bro, I also have a outdoor tank...under my car porch.U need a good chiller- as ambient temp can be 38-40 degrees.too much sun u get algae problems.I have 2 x 150 MH (think not enuff dor my 7 footer....guess u can experiment a little.I have successfully grown phytoplankton outdoors..(though it takes alot of effort)more pics.and if u have any problem to share ...post it here

yup , I got about 4 lettuce nudibranch that only had appetite for turtle weed! , gave up ....

feed once a day, and all they can eat for that 5 minutes....dont worry they wont "starve" just make sure you have adequate live rocks to manufacture copepods and amphipods.Do you have deep sand bed system?The fishes can forage for food there

Personally, I removed my bio balls, had them on overflow , trickle down to sump. I i used filter wool instead to collect weekly the debris, and throw that layer away. I used coral chips in my sump, and have a separate tank (refugium) : chaeto,grapes algae, ulva algae, and live rocks ........ I read in a few websites that bio-balls are bad ( unless u have the time to maintain/wash them!) which I dont want to....the result speaks for itself! At least for me

i guess you mix your own from tap water? can be the reason why you get cynao bloom.....as our water contains silicates, phosphates, adds to your water quality woes....do you over feed your live stocks?

tiyayeo:- I get mine from; 1) Reborn aquarium at Lavendar 2) Iwarna at Pasir Ris (rotifers are for feeding corals, baby fishes , sea horses) You can culture rotifers from those you buy or alternatibely buy the eggs http://www.florida-aqua-farms.com http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/totm/index.php , but will need to feed them planktonic food. (so culture phytoplankton as well, if you intent to start a production line!) question is do you need them, now that theres a whole lot of processed food available! for example http://www.cyclop-eeze.com/ jErEmYsIa:- Please search thru the forum, as theres alot of information already written (feels I was walked this path too many times already!)

think if you have a spare tank, and I can only guess that you have a sump already- why not use your spare tank as refugium ? With macro algae, Chaetomorpha algae is ideal. so you can have extra volume /capacity?think of the amphipods and copepods that will grow

I alway put a "reasonable" amount of white piping tape around the pipes 1st, to cover the gaps and eventual "vibration" wear and tear....also as advised earlier, only use the PVC glue to bond the pipes, they are strong enough., if need to , secure the pipes to cabinet, wall to provide some "kick back ' when starting pumps.For my return pipes from skimmer (I got 3 feet bullet skimmer type!) I only twist the pipes together with white piping tape for some tension/grip, but I do tie down the pipes with nylon ropes so they wont break apart when I restart the pump.(Maintenance days)

NO nudibranch, no sea urchin, no tangs(fish) otherwise, extra long photoperiod, good flow. I got some initially when I started my tank, lost alot to the "grazers", now only have them in my refugium and provide 25 hrs lightings!

for goodness sake, take them out!!! carefully, these can proliferate and kill you favourite corals.Hard to get rid of , especially if you try scraping off, they split and become more.....clones.TAKE them out of your water system.Isolate them if you want to watch them, otherwise kill them off .

Aquamarin at jalan kayu, Reborn at lavender to name 2

Any more of the resins left>? like 1.5 litre worth

Mine discard old heads twice in 8 months, wass going to throw it away some more!!! thank goodness I did not, cos rewarded with new pinkish growth in a week or so , which matured into the "regular' orange color ones later

can I ask the estimated $$$ cost of this diy? As can buy a ready cabinet T5 set at ard $25 to $28 set from lighting stores (electronic ballast) I got the store to change 2700k to 6500k tubes (actinic separately)

ok, where is "SEALIFE"? located? alway has a phosphates problem!! used a few type of media- but dont seem to get it down to within desirable region. Lost quite afew corals due to this. Am using chaeto algae,mangroves as natural filters, but not fast enough!!

have a macro skimmer-good condition-used only for 2 months, then upgraded to bullet skimmer,

get the wet past form from Iwarna-or Reborn, dont kno any others carries them, mix and keep in fridge- in bottles...

http://www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-06/rs/feature/ http://www.wetwebmedia.com/deepsandbeds.htm http://www.petsforum.com/cis-fishnet/seascope/00SS1708.htm http://reefshow.com/html/htmltonuke.php?fi...n=show_sand.htm was doing my own research...on DSB , found these sites most informative, , think everyone has their own views, me? I will go for a sand bed, not more than 3 inches deep, so what if i siphon out a bit of the sand during water changes? can replace that loss. But all the extra live food a live sand bed has to offer can not be ignored

found quite a few Amphipods in my sump, just wondering what kind os fishes eat them??? should I be aware ? or be happy that they are there??

awesome reef!!! how about a description of hardwares for us dude?Pictures would be very much appreciated!. Can see you have put in a lot of effort in laying it all out-Good job!

was meeting clients at far east square, had a few whisky.......dump them , temptation too great, after talking to victor in the afternoon, drove , reach there at 11.20pm (i think!!!) guys kind enuff to switch lites back on.....bought 3 sps, a leather, and a mushroom......very happy with the purchases.....got home took me 1 and half hour to place them in place.WHOS SAYS SINGAPORE HAS NO NITE LIFE!!!!!

no news from Iwarna leh??? any truth...I will be there!!!

I swear by Salifert, NO2,NO3, Phospahates, KH (hardness)-MUST HAVE!!!! I have a refractometer (cost me under $100) from Jireh.at ginza (This is a MUST HAVE !!!!) I have a battery operated calcium pin point tester, and a Ph one too.(dont think you need it!!!!expensive If you perform water change weekly, you should be able to control silica, phosphates issues. I have a DIY water purification system , consisting of cannister filters for chlorine. I am using anti-phosphates, silicate compound in 2 bags (dont have the brand name handy- but you can source for them easily in LFS stores

unless you live on your own island(sentosa maybe!) !! it is only a dream brudder......1) the land belongs to the goverment, 2) the energy bill would be huge 3) the maintenance is tremendous as we are un a tropical climate.with direct sun....algae is big issue.I have a 7 foot tank in my car porch (covered) , costing me ard $300 in power, not to mention hour each day to feed, maintaining