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  1. Hey you guys! I'm really sorry for the lack of updates. Been busy with work and work-related courses and the latest shipment of Epinephelus lanceolatus we sold to some of the LFSs before CNY. Did anyone buy them? If so, thanks!

    Anyway, I'll be posting updates soon. We're working on the new 650,000 litre tank, it's a @#$%ing monster!

    Oh! And I'm holding a pub quiz this coming saturday at 25 Arab Street. Lets turn it into a SRC meetup!
    https://www.facebook.com/events/659455790848687/

  2. So I finally got my lobsters in... Specifically Panulirus polyphagus
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    And I got these Melicertus lasticulatus as well
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    And a few rather massive Diadema setosum as well.

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    I'd love to know what this is though... Anyone know exactly what species of coral it is?
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    Oh! and check out this local dragonet! It's Callionymus erythraeus
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    And several of these beautiful peacock soles! Pardachirus pavoninus
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  3. What's that plant boss!

    Is it suitable for smaller tanks like 4ft one too?

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    It's Caulerpa sertularioides. I'm not sure how suitable they are for smaller tanks, they've been known to smother coral. But for a large tank like this with lots of herbivores, it's brilliant.

  4. Care to share how many tanks you are planning on building/have been built and state the purpose of each tank?

    Are all tanks connected with each other?

    I'll be building four 10m x 10m x 2.4m tanks and one 80m x 17m x 10m tank. They won't be connected.

  5. After 3 days things are looking much better!

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    Throwing Rhizophora apiculata propagules in to help suck up some of the nutrients as well. Check out the root growth after just 3 days!
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    Taking a break.

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    After a whole week of having that UV system running and the coral chips starting to clog up, I've got the water this clear:
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  6. You are using table salt for what purpose bro ?

    Adding Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Sulphate, Calcium Chloride and Potassium Chloride to get seawater. Of course, I'll have to add all the trace elements as well, but that isn't too difficult.

  7. Sorry for the delay guys, but here's what I've been up to over the last few weeks:

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    I ran out of hollow blocks... ordered some more.

    http://s9.photobucket.com/user/xnsdvd/media/IMG_2571.jpg.html'>IMG_2571.jpg

    I know it's "DIY" but I don't have a forklift license... :P

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    Me: Took awhile, but we got it all in there eventually...

    Friend: That's what she said...

    http://s9.photobucket.com/user/xnsdvd/media/IMG_2577.jpg.html'>IMG_2577.jpg

    I'd like some opinions on this "Filter" wall I'm building out of 4 inch hollow blocks. And if any of you think you have a diatom problem, you don't. THIS is a diatom problem. Any ideas?

    http://s9.photobucket.com/user/xnsdvd/media/IMG_2584.jpg.html'>IMG_2584.jpg

    They're pretty cheap, only $0.60 each. So the entire 10m wide, 2.4m high, 4 block thick wall only cost me S$1,440

    http://s9.photobucket.com/user/xnsdvd/media/IMG_2585.jpg.html'>IMG_2585.jpg

    And they're porous enough that if you fill the holes up, the water won't stay in for more than a few seconds. While not technically pervious concrete, it has very similar properties.

    http://s9.photobucket.com/user/xnsdvd/media/IMG_2568.jpg.html'>IMG_2568.jpg

    I had a sample tested by some friends at DHI since I'll be growing seafood in this thing. Check out the results! I'm quite concerned about the high levels of Al and Pb, but a few of the PhDs advising me are quite sure the alkaline environment will keep these contaminants out of the water. Either way, we're doing tissue and water tests every few months to make sure everything's acceptable. And it'll all be published on our facebook page since we have a full disclosure policy.

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    Some of the Perna viridis that are sitting around in the quarantine tanks. There's a few hundred of them that we collected and cleaned.

    http://s9.photobucket.com/user/xnsdvd/media/IMG_2540.jpg.html'>IMG_2540.jpg

    http://s9.photobucket.com/user/xnsdvd/media/IMG_2539.jpg.html'>IMG_2539.jpg

    This is how a lazy person cleans his mussels.

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  8. Threw in the "biological" filtration. These are Perna viridis, the Asian green lipped mussel. They do amazing things for water clarity, but can be a pain when they spawn and clog your pipes/hoses. I've found a solution to that though... More in later pictures.

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    This is just an egg from a sunbird nest that was built in the tank. I guess the parents thought it looked like a safe place? Anyway, ACRES came and moved the nest.

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    And this is a cardinal of some sort that came in with the bycatch. Can someone ID it?

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    Oh yeah, tanks 3 and 2 are getting built while tank 4 fills up.

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