SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 4, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 4, 2013 Aahhh the cycle has started. Already observing diatom on the rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanson Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Nice setup and huge tank! Quote Tank: 3.5ft x 2ft x 1.5ft, 12mm Sump: 3ft Skimmer: Bubble Magus Curve 7 Lightings: Maxspect 15000k Return Pump: Eheim 1252 Wavemaker: Jebao WP25, Jebao RW-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 5, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2013 Nice setup and huge tank! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Land2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Where you pick the rock and mind share the how much /kg? Nice scape u have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcell Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Nice !! Can't wait to see the finishing product.. Do you smell what my tank is cooking.. Quote When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 5, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2013 Set up 4 crab traps. I couldnt take a picture of one due to the placement of it. Inside there is sotong. I went market today and sotong was cheaper than prawns(market selling a lot of tiger prawns. Very ex) I dont think the cycle has started because the tubeworms keep multiplying and multiplying and multplying... now at least got 50 of them on the rocks. Got like 3 diffrent types some more. Hopefully the sotong will rot and boost the cycle. I suspect the macroalgae is doing its job too well and absorbing the nutrients needed for the cycle but I wont touch them now. I bought test kits from fnm but they were having their holiday so the order didnt process. Have to buy again. I have no clue of the ammonia or the nitrates at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 5, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2013 Where you pick the rock and mind share the how much /kg? Nice scape u have. Thanks! There is around 55kg in the dt and 5 in the sump. I think it was $7/kg and all came for iwarna. They're all cured rocks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 5, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2013 Nice !! Can't wait to see the finishing product.. Do you smell what my tank is cooking.. haha thanks! I can't wait to see your finished product too! Maybe I'll check out your restaurant in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 Just found out that my tank was accidentally filled with rodi water instead of seawater. Im currently searching a way to remedy the lack of salt in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Where you stay? Clementi polyart is open 24 hrs. They do sell salt. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 I stay in bedok. Im requesting for a complete water change now and im going to see what happens first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre'A' Lim Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 very nice. cant wait to see your finishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 Thanks for the suggestion @MarcoVan. The issue will be resolved tomorrow. The salt will be added until the salinity is satisfactory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 very nice. cant wait to see your finishing thanks! Though I wouldn't want to see the finishing :S LOL Id rather it last long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 very nice. cant wait to see your finishing thanks! Though I wouldn't want to see the finishing :S LOL Id rather it last long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Ok. I'll be at expo. If you want I can pass you a spare packet of red sea coral.pro for $27. Let me know. Will be at expo till 1pm. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 Ok. I'll be at expo. If you want I can pass you a spare packet of red sea coral.pro for $27. Let me know. Will be at expo till 1pm. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk I managed to contact the seawater supplier whom I got my water from and they agreed to fix the salinity for free. Thanks anyways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Evolutionz Posted December 6, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 nice set up bro! wow you mean your tank was running pure freshwater and yet your tube worm still multiplying? Quote EvolutionZ's Floating Reef: (Decommed) EvolutionZ's 4ft shallow Mixed Reef Build : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 nice set up bro! wow you mean your tank was running pure freshwater and yet your tube worm still multiplying? thanks bro! Im as surprised on this as you are. I thought they would have died off due to the low salinity but theyre doing fine. And it wasn't really freshwater just somewhere slightly less than 1.010 sg. I guess they're hardier than we think. What surprised me most is that 3 different types of tubeworm(shell creating, rock burrowing and very large feather types) actually survived, and not just a single species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Evolutionz Posted December 6, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 interesting indeed! and what a huge mistake ur sea water supplier made! Quote EvolutionZ's Floating Reef: (Decommed) EvolutionZ's 4ft shallow Mixed Reef Build : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 6, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2013 interesting indeed! and what a huge mistake ur sea water supplier made!Interestingly i had a discussion with the distributor on the reason why it was dilute, and found out how changing tides and rain can affect salinity of seawater greatly. Next time anyone who uses seawater should check their salinity after a change. I was really lucky I hadn't put in lifestock yet else they wouldn't have made it. And about the tubeworms, once the tank matures I'll be willing to give them to an experienced reefer who can learn more about them. Theyre not as simple and weak as I (and probably many others) thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member davidlim1712 Posted December 7, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2013 Bro, how long u plan for cycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clement Chen Posted December 7, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2013 Interestingly i had a discussion with the distributor on the reason why it was dilute, and found out how changing tides and rain can affect salinity of seawater greatly. Next time anyone who uses seawater should check their salinity after a change. I was really lucky I hadn't put in lifestock yet else they wouldn't have made it. And about the tubeworms, once the tank matures I'll be willing to give them to an experienced reefer who can learn more about them. Theyre not as simple and weak as I (and probably many others) thought. I am using sea water also. Always salinity very low. Have to top up salt Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 7, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2013 Bro, how long u plan for cycle? I plan to cycle until no more ammonia. Test kits coming today so I will have a range of dates to visualise once the parameters are tested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Quas111 Posted December 7, 2013 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2013 I am using sea water also. Always salinity very low. Have to top up salt just curious, how low is your low salinity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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