SRC Member Patrick Posted May 8, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted May 8, 2016 Nice pics. Can show FTS? How do you manage to keep sps in a 10 gal tank when water parameter swing is so hard to control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 9, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 9, 2016 11 hours ago, Patrick said: Nice pics. Can show FTS? How do you manage to keep sps in a 10 gal tank when water parameter swing is so hard to control? Thanks! My tank not ready for FTS yet.. Very messy, I want to clean up then I will post & share. you are very right; it's tough to maintain parameters in a 10g. Slight fluctuation & the system feels it. A lot of effort & daily intervention & patience is needed. I once crashed my tank when I miscalculated when dosing alk, ended up 80% of my SPS died... Anyway, alk is one of the most critical IMO. I maintain it by adding it to my ATO. I'm lucky my evaporation rate stays pretty constant so that helps maintain a constant feed of KH. Ca is dosed daily using Seachem Complete. I don't dose Mg. weekly WC to reduce nutrients & replace trace elements. temperature is maintained using fans, but lately I'm thinking of switching to chiller so that I can reduce the daily frequency of ATO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Jimmy75 Posted May 9, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted May 9, 2016 What's your tank temperature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iceman Posted May 9, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted May 9, 2016 5 hours ago, JMW said: Thanks! My tank not ready for FTS yet.. Very messy, I want to clean up then I will post & share. you are very right; it's tough to maintain parameters in a 10g. Slight fluctuation & the system feels it. A lot of effort & daily intervention & patience is needed. I once crashed my tank when I miscalculated when dosing alk, ended up 80% of my SPS died... Anyway, alk is one of the most critical IMO. I maintain it by adding it to my ATO. I'm lucky my evaporation rate stays pretty constant so that helps maintain a constant feed of KH. Ca is dosed daily using Seachem Complete. I don't dose Mg. weekly WC to reduce nutrients & replace trace elements. temperature is maintained using fans, but lately I'm thinking of switching to chiller so that I can reduce the daily frequency of ATO. I think it better to invest in a chiller. I used to use fan but the evaporation is crazy. The salinity fluctuate so much. Quote My Decom Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 10, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 10, 2016 13 hours ago, Jimmy75 said: What's your tank temperature? Tank temperature in the day is about 29deg. I let sunlight hit the tank so it's abit high. at night is about 28deg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 10, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 10, 2016 11 hours ago, iceman said: I think it better to invest in a chiller. I used to use fan but the evaporation is crazy. The salinity fluctuate so much. Yeah agree... Evaporation is damn annoying, sucks up my ATO water damn quickly. Am looking for chiller for my size of tank. Salinity would however be maintained even with high evaporation rate as long as the ATO quickly dispenses top up volume for volume lost thru evaporation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iceman Posted May 10, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted May 10, 2016 5 hours ago, JMW said: Yeah agree... Evaporation is damn annoying, sucks up my ATO water damn quickly. Am looking for chiller for my size of tank. Salinity would however be maintained even with high evaporation rate as long as the ATO quickly dispenses top up volume for volume lost thru evaporation? If u have ATO than it ok. Thought u top up manually. I think Hailea is good enough. Quote My Decom Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 10, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 10, 2016 3 hours ago, iceman said: If u have ATO than it ok. Thought u top up manually. I think Hailea is good enough. Thanks, yeah was checking Hailea out too, but not too sure if even their smallest model is gonna be overkill for my 10g, where it constantly kicks in as my water volume is small.. Was shortlisting the AL-30 too, seems like a good-sized chiller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iceman Posted May 10, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted May 10, 2016 1 hour ago, JMW said: Thanks, yeah was checking Hailea out too, but not too sure if even their smallest model is gonna be overkill for my 10g, where it constantly kicks in as my water volume is small.. Was shortlisting the AL-30 too, seems like a good-sized chiller. This seem OK too. But if u get the hailea must get the external temperature controller. Quote My Decom Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 11, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 11, 2016 21 hours ago, iceman said: This seem OK too. But if u get the hailea must get the external temperature controller. Thanks, speaking of which - do you know where I can get external temperature controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 11, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 11, 2016 Dinner time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iceman Posted May 11, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted May 11, 2016 54 minutes ago, JMW said: Thanks, speaking of which - do you know where I can get external temperature controller? Iwarna Quote My Decom Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 13, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 13, 2016 Don't know what these are but they are really tiny! Under white & blue lights under sunlight only, when lights were off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 17, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 17, 2016 One of the worst thing to come home to.. RTNed frag.. RIP Mille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiraltian Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Have u found out what's the cause? Quote Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture. Lightings : Ecotech Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank. Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil. Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer. FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos. CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor. BPR: Marine Source Biopellet Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump. Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M Sine Wave Pump for Frag Tank. Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 17, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 17, 2016 6 hours ago, Admiraltian said: Have u found out what's the cause? Unfortunately no.... Don't know whether cos it's new? It has only been my tank for a week. When I was acclimating it, I dipped it & got rid of aefw. managed to find a pic I took during last wkend .. Not great PE but at least polyps not retracted & it had some nice color to it too. One thing I noticed was its tips was extending mesenterial filaments & looking white & brittle. But funny thing is it RTNed from base up! Ah... The mysteries of SPS when I reached home yesterday I quickly took it out cos I'm not sure if RTN is contagious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 23, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 23, 2016 New acquisition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted June 4, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 4, 2016 My pulsing Xenia garden, two different types pulsing side by side https://vimeo.com/169350762 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Nice livestock you have there. Hope your lps can recover soon Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted August 23, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 23, 2016 Taken with S5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Junwei Posted August 23, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted August 23, 2016 Thanks, yeah was checking Hailea out too, but not too sure if even their smallest model is gonna be overkill for my 10g, where it constantly kicks in as my water volume is small.. Was shortlisting the AL-30 too, seems like a good-sized chiller. I have both the al30 and the al60. I keep my temp at 26 degrees. My tank is 12 gallons. The al60 struggles abit but can maintain at 27 degrees minimum on hottest days. Fyi. U shld get the al60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted September 24, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 24, 2016 On 23 August 2016 at 5:44 PM, Junwei said: I have both the al30 and the al60. I keep my temp at 26 degrees. My tank is 12 gallons. The al60 struggles abit but can maintain at 27 degrees minimum on hottest days. Fyi. U shld get the al60 Got myself the hs28a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted September 24, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 24, 2016 This never gets old for me, pocci! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 24, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 24, 2016 Just check, with chiller for 10g pub fee increase a lot or not? LolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted September 24, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 24, 2016 Not really, cos it runs so little. Kick-in for 5-10min, kick out for about 2hrs before kicking in again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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