SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 18, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2016 lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Enjoyable to see your process here haha. Have you learn about acclimating the fish ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 19, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 Yeah learned from post and youtube. I have some doubt to:1. Put the fish bag in aquarium for temperature acclimating.2. Doing drip acclimation from tank to the fish bag, i notice a lot do this with fish bag outside a pail or storage and not tank. Isnt this defeat the purpose of temperature acclimating?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 19, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 Yeah learned from post and youtube. I have some doubt to:1. Put the fish bag in aquarium for temperature acclimating.2. Doing drip acclimation from tank to the fish bag, i notice a lot do this with fish bag outside a pail or storage and not tank. Isnt this defeat the purpose of temperature acclimating?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 19, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 another question: coral dip shall perform on saltwater or RO water? Do it before or after acclimation?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 For coral dip, you can get Coral RX for dipping and follow the instruction. Make sure rinse well before putting back in tank.Fresh water or RO water dipping need very careful, don't dip in fresh water for more than 30 sec, I did it once with mushroom about 1 min, and almost killed the mushroom .... :-(Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member josephwzr Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 Once temperature acclimated, it means that both bag and tank have same temperature of water. So when people do it separately, it is adding water of the same temperature to the bag and maintains that temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 19, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 Let say shrimp need drip acclimation for 2-3 hours, if we do the drip outside tank. The temp will change as tank always a bit cooler right? Or after drip put into tank for temp acclimation again?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 I will try to drip with bag still in tank and clip it to the wall by cloth pegs.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 That's how I do it, dropping a majestic angel now ! Hehe.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 Beautiful Majestic Angel successfully introduced to my tank stress free, nipping on my life rock now.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Sim Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Beautiful Majestic Angel successfully introduced to my tank stress free, nipping on my life rock now.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Nice piece ! What's the damage? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 4 red and 1 greenSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Sim Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 It's nipping your corals now?Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soleh Joe Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 3 hours ago, Mike Stone said: Beautiful Majestic Angel successfully introduced to my tank stress free, nipping on my life rock now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 It's nipping your corals now?Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app No, I hope not. Need to observe a few days first.At the moment is nipping the life rock with algae.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 19, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 It's nipping your corals now?Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app No, I hope not. Need to observe a few days first.At the moment is nipping the life rock with algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 20, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 20, 2016 Use another forum member suggestion :Left hand tank water, right hand ntuc bottle RO water + sea salt . Looks exactly same color and never zero.Nitrite zero while nitrate is around10-20. Guess cyling is complete .Thanks mikestone for lend me his test kit and also some bio media. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 20, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 20, 2016 Gratz, put in the new bio media to increase the bacteria buffer, otherwise everytime you add in some thing, may trigger a mini cycle will be nasty.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 20, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 20, 2016 Bio media is in DT now to get bacteria population before i swipe old bio media out next few days. If swap now scare sudden drop bacteria and causing issue lolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 26, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 26, 2016 Added new dead rock inside but unaware got pets thus took all out and dip in fresh water to kill the pets , however this trigger a mini cycling.No2 is near to zero but not zero yet. Hope bacteria population can catch up very soon to make it always zero.No3 and Po4 is on high side thus need changing water to keep it low. Mostly i think is over feeding causing this as each family member so excited to feed the fish.Just got myself refractometer and notice my salinity is 1.032 while hydrometer showing 1.025, the different is so huge? I use RO water on refractometer show zero thus guess is shall be accurate? now need reduce salinity thus changing water serve two purpose now for mePH also on low side, how shall I raise it?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 26, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 26, 2016 Just change water, your tank water volume is small, changing water solve all problems . :-)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mike Stone Posted September 26, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted September 26, 2016 Make sure you use good sea salt too, Red Sea salt is quite good and cheap.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted September 26, 2016 SRC Supporter Share Posted September 26, 2016 Added new dead rock inside but unaware got pets thus took all out and dip in fresh water to kill the pets , however this trigger a mini cycling.No2 is near to zero but not zero yet. Hope bacteria population can catch up very soon to make it always zero.No3 and Po4 is on high side thus need changing water to keep it low. Mostly i think is over feeding causing this as each family member so excited to feed the fish.Just got myself refractometer and notice my salinity is 1.032 while hydrometer showing 1.025, the different is so huge? I use RO water on refractometer show zero thus guess is shall be accurate? now need reduce salinity thus changing water serve two purpose now for mePH also on low side, how shall I raise it?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Refactometer is more accurate than using hydrometer, and do remember to calibrate and zero your refactometer with freshwater before using it.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yukok.lim08 Posted September 26, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 26, 2016 If using RO water is showing zero, do i still need to calibrate it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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