debenise's 3ft reefy world

[debenise]

I started with a nano cube tank then to a 2ft and finally to a 3ft

Thanks to my wife's patience and my perserverance in trying failure after failure

mostly all thanks to my gan-cheongness in buying fishes n corals almost daily

Anyway my setup is simple and low budget. I do partial water changes almost daily if not 2days. I dose supplements also.

Fishes are fed with dried brineshrimps, pellets & live brineshrimps every 3days.

Inverts & corals are fed with coral 5-in-1 liquified lotion and self-mixed food which consist of clams,oysters,prawns,seaweed,mussels,fish roe,squid,pellets,dried brineshrimp & powdered phytoplankton.

Here are the residents i have in my reefy world.

(not experienced enuff for SPS yet haha)

~Corals : torch, zoas, bubbles, frogspawn, hammer, yumas, cup coral, sunnies & mushies & leathers

~20 Fishes : fire goby, mandarin dragonet, blue tang, dispar anthias, black neon damsels, blue green chromis & talbot's damsels

~Inverts : feather sea star, sally light foot, hermit crabs, tube worms, algae snails, cowrie shell, sea apple, sea cucumber, garden eel & brittle stars

Here are some pix for your kind perusal. Thanks for viewing and be glad to hear advises to improve this environment

side view of the tank

front view of the tank

bubbles

zoas

torch

[debenise]

yumas & mushies

[debenise]

LPS

inverts

[hammy]

interesting tank u have .

what lighting are u using ?

can tell u that all ur zoo are not really doing well and they are streching for more lighting.

that bubbles of yours in the centre can open very hugh . be careful of that guy.

anyway i very peifu you for changing water everyday.

[big_ben102000]

bro i think u got a bleached anemone there

[barnacle]

how long hv u been keeping that feather star??

[debenise]

hi hammy thanks for the tip up

yah the zoas seem to be stretching like becoming giraffes liao

im still using normal lighting but changing to T5 soon

hi bigben the sand anemone was originally white when i got it.

during the time i got it the rest of the anemones were also all whitish

seems ok as have been with me for 6mths liao n never shift house ever since i placed it there

[debenise]

hi barn, the feather sea star have been with me almost 4mths already. got it from coral farm. that time saw have another which was chilli red. looks chio chio also but decided to get this fella with more subtle colour hehe

[hammy]

hi hammy thanks for the tip up

yah the zoas seem to be stretching like becoming giraffes liao

im still using normal lighting but changing to T5 soon

hi bigben the sand anemone was originally white when i got it.

during the time i got it the rest of the anemones were also all whitish

seems ok as have been with me for 6mths liao n never shift house ever since i placed it there

yup , change to at least 4 T5 minimum , but 6-8 HO T5 will be great generally.

can see that u have spend a lot on the coral, dun let one piece of equipment ruin ur beautiful coral's health.

[barnacle]

Nice scape. looks pack.

many ppl regard sea apple as time bomb.

not so sure why. maybe u can do some reading on it..

care to share equipment u used???

cheers.

[jervismun]

Very interesting concept... I like the subtle colouration... most of us are too obsessed with bright intense colours... your tank looks really natural and calm

Mind sharing with us a bit more on hardware?

[debenise]

yup , change to at least 4 T5 minimum , but 6-8 HO T5 will be great generally.

can see that u have spend a lot on the coral, dun let one piece of equipment ruin ur beautiful coral's health.

yes sir!! i will eat lesser go light footed when driving and save more to get at least 4 T5 tubes!! sacrifice for the corals hehe

thanks for the advice yet again hammy

[johntanjm]

hi barn, the feather sea star have been with me almost 4mths already. got it from coral farm. that time saw have another which was chilli red. looks chio chio also but decided to get this fella with more subtle colour hehe

hey what u feed ur feather star ah? i think my one gonna up the lorry. must feed phyto is it? i feed it zoos

[debenise]

Very interesting concept... I like the subtle colouration... most of us are too obsessed with bright intense colours... your tank looks really natural and calm

Mind sharing with us a bit more on hardware?

thanks for appreciating the subtle environment though i personally feel that what you guys have in terms of coloured decorative reef tank is much much nicer!!

will be posting shortly on the cheapo laoya equipments im using

i just try my best to be a good & consistent reefer in taking care my residents

[debenise]

hey what u feed ur feather star ah? i think my one gonna up the lorry. must feed phyto is it? i feed it zoos

hi john

i mixed up my own self-made receipe for my inverts n corals.

have been using this self-made food since when i had 2ft.

i did indicate the ingredients in the 1st post. till now my inverts have been

living happily hehe but abit siong lar cuz need to get the ingredients from

diff supermarkets n then cant keepstock alot cuz by then not fresh. then gotta

blend them to fine bits n diligently feed on alternate nights.

[debenise]

tank where i keep fresh seawater to topup/change regularly

my filter pump with UV light. In it are Azoo products full range.

circulators

[debenise]

light set

mini fan

food (the blended looks like mud n smelly so nvr take pix of that )

lotions that i have been using but going to change to jireh's ABCDE (excited cuz just bought today )

lastly the must-have equipment haha

[debenise]

nearly forget the skimmer

now u see all the laoya items i have been using to maintain this tank hehe

thats why all the more i must pay alot attention lor bobian but happy lar

[ReDDeviLs]

hi there.. dun tell me u use saltwater to do daily topups?

[debenise]

hi there.. dun tell me u use saltwater to do daily topups?

hi hi

yes i use saltwater for topup daily if not every 2 days.

the holding tank is always full if not 3/4 full for the frequent topups and

change of about 5% frequent change of water.

[yvoneysl]

yes i use saltwater for topup daily if not every 2 days.

yr salinity must be on the high side

[beaver]

hi hi

yes i use saltwater for topup daily if not every 2 days.

the holding tank is always full if not 3/4 full for the frequent topups and

change of about 5% frequent change of water.

Bro, you better check your SG ....top up with fresh-water. Due to evaporation, your SG will start to creep....

[jervismun]

Bro I suggest you check your salinity with a reliable apparatus immediately... it must be on the very high side since you've been topping up with pre-mixed salt water. It's not hard to understand the concept that in this situation evaporation only occurs to freshwater (the salt will remain in the tank). So by just adding freshwater (treated tapwater, DI or RO/DI) it will help maintain your salinity at a desired level.

However, if your salinity shows anything exceeding 1.027... do not panic, your LS been accustom to it anyway... you can choose to bring it down slowly (say to 1.025 within a period of 2 weeks)... this will make any new introductions less stressed by the high salinity and to keep your maintenance lower. Water is cheap... but salt is not cheap at all

Do keep us posted on this

[debenise]

Bro I suggest you check your salinity with a reliable apparatus immediately... it must be on the very high side since you've been topping up with pre-mixed salt water. It's not hard to understand the concept that in this situation evaporation only occurs to freshwater (the salt will remain in the tank). So by just adding freshwater (treated tapwater, DI or RO/DI) it will help maintain your salinity at a desired level.

However, if your salinity shows anything exceeding 1.027... do not panic, your LS been accustom to it anyway... you can choose to bring it down slowly (say to 1.025 within a period of 2 weeks)... this will make any new introductions less stressed by the high salinity and to keep your maintenance lower. Water is cheap... but salt is not cheap at all

Do keep us posted on this

oh no worries on the salinity as normally remains between 1.023-1.025 hehe

i use treated water (bio2 ELKEN brand) mixed with seawater i buy from coral farm.

so far its been ok lar for almost 2yrs le

[jervismun]

Is your skimmate always very watery? Light in colour? And lots of it?