my new tank!

[den04]

terry, u might want to leave more space between the rocks n glass coz if u want to use magnet cleaner or place corals if the gap too small u would have problem...

another thing, u might want some open bed space coz some stuff on open floor look nicer...

just my newbie opinion

[vincegoh]

a shot of my temperature and pH monitor.

temperature at 30deg. chiller not turned on mah. although when I turned the chiller on, temperature monitor accurately captured difference in temperature. (=

this monitor, named Aqua Sentry, can be bought from Petmart at a cheap price of $140. its a made in Singapore product, so replacement of parts will be damn easy. (=

So how do u find this Aqua Sentry pH ###### temperature probe? Does it give real time readings?

[terryansimon]

oh yah forgot about the glass cleaner. oh well. Tetra scraping tool then. =(

coral placement...hmm when that time comes, I'll do rescaping. but tentatively, the corals will sit on the rocks itself. so yeah. (=

[terryansimon]

vincegoh...

yes its real time.

[sjsheng]

u r damn rich sia.. lOls.. anyway look forward to ur coral arrive.. and fishy.. shd be at CNY ?

[terryansimon]

I am not rich. I just managed to save up a lot during my time as a student, and whatever money I could make by doing a small side line business in car accessories for my friends.

plus, it always helps if your family is supportive.

[vincegoh]

vincegoh...

yes its real time.

How do u find this Aqua Sentry pH ###### temperature probe? Accurate? Reliable?

[terryansimon]

the AquaSentry so far so good...no problems. (=

must buy caliberation fluid and caliberate it once in a while though. thats the only down side. hehz.

[weileong]

calibration cannot be avoid even on the most expensive top of the end units.

This is caused by the deteroiation in the sensor (dirty liquid junction etc).

Luckily my dennerle pH controller got indicator to remind me to calibrate it but I admit sometimes I'm plain too lazy to do it.

Is it easy to calibrate the aquasentry ph meter? how many calibration liquid you need? Might need to buy one.

[terryansimon]

think I'll pop by Petmart tomorrow and ask. its one small sachet only. just dip the thing in and its done.

with the aid of a screw, you adjust the thing until its of pH 7.

[weileong]

that means only single point calibration and not so accurate. For a little bit more you can get those that allows 2 point calibration. But for our use I think good enough already.

[Benz...]

think I'll pop by Petmart tomorrow and ask. its one small sachet only. just dip the thing in and its done.

with the aid of a screw, you adjust the thing until its of pH 7.

dotn mean to ask a silly question... but where is petmat at and how do you get there.. what time you going???

[terryansimon]

since a pH monitoring device would cost a bomb, this made in Singapore product that can measure temperature as well...I might as well get it right? kill two birds with one stone literally (=

Benz...

not too sure yet. maybe in the afternoon. I'm going out with my ex for lunch as she waits for her car bumper to be painted. so I can't really confirm. but Petmart is in Serangoon North...right beside Rainbow.

[blacknails]

Hey man super nice tank.... Love your rockwork as it leaves lots of spaces for corals... Really really nice....

And your equipment... Oh my goodness so so advanced!! Really really cool....

How is it cycling so far? Are 3 market prawns too heavy for cycling?

Wish your tank all the best, man!!!

[terryansimon]

all decomposed. shell fragments still there though.

I think everything is fine. so far. hahaha.

waiting for my nitrites to drop. 0.25 now. already hit its peak of 1. hehz.

[Tigger]

how much the lr cost u. thinking of getting another 20kilos.thanks

[terryansimon]

shots of my lifestock.

my now RIP true percula. died mysteriously even though I acclimatised them properly. no disease spotted. water parameters were stable. oh well. hope they are in a better place now.

[terryansimon]

RIP

[terryansimon]

RIP

[terryansimon]

RIP

sigh

[terryansimon]

purple firefish. an X'mas gift of sorts from my maid.

[terryansimon]

another shot of the purple firefish

[terryansimon]

same purple firefish. trying my bracketting here. (=

[nutx]

could be another round of 'cycling' in process again when you put in the fishes, that kill of your fishes?

you sure your NO2 is zero? (from the other thread.)

[terryansimon]

yes. I'm pretty sure. did a check just now. (=