Kikobananas Marine Tank

[pokmingsheng]

cleaned my sand today, removed all the "big stones"...

cleaned the algae off the glass,

didnt miss an inch..

and finally did WC...

tank looks more pleasing to the eye..

feeling more positive now..

only problem left is,

some brown stuff still on my LRs..

hopefully it'll just go off over time..

[tian1974]

u can use a new tooth brush to brush off those brown stuff on LR. brush gently. I do it to brush of some algae on my LR.

[jackywongto]

great work kiko! Feel good right?

do regular maint and the brown stuff with go away soon.

remember to do minor maintenance regularly, this will draw you to look at the tank more and in return you will tend to notice more if the slightest thing goes wrong.

Let algae cover your tank and you dun feel like looking at it and start to neglect it and things start going wrong and ...... chicken and egg theory.

enough rumbling......

post Pics!

[pokmingsheng]

ready to add more corals to my sand bed

[jackywongto]

ready to add more corals to my sand bed

so neat and clean.... *envy....

[pokmingsheng]

my pink RBTA split 2nights ago!!!!!!

transferred both into a floating QT..

currently recovering...

my only concern is,

since the floating QT is on the surface,

the LED lights might be too strong for them...

[pokmingsheng]

Have plans to catch my royal gramma out..

so i tried this test this morning before i bathe..

placed a "mini tank" on my sand bed..

threw in one cube of henry's food..

[pokmingsheng]

came out of the shower..

about half an hour later,

went to take a look....

[pokmingsheng]

wrong fish!!! haha..

if you are wondering why the snails are on top,

it is because the frozen food floats,

so it floated to the top of the container,

and these snails managed to get to it!

impressed!

[jackywongto]

you getting rid of your RG?

[pokmingsheng]

you getting rid of your RG?

actually not very sure..

have plans to...

but have to catch it first.. haha..

next to go should be the blue tang..

getting abit big already...

[raydiative]

your bio load can be controlled if you do regular wc and be selective of the fishes and the size of them before your purchase... good luck nonetheless!!

[TayHongSiang]

wrong fish!!! haha..

if you are wondering why the snails are on top,

it is because the frozen food floats,

so it floated to the top of the container,

and these snails managed to get to it!

impressed!

wat snails are these?

[pokmingsheng]

wat snails are these?

Nassarius Snails

they stay under the sand and only comes up if they smell food...

[Ketchup]

Nassarius Snails

they stay under the sand and only comes up if they smell food...

Yup... these snails are very good to turn the sand and eat all the leftovers..

[pokmingsheng]

hey guys,

thinking of adding another neon goby to my tank..

currently already having one...

will they be fight with one another if they eventually fail to pair up?

[Terryz_]

hey guys,

thinking of adding another neon goby to my tank..

currently already having one...

will they be fight with one another if they eventually fail to pair up?

It is difficult if your neon is already established in your tank. They will fight very badly if they are of the same sex...

[pokmingsheng]

It is difficult if your neon is already established in your tank. They will fight very badly if they are of the same sex...

added in less than a month ago..

hmmm.. but if i catch it and place both of them into a betta box,

will i be able to tell if they can get along??

[Terryz_]

Hmmm.. That I not very sure... Normally I will buy two at a go and add together..

You can try... But seperate with a transparent divider first.. Den see if they fight when you release the divider..

I might be wrong, but the sex can roughly be differential by the body shape.. Slimmer one is a male and those stubby one is a female or vice verse... I cant remember liao... LOL..

HTH..

[pokmingsheng]

Hmmm.. That I not very sure... Normally I will buy two at a go and add together..

You can try... But seperate with a transparent divider first.. Den see if they fight when you release the divider..

thanks for the advice,

will think about it if i would still get another one..

[Ketchup]

If i not wrong, neon gobies naturally will pair up...

[pokmingsheng]

running out of salt mix..

all the while i've been using Marine Environment Salt,

but I dont really like the idea of adding the "small bottle" into my tank...

so thinking of changing to...

Any good reviews on this?

I know this has been brought up countless times,

but,

any other salt mix that you guys would recommend me to try?

[kanegan]

I use oceanic...

[poomoon]

my pink RBTA split 2nights ago!!!!!!

transferred both into a floating QT..

currently recovering...

my only concern is,

since the floating QT is on the surface,

the LED lights might be too strong for them...

cool ... hope they recover soon bro. and in case you plan to ...

[TayHongSiang]

running out of salt mix..

all the while i've been using Marine Environment Salt,

but I dont really like the idea of adding the "small bottle" into my tank...

so thinking of changing to...

Any good reviews on this?

I know this has been brought up countless times,

but,

any other salt mix that you guys would recommend me to try?

price wise is on the premium side...but heard good reviews from reefers in reefcentral.com....comycus has been using this brand for quite some time...he will definitely swear to u its good....

i have used oceanic also...personally, i felt oceanic is good enough for my livestocks as i dun keep SPS...so i dun really require a saltmix that gives me very high calcium and mag...