andrewasl Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Tank Specs Display will be 4 x 2 x 2. Crystal glass on 3 sides of the tank, front, back and left. Black Oyama paper at the right side. Black silicon, 12mm glass. Black cabinet and hood. Overflow box with removable filter net. Dorsal pipings for overflow box. Double Euro bracing top and bottom of tank. 2.5 ft sump tank with refugium compartment. Ventilated chiller box with aluminium panels. Equipment Return pump, Eheim 1262 Lighting, Solarmax 4ft MH 2 x 150Watt, 2 x blue T5 54Watt per tube, Blue LED, Electronic ballast. Skimmer, Reef Octopus Acrylic skimmer 135Int. Chiller, Hailea Chiller 300A Wavemaker, SEIO 4400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Got the tank from IWARNA yesterday. Here's some pictures of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Got the tank from IWARNA yesterday. Here's some pictures of it. Can anyone tell me how to resize them? They're too big right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 I put in some food pellets yesterday and did the NO3 test today.. Still reads 0 NO3.. I was afraid of using the market prawn incase there'd be a foul smell.. I should still wait for a few more days just to make sure the cycling is done right? Or shd i just throw in the market prawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted August 29, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted August 29, 2010 I put in some food pellets yesterday and did the NO3 test today.. Still reads 0 NO3.. I was afraid of using the market prawn incase there'd be a foul smell.. I should still wait for a few more days just to make sure the cycling is done right? Or shd i just throw in the market prawn? you are suppose to be testing for ammonia. not nitrates. nitrates is the final product of ANN cycle and will show 0 unless your cycle is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AloysiusMun Posted August 29, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 29, 2010 Just whack the Market prawn. You got so much water volume, no worries about it. Just drop one in. Like what Lemon says, you should be testing for AMMONIA! You gotta read up more, there's a lot of knowledge needed in this Marine hobby. Don't trial and error then cause your fish to up lorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Hi Andrew, welcome to the reefing hobby and this community. As Aloysius said it rightly, reading and doing some research is important and will help you to avoid painful mistake along the way. There are few general principals you might wanna take note as regards to the initial phase of starting a marine tank. All things works on the basis of eco equilibrium, your tank is new and there will be die offs in which the system is not able to take control of at this moment resulting in Ammonia, nitrite and nitrate issues. This is normal during start up. So you got to let your tank eco system take it's time to stabalise and eventually reach it's equilibrium. What's important is to allow your tank to mature over time and allow the useful denitrification bacterial works it's way up for your tank system. Time and patient will be needed. Have a good read up on creating a natural denitrification system will serve you well and happy for a very good long time. Happy reefing. Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member braincoral Posted August 29, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted August 29, 2010 Ts using NSW ar? Best is to cycle ur tank first till it is really ready to welcome fishes, corals..etc Patience is the key to successful marine hobby All the Best and enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 Thanks guys. I just put the market prawn last night. And I'll wait for abt 3 weeks before I add any livestock into the tank. But when do I start testing the water to see if the cycling process is over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hey guys, i found something alive in the rocks. Can help me ID it? It opens in the day and closes at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted September 1, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted September 1, 2010 majano anemone. it's a pest. kill it. don't cut it or shred it or pull it as it will only multiply faster. inject it with some concentrated calcium solution to melt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hey guys, i found something alive in the rocks. Can help me ID it? It opens in the day and closes at night. Its majano anemone. Most people view it as pest as it will chemical war with your corals.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted September 12, 2010 Author Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hey guys, i just got a pair of cleaner shrimp and they're pretty active.. Anyway, i've been noticing that the crabs that were in my live rock were just dying.. And sometimes the body of the crab isn't intact.. There'll be claws lying around on the sand.. What does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member limsc Posted September 12, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hey guys, i just got a pair of cleaner shrimp and they're pretty active.. Anyway, i've been noticing that the crabs that were in my live rock were just dying.. And sometimes the body of the crab isn't intact.. There'll be claws lying around on the sand.. What does that mean? They did not die... They just grow and shed their shell.. You will soon see the shell of your shrimps too (maybe a month time).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted September 12, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted September 12, 2010 They could just be molting. What you see could be shells of those crabs left after molting. Some videos of molting crabs: Time Lapse Of Crab Molting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted September 12, 2010 Author Share Posted September 12, 2010 Yea.. U guys are right.. they're just the molted shell of the crab.. I've seen shrimp molt but not crabs.. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 Hey, heres some pictures of the fish i bought a few days back. 3 dispar anthias and 1 cleaner wrasse. The dispar anthias' weren't eating at first. i tried mysis shrimp and cyclopeeze but they still didnt eat. This morning i tried feeding mysis again and it worked. But they're still shy so taking photos or even going near the tank makes them hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 Here's some of the pictures of the fish I've bought so far. There's 1 Royal Gramma, 3 Pseudanthias Flavoguttatus, 2 Bartlett anthias, 2 Resplendant anthias, 2 Purple Firefish, 2 Clown Gobies, 2 Fire Shrimp, 1 Copperband Butterflyfish and 2 Purple Queen anthias. I'm not too sure of the names of the 5 corals I bought. I couldn't get a nice FTS. The best i could get was one with the ugly reflection. I'm thinking of getting exquisite wrasse next. Will the colours of the exquisite wrasse fade as time goes by? I know that happens to some of the wrasses, but i can't remember which. Oh, the copperband's not eating the mysis shrimp I feed it. But it isn't hiding either. It swims around pecking at the liverock. The aiptasia that were in the tank disappeared after adding the copperband. That's good news right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I would'nt say much, only do try to stock slower than what you are doing now. Getting fussy feeders at this point in time and flooding your tank with food in hope that they eat is a recipe for disaster, especially in a relatively new setup. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 I would'nt say much, only do try to stock slower than what you are doing now. Getting fussy feeders at this point in time and flooding your tank with food in hope that they eat is a recipe for disaster, especially in a relatively new setup. Okay. Noted. Thanks for the advice. But just out of curiosity, what would the disaster be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member braincoral Posted September 28, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2010 Okay. Noted. Thanks for the advice. But just out of curiosity, what would the disaster be? More Fishes = more Food needed = more decay matter. Just make sure that your New Setup is able to handle such bioload... It is better to stock one fish at a time rather at one go... "Patience is the key to Reef keeping" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewasl Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 More Fishes = more Food needed = more decay matter. Just make sure that your New Setup is able to handle such bioload... It is better to stock one fish at a time rather at one go... "Patience is the key to Reef keeping" Oh, i stocked these fish over about 2 weeks. Is that still too short? I also did a water change over the weekend. How will i know if my setup cannot handle the bioload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Okay. Noted. Thanks for the advice. But just out of curiosity, what would the disaster be? Ammonia spike. This can happen when you stock too fast or feed too much for the nitrifying bacteria to catch up. Your fish might survive, but they will likely be stressed by the levels of ammonia and can lead to reduced immunity. That is when diseases like marine ich can kill your fish. Most often fish diseases are directly linked to water quality. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Soul Posted September 28, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted September 28, 2010 From what i can see from pics your tank is at its algae boom stage, wavemakers also not enuf to circulate your water for a 4 footer. Get an algae blenny or turbo snails or blue hermit crabs to help with the boom & waste. U can also try getting some plants from Ah Beng LFS (@Pasir Ris farm if u dunno where) and put them in your sump if theres space & turn on a small light on them few hrs a day to help export the nutrients for now. Other than that dont stock anymore non-hardy fishes or corals til the stage is over or u gonna regret. P/S : Most of us started off like u are now and some of us had to learn it the hard way cos there wasnt much help or we were stubborn lol. So best thing is read the senior's threads on how they first started the tank. You'll learn a lot, what to do and what not to do. Get some Salifert testkits too, u need to know whet your water paremeters are weekly or in some cases daily. Quote Visit My new 3x2x2.5 setup's thread My old 3ft setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoVan Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Ammonia spike. This can happen when you stock too fast or feed too much for the nitrifying bacteria to catch up. Your fish might survive, but they will likely be stressed by the levels of ammonia and can lead to reduced immunity. That is when diseases like marine ich can kill your fish. Most often fish diseases are directly linked to water quality. ^ +1. Go slowly bro, and I see a water change regime coming up real soon. Your algae on the sandbed needs attention Quote Happy Reefing, Marc J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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