Leaderboard

This isn't really a DIY, more of a informative post.. For those looking for light club holder for their PAR LEDs, you might wana take a look at this.. http://s720.photobucket.com/user/oklahloso/media/fishy/A81E5FF8-D4A7-4599-B02C-6E9D33B2C220-96347-000004E25A5C7896.jpg.html'> I got this off a camera shop in Penisular Plaza. Photographer use this for studio shots to bounce the light to the model. Anyway it cost $14. Blub not included.. http://s720.photobucket.com/user/oklahloso/media/fishy/2A509299-A7A8-42DA-AC07-1B14E4CFC1C7-96347-000004E260CCAAAB.jpg.html'> Back view. With a simple on-off switch. The shop sells either a 3 pin or 2 pin plug. 1 dollar difference. http://s720.photobucket.com/user/oklahloso/media/fishy/A5789C06-BB84-441A-9C71-5BA4464C8DB0-96347-000004E2677767BD.jpg.html'> With another $14, you can buy a clamp to attach it to your tank or the inside of your sump. As shown, my LED is quite big in size and it is holding well for the past 1 week. Able to tilt the light up, down, left and right. Setup might be abit ex..but I can use them for photography if I do not use them for the light. So its $24 well spend!

Hi been noticing loads of red and green hair algea in my tank (not too sure if that is what they are called) after my tank crash some weeks back. First test showed 0.1 ppm phosphate so i lowered it using Goodbye PO4 from henry. But for the last 2 days like got more and more algae. Today my measurement is: no3: 2 ppm po4: 0 no2: 0 For the green hair algae i am thinking of keeping it actually and throw into my new tank sump since it is all gathered on a rock.. what do you guys think??

What's your salinity? Check your salinity. pH is just a number which can be affected by alot of things. Look at your salinity and try to achieve 1.023.

hi all, Thanks 3 brothers who came to offer their equipment. i dont know your nick, but many thanks still. I've managed to borrow one from a reefer staying very near me - ViperR. so glad got a nice reefer in my neighbourhood! Cheers all

New updated article. http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/more-marine-species-discovered-second-phase-expedition#inside

LCK201

LCK201

Fish is sold! Moderator please close the thread. Thanks.

Thx toalk your reply. Currently reserved if he back up will update here again.

Well said bro

You can seek out Madpetz for them. I believe Ken still has stock for nano osmolator.

Hi navy. In order to kick start cycling, a food source needs to be present for bacteria to start working. to put it very simply, there are three kinds of bacteria. I wont go into scientific details here to prevent confusion. Bacteria A consumes ammonia to form nitrites. Bacteria B consumes Nitrites to form nitrates. Bacteria C consumes nitrates to form nitrogen gas. however, bacteria C cannot tolerate oxygen, and thus can only live in places where there is no oxygen, like deep within the sand or deep in liverock. unfortunately bacteria C is very difficult to cultivate, and that's why nitrates are the end of the breakdown process in most tanks. Rarely does it get converted to nitrogen gas. To begin cycling, bacteria A needs ammonia to grow. That is why people put market prawn. As the prawn decays, ammonia is produced, and bacteria A can convert it to nitrites. This is where your question is answered. Instead of prawn, some people put damsel fish. Fish produce waste, and the waste will become ammonia. But as you can see, this is unnecessary and cruel. As the ammonia builds up, more bacteria A grows and then more ammonia is converted to nitrite. As nitrite builds up, bacteria B starts converting it to nitrates. and then, more bacteria B starts producing. Finally, a stable healthy population of both bacteria A and B will be achieved. And they will convert these harmful chemicals to safe nitrate for you to remove via water change or other nutrient export. Nitrates are safe but are toxic in very very high amounts, in the hundreds of PPM. so don't worry too much about it unless you are keeping SPS. Hope this helps!! This is the summarized, version of my original article above. Hope it's easy to understand and i hope it helps you