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for those who pmed me with interest to buy the frags. honestly i can't put a price tag on these small fragments of corals which is only a tiny fraction of the main colony that i bought. ill be killing the hobby if i were to sell this frags at cut-throat carrot price. best if you have something that i do not have and we can hit up with a trade. anyway.. currently millipora and 1 frag of birdnest is reserved to giveaway FOC to sincere reefkeepers. lets not aim to profit from this hobby and kill the joy of keeping these wonderful creations. zoas still up for trade

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It's an interesting thought on absorption efficiency with an ATS with cleared growth or accumulated growth.. IMO efficiency is maximized when the surface area for growth is maximized, that to me seems like the bottom line for ATS operation.. I would be cautious in 'keeping' thick growth because as mentioned by SubzeroLT, light may not penetrate that well to the algae behind the fresh growth & there is a risk that they may start dying off & releasing nutrients back to the system, limiting the effectiveness of the ATS

Yeah thanks guys, the other guy can go eat a zoa.

My understanding is that the nitrate/phosphate is taken up by the algae as it 'grows'. And the elemental nitrogen & phosphorous are 'locked' into the cell structure of the algae. And algae needs light to grow. And if the algae dies, the nitrogen/phosphorous is released back into the water which is detected as nitrate/phosphate. Hence, i believe its good practice to harvest the ATS algae regularly when its 'thick enough' as the algae at the back probably won't be getting much light. Discarding the algae is 'exporting' the nitrogen/phosphorous permanently out of the tank system

Tks for those keep this forum up keep. If not will not able to go farm to farm just to search for stuff. Tks guys Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the photo and reply. Helpful info as I am planning to go for similar size tank.

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Sure bro..this convict tang for hair algae is recommended to me by reefer Klyve in SRC..its effective for him thus i try it now too .. so its proven haha

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Ups for urs nice zoas...

Hahha power bro. Some are selling 5 bucks A bag.

How does the glass level get adjusted ? - I'll post some pics another time once its installed (misplaced the nylon screws for it). Essentially a screw-on acrylic sheet that slides up/down on one of the panels which then change the effective height of the panel/baffle. Meaning to say the previous owner came out with this design too? This was the original sump which only had a left / right compartment separated by a glass panel. The second last compartment to last compartment you design a under flow.... May i know how did you get this idea from? Fellow reefer RedDevils highlighted that the compressor coil needed high flow. Thanks for the tip Hence the underflow idea. Not sure if this will work. Workaround is to place a wavemaker in the compartment. I also notice that the skimmer you place so high why is that so? That's a Skimz recirculating skimmer - external water level does not affect the internal water level. To maximize water volume, i will place it above above water and straddle it over some bio media What will you place after the skimmer compartment ? The compartment where the skimmer is will have bio media, basically whatever i have accumulated from my current tank will be moved over. (marinepure block, marinepure block, siporax, bacteria king) The 3rd compartment will be a refugium. The underflow area is covered with a netting to prevent fishes from getting into the return pump section. As the name implies, it'll be a refuge area for injured fishes (if any) Oh for the acrylic panel will it cure over time and be able to retaint he water pressure? - I sure hope the acrylic will hold. From my understanding, Dow Corning 795 is quite strong & adheres fairly well to acrylic. Lastly what the thickness of your sump tank? Sump is 8mm glass with bottom bracing. The brace helps ensure the bottom does not bow. Hope this helps.