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That area runs at about 72W of LED light at the moment. Plants & succulents are doing relatively OK. Its able to hold its coloration & do flower occasionally. Using LEDs (~ 200 PAR for the above lights) are way less lights compared to direct sunlight (~ 1000 PAR)

The succulents on the lower shelf is using my old freshwater planted tank lights - Odyssea Evo Green Elements (model 36P 3ft 72W lights).

Thanks bro. Will do some research on your recommendations. Saved me lots of time trying to go through the tons of info.

Imports available this afternoon Cebu: White cap gobies, Grissengeri gobies, Blue velvet nudibranch (flatworm eaters), Copperband butterflies, multicolor pencil wrasse, frogfish, carpenter wrasse, sea goblin, flathead crocodilefish, cockeral wrasse, purple parrotfish, hoeven's wrasse, blue tang, assorted sharpnose puffers, assorted groupers, marine betta, jetnose, ghost pipefish, yellow patch wrasse, lunatus wrasse, pintail wrasse, blue throat fairy wrasse, ruby red dragonet, green chromis, yellow coris, yellow tail blue damsel, latticed blenny, assorted shrimp & goby pairs, green mandarin, citron goby, starry blenny, 2 spot blenny, red stripe hermit, strombus, flame scallops, yellow sea cucumber, cuttlefish & eggs, tubeworms, globe urchins, sand dollars, pencil urchins, abalone, blue linckia, long arm crab, ten leg sea star, fire anemone, upside down jellyfish, assorted anemones, serpent stars, shameface crabs, assorted sea stars, bumblebee shrimp, harlequin shrimp pair, longnose shrimp, purple firegoby, trimma cana, trimma tevegae, tryssogobius colini, eviota nigriventris, zebra mantis, bongo shrimp pair, marble cat shark Sri Lanka: Pakistani butterflyfish, Gardineri butterflyfish, mitratus butterflyfish, zoster butterfly, midas blenny, smithi blenny, purple fire goby, aurora goby, dracula goby, tiger snake eel, blue eye anthias, dispar anthias, powded blue tang, clown tang, moorish idol, Lineopunctatus triggerfish, bipartitus leopard wrasse, cleaner shrimps, fire shrimps, regal angel, assorted sea stars, yellowhead butterflyfish, miniata grouper. Australia fish this weekend. Will update shortly.

My booster pump came with regulator, which located at the front side of the pump, to adjust it you need to use Allen key. Not sure will the tap damage the booster pump, can share the information how long the water need to stay in di resin to work effectively.

I received some queries about phytoplankton. So here are some comments. The objective of adding phytoplankton is to feed small organisms (zooplankton) which in turn feed larger organisms. Those that benefit most are species that are deemed 'difficult to keep in a reef tank' because they simply starve to death due to missing base of the food chain / zooplankton in the water. (eg. flame scallops or non photosynthetic sea fans). Other corals like SPS generally should benefit as well. Not all phytoplankton are alike (ease vs benefit). Some like Nannochloropsis is generally 'easy' to culture. Hence you see them commonly used for culturing rotifers or used in bottled phyto mixtures. Others like Isochrysis are considered difficult. Difficult means they are sensitive to salinity, temperature & cleanliness & tend to crash easily. Isochrysis is considered the 'gold standard' due to its benefits. Literally, its also 'golden brown' in color. Copy/paste from AlgaeBarn & other websites: Isochrysis is capable of building stores of fats and oils. Isochrysis is high in polyunsaturated fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), stearidonic acid and alpha-linolenic acid. The Omega 3 composition is often over 22% total fatty acid content. For this reason, it is frequently used to enrich live zooplanktonic feeds (rotifers, copepods, brine shrimp, etc.). It has been used effectively to feed very demanding phytoplanktivorous corals such as Dendronephthya (Carnation Tree Coral). It additionally boasts high concentrations of vitamins (Vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, C, E, folic acid, nicotinic acid, pantotenic acid, etc.). These essential vitamins play a large part in overall health, including factors such as eye health, larval development and growth rates. Isochrysis is also a good source of the amino acids leucine, lysine and alanine. It suppresses growth of dominance of Vibrio spp (a type of bacteria) resulting in improved egg hatching and larval survival Acknowledgement to Chun Wai for the education on phytoplankton. Quite interesting indeed.

Verdict on the full length gloves : Its good for keeping your arms dry but not for more 'delicate' work. Not able to pick frag plugs from the sand bed with the gloves on. 3 types of phyto culture going Dripping in about 2 cups of phyto a night. Isochrysis are supposed be beneficial to the juvenile stages of mollusk. i.e. hopefully find developed baby emerald crabs soon

There are ways to keep them under control but not eradicate them. Fish like spotted mandarins and leopard wrasses are reputed to eat them; and KZ Flatworm Stop helps too. I'll be taking corrective action to eradicate them from my tank soon, but most people will not be willing to do what it takes.