Achilles Tang

5 hours of lighting??? That's not enough for anything! Unless you have 1000 watters! What's your water quality like??

Looks like you have to fabricate one.

So you mean to say that before the bus comes to a complete stop at the bus-stop and I am already standing at the reader, I can't tap until the doors open? No beeps to indicate the status?

Dun change water during cycling unless you get to a toxic stage like Ernie's (by then it's too late to save the LR). Just make sure that you only monitor salinity and PH coz ammonia tends to be more toxic at different PH levels. And new water changes tend to upset PH levels at this stage. IMO, do the first water change only after you put livestock in for a while... so that some dissolved organics will be partially taken out, giving time for the biological filtration to cope.

hmmm... heh... lona just sounds feminine... sorry hope you are not offended! Anyway... to answer you... whether the LR is cured or not... you still need to jumpstart the cycle. Just enough rotting material to create ammonia. Not to the point you crash your tank! Most LR will become cured over time if they are left at the LFS curing facility. Most come in as uncured LR, with loads of dying sponges, algae and other fauna on them. They are removed by the LFS and then dumped into curing bins... so it depends how long they came in and when you bought them. Once your cycle finishes, you can stock right away. But do it slowly to let the necessary bacteria grow accordingly to cope with the bioload. Most tanks take about a year to mature... and will go through usual cynano, dino, nuisance algae blooms... unless you are using good skimmers to help with filtration.

Got this in my email... sounds interesting... can anyone verify this? This ezlink thing has been getting so much bad press recently and now this.... --------------------------------------------- Hello, some information want to share with you.......... Recently some of you may see a Ө sign appear on the ezlink card reader screen when you going to alight from the bus (as shown above). What shall you do if you see this sign??? Many of you may thought that the card reader is out of order, so just get down from the bus once the door is open, without tapping your ezlink card. Last week I saw many of the passengers didn't tap their card. Now then I found out that this is a new feature of ezlink card reader. The Ө sign will disappear after the door is open and the card reader will resume normal function. This new feature currently just install in some of the card reader only. So in future please wait for the door to open then tap your ezlink card if you see the Ө sign. Tibs & SBS never announce this new feature may be they want to cheat people money, they thought that passenger will just alight when they saw this sign & many of them may not claim back the money because it is just few cents only. Please inform your friends and family members about this new feature. so that they won be cheated by bus company. Best regards Oh Liak Chee 16/12/2002 ----------------------------------------------

Subject: The Superbowl.....! > > >The Coach had put together the perfect team for the Oakland Raiders. The > >only thing that was missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the > >colleges, and even the high schools, but he couldn't find a ringer > >quarterback who could ensure a Super Bowl win. > > > >Then one night, while watching CNN, he saw a war-zone scene in Afghanistan > > > >In one corner of the background, he spotted a young Afghanistan soldier > >with a truly incredible arm. He threw a hand grenade straight into a > >3rd-story window 200 yards away, ka-boom! He threw another hand grenade > >into a group of 10 soldiers 100 yards away, ka-blooey! Then a car passed, > >going 90 mph, bulls-eye! > > > >I've got to get this guy!" Coach said to himself. "He has the perfect arm!" > >So, he brings him to the States and teaches him the great game of football, > >and the Raiders go on to win the Super Bowl. > > > >The young Afghani is hailed as the Great Hero of football, and when Coach > >asks him what he wants, all the young man wants to do is to call his > >mother. > > > >"Mom," he says into the phone, "I just won the Super Bowl!" > > > >I don't want to talk to you," the old woman says. "You deserted us. You are > >not my son." > > > >"I don't think you understand, Mother!" the young man pleads. "I just won > >the greatest sporting event in the world. I'm here among thousands of my > >adoring fans." > > > >"No, let me tell you," his mother retorts. "At this very moment, there are > >gunshots all around us. The neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two > >brothers were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, and this week > >your sister was raped in broad daylight." > > > >The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says, "..I'll never forgive you for > >making us move to Oakland."

Subject: Yindian joke ... ;-P > Got this from an Indian friend who's now based in Sydney. Had to hold my > sides in! > > > > An Indian couple both age 37, went to a ###### therapist's office. 'The > >doctor > > > asked, what can i do for you? The man said, Will you watch us have > sexual > > > intercourse? The doctor looked puzzled, but agreed. When the couple > > > finished, the doctor said, There's nothing wrong with the way you have > > > intercourse, and charged them$50. This happened several weeks in a row. > >The > > > couple would make an appointment, have intercourse with no problems pay > >the > > > doctor then leave. finally the doctor asked, Just exactly what are you > > > trying to find out? The man said, We're not trying to find out anything. > > > She's married And we can't go to her house. I'm married and we can't go > >to > > > my house. The holiday Inn charges $90. The Hilton charges $108. We do it > > > here for $50, and i get $43 back from Medicare. > >

> Two Nuns > > > There were two nuns... > One of them was known as Sister Mathematical (SM), > and the other one was known as Sister Logical (SL). > It is getting dark and they are still far away from the convent. > > SM: Have you noticed that a man has been following us for the past > thirty-eight > and a half minutes? I wonder what he wants. > > SL: It's logical. He wants to rape us. > > SM: Oh, no! At this rate he will reach us in 15 minutes at the most? > What can we do? > > SL: The only logical thing to do of course is to walk faster. > > SM: It's not working. > > SL: Of course it's not working. The man did the only logical thing. He > started to > walk faster, too. > > SM: So, what shall we do? At this rate he will reach us in one minute. > > SL: The only logical thing we can do is split. You go that way and I'll go > this way. > He cannot follow us both. > > So the man decided to follow Sister Logical. > > Sister Mathematical arrives at the convent and is worried about what has > happened to Sister Logical. > > Then Sister Logical arrives. > > SM: Sister Logical! Thank God you are here! Tell me what happened! > > SL: The only logical thing happened. The man couldn't follow us both,so he > followed me. > > SM: Yes, yes! But what happened then? > > SL: The only logical thing happened. I started to run as fast as I could and > he started to run as fast as he could. > > SM: And? > > SL: The only logical thing happened. He reached me. > > SM: Oh, dear! What did you do? > > SL: The only logical thing to do. I lifted my dress up. > > SM: Oh, Sister! What did the man do? > > SL: The only logical thing to do. He pulled down his pants. > > > > SM: Oh, no! What happened then? > > SL: Isn't it logical, Sister? > > > > A nun with her dress up can run faster than man with his pants down. > > > And for those of you who thought it would be dirty, say two Hail Marys!

Well.... I am open to offers.... I dun want to 'teng kor' either... pls PM with your offer...

Hi Lona (hey... are you female?) Nothing really wrong with the above method. However, if your LR is kinda cured already (take it out and smell.. if it smells like the sea... it is cured... if it stinks... it isn't)... you can't count on it to have enough ammonia to kickstart the nitrogen cycle. It could be a very small/short cycle, generating just enough bacteria to finish the cycle... but once you start stocking up.... you'll be creating another cycle... and hopefully, the bacteria will build up faster enough to cope with the increase bioload... or your ammonia levels or nitrite levels would end up killing your livestock. The prawn method is a proven one, instead of using livestock (which could be cruel to some people).

Heh... didn't you order one DIY? Heard that some parts still need to be delivered from Germany... take about 1 month?

Guys, it was imported from my HK friend as you can't get it in Singapore. I can help you order one if interested. You can check out this US site for more technical info on Korallin Kalkreactor. Hotsoup... sorry... I have no clue!

Any documentation that supports this? I haven't come across anything that says the bacteria strains are not suitable for marine... even reputable German companies like Dupla has their own versions.

I still have one baby crocea and two big squamosas left. Crossing my fingers really tightly.

Hey, I personally appreciate your input, man! I did check my clams for snail parasites... but as Morgan said... it would have occured a long time ago... unless.... they came as hitch-hikers on some LS and multiplied to plague proportions and began their attacks. But it follows the familiar pattern of the clam disease as reported in RC.

LOL!

Ok... I should have stepped in earlier... Your cycling has taken a turn for the worst... your efforts to introduce ammonia into the system has been too effective, and it has killed your LR and all its inhabitants... I suspect the stench is from the massive die-off. The bacteria needed to process ammonia to nitrites is not growing fast enough. Basically, your tank is dead. I recommend an immediate water change at least 80%. If the rock stinks to high heaven.... well... either you can try using it to continue cycling the tank... or dispose of it... maybe bleach it... and wash clean and dry under the sun and reuse it as base rock when it's fully clean. Dun worry, life will populate the rock again. Now... it's dead and rotting. After the water change... the advice to have powerheads going is a good one... Use carbon to absorb as much of the remaining organics and change it out often. Try lowering toxic ammonia with Seachem Prime. If there are low traces of ammonia, that's fine... it should be enough to kickstart the next cycle... you could use bottled bacteria to help re-colonise your tank. Sorry to hear about this mess... it just took a very very bad turn somewhere... dun lose heart!

1. Nope... they can be found elsewhere 2. They are shrimp eaters so if you have cleaners you may want to remove them. They can be trained to eat frozen foods like mysis shrimp. Based on size and the fact that they conserve energy by perching and only going after food... they won't produce as much wastes as other much active fishes. 3. I guess I can say that smaller fishes, less active fishes produce less waste so in theory, you can stock more. But that is also bearing in mind interspecies' behaviourial patterns and territorial needs. ie. stocking 20 firefishes vs 5 tangs = same amount of waste = but heavy aggression between the tangs.

Talking about movies... for Shanghai Knights.... our dear Fann Wong is not even listed in the cast credits! LOL! http://bventertainment.go.com/movies/shang...hts/index2.html How many people think she's damn chio?

If you cut it into two... the stump left behind will grow into a new one. Leave both parts inside and you will have two.

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Hmmm... didn't I informed that he is the Asia Distributor for Schuran? Rest assured that the parallel importers cannot get anywhere close to beating his prices for me. Just PM me... I'll link you guys up. Trust me!

No. Sorry. Such nudibranchs have very specialized diets... and if you keep a reef tank.. forget it. They eat coral polyps, sponges, tunicates, algae and they are also poisonous. Best leave them in the sea.

Korallin Kalkreactor. I am using one and its excellent! (supposed to be one of the best in the market).