Achilles Tang

Go to my project thread and you will find out!

Nope... its a worm, similar to featherduster worms... except this dusters made of very fine reflective wire. It doesn't glow on its own...

Shall I unveil my tank?

You mean filter wool? I guess any brand would do but I think the JBL brand is the best in the market... it's rather fine. There are many made-in-china filter wool but they are not as fine...ie. very small particles will go through. I guess if you are on a budget, you can always reuse by washing.

I had one before and it was responsible for wiping out my turtleweed, I was wondering what in the world mowing down at least 4 rocks full of them! I don't regret removing that green monster... and the amount of mucus it produced when you touch it.... yearrgghhh!!! There were globs of it floating around and drooling off the tongs...

Cheapos! Using damsels for cycling when you could have used my PMHDCS kit! You could get flamed for cruelty in RC.... they'll say you should live in a sewer for a week to replicate these conditions! Heh!

Has anyone seen this worm before in your rocks? Its 'feathers' is like fibre-optic wires, transparent but when they catch the light, they are like holograms... reflecting mainly red and orange with a bit of green and blue. I was sitting down watching my tank when this tiny red flash kept catching my eye.... I grabbed my cam... and although I must say it was at maximum zoom... I managed to catch it and here's the pix!

Da Bomb!

Doh! I need my caffeine fix... COKE!!!

Rrrobt just DIYed his beckett skimmer... you should listen to him.

?!? ?!? Tanz... you post wrongly in here or what?

Does your assumption exclude a skimmer? I haven't heard of such a filthy tank that can turn a polyfilter pad black in one day!

Actually, I have 8 clams... 2 big ones...

Mine is prone to chicken barbecue tangy orange sweet-sour pork flavoured nori.... bwahahahahahaha!!! j/k!

I think to keep to the original topic of this thread... Protein skimmers are a #1 priority because they not only skim out DOC but also help oxygenate the water. Carbon is mainly an absorbent for DOC but gets saturated easily and must be disposed off regularly before it leaches everything back into the water. Its cheap. Polyfilters are good absorbents for a whole lot of stuff (seems really the only 'miracle' filter around. It doesn't need to be replaced EVERYDAY as Tanzy (jokingly) says but you'll know when the colour changes. Its expensive. So there is no #2 or #3... only budget.

I hate the smell of freshwater tanks, especially planted tanks! Reminds me of ponds! Saltwater tanks... reminds me of the beach!

Well, in that case... let's see more contributions to the Joke thread!!!

Polyfilters are used in blood dialysis, where it takes out impurities from the blood... what do you think! They do not apparently release them into the water... you will know when it's time to change polyfilters when you see them turn very dark in colour.. different colours mean different stuff are pulled out from water. I used them because in the past, I have a brass check valve in my tank and was afraid of copper leaching... but I have never seen my polyfilter turn reddish. Maybe I was lucky!

Is it as reefsafe as those meant for underwater use? Just to be sure... coz I am worried about longterm leaching. Anyway... I think that's a brilliant idea! I was hunting for plant pegs actually... made of plastic and cone-shaped... you can glue a frag to it. Actually if they made the golf pegs a bit larger, it would excellent!

I use polyfilters too in my setup... it is the only filtermedia known to absorb metals, organics and phosphates. Perhaps someone should do a product review? By the way, what's the original question?

Hi folks, A lot of people get stumped when the word 'Nori' is mentioned. It's a common ingredient in our daily lives, especially here in Asia. It's simply dried seaweed. It's used for soups, noodle dishes, sushi and even confectionary (not really the same kind we should feed our fishes). Nori can come as dried seaweed clumps (these are found in the Dried Goods or Condiments section) or they can be rolled flat and are usually baked or roasted (such as found in the confectionary section in supermarts). Tangs love to eat Nori as would other seaweed eating fishes... some cardinals are known to eat Nori too. I had a flame angel who ate nori too. Here's a common brand under which Nori is packed and sold in NTUC supermarket. I think its only 90 cents to a dollar for one packet. And it will last a very long time! It's the purple seaweed variety. Haven't seen the green variety around. When you soak it in water long enough, the water will turn purplish red. Sometimes I soak my nori in garlic juice before feeding my tangs. It's dried and crispy, easily broken into small pieces. Once soaked in water, they will become soft and break apart when the tangs rip it apart. It does take some time for nori to become soft enough to break apart so you'll see your tangs doing a tug-of-war with each other or the clip! Well, hope that solves the mystery for some of you... it's more familiar than you think... go grocery shopping more often with your mamma or wifey! Achilles Tang

Not really... Look out for my Nori review in the Product Review section.

Sure.... tank warming party is scheduled before Christmas! That's a promise!

Those mantises sold are for food. Those are pale green in colour and they are like 25cm long! I think they are spearer types. They look so much like praying mantis! Yucks! Especially their eyes... just one dot in a huge ball! Actually tried them before... they have no meat on them... dunno how people can try eating them. I rather have regular prawns or crabs.

Maybe they'll put up some fishing rods for rent like Pasir Ris fishing pond! Oh well... it seems like they are quite 'chow mia' already..