southpaw23

Check the drilled hole on top of the durso...if the hole is clogged, it'll cause the waterlevel to rise and possibly fluctuate.

i didn't even see ur post till today Else i surely woulda called....next time perhaps

darn it!...too slow again

Keen on your mandarin pair if ur open to separate sales..cheers

IMO...you're better off with a 1260 or 1262 for the matter. Factoring headloss etc...the 1250 output flow rate would be rather low and that would only mean that it'll take u longer to cool the tank down. I believe a 1260 should be a decent sized pump that'll match your chillers flow through rate as well as manage the distance it needs to travel. Good luck with it.

Mind sharing the model of the denitrator? Is it a sulphur based denitrator or alcohol? cheers

I have no intentions to disrupt your thread but curious to know if a PBT from Maldives is that much more expensive as compared to regular PBTs. Anyways...is the fish feeding on pellets? And any issues/signs of Ich so far? May be interested

Anyone letting go of peppermint shrimps or know of any LFS that has em? I'm keen to get a pair. Found 2 aptasias in my tank yesterday

Upz...

Hi Kareen, tho i appreciate all your inputs on the matter...i think u may have misunderstood my intentions of selling the LTA off...it is not cos of movement that i am letting it go...and it is definately not for the sake of convenience. Believe me you, if i had the choice, i'd rather keep this specimen....but noting it's conditions in the past week or so, and pretty much asking all the same questions you have highlighted previously, it has brought me to the conclusion that the lighting is insufficient (i think i've stressed this alot already). Sure, i can continue to find a good spot for it and have it stick eventually...and even feed it to keep it healthy...but bottom line is...without sufficient light...it is most DEFINATELY going to lose it's color....and i dont want it to happen to this specimen. So while there's still hope for the animal...i'd rather someone with a more suitable setup take it so that it can thrive.

Yep it's using a 1hp Starmex compressor hooked up to a cooper coil submerged in the sump...don't have a pic of the compressor i'm afraid...it's under the cabinet i built in the balcony...u can see the cabinet in the earlier pics i posted

Flow wise..IMO is sufficient for LPS. Do note that the 2 pipes you see are connected to 2 wavyseas and they provide varied flow due to the rotation of the returns. Plus it's being run by an RD 12m3 which provides ample flow (around approx 9000 lph after headloss)...the Nano 6045 provides an additional 4500 lph to the tank and has a fairly wide spread as compared to traditional powerheads. As for the spots i picked for the anemone...it's based on the requirements of the particular anemone...for instance LTAs between rock and sandbed....i have 2 other RBTAs that have been in their place ever since i placed them in the tank and they're happy. Again, my conclusion on the lighting requirement is mainly based on my observation of it's color shift and the fact that it started moving. I don't believe it to be a function of a change in the system as not much has changed in the system since the animal was put in. And i will re-iterate that the requirements for this animal...based on what i've read...states tat it requires quite intense lighting...something i am unable to provide it with the T5s i'm running at this point....and only 4 of the tubes are running at this point in time....i ran the 6 for a while as well but that din't seem to make the animal any happier

Hi Kareen, Thanks for your input....but based on what i've read and know about LTAs...they will almost never climb up the rocks to reach for light. They are most comfortable wedged between rock and sand....also as for flow, they require moderate to low flow. I have since added a Tunze Nano 6045 to the setup that is aimed diagonally down which provides additional moderate flow at the lower portion of the aquarium. The reason why i suspect it to be a case of lighting insufficiency is cos the anemone was in the same spot for a good 2 weeks when it suddenly decided to uproot itself...i tried to place it back at the same spot but it moved a day or so after. I also noted that the color has grew less intense then when i first obtained it, leading me to believe that the lighting could be the possible culprit here. Water parameters are ok...nitrates around 25 which is higher then i would like but dont believe it to be high enough to be the cause of this slight bleaching and the sudden movement of the animal. Please feel free to chip in further with your experience on this

Thanks for the support guys...much appreciated. Well...i just got back from my trip and it appears the anemone is still moving around. I'm assuming it hasn't found a suitable spot and am guessing it's got to do with the lighting situation as well. So looking to release this quick to move it to a more well equipt owner (remember that LTAs have high light requirements...preferably MH). Bought it at 80 and looking to release it at 60. Sorry for the lack of a recent picture...but the buyer is welcome to check it out before commiting.

Hey buddy... I honestly don't know what ur problem is here....maybe ur just trying to increase ur total post count and if so, maybe u'd like to gain post elsewhere if you're not interested in my sale. And if you have an actual problem with me...have the decency to come take it up with me personally. Else i'd appreciate it if you not bother the thread further. Upz for the sale...

Thanks for all the clarifications and upz guys....MWTS as Hammy has mentioned...means i might wanna sell depending on whether the intended owner is better equipt to take care of this beauty. Upz for the sale.

Hi folks, I'm noting some slight bleaching on my purple LTA and it has lately started moving. I'm suspecting that the lighting may not be sufficient for this beautiful specimen. Therefore i'm looking at maybe letting it go to someone with a more suitable environment (MH preferably). PM me if you're interested and we can discuss this further. cheers, Kenny

Oh the T connector thingie was just something my tank maker did to make sure that the 2 overflow pipes run in parallel. In retrospect, i would have opted not to do that cos now controlling the overflow is trickier cos i'll have to adjust both ball valves to get the right level at my overflow. If both overflows were separated, then all that would need to be done is to adjust the ball valve on the lower durso overflow. As for your situation, i still don't see why it won't work...but am kinda unclear of what you mean by the EOS is on a separate partition. Perhaps post a pic of the compartment so i have a better picture of what ur talkin about...don't knock off the possibility of the gravity feed just yet...i still think it's a pretty good option to have...

How old are the Tunzes? cheers

Hey lyz77..to answer ur question on the durso, the lower one is only about an inch to an inch and a half lower than the higher durso. What usually happens is that all the water would normally flow into the lower durso and not to the higher one...what you wanna do is gradually limit the flow rate of the lower durso to the point that the water level in the overflow raises and starts to flow down the higher durso. When that happens, a full siphon takes place in the lower durso making the flow thru more consistent and without the presence of bubbles...hope i make sense. Oh and thanks for the compliment on the tank..it's still quite bare tho...hope to go coral shopping soon then i can post up some pictures

Does it nip on ur LPS? Or was your previous tank fully sps...cant recall Might be interested...but have always been weary cos it's still an angel.

How does rocks 'up lorry'?

It also helps to feed it....

Hey MAG...sorry for the long absence...i've pretty much added nothing much to the tank for the past few weeks. Was a lil depressed losing all those YTs and wanted to give the tank sometime to settle in somemore before adding more livestock. Will probably only come back with updates in a couple of weeks.

what happened to the anemone? is it still stuck at the back?