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it shouldn't look the same. try to get some chemistry lab grade phenophthalein to check. of course, get the colour chart. (=

different time frames for different tanks. for more accuracy, do what spiderone said. get some test kits and test religiously.

most corals cannot thrive at 30deg. its too hot for them to tahan. I think the peak temperature of corals is either 28deg or 26deg. no kidding. (=

ice bottles. while an effective way to lower temperature quickly, the quick reduction in temperature actually causes more stress to the fish than you may think. imagine this scenario. you are in an air conditioned room and the temperature of the thermostat is at 22deg celcius. you feel the effects of it, and you go increase it to 24deg celcius. ten minutes later, you feel that its too hot, and you lower it down again. you have the ability to regulate your body temperature by how the surrounding affects you because of a phenomenon in your body called homeostasis. your hypothalamus actually controls whether you lose heat or gain heat, depending on the surroundings. fish also have that luxury. homeostasis occurs except at a scale whereby if magnified to human proportions, may kill a fully grown adult if repeated a number of times. long of the short is that...it'll kill you and the fish ultimately if you keep doing that. by the way, repeated increasing and reduction of the thermostat in an air conditioned room will not only spoil the compressor, but also make you fall sick too as your body has to deal with the change of temperature every now and then. (=

I doubt adding and airstone and pumping air through it like you'd do in a FW tank will achieve the same desired effect in a SW tank. (=

pray tell its not me on your mind. speaking of which. want to go out for supper sometime this week?

of hand I only know Gerald aka tank_maker on arofanatic website. (= you may want to pop by over there and search for him under the "Members search" function. Gerald aka tank_maker 90762106 I know davidsws also makes tanks. but I don't have his contacts right now. (= Octo in SRC also gave me quotations. so you can try him. (=

now that I really don't know. best you read up more regarding DSB.... most websites will recommend up to six inches of DSB. and there is a reason behind it...a reason which I myself am not really aware of. but for your tank if you have a six inch DSB, you'll have a very "short" tank left. so must weigh out the pros and cons of having a full DSB. hehz. and #0 of course. #1 also can...but most people use #0. (=

hey roidan... how much did you buy your SCWD for? and from where? let me know the performances of it okay? coz I'm thinking of getting it sometime in the near future when the tank is up and running. (=

the temperature thing is dependent on ambient temperature. some people claim to be able to hit 26degs using fan only. while it sounds a bit far fetched, it may be possible if you're ambient temperature is just slightly higher...say 28 to 30deg. (= as for chiller. well. you can configure to the temperature that you want your tank to achieve.

at least you got two towers to be proud of. I don't even have anything. bleah. tank not even here yet, not even confirmed as I speak. must go down and secure it with my friend tomorrow. kanchiong spider me already went to buy a chiller, two pumps (one for return one for skimmer), and akan dating will be the skimmer and the ATI lights. hurhur. I'd rather get it now and be broke for X'mas than buy presents for X'mas and be broke for fish. its a good excuse, anyways. (=

try not to add in anything like chemipure during your cycling period. you want the bacteria to cultivate on its own naturally. you don't want them to compete with "chemipure" or something like that the long of the short of it, don't even count on liquid filtration. it may be detrimental, rather than helpful in the long run. then again, I may be wrong.

mmmmmm they look so nice, its making me hungry now as I speak.

nope. not in my humble opinion. I still think Petmart gives a fairly competitve pricing for their products. and if you have their membership card, can clock up discount points. like me! I bought my two 1262s from them and my AquaSentry. woohoo.

I know that site. and everything still seems greek or latin to me. nevermind guess I'll have to ask my friend when I see it for myself tomorrow or some time soon when I go for "tank inspection" hurhur thanks anyways eh any other shots of your tank or not? as in...its condition now as we speak. (=

you want contacts for a tank maker, or just one to build the IOS within your tank?

so the water flows from the overflow compartment into the Durso pipe via the pipe that sticks out from the side of the Durso pipe? and the cover is to regulate the air flow or something? dunno. just...asking coz I'll be getting my tank soon. will be good to know the physics of it. (=

yeap. displacement theory. its a bit of a trade off. more filtration, less swimming space? or less filtration, more swimming place?

can take a picture of the whole overflow compartment? I want to see how the Durso pipe thing works. (=

you'll need to rob a bank for the shop next door. (=

to put it...nicely. don't want them to strike down on my little butt with the fury of hell. or something like that.

if that is the case, most buisnesses would be out of business, if you talk about morality and ethics that is. take pet farms for example. disease ridden kennels used to churn out millions, especially whenever Walt Disney releases a show like Beethoven. or when Starhub advertised for their handphone coverage with Jack Russel Terriers. hell some people even got hooked onto chihuahuas when they saw ###### having one. I guess thats the human mentality that everybody who does business will try to..."manipulate." more often than not, its normally profit before ethics. and even with the strict guidelines laid out by the AVA, there normally is an area of grey when it comes to moralities and ethics of sales. put it this way of ethics and morality was such an issue, you wouldn't be having fishes or birds as pets. or dogs or cats for example. you're holding them against their will. (= like, dog-knap or something. so yah. and yes. you study economics too much already. no need to write it out here (coz you wouldn't get marks for it! ). write it out during your A levels lah...then can score! (=

eh he/she already spent the money lah. give him/her a break. stop rubbing salt into his/her wounds.

Iwakis = elite pump. meant for the elite. so yeah. the cost is really justifiable.

for the budget conscious, get a Weipro 2011. its more than enough for a normal 2ft tank. for those with cash to burn...get a Prism or get a Remore hang on by AquaC. (=