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wow you finally got it!!! woot... time to let it grow and frag!

looking good jacky your tank.. and I saw 4 fishys in the picture.

for me personally, I feel that whatever works for your setup, stick to it. If one is persistent enough, one will learn along the way After some time and experience, sometimes eye-balling is good enough to tell whether your system is doing well or going down the hill. But of course test kits do help to confirm one's suspicions. NSW vs DIY salt water mix. I personally prefer doing my own salt water mix as I can control what I put in ( besides putting my trust in the brand of salt I buy!) like the amount of MG, CA, KH etc and all the other additives. So at least I know. It's troublesome and takes up my time but it's for my own peace of mind. However I would like to state that I am aware of what i'm doing so I don't overdose. Some reefers have been using NSW with no issues whereas some have so there is no hard and fast rule here. It truely depends on every individual reefer. Bracing is something I will always have as well as having as thick a glass as I can afford it! LOL. I'd rather be safe than sorry. A one off capital expenditure to prevent future heartache AND headache. Also there are many many articles online, not just 1 so google-fu for the win to get a broad spectrum of the reefing world. Have fun Ya'all!

My personal opinion is that it's overkill for your IQ5 which is only about 13L.. why don't you get an iceprobe instead? look at link below. If I recall Petmart @ Serangoon sold it the last time I enquired about the iceprobe. http://www.marinedep...ceprobe-ap.html unless of course your intention is to upgrade soon from an IQ5 to a bigger setup. HAH

I love the scape!!! Dont' change it .. looks so natural!!! I too thought it was a shot taken in a coral reef from the ocean. way to go man!

@ Qiangz, the Powder Brown is doing well in the main tank... have become friends with the YT already within 2 days. But there is still the occasional flaring. Helfrichi in office? I must be nutz .. LOL @ nic.. many small led lights in the market now, go to the LFS like Madpetz, IRwarna, Petmart @ Serangoon and they will have many clip on LEDs for you to choose from. Up to you whether you want to spend the moola to get PAR38 LED which I got from DE lightings Dr Evil. @amby.. the rics are doing well in my little IQ5 .. I lost 2 though in my main tank.. 1 melted, the other disappeared... so i'm down to 10 rics in total from the original 12. 2 pieces also have split so... guess SOMETHING is going right. HAHAHAH

lol I learnt a new name for a famous person.... Martha Lutin!!!! I laughed to sleep and I laughed when I woke up lol I have a dream!!!! ))))) btw the Red wine I brought is from the online store : http://www.weinvin.com/ Set up by my old JC mate. heh

Have u tried taihitian butterfly or copperband?

I hope so too. hee hee...

that is a bleeding huge clam!!! I LOVE clams... lol

I really can't think of anything, it's easier for me because I can take water from my larger setup which I know the parameters are very stable to do WC as well as using the same filter media that I already have on hand. Another point to note is that because it's so small, I keep my bioload very low ( 1 fish only , max 2 fishes). No clownfish, no tangs.. just a firefish for me. The only thing I would not have bought is the cover as I ended up using eggcrate to cover the top as initially I thought my firefish would jump but then now I realise I don't even NEED the eggcrate! This is actually not the end of my IQ5, my colleagues have requested for me to reset it up once we complete the move to our other office in October, so I told them see first, see how BIG is the table and whether I have enough space to put up my tank if not , I will set it up back home to put.. little things. I will most likely change the scape a little with a different rock..

Finally got a pic of the chicken fish. LOL here 's the purple bugger.

Hey all, it's been a darn long time since I updated the thread so before I decom the tank next month due to office move, here's some shots.. The only fish in there is my purple firefish which has become quite chicken.. everytime I move near it cheongs in and hides beneath the big rock. I have also a request to see the LEd lighting stand.. so here's some pics of it Here's the tank under blue led ( good old post its for the win to cover the white bulbs!! hee hee) Here's the tank with both blue and white led

yeah la wilson why so late book out... can wifey give a 1 hour earlier free pass? LOL

lemon, looking at your tank and the scape, I wish I had a longer and wider tank.. ok.... next tank... 6 x 3 x 2 .. LOL ... I must push ketchup to work harder. I would love to buy those beautiful colored damsels.. love blues and purples but I feel my tank has way enough fish. I don't want to put in too much. I'm afraid the BArtlet Anthias my whack the damsels would they? since most of my fishes are wrasses and I just added in a powder brown.. quite aggressive I think.. I wouldn't want the poor damsels to get chased to a corner. on the whole beaut la BEAUT.

overpower better than underpower.

omg that curry song is on the news? AHHAHAHAHAHAH

if you check one, check all... can't just check one and leave the rest to sort themselves out because you'd never know.

if you are doing hypo, it will affect your corals as others have mentioned in prior posts...... please do hypo in a seperate tank .. catch your fishes out and do it if you intend to go down this route.. otherwise remove your corals and put THEM in a seperate holding tank and Hypo your main tank... it's really your choice. Just make sure you can maintain 2 setups at the same time. Otherwise throw in food and hope they eat cause as Ich is FOREVER present in the tank, no matter what steps you take unless you have a full proof seperate QT setup system...but that may not eliminate the threat of Ich or velvet. FIshes just have to fight it off. good luck

HAHAHAH I love this..... and for those people who are wondering why she is talking in an american rap accent, it's to match the music... she should make a rap with that accent .. LOL ... and for entertainment purposes.. HILLARIOUS!!!!!! I also agree. Speak-er Eng-er-lisha!!!! August 21st!!! COOK CURRY!

you can soak anything in garlic guard.. pallets, flakes,. mysis, brine,.. soak for a few mins and throw in if you wish.....

photo not very clear.. looks like.. sponge? I can't tell sorry. LOL any cleaer pic or any other person who can decipher?

yeah fraid you got duped kiko... duncans have a stem.. this has no stem.. LOL maybe by the time u get home tonight your copperband whack it liow.

300 for vegetarian is ridiculous... I too go to Hungrygowhere.com to check out reviews before going to a place.