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Awww... I was actually quite tempted to set up an acrylic nano tank after looking at yours. Why the change? Wanted something bigger?

Nope, these are green zoas with brown skirting. The ones below are eagle eyes. Taken from ZoaID.

It is best to remove all the livestock when you perform a full rescape. Its just like having exhaust fume inside a confined room, you don't want your livestock to breathe or drink their poo, yea?

Sweet yumas! Any updates on your nano tank?

Sounds interesting... keep us updated on your progress!

What do you want to use it for...? Frag plugs?

The mantis looks fearsome as always... will they launch an attack if you come too close?

The perimeters reference is for bro wilsontantw. Glad that your zoas are doing better.

Maybe this will help you to understand the different types of water perimeters and why we need them at the recommended levels.

I noticed most of my corals were blooming and seem to be expanding more. Perhaps its the higher temp...? Its usually around 25oC to 26oC with the A/C on during office hours. 2 US zoas from the recent Iwarna shipment didn't do very well, and they were half opened. The other half was covered with cobweb like substance. I had to remove them, brush the stuff off and gave them a Lugol's dip. 1 frag was still quite mushy, so I had to salvage the good part and threw the bad parts away. Sigh... this was due to extensive hours in the bag. When I brought them home, I didn't bring them to office until the next day. When I took them out, there was a bad smell (rotting) and I had to run through the usual routine of dipping them in Lugol's and inspecting for nudis before putting them into the tank. Even my fingers smelled after washing due to handling them. Lesson learnt: always make sure that any livestock or corals make it to the tank asap after buying them. Erm... and make it a habit to wear gloves.

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! I fixed up an Ice-Probe to keep things cool during this long holiday (I'll be off for the entire CNY week). Went back to office this evening to check on things. Temp was showing 28oC with no A/C and no ventilation at all, so I guess it's pretty effective.

Nah... SPS is out of my league. I'm thinking more for propagation. Of course, if things look good, I might give SPS a try.

A little Bro... what is your colour combi? I read quite a bit on the T5s thread in RC, and thought of getting something like this for a 6 tube setting: Front glass ATI Blue + ATI Actinic ATI Aquablue Special ATI Pro Colour ATI Aquablue Special ATI Blue +

Hahaha... you sure you wanna bring him into this... "addiction"? Glad to hear that your tank helps in calming the baby.

Hey! Congrats on the newborn! Nice to know that now everything is neat and tidy. Even better with wifey's approval.

Have you checked your water perimeters?

Stick them to the rocks with super glue gel. I would dab the areas that I want them to attach with a tissue to dry it a bit before applying the glue. Actually, most frags came with the thinnest of the mat it actually rolls up? vt-snowman87 and I were joking about it looking like an emperor's schroll.

About 2 small frags left, but kinda odd shaped and colours are not so intense, so I didn't get them. You got a frag to spare on your aquisition?

Hahaha... really make your trip worth while bro! Sweep from the far east, northeast and back to north! I'm tempted to get another coco worm...

Haha... I heard from bro vt_snowman87 that you left not too long ago before I arrived. I guess we all brought home some zoas today. Well, still plenty left before I went off. Didn't see any black tangs though... prolly sold already.

Very nice! Is your lightset shorter than the length of your tank? A little dim on the sides.

Finally... I went to Iwarna this morning. Most of the exotic colours have been snapped up, but plenty of the usual eagle eyes still available. Next time must cheong on the shipment day itself. Met vt snowman87 and his dad while I was there. Nice meeting you, bro! I managed to get a good discount from auntie.

No kidding? Ok, that's it. I'm dropping by tmr. *rubs both hands gleefully*

Heh... well, I shall flood your thread with blues then... Mostly taken from RC.