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Actually the thicker the sandbed, the lesser oxygen can diffuse in, the more chances of creating an anaerobic zone. And an anaerobic zone has the heterotrophic anaerobic bacteria which converts nitrate to ammonium through ammonification. Yes, you do get lower nitrates but you got a whole lot of ammonium The leakage I believe is due to the fact that cyano grows in the sandbed itself. As cyano is nitrogen fixing, it will convert the nitrogen to fertilizers for it to use which in this case is nitrates. As excess nitrates are produced, this excess leeches out into the water column and contribute to the bulk nitrate levels. Another hypothesis I made about phosphate is that as detritus accumulates in the sandbed, there are not enough infauna to consume them and as they are left there, phosphate seems to leech into the bulk water column. In my opinion, I cannot see how a sandbed can be like a "sponge" which can be a sink for nutrients. The most possible reason is improper care which leads to these problems arising

I prefer keeping a sparkling clean sandbed to reflect the light But regarding mirrors, its a nice thing to try though

Hi guys, I have to clear these items 4ft Hilux 2x150w MH with 2x36w blue tubes $400 Dymax 150w 10kk MH bulb $50 2ft Juwel tank with internal filter box and light hood $50 2x55w PL fixture with 50/50 tubes $20 each Weipro SA-2011 venturi skimmer $20 Interested can SMS me at 96568361 or PM me

Yah I somehow agree with that. People come and go very easily as most do not want to bother about exploring further. Its somehow like a formula though, people think when others dump sand and manage to keep nice, growing corals and healthy fishes, they can too when they dump sand. But most of the time, the background work is not described and ths oftens misleads others. But we cannot blame them as we have the herding instinct. Have you seen people queueing for the same thing and not wanting to queue up too?

Yeah I believe that if you spend some time reading up on the modern reefkeeping methodologies, added with your previous years of experience, you might be successful in this hobby. So, welcome back to this hobby

Its a sea squirt or more commonly called a tunicate

Ok, here's the latest game plan. Basically, the Trade Days do not necesitate the presence of any one from SRC permanently there at the booth as the trade visitors are out to look at equipment, negotiate deals, find new customers etc. Therefore, all SRC volunteers will be deployed during PUBLIC DAYS only. This year is slightly easier as we do not have to display sponsor's products, manage inventory and cashbox. We will need volunteers to help man the booth with a mininal presence where the interested public will be handed brochures promoting the Reef Club and our interests to help them progress in the hobby. Newbies can come to the booth and speak to more experienced hobbyists. Sunday afternoon, Mr Anthony Calfo will be present so we can do a mini-Q&A at our booth even! We should give our SRC booth a festive atmosphere... we have a table and chairs, we can sit down for drinks, chit-chat etc. We will have a timetable of volunteers so at ALL TIMES, we must have at least 3 people around as 'on duty' and the rest can be the 'crowd'. So here goes! Add in your names! Sat 1 to 3pm: Blueheaven 3 to 5pm: Blueheaven 5 to 8pm : Blueheaven Sun 10 to 12noon: 12pm to 2pm: 2pm to 4pm: 4pm to 5pm: (Speech time need people to STAY at booth) 5pm to 8pm :(more volunteers to help teardown and pack away stuff) Those who can volunteer the longest till the end of the day will be appointed IC and will be given a TRADE PASS for free entry and massage by Diabolus.

After the seminar, I believe it has somehow bonded us more and broke some ice. Although I kept more of a low profile on that day, I can see that many of us are laughing, chatting and getting to know each other. (you know, I am still regretting that I kept low profile) Anyway, I believe that as we progress as a club, we'll have more meetings and I hope we will progress to weekly meetings of a larger scale. Well, at least i promise not to be so quiet next time

Just wanna ask, do they have big bottles of DTs on sale?

Ok we get the point

Greem birdnest?

Sat morning is a trade day so I guess I'll help out in the afternoon then

Sat its open at 1pm if I am not wrong

Yeah, sometimes I am also sick of people who think they can put in up to 6 inches of sandbed and say that they have a DSB but after a while, either algae smothers the surface or they have an anaerobic zone and have the "black stuff" Actually the statement of creating an anaerobic zone is false as it only serves ammonification in which nitrates are converted to ammonium which Anthony likes to say "its rocket fuel" for algae growth. So I believe that in regards to what Anthony had said, all systems will work but it all depends on the user who work it

Wanted to ask this question long ago but keep on forgetting How do you guys manage to capture those shots under the strong lights? I tried fiddling with the exposure but still it turned up crappy Anyway, finally your reef is up again after the mishap... All my thumbs up

Sprayed my zoos with FW and slowly use toothpick to remove the others

I can supply about 4 cartons of packet drinks if you guys want

I acclimatise my LS by placing the bag in the tank's water for half an hour Then drip by drip add water into the bag till its 3/4 full Wait for another half hour and then gently release it into the tank

I would kill them if I were you. Had a hard time with zoo pest nudis some time ago

Actually, what's the difference between trade days and public days?

Ya any updates?

These guys like nutrient laden water They either grow like weeds or just waste away. IMO not hardy at all

Set my CR bubble rate to 1 per 4 sec Effluent at 1 drop per 1 sec Calcium levels on the high side at 500ppm Magnesium on the low side at 1100ppm Ionic imbalance there so I'll change water tomorrow. Does the CR actually replenish magnesium? Using ARM media

MH fixture currently reserved Left 1 more Dymax bulb to clear Also have a Weipro SA-2011 Venturi skimmer for sale Going for $20

Just can't get enough of this specimen!!! :wub: