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Ok. Need to plan also. Hehe. Anyway, saw you asking for banded shrimp, just becareful as banded shrimp and kill your cleaner. It is aggressive and can prey on smaller fishes. Nevertheless, they are good in clearing worms hiding in holes of your rocks. Cheers.

tummy bloated....lets go jalan kayu to drink ginger tea....hehehe...take care bro. : )

sorry, off topic on the foreign talent...IMO, this foreign talent issue must be treated with care. For specialist, i do agree we need their experty and experience and singaporeans will gain. Nevertheless, there are cases where such foreign talents are not up to the mark and thus making singaporeans unhappy. For those ground work, i think low wage iand how the society respect the job nature are reasons why not much singaporeans are willing to take up. Hence, bosses here have to choose to go overseas to recruit. Cost will be lower and thus stopping further for singaporeans to take up the job. Hopefully social and ethical problem dont surface as this is likely to take time to surface. At times, i do sympathise these foreign workers and their attitudes are much better than singaporeans. When they come to singapore, they really paid a price to work and they will not throw MC, etc to disrupt operation. Think is a matter of striking a balance but the balance is not determined by us.... back to the topic.....think the control might have losen and who knows AVA is monitoring the forum and tightening the checks again....hence shops will stop selling.....lol....better delete the thread and let the matter rest.........wahahaha....

Bro, livestock refers to anything that got life....hehehe....fishes....corals...etc. With regards to the cycling, as mentioned, you can buy NO and ammonia test kit. For new startup tank, the levels for NO and Ammonia are high. Once cycled, your NO and ammonia will be low or zero. That will indicate your tank is ready to add stock. For big tanks, usually take month/s. For small tank, may be faster. Anyway, this is just indicator. Some ppl cycled their tank for 3 months to 6 months. I also work near chinatown and always go to the shop to see see look look. Personal opinion is in marine, seems like no market rate...hence, you need to know the general avg and determine worth getting....for the chinatown shop....some items are reasonable...some are : X.....heheh....approach the brother...easy going as compared to her sis(personally). Also, for advices...better dont listen 100 percent from them...check with reefers and read up...for them...everything also easy to keep....lol... maybe next time can meet you at the shop....lol.... to prevent tank crash....you can do weekly water change and feed mildly but will still subject to crashing as you do not have a powerful skimmer to assist in "purifying the water". So you work near chinatown and stays at west coast huh....hehehe. Seahorse not easy to keep....ya...ask Bro Peong.....he got tanks just for seahorses and his seahorses very bold....

bro, maybe you can try checking with aqua-nautics. They are the agent. Thanks.

Bro, Sad to know your case but if you are still interested in reefing, do listen to some seniors' advices. Do some readings in the marine setup and their requirement and behaviour. Basic equipment for a small nano set - filtration system, lighting(blue light(maybe 10 to 14K)), skimmer is highly recommended(got those small attachment type), fan or chiller to keep water below 30 degree, rock, saltwater and for bottom(go for non or ard 1 inche of sand or mixed coral shell). You need to create some movement, this can be done thr wave maker or those hang on filter where filtered water will flow back into the tank, hence creating current to oxygenate the water. For test kits, it doesnt come cheap. Start off with cheap livestock and stock it slowly(not easy as you are likely to be overwhelmed by your emotion to add new stocks) Hermit crab in general does not eat live fishes. They will only feed on those dead fishes or those dying fishes. Your shrimp will join in shortly, if you do keep them.... For cycling of tank, when you placed your live rock, etc in the tank, your NO and ammonia level are likely to be high. Hence, you need to let the tank runs and only add in livestock when your NO level reaches zero or near to it. To speed up the process, some ppl will buy live bacterias and pump into the tank or throw in seafood and let them rot(need a skimmer and water change to reduce pungent smell). To aid further, use new seawater. As mentioned, you can add in a pump to increase oxygen level in the tank. However, if you skimmer or filter is creating flow, it may not be necessary. I have one quarantine tank which keeps fish only and it is equipped with sand, skimmer, light, rock and sandbed. Water change can be done weekly and the percentage can range from 5% to 10% or 20%. For major disaster, 50% is recommended. Please mark your water level and do top-up of DI/RO or normal tap water to ensure your SG level(layman term, salt level) is maintained. Anyway, my knowledge is limited, pls use as reference and read more and seek snr advice. All the best.

Might be going to LCK this week. However, will take public, seems troublesome but will give a try. Will go to kranji mrt and then take the express bus, $2 each, and do some walking...hehe. If interested, please arrange to meet up. Happy reefing. Thanks. quote name='nicholascjh' date='Jul 15 2008, 01:05 AM' post='749686'] its the pure blue one.

Hahaha...thanks for the correction. ..... everything looks the same except the colour and pattern on their bodies(quite similar though)....lol paiseh lar...

think pasir ris farms have them.....think spotted them last saturday....either at pacific marine, ah beng or IA....., good to call them to confirm. Good Luck. : )

Lol, she cant cycle.....wahahaha....must learn some tibs from you in taking care of newborn...hehe....

No problem to meet up for kopi. Just inform me when there is a session...hehe....but must seen my queen's approval...lol

Saturday, when i was there, think still got 5 to 6. Agrees with you, their barlett seems nice and the colour spread evenly and vibrant. For those seen at AM, the colour is separated diagonally(yellow and pink). Very distinct separation and i find it odd but maybe because i am new and have not seen enough. Maybe you can drop-by to see as liking is very subjective. All the best, bro. : )

Bro, AM got barlett anthias but mostly male. The female is rather small. However, their colours look abit funny(different from mine). Maybe you can drop by and take a look. Price wise, me didnt ask. Iwarna got some when i went on saturday morning. Maybe you can call to confirm the stock also. All the best. : )

Bro Fishtalk, is it the prata that you all have shown me on your mobilephone?? If yes, will like to see and hopefully wont be poisoned...lol....hopefully can see the real thing in person.... Ya, thanks for your posting on percula, bought them and so far so good. Now looking for black clown, seems like got to go LCK to buy leh..... : ( Bro Reefzzz, just to say hi to you. Nice sunflower zoas. : )

Bro, so free huh....hehehe...thanks for the info.

Think they do eat live brine shrimp, saw mine eating after months of keeping. Didnt really train but think she saw others eating like mad .... All the best. They are really cute. Hehe. Took me sometime before i dare to buy and try. : )

Hope he is reading this as some advised to keep angelfish to clear the tank. Best Wishes for him. : )

Nursery Tank. : )

Sisreefer, anymore black face frag...hehehe. : )

Lucky uncle never give you ric...lol....but imo, ric is nicer and easier to keep(because me keeping and it survived...wahahaha). Yuma, didnt dare to try.....u can try to get different colour yuma....pink one is nice...hehehe .....but heard not easy to keep. Once you find good spot for the yuma, just leave it and monitor. Sometime cannot over react. All the best. : )

What Algae plant are you keeping? I encounter this when i throw my entire cheato into my QT tank.....the skimmate water is green....Will have you to pray for your fishes.

Thanks Bro for sharing your experience and the encouragement to those who are battling with algae or other marine tank problem. Came to know 1 reefer who is fighting with sponge overgrown, though not killing the corals but the whole tank is flooded with it. Hope he will overcome and win the battle and post his success for others to learn. Good Day.

Hi Bro, nice knowing you. All the best in your new setup and thanks for sharing info. : )

Since you got the tank from the LFS, try to get them to help or get bro here to help. Get consultant is good if you start from nothing, now u got tank, maybe not that worth but it depends on you and your budget. Hehe.

Nice collection. Dont worry bro, yr single eagle eye will be strong and grow. Wow, your zoas collection are nice. Hehe. Sighz...got the black face from Ming69 but melted. Yrs are opening nicely. : )