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when buying second hand tank, the main concern i would consider is leak. Some defects cant be spotted by naked eyes, hence buying from responsible reefer and view while tank is still running are important. However, you still need to look at the glass edge, silicon, scratches, the frame & wood structure, etc to determine the condition. A well maintained tank can be judged from your first impression. The layout and planning are one fact to consider the well thought and plan made when making the tank. As buying second hand tank, the design, etc came from the original owner or tank maker, hence unless you are good in DIYing, you might have to stick to the existing design. Do some research on those fail-safe feature and speak to the owner to unless his design, maintenance, fail - safe features. Select the one that you feel more comfortable. Having said all these, buying second hand item always carry risk, thus you have to accept the fact. Buying new will cost you a bomb and the depreciation value for tank is easily more than 50%. Hope this help.

not sure how true but to my understanding on ozoniser is that it does help to breakdown big particles and improve skimming which help in achieving a clearer water. Do study the proper method of setting up. For MCE600, you can incorporate ozoniser. Hope this help.

thanks all for your comment. will try. : )

bro, u back. Welcome back.

CF should still have them but rather big size...

bro, u back......still got rocks....

Sis, wont be busy with fantastic 4....lol

forgotten still got cleaner wrasse, solar wrasse. exquisite. royal or pencil wrasse from bro T....S......think all for wrasses.....that 2 recommended wrasse...not my cup of tea....hehe. camera...keeping it dry ma....

go get some red bamboo and grapes for AT.....try live mysis or brine shrimp.....for chevron, got algae still can survive.....observe their poo if any...if white.......must keep fingers crossed....

Thanks. looks good to some and bad for others.......for how many wrasses....hmm....long time never stock take.....let me see... 2 lineatus 2 flame wrasse 1 rhombiod 2 naeko 2 red fins 1 yellow 1 radiant 2 pylei 2 cebu pylei 1 vila 2 yellow franked 1 blue sided 1 whipfin 1 rosy scale 2 laboutei around 5 more wrasses....cant recall...... 1 vanuatu mystery 2 pink margin 1 velvet 2 leopard wrasses... think that's about all..... hawaii mystery and scott and maybe hooded if can get.....to complete the completion....and maybe balteanus(hope i got them right)..... collection ending soon....... help me keep a lookout and anymore to recommend....

So can save money to go there, honestly, me never been to underwater world, is it worth to visit?

Glad u like it. The pair died when my nano skimmer stopped. Now tank got a few but the yasha chose to stay with big paired pistol(1.5 inches at least) from bro Thomas. Lol.

Th Thks and have to agree to it. : )

Bro, how's thing, hope everything is fine. Got algae scrubber but yet to install, now rely on biopellet, mangrove, etc. Think a effective skimmer does help. Regal well behaved. Yup, got it free from a good bro. Got 4 of his gems free and I got nothing for him. Indeed a gd reefing buddy. Best thing is I nearly Lost it and he said he will frag for me again. Got 4 polyps, imagine how much it cost if follow market value. . This is real called reef buddy. Not many nowadays buy contented to know them and contact once a while. Box fish, I only scare it's toxic but lucky me more into fishes. Hehe.

yup, especially they peck at your hands.....and my crown tang was biting me when i try to locate my purple death...... My NO....hmm...never really check and has been doing regular water change and buying those effective media, etc to help. Maybe that explain i cant keep too many corals....lol....as the fishes.....box fish does have interest on my micromosa......sob sob.....coco worm interested by my blennies.......pratas whacked by tangs......zoas disappearing......lol. Thanks to those bros that gave me free frag and keep giving me.....I found my purple death....lol. Thanks to the bro who gave me....but lost the purple man eater.....sianz...... lineatus...first reborn shipment.....till now.....

posting for some bros who requested....fishes seeing me back home and hinting for food......sorry for the blurness of photo as taken from iphone.....

Got frag? Lol

Yup, relax and see yr tank. Thks for the info, that mys wrasse will be the last fish, will take my time to choose a worth one. Lol. Finding excuse to add a bit more fishes. Lol. All the best and see u in lfs. : )

hope they can overcome...once that happens, they will be stable. Just monitor your AT and other fishes and all the best. There are reefers out there who got them tank infested by white spot and iches due to white spot from AT, hence just monitor. For your wrasse, they are greedy pig once stablised but the specimen must be health and not cyna. caught...if yes....they can be eating but die later.....since you are keeping sps, must control your feeding. For them to grow fat....mysis will be good but not very good for SPS.....how was the shipment for iwarna...wanted to go but later controlled myself.....hehe...any more mystery....wanting to get one nice purple coloured mystery wrasse also........true....this hobby is a form of destress from work but at time stressing on pocket....lol.

bro underwater, admire your courage and you should have challenged them on their procedure in handing strayed dogs. Though is their job but proper treatment should be given to "live". I will ask them whether they are warrant to ask for my ic and i will be taking their name and vehicle number and write in to AVA to highlight and get them to reply. Anyway, humans seldom treasure the things around and only regret after losing them....anyway...time will heal....

pistol usually rest on sand bed and hide in cave(foot of the rock) or dug a hole as nest. For peppermint, they move around although they do hide in cave, gap between rocks, etc. They are fast climb and mover as compared to pistol. Anyway, just dont get boxer shrimp(red white band type) and mantis shrimp. Shrimp does kill one another....only fittest survive.

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