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So bo liao.. Duncanl36, I'm sure there are many online forums out there which welcome time wasting people like you.. If you need help, I can point out some for you - I'm an active member of several websites where people like you are not only tolerated, but even appreciated.

That's actually bad advice. If I have an empty tank, and don't cycle it, all pollutants will be zero too. In fact the first couple days of cycling, very likely to be zero too.. some newbies will actually test on day 2, see a zero on their test kit, then take that as a sign that their tank is super bullet proof tok kong, and go throw in 10 fishes the following day. It actually worries me that for every newbie responsible enough to seek out advice, there could be 10 or more who silently don't have the patience to do things the right way. Anyway, I'm not fishing for praise or a "well done" when I say this, but I have received several PMs over the months from other newbies who ask me how I keep my tank so clean of algae and nutrients. The answer is always, patience and proper cycling. Seriously, a little patience in the beginning will pay out in the long run.

Wrong place to post, this should be posted in a freshwater forum. It's not a woman, it is Lindsay Luohan.

I think those are red bamboo algae that has split open. I found it quite nice at first, cos it is a bit luminous under blue light... But once they start spreading all over the tank I treat them like pests haha. Anyway, one more shot of the acan maxima, I love the candy like colours so much, but I had to desaturate the redness, if not cannot see the details!

Oh sheeeeeiiiiiit..... Yes sir!

The RBTA has come back to the front just 10 minutes ago, but is camping together with the LPS. Should I be worried about it stinging the other corals? Any experts care to weigh in? I'm quite nervous about this position... That's $200 worth of corals gone if they decide to kill each other!

Reserved pending collection, thanks for all the interest

Yesh hahahaha... My plan all along was to use the top level for high lighting demand corals, had to get rid of the bubble cos it was taking up precious real estate. Thank you anyway for adopting my bubble. How is it doing now btw?

Yesh hahahaha... My plan all along was to use the top level for high lighting demand corals, had to get rid of the bubble cos it was taking up precious real estate. Thank you anyway for adopting my bubble. How is it doing now btw?

FTS: Under royal blue LED: Quite happy with the tank so far, the different coral colours are starting to balance nicely.

Pink monti, can't really capture the colour well, but it makes my other corals look brown haha: Close up:

New acquisitions! Acan Maxima :wub: Under royal blue LEDs:

Random pic — trachy's meal time... There are two mouths, only one is in the mood for food haha. Cleaner shrimp camping nearby waiting to steal once I turn my back..

RBTA hiding at the back of the tank...

Forced to do a minor rearrangement yesterday cos my RBTA migrated to the back of the tank. The empty corner is now my zoa garden. So far these are the only zoas I have left... Metallic pink palys: This grew from a small 10 polyp frag to about 60 polyps covering 1/4 of the rock, one of my hardiest and most fragged zoas: Small colony of black face zoas on tiny tonga branches: Red/pink zoas:

Clown goby for adoption. Giving it up as it has been nipping on my SPS polyps. Started feeding on small pieces from Henry's reef gourmet, but still showing little to no interest in slightly larger food like mysis or brine shrimp. From LiveAquaria.com: PM me if interested, and have the confidence to get it eating like a pig

The bobbit worm's distinctive features are the tentacles/feelers at the mouth, and the "rainbow" oil slick appearance as seen in the picture. It is also super fast and sensitive, it's almost as if it knows you are looking at it. If you are able to see it for more than a few seconds, then it's probably not it haha. If it is a bristle worm, you can ignore it as it will aerate your sand bed and come out at night to eat leftover food. Personally I remove all worms cos of an irrational fear/phobia. Worms are disgusting lah

I think it's a boyu 308 or something like that, relatively cheap but useless. I gave mine away earlier this year, if not can give u too haha

Your water level is so low? You didn't use the surface skimmer attachment? I suggest you get one, it gets rid of the surface film of scum, and creates an overflow effect. Easier to maintain the water level like this too. This is new to me... If bubbles are not ideal, then those with super massive skimmers how? The whole point of a protein skimmer is to create bubbles to interact with the water right? Not being sarcastic, I am really curious

Bristle worm... Another image Bristleworms range in size from small (about 1" long) up to very large at about 20" in length. Most small ones are an orange color, sometime appearing two-tone in color. Larger bristleworms are frequently gray or brownish in color. Bristleworms are composed of many segments and have bristles (setae) which extend from both sides of its body along its entire length, hence their common name. These setae are clearly visible in the picture above. Bristle worms live in the sand or within the live rock. They are nocturnal and not usually seen during the day. Recently, most hobbyists have come to the conclusion that small bristle worms pose no threat to other tank inhabitants and are in fact good scavengers and add to the biodiversity of the tank. Source: Reef Corner Bobbit worm Eunice aphroditois, the Bobbit worm, is an aquatic predatory polychaete worm dwelling at the ocean floor at depths of approximately 10–40 m. This organism buries its long body into an ocean bed composed of gravel, mud or corals, where it waits patiently for outside stimulus to reach one of its five antennae. Armed with sharp teeth, it is known to attack with such speeds that its prey is sometimes sliced in half. Although the worm hunts for food, it is omnivorous. Source: Wikipedia In short: leave it alone if you don't mind the bristle worm, but remove it immediately if it is a bobbit worm!

Ditch the black sponge, use the clips provided with the skimmer. Believe it or not the sponge is a nitrate trap, I had high no3 when I first used the tank but I can't find the source of my problem, turns out it's the black sponge I placed at the bottom of the second compartment and forgot about. When I took it out finally, dark brown water was dripping from it.

I used silicone to seal the edges. watch the height of the cup, you need to hang the skimmer a few cm from the tank bottom to maintain the water level, my first version was too tall.

Off the top of my head, I think it's 120ml. Last few months only have 4 tiny fishes, so nothing much to skim, the skim mate was light green tea in colour, and I clear 1/3 cup every 1 week to 10 days. Recently doubled my bioload, so gotta clear 1/3 cup of teh o every 3 or 4 days. Oh and for best skimming results, water level must be consistent!

Don't worry, it's a second hand set haha. Anyway here's more pics which I think I didn't include in my tank thread. Drilled more air holes to release air pressure. Added the downward deflector to push the foam down into the cup.

Your photo period shouldn't be the problem though. Anyway I set 2 photo periods cos nobody is home in the afternoon, no point having the lights on when the house is empty and return home to see dark tank haha.