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forgot to add, went to m3morph today and i must say the AT there is HUGE. plenty of nice fishes there as seen from their online site

my tank is made of 5mm crystal glass and it hasn't caused any problems. the tank maker, n30 also gives a 5 year warranty and base on their works in marine tanks i do trust them. having said that my tank is only a 60x30x36cm tank. larger tanks would definitely need thicker glass of more than 5mm. as for the original question on freshwater to salt, i did the same thing when i started. took down my freshwater tank, added a sump, changed the lights, added a skimmer etc. if i could go back then and redo it i would have went for a larger sump straight away to house more equipments that will eventually be necessary. having a good skimmer at the start saves one the process and money of upgrading later on. extra space in the sump that may seem excessive at first is always better then not having any space later on. the increased total volume is also not a bad thing. as for the overflow, i would personally have more ease with a drilled overflow then a overflow box/pipe based on my experience with them failing

no harm using a stronger flow rate for your chiller. i use to run about 1500l/h through my cl-280

ahbeng also has 2 separate bags of (around 10 fishes each) of Apogon parvulus

iwarna has nice acans in their sps holding tank ahbeng still has 1 super red prata (~6") at a very good price

closed thanks for interest!

think less then 1 min! 40s?

very good price!

wow so fast stocked until so much already your stuff still waiting in my tank

i agree with marcovan anyway regarding your too much light issue i don't think its a cause for worry. my bn is doing just fine around 4" away from 4x24w t5

jedi mind trick? but its its not encrusting though

back up for grabs! collection would be either today (16/03) or thursday before noon

bro i have a pair of nem shrimps and they do no harm to my nems in any way

oo thumbs up for the open scape! and i see you do your tank maintenance diligently its nice seeing an elegance on the sand where it should be thought you may want to bring it a little further out since there's space. seems like its almost scraping the rocks when expanded

sorry to all that pmed / smsed, the colony is currently pending collection. thanks!

pity ML is quite far away from me. bro can i be the first in line if you're fragging it

i noticed them the very first time when the shop had only 2 polyps many months back. luckily the auntie didn't want to sell to me that time

i think its a Acropora hyacinthus. colony size ~5" x 4", has been with me since the start of my sps journey. letting go to make space for more sps. large colonies aren't really suited for my nano WYSIWYG $80 fixed on a fcfs basis collection and viewing is at tampines do pm me if interested

2nd pic isn't a duncan bro

forgot to add, nice picassos at iwarna. prices quite reasonable too

hi bro, matrix is just a high porosity biomedia for nitrogenous breakdown. something like biohome. doesn't need to be replaced

hi bro since you're still in your planning stage maybe you could take reference from other build threads here. like solo said, i also think 2.5' height be hard if you're going to keep corals especially light hungry ones. also it will be hard to scape or do any adjustments in the future without bending in using a step ladder etc. something to keep in mind. for your equipments, if time permits, our sale forum is a wonderful place to get good items at good prices. it will down your costs dramatically compared to getting everything new. it may not be worth while to spend so much now on your first shot in the hobby

yeap like the others mentioned BSI IC gel works fine. i used it to stick my staghorn and and montis since they all grow out. time will tell what it becomes! but still better then a black box btw i think the bluish/purple piece at the centre can be a real gem

ehh mine too. my pokerstar is slowing going rainbow while my other rainbow is going superman also don't know what is going on. thanks for the kind words bro but mine still nothing compared to your sps!