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Hi all, Will Biopellet make the water become very cloudly? I have shifted my Biopellet from 1st compartment of the sump to the Skimz FM100 fluid reactor, input pump at 550L/H max and dose bacteria yesterday. 12 hours later, the water still clear but it become very cloudly this morning. Is it because the flow rate of the pump is too high or bacteria activation which cause the water to become cloudly? Need advice pls...

Hi all, Which is better between Chaeto and Algae Scrubber for removing Nitrate and Phosphate? thinking to get either one to reduce and control my Nitrate? Any guide to grow Chaeto in sump? require a refugium right?

Ok, thanks!...will start removing partial of coral chips from my tank during water change this wkend...hopefully can dilute the Nitrate level..I suspect there is a problem with the DI resin that i bought, just open a new one...the TDS meter reading show 50+ PPM or maybe my TDS meter got problem..will get a new one and check again ... Meanwhile i will purchase distilled water for my water change...any good brand to recommend? Intend the change around 20% to 30% so will need a lot of water..

Eh..sorry what does the DSB mean?yup I will do a water change.thinking to go ntuc to buy the distilled water for salt mixing. Consider to replace my SORB-4 resin inside the FR with biopellet. You were saying remove all the coral chips?I have a few questions: 1. Reckon that it will remove the nitrate source but it will also remove bacteria which are reside on it also right? Does it mean that my system will start over again? 2. By removing the coral chips,will my current LS and corals be interrupted? 3. After removing all the corals chips I will have a bare sump except carbon and biopellet resin. Is it good enough to build the bacteria? Would like to hear more advice before I act..thanks for all e advice!

Got it bro, thanks for the advice...but i always heard ppl say that got to let the Nitrate to settle down to the bottom, and do not disturb the sand as it contains "sank" Nitrate.. I will do another water change in this coming weekend and see whether the Nitrate level will drop or not..by the way, will the carbon remove Nitrate as well?

Bro,...your NO3 is high but how high? maybe your high is consider low for my tank...i measure at ard 80PPM yesteday...

Ops....juz did a check on Nitrate.. its still the same, as high as yesterday..maybe more than 80PPM.. so if it is really the case that the nitrate on coral chips have been released to back during water change, by now it should settle down already right (after 24 hrs)???.so why Nitrate level shoot up after water changed? I have been using Biopellet for 3 weeks, at 1st i placed it at the 1st compartment but not directly under the water return pipe... feel that there is no much effect so i shift it to directly under the water return pipe yesterday.. Do u guys think i shd run it with FR (currently ocuppied by the SORB-4 phosphate remover resin)..I am using Goodbye PO4 as well...Is Goodbye PO4 very efficient? I just started using it 2 weeks ago... Thinking whether i shd purchase distilled water for 20% water change coming week to see whether there is any effect on the Nitrate or not..

Oh yah..maybe what u say is right!coz I added e water thru e compartment.maybe it flow thru e coral chips and release e nitrate! Lesson learned..hope my corals and rose anemone still doing fine as it looks stress yesterday..

I juz changed not long ago..this is only e 2nd time I use it for water changed. I clean e sump tank bottom and siphon out e water and e dirt. Have coral chips in my sump but din touch that.will go home and check e nitrate again tonight.

Hi all, It is a known fact that water change will bring down the Nitrate level. However, my water change actually increases the Nitrate level. Today I measure my tank Nitrate level (~40PPM) before water change. I measure again a few hrs after water change. The Nitrate level shoot up to around 80PPM!! Wondering what went wrong??? I use filter tap water (with Crystal pro, after filter TDS meter read ard 60) mixed with Marine Enviroment salt. After mixing, the Nitrate level read 0PPM (Using API Nitrate test kit). I siphon out the 20% water from the sump tank and replace with the mixed salt water. Is there anything wrong with the water change procedure? Anyone can share the experience? Thanks!

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Hi, would like to give away this Seabae Clownfish, has been with me for a few months..cute and heathly, reason is it bullied my percula clown. Collection at near Pioneer mrt. Pls sms at 96649868 if interested. Collection to be from next monday onwards.

FOC now....sms at 96649868 for collection near pioneer mrt..

Price drop..$8

Collection near pioneer mrt station..

Hi, would like to sell this Seabae Clownfish, has been with me for a few months..cute and heathly, was bullied by my true clown and now it has outgrown them and bully them back, that's the reason for me to sell it away....selling at $12..interested pls sms me at 96649868. Thank you.

Anyone seen super sun coral?LCK still have?

yup tat is another idea..but I m thinking to build a sun garden so might be a bit troublesome to take each of them out and feed haha

yah I got wat u mean.. Tried before but because I place my sun coral on the rock so nothing to hold the bottle..tonight I will try to place it on sand bed and do the feeding with bottled covered it...thanks for e suggestion!

Hi, saw many different brand of skimmer in the market...wondering which one is good for 3 ft tank? the prices can be ranged from $40+ to a few hundred..is there any big different among them? Are the expensive one effectively bring down the Nitrate level?

Hi, need help on sun coral feeding...i target feed them with henry food and copepod... while they are enjoying the foods, my juvenile emperor angel and purple tang are always aiming at their food and nick at them.. they are all close up now... Any suggestion to feed it? Or shouldn't I keep it with the emperor angel and PT? Suspect my super sun coral dead because of this also ..

Hi, would like to sell the followings items: 1. 1.5" Cardinal fish (FOC 1 green chromis) - $6 2. Sand dollar (2 nos.) - $10 each Collection at near Pioneer MRT, sms me at 96649868 if interested. Thank you.

Hi all..thanks for e reply..sad to say that I have already remove it from my tank as it looks very unhealthy..bleach, grow smaller andwith a gaping mouth.. Afraid it will die and pollute e water so decided to takeit out..

hi, My rose anemone still stand behind the rocks... I tried to bring it out as i am afraid that it will die and polute the whole tank. However, it has burrowed into the cavity, i can't remove it .. it looks unheathly..any idea how can i remove it?