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Define alot... lol Just let it run its course. Diatoms should die off if your nutrients are under control.

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hahaa err... toyogo box? actually just guesstimate la. your tank height 2.5ft, just take out ~1.8-2ft water can already lor. Actually I made a mistake. Once you take out sand, will need to add more water later to account for tt. Take out as much tank water as possible w/o sand will be good. That's why after I finish rescaping I already booked a spa appointment the following day le. lol

heh must cover all avenues ma! Actually I found out to my dismay tt the last step is v. impt. I suffered from severe neck and back muscle aches the last time I spent too much time rearranging my corals.

1. Turn off all pumps and let any sand/detritus settle. 2. Siphon off 65% of your water from your tank and store. Only siphon from the water column so you don't get any of your sand in. 3. Store 5% of the collected water in another container. 3. Remove rocks. Dip them in the 5% water and swirl around to get rid of any sand on the rocks. 4. Catch fishes out and transfer to holding tank (which should contain the old tank water). Remember to add some pipes for the fishes to hide in as they will be stressed. 5. Clean your main tank. 6. Add 40% NSW or premixed saltwater. 7. Add Live Rocks. Scape and allow any sand/detritus to settle. Filter them out with a siphon. 8. Add old tank water and fishes. 9. Turn on pumps and dose bacteria. 10. Rub deep heat.

Since you are already spending so much $, I think just get LEDs la... Are you in a rush? Tank also not up yet, can wait a few more weeks for stock to come in right?

i know why he dowan to go le... must be eyeing AUSSIE ACAN LORD! not the normal aussie acan ones (if there's such a thing... lol) tri colour ones! haha

Some ppl find pumping xenia easy to keep and spread like weeds. Others have lots of difficulty in keeping them. Suns are easy to keep as long as you target feed them and maintain water quality. Easy, but more troublesome as you have to maintain. I wouldn't recommend them as an easy coral to start off with.

wow it sounds like you're creating a tsunami in the 6 gallon tank!

Looking forward to your pics bro. Just something to take note, it's almost impossible to keep SPS with Softies. The mucus coating that most softies shed is extremely toxic to sps. Tt's why I gave up on my monti so i can keep my leather coral. Tt's just my preference. Looking forward to seeing how your lower cabinet concept works out. Braceless top view sounds good already!

bro told u le. No need DSlr also can take nice photos... But if u really wanna get, told u the other day why u should get canon le, even though Im a nikon fan..

prob wb was off... but this way the pink tips are emphasized. Like I said, diff preference ba. Besides the point is on filling up the photo. You can choose to zoom in or crop in post process, either way works.

lol diff taste ba... maybe my photography skills still sub par tt's why...

read up on vodka dosing too then.

Been a long time since I updated this thread. Composition 101 2. Closer is better The most common mistake is that photos are taken from too far away and that there is just too much environment that doesn’t add to the message. Filling the image with the subject underlines what the intended subject is, and removes cluttered background. It achieves simplicity. We can achieve more by zooming in rather than zooming out and taking a bigger picture. I like my elegance. This is a wonderful shot of it in its better days. The rock on the left is a distraction. Let's try another shot and zoom in closer. Although this means taking out some parts of the elegance, I still prefer this second shot over the first.

Where are all the mangrove owners? I'm sure we have a few here... Just some info on the advantages and limitations of mangroves: Mangroves take the nutrients necessary for their growth from the aquarium water. This means that we have a means of exporting phosphates and nitrates. Macro algae do the same, but they easily set those nutrients free when they are eaten by fish or die and dissolve. With mangroves this is different, at least if the aquarist succeeds in preventing the mangrove leaves from falling into the water and dissolving there. While many mangrove species export excess salt by depositing it on the surface of their leaves for the rain to wash away, some mangrove species deposit excess salt inside of their oldest leaves, which then will turn yellow and drop down. This is a natural process, but in the reef tank we just have to make sure that the leaves will not dissolve in the aquarium water and release nutrients back into the aquarium water. But, on the other hand, regarding the nutrient export capacity of some mangrove plants living on the upper zone of our reef tank, we should not expect miracles. They are slow-growing plants, and their nutrient uptake is limited. To say it clearly: if we have the problem of exporting phosphates and/or nitrates from our tank, due to over-feeding, insufficient foam fractionation, etc, we will certainly not be able to solve it by planting mangroves.

apart from dying it red? Add a red wavelength tube lor

waiting for sponsor anyway, I think Boss's case is the perfect scenario on how being energy efficient really saves $$ and the earth too. If you can update us in future on your utility bills would be great! Just an average ballpark figure taken over like 6 months or something.

hmmm then who clean rocks? prob some trochus to clean the rocks will be good. Or maybe a tuxedo urchin would be good too (If you don't mind it rearranging your frags)

!!!!!!!!???? wow tt's really v. energy efficient! v. impressive! LED seems to be the way to go

I have heard of ppl running only algae scrubber in their system but never heard of ppl running only chaeto. Maybe can infer? I suggest if you are really interested in additional nutrient export, start off with chaeto and run for a few months. If you are still not satisfied, then worry about how to set up an algae scrubber. It's not as simple as running chaeto in sump. Also need to take note, for a relatively bigger tank like yours, you need a substantial amount of algae/chaeto for the setup to work. But since your tank is starting up, I would also recommend not to use any of these first and see where tt brings you to. Maybe you don't even need to employ any of these methods.

Could be silicates? Let it run it's course and it will die off as long as your nutrients are under control. How often and how much do you feed?

Actually I understand tt some of the limitations of mangrove is it's quite a slow exporter of nutrients compared to macro algae and it consumes mg. Any chance you found your mg on the low side when you were keeping mangrove?

could be too much flow or something agitating it? Give it some time to settle down in your tank.

lol just limit ure options to believe or dun believe la... I think it's quite a cool concept though. Both aesthetically as a decoration in the house, and for nutrient export. I believe it would be best to simulate tidal currents where these mangroves can be found so you get the hanging roots look. Will be exploring this in my free time