nicreef

ya bro when i was considering getting the mandarin i read henry got pellet trained ones but only 2 i remember and they were sold fast! I have been visiting him as often as i can waiting for his next shipment to come in. Have only been reading good reviews about him in this forum. btw i found reef nutrition write up on cultivating their tigger pods here is the link http://reefnutrition.com/tigger_pods_care.html

yup i am reading on that now. my tigger pods are in this small glass tank i kope from my freshwater friend. Got the pods from irawna and physto feast (smelly food man) from aqua (anyone want to share as i got it at a discount since it is expiring on the 28th of this month). Read that temperature wise this things are very hardy. intend to do water change between main tank every other day. Today dunno why my mandarin like no mood lol during feeding time never chase the frozen food. after that tried to intro abit the tigger pods but he still like no mood just stayed on his fav spot.

need help to id it. been told by the LFS person to google plate coral but i cant find anything that resemble this. also maybe someone can help tell me if there is something wrong with the coral. it started spewing black stuff a few days ago and when i googled i read that it is just poop but till today the black stuff area near the mouth arnt opening up.

just a question on my hammer. should i shift it or is it opening up good enough? ps: not sure if u can spot the clown that is hosting on my hammer.

haiz looks like another trip to 328 hehe i love the tiggerpod looks like small ants dancing around

mmz ya i got white one on standby would it be better to change to them?

just got the tigger pods irawan has 2 btl left i think. also got 1 pack of cope pods from ah beng...how do i shift them to my main tank? dun want to pour the water into my tank.... i do off my pump and wavemaker too when i am feeding him the froozen artic and will try and notice the tummy the next time he is for his walk again. he is just oo darn shy...always hiding in his fav rock.

Hmm ok dint know Ireland got frag room going down sometime to check it out den decide

8 post limit hit earlier so cant reply to this thread but I think my mandarins eating the arctic pods. Not too sure yet coz usually when I feed he always hide in rocks today finally got a chance he outside abit. When my balloon stick release the arctic near him he got turn ard n chase but soon went behind the rocks again.

Dint really planned to keep Zoa at the start but den i started reading about it in this forum. Saw some bros here using egg crate etc to create space to keep zoa when i realized i got a live rock that has lots of holes (see attached). Not too sure how to go about seeing if the zoa is good or how to get them attached to the hole in the rock. use epoxy or i saw some using plug (where to get them?) thx for the advice in advance

ok thx agaiun going down this weekend if possible.

Hi, to increase the water capacity in my tank and fit my small office space, i have been using a rubbish bin as my sump. However, this does not allow me to build a baffle. as such my display tank has lots of small bubbles floating around (look like dust floating around the top of the tank). using the attached container so that the larger bubble does not appear but still having loads of the small dust like air bubbles. also attached is the picture of my sump to see if anyone has any idea on what to do. I am also using a sock at the intake point to lower the bubble.

ok will get the tigger pods. copepods where to get ah the lfs i go to ask them all say out of stock. hmm guess he is shy. only just added 2 clown today. before this he is the only fish around.

yup. just added 2 clowns today and within a few minutes they started swimming towards the hammer liao

yup yup what is ic gel? have been using epoxy but it is kinda hard and dont stick well reading around BSI gel seems the most highly recommanded

also according to their calculator, i should be feeding 6.85 to 13.69 drop. currently i am only doing 1 drop. should i follow their instructions? do i off my pump when i feed so that the water to overflow box stops and the arcti-pods remain in the display tank? http://reefnutrition.com/feed_calculator.html

Hi, i have been reading up on the mandarin dragonet and was wondering if anyone has been successful with using arctipods from reef nutrition to feed them? when i got it from the lfs i was told (and the label on the food) indicates mandarin loved them but yet when i read online, it says that they dont take any kind of frozen food. I usually try to feed 1 drop per day by using a syring and balloon stick and releasing the arctipods near the rock he always hide in. the second question i have is if my lighting is too strong. i am using 2 14w blue t5 light from dymax currently. reason why i felt so is because the mandarin always hide within the rocks (i have lot of holes for him to hide in) and comes out only when the lights are off. Ps: my tank is a small 2 feet wide, 1 feet deep.

o ok thx

ya decided not to take the risk and just quick quick chop off ;p

Hi thanks. more or less tank has settled and cycling has ended. Offed the skimmer yesterday when i left the office as i did a WC and dosed bacteria.Waiting for it to skim properly again after changing it from hang on type to within sump. Current life stock in tank: 1 x 2 head hammer (had to frag 1 head the next day after i got it) 1 x plate coral 1 x mandarin 6 snails 1 x mushroom (not sure what it is called - help id? hehe) the green container in the top left helps me contain the bubble issue i had. just have to let the opening rest slightly above the water level.

ehh pardon newbie me butting in but why must remove calcium deposit ar?

thx for the advice all. Got rid of the infected area liao. Really smelled man.

thx. not too sure why but it felt ouch haha. going to get the tool now. probably making a visit down ml and seek advice too since there is a large tool shop just there.

how do i cut it off? lol never cut off one of this before. just take it out of the water and use a saw?

if u want i can pass u my cheetos - location pandan loop there. not going to need it soon. pm me if u interested