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I also got back problem (and recent relapse). Recent MRi shows last two vertebrates showings signs of degeneration . So when changing water and servicing tank, I do the very tedious method of filling mineral water bottles using funnel and pouring the mineral water bottles' contents into the tank. Even with 6 (1.5l) bottles, need many trips. Better to use more time and effort for maintenance than have to suffer backache for at least the next 3 days! Suggestion is to go for a shallow tank (as FEUL has suggested) unless you intend to hire people for professional maintenance. We are unlikely to notice that we are bent over for too long or carried too heavy loads until the pain hits which would have been too late. 3 days' MC. Ultimately you are the best judge of your body. Do swim more and do some form of crunches (on doctor's advice) to build back muscles to support the spine. Take care!

I think that other than the make and brand, the insoles are rather important also. I have seen a shop/booth in Plaza Singapura that customise insoles to fit the soles of of your feet so that the pressure on your feet are evenly distributed while you are standing. This should relieve soreness on your feet! You may want to check it out!

Funny no one mentioned body armour Take care while you are there dude!

Chinese can retake one meh? Sorry didn't study for long time. Only remember taking CL2 in sec 3. Good luck for your Os!

Hi, I also have the same thing to sell: Kingston 256MB 400MHz DDR PC3200 DIMM Memory Upgrade Module P/N: KVR40064C3A/256 Condition: Brand New Factory Retail Sealed. Even comes with cardboard box encapsulating the common plastic casing. U/Price: S$80.00 Picture attached.

Justic is served!!! And in not better style with RvN scoring a penalty and Rooney adding a second! Arsenal LOSES!!!!!

I am keeping a 2ft tank but you people won't like to see it as I have many fishes in my tank! *Guilty* That's why don’t dare to post pic. Scared wait kena flamed. Heh heh Manage to keep my ALL fishes happy, disease-free and fat! No choice, poor boy cannot afford bigger tank or expensive equipment and would never borrow money from friends (for hobby) or make my girlfriend buy me anything. Quote from Jack Neo movie "Bo lui beh yao kin... mai kiam lang lui" (translates into "No money never mind, don’t owe people money") Unless my fishes can talk, I may never know if they are unhappy or not but at least I don't have any livestock (fishes or corals) dying on me, which is worse. Imagine buying livestock without thinking just for them to die in your tank or realise they not doing well then try to sell. Ack ack... In a way, I guess it's a trade-off and refer to a thread posted long ago by the mods wondering if fishes should best be left in their natural habitat in the ocean for even a common clownfish will roam an area bigger than any home kept tank. There surely will be plenty of room in the ocean but predators abound (remember the barracuda in the Nemo cartoon? ) Not to mention food. How do we know that the pellets, cyclopeeze, nori, etc that we feed are what the fishes want to eat? Are they eating out of fear for starvation? Do they like eating the same things day in day out? Worse still, some people purposely minimise their feeding in order to maintain water quality! Pattern pattern more than badminton. What is the use of living in a mansion when you go hungry all day ? And these people think they are right too . I also feel miserable living in a high rise concrete building with no garden and garage to call my own but can we sue government for not building bungalows for everyone? Should we also propose to the zoo to release all its animals instead of confining them in their tiny enclosures? (Newsflash: Zebras spotted @Cross Street ) I think is a case of reasonable trade-off loh. Everyone has their own methods but same objective is to keep LS healthy and owner happy. Just me two cents worth

Couldn't agree more. Pebbles could nice for display tanks but if used as DSB will not be effective for culturing of denitrifying bacteria as well as providing a large area of "dead" space for trapping detritus

No, he didn't turn his sandbed upside down but he DID stir it a few times over a week. From experience, DSB is better left alone. Long time ago when I was more ignorant, I had the same idea and stirred the DSB of my previous tank. The result is not as disasterous but not great either. To achieve the same purpose, best to improve water circulation and have sand-shifting crew than to stir the DSB.

Yes, the motor can be replaced but the body cannot!!! So whatever you do, do NOT damage the plastic at all.

Bro, Thought you went skimmer-less for around 4 months right? If your tank can survive so long without skimmer, then surely a few hours is nothing! Hah hah Since you worried, then don't feed cyclopeeze all the time loh. Even you also don't like to eat same thing all the time leh. Alternate with other food so that your skimmer down-time due to feeding cyclopeeze is lowered. That, plus the time you are sleeping and out of the house, should be at least 19 hours of skimming per day (24 - 5 hours' turn-around for your Rob-Skim). I think 19hours as compared to 0 hours is a fantastic improvement! Hah hah... just me two cents. P/S: How about the thing we PMed?

My Royal Dottyback aka Bi-Colour Dottyback bullies everythibg from snails to new fishes ( but somehow leaves my Nemos alone). Luckily, my blue tang acts as the policeman of my tank. Whenever it sees the Royal up to mischief, it will rush against the Royal to attack it and drive it away. This does not happen if the Royal behaves. Simply amazing!

Ocean Nutrition Formula One (seafood, aka carnivore) and Formula Two (vegetarian) are very popular. Formula One has blue cover and Formula Two has Green cover. Most LFS taht I've been to carries these products. The products also claim to have garlic as one of their ingredients so pre-soaking in garlic is not necessary. My tank inhabitants prefer Formula One over frozen shrimps, cyclofreeze or nori!

Try the Sleeper Gold Head Goby. Very effective. My bi-colur blenny loves to dive kamikaze-style against the sand and end up turing the sandbed over and over. Works well for my 2ft tank.

Usage of AZ-NO3 may cause your corals to recede and not bloom. Can actually do a search in here to find out more