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alexcyf

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  1. Totally agree with the smoothness of the knob! And yes, the solenoid really protrudes out a lot haha! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Agree with this! Start with softies and build ur knowledge, husbandry and confidence If I can add more. For equipment. Don’t need to rush into everything but a good sump is important. So when u are ready to expand ur toys to try corals that have higher demand, you can add on relevant equipment to support when you are ready! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Quick answers. Strong random flow Stable parameters, temperature, salinity, kh, ph etc Generally low nutrients, lower kh for colouration, higher kh for growth. Higher par for lighting. Chiller definitely a must Then it’s alot of talk about good scape, placement Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. Hi all. Fragged a batch of Zoas. Stable and healthy Prices and ID as below. Whatsapp 97606747 to deal, collection in Kovan. Rainbow Infusion $15 Butt Muncher $20 Dirty Blondie $20 Bam Bam $20 Dragon Eye $15 Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. Impressive list of equipment! Just wanna find out, why such a tall tank? Would you be concerned about scaping and sticking your corals? Why not xr30? With such a large volume, have you considered calcium reactors than dosing? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Cheers!! Good gesture passing it on Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. Just curious! Tot most of the emerald crabs are reef safe, what does this one of yours do? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. Teaser Video of a #tankofthemonth feature by Dreaming Reef’s YouTube Channel! Stay tuned for the main video by subscribing and supporting this YouTube channel by one of our very own Singapore marine hobbyist influencer @ https://m.youtube.com/c/dreamingreef P/s: he has many more interesting video content! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. Hi Guys, Clearing leftover Zoas frags! A - Yoda - $25 B - Dirty Blondie - $25 C - Dragon Eye - $15 D - LA Lakers - $10 E - VDM? - $20 F - Bam Bam - $20 G - Sunny D - $15 Take all for $100 Collect at Kovan, msg 97606747 to deal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Welcome back! Looking forward to see more photos and videos of the new peninsula!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. You meant turning male right Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. PM-ed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. Wow. Super good deal! Can be used as a display tank too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Hi guys, Helping my friend sell some Zoas, there’s rainbow infusion, vampire in drag, bam bam, mandarin orange and sunny d. Each frag is $20, take more for discount. Whatsapp 97606747 to deal. Collection at Kovan Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. Sorry guys! Taken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Two big bags!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. Msg 97606747 btw Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Harvesting Chaeto today, probably more than 3 fist at least. Teh peng or any drink will do:) Collect at Kovan Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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  20. Thanks for all your interests! All taken. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Hi Guys, Stable coloured up and encrusted frags + some mini sps colonies for sale:) Collection at Kovan, whatsapp at 97606747 to deal! A - $15 B - $20 C - $20 D - $20 E - $10 Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Whipped out my TG5 and had some fun.. btw find my new fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. Not sure how long yet. 2 weeks plus in so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Hi Darren, The ph graph looks like this after installing the additional FM100. So I would think another 0.05 increase in general? I have also made some other changes like increasing effluent and reducing my kalk dosage. So may not be entirely accurate representation of the effect. Oh. By the way, I also found out through a ph tank water airstone test, that my surface / tank aeration is too much compared to my ambient co2 levels in the room. Ie the co2 exchanges is happening faster than it can be removed sometimes. Made some changes on that too, ie increase aeration only during hours where ph of my tank is lower than an estimated ambient co2 levels. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. Recently it seems like PH is one of the hot topic in the reefing community, both ours and the international scene, with much talk on how it spurs coral growth rates. Want to share a little on one of my effort to manage my PH levels. Especially, with a calcium reactor and a generally poor air circulation around my tank area, it is no surprise that my PH levels will be a concern in the long run. There’s quite a lot of chatter on CO2 scrubbers, and applying the recirculation methods and I decided to order a cheap canister from taobao and try it out too. Basically, the idea is to introduce CO2 scrubbed air into the skimmer and reduce the CO2 concentration in the tank water through the intense air exchange that happens the skimmer and consequently lower the ph. Loaded the canister and attached the inlet valve to my skimmer and As you can see, the canister is pretty small for my setup but I managed to see about 0.07 increase in my PH levels. Not the numbers that I am contented with, especially when I need to meet my increased consumption of kh/ca due to the addition of more corals over these weeks. In addition, my Skimz skimmer runs on two pumps and hence two air intake, I decided I need to get another bigger scrubber that runs parallel. I decided to get a fluidized reactor from Skimz to do the job. Basically, the idea is the same.. channel air through the FR center pipe to the bottom of the reactor, allow the air to pass through the media before exiting the reactor and into the skimmer. This FM100 looks super neat and pro with double the media capacity and height compared to the cheap Taobao canister. The other trick that I have learned, is to create a DIY recirculation system. This recirculating concept recycles the air from your skimmer that is already scrubbed of CO2 resulting in a much longer lifespan of the CO2 media. So eventually, this is my final setup! Recirculating the Skimz FR and pulling ambient air for the taobao scrubber, which I am filling with TLF CO2 media to compare efficiency. The media is starting to be exhausted. Notice how the media starts to change colour from the bottom for the Skimz FR but from the middle for the taobao one? Something tells me that the FR seems to have a better design for this purpose. I am guessing it’s because the central pipe for the taobao one doesn’t run all the way to the bottom of the canister. For those who wishes to consider setting up a CO2 Scrubber, I would definitely recommend you to try the Skimz FM100! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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