typrobin

The Real Slim-Ball-Shady!!

these two skimmers are using different technology... beckett is the current craze in singapore... but since they are so affordable right now, and if you have spare cash, y not change..

just keep adding...the chances of overdosing kalk is really very very low... i've ask this question when i was a newbie...try search for kalk in the "new to marine" forum...tons of info there..

better take out the clam b4 it pollutes the whole tank... i remember roidan had a massive spawning session when all his clams started to get too horny and almost crashed his tank...or did it crash?? not too sure...maybe batman can help...robin dunno anything...hahaaha

where did you get your beckett from??

not too sure if i look good but i am certainly famous..

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hahaha...luckily got scarab's support...was so afraid that i will get shoot for wat i posted... shoe: i think the easiest method is to have a long hose to drain the water straight into your toilet..and have a big tub with a pump for refilling, instead of using the manual hand pump... my next set-up, i will add an extra ball valve on my sump so that i can just plug in the rubber hose and empty the water straight from my sump to the toilet...

do not let the pump suck water from height on its own...try to activate the pump with another pump...wat i usually do is to use another pump to force water into the inlet of the ehiem pump then switch on the ehiem pump after that...once the ehiem pump is running, switch off the activation pump... pumps are not designed to suck water, they are designed to push water...

skimmer?? i doubt tat they will have cheap high end skimmers there...

actually how sure are u guys about whether u overdose or underdose?? anyway to measure... the truth is no...trace elements as they are, are not measureable by our normal testkits. u'll probably need to send them for lab test to ascertain the types and amount of trace... acidjazz, i have a strong feeling tat u might have overdosed...have u check your kh and cal recently?? i've been following your tank thread and noticed that u are just like me, a LPS lover...dun think u need to add anything more than kalk... some reefers swear by trace elements, others have other methods. i started off just like everyone else, buying watever product that says tat they are the best...and thinkin thru, WHICH PRODUCT WILL SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY?? in the end, i overdosed on trace and crashed my 1st set-up...back then, i dose all sorts of nonsense, from trace to mag, to stontium, kh, cal, kalk and almost all other kinds of available additives...and of cos, i dose them according to wat they recommend...but never knowing whether the recommended dosage is good enough or too much or too little... in my most honest opinion, for trace elements, the best way to keep them in equilibrium is to change water, our tap water contains all the necessary trace and marine salts also have them..so by changing water, u will never need to fear tat u might have added too much of this and too little of that...because all will be adjusted closer to the natural level...watever needs to be replenish will be, and watever is too much will also be reduced... for me, whenever i face problems, i change water..fish die, change water...coral die, change water...and the most important rule of thumb for me, don't fix anything unless they are broken...

hey RAV, look alike??

must be bristleworm... your dad very li hai!!!

i tried something similar b4...but not too sure wheter there was a fire... mainly fruits, dun remember having any cakes... the fudge is damn good...

aqua-c dun sell their spray injectors...u might wanna try to DIY, actually quite easy... the closest u can get is the mazzei injectors which i have spare... as for needlewheel, try sealife..they are the distributor for H&S...eaquanature also can, deltec...paradise reef too, they hold euroreef...

some use black some use blue...up to individual..

nope...the air and water intake doesn't work this way... u need a airflow meter to measure the air intake...and of cos a water flow meter...

of cos...that's a BK for goodness sake...its a superb skimmer!!!

i agree with reefaholic... any drastic change in the chemistry will affect corals, esp sps... at least this shows one very important thing "PUREPHOS WORKS!!"

for rio pumps, it is usable...but for how long, no one knows yet...rio pumps are not meant for high pressure stuffs...it might spoilt in the long run... the stronger the pump the better the performance..if u are not gonna place the skimmer very far away from the sump and pump, i suggest md40 will be sufficient...cheaper and lesser power consumption...if u want better performance go for the md55...u want subperb performance go for mx70 or even 100...but i'm not sure if the skimmer can handle the turbulence...too much turbulence, your skimmer will not work efficiently as well...

hhhmmm...i thought Ian's reactor suppose to be spun instead of plumb?? not too sure myself...saw it in the website...and always thought that the user suppose to spin the reactor...

try to get as many ATI blue plus...u can definitely cover your hong kong trip...hehehhehee

oh my god!!! a tank worth viewing..must have spent a bomb stocking up...and to believe that u just started this hobby not long ago...u are amazing!!!! try to make it look more natural (i dunno how to lah, check with the experts)...certainly TOTM quality...

all the best...