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ah beng is the pacific reef lo.

Bro, saw the real tank, very nice! What a pity. thank for the corals and discount. Hope your next mix coral tank will be even better

yes i agree, the whole idea is to enjoy the whole experience. Tks all.

very nice striking fish!

how about Frogspawn - E. Paradivisa with elegance? or octopus with elegance coral?

look bleach to me. Hypo in coral tank? hope other corals are going just fine. High risk.

very nice Zoas colour!

very nice, i hope my monti can grow like yours.

Do not buy the 3rd generation. Pls look for the 4th generation Eshine LED fixture when they come in 100% Cree.

ic cool, learn something new, thanks for the explanation.

Not a guru in LED but i have done some research. yes i have personally asked LED supplier for nichas and the price is like 20 x the price compare to China or Taiwan made led strips. (flexible type) in led market, nichas and cree claim to produce more light spectrum colour and the colour are richer and clearer ( example the blue are more blue), for flexible type normally come in 1w or 1.5w , the 3w and above normally come with a bigger transformer normally use for wall or stage colour decoration. all these products are mainly use for Display lighting for product and signage. Flexible type also mean there are no focus lens to it, unless we are talking about LED bar. But beware of the colour temperature for strip, as they are likely to give 7k, which also means they are not idea for coral growth but use as decorative purpose. even some reputable reef led maker come out with LED strip that say to enhance coral colour (marketing strategic) pls read more about LED before buying one, as it is not a cheap investment.

very good price, support support!

for me also 26-28 degree. What is STn mean?

My views : i like LED lighting effect than T5, but T5 can better enhance the colour of some corals. ( T5 is better for SPS than LED) For simple corals, LED can do the work. I would run both for SPS , afternoon T5 and when late evening i turn to LED for eye pleasure. I would not run my LED at 100% ( this will shorten their life span) likely 95% for 4-5 hrs. I think most reefer prefer MH, than T5 and LED for good colour and growth results. If this is the case, i choose normal sun light if there is an option,it is even better than MH. Is hard to choose or compare between T5 and LED, as they have different benefits. It also depend what you intend to keep and what results you want. my 2 cents

selecting any light for corals for led , the PAR Value is important. But most important is the PUR value, Extract from the site: " PUR differs from PAR because the basic definition of PAR is any light in a specific frequency range of 400 to 700 nanometers that is needed by plants & symbiotic zooanthellic algae. PUR is the usable portion of PAR, and different photosynthetic species will have a different PUR range to which they respond. Useful Light Energy/PUR has become the most important aspect of choosing an aquarium light since the advent of high end Aquarium LED Light Fixtures (by high end I mean better emitter bins, advanced drivers/circuitry versus low many low end LED fixtures still available that essentially not much better that household LED emitters daisy chained together). " Just sharing here.

Yup i agree, those strip led uses 5050SMD bulb, it is for normal shelf display and create lighting effect. ( some even come with RBG controller) I think Cree and Nicha are good LED emitter maker, Osram not for me. My 2 cents

partial water change and adding carbon will help.

nice LPS tank and amazing result for a newbie. Congrats and looking forward to your new posting on your next set up.

LED is an expensive equipment to invest for a start. But if you decided to stay on to this hobby for long, it work out to be the same cost. Plus Less monthly electricity bills unlikely to change bulbs. Give less heat give nice color (esp royal blue) if you have a budget, go check out on pasar malam. Buy the more reliable LED maker. and yes, if you decide to keep LPS, i think chiller is a must.

tks bro for the advise. will take note.

since your are running on bio pellet. I think Cheato can put on hold first. let your system run for a while and when your tank is more mature, add in the cheato. i prefer cheato than biopellet cheaper in cost natural (biological method) grow of other natural food for fishes beautify your sump tank Cheato light also light up the sump compartment in the night. my 2cents

if you intended to keep some corals, then your fish selection has to be limited. example, number of fishes to achieve low bio-load and the type of fishes ( must be reef safe) have to plan and be careful.

just checking, is this a new coral to the main tank? how old is ur tank? if you say the water parameters are ok, have u recently move to another area or have u adjust the wave direction of the tank. Too weak or strong flow can cause LPS to behave weird and result some damage to the fresh.

you can use the reef calculator from our sgreefclub. (very useful) under home page ----> reef calculator your tank size work out to be 679.6L or 179.53 US gal. Pls remember to add in your sump tank volume to be accurate hope it helps.

So far most of the fish store has, is a very common fish food. depend where u stay?