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Getting her 'high' is a good idea then she won't to counting the number of red or blue notes parting your wallets. lol

Congrats to my best pal from Malaysia for bagging Ultimate Reef TOTM - November. http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2009_november/

Dear reefers, Just wanted to share this new place for good Italian food at affordable pricing. Cacio e Pepe @ Rochdale Road, its 2 streets away from AM. Nice quiet neighborhood, good ambience and affordable price ($15 - $20 per pax). Good place to reward your other half. Happy dinning.

Dear reefers, Herewith is the Zeovit guide written by our member Copperband (Omar) for your necessary retention. Omar is an accomplished reefer who has dabble in Zeovit since the introduction in Singapore and his success has been witness by the many who have visited his tank. He also have proven in his own way that reefing can be done without burning a huge hole in our pocket. MASS would like to take this opportunity to thank Omar for painstakingly compiling the Zeovit guide and making it easier for us to understand. ZEOvit.pdf

In my opinion, the reason why altering salinity works in controlling parasites, protozoans and even inverts is due to their inability to quickly adapt to changes to the salinity compared to higher form of life such as fishes. In fact, if we are to alter the salinity to drastically we will find that some fishes may not be able to adapt as well. That's why I believe hypo treatment should be done in a way that fishes survives and protozoans cannot survive and once all visible symptoms in the fishes disappear, we should return the fishes to its natural environment. Prolonged hypo-salinity will also lead to a cultivation of disease/ protozoans / parasites that may be dormant in a saline environment to thrive therefore creating a new problem that our fishes may not be able to handle. I am not a proponent of marine fishes kept long term in hypo-saline environment as I find thousands of years of evolution cannot be altered by us without any consequences. I agree with bro Law and FuEl in that you should start by raising your pH and than slowing increase your salinity. (btw, I find buffering during hypo treatment is crucial for success as well). Besides the above, do check on your ANN. HTH

pH can be affected by the lack of carbonate or the increase in acid in your tank. Situation 1: hypo = low salt = low carbonate + animal respirations = low pH Situation 2: Nitrate reactor produces too much sulphuric acid + low carbonate in hypo tank = low pH If I were you, I will gradually increase the salinity and observe. If your Nitrate reactor effluent is not smelling like rotten eggs, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Just my 2 cents. Bro FuEL, what's your take?

Hi bro, Sorry to reply late as I am swarm with work. Anyway, my 2 cents: It is true marine ich can be eliminated in hypo-saline environment. However, I strongly believes prolonged hypo-saline exposure to marine fishes used to saline environment may expose them to new problems - 1) Marine ich thrives in saline environment and fresh water ich thrives in fresh water, will there be a protozoan that thrives in hypo-saline environment? 2) Fishes in saline environment may be able to survive in hypo-saline environment for s hort period but I highly doubt they have the immunity to diseases / protozoans / parasites found outside their usual envrionment. 3) To me, hypo-saline treatment is to kill off any protozoans thriving in saline / fresh water environment and I would gradually raise / lower the salinity once the treatment is performed to meet the life-cycle of the protozoans. HTH

360 degree will bring the bayonet back to same position. If you remove the bayonet, your should see that the bayonet edge is tapered, thus at 360 degree water exiting the pipe will be free flow, by turn it towards 90 degree position, you are restricting the water outflow thereby raises the height of your skimate. You will need to adjust in small increment and wait for a couple of seconds to observe the height of the skimate. HTH

Bro, you see the 2 white dots on the skimmer pipe? The top part is usually called the bayonet, it is used to control the water exiting the the skimmer thereby use to tune your skimmer. I suggest you turn the bayonet slightly towards the 90% direction, when doing so you will notice the water level rises in your skimmer. I like to maintain that water level to be around 3 inches from the top of the skimmer neck. HTH

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Pin point I'm selling is only a monitor. The Hanna is a controller. Both available.

Hi guys, Helping a friend post. Nikon D80 with kit lens shutter count less than 3.5k - Sellling $1k PM me if interested.

Items clean up and ready for collection....

Hi guys, Moderator or not moderator is not important in this case. As being moderator only means that we are here to ensure that this forum remains relevant and conducive. Being moderator does not mean that we are above all and can do anything we want in this forum, we will still need to abide by the rules and regulations in this forum. In fact, being moderator means that all eyes will be on us and thus we have to think twice about being mischievous. Anyway just to clarify, I am not commercial entity. I have bought 6 tubs previously and have used 3 tubs. As I have stopped using phosphate removers, I decided to clear them.

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After 8pm on weekdays.

Punggol Central / Punggol MRT.

Dear all, Have new plans and wanted to sell of the below: Powder Brown Tang, 3.5 inch, feeding on pellets, healthy, no ick - $12 (FOC mystery gift) Convict Tang, 2.5 inch, feeding on pellets, healthy, no ick - $8 (FOC mystery gift) Self collect at Punggol Central, Punggol MRT after 8pm on weekdays.

Upz.

Upz

If I am not wrong, AquaMart (Joo Chiat) have 1 on display.

Hi Bro, Aerating water overnight will dissipate chlorine, however most modern treatment plant do add more that chlorine to ensure that water is safe for drinking for a longer period of time. One such chemical is a more stable form of chlorine which is chloramine. Chloramine is basically chlorine combine with ammonia and thus making it more stable and will not dissipate easily and thereby will be able to keep the water portable for a longer period of time. As it does not dissipate easily both chlorine and ammonia (Chloramine) will be lethal to our livestocks. If I remember correctly PUB used to state the usage of chloramine online but unfortunately I lost the link now. Anyway, to be safe it us always good to use a good water conditioner to neutralize the harmful effects of chlorine, chloramine and even some harmful trace metals. http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/waterfaq...aq0050.-5eR.htm HTH

Thanks for sharing, may I know whether it can support the weight of the Tunze 6000 series in 12mm glass?

Way to go bro!

Yo Weisheng, You must be reading MOFIB with regards to the breeding of Orange Spotted Filefish. Its heartening to see that the standards of husbandry have increase tremendously over the past few years. From what I know, he managed to have 12 offspring in a year! I do know of a senior (MOFIB Mod) who have tried pairing and breeding them without feeding them sps polyps, I will ask him the next time I meet him and let you have more info.