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I like your "help whenever I can" attitude. Should visit you one day too....

Bro jyoon is right maroon clown are considered the more aggressive clownfishes to be exact maroon belongs to the genus Premnas rather than Amphiprion which all other clownfishes belong to. The chances of the maroon turning on the new clownfish in high, thus I personally would not do that. But come to think about it, I wouldn't even add a maroon in my tank. lol

Hi Bro, Looking at your FTS I find that you are a very humble reefer. I have seen worst tanks and yet they refused to seek for help. All the best, really hope to meet up with you one day!

Bro, This is the tropical cousin of the expensive temperate abalones we eat. They are great algae grazer and are reef safe. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=...22&aid=2159 HTH

Wow congrats, didn't know you are a father liao.... No lah bro, have not return to seahorse since I switch to mixed reef. But still interested in SH, will only consider to come back if can get pygmy or dwarfs... hehehehe

Hi Chinmo, Good to see your post again, how's your tank?

Hi bro, I believe there's a typo: Phosphate is not similar to nitrate, nitrite or even nitrogen. Phosphate can only be absorb by phosphate remove such as rowaphos and cannot be broken down in our tanks, where as nitrate is part of the nitrogen cycle. But you are right, they are all unwanted nutrients...

I agree with Mopiko and Ah Siang, reefing is a patience hobby requiring us to observe the tank and do correction on the root of the problem rather than grabbing the next new and shiny equipment on the market. IMHO, from the look of you tank, you have come a long way and have succeed where some have not. My immediate suggestion for your tank will be do more frequent partial water changes, test and water and let your system recover.

Hi bro, for 2ft tank its quite difficult to have large LRs or deep sandbed thus you have with the below options: 1) Do more frequent water changes - dilution is the solution to water pollution 2) Export nitrate the natural way by growing macroalgae in a refugium or install a algae scrubber 3) Install a nitrate reactor Nitrates is needed and consumed by corals and even calms to a certain extend but elevated nitrate is a different story altogether. You may want to take a look at the below link for more information. http://joejaworski.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/nitrates/ Happy reefing....

No worries! All the best!

Hi Bro, Try to pump up the AT...

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Hi Bro, IMHO, NO3 is the by-product of nitrification. With high bio-load, small pieces LR, recent die off and without a de-nitrification equipments; it is not unusual to have high NO3. In a typical reef tank, aerobic nitrifying bacteria will be present on the surfaces to convert ammonia and nitrite into nitrate; large LR, deep sand bed and de-nitrification equipments harbour anaerobic bacteria that will complete the cycle by converting NO3 into harmless nitrogen gas. From my observation, you may not have sufficient de-nitrifying bacteria. Dosing chemical to reduce nitrate is only a temporary solution, it is still best to look into the root of the problem HTH

Sustaining our beloved livestocks is a never ending journey, that's why it will be good if we can take this walk together. Let' work on a date soon. All the best!

Quite true.. there are however some tell tale signs of a manjano: 1) It is usually green (Aiptasia - brown) 2) It's tentacles will have a bubble tip (Zoa & aiptasia - tapered) 3) Tentacles are found all over (Zoa & aiptasia - on the edge)

Hi Wilson, Saw the video of your tank just now... looks good! Hope to see it in person soon. With regards, to your return, if I were you I will sell the AB5000 and get another lower flow pump. Reasons: 1) 2 return pump is better than 1 2) I don't really think that your 1260 is able to push that much water into your main tank after going into your chiller, at most, I estimate it will be around 1200l to 1500l 3) Sudden drop in current will always encourage corals to respond but if your are not getting sufficient water into the sump to be filtered, it may not be good in a long run Cheers,

Hi bro shaohui, Since its fully submerged?Why not try a 3in sand bed with some chaeto? Just my 2 cents

Hi bro, Depending on flow and light availability aiptasia appearance will be slightly different. For example, in low light condition, aiptasia will expel all zooxanthellae and adopt a almost transparent look. Anyway, whether there are more species of aiptasia remains a mystery. HTH

Hi Bro, Unlike Indo and Red sea fishes will will encounter temperature around 28 -29 degrees, temperature around Hawaii tops around 27 degrees thus it may be more difficult for them to acclimate to your preferred temperature. I have previously tried flame angels in tank without chiller but the highest is 30-31 nia. HTH

Hi Zorden, Bottom brace may lessen the load on the joints but still prudent to use a good silicone. This is because we cannot avoid leaning our hands over the top that is without brace when doing our maintenance - this will add a lot of stress on the joints. Silicone that cures fast usually will harden thus will not be able to withstand the stress (Same theory as to why glass will break easily and metal will not). You can ask around there are still some good tank makers willing to use the higher grade, longer curing silicone. HTH

Hi Bro, Most decent tank makers will be reluctant to build have braceless tank using the regular silicone. I suggest you look for a experience tank maker and one who is willing to use silicone that take longer time to sure such as Dow Corning 733 instead of those fast curing China brand silicone. Using DC will mean that your tank will need a minimum 1 week before delivery while fast curing silicone will only need 2-3 days. Regards,

Hehehe... life's good, tried calling you just now but I guess you were busy....

Hi Johnson, that's a Priolepis nocturna.

Hey Terryz, this goes to show that I don't go LFS as often as last time. LOL Next time you see, let me know ok.... You save my new number right????

Hi Jia Hong, How have you been, its been a long time since we last spoke, hope all is well on your side. B. bimaculatus can reach a maximum size of 10cm but I have yet to see one that size in capitivity. I find them quite aggressive compare to B. opercularis. HTH