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  1. gingerwrasse
    I agree with Uncle Mike. I think the least some people can do is to accept an apology. All the harsh words. For what? I didn't know being a "senior" means you had the right to speak so condescendingly. What an utter shame. Being relatively new to the forum myself I didn't imagine that I'd read such rubbish. Yes he's made some mistakes. He can't take them back but he's sorry. What do you want him to do? Are you all really that bitter? It's not like I'm defending what he did. I'm just trying to insult the way some people try to "act big" and bash a young reefer.
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    What a wonderfully written post from the most gracious reefer I know. Your reply is very encouraging, thank you very much, Uncle Mike. A burst of colour sounds like a plan. I'm sure arrangements can be made in the near future. :) You tank is my inspiration.
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    What a wonderfully written post from the most gracious reefer I know. Your reply is very encouraging, thank you very much, Uncle Mike. A burst of colour sounds like a plan. I'm sure arrangements can be made in the near future. :) You tank is my inspiration.
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    CRACK? Wow thanks for the heads up. Will clean it regularly.
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    Nope. Didn't move the light.
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    It's time for Monday again, reefers. Sian. But it also means that there'll be another weekend of shipments and an assortment of reefing activities to look forward to too! We'll get through it together... Anyway. Like I said before, I'm treating this thread as a log to document my progress. So if any shots/angles look similar, just homour me a little k? Haha. But I do have a new addition. And I'll be watching it like a newborn baby. Got it a couple of days back but couldn't get a good enough picture. UFO chalice! The colours are unreal. And speaking of unusual colours, here's that gold-ish clam I was talking about. Turns out he has a touch of maroon too. Bumped him up from the sand bed to the top tier in case he didn't get enough light. And finally, today's FTS. Goodnight everyone! Here's a picture of my cat dressed like a lion.
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    No more pox, touch wood! They are looking good. Thanks so much for your help that day!
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    Hello reefers! Saturday is always hardcore reefing day, I always think. So what did you all do today? An update is in order, it's been too many days. I've received a few PMs about my ice probe and how it looks like. Here it is: See that metal probe at the bottom? CRAZY COLD. I touched it. I know it's supposed to be cold but it still shocked me. I just rest it at the back of my tank in one of the IOS compartments in this position. Pretty effective. You don't have to drill a hole in your tank to insert it like they instruct you to. In other news, I got baby clams! Nano tank friendly clams, rather. So beautiful. Never seen colours like these before too. Amidst the zoa meadow, an iridescent clam. This one's skirting is laced with gold in natural light. Madness! Will get a better picture in the morning. For now, just close your eyes and imagine... Made a trip down to LCK today and saw this little guy. What a gem indeed. Will leave you all with his portrait. Goodnight!
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    AIYOOOOOO. Ok I need to examine them properly when I get home. Thanks man.
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    ATTN: Nano reefers. The ice probe works wonders! Despite the relentless heat of this afternoon's weather, I came home to 26 degree water. How great is that? I'm really glad I didn't spring for a chiller. Anyway it's not like I have a lot of space for one. Livestock update! My super suns. Rewarding me with a bloom after a mysis feast. But pardon the freaky lighting. Black hole sun zoas. Their colours in real life are just wasted on the iPhone camera though. I also got a pair of black foot clowns. Ok. The total clownfish headcount now is 4. But that was really uncalled for. Here's a funny story. As I was installing the ice probe days ago (before I bought the black foots), I noticed my tiny clownfish going absolutely nuts. Probably nervous with all the commotion happening in his little home. It was darting along the height of my tank and before I knew it, he completely disappeared. I searched for him, high and low. Literally in my own version of Finding Nemo. Thinking he jumped ship, I looked on the floor, under the table and in my cluttered bin for an orange slimy body but I never found one. I didn't bother to scan between the rocks in the tank because I thought it'd be really uncharacteristic for clownfish to hide in rocks for long periods of time. So I quit. I went to bed, sad, at the thought that I was a terrible reefer. The weekend came and I saw that Iwarna still had small black foots (feet?) left. So I bought a pair, thinking I'd give my remaining clownfish to someone else. I went home, introduced the black feet to my tank and went on with my life. Days went by. I procrastinated the removal of my original clownfish because I got sentimental. Then. Yesterday was oyster feast/mysis shrimp day. As I was administering the buffet, Tiny Clownfish decides to appear like an elusive unicorn and starts vacuuming the feast as if NOTHING HAPPENED. WHAT! So now... I have 4 clownfish. But you know what. I'm just glad he's alive. I wonder how he liked Sydney. I also noticed that his one fin is a little damaged. I'm not kidding. He's the real Nemo. Alright enough of this. Just wanted to share this little bit of nonsense with you guys. I'm still baffled by this silliness. Goodnight reefers, it's almost midweek!
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    Thanks for the advice guys. Will see what I can do.
  13. gingerwrasse
    Hi Anthony. Yup the zoas are doing well! Will get a more close up shot later.
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    After a 2-day hiatus, I am back with new developments. Good morning reefers! MY ICE PROBE IS FINALLY HERE! After leaving it in for about a day, I came home to relatively chilly water. I don't have a thermometer with me so I'm guessing it's a nice 27-29 DC or so. Buay pai lehhhhhh. Also, it's much bulkier than I had imagined. But not big enough for me to complain. You can see its size in relation to the nano skimmer. Top view. The fan. If you sit in its direction you'll get a nice little breeze too. Haha The temperature controller. Ranges from 18-29 DC. An aerial view of some zoas enjoying the change in temperature. And finally, today's FTS. The bf bought me a nice bouquet of flowers today. In super sun format. It's right smack in the middle of my scape. Didn't take a close up because it's not in full bloom just yet. Will get a shot when it opens tomorrow. Alright it's time to koon. Heading down to Aquarama tomorrow. Anyone else going? See you there reefers!
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    I can barely keep my eyelids from banging shut but I thought I'd post something anyway. This has become a nightly ritual, almost. Bear with me, as I'm using this thread to chart my personal progress too. Then again... I have nothing much tonight. Haha. Only one thing. I'm really enthralled by this small frag of red gonio! Brilliant colour. Got it just yesterday and it's already blooming rather nicely. This was also a gift from a fellow reefer. I'm very lucky to have met a few people ("Decommers", I call them) who were willing to just give away their stuff. This will be my gonio corner. I'm gonna start collecting them. Such a girl's tank. Haha. Ok lights off. Get to your rock and sleep tight, reefers.
  16. gingerwrasse
    Thanks for the encouragement guys. What an addictive hobby.
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    Joint effort. My bf's tank is huge. You want me to create a 5 feet tank worth of zoas ah? Hahaha
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    Nope, just one return pump. The Eheim600 requires a bigger pipe. And the bigger pipe wouldn't fit into the original hole meant for the smaller, original pump that came with the tank. So I had to put the green pipe OVER the IOS instead of THROUGH the original hole. Is this confusing? Hahaha
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    Nope it's not. It's a return pump. The strongest, small pump that can fit into the IOS.
  20. gingerwrasse
    Hi! Got the Eheim nozzle from C328. And yeah my zoas family grew kinda aggressively, somehow. Haha. Got lucky with the lobangs. But I heard you've got quite an impressive collection yourself. Hoping to see some of them in my tank in the near future!
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    Hi reefers. Need a little help ID-ing this bouquet of zoas. The person who gave it to me couldn't tell me what it was either. In normal T5 light they look completely black with a bright yellow core. Under LED they look kinda purple with a greenish yellow centre. Any ideas?
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    Hello again reefers. It's time for one more post before we have to think about Monday all over again. Updates: 1. Took out my sexy shrimps. It was a two person job! But it had to be done as I found the buggers nipping on the skirting of my zoas. 2. Did some minor rescaping. 3. 2 water changes (in 3 days) later and I finally see signs of diatoms retreating. GOAWAYBROWN. Time for some pictures of new friends. Flowerpot gonio. My favourite thing at the moment. Golden neon goby from LCK. My favourite colour's turquoise but... I refused to pay $20 for a "neon tetra". So I picked him. Read that they do quite a bit of cleaning up so he's perfect for my small tank. And finally, today's FTS. The acrylic cover's unsightly but after my ice probe gets here, I can remove the cooling fan to make it fit better. Thought it'd be better to have a lid in case we get some "superman"s. And on a totally separate note, the Eheim600 pump is a godsend. The perfect wave maker too. Sleep well, reefers!
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    Patrick, Haha thanks thanks. I'm keeping my fingers crossed too. Will keep you posted.
  24. gingerwrasse
    $100 for 3 frags. So it doesn't matter how many "mouths" on one frag. Is that what you're asking? Haha
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    It was a stretch for me too but I couldn't resist them...
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