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    I found a good tank maker from a reefer here. It is "Atlantic glass industry". Does anyone have suggestions on this? I heard it's quite cheap too What is more worth it? Buying a new tank from them or getting a 2nd hand tank from someone else?
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    Hi evolution, thanks for your input! For the wave generators, I just found out about the cheaper jebao alternatives, so I'm going to get them maybe if I get a 4 or 5 feet tank ill buy more wp40s too. I'm also gonna buy a wave controller for them if I have enough remaining budget. Can anyone recomend any? Haha I forgot to put this before the live rocks input. The price I put there is the worst case scenario where I buy everything from lfs. Oopsies! I just found out about the Marine magic dosing pumps recently. I am probably gonna get that too I can save so much more money from here haha
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    Hi Evolution, I greatly appreciate your input I'm probably going to get 2 or 3 jebao wp40s considering the price of them, and the fact that I may be getting a 4-5 feet tank. Maybe I may also get a wave controller to make the flow more random, depending if I have enough money. The live rocks I posted were "worst case scenario" where I have to buy everything for lfs (oopsies I forgot to put that in the data) and I'm going to add them in slowly so I don't end up overcrowding my display tank without realizing it I'm going to consider buying the marine magic too. Much cheaper than my initial choice and it seems more people have used it too
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    I already have all those set up for a currently running nano tank I have so I won't need to spend more money on these kind of things . All I need is salt which ill probably go to lfs to buy
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    I had a similar discussion about lights recently, and I guess I'm convinced enough to switch to LEDs and since the input here has been so much cheaper than I initially thought, I may get a 4ft to 5ft tank instead
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    Hi guys, thanks for your skimmer inputs I am now trying to balance the pros and cons of a few skimmers you guys suggested to me, the the new reef octopus skimmer,bubble magus curve 7, or the deltec 1455. I'm not going to buy anything yet until the parts list has become super concrete so I won't be buying from the pasar Malam as of yet haha
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    Thanks guys for your inputs on skimmers. Now I'm balancing the pros and cons of a few skimmers wh
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    Hi guys, thanks so much for the help I'm gonna try to reply to each of your inputs so sorry if I spam a bit haha
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    Hi guys I'm starting a new tank mid-end Nov and I need some feedback on my choice of equipment I've gathered some information already and I need some advice if its the right thing. I have a budget of $3k for equipment and around 5 feet of free space (the tanks probably going to be around 3 feet due to budget) Here's the information I've gathered: Tank 3ft*2ft*2ft Tank (2nd hand) ~$400 Lights DELightings T5 Retrofit II 2x 39w (3 feet) (x2) SGD240.00 (x2) $480.00 Tubes $120 Skimmer (unknown) ~$700 (2nd hand ~$300) Wave generator Tunze stream 6065+6085 $180+$240 =$420 (2nd hand) ~$210 Hailea chiller and pump Hailea 1/4 hp $450 Hailea - Water Pump HX6530 (1750L/H) SGD49.80 Return pump Reef Octopus Diablo DC Water Pump DC-3500 SGD140.00 Substrate Coral Sand Size no. 0 10kg x3 SGD10.00 x3 $30 Live rock $280 Dosing pumps (optional) Bubble-Magus 3-Way Dosing Pump SGD390.00 (2nd hand: ~$200) Total: $3250 (everything being new) $2520(when some of the things are second hand) (Sorry if it's messy ) Seniors and pros please post your opinions here thanks!
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    more than enough it would do very nicely with you tank and won't strain too much compared to a smaller chiller as its meant for 15 to 100 gallon tanks
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    Its like a non-stinging mojano; looks good but takes over everything
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    as your tank is around 60gallons, ill say a hailea 1/15 hp would be the cheapest reliable option(~sgd350). You can check out other more expensive brands like jbj if you have a bigger budget
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    mushrooms and zoanthids(subjective to breed) are a good starter for corals. They are easily fed and hardy corals. If you want to get zoanthids I suggest getting the cheap $5 unnamed ones at most fish shops. They aren't so heavy on your wallet and they are the hardier of the zoanthids(most of the time ) try to research a bit before you buy anything cos some corals need certain elements in the water and different types of food. For food asking the lfs what he gives them can be good cos if they eat it at his shop they will most likely eat it in your tank
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    Oh and even when your cycling is complete don't stock your fish so fast. Angel fish have a high bioload and may produce more nitrates and nitrites for the tank inhabitants to handle without the proper bacteria in place. I guess with your tank size you may get away with it but I don't encourage to stock so fast. Try to add them one at a time before your tank becomes established
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    oh no D: good luck keeping them alive :/ I guess you should try to return them, keep at an established tank while waiting or sell/give the fish to another owner. I know your dad may have paid good money for the fish but it is better if another owner has it and take care of it properly than for it to die in your tank Another thing, next time you should acclimate the fish into the tank. Go watch YouTube to see how to acclimate your fish. They need time to adjust to your water parameters and temperature, and the shock from the sudden change can be fatal to them
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    +1 on that. You should find what's in your budget to ensure that your tank inhabitants are happy. Try to get reliable (and cheap) equipment. No need to get the super high end equipments with starter corals, but once you progress to sps then you'll need better equipment. I suggest you make a list of what fish and corals you want to get and do a little research, so you can then set up a tank to the best of the inhabitants preference. Like that you can save cost and only get what you need
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    Hmm here's a few more things you need: filters, wave makers, return pumps(if you have a sump) and test kits
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    It's red bubble algae (pest algae) and the only ways to remove it is without taking the rock out of your tank is either manually(remove the whole algae, roots inclusive), nutrient denial(lowering nitrates and etc) or getting appropriate herbivores(nearly no herbivores munch on these kind of algae). Or you could also take the rock out of the tank and blowtorch it, dip in bleach for a few hours or leave it to dry out under the sun
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    It would probably move towards light like mine once it's zooxanthelle grow back
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    That's a fireworm! Not a bristleworm! Bristleworms are fairly harmless and won't sting you
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    Honestly if you're gonna keep this tank for a long time, and are gonna put other corals in it this won't be advisable. I have seen tanks where the gsp spread like wildfire and covered the whole tank. Given enough time they'll go across the sandbed and spread to the rocks, making it very difficult to totally get rid of them if you have to.
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    bristle worms are part of the clean up crew so unless they are flooding up your whole tank idk why you would want to get rid of them :/ anyways you could get a wrasse(six line wrasse probably) or an arrowcrab(NOT RECOMENDED FOR ONLY 2 BRISTLEWORMS THEY MAY STARVE TO DEATH). Anyways if your population is really high it is unlikely you can take all of them out
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    Oh and another thing. The anemone moved again and now it's in a bright spot so I guess it's becoming photosynthetic again
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    hi Terry, sorry for the late reply! I'm using some cheap unbranded china LEDs. The box cover said that the light temperature is 12k and that it's suitable for marine fish. I know it's not the best for photosynthetic life but I don't plan to upgrade this tank as I'm gonna decomm it and set up a new tank soon!
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    Electrolysising seawater would create chlorine (from aqueous Sodium chloride(salt)) so wouldn't large scale production of these structures end up damaging the reef too? As Chlorine is harmful to marine life
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