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Thanks for the tip! Dosed the mg last night, will check parameters tonight and update again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A little update: I got a salifert Ca and Mg test kit yesterday. It's the titration type, kinda fun to do this out of my chem practical sessions. Will get a kh kit when the stock comes. Ca: 480ppm Mg: 1230ppm From what I gather on the internet, my calcium is too high and mg is too low. I'm currently not dosing anything but I've got some Reefmax ca, mg and kh additives. Any advice bros?

Noted, looks like I'll switch after my sailfert finishes Thanks for the info I just tested for phosphates and got a really slight tinge of blue, it's almost transparent.. Can't capture the colour with my phone. I guess that's pretty safe if I continue with my po4 remover?

any idea how much the clams at ahbeng are? got a lot?

Wow a 5footer!! Camping here for updates btw I think you missed a number out in your HP number..

Thanks bro for your contact! I will look for him when I decided to get more zoas!! And very true, zoas are really so beautiful and poisonous(literally) haha.

Thanks for the advice. My latest nitrate reading is 5ppm, is that still too high for sps? What's a good level to maintain? And I'm currently using salifert to test for phosphate, is salifert inaccurate? What's a better test kit?

Thank you for the kind words Admiral! Haha certainly hope one day I'll have a headache over overgrowing spses

Definitely will! Read your thread about coming back to reefing too, all the best to you! Thanks cheers!

Hi I've been using Red Sea and so far it has been clear. But there was once i mixed it and left it for a few days and it turned very cloudy that's all

Hi guys. Finally decided to jump in the bandwagon and start my own nano tank thread. I started a 2x1x1 tank about 7mths ago after I was seduced by this porcupine pufferfish. He was like a puppy in a fish tank, who could resist that cutiepie. Someone told me a 2feet tank was sufficient so I jumped headfirst into this sticky saltwater hobby and started a fowlr. Sadly, my puffer died in a freak accident last december and my tank ran literally empty for a few weeks. Then I saw these lime green/turqoise staghorn and blue montipora sps corals, and heck I was poisoned again. Therefore restarted this tank in January, with keeping thriving sps as my long term goal. I only wished I joined this forum much earlier, it would've saved me so much money and time. But then again, if I did I don't think I'll start a tank at all haha. My tank specs: Main tank 2.1.1ft DiY sump tank 1ft sq DIY overflow pvc pipes Lighting: 2x 36w Par38 Full Spectrum w/o lens on diy lightstand Skimmer: Bubble Magus NAC3.5 running with biopellets Chiller: Resun CL280 Wavemaker: Jebao wp10 + a small Boyu Water Parameters: Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 10ppm Phosphate: <0.03ppm pH: 8.2 Salinity: 1.025 This was my tank a month ago. Everything here except the maroon clown, goby and damsel, is dead. I was overseas for 2 weeks, during which my royal gramma died(I believe because it wasn't able to compete for food from the hungry clown and damsel), and caused the overflow to choke and fail. And the timer for my lights fused. Then mayhem! Nitrate spike, temp spike, clam died = ammonia spike, melting coral, algae bloom, cyano bloom . My beloved lyretail anthias who was feeding on TDO pellets died the day I touched down, along with the hidden fire shrimp. :cry2: Had been battling with cyanobacteria for a really long time even before my trip, they could take over my entire tank in a single night. Siphoning the sand and scrubbing rocks could possibly be the worst job. Found out from Mr. Henry from marinelife that phosphates and low flow was the problem. So I got the Goodbye!PO4 and started dosing that. The cyano receded for a while before coming back in full force during the 2week catastrophe. But thankfully, everything's back to normal now. And I've only begun adding corals this week. Mainly zoas and mushrooms, a GSP frag, and a gonio. Feeding rotifers and phytoplankton on alternate days. My nitrate was finally brought down to 10ppm, my API reads 20+ppm but the salifert says 10. I'd put my bet on the salifert. Latest phospates read 0ppm on the salifert test kit but I'm not so optimistic. I diyed most of the things that could be diyed(due to my budget constraints), including the lightstand. Which is actually a mix of the ikea lightstand and some clip-on e27 bulb holder. Quite ugly, with the pvc overflow as well, but gotta live with it since I'm still studying. Latest tank shot: Some nice zoa frags from Evolutionz. A very friendly guy. The blue abyss is my absolute favourite . Hope the pink cauliflower coral will grow and become like a tree in the background of my tank. Added this frag rack and the jebao wp10 just yesterday. Must say the wp10 is really worth it, really very powerful and undervalued for the price. Set the max speed at 50% still can create whirlpool in this tank. Going to remove the boyu soon. I intend to keep zoas and mushrooms on the left, and eventually sps on the top and right, in a few months' time. On the hunt for nice and cheap zoas right now. Also eyeing this teardrop clam in aquarist chamber but don't want to risk it yet. Will appreciate any advice on my equipment or scape! Thank you for reading!! :ThanxSmiley:

Hi xiggie, heres a good link to help you id your algae http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reefcleaners/44247-nuisance-algae-guide-work-progress.html http://www.melevsreef.com/id/algae.html

Omg nice video!!! And beautiful tank

You can try atlantic glass industry, I heard good pricing and quality. Its near golden octopus in serangoon

Very nice sps tank! Didnt know a bare bottom could look so good

Hi guys I bought 2 par38s and got some holders but they're too close to the tank. Does anyone know where to get light stands? Thanks in advance

I stay compassvale area yeah that's a good idea! Btw if you need cheap supplies can go seaview aquarium, very near fernvale! Or aquamarin @ jalan selaseh. All the best for your new tank!

Yay fellow sengkang reefer for a small tank like that you can considered buying distilled water from ntuc, save you money and space on the ro/di unit

Collected by a fellow nice reefer. Thanks for interest

Hi guys, I'm just wondering where can you buy par38 in singapore?

I see. Thanks for the reply! I'm currently working on a diy sump and overflow, lets hope it works

Hi looking trade a maroon clownfish for a bottle of pokka green tea its 3-4inch big, fed on pellets, she is in good condition with just a small nip on her back tail reasin being jireh marine sold me a pair of maroon clowns even though they are not a pair and my smaller clown is suffering badly interested parties can contact me at 9632 four7two5, self collection at buangkok mrt pls bring your own pail and water

Hi looking trade a maroon clownfish for a bottle of pokka green tea its 3-4inch big, fed on pellets, she is in good condition with just a small nip on her back tail reasin being jireh marine sold me a pair of maroon clowns even though they are not a pair and my smaller clown is suffering badly interested parties can contact me at 9632 four7two5, self collection at buangkok mrt pls bring your own pail and water

+1 here's a nice link to start with: www.youtube.com/watch?v=65yVr7DiDls

Bro can pm me where you bought the led lights too? Thanks