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Thanks for the advice. I assume they will work on acrylic? I would love to have a normal setup lah, but sadly my current setup forces me to place my DT at the bottom of a rack so no choice but to plan for overhead sump Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Since we're on this topic, I'm wondering about creating on overhead sump instead using an existing acrylic tank that have. My DT is at the bottom of a rack and is hard to do maintenance. So I was wondering if I were to put a pump in my DT to pump water up to my overhead sump, then allow the water to flow back down naturally via an outlet (a bulkhead maybe) on the side of the tank. That way, in case the pump fails, there's no risk of flooding as sump will naturally empty itself out only up to the level where the outlet is. The only problem is I don't know how to properly drill a hole into the side of the tank and install a bulkhead there. Anybody has experience? Thanks Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Move it away from the light a bit and see if it helps. Also, leave it alone for longer periods of time, they usually don't like being touched. Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

If it's turned upwards it might a flow issue. Usually mushrooms don't hang out at high flow areas. Check if there's a current blowing at it Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Except that's not a bristle worm. That a eunice worm. Or worse maybe a Bobbit worm. Kiss your fish goodbye if you kena that Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Yup Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

DT = display tank. We're Singaporeans, we love acronyms. Haha Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Hi guys, just acquired some hairy mushrooms (not sure what kind) and noticed that some white stuff seems to ooze out from the mushrooms when they close up after lights out. Is this normal? It looks like white intestines or something.... I don't see it in the day, not sure if because it's being covered up when the mushroom inflates. Attached a pic below, it's the centre piece with green spots. You can see a mass of white stuff around its core. Should I be worried? Appreciate the advice! Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Hey bro, already pm earlier, thanks Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Hi bro, can't seem to see your video, sorry. Can you upload to YouTube? Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

For 2ft, one rw4 good enough. If you want to venture into lps, actually even a cheap led like a green element is good enough.but I personally enjoy the customization and intensity of the higher end lights like the AI hydra and Kessil A360 series. At least I know if I want to go full blast for sps, I can. If not, I can just tone down. At least there's choice. But beware that strong lights kill corals fast while low light just makes them grow slower, so approach them carefully Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Lol I thought only my elegance pooped like mad. I thought how come there's long brown strings floating around, maybe it's a type of cyanobacteria? Then saw my elegance pushing it out of its mouth... Gross Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Yeah the feeding tentacles extending after lights off is totally normal. Maybe you want to move the brain to the side a bit to avoid overexposure? Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

From my limited understanding, the spectrum colors most essential are actually blue and some violet. Purple is not super important. Also I think intensity is another important factor. For me, I use a Hydra at 40% intensity for blue and 15-25 % for other colors. So far lps growth is modest, but soft corals grow quite well. I don't have sps but usually they require higher intensities but you risk burning the other corals. I think most people just position the sps higher up the water column to receive more light Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Pm you too, bro. Thanks! Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

My skimmer hardly skims anything these days. Supposedly normal once tank stabilises Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Update: the scoly seems to be recovering well. Considering the temp in my home tank is higher than office, I'm guessing that perhaps it was really the intense light that was the problem. Will wait till it's fully recovered then put the scoly back on the tank but put it in a shaded area instead. Thanks all for the advice so far! Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Hmm! That's actually a good question. I forgot to consider that. I use a fan so the temperature is around 28-29 degrees. However, my office tank is 24-25 degrees due to air con. It does rise to 28 degrees when the Aircon is switched off after office hours. Perhaps the higher temp played a part in the coral receding? Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Or maybe try seaweed or a small live rock with coralline algae. If it's really some sort or urchin, it should eat it. This must be what those marine researchers feel like when they explore for new species lol Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Yeah, 30 by 30 is too small to have anything bigger than 2" in general. If it helps, my super aggressive damsel that was whacking every single creature in my tank still didn't really disturb my 2 cleaners after they claimed a rock on the right end of my 2 feet tank. Bear in my my cleaners were also very aggressive, so maybe that's how everyone maintained a truce? Haha Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Does it eat anything? Maybe can isolate in the sump and observe Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

They are probably alive, because there will be bacteria that starve to death and die, releasing ammonia that will feed the other bacteria, so it should be ok. When in doubt, always test. My own tank took 5 weeks to cycle without dosing bacteria Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Very interesting creature. I've never seen anything like it before. It looks like a pencil iron but the body structure is different. Who knows, might be a new species. There are thousands of urchin species out there Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Sump just means a seperate space from the main tank. A refugium is a type of sump that supports life (can grow algae and pods inside etc). Some people just have a sump so that they can run all the fancy equipment without cluttering the main tank. As long you have LR and sand and been running for a while and dosing bacteria, it should have started cycling. By right you should throw in a food pellet at the beginning, but since you didn't do that, no worries. Something on the LR would have died during transport or during cycling and provided the food for bacteria. Test your water to be absolutely sure. Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

Latest update. It's starting to fluff back up but still not responding much to food. The current placement in my sump is super low flow and lower light. Not sure if that's good in the long run but at least it looks better compared to 2 days ago. Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk