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What are the dimensions of this installation? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Has the same problem but with my regal. So much for being a ‘timid and gentle’ fish hahahaha he was pretty much the boss of the tank and would chase anyone just for Swimming in his way. Ended up selling him off cause he began to nip at my zoas and palys. Kinda sad cause he was a great fish. Makes me feel like going FOWLR haha Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Pardon me for my poor attempt to explain and simplify at the same time hahahah. I’m no chemistry expert but what I meant by “other ions like calcium” are exactly the other elements magnesium bonds with(sulfate, chloride ions) that are generally more abundant in NSW than calcium, particularly in the confines of a reef aquarium stacked with corals and other creatures that rely on calcium to grow. What I meant by magnesium being unstable in his system is that that particular magnesium additive might not be at high enough quantities like you mentioned. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Magnesium as an element doesn’t stay at stable levels if it’s bonding quickly with other ions like calcium in the water. If your magnesium is depleted very quickly it could be because of your constantly high calcium levels Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Treat them like you would other fish but keep in mind they have a much greater bioload which is why an efficient filtration system is most ideal for their health in the long term Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Our beaches are actually much more alive than many of us realize hahaha Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Very good filtration, lots of fine sand substrate and a larger surface area for the ray to roam and bury in. Can be quite a challenge if you are heavily stocked with live rock. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

If you many small fishes, this can be a menace. But if you’re keeping a Fowlr with the biggies they’re gonna end up a snack for a resident fish Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Hey bro, hope you aren’t panicking about your pH, 7.8 is not bad by any means- and stability is actually more important. Higher pH accelerates calcification leading to faster coral growth so if that’s what you’re aiming for then a Low pH could be a concern. Have you tried bubble-scrubbing method with a limewood air stone pump close to your return chamber? That has helped me raise my pH from 8.0 to 8.1~8.2ish consistently when I run it 3-8 hours a day at regular intervals. Just a PSA: a pH range of anywhere between 7.8 and 8.4 is acceptable, but of course most of us in this hobby see 8.3 as the ideal haha Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Get a peppermint shrimp or filefish Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Looking to buy the rubber parts that brace the hinge of the Jebao RW line wavemakers that hinge on both ends of the swivel. Please pm or msg 9646 zero 74 zero if you have any to sell. Thanks Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Unless you’re violently slicing or yanking off a huge colony of theme their toxins aren’t anything crazy. Just replace your activated carbon if you’re worried. And try using a new razor blade to cleanly remove them off the base of your tank from where they started colonising Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

From my experience my regal angel nipped at zoas and palys alike. And they’re supposed to be one of the more reef safe species hahaha. The only truly reef-safe angels that I know of are the genicanthus swallowtails. Even dwarf angels can suddenly go wild and start eating corals from what I’ve read and based on other reefers’ experiences. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

These are really lovely. You’re inspiring me to get more Yumas for my tank hahahaha. Easier to propagate than many hard corals and can be just, if not more colourful. Just wondering though, how much did you get them per piece? They don’t look cheap and it’s rare that I find such brightly-coloured ones Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Awesome colours. Cheers bro Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

First of all, Happy CNY to you too! In my experience, it’s not uncommon for hair algae and other nuisance algae to grow even in the most pristine tanks, and many factors influence the rate of growth of all kinds of algae in your tank(e.g. higher calcium and magnesium tends to give you lots of coralline algae much faster) Your nitrates and phosphates might be even higher which could be contributing to the rate of the nuisance algae growth, but IMO aren’t at alarming levels at all. In fact they are probably locking in excess nutrients in your tank when they take them in to fuel their growth. Some things to take into account: (For phosphates): do you have phosphate removal media(like GFO)? Does your system include a refugium with a decent amount of macroalgae? Do you have a clean-up crew and algae-pruning crew(tangs, algae blennies, snails, crabs etc.)? Based on the photos you shared, it looks like filamentous Brown algae of some kind. The green on the rocks could be turf algae, which isn’t as bad as green hair algae. Your tank could go through various different phases of algae blooms as it matures and finds its equilibrium, but IMO it’s always a great idea to have a good clean-up grew and “lawnmowers” in your reef [emoji4], As algae will still find a way to grow in even very low nutrient tanks, just at a much reduced rate. Cheers, and I hope you find a way to solve(or at least mitigate) your algae issue! Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Impressive set up. Cheers! Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

You can try Pacific reef(ahbeng) at Pasir Ris Farmway 2 when their shipment comes in, I’ve seen the golden stripe/yellow maroon clowns pretty often there. check out their Facebook page for shipment updates, they update pretty religiously when shipments come in Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Thanks! Pacific Reef aka Ah Beng and Coral Farm have them occasionally. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Did Ahbeng have any shipment today? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Completely agree.. especially when they start to associate you being near/in front of the tank with food. Have you ever had Cowfish? They are very dog-like and will greet you whenever you stand in front of the tank. They are easy to hand-feed and my Cowfish will even let me pet him!(though I risk being bitten sometimes when he mistakes my fingers for prawn meat). My other fish seem to have learned this from him too and now I can hand-feed even my most timid tangs and blennies! Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Selling off this relatively uncommon sand-sifting Goby species for $10. Length approx. 3inches Been with me for 2 months, feeds on market prawn cuts and pellets. Reason for selling: made the mistake of adding more than 1 Valenciennea Goby species and they end up spending more time fighting competing for the side of the tank I usually drop food in than actually sifting and cleaning the sandbed. The other one is a typical Orange-Spotted Diamond Goby but decided to sell off this one(even though it’s rarer) cause I got him after the other. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Interested in a filefish? I have one with me that’s taken care of pest anemones like aiptasia. Size about 2inches+. Willing to let go for $5. It is also trained to eat NLS pellets and market prawn so no worries when it’s done eating aiptasia Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Hi bro, sent you a pm Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Use an old credit card/ezlink and go to town Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app