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Also just to add: if you have small zoas/colonies that remain closed for longer periods and fish that like to pick at the rocks, they can often mistake the closed polyps for sponges and potentially chomp them off before they can open up again, or in the very least discourage them from opening up for even longer Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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To be fair if it’s truly gill flukes you shouldn’t be able to see them.. might be a different parasite altogether Edit: they become visible when they fall off the host fish but while attached they’re usually not visible, what more if attached to/within the gills Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

You can try a freshwater dip or a medicated bath. usually works for flukes. And then treat with prazi again. But only if you know what you’re doing with the dip/medicated bath haha doing it incorrectly will likely kill the fish if the ph difference is too great and they go into osmotic shock Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Yup. Tried once putting a small black sponge seeded with bacteria from main tank into my brand new QT tank, added seachem stability over a period of 3-4 days and put a couple fishes in with no problems. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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Yup. And corals generally ship better than fish over shorter air/sea travel distances Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Still searching. Also interested in the 300-320W models. Thanks for all the offers for the 120 and 130w models but preferably am looking for models with 3 LED pads and above Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

You can try two little fishies phosban reactor or DD h2ocean’s fluidized media reactor. Saw them on sale at madpetz in amk. Both are under $100 I believe. Or you can try going for the smaller form factor of BRS mini reactor at reefing reality for about $75. Only place that still ships BRS products iirc Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

For starters The API saltwater test kit bundle is decent. Includes measuring kits for Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and high range pH. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Corals are fast becoming a limited natural resource. With more restrictions and tighter laws in place to prevent and/or mitigate the collection of corals, no doubt the black market/illegal trade of corals will become more apparent. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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If you’ve been dosing bacteria to speed up your cycling process, IME 2 weeks is enough to put a couple of fishes in, but definitely don’t just fill up your whole tank with several things at once hahaha. Don’t know about the product you’re using but I’ve used seachem stability and brightwell Aquatics microbacter 7 to cycle tanks before and the fastest cycle I’ve had that achieved 0 Ammonia and nitrite took barely 5 days. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Thanks for sharing. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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Of course.. if tangs could be caught in our local waters they’d be extinct from our local waters by now hahahaha Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Yup. Pretty surprised my yellow and Scopas Tang don’t fight at all, in fact they like to swim together- despite being of the same Tang genus Zebrasoma. Pretty neat though. I named them Jekyll & Hyde cause they look exactly like each other except one is bright yellow and the other is black [emoji38] Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

My wrasses aren’t aggressive at all. I used to have a rabbitfish in my system but I took him out because when he grew bigger he chased my diamond Wrasse around all the time. Despite being the largest fish he’s definitely not the most dominant one.. strangely enough my blue Tang and Kole Tang seem to be the most dominant fish in my tank. Most of the LFS I know of rarely ship diamond Wrasses but it’s actually a relatively common species in our local waters. Some specimens can be pretty colourful too, but they’re typically greenish-pink with accents of yellow and blue. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Powder blues and other tangs of the genus acanthurus are known to be the most aggressive tangs generally save for blue tangs so I’m not surprised heh. Especially PBT and Achilles. But that’s just a generalisation. I have 4 different tangs in my tank and the species that’s supposed to be the most docile one(Kole Tang) happens to be the most aggressive member of my tank. Bellus’ tankmates are: Longhorn Cowfish Marine betta Blue Tang Kole Tang Yellow Tang Black Scopas Tang Diamond Wrasse Bicolor Wrasse Diamond Goby Bullet sleeper Goby x2 Photon Clowns x10 margarita Cardinals Barstripe Cardinal Candystripe Cardinal Green Mandarin Lawnmower Blenny Tailspot blenny Seagrass tuskfish Lattice Monocle Bream Largest member in the tank is the diamond Wrasse at around 18cm(max size) Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

I’ve a 2.5” Bellus in my 125gallon setup with clams, softies, LPS and SPS. Doesn’t bother any of them. Tankmates all share a peaceful temperament. Feeds on pellets and shrimp. Loves to swim around in the water column rather than pick at things on rocks/the substrate. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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Interested in getting a secondhand fixture for a new frag tank. Looking at a $200-$280 price range. Please pm me or msg/whatsapp 9636 zero 7 4 zero if you have any you’re willing to sell at said price range. Cheers Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Interesting direction you’re going in with the planted tank bro. Kudos. Btw correct me if I’m wrong but don’t Ochtodes also take in calcium to grow? Something different from what we’re used to seeing surely; a planted marine tank is certainly rare. Mangroves are far more common. Helps that we can pretty much get these things from local shores too heh. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

You can try a fluidized media reactor for activated carbon and/or GFO. They have them in stock at madpetz and you can get the mini BulkReefSupply reactor at reefing reality. GFO helps a lot with keeping your phosphates and silicates(which are one of many pest algae’s favorite nutrient) in check, so for a reef tank(or any display tank actually), they’re definitely worthwhile Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app