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Selling unopened box of Original tropic marin balling components a,b,c powders. Pm if interested. Collection in pasir ris. Price 45 sgd. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Selling almost full Orca nitra guard titanium. No reactor required. Will reduce your nitrates without any dependency on Phospates. Sold as the only solid carbon media that is completely resistant to the redfield ratio. Definitely worked for me in reducing nitrates. The media should last you for more than a year with continous usage. Selling at 45 Sgd. pm if interested. Collection in pasirris. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Selling Dr. Tims NP active pearls bio-pellets. Great polymer for reducing your nitrates. Almost full. Selling for 70 Sgd. PM if interested. Collection in pasirris. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

It is always about availability rather than residual levels. In the ocean nutrient availability levels are high - even if residual levels show low. Also depending on currents sometimes residual levels also can become high. Also, regarding sps needing low nutrients may not be very true. There are studies/ ancedotal evidence that shows sps growth is higher in higher phospate levels. What sps dont like is instability. So if you go from high phospates for some time to low phospates then that negatively impacts them. Same thing from low to high but to a lesser extent. Interesting discussion though. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

You are right fish based proteins are better but more expensive. Plant/animal based proteins are usually deficient but cheaper thus being used. It also depends on what amino acids are available in the proteins. Some like methionine are supposedly more useful than others. Also whats interesting is how proteins are used for growth. When carbs/lipids sufficiently provide energy, then proteins are used for growth. When lipids do not provide for the energy requirements, then proteins are actually used for energy thereby stunting growth. A balance is important. Some studies on Aminos https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288663939_Functional_amino_acids_in_fish_nutrition_health_and_welfare https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848614001690 Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Bro, good write-up but needs clarifying. You are right about binders not adding too much nutritional value , but not about adding nutrients to the water. Binders used in pellets are carbohydrates ( starch, sugar etc). Some of it can be metabolized by fish for energy. But you dont end up with nitrates and phopates due to thhesr binders. Nitrates from food usually comes from the protein content. About 65-70 percent of the protein in the food gets passed through the gills as Ammonia ( more than 50 percent) and in poop ( about 10 percent). This ammonia then breaks down into nitrates. Choose the food that offers the most nutritional value. But the best foods does not automatically translate into the least nitrates/phospates. Happy reefing !! Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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Looking for a decent condition calcium reactor preferably dual chamber. Please PM if you are selling. Thanks Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

At this point you are speculating that your tank needs any alk addition. You need to measure alk levels from a baseline to check actual usage. Then you can decide if u need to dose. And its usually better to keep your alk close to what your new salt mix is at - which is why I was saying to test your mix. Any level between 7 and 9 is just as good. I would get an ATO asap. Stability is key - not whether you are at 1.025 or 1.021. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Okay start by checking the alk levels on the fresh mix. Your salinity must be low which is why the Alk is low. You can bring up Alk just by mixing it to 1.025 or 1.026. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

How frequently do you do water changes? If you are using red sea blue bucket your Alk should be much higher with only water changes given your stock levels. And what are you using to measure Alk? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Wts the Eheim Reeflex 500 UV sterilizer. Sgd 95. New bulb changed in Aug. Worked very well for Getting rid of Dinos in the tank. Available in pasir ris. Pls PM. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

If your tank is less than 1 year old then you should try and keep nitrates or phospates as low as possible. At less than one year your tank may not have the microbiome to compete against the nuisance algae. For more established tanks that is never a problem. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Have you calibrated your PH probe? Is this level during the day or night? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

8.4 sounds okay. Why do you want to reduce? If you really want to then Dont dose carbon. Just aerate the water more. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Anyone know which LFS is carrying? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Anyone selling a working calcium reactor, please PM. Thanks Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Short answer - its not worth it. Do not run without a chiller. Some corals that you buy may actually be more expensive than a chiller. So just find a way to accomodate a chiller from day-1. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Thanks for sharing. The main ingredient seems to be salicylic acid. Did you see your phospates levels drop ? I would expect some carbon dosing effect. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

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Changed my mind.. Giving away free... fcfs Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Selling for 15 sgd not 20 Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Hi, wts healthy carpenters wrasse more than 2 inches and been with me for 6 months. For 15 sgd. its not getting along with one of my other wrasse. Collection in pasir ris. Fcfs Pls PM. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

How will you handle the overflow from the second tank? Or will you use a pump? Using a pump on both tanks is going to be extremely difficult to adjust because of different flow rates. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

The pressure should be minimal. Bouyancy under water will counteract the weight. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app