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Hermit crab given away. Mods please close thread Thanks!

Ocean Nutrition. NLS. These are all tried and tested pelleted food for marine fish. Personally I like ON's Formula 2 pellets. These contain Spirulina which can be used to supplement the 'greens' in most fish as most marine fish tend to be omnivorous. It is also versatile enough to be blended and mixed with frozen food.

Looking for Priolepis nocturna

Ups Still looking for females

As above. Managed to ID it as a male Looking to trade with smaller specimens/female GBG Thanks.

Seems to me that these 2 guys are males? I have already separated them. *Phew*

It's a brittle star! A harmless sand sifter which will clean up the detritus in the aquarium Cheers!

Upz. Negotiable price for interested buyers

In other news, My overflow has claimed its first victim! Just bought 2x P.holthusi from Henry yesterday but I found 1 living in the overflow this morning! Should I wait for it to be flushed down the sump or should I fish it out? I face some difficulty fishing it out due to the location of my overflow

Cavitation....a new term to me! Thanks Gouldian for the advice! Really increasing my knowledge on pipings and pumps after I got into this hobby!

Nutrients Overload! Diatoms on the sandbed and tank walls, hair algae growing over all tank walls and some of the rocks, bubble algae starting to appear on the rocks. This must've been due to my feeding of 1 cube of mysis every alternate day! Tested the parameters yesterday night and they are as follows: Salinity: 1.022 Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 5ppm pH: 8.5 kH: 7.0 dkH Calcium: 360ppm Magnesium: 1180ppm I haven't gotten a phospate test kit as yet, however, I'm thinking that its the frozen food which is causing the phospate levels to spike thus causing the algae to grow. I'm wondering if there is a saturation point for the algae growth, by reducing my feedings at this point of time since I don't have much fish that requires heavy feedings. The level of nitrogenous waste product are being kept in controlled at this point of time too and I don't feel the need to worry about these 3 parameters. However, its the big 3 that I'm currently worried about. IMO, its the SG that is causing the lower Ca and Mg levels. I've been trying to raise the SG by changing water every week and replacing it with a saltwater with SG 1.024. However, this is going to be slow as I'm only changing about 5% of the water each time round. I'm skeptical about directly adding saltmix to the sump right now as it will cause some fluctuations which will affect the organisms. Maybe someone can chime in with regards to this issue. I'm also thinking of dripping kalk once I have adjusted to the ideal SG and Ca levels so as to maintain. Currently, I only have a favia and hammer coral and I don't think they are huge consumers of the Ca. But I'm thinking of going to automatic dosing in the near future, maybe after I see the effects of kalk,

1. Pseudojuloides severnsi [male] 2. Belonepterygion fasciolatum

Upz, Clear by Friday night

This is an excellent site for ID which I usually use http://www.reeflex.net/

Some pictures of the GBG after a feast of mysis. 1 cube of mysis is too much for these guys http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/daybreaks91/media/DSC_00723.jpg.html'> You can actually see the bulge in the tummy The other one is too difficult to photograph, she(?) just keeps sticking to the overflow as if chasing for some unknown in the overflow. And a hammer which I bought for the intention of housing some Periclimenes shrimps. I'm going "anemone-less" at the moment. (for all I know, I might just grab a S.tapetum the next time I go LCK) http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/daybreaks91/media/DSC_00743.jpg.html'> Some uncommon CUC, featuring margarita snails. http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/daybreaks91/media/DSC_00772.jpg.html'> I have chanced upon some literature that they are actually coldwater species. I hope they've been acclimatised long enough as these we from the previous shipment a month back!

Its okay! Everyone is guilty of having excessive livestocks! hahaha I was eyeing that rusty flame pair of yours initially but I guess its always better to have a actual dimension of the tank before making a decision to get the livestocks, thats why I withheld. Anyway, its also good as I would like to try pairing up 2 potter's angel for this setup but I'll need the help of sexing them from the gurus This is actually my first time using a return pump and the reason for Fluval Sea was due to its Askoll motor block, blah blah blah. (the list could go on and on, just like how the opposite sex would go for branded handbags ) Yes, and its really quiet. So far, its been doing its job for a return pump. I wanted to run it dry at first but was warned of the potential air lock issues. Moreover, the footprint of my setup is small to begin with and running it dry would take up much invaluable space. What did you mean by it rubbing against any surfaces?

Hahaha, this is how my general rule works for myself Snails - Ok, research Worms/Slugs/Insect-like - Better Research first and not touch with bare hands. Drab looking crabs/crustaceans - Flush Away

There are many creatures which we find creepy but they actually adds diversity and helps the system in some ways or another. After all, we strive to re-create a part of nature in our hobby. unfortunately, most hobbyist tends to be perfectionist (including myself!)

Try peanut worm. Useful for the sandbed

Update: Skimmer just went crazy yesterday night, currently still overflowing, and so I removed the collection cup. It was due to a rise in the sump water level. I was switching out to a new filter sock while washing the old one. I didn't switch off the return pump and only realized the skimmer was overflowing when I finished changing it. I have already tuned it but its taking quite a long time to take effect. Any JnS users out there can advise on the fastest way to tune the skimmer?

Thanks Dom! I'm glad I chose this tank maker! Your previous tanks are an inspiration for me. Such a pity that I got my tank only after your decom sales, otherwise I would've hope to adopt some of your livestocks!

Hoping to clear by Wednesday night. Willing to give away, any takers? Would appreciate if I can have a bottle of Oolong Tea in return. Cheers!

Upz. A note to interested parties: Equipment have not been used since I bought it over. I merely gave it a wash and tested out the stirrer, which works perfectly fine. Self collect at Havelock Road.

I'm not the best person to give advice about plumbing. Haha But maybe you can try to search ReefCentral for topics with regards to backflow and why people add a check valve to their return. HTH

Seen his tank personally too. I like the rock scape very much and the gobies too!