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Antipisia SPOTTED!!!!.. Lets kill it!!!

was at a LFS.. saw this little little fella.. abt 1 inch in size... can't resist the temptation... after i got home, this fella was pecking at the algae in my tank liao... didn't know yellow tangs feed on algae..

Found this fella swimming in the water column.. Hmm.. article actually said its "good" for reef? "Bristleworms are blamed for everything negative that occurs in reef tanks, but they are actually very good clean up detrivores. Count on them to find excess food missed by your fish, and expect to see many of them at night with a flashlight. They are often found on decaying matter, and thus are blamed for the death of the [insert creature here] rather than praised for keeping the tank clean. Reef-safe! Here is an extra image with a few larger ones."

closeup of the zoos.

switched on my skimmer for the week. and its already working extremely hard.

Guess this will be a display-######-propagation tank.

I believed you type wrongly bro.. its a skimmer

Hi Piero.. you might wanna check your skimmer's spec on the optimal water height for operation... cos that might impact the baffle height.

completed the overflow teeth all round... thanks to the 3M super glue GEL.. makes everything simpler.

found some snails in the overflow.. decided to reuse the remaining of the electrical trunking to diy the teeth in order the prevent the "Kamekazi" snails...

My Nerite Snail hanging on to its dear life on the Cerith... Talk about piggy-bagging..

the green algae

Thanks Colinsoon... thanks for sharing the info... i kinda liked those green algae actually.. as long as it doesn't spread to my corals, I'm ok.. Serves as a natural PO4 remover.. hahah :>

was testing the PO4 level of my tap.. non detectable via Salifert test kit... is this common? cos my previous dwelling did register some PO4 in tap..

So once the PO4 gets depleted, i would think the algae will die off slowly?

Welcome to SRC... (will this welcome hit the 4th page..?!!)

Quick thought. idea of using normal tap water as topup.. heard that the only worry is that water contains PO4. the effects of P04 is algae growth (or you can see algae as a natural PO4 eliminators).. then clean up crew will makan the algae... So effectively i can DO use normal tap to topup. since i need something to feed the clean up crew anyways. Any comments?

the clean up crews.

bike lift used... This item not so easy to find in singapore.. glad that i managed to lay my hands on one of this..

Complete the hoist for the hood.. its doesn't quite blend in to my home's deco.. hey, but it works..

more snails today: 25 X Certith 25 X Nerite

PM $$ if you are selling one. Thanks

updates Week 1 Water parameters PH - 8 CA - 400ppm PO4 - 0 the rest.. no info.. yet to get test kits.. hahaha :> So far some observations/updates.. 1. Cyno bloom (within the first 3 days) - Cyno mostly grow on the LR in the middle of the tank. I reckoned its the adequate flow. Thus, I've included a Seio 820. Condition getting better. 2. will not run Skimmer until 3rd week. This is to allow enough dunk for bacteria growth 4. Zoos opening well after FW dip. 5. Skimmer pump effectively died on me. Will source for a replacement. 6. Getting a bicycle hoist in order to hoist the DIY hood with T5s. Additions for the week: Equipment 1. Seio 820 2. Dymax glass cleaner. LS 1. Zoos 2. 5 X Nerite Snails

It more like 1/2 feet long... geezz... mantis meal..

Balanced out the hood as advised. it worked. However, discovered that the YoYos still can't take the weight.. Will be sourcing of a type of hoist that you would use to hoist a bicycle (ceiling mounted).. anyone any idea where to get the hoist, something like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-BICYCLE-GARAGE-LIF...8QQcmdZViewItem