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Added a trellis to hang plants and to provide natural shade for the sump Now the solar spotlights are tied onto eggcrate instead suspended on strings. So far the light would turn-on automatically from about 730pm onwards, but they usually run out of power before 6AM maybe due to the recent cloudy skies, no significant growth of cheato from it yet :|

Recently installed 2 x 10W solar powered LED to light the rotating chaeto in the sump on reverse light cycle. The sump is currently "critters factory" with lots of amphipod, isopod, copepod and worm visible. The hairalgae are also growing in abunden there since it gets more direct sunlight than the main tank, but i guess its ok as long as it feeds the pod and doesnt get into the main tank Gotten the lights from http://www.ebay.com/itm/10W-Solar-Power-LED-Flood-Night-Light-Garden-Spotlight-Waterproof-Outdoor-Lamp-/261666799105?ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123

have plenty of the first one, but im in the west

my regal tang wouldnt touch them.. haha i think alot of red commonly available in the trade are not palatable, except for the Gracilaria. I'd love to exchange some chaeto for the prolifera alatable Palata

Wow thanks for the tips! do you remember what time it was when you saw them? Last i tried, they didnt want to sell because they're trying to grow more of them, shall contact them again and see how. Thank you!

Thanks for the tips! do we have to go really early? (5-6 Am-ish) while the tide is still low before they get pulled back into the sea?

The macroalgae tank as of today 29 June 2015 getting messier

I think those are http://marineplantbook.com/marinebookgelidium.htm

Oh ya i'm afraid of crazy storm which might throw the PH really off, but so far so good, worse to worse will add an outdoor blind to the balcony...see how..haha

Forgotten to add that am also using Bacteria King as biomedia and Balau wood for the rack. So far the rain has not affected that corner of the balcony much, trying to build up 'natural shelter' with money plants now I've no idea where to get mangrove and seagrass, would love to get them! Am currently still experimenting with just macroalgae of different kind. Their growth has exploded actually, shall try to take better photo when i got the time This Arduino aquarium monitoring thingy is enclosed in tupper-ware, it monitors the water-level and performs water-top. A check-valve is placed in the outlet air-tube to avoid back-flow of water from sump. The bluetooth module allows me to monitor the status and read the log over smartphone. Currently it is still on trial and will be adding more sensors (temperature, light intensity..etc) in future. Here are the part lists. Float switch US1.66 http://www.ebay.com/itm/PP-Black-Side-Mount-Water-Level-Sensor-Liquid-Float-Switch-Tank-Horizontal-Hot-/371286309834?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:SG:3160 Water pump US3.29 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Mini-Micro-Water-Priming-Pump-DC-9V-RS-360SH-Spray-Motor-Pisciculture-Aquarium-/371152930836?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:SG:3160 Bluetooth module us3.9 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Serial-4-Pin-Bluetooth-RF-Transceiver-Module-HC-06-RS232-backplane-/200924726178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec80c03a2 Currently using development Redboard from sparkfun, will be using the following cheaper (~USD3) and smaller Arduino when everything is confirmed http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINI-USB-Nano-V3-0-ATmega328P-CH340G-5V-16M-Micro-controller-board-for-Arduino-/281626083826?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:SG:3160 It is fully battery powered (4 x AA battery) and I've to recharge the battery every 4 days, the water-pump can use up to 1-Amps! I'm still experimenting with the code to try to extend the battery life, currently it works by interrupt hence the Arduino goes into power-saving sleep mode most of the time until the float switch is triggered.

First started a dedicated macroalgae tank about 3 years ago to help grow enough pods for the mandarin fishes. And recently started anew with a semi-outdoor macroalgae in new house, no idea how it will work out in the long run but it has been working well so far Here are the technical specs: -40g long main tank -10kg Arag-alive live sand -Maxspect Gyre XF130 wave maker -Deltec SC1455 skimmer -Setup and designed by Henry from MarineLife The algae has been growing well with natural light and the tank gets direct late-afternoon sun. The temperature can get as high as 31 degreeC The evaporation lost can get really high hence an 'rain-proof' automatic water top-up system was built Also DIY-ed an light 'hood' for night viewing using outdoor switch and spotlight, the tank gets about 3-hours of artificial light everyday. Photo of the tank taken in mid-May Currently i've the following in the tank Macro-algae: -OCHTODES SP -CAULERPA SERRULATA -CHAETOMORPHA SP (Hitchhiked from somewhere, grown into few big balls now!) -VALONIA SP -PADINA SP -GALAXAURA SP -GELIDIUM SP Fishes -3 Mandarin fishes -1 regal tang -1 tailspot blenny -1 clownfish

Nice! is this is tank with Maxspect Razor R420R 60 Watts?

Hi Planted, yea i've wanted to buy from the shop u gotten them from but they wanted to grow them more and wasnt selling yet, hopefully can get some from you in future I guess this is a very niche setup here, and yea its really fun and less stressful to maintain macro algae specialty tank. I'll be posting some photos of my setup soon after i take some decent photos

As above, started macroalgae tank, time to increase diversity

Yep still available

Thanks! Have been using it for my 3ft, recently upgraded to Deltec Sc1455 for a recently newly built 4ft tank XD so have to let it go

Well used skimmer for SGD100 with original Aquabee needle wheel pump Originally bought from ReefDepot, box and manual not available anymore. Online manual is available. Available for self collect from my house at Clementi only, PM to deal

I'm interested in this setup too. Please PM me the details. Thanks

Preferably in Yishun. Will self collect. Plz pm me the price and quantity

Has anyone spotted Ulva recently?

u promoting for redhat linux?

er no didnt rotate the pic my most recently flying video can be seen here (with abit of inverted hovering) coming to close to a year of flying and there're still alot to learn! Sorry i hijack this thread tho it supposed to be hobby outside reefing sharing kinda

Thanks for sharing Ive left reefing long time ago ... am maintaining a seahorse only tank now tho. Another hobby which i am very addicted to is RC(radio control) heli Not gonna share too much of it as it can be confusing but here are some recent pics of my heli

you have to add some weight at the front tip of the piccoZ to get it to move forward.. lol

btw, there're few members here who are also into RC heli $$$