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Maxima, For you info, there is quite a good bargain from aquasafe http://www.stores.ebay.com/theaquasafepurewatershop. There has been pretty good review about this product at reefcentral. The price is cheap 102 USD and it is a 6 stage RO/DI unit 100 GPD. TDS reading is 5 < Been thinking to get Kold Ster-il from Poly Bio Marine but I think the product is plague with PO4 and silcate problem as well. rdgs

I used to collect sea water from world trade centre and 2 weeks later i can see there was alot of baby mantis shrimp in my tank. And every 3 to 4 days i have to look into the gravel carefully to hunt them down. I killed about 10 small ones all in all. So better be careful those who collect sea water. Make sure you filter those water carefully before using it.

Yup they are green in color - but I think they change from transparent to green - Can't remember the sequence.

Maybe 10 - 15 mins fresh water dip.

They will start releasing small shrimp about every 3 weeks, try breeding them but no luck. You could separate them by siphoning - shine your torch into the water and you will see all the tiny shrimp swimming toward the lights - quite fun to watch. They need more than newly hatched brine shrimp because of their small gut and the desire to hunt for food. Let me know you if you have success

Am I right to say that Ulva release nutrient when you don't trim them whereas other algae release nutrients when you trim them ? isn't it more risky then other aglae in that case ? Just want to find out more before changing my nutrient export method.

I saw that blue lobster at Re*B ..very nice impressive color but I didn't get it cause not really sure about its behaviour ! BTW, I have one cuke - tiger tail. This fellow is not really efficient in cleaning - hiding all the time. I know those donkey dunk are great but they don't look very appealing so I am thinking of other alternatives, maybe serpent star. And I am also not sure whether it is safe to have 2 type of cuke, will they fight ? otherwise I will have to clean up the guts they throw out.

Is nassarius really a detrivores ?

Hi Folks, I am looking for a solution to clean my tank of detritus. Was thinking of Detrivores but look like there is a limited choice in singapore. Does anybody knows if there is any other alternatives, other than the sea cucumber ? Are there any good substitute like the califonia fighting couch ? Or vacuuming the detritus is the best solution. Keen to hear your inputs ?

Is it diatom or cyano ? If it is diatom, it shouldn't be a problem just add some snail if cyano you have to gear up to fight the long battle. Try control your feeding. Siphon off the cyano from the sand every other day. Switch lights on maybe alternate days Change about 20 % of the water everyweek. Try to keep your phosphate and nitrate down, as low as you can. You can try phosphate remover .

Hi, I am new here. A more precise calculation of your reef power consumption can be done by adding all your equipment wattage (in kilowatt) and multiplying by $0.1524 (Singapore Power residential rate). eg. MH [ (10 hrs x 150 watt)/1000] x $0.1524 = $0.2286 /day = $6.858/mth. Sorry about all the numbers - I was forced to find out about all these details when my wife started nagging. At the end, I pay all electrical bill, settled.