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I'm planning to upgrade my current tank. i have a several tank size in mind: L x W x H (all in feet) 2 x 2 x 1.5 OR 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 OR 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 which one look nicer in real ? + it'd have a wooden cabinet with a 2 x 1 x 1 sump tank underneath it. due to budget n monthly maintaining cost, the light fittings the most i can afford is 2 x 55W PL or lower than that. that's why the light also limit my tank size. I'm planning to hv some LPS / shrooms / buttons in my tank. please advise.. thanks

what brand ? no brand ... i bought it at RM30, after a hard bargain. anyway i'v been catching those nudi these days .. today cant find any at the moment.. button is opening. I'm wondering will they grow back those tentacles which is eaten off by the nudi ?

slcw , how's life without myfish.info ?

btw , my tank is not corals-dominated tank .. but i have some simple corals like mushrooms, buttons, and gonipora lighting: 1 x 20W FL Daylight tube + 1 x 20W marine blue + aluminium reflector ... and all of them expanding pretty well..

the K, kelvin is the color temperature ... 6.5k is almost the full color spectrum (like sunglight, kinda yellowish), the higher it goes, the bluer the bulb is. 10kk is considered very white light + a bit blueish, yet 15k,20k is blueish. i believe corals do best in 6.5k, but for viewing purpose, many ppl choose to go for higher K, as it looks brighter and clearer. and of course, blue can bring out the flouroscent of the corals as well

what bout snails ? are they good at removing hair algae?

ya .. if u dun prune the caulerpa will grow all over the places... corals etc.. but if prune, then it'll release back the nutrients ... so i'm still thinking a way to limit it's growth on a piece of LR only.. if no then hv no choice hv to buang all the caulerpa :\

i'm wondering if snails will clear off hair algae as well ?

perhaps trap it into a small transparent container and put it into the tank ?

nope , i saw the crab digging the flesh , even tho the snail is still alive..

what is marine snow ? and what is golden pearl ?

aiks.. i just bought one bottle of zooplankton ... which is in powder form ... btw is there any other corals which is low requirements and doesnt really rely on plankton ?

how to get live plankton ?

vegetable filter ?? please elaborate...

how to keep a 2ft tank's NO3 low if without caulerpa ? cos i dun hv extra space/sump for keeping them.. i used to have alot of caulerpa in my main tank ... but recently i removed a lof them and did a water test, the NO3 raised from 5 to 10+ immediately next day :\ how to keep NO3 low at all time ?

will a few mins FW dip kill my button? so... no matter how i have to get those nudibranch out? anyway to eradicate them? they r all around the tank ...

will those nudibranch cause any harm to mushrooms/goni / feather ? or any disadvantages to my tank ? a FW dip on buttons ? how long i should dip ?

well i did throw in some bigger shells, but he seems doesnt like it .. is there any particular shape ?

this creature has been multiplying in my tank everyday !! from day 1 , i saw 1 and until now .... can easily spot 10 or 20 within days ... it looks like nudibranch .. and with floroscent tentacles at the back .. i suspect it's crawling out from the buttons which i'v bought ... and the button doesnt open in these 2 days time as this creature growing more..

What's the plankton type available in the market now ? what plankton suitable for shrooms/buttons ? i did come across some zooplanktons, some are in liquid form but some in powder form ... which one is better ? what's the difference ? i'm planning to get plankton for my buttons/shrooms/coco worms.. which is recommended ?

does ur hermit attack ur snails as well ? mine do !!

My eletrical blue leg has been attacking my snails ! why ? how shall i prevent this ? een tho' i'v placed some empty shells for him to be his new home .. but he didnt choose them and instead keep attacking those newly bought fresh yummy snails !! do u guys come across this ?

OK i have a few questions here.... Currently i have a 2ft about 7-month year old tank .. Corals i'm having now is gonipora,mushrooms and buttons. 1) Do i need to feed them on zooplankton ? If needed, what i saw in the market currently have a few types.. one is liquid another is powder form .. which one i should go for ? what's the difference? anything i have to take note before purchasing the zooplankton ? it cost about $20 per bottle... 2) i feed my fish on prawn meat everyday once.. sometimes i squeeze the prawn into almost mashed form.. wondering will this be one of the food source for those corals ? in this case, do i still need zooplankton ? 3) the fries of the cleaner shrimps, is it a source of food for those corals i mentioned above too ? 4) my buttons are not opening for 2 days !! i wondering what happened... water para: ammonia unknown (no test kits), NO2 <0.1 , NO3 5-10 ppm ... and i found that there's quite a number of "snail like" thingy crawling over the tank.. i suspect is they discard the button shell and come out ? it looks like a nudibranch.. thanks for ur advice !

ppl said sea lectuce is great in removing no3 + it doesnt go transexual , therefore wont release any toxins back . i so regret that i let some grape caulerpa grows on the LR.. and now it's covering my tank !! and i have bad times in removing them

my simple 2ft folwr consists of 1) False percula x 1 2) Bicolor blenny x 1 3) Bicolor psuedochromis x 1 4) Cleaner Shrimps x 2 5) Electrical blue leg hermit x 1 Looks dull ? try to add some red sea lectuce or red sea-grape. they are good at absorbing nitrates too but i have problem with my psuedochromis .. occasionally will chase my shrimps .. gonna take him out soon btw how many fish u guys keep in a standard 2ft tank ar ?