jervismun

12.30pm - Day 2 Only been running for 28 hours... and it is already showing sign of 'fierceness'

Filefish might be a little easier to catch out than Anthias and Damsels

You can turn the top and bottom anti-clockwise... If you notice, there's actually a join line between the part where you connect the hose and the part which holds the acrylic tube. It can be very tight... so hold the part where the hose connects... and TURN!!!

Welcome to the hobby!!! A Hang-on Redsea Prizm will work very well for your tank Since you are new, perhaps an all-in-one skimmer will give you less headache All the best!!!

Wow!!! That's a great honour!!! Actually I have already started SPS but still trying to get there... perhaps when the time is right... I will come knock on your door... Trick or Treat?

How I wish I can have SPS like these

From AM... u better hurry... I dun think they have much left

Emm... I suspect one of them is Here's my Hydor's 1 Day Anniversary btw... too bad... no KOPI for celebration

Photo taken 8.30am (Day 2) - 24 hours upon running... Lovely

Haha... I think my tank is running out of stuff to skim

LIVE UPDATE!!! Ok after running for 24 hours... the bubbles are much finer

Ok enough tech talk... let me reveal my latest addition Bought 2 Peppermint Shrimps... good size

Yes definitely a product of the future... I dun know about you guys... I find the opening (to the propeller blade) too inviting

Yeah basically Sump No.2 qualify as another tank coz the volume is high (around 60+ US Gal) As for the flow inside the skimmer... here's a video showing exactly that... but I still expect more bubbles in the coming few days My favourite... after running for a few short hours... the foam is rising...

Here's a movie showing the "twister" formation of the bubbles... the twisting effect is powered by 3 NW foaming pumps + Aquabee 2000i... all rotating in a single direction Needless to say... enjoy

After running for half a day... my Hydor Performer 3000 standing tall The bubbles are still a bit coarse and sparse... will allow it to run-in for another day or two... will post another similar pix tomorrow so that you guys can see any possible improvements.

Decided to decom my old skimmer since the Hydor kicks-in so quickly... quite unbelievable actually

That's pretty fast

Time for some major updating... fired up the Hydor this morning at 8.30am... and everything looks great... very promising... I purposely left the photographs with some extra info so that you guys can see the time the pix was taken

Hydor is finally up!!! At last!!! Still waiting for it to run-in... currently the bubbles are still coarse and sparse I shall allow it 1 more day to run-in... before I start to panic

Wow!!! You are still acquiring new Rics? I notice your fishes all camera shy... funny

Wow!!! Can take some pix? Delicious food

He was referring to the coral southwest of your Flame Angel

Hi bro... welcome back!!! Nice scaping... well done to both you and bro Weisheng As for the Aiptasia, I'm quite surprised that the Peppermint Shrimps do nothing... how about using chemical? A LFS recently brought in a good product in controlling Aiptasia... but I have not tested it myself

This is not an argument but a debate... how can one loose when there are so many studies and evidents proving the validity of his belief? What bro Hammy said is absolutely right (which I agree from the very beginning)... no one shall rely solely on LR for denitrification but a series of measures mentioned here. And has anyone mention feeding habit? Feeding Method/Habit: Another way to remove unwanted nutrients is by removing the water that comes with frozen mysis and brine shrimp. They are extremely rich in nutrients. Choice of LS: This is also a crucial consideration... it's all about balance in the end of the day