jervismun

The skimmer is still producing microbubbles (occasionally) Will let it run-in for a couple of days more before I start to panic

Hi bro Ian... I can't wait too... but will wait for a while longer Tested NO2 (0.01 Salifert) and NO3 (2.5 Salifert) today Slowly introducing corals from my main tank The Coco Worm looks very happy in here as the current is much weaker than my main tank.

Dun be shocked by it

Spotted a Mantis Shrimp inside my Seahorse (sump no.2) 2 days ago... it was hiding near a small piece of rock Decided to net out that piece of rock hoping that the Mantis is inside Did a long freshwater dip but nothing comes out... so I cut the rocks to pieces using my SPS cutting tool Effort well spent

MANTIS eliminated!!! Update tonight

Wow! A 3-year old clam... amazing

Last pix of the day... LED moonlight that will automatically switched on once the main lighting is off

Nitrite is detectable too... between 0 and 0.05... expect it to rise a little in the coming 2 to 3 days Will continue to monitor

Tested for Ammonia... detectable as expected Between 0 to 0.25... definitely too high The introduction of the rocks this morning will more or less restart the ANN cycle

The Red Sea test kit (comes in Starter Pack) is kinda messy... had a hard time sorting things out

Tested for Phosphate hours after introducing the Tonga branches... 0.1

Probably because it is Power Compact T5... as the name suggests... POWER + COMPACT = EXCESSIVE HEAT

In order to judge the chillers efficiency... we should also look at environment temperature (26ºC day time) and the amount of heat generated by the equipments within the system (usually gauge by power consumption) 1) 2 x Return Pumps – 9W x 2 = 18W 2) Skimmer Pump (Hydor) – 28W 3) Chiller Feed Pump (Aquabee 2000) – 18W 4) Wavemaker (Koralia 1) – 4.5W Total = 68.5W I've taken out the lighting because I believe the cooling fan is able to off-set the heat generated almost entirely (as tested).

The Mini Arctica is working like a charm actually... despite previous concerns... it is a great little toy Manage to brought down my temperature 4ºC (31ºC to 27ºC) within 2 hours... will check my Aquatronica tomorrow for more readings... the highest temperature setting for this Mini Arctica is 27ºC (kick-in at 28ºC) The back of the chiller is quite hot also... better not hide it inside the cabinet

Connected the chiller After some serious struggling... manage to cramp in an Aquabee 2000 pump to feed the Mini Arctica 1/15 hp chiller This Aquabee 2000 is my favourite pump actually... very versatile with a minimal 18W power consumption

Here's a way to tell how effective is the hood cooling fan... the outlet temperature is a shocking 40ºC Must make sure to regularly check the fan... if not the E ballasts will surely "melt" inside

Where can I find nice Macro for my new tank? Nice and rare ones even better

The Tonga branches cost $18 per kg

Thank bro... The cured Tongas are quite clean... definitely saved me a lot of troubles and sufferings

Another view... I purposely keep the front area bare for the SH to move around That thing on the bottom left corner is a bag of activated carbon Can't find a place to put it since it is quite a bagful

Revealing FTS for the first time Comments needed

Cheating still wan prize? How about a free ticket to Jervis' Micro Underwater World?

Kelong!!! Chose 4 pieces of CURED Tonga branches from CF... they are surprisingly porous/light actually... only 5.6kg No smell at all And its porosity means more water volume left in my tank... after dumping in all the rocks... I only removed 2 litres of tank water

Went into office 2 hours late this morning All becos of this Can anyone guess what's inside?

Really nice... a tank full of rarities... love it!