big_ben102000

i used to have a FOWLR tank, until recently i got some corals from some friends and cousins. while some survive some didnt, i got a salifert nitrate test kit and found out my nitrate level is 0.5. thats is high rite ? it shouldnt go any higher than 0.1 ? then how am i suppose to measure anything lower ? i dont really understand what they say about dividing by 10 to get a more sensitive reading. can anyone here explain it to me ? thanks my ammonia level is undetectable below is the design of my sump. i didnt want to make anything permanent incase i need to do any modifications in the future and i dont have the keching as well any comments are welcome. sorry about the poor quality pic. it become like that after i change the format of the file... thanks cheers*

bro give us a review man... btw where u get the wire mash from ?

man... i wish i have the cash and the space .. up for your sales bro

wahaha yea true i guess everyone has their own way of preveting ich ... as long as it works haha

bro feed garlic soak food man .. it works .. mine kanna ich like there is no 2moro .. even my clowns and other fishes also tio ... but they will all live.. the ich usually wack them for a few hours ? next morning wake up all the fishes are clear of ich liaoz

haha thats cool.. btw those rocks not easy to collect leh .. i go to pasir ris beach everyweekend .. have to wait until low tide .. and then pick the rocks without oil stains.. but i guess it all pays off at the end btw nice tangs u have there

bro pm u already

bro the t5 tubes are 30watts each or combine 30 ? i am interested may i know the collection place ?

oh please ingore the hydrometer .. its stuck to a rock haven remove it ..

'red bamboo algea' they are red and look like straws if i am not wrong .. most of the LFS will have them i guess ..

can see my super fat red sea sailfin !

i apologize for the size of the pics i dont know how to resize

there is the sump

sorry for the poor quality pics ... my digi cam cable is not working .. so can use my did cam to take the pics .. these pics are taken using my hp

ok my sailfin didnt eat for the first few days too.. although mine is a cheaper speciement, if u have other large fish feeding the tang will learn to eat sooner or later .. mine took me arounf 4 days u might wanna try feeding "supermarket" seaweed, the unmarinated types... one of the bros advice me on that it works for this .. should do the same for yours i guess if there is no other fishes then i think u can try the method that the bros have given anyways good luck with the fishes

woah... hmm... now i only have a sailfin wait until i get other tangs.. then i will try the dried "supermarket" seaweed btw can pm me the brand of the weeds ? thanks

i am not using any air stone ... juz pumps which cause little little ripples on the surface of the water .. pretty jialat leh .. my lights all kanna .. haiz .. nah not using euro brancing .. thanks for the input

yoZ~ .. my tank doesnt have a hood ... same goes for my sump.. and the rate of my salt spray is incredibly high .. my tank is 3 feet by 1 1/2 by 1 1/2. water is filled leaving 1.5 inches from the edge of the glass.. the sump is a 2 feet tank only 1/4 filled.. my fish tank is basically sandwiched between my study table and my cupboard.. i would have to clean the surface of the cupboard everyother day.. same goes to the floor below the tank. i am basically using a caste iron stand.. i have a dymax 1200L/hr pump plance quite near the surface to create the " ripple" effect when i on the lights and for circuilation there are no splashing of water.. any ways to reduce the salt spray ? or better still eliminate the salt spray thanks

haha ok .. thats great .. cause that tang is the only joker that need the veggie .. the rest dont .. ans also quite troublesome and quite of waste of lettuce thanks !

hey bro so u mean that there is no need for us to rewire the stuff ? juz pluge and play ?

if u didnt say i didnt even notice it was a gaint clam ... tot it was some big softy.... wA how to carry sia ... that thing must have weight quite abit

haha ok i will try red bamboo next time round .. btw its ok if the tang is juz feeding on pellets rite ? currently feeding omega one thanks for all the inputs .. appreicate it !

hey bro y dont get some moon corals or acans ? they come in diff colours .. but they carry a pretty price tag too

eh comfirm is lettues bro .... those i throw in are the left over ones after i made my sandwich off course no contamination from myonese or any other sause and ya its the first time i am introducing it to the sailfin .. btw red bamboo are like for display rite ? as in like for asthetic purposes .. isnt it expensive to feed them those ? talking about the "living" ones not the ones that are dried

my sailfin have been with me for around 3 -4 months .. cant really remember. it was previously feeding on pellets and brine shrimps and today i tried feeding lettue BUT instead of it eating or trying out the lettue it started show agression at it .. the typical rise fins dancing around and stuff . any idea how to convince it to take the lettue ? the lettuce is still in the tank .. how long before i have to take it out if it doesnt eat it ? thanks