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Update after adding some LS Cyno under control after putting plants and weeds in sump to absorb nutrients. *pls resize picture

Not advisable as they require some nutrients from tap water to thrive. Usually we put them in the sump tank to absorb nutrients so that algae doesnt grow in our main tank. U wanna do the opposite LOL

Excellent setup! Happy for u and ur wife on money well spent! Cheers

3FT setup Bioload 1 YT 5 Damsels 1 urchin 1 Red eater zoo 1 tube worm some startburst as u can see my bioload pretty low. skimmer nothing much to skim yet lol

I'll take the corals for 20 if its not reserved for bro louis yet.

very nice DIY job on those lights!

If u selling separately i reserve the Blue tang & mushrooms plus ehiem return pump

The sump tank big enuf to be a bathtub lol

place to collect? my hp no 97373800 Terence

Take my advice, my old tank setup was using a 3Ft IR stand, within 6 mths badly corroded. I had to rebuild my setup becos of this. What u can do is go get some anti-rust paint it over first then paint another coat of gloss paint b4 using the stand. Just my 2 cents~

i got new nice home for the PT leh with a yellow tang as companion keke. Somemore got some corals from u the PT might remember lol

Bought a seio 820, red zoo and LR with a coco ###### polys growing from bro CKSH just now. Had to rearrange the landscape to fit the LR.

pic of whole tank

Wah the LR i bot from u so big i had to rearrange the whole landscape to fit it nicely hehe. Anyway they starting to open up already. Nice meeting and dealing with u bro~

Theres one here > http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48912

found this helpful post made by one of the form moderators ... "That is cyano in the beginning stages, Improving water quality (with lower nutrients)is a main step - leaving the algae with less fuel for growth. With PO4 & NO3 at zero you may still find cyano.(as many ppl have) This is because Rocks and sand(substrate) act as a sink. Cyano will grow over these surfaces until that runs out then die off by itself. All this while the water should have low nutrients(or very very low levels,near zero) so that the algae has nothing else to use up and will go away in a few weeks to a month or two. For a new tank- there is no way you can avoid the first cyano outbreak (it may come in the first month or in the first year). Siphoning off whatever you can helps keep it in small patches, but you have to keep doing it till it goes away. If water changes are done during this time- the new water should be nutrient free too- or you fuel the cyano." IMO, cyano is part & parcel of life. Looking after your water will stop future outbreaks. If you use red slime, becareful of low oxygen levels. Increase aeration or water circulation during treatment.

thks bro i'll go check the DI water unit out.

thks, open concept like urs, but mine can see from 3 sides only one side against wall.

Correction phosphate almost zero. N03 below 5 i meant. I used 60% old water from prev tank and 40 tap water.

wah chiller for 5 FT, ex .... make sure correct spec to support ur tank size, undersize one will tax ur electricity consumption. Same concept as air condition. Resun brand one of the cheapest and reliable but pipings and joints made of pvc. Weipro Skimmer i have to agree with w3ish3ng, for ur tank size its not really suitable cos of the fact that u planning to keep all kinds of LS. 10mm glass for 5 FT a bit thin so sandbed need to be thicker to support all ur LR weight gravity better.

Basket detected some red algae growth just above sandbed liaoz, phosphate below 5 leh. Healthy growth or harmful? *pls resize picture

My rebuild from a prev. setup. Now 1 week into cycle, used rocks and water from my prev tank so water paremeters are already ready. Slowly adding stuff in.

yup it aint easy keeping a reef tank at home, why do u think so many bros have quit the hobby? lol

If u lazy to monitor calcium level weekly then u need it otherwise a calcium testkit plus calcium powder supplement is good enuf. Maintain 400 - 450 can liao. For sps maybe need slightly more calcium & strongtium, check with the sps experts. U will definately need to stock up iodine and trace elements to feed so much corals u wanna keep. Some need to do target feeding.

My bad kok eye didnt read ur tank specs lol, see the pic looks small soli~