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Ridiculously low priced too. $10 only.

Go partying once a week. Maybe to chinablack, zouk, devils bar, etc whatever your preference. Make sure to call friends along to carry you home. Order 1 glass of graveyard. Gulp it all down and have a good well deserved sleep after that. Works for me.

Use a single ballast? If I did'nt remember wrongly my elbiru electronic ballast managed to fire up a single tube..although it was meant to run 2 tubes.

****...my tanks back home...25 storeys..

Epoxy is coralline magnet. Not sure for superglue..maybe the same.

You can't say both products are the same just because they look the same. Lots of epoxies on the market are green. It's just the surface appearance. How do you know the contents are the same? Have you actually done any chemical analysis of the constituents? Texture can't be used for commparison too, most epoxies feel the same anyway. Hmm..let me think of an analogy. 2 easter eggs of same size, painted in the same way. One's a chicken egg, the other's a duck egg. If you crack both open, can you say they're the same just because both of them have egg white and yolk? As for the pricing I don't find it overly expensive, it's way cheaper than some purple epoxy anyway.

I'm a rum with coke addict.

A link I just posed on aquaculture It might seem tempting to breed certain species for profitability. However, it is not an easy accomplishment. You don't see countries like Japan undertaking breeding of such species yet do you? Such ideas have issues that need to be tackled from the basics. To breed most marine organisms, you'll have to be familiar with the basics like microalgae culture, live feed enrichment, usage of hormones to induce spawning, collection of fertilized eggs and removal of unfertilized ones, proper hatching protocols like temperature, salinity. Knowledge of larvae development phases (Eg. the mouth-opening phase, swim-bladder inflation), larvae development tanks, appropriate shading to prevent light confusion for larvae. You'll need lab equipment like microscopes, sedgewick counters and a continuous source of seawater that has been filtered down to the last micron and UV-treated. Such projects of breeding marine ornamentals usually work on economies of scale. There's no point in breeding a small amount and the affordability of bred animals are still ridiculously high, maybe even higher than wild caught individuals if not done on a scale large enough. $10,000 to set up a hatchery just for breeding pygmy angelfish is not enough. I doubt it will even be enough for equipment like autoclaves, etc.

Hmm..I fellow believer of 1cm sand bed in main tank. Anyway, great tank and nice purple rocks.

My gorgonians took cyclopeeze before. BBS should'nt be a problem. The thing is to feed them a variety of foods without compromising your water quality. Feed phytoplankton, rotifers (frozen will work too) and selcon if you could. If its orange it might be photosynthetic as I have kept those with orange polyps before. You will have to provided sufficient current like RAV-65 said so that any mucus produced can be swept off easily. Periodic stirring of sand to create a suspension of micro-organisms will make your seafan happy too. Don't stir too deep if you have a deep sand bed.

The benefits and risks of aquacultural production for the aquarium trade

Our waters are heaven for them. Almost the same conditions as their natural habitat. They come from South America, in the Amazon area.

Seamonkee>>> You might be interested in this piece of news..My friend recently caught an adult Mata-mata in lower pierce reservoir area. Maybe you might like to check out that place. Those into freshwater fish>> MacRitchie Reservoir has a breeding population of South American Eartheaters. Easy to catch during night time when they rest near the banks.

Hmmm..*v* has been harping on preventing introducing foreign species to wreak havoc in local ecosystems. And you see luohans and red-eared sliders around, and amazingly they're still allowed for sale. And as a result ecosystem stability is compromised and it continues to worsen, even though the causes for it are BLINDING obvious. The best part is that nothing is being done to rectify the problems. You don't observe culling of red eared sliders like the culling of crows (Just because people complained, if not I think crows will be more rampant here now). See the controversy? Hopefully more knowledgeable people take over in the future and revamp the regulations, and hopefully salvage whatever is left of Sg's native ecosystems. What Sg lacks is the true compassion citizens have towards local fauna and flora. For example: introduced cane toads in Australia are hated by everyone, with even kids kicking them around. In Singapore, you see people feeding red-eared sliders in ponds. Kinda ridiculous to welcome feral pests if you ask me.

Congrats bro. Hmm..first 3 years let your boy see your aquarium everyday. It'll be cool for dad and son to share a common hobby huh.

Hmmm..I quote one of my friends who was from the States on his views on Singapore. "When I was young, I used to be afraid of Singapore. I heard many things about people getting fined for the consumption of chewing gum and littering. I heard you could go to jail for the possession of pornography. I even heard of this guy who got canned for vandalism (Michael Fay). But as I grew older and travelled more, my mindset changed. It's great to know that people in Singapore are starting to break certain laws even while being aware of it, as such laws are far outdated for a modern democratic society" I just nodded with agreement after that.

Hmm..try Raffles brand garlic oil. More potent and safe to use. Used it successfully on my 4 footer last time, no ill effects even to sps. Just tear open a capsule and soak the food in it. I find commercial garlic extracts to be rather diluted. IMO garlic oil will be taken up more readily by food and absorbed better by the fish. Some oil will float on the water surface, but it usually goes away in a few hours without ill effects provided your circulation and skimming is good (which I assume it is for you).

Fire gobies can be rather aggressive towards each other, just thought you might want to keep a lookout for any bullying.

Test water from another reefer's tank or from water taken from the fish farm. All will be known by then.

Temperature spikes? Clams can bleach. You'll be surprised. Normally they bleach around the middle. Then it spreads outwards if steps are not taken to tackle the problem that induced bleaching.

Clownfishes are not as easy as they seem. They don't tolerate transport very well. Shipping stress might have been a factor.

You can try an oil layer or egg white mixed with seawater to prevent babies from getting stuck to the water tension at the top. Not sure if it will affect swim bladder inflation. Normally for pelagic fish larvae they utilise either one of these 2 methods to prevent surface death. You must remove the oil layer before swim bladder inflation (if it happens in seahorse..I'm not too sure). For egg white you can leave it inside, however it will ferment slowly and you will have to change water after a few days.

If you are the typical good citizen, always listening to the decisions of the government and always prefer the "baby-sitting" system plus the peace and stability that comes with it, then staying in Sg won't be a problem at all. However if you are the type who speaks up for what you believe it and yearn for a more adventurous lifestyle and prefer more freedom, staying in Sg will make you a very very pessimistic person. So called free speech, free media, and the willingness to accept new ideas are all bullsh*t. I remember a time when I wrote in to the Straits Times. My article got published, but they f**king changed my article title into a vindictive one to illicit a harsh response from the government body it was addressed to. So much for the "freedom" in expressing ideas via a media body that obviously sided the government. About a month ago I wrote in a fail proof argument that would have led the government body speechless for words. It never got published nor was I contacted for further comment at all. Not to mention the stubborness, ignorance and arrogance of certain government branches. This is what makes me sick from personal experience.

If I don't remember wrongly mysis hatcheries feed them brine shrimp right? I suppose rotifers would be too small for mysis. As for newly hatched mysis, I'm not sure if bbs would be too big, you might have to consult some culture manuals for that. These should be easily available in university libraries or online, through the aquaculture journals. I have not learnt anything on crustacean aquaculture as yet, only bivalves. But I could say that if you want to culture mysis you would have to start large cultures of microalgae that would feed your artemia, making them nutritious in highly unsaturated fatty acids like EPA and DHA before the mysis consume them. The good thing about this is that since you are not feeding the algae directly to larvae (Eg. bivalve larvae) you could culture them in an open concept (not sterile). And a note in case you decide to start culturing microalgae. I just learnt that it is best to start new cultures from a batch of existing culture that is in it's exponential phase (due to growth rates and nutritional profile). No point starting a new culture in its peak phase as the algae would be much lower in nutritional values by then. Species that come to mind would be pavlova, T-iso, chaetoceros. These are the more commonly used microalgae due to nutritional profiles. Brine shrimp only feed 12 hours after hatching. Best to let them feed for at least a few hours prior to feeding them to mysis. As for the mysis tank, try to make it round like all culture tanks. There seems to be a reason for avoiding corners in culture tanks. It's a common practice to have a overflow pipe going through the center and exiting from below the round tank, attached to a gate valve for drain down purposes. This makes it convenient for water changes. Simply drain everything into a netting of suitable size and transfer your mysis to a new tank later on. Leave the old tank to soak in chlorine for awhile and let it dry for one day before utilising it again. Chlorination should be done in all used containers or equipment to minimise contamination with blablabla. Anyway, I'm rather tied down with assignments right now. I'm literally drowning in them. I'll try to look for information for you when I have more time to myself. Meanwhile you might want to get familiar with microalgae culture. You can feed brine shrimp frozen microalgae, but biofouling will be a problem especially if you overfeed.

Hmm..looks like a ball of..hair algae?