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I tot titanium alloy can be bent easily depends the alloys contain...... If not confident, we can apply heat when bending... pure titanium is even much softer and elastic... but a bit X.... Pls verify ya... Thanks Cheers and Happy reefing..

Hi, Can... its depend whether you have enough space to locate them in 1.5ft cabinet.. I use similar size FR on my previous 24G nano cube.. But my FR locate beside cabinet... a bit untidy..... I believe overkill in filter works better.... Cheers....

Hai, Before decided... you may need to check.... What is your water volume? Pls find below the cooling capacity ability chart.... Where do you locate your iceprobe? (Advice keep them in smoother flow area, Do not install them in cabinet, you will end up increase cooling time due to heat dissipate from ice probe.Cause in general, the other side of iceprobe are very hot..They need adequate ventilation to perform good job) How you mount it? (better if your have 1.25inch hole beside your tank, in order to fully ultilies cooling capacity) What is your cooling expectation? If say your tank volume ~20Gallons. and T5/PL lights and one return pump + wave maker.. with one ice probe your max cooling capacity ~2 degree only... And I found thermal electric device degraded fast long run.... So just FYI...... Below is the Working Manual for Coolworks Iceprobe.... I get mine previously from ReefDepot... IPAC-50Manual10-28-03.pdf But after all, I found for small tank resun280 is the better approach and cheaper to me... Just my opinion Cheers.....

Pls find below very good articles on filter media comparison 2 very good brand "Rowaphos" Vs "Phosban". http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2004/review.htm http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/phosban-rowaphos-49481.html But I prefer ROWAPhos.... Cheers...

Below shows how "Red Radiating urchin" looks... very attractive outlooks... very good algae eater... but too bad he take coralline too.... http://www.starfish.ch/Fotos/echinoderms-Stachelhauter/seaurchins-Seeigel/Astropyga-radiata.jpg cheers....

Ya, it depends individual... my colleague facing the same issue as you. His urchin finished all Coraline algae before pay attention to green algae.. My previous small tank in office keep one very hard working "Red Radiating urchin" from Henry (ML), any green algae enter to the tank, this guys will finished before moving to other areas.. note* For those like to keep coralline, they r not good candidate.. Cheers....

About good or bad... a few of them you may find nice, head aches when you see them bloom too much... Or try ZeoZym Once a weeks. I found quite effective for green algae control.. But some claim they may causing "burn tip effect" on sps.. Not too sure about it.. My tank only have some simple sps... For more info, You can find them @ ReefDepot http://glassbox-design.com/2008/korallen-zucht-zeozym/ Cheers and Happy Reefing..

Ya, It is Green Bubble algae, called "ventricaria ventricosa" too.... also under "VALONIACEAE" Division.. Pls find some useful info from Reefkeeping online magazine : http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php you may try Urchins to control them.... Cheers and Happy Reefing... CF

Most likely Saturday.. ya... To be Confirm...

Just check with Steve.. No more leo.. may be next round... Will inform you if I spotted any... Cheers...

Suggested let your salts fully resolved first before further adding .. For 1st round should be ok, since your tank r empty.. But WC or weekly maintenance.. we should not add salt direct in tank.. Premix is a must for salt..... Cheers...

Pls find below, a good site for us to calculate tank glass thickness requirement: http://www.theaquatools.com/building-your-aquarium For your case 4x2x2 suggested 10mm thickness is good enough... anyway, thicker even better... just FYI, Cheers and Happy Reefing...

1) protein skimmer - an absolute must? if my sump i intend to stock with live rocks and created a refugium to promote good algae growth will it be ample? i was reading somewhere that skimmers skims out both good and bad stuff. Skimmer is pro's more than con's.. its provide more dissolved oxygen, helps some level of ORP and most importantly extract DOC.. 2) chaetos - if i add them into the refugium is it appropriate? where can i obtain them and when is it ok to start putting them in? Chaetos helps add on to nutrient export.. Not hurry since you r still in tank cycle mode...You can get them from Iwarna or some Bro reefers here give them free when harvest... 3) live rocks - do i need to turn on lights for them when they are in the sump during and after cycling? use mainly for biological filtration (i hope). Where can i obtain some good quality and cheap ones Ya, by theory, we should follow normal natural light cycle to keep the life cycle kick in our tank..... I suggest MarineLife or CoralFarm for the Live Rocks 4) test kits - any good brand to recommend? I recommend "Salifert" or "PinPoint" 5) chiller - i have observed a 31.4C temp in the afternoons, is it still ok for FOWLR setup? 31.4C is at high site even fishes only tank... better keep between 28C range.. more comfortable to them... Just my opinion.. 6) after adding salt, water seems a little murky, is it normal? will it clear out? Yes, is normal.. it will clear out after all salt residual settle and fused....we shouldn't add salt directly in our tank... what we should do is premix them and makesure correct SG (best keep a while) before add them in tank... Cheers and Happy Reefing.....

I remember saw some BT ~2" @ LCK last weekend... Probably call Steve to find up more... Cheers..

"chicken essense bottle" is the best for crap trap... but so bad.. This fella is bigger than the bottle... I even tried Nescafe bottle for a weeks, but this guys shows no interested.. I withdraw due to it obstruct tank appearance... I may put longer...very alert fellas... I should try again.... Thanks..

Thanks, Milch, I like to collect books, web info and magazine.... especially statistic, physic & hobby... haven't try Amazon yet..... most of the books get from book shops, relative from oversea (I found US, taiwan books much cheapers compare here....) and also some of them get from reefers bro here.... most of my fish magazine are from Esso petrol station @ woodlands ave 2 and IMM magazine shop... And for old magazine, I found our Library is the best place to browse... For statistic and physic.. I strongly recommend Clementi Book Shop... it is cheapest in town.... Ya, I might try again others method to trap this guys.... Haha, sure seen that pics on webs so many times.... My crab could be slightly bigger than this fella... as you can see my pics judge from the pincer..... Cheers and Happy reefing....

Try this... best zoas and sps in town... Guarantee thumb up!!! Cheers and happy reefing... http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=88716&pid=911179&st=0&#entry911179

Try to add small vortex effect to generate whirling movement stir on filter media.. This to ensure fully utilizes all media surfaces.. But makesure not torrent flow.. to prevent filter media escapee.. Cheers...

Hi, Pls find below Nitrigen Cycle Animation.... Just keep monitor and follow the Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate profile shown in the pics..... To make sure "Stressful" and "toxic" stage over.... Cheers and Happy Reefing.....

Could be "ventricaria ventricosa" too.... also under "VALONIACEAE" Division.. Cheers...

No so clear... but looks like a bubble algae species... Under "VALONIACEAE" Division.. Try this.. grab from other website.... Dictyosphaeria versluysii Dictyosphaeria cavernosa Cheers...

Thanks, Bernard, Happy to hear that too... Lets keep in touch ya...

Ya, probably the pics contract issue.. pics a bit misleading... Pls find pics below I try to grab from web shows diffs between Evansi and Purple Queen male and Female... hope this helps.... Cheers...

Ya, confirm it is Evansi anthias. They r plankton feeding in the wild... therefore, they response to 5 in 1 smell... But I doubt they able consume.. But I know they able to take "marine snow" by two litle fish product.... probably mix with meaty food.. or sea monkey and Cyclopeeze. Cheers...

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