my 3 by 1.5 by 1.5 tank

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thanks danano! I kindda want the coralline to cover my side and back glass totally. haha... I got my tank from marine pets. gilbert introed me to this cabinet maker called ah weng... if u want, i can pm u his number....pretty neat. Did sliding doors for my cabinet instead of those normal flapping kind coz my tank is just 1 feet from my bed..no space to open if using normal doors... Yup, i think ill just leave my dkh levels as it is..

[alanseah]

cool tank..

but if you want to increase your KH why dont use the kent super kh/ph buffer.. think might be able to help u

[Mellow]

hmm...ok, will prob go try it out soon...thanks!!!

[Mellow]

Finally laid hands on a digi cam again. Some growth pics... This pic was taken in february

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Same coral pic taken again on May...

[DeepBlue]

stunning growth!!!!

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Another pic of the same coral taken in feb...

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3 months later...May pic

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newly acquired lobo..but flesh seems to be receding over the last 2 days...not too sure...Any experts can help? Water parameters are ok...Was wondering if it is under too much lights...coz i shifted it near to the surface lately...

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left of the pic is my newly acquired tri-colour acro...sadly, that was to replace my green humilis which i had for more than half a year...suffered from stn....

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some of the lps....didn't get a chance to post it last time

[nutx]

just curious abt the shape of the monti.....they grow according to the surrounding...or the current that determine the shape?

very nice growth pic.

[Assillian]

Your monti growth is stunning....

[Mellow]

Hi nutx,

Honestly, I'm not too sure also. For mine, I feel the lighting played a pretty significant part in determining it's shape. Coz i only have a single MH in the centre...so the new layers are tilted at certain angle directly towards the light... But i believe somehow, current will also play a part...

Anticipating the next headache...monti cap now almost touching the glass... wondering if it will ever encrust over the glass? hehe...

[nutx]

Hi nutx,

Honestly, I'm not too sure also. For mine, I feel the lighting played a pretty significant part in determining it's shape... But i believe somehow, current will also play a part...

Anticipating the next headache...monti cap now almost touching the glass... wondering if it will ever encrust over the glass? hehe...

Hi,

bec I see yours all grow with the 2 'shoulder' and upwards, very nice.....while i see some others one is just like a big flat plate.

[Mellow]

Anyway, thanks for all the kind comments. Still thinking of ways to improve..and definitely, so much more to learn man...Up to now, I still dunno how to use a calcium reactor. hehe. All manual dosing! Will try to take more pics of other inhabitants and post it soon!

[]v[edia]

Yoz! ur 3ft ROX!!! hmm.. do anyone have tips for coralline grow on LR

[lvcap]

really nice tank there!!

stunning growth of the SPS..and you sure make SPS keeping seem easy without the many equipment...

cheers!!

[typrobin]

wah....without calcium reactor u can grow sps ah?? very well done man....

so far u have the simplest equiptments for sps tank....not like other experts with tons of equipts....

i dunno whether to praise u or to splash water at u, but it is really very nice....hope your sps can strive....

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v[edia,May 29 2004, 12:38 AM] Yoz! ur 3ft ROX!!! hmm.. do anyone have tips for coralline grow on LR

Hey,

Thanks for such encouraging comments. Regarding coralline algae, I just have to maintain high calcium and alkalinity levels for them to grow. They use up calcium like crazy man...even my sump is totally covered now... I think good water quality does help in a way too... if u ever need some to seed your tank, can pm me!

[Mellow]

wah....without calcium reactor u can grow sps ah?? very well done man....

so far u have the simplest equiptments for sps tank....not like other experts with tons of equipts....

i dunno whether to praise u or to splash water at u, but it is really very nice....hope your sps can strive....

Yah loh. Still student lah...so no $$$ to buy so many things. Only investment was a AquaC Urchin... Without calcium reactor, gotta be super dilligent...everyday add calcium and carbonates...and at night drip kalkwasser...tiring but used to it liaoz My next piece of equipment will prob be a CR...will need alot of guidance then... But so far the sps seems pretty happy and having good growth. So will prob stick to this routine till ... when i get a bigger tank? heheh....

Current dosing regime...first day : 10 tps: seachem reefadvantage calcium

second day :15 tps seachem reef builer (carbonates)

third day : purely kalkwasser

everynight: kalkwasser

Repeat same thing after that....

[kschew1498]

Yah loh. Still student lah...so no $$$ to buy so many things. Only investment was a AquaC Urchin... Without calcium reactor, gotta be super dilligent...everyday add calcium and carbonates...and at night drip kalkwasser...tiring but used to it liaoz My next piece of equipment will prob be a CR...will need alot of guidance then... But so far the sps seems pretty happy and having good growth. So will prob stick to this routine till ... when i get a bigger tank? heheh....

Current dosing regime...first day : 10 tps: seachem reefadvantage calcium

second day :15 tps seachem reef builer (carbonates)

third day : purely kalkwasser

everynight: kalkwasser

Repeat same thing after that....

wow....so discipline ah......Sigh! .....how I wish I am not so lazy......

[FuEl]

Hmmm..it's possible to add 15 tsp of reef builder in one day? But I thought dosing instructions were like do not increase the kH by more than 1 mEq a day?

[ryz]

15 teaspoon raise the kH by howmany dKH? maybe his water volume big mah so need more to raise by 1dKH

[Mellow]

Yah man...it is still kindda shocking to me for needing so much carbonates. I've been doing trial and error over the past couple of months before deriving at this 15tps...and this finally helps maintain dkh of at least 10

yup fuel, i was at first skeptical about dosing way above the daily recommended dosage...but seems like the only way to maintain dkh. I'll try and drip it slowly over the day though. Hopefully won't be too shocking for corals. But I believe what the instructions meant was NOT to raise alkalinity of your tank water by more than 1meq/l each time.... but mine is purely to maintain it. So maybe ok lah