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I think Mel's tank is doing pretty well at e moment right? This is kinda a thread he started to backlog his journal about his 3 feet tank?

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Always wanted to have a marine aquarium since young, but staying with parents is always difficult as they will complain waste $ of electric bills, troublesome to get saltwater and no permission to any

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I think your tang is not going to make it already

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Ok, thanks.

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you're right, i re-read and found out his tank was set up in jan. i apologies for not reading properly first. but 4 tangs in a 322 is still bad IMHO.. no hard feelings to TS.

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you're right, i re-read and found out his tank was set up in jan. i apologies for not reading properly first. but 4 tangs in a 322 is still bad IMHO.. no hard feelings to TS.
My PBT was with me for 3 months n one fine day Kanna ich n died that day. So currently 4 tangs plus one blue throat trigger. Right manz my no3 is always 50 ppm. Running chaeto n algone reduce it to 20 ppm n gonna try FR. That is y I will not have SPS...
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If its fowlr then it shd be ok. But if u going into sps, I think u shd reduce ur bioload first.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Find my tank empty and ugly during the first 2 weeks, decided to add a piece of Zoas from CF at $6, then 3 days later my invertebrates cleaner shrimp and strawberry crab perished.... One week after Zoas introduced, they fall off from the LR and melted. I started to regret taking up this hobby as these sea creatures just died because of I do not understand well enough and never read enough. I never visit SRC at all when taking this hobby. Soul searching time... Read up about invertebrates cannot tolerate copper and I don't think that is the problem cos every week change 20% water and I never fix LFS water in my tank when putting fishes as I always introduce fishes in QT or sump first. The problem should be the water temperature as is always 31-33 deg. Sian need to wait for pay day to buy chiller as I decided to redo scaping and keep some beginner corals...

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hi.. did you check your nitrate level? seems like that's the reason why ur invertebrates are dying.. also 31-33deg is very high... try using a fan meanwhile (do note high evaporation rate)

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Finally saved enough to get a new Hailea hs-66a chiller and more corals added and also all my invertebrates 2 x cleaner shrimps, 2 x fire shrimps n 1 x strawberry crab all well n surviving to date. Both cleaner shrimps keep spawning free meal for my fishes...post-22563-0-07847500-1372603506_thumb.j

But still need to upgrade lighting, so this aquazonic 4 x t5 3 feet is now sleeping in my storeroom. Manage to upgrade to maxspect razor 160w and super like it....

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New light looked much better & brighter than old T5.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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May i know what lights u r using for growing chaeto?

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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looking good. seems like your a clownfish lover.. lovely pair of plat!
Ya super like clown fishes but my next dream tank if I de com this tank will be a 4 x 3 ft tank with LPS n SPS plus all ORA clown fishes plus 1 AT....
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From Madpetz I am using Dymax Astro Light 15W (Silver), but I change the bulb to Osram 20w bought from home fix... attachicon.gifhttp://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=197887'>image.jpg
Looks gd. Wat the length?

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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I think around 10-15 cm...
Ok, thanks.
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Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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