My 2*1*1 RYBs mixed (up) reef tank and random reef thoughts

[daveyy]

the problem with keeping sun corals is that i got to wake up once a week at 4am to feed them... speak about early coral catches the worms...

Wow, the commitment you put into the tank. hahaha, btw very nice tank !

[asg]

03 Feb 2015 - Growth

Three months into SPS and close to 9 months into my two feet tank. Been through the usual up and down for reefers and idea of decomm has crossed my mind at least twice in the period. Both occasion ended in major loss of my beloved fishes due to my own stupidity.

Coral (LPS/ SPS) losses never cause me that much hearth pain as fish losses. Yup, I am just decorating the house preparing for the fishes.

Below are the growth of my SPS in the short three months periods into them. No rare SPS, only colors that I love. I have not regretted venturing into the world of colorful sticks.

Pink BN @ 05 Dec 2014

Now

Radioactive BN @ Beginning Jan 2015

Now

Green digi @ Dec 2014

Now (tips has increased quite a few)

German Blue digi Beginning Jan 2015 (left side of photo), Forest Fire Dec 2014 (right side of photo)

German Blue digi Now (tips has increased quite a few)

Forest Fire Now (note the zoas growth)

Clamopora @ sept 2014

Now

I love growth, at least it makes me feel that there are somethings to show for my effort.

[asg]

10/03/15 - Great Hair Algae

Don't be afraid of Hair Algae, embrace them. Think about it, what do tangs eat in the reef? Algae ah. The important thing is to keep your coral happy while fighting GHA.

21 Jan 2015, the day when a tank full of GHA greeted me after my two weeks trip. One and a half month later, 90% of them are gone. One of the reasons why reefing is so interesting is that you got to see problems and get to solve them. So here I am, wishing all a Great Hair Day ah.

[asg]

06/04/15 - Stupid Mistakes We Made

As usual, FTV to kick start the update

Synopsis of my stupid mistake:

-Back from overseas trip

-Small HOB Canister (linking two FR and UV) not pumping

-Pumped it

-Tank smell like century eggs

-Flame angel spinning right in front of me, Anthais grasping for air at water surface

-Do a 40% WC

-Add AC

-Flame angel mati, anthais suvived

- I cry cry cry

Other than that, the rest of the LS are doing fine. The only new coral I added in in the last three weeks is a red cocoa worm. I think I can still find space for a small yellow cup coral which I have not seen in LFS for the last 6 months.

SPS wise, the usual suspects are still growing, cant wait till the day I can trim my Jade Green Digitata and I swear, the polyp is blue ah.

The zoas surrounding the FF is growing at a crazy speed.

Torchapora hiding among SPS

忍不住，bought this cocoa worm cos its shell is odd

Number 1 growth in my tank

Q-ing SPS

Q-ing LPS

P/S: don't ask me why is the bag of zeovit stone doing at the front of the tank...

[anmiheng]

Nice nice nice……

[anmiheng]

Everyone go oversea sure sweat …… there is a reefer who sell abt half his livestock when he going oversea.........just to play safe cos he kena lots of losses once.

[asg]

Everyone go oversea sure sweat …… there is a reefer who sell abt half his livestock when he going oversea.........just to play safe cos he kena lots of losses once.

Thanks bro for the compliment.

Yup every trip of mine will come home to some mati LS de

[anmiheng]

Thanks bro for the compliment.

Yup every trip of mine will come home to some mati LS de

Haha……nice is nice, pic tells all.

Show my wife the pic n told her that I'll upgrade hers to 2ft too

[asg]

Haha……nice is nice, pic tells all.

Show my wife the pic n told her that I'll upgrade hers to 2ft too

if upgrade goes for bigger one ah.

[anmiheng]

if upgrade goes for bigger one ah.

Lol…house too small n budget low sia

[asg]

28/04/15 - SPS and Zoas

As usual, FTS for this update

Somehow, my updates have changed from a weekly update to a monthly update liao. Partly because I have been traveling quite a fair bit for the last months but also because I have already gotten most of my coral in place so there is not much I can buy or play around with.

Two particularly painful incidents happened in the last month,

1) My chiller was down for half a day (luckily I am in SG for that day). Temperature shot up to 32.X degree and by the time I got home, several LPS has melted compare to only one SPS (BN) has peeled. Funny tho, I always thought SPS are the more vulnerable one.

2) During one of the weeks when I was away, the HOB canister that I linked that output to two FR (housing bio-sphere and NP bio-pellets) died. I did not think much and just restart the canister after I get home. Big big mistake. Tonnes of hydrogen sulfide was released into my tank. The whole tank smells like century eggs. Three fishes die almost immediately.

On top of these two stupid incidents, by and large I have a happy month reefing. GHA is almost down to 5%, SPS is growing, zoas are growing more so. Fishes are eating well.

I guess I will spend the next few weeks buying zoas to fill in the gap between SPS and watch both them grow.

Random photos and a feeding video as of 28 Apr 2015 (Before I am away again)

https://youtu.be/mg-0kN-T3BI

[Guest]

Yo bro, I am using Zetlight ZT 6500. It is LED ah so I also don't know how may blue and white. But normally I set to 77W out of a max of 90W for 8.5 hours from 1130 am to 8pm. Morning 630am to 1130 am is about 40% white/ blue/ violet... light off is from 11pm till next day 530 am.

Hihi bro I try follow your setting but hard ley. Brightest is 32 . If 77w out of 90w is what HAHAHA

Mine is 6600 zetlight

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[asg]

Hihi bro I try follow your setting but hard ley. Brightest is 32 . If 77w out of 90w is what HAHAHA

Mine is 6600 zetlight

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Yo bro mine setting is a 29 b 31 c 28 something like that. U try adjust ur c/ d by one and see how much the watt move ah.

[asg]

_-" did u use the show temp/ watt button to show the watt...

[Guest]

_-" did u use the show temp/ watt button to show the watt...

no LOL I didn't even know got the function

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[Guest]

When I buy they just say default setting can le

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[asg]

no LOL I didn't even know got the function

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The button on the remote controller with the C/ F... just press three times...

[Guest]

The button on the remote controller with the C/ F... just press three times...

You are a life saver. Will try when reach home.

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[Guest]

They show this ley when press 3 time

LOL 82 watt. Now I understand what you mean

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[andtsg1]

26/05/2015 - Overfeeding 101

Nothing much to update in my tank, corals still growing, SPS still holding its colors, zoas and SPS still getting to know each other as neighbor, fish still fatty...

On last Sat morning, after feeding my fish their first meal (Doctor G) of the day, decided to video my daily feeding routine to share.

Like what I always says, a well fed fish is a happy fish...

My daily feeding routine:

Meal 2 of 5 @ 830am - mysis rains

https://youtu.be/eys343E8-jE

Meal 3 of 5 @1230pm - pellets mixture (normally is auto feeder but weekend I feed)

https://youtu.be/kgRW9NuUR7o

Meal 4 of 5 @ 530pm - Doctor G high tea

https://youtu.be/YmX8zaRMGL4

Meal 5 of 5 @ 730pm - Brine Shrimp attacks

https://youtu.be/2JsRuaRUH3s

watching them eat eat eat always makes me hungry...

[Bunster]

nice videos... your fish look very healthy and happy...

[redsuns]

Nice bro, I am still very amazed how you have not upgraded yet! Very nice work for your tank!

[andtsg1]

nice videos... your fish look very healthy and happy...

Thanks for the compliment. But I still prefer your photograph ah. Super niceeeeeeeeee.

[andtsg1]

Nice bro, I am still very amazed how you have not upgraded yet! Very nice work for your tank!

Haha bro. Long time no bump into you le.

[redsuns]

Haha bro. Long time no bump into you le.

Haha ya lor,.you still chionging every week anot? No space le right?