Shadow Walker's reef chronicles

[Shadow Walker]

Haha luckily you bring up this topic early cos I still got loads of time, not urgent. I will take some time to weight and decide ba

[Angel Keeper]

Run the biopellets while cycling. The first 4 weeks is crucial... After that, topping up with biopellets will not require any other additional lead time already.

Angel Keeper

[Edmund Koh]

Haha! Ya man .. I'm at the suffering stage now.

Thinking of doing a major revamp of my tank and rethink through all my plans again. The original plan was flawed. Lol

[Shadow Walker]

I have decided to let go the biopellet reactor. Due to my post count I can't post in bs. Anybody interested can pm me.

[Edmund Koh]

Hmm.. Bro.. Why the decision? Biopellets will be helpful for your tank in the long run.

[Shadow Walker]

Hmm.. Bro.. Why the decision? Biopellets will be helpful for your tank in the long run.

Wah you really camp here 24/7 bro lol. I relook at my sump, the space is really limited. There's no way I can place the reactor before the skimmer compartment unless I get a smaller footprint one in future. Then now the extra space I just put in more liverock and cheato for the time being. Any cheato and pods to spare anyone?

[Shadow Walker]

Been a busy weekend for me haha.

Have added a livestock.

Ops, this livestock's does not belong to the tank tho haha. Isn't she cute?

Have collected some cheato from bro Reefaquaria and share some of his tips on maintaining his tank. Really nice guesture.

[Shadow Walker]

Have added the below livestocks during the weekend. Will upload the pictures soon. Juvenile Emperor Angelfish ( I found the color attractive at the shop but found out tat sometimes it's not very reef friendly, so maybe got to let go once I caught it nipping at my coral) A pair of clownfish ( not sure which strain but it's the cheapest kind) A hammer coral One thing I have noted, there is no trace of any kind of algae that I can see. Not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing now that the tank have already cycled for a month.

[yq33]

Bro if you emperor caught nipping, wish to sell let me know!

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[Shadow Walker]

[Shadow Walker]

The picture of the hammer is taken in blue light. It only shows the neon effect under the blue lights, anybody can advise if it's my camera/light/skill problem? Cos under white light, it's really dull in color.

[Ian Joseph]

Bro just asking but how much u wanna let go ur reactor and got dimensions? i'm in the process of starting my own 4ft

[Shadow Walker]

Bro just asking but how much u wanna let go ur reactor and got dimensions? i'm in the process of starting my own 4ft

Hello bro the dimension of the reactor is 30 x 7.5 x 36 cm (LxBxH)

[Shadow Walker]

The picture of the hammer is taken in blue light. It only shows the neon effect under the blue lights, anybody can advise if it's my camera/light/skill problem? Cos under white light, it's really dull in color.

Any expert can give some tips?

[Shadow Walker]

There is currently a diatom bloom going on now. It's time to add some cleaning crew.

[Guest]

Any expert can give some tips?

It's depend on camera. Using my iphone it show dull color for blue light. But for samsung camera it display what your eye can see. Not sure how camera work. but definitely cause of the camera.

[ReDDeviLs]

Been a busy weekend for me haha.

Have added a livestock.

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Ops, this livestock's does not belong to the tank tho haha. Isn't she cute?

Have collected some cheato from bro Reefaquaria and share some of his tips on maintaining his tank. Really nice guesture.

ah, i love this livestock very much. LOL!

[dinGdinG]

Any expert can give some tips?

Hi bro, I am also using the maxspect glaive.. you will need to increase the intensity of the light to take better pictures..

[Shadow Walker]

Hi bro, I am also using the maxspect glaive.. you will need to increase the intensity of the light to take better pictures..

Thanks bro, haha I threw the manual one side dunno go where already

[Shadow Walker]

A little update: All my white rocks have put on a coat of brownish algae, some spots are with green algae some spots are hairy long ones.

Subtraction:

The juvenile Emperor anglefish passed away on Tuesday. Not sure of the reason tho as cannot see any trace of illness. No white spot etc:(

Addition:

One snail to test the effectiveness of eating algae. Got to say it's power!!

The below picture speaks for itself, the path that snail went past is like machiam using eraser to rub off algae.

Have also added one starfish

One green radioactive birdnest frag and a purple digitata from bro Siowaro

One bubble coral from GO - selected by my OC

The pair of clownfish are doing well so far *finger crossed*

Can someone help me ID what clown is this?

Last but not least a Full Tank Shot

Still very very empty so nothing much to see

[tofubox]

Hey bro, good to see your tank coming on nicely. The algae is part and parcel of any new tank. Just add more snails and they will get the job done. Its ok to overload the tank with more snails. As the algae decreases, can give them away to someone else who needs it. Thats what i did

Can also consider adding more cheato to encourage more nutrient absorption and lesser nuisance algae growth in main tank.

Can also consider starting to run both carbon and phosphate remover to improve water clarity and condition. Ultraphos or rowaphos will do a great job.

[Shadow Walker]

Hey bro, good to see your tank coming on nicely. The algae is part and parcel of any new tank. Just add more snails and they will get the job done. Its ok to overload the tank with more snails. As the algae decreases, can give them away to someone else who needs it. Thats what i did Can also consider adding more cheato to encourage more nutrient absorption and lesser nuisance algae growth in main tank. Can also consider starting to run both carbon and phosphate remover to improve water clarity and condition. Ultraphos or rowaphos will do a great job.

Nice to have your encouragement bro. Actually I'm reading up on the topic on algae scrubber, hopefully able to setup one soon.

[Edmund Koh]

Those clowns should be common clowns (Ocellaris clowns). Nice to see them paired up nicely.

[Shadow Walker]

Those clowns should be common clowns (Ocellaris clowns). Nice to see them paired up nicely.

Ya they are very cute, always like to swim together. But they never host my hammer coral

[Shadow Walker]

Is this a white Xenia? It was already in the closed position when I found it at the lfs