stormrider Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Sharing my piece of 6 months old ocean (Family photo) for comments and improvement. I might be overstocking with fish and still wish to put more corals with that limited space. SPS may be too difficult for such nano tank? Nitrate and phosphate had been fluctuating, and hard to bring them down. Currently my water parameters (7 days water change period):- Temp: 25~27⁰C ; Ammonia: 0 ; Nitrate : 5 ; Phosphate : 0.075 ; Calcium : 400 ; Alkaline : 7 ; Salinity : 1.021 (dosing iodine and reef carbonate only.) Current Setup with Marine biosphere ; chaeto at the back with a 6w Grow LED light (24hours period) ; main led light (10 hours), 1 x air pump, 2 x return pumps, 1 x thermoelectric chiller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Uask4it Posted May 15, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 15, 2018 Nice setup, neat. How you maintain the temperature with chiller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tabungrahim Posted May 15, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 15, 2018 Hello newbie here So nice of ur Nano tank. Where u get the tank from? Sent from my CPH1611 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Jeebusai Posted May 15, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 15, 2018 Really nice rock set-up. Maybe add some colorful corals? Seems like a bit crowded though. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ladynano Posted May 15, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 15, 2018 do you have a skimmer? care to share your chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 hi uask4it my thermo chiller is set at 24.7 and its just run 24/7 and it will depends on room temperature to cool the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 hi tabungrahim the tank is from Pinnacle Aquatics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Hi Ladynano no skimmer... hard to find space for it. Btw my anemone bta is bleaching also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 15, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 15, 2018 Based on the pic, looks like 10 fishes in a 10g tank? That’s definitely a crowd... how are the fishes doing? There tends to be some degree of aggression when they are in such close quarters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Hi JMW yeah they tends to fight... tear a few fins initially. After a few weeks kinda settle down. When i see them fight, i just throw in some food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Uask4it Posted May 16, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 16, 2018 12 hours ago, stormrider said: hi uask4it my thermo chiller is set at 24.7 and its just run 24/7 and it will depends on room temperature to cool the tank Thanks for the reply. 11 hours ago, stormrider said: Hi JMW yeah they tends to fight... tear a few fins initially. After a few weeks kinda settle down. When i see them fight, i just throw in some food Like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hi, often i find some transparent slime floating around the tank. When scoop it out, it look like egg york. Does anyone have them and any idea how it came about and what it is? Some advice will be appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hi, often i find some transparent slime floating around the tank. When scoop it out, it look like egg york. Does anyone have them and any idea how it came about and what it is? Some advice will be appreciated. Thank you. Hello do u have any corals? Might be released from corals after eatingSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hi Luna, I am having a Jewel and Torch coral. I am not sure if slime is produce by torch. Its quite frequent, almost week seen slime floating ard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 New addition today. Not sure what type of Zoa I had bought. Can some kind soul help to ID it and advice what it needs for care and prosperity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 My torch coral does produce slime when eating so im guessing its nth to worry about?._. Cus im quite new to reefing too jus giving abit of input from what ive experienced so far haha:)Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 20, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 20, 2018 52 minutes ago, stormrider said: New addition today. Not sure what type of Zoa I had bought. Can some kind soul help to ID it and advice what it needs for care and prosperity? Looks like magician zoas. Care levels typical of zoas - abit of nutrients will be beneficial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 58 minutes ago, Luna said: My torch coral does produce slime when eating so im guessing its nth to worry about?._. Cus im quite new to reefing too jus giving abit of input from what ive experienced so far haha:) Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app No worries Luna, i am also a newbie. Learning process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks JMW. What Nutrients Zoa Needs? I am hoping it dont require Target feeding cos i have many food robbery within the compound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 20, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 20, 2018 Zoas don’t need target feeding, the waste generated by the rest of your livestock would provide nutrients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, JMW said: Zoas don’t need target feeding, the waste generated by the rest of your livestock would provide nutrients Cool! Thanks. One question. i will like to defrag it and place on the rocks. I had not done this before. LFS told me i could just pluck it out and superglue to the rocks. How to pluck? It’s so small, and seems like my fat fingers could destroy the zoa during the progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JMW Posted May 20, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 20, 2018 Would advise against plucking, like you said, that could harm the zoa. From your pic, it seems like there’s a space between the frag plug & zoas, you can try to slit a penknife underneath & try to wedge it up. Try not to damage the zoas in the process. If you have to cut into tissue, cut as close as to the frag plug as possible so that you don’t damage the stolon or zoas polyp. Also, if you just got the frag today, suggest to frag it after a day or two after it has settled in your tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, JMW said: Would advise against plucking, like you said, that could harm the zoa. From your pic, it seems like there’s a space between the frag plug & zoas, you can try to slit a penknife underneath & try to wedge it up. Try not to damage the zoas in the process. If you have to cut into tissue, cut as close as to the frag plug as possible so that you don’t damage the stolon or zoas polyp. Also, if you just got the frag today, suggest to frag it after a day or two after it has settled in your tank Cool! I will try to defrag it probably 2 weeks later. thanks for your advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Komerider Posted May 20, 2018 SRC Member Share Posted May 20, 2018 Actually u can just cut the stem off any frag plug then glue the entire thing on the rock. Then just glue the edges to round them onto the rock so that zoa's can grow off the plug.Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 8 hours ago, Komerider said: Actually u can just cut the stem off any frag plug then glue the entire thing on the rock. Then just glue the edges to round them onto the rock so that zoa's can grow off the plug. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Hi Komerider, hopefully my zoa will show alittle growth in 2 weeks. If it does show new head around the frags, then i might leave it on the plug. Thank you. I read some articles that Zoa are slow growing corals, any idea how slow? Is 2 weeks enough to expect some growth or it will required months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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