My Cheapo... Setup

[evanscence]

hi bro , nemo died....you mean false perculiar clown ....though that clown fish r veri hardy... ..maybe someother bro can advise you.....

[mantaray]

I also thought nemo very hardy. Thats what the shop owner told me.

Is it becos my skimmer not working properly. Dun know whether its attached properly or not.

Other than NO2 and salinity, what else do I need to test for.

[mantaray]

I'm back..... Have converted my tank to a predator tank.

[mantaray]

Some more pics..

[mantaray]

More.....

[Godzilla]

wow bro..nice fishes u have there..

[mantaray]

Picasso Trigger

[mantaray]

Another Lionfish... I juz buy only coz it looks cute but i dun know exact species. Can anyone enlighten me. Thanks..

[evanscence]

awesome fishes....where the mantaray???

[mantaray]

Bro Evan

Mantaray too big for my tank lei.... U know anyone selling baby manta

Pic of my hawkfish

[Reefbum]

Bro, no offence but I think you are loading your tank a bit fast.In fact,IMO your overhead filter is insufficient.

[mantaray]

Thanks for the advice.... But I'm trying to see if the predators can survive relying only on my current setup.. Predators are supossed to be more hardy....

Anyway I've been cycling the tank for about 6 months before i added the 1st lionfish..

If my tank crashes again then I really have to relook at my setup.. Then I'll ask some of the bros here on how to do it properly....

[evanscence]

bro,

you r an inspiration to me...cant imagine that u can keep those awesome fishes with limited equipments. Really take my hat off u.

way to go bro u ahve proven that gd husbandary , patience are really the critical factor.

[williammuk]

bro,

you r an inspiration to me...cant imagine that u can keep those awesome fishes with limited equipments. Really take my hat off u.

way to go bro u ahve proven that gd husbandary , patience are really the critical factor.

Wah ... you're good. I gotta learn how to write like you man.

[Volitan]

Another Lionfish... I juz buy only coz it looks cute but i dun know exact species. Can anyone enlighten me. Thanks.. 

This is a zebra dwarf lion. Nice specimen. How big is it? Has it been weaned to frozen yet? Been with you for long? Although lionfish are predators, they are actually quite docile by nature, and they only kill for food. Other than that, they rarely harass other fishes. On the contrary, given their long finnage and slow swimming posture, they sometimes fall into victims of bullies, which may nip their fins whenever opportunity strikes. Does your trigger bully your lion?

BTW, you may want to pay attention to your hawkfish. If it's too small, it may eventually become food for your lion or angler. And Reefbum is right, you may also want to monitor your bioload too.

[veliferium]

I juz buy only coz it looks cute

I think u should think again before saying this.Keeping marines consist not only of money but also patience.........u dont buy because of cuteness or cheap.....This was also how i started but i learnt it the hard way......

PS:no offence.Hope i dun discriminate anyone.......

[Godzilla]

hey guys, think he has proven his patience by cycling his tank for 6 mths..i couldn't do it myself

Maybe wat he meant was, buying the fish even though he did not know wat the name was..as simple as tat.

for his tank size, think with regular water change n not over feeding..should be ok.

[evanscence]

Wah ... you're good. I gotta learn how to write like you man.

[mantaray]

This is a zebra dwarf lion. Nice specimen. How big is it? Has it been weaned to frozen yet? Been with you for long? Although lionfish are predators, they are actually quite docile by nature, and they only kill for food. Other than that, they rarely harass other fishes. On the contrary, given their long finnage and slow swimming posture, they sometimes fall into victims of bullies, which may nip their fins whenever opportunity strikes. Does your trigger bully your lion?

BTW, you may want to pay attention to your hawkfish. If it's too small, it may eventually become food for your lion or angler. And Reefbum is right, you may also want to monitor your bioload too.

tks for your advice..the lion is with me for about 2 mths, bout 2 inches. so far no sign of bullying..trigger is about 2 wks old.

think the hawkfish is too big for the lions..a bit worried about the angler though, keeping my fingers crossed.

think i am about done with the stocking..

[mantaray]

bro,

you r an inspiration to me...cant imagine that u can keep those awesome fishes with limited equipments. Really take my hat off u.

way to go bro u ahve proven that gd husbandary , patience are really the critical factor.

wah bro..u say untill i also pai seh ..

[Zac]

hi bro.. hope everything will turn out fine for you.. as for me iam not so luckly.. the last time round i crashed two tanks.. wasted alot alot of money....... hai! finally i decided to spend a little bit more on equipments... i have done a new 4ft tank mostly 2nd hand brought from fellow SRC brothers hope it will work out this time for you and for me .... peace...

[yiling]

totally agree with zac.

Sometimes, u can't stinged on equipments.

Let them thrive rather then live

[marinefreak]

hey bro.. your setup is a excellent role model for some people like us that want a decent marine tank and just cannot spend alot $$!!! You go bro!! Keep it up!