Rocky's 3ft Tank

[joeyttk]

oh sorry, I got phosphate removal in a socks that I placed at the outlet of the skimmer.

I did not recognize the word rowaphos and was too excited about finding a way to remove those brown algea films. They are irritating and grow very fast. I got to use a toothbrush on them every week and even then, it did not stop them growing.

[Rocky99]

Hi bro,

I have brown aglea too growing on my rocks and corals. In fact, they are a soft films that can be easily wipe off. Are these diatom ?

U mentioned that we can use rowaphos to get rid of it. is that a chemical ? where to buy ?

hi bro... the soft purple film is slime algae and the brown stuff is diatom. rowaphos is a media that helps you to get rid of phophate which is necessary for the growth of these unwanted stuff.... it's quite ex considering that i'm a student..... i think anyone of the the sponsor LSF should carry it.

[Rocky99]

it's been a month since i updated my tank thread. diatom problems seems to be resolving. here's the latest pic of it. just lost a PBT to ich. prbly after i replaced my sump and disturb the filtration and caused stress to the fish.. an elegance died earlier on. battling with ich at the moment.

[Rocky99]

here's the huge prata i got from bro kamiru. thanks for sharing your reefkeeping tips with me a newbie. the prata did open up in my tank. fortunately.

notice the ich on the YT..sighz

[RAV-65]

Bro, unless u have a powerful skimmer, better dun add too much livestocks now, coz of the PBT and the elegance's death, the DOC in the water now can be pretty high...

Juz my $0.02...

[Rocky99]

and the cute little red plate...... been feeding with dried shrimps. i didn't manage to get a clearer pic... camera came back from servicing and failed to perform to expectation

[Rocky99]

Bro, unless u have a powerful skimmer, better dun add too much livestocks now, coz of the PBT and the elegance's death, the DOC in the water now can be pretty high...

Juz my $0.02...

thanks bro for your concern... agree...won't add anymore LS... till all of them recovers.... adding any new LS seems to pose lots of risk

[Rocky99]

that's all for the time being.... will prbly get a UV very soon for the ich... bigger one this time....

[RAV-65]

that's all for the time being.... will prbly get a UV very soon for the ich... bigger one this time....

Bro, u have a UV already? how many watts??

[Rocky99]

Bro, u have a UV already? how many watts??

used to have a coralife 6x at 18watts. sold it away cos no ich after two weeks of operation. then i sold it away to get an ozonizer which i thought is more effective.. currently using a resun 250mg thats cost 65bucks.. eating away rubber in the tank cabinet. and yet my fish are still getting ich... if ich doesnt resolve will go back to a 36watt UV. this time round i will get a jebo instead. i think 'turbo twist' is a gimmick.

[RAV-65]

I know if a reefer that uses a 36W Atman UV and running it 24/7...

Still, almost all his LS wiped out by whitespots.... I tink the speed at which the water flow through the UV cannister is important.... which is why the turbo twist does have its advantage....

[Rocky99]

i fully agree with you about the importance of the speed water passing through the canister. what i thought was that kill or no kill depends on the amt of UV that the organisms receieve. water travels alonger distance though a turbotwist canister but the duration of exposure which determines the amount of UV received is still the same as that of a normal canister.

but after knowing abt a fellow reefer's experience and if budget allows, i'd be most keen to get a 12x....

[kamiru]

here's the huge prata i got from bro kamiru. thanks for sharing your reefkeeping tips with me a newbie. the prata did open up in my tank. fortunately.

notice the ich on the YT..sighz

Hey rocky, can see that the prata and open brain is safe in your tank. Actually, i dun really feed them. I only use phytoplanton every alternate days. This in fact made my prata and brain look more puffier. Suggest u put the brain on higher elevation, this will cause it to open more beautifully. For the prata, theres a tubeworm at the side of its rock. look carefully and u will find it. Very interesting.

[Rocky99]

thanks bro.... i'll try that. would be great if the red prata can open bigger.

currently at war with ich. but limited things i can do. can't use copper cos of corals. tangs in my tank are impossible to catch unless i tear down the rockwork, therefore no hyposalinity.

really hope i don't lose anymore livestock....

[Rocky99]

some update of my tank... pre CNY

hope it doesnt crash.....

[livebait]

Bro,nice tank u got there....one thing,is the sea star reef safe?

[Rocky99]

my new clam... no experience with clams. juz got it today... it prbly wont make it, with its siphon of this size... sighz

[Rocky99]

another pic.

[Rocky99]

Bro,nice tank u got there....one thing,is the sea star reef safe?

thanks, it doesnt disturb my corals. but because my tank is quite crammed, sometimes it has got to climb over them to get pass.

[Rocky99]

oblique view. can anyone tell me if the clam looks distressed my tank would surely crash if it does....

[Rocky99]

that's abt all for the time being. hope my flame angel will start feeding, got it today only. tried brine shrimp and formula 2, but no results yet.

[Rocky99]

am so glad that this african clown i got today decided to reside in the anemone, unlike my previous percs.

so i decided to take a few pics, and as usual, photo quality is poor - is it with the operator or camera? wait till i get the macro lens.

[Rocky99]

got this chequered little fella yesterday, like the one SRCs header pic. i got a shirt with a similar design.

the fish is not feeding still and stoning all the time at one corner of the tank. wonder how long will it survive like that.

[Rocky99]

flame angel stabilised.

feeding very well and not disturbing my corals and clam. thanks bro achilles19 for advice on feeding.

[Rocky99]

closer pic of the longnose hawkfish