My 24"x18"x20" Nano Mix Reef

[Alvin Tan]

after mixing it with tap water in my blue bucket strictly only for marine purpose..

[Alvin Tan]

for circulating the saltmix in the bucket..im using a atman powerhead 700lph..

[Alvin Tan]

job done...will let it run for 2days before i test the water parameters for the new salt..

[Alvin Tan]

salt salinity is set to 1.022 using seatest hydrometer...

[Alvin Tan]

finally....all my 3kinds of salt were stored into the bucket.....zoomix..tropicmarin pro reef....coralife....

note: i dun use coralife solely for saltmix...i only use it occasionally while i mix the zoomix as i find that the calcium is too high and it will shock my corals...

zoomix is only 400ppm in calcium...so i mix abt 10% of the coralife salt to increase the calcium n magnesium....

i must say coralife salt boost coraline algae growth drasticallly...

[godzillaliu88]

coral life really boost coralline growth?

[Alvin Tan]

coral life really boost coralline growth?

hi bro...tts through my observation when im using it in my tank...

after i mix it with the zoomix...my base start to grow coraline algae..big big pieces...

[wpcheng]

Hi Alvin

Saw your Powder Blue Tang and the Clown Tang. Not successful in keeping the 2 fishes previously. How do u get these 2 fishes to eat inititally because they are choosy eater. Do they eat pellets or some other foods ? Also Powder Blue Tang catches white spot easily, how do u manage to keep them disease free ?

[Alvin Tan]

Hi Alvin

Saw your Powder Blue Tang and the Clown Tang. Not successful in keeping the 2 fishes previously. How do u get these 2 fishes to eat inititally because they are choosy eater. Do they eat pellets or some other foods ? Also Powder Blue Tang catches white spot easily, how do u manage to keep them disease free ?

hi...all of my fishes are feeding on pellets already.....tangs need to be quarantnine well before they will start to feed and when u quarantine it properly, disease wun be able to come so easily..

my PBT was left at my dad shop for abt 2wks in the quarantine tank b4 i brought home..since then it was feeding with pellets....so i brought home and from day 1 no problem, of cos they are signs of itch here n dere at the beginning but now its alrite..

for the clown tang, i got this piece when it is feeding already, again tis fella was already quarantine for about 2days before it starts to feed....

so i suggest u to get qurantine fish instead....higher chances of survival IMO...

[wpcheng]

Hi Alvin

Thanks for the info. I believe u are using Marine Max to keep your fishes healthy which your dad did recommend to me

[Alvin Tan]

Hi Alvin

Thanks for the info. I believe u are using Marine Max to keep your fishes healthy which your dad did recommend to me

sorry...i dun use marine max...

[Alvin Tan]

to my suprise....jus tested the calcium for tropic marin pro reef...

calcium - 480ppm..

magnesium - 1200ppm

kH - 9

tink in future i will only use this salt as a supplement to zoomix....

b4 i do the water change...my calcium drop to 440ppm...dun really want it to rise again..

ps: jus got a eagle eye last nite frm a fellow reefer...all polyps open up already..

[c0ol]

to my suprise....jus tested the calcium for tropic marin pro reef...

calcium - 480ppm..

magnesium - 1200ppm

kH - 9

tink in future i will only use this salt as a supplement to zoomix....

b4 i do the water change...my calcium drop to 440ppm...dun really want it to rise again..

ps: jus got a eagle eye last nite frm a fellow reefer...all polyps open up already..

haha bro,then must update with pic of your eagle eye zoos!!

[Alvin Tan]

haha bro,then must update with pic of your eagle eye zoos!!

yea....getting my camera charged up...

[borinz]

yea....getting my camera charged up...

bro,

Is the eagle eyes doing fine?

[Alvin Tan]

bro,

Is the eagle eyes doing fine?

yea...all polyps open up the next day....thx alot..

[Alvin Tan]

full tank shot at 18/10/2006..

can notice that the open brain is goin up the lorry..

[Alvin Tan]

2nd pic....

[Alvin Tan]

3rd pic..

[Alvin Tan]

playing with the camera modes..

[Alvin Tan]

haha..does the PBT looks lyk an AT?...

[Alvin Tan]

close up shot of my new acan...

[Alvin Tan]

2nd pic....sorry..cannt post a pic of my new eagle eye zoos today..cos the camera jus cannt take a nice close up....will use my dad's cam to take within this few daes...

[Alvin Tan]

here is my eagle eye.....dun really noe how to use my dad's cam...tis is the best i can take..

[Alvin Tan]

2nd pic..