arg's ABSOLUTELY LAST tank

[Guinness]

I am speechless.

Sad to hear about your loss. I am sure you and yr tank will both recover and be looking good again (well the looking good part is yr tank lah. as 4 u... dunno KEKEKEK ).

[jervismun]

Oh dear... a real disaster Scary

[arg]

Thanks Bros. I will restart the tank in a couple of months after the velvet has gone its course without a host in the water.

Currently working on lowering the phosphates and nitrate levels in the tank. Patience is a not just a virtue but a necessity in our passion.

[newmarine]

Here is apic of the Gravel tube in action.

As u can see the sand does not reach the top of the 4 feet long tube but the destritus will rise to the top.

There is a valve at the top that also allows u to adjust the flow or stop the flow completely.

Bro,

First am sorry to hear about your tank. Trust that you will come back soon.

Can share where do you get this interesting product? Am looking for something like that to clean the sandbed.

Thanks

[arg]

Bro,

First am sorry to hear about your tank. Trust that you will come back soon.

Can share where do you get this interesting product? Am looking for something like that to clean the sandbed.

Thanks

I got it from Marine Depot. The url is: http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_mainte...cts.asp?CartId=

There are lots of attachments and even extension hoses. Have fun.

[arg]

I got a new toy to test for phosphates.

Its a Milwaukee Phosphate Low Range Colorimeter (Model MI412).

Included with the colorimeter in the very nice case is a couple of glass cuvets with caps and stoppers, a 9v battery, 100 packs of phosphate reagents and a cleaning cloth.

The instructions are from Martini Instruments, so I dont know if Milwaukee instruments OEM this or its a related company.

[newmarine]

I got it from Marine Depot. The url is: http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_mainte...cts.asp?CartId=

There are lots of attachments and even extension hoses. Have fun.

Bro, sorry to ask this stupid question. I am having a 5 x 2.5 x 2.5 tank. What should be the model that I should get.

How long does it take for them to ship it to Singapore?

Thanks

[warty]

Bro, sorry for your loses.

[dr evil]

arg,

it happen to me too....even u use the most high tech equipment. There should b a source of the outbreak

As for me, it happens twice even when im running ozone and i quarantine all my new fishes. Some says that is a new tank syndrome.

funny thing is, we share the same fate.....the last few outbreak, the earspot angel survives...thats a good sign as it is one of the most expensive fish

hope u can overcome the outbreak. Part of parcel of keeping fish

[arg]

Bro, sorry to ask this stupid question. I am having a 5 x 2.5 x 2.5 tank. What should be the model that I should get.

How long does it take for them to ship it to Singapore?

Thanks

If u have a 2.5' deep tank, then get the 3' gravel tube. This gives u a bit more reach and u never have to have your hands in the water.

Marine Depot generally sgips to the door via FedEx in 5 to 7 days if there have evrything u order in stock. Shipping is expensive for oversized products, so u may want to play with the shopping cart to see what else u can ship with no extra shipping costs.

Hope this helps.

[arg]

arg,

it happen to me too....even u use the most high tech equipment. There should b a source of the outbreak

As for me, it happens twice even when im running ozone and i quarantine all my new fishes. Some says that is a new tank syndrome.

funny thing is, we share the same fate.....the last few outbreak, the earspot angel survives...thats a good sign as it is one of the most expensive fish

hope u can overcome the outbreak. Part of parcel of keeping fish

Thanks for the encouragement dr evil. Un fortunately my Earspot lasted another 4 days and did not make it too.

I am restocking. I already have a Gray, a Goldflake, a Koran and a Fishers Angel in my 3 quarantine tanks. In 6 weeks time, these will be the first residents of my FOWLR tank.

Patience and Persistency are essential ingredients for success in our hobby.

[arg]

I thought I would give a step by step description of how to use the Colorimeter to measure phosphates.

The Milwaukee Phosphate Low Range Colorimeter (Model MI412) measuresphosphates from 0 to 2.50 mg/l + or - 0.04 mg/l.

It uses a 9v battery which is supplied in the case. It was a tight fit at the backfor the battery.

[arg]

First u turn the meter on by pressing the ON/OFF button.

When the LCD displays '---' , the meter is ready.

[arg]

U first open the cap of the cuvet (glass bottle) and remove the stopper in the cuvet.

U then fill the cuvet with 10ml of water from the tank up to the mark on the cuvet, and replace the cap.

[arg]

U place the cuvet into the holder in the colorimeter and ensure that the notch on the cap is positioned securely into the groove and aligned with the blue triangle.

U then press the ZERO button.

[arg]

The LCD will blink 'SIP' and after a few seconds the display will show '-0.0-'.

The meter is now zeroed and ready for measurement.

[arg]

U then remove the cuvet with the 10ml tank water and open the cap.

Add one packet of the MI152-0 reagent into the cuvet.

[arg]

U replace the cap and swirl the cuvet gently until the powder is completely dissolved.

[arg]

You get 100 packets of the reagent in the case and replacement packets are available.

[hammy]

U replace the cap and swirl the cuvet gently until the powder is completely dissolved.

just when i thought D-D phosphate testkit is good ... this is even better.

bu t on average, how much does it cost to take a test for phosphate ?

[arg]

U reinsert the cuvet with the reagent and tank water into the holder and ensure that the notch on the cap is positioned securely into the groove.

U press and hold the READ button for 3 seconds and the display will show the countdown to completing the measurement.

Alternatively you can wait 3 minutes after placing the cuvet in the holder to press the READ button.

[arg]

When the countdown is completed, the instrument will display the phosphate concentration in mg/l of phosphate.

[jervismun]

Very high tech... my kinda gadget Bro can you do a comparison using Salifert test kit? Coz I suspect, this guy can measure what Salifert can't

But again at 0.5mg/l... dun think Salifert offers such sensitivity... I shall get a set too

[arg]

While waiting for the velvet to clear my system, I have been working on lowering the phosphates and nitrate levels in my FOWLR tank.

After the massive casualties, both nitrates and phosphate had spiked up and the skimmer was working overtime.

The 300 g of Phosban in my 2 Phosban reactors and the 600g of Sorb4 in my 2 Skimz fluid reactors had exhausted.

I replaced the 2 Phosban reactors with 150g of Phosban each and used 650g of Rowaphos in the 2 Skimz reactors.

I got a Deltec NF-616 sulphur denitrator to help lower the nitrate levels. The Deltec NF-616 comes with 7kg of sulphur beads and the dimensions are approximately 300x250x600 mm (l/w/h).

Pic of the Deltec NF-616 Sulphur Denitrator.

[jervismun]

Wow another exciting toy... do update us on the setting up of it