My Humble 2Ft Tank

[holyspirit]

Hey Guys:

Here are some pics of my 2ft tank...

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my bubble coral

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Roti prata

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more corals

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more more corals

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the roti prata which has a hole =(

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sluggy slug... hoho

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Super Munchies.. hehe

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my tank has a whole~~

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another view of my humble 2 ft tank..

[Dispar_Anthias]

woho not bad

[metals99]

looks great.. what fishes living in??

[holyspirit]

quite a number of fishes...

1 clown fish

1 yellow chromis fish

1 bi colour blenny

1 fire shrimp

1 cleaner shrimp

1 anemone crab

2 pipefish

1 seahorse

1 slug

and some snails.... keke

[DeepBlue]

What's that green wiring thingy at the base? Undergravel filter?

[holyspirit]

u guess correctly... yeah!!

it is an undergravel filter

[FuEl]

AHhahaa..someone still say no $$... =x

[bwilly]

good good.. u may like to take the pic under actual lighting n no flash. it gives your pic a washout colour..

[je7170]

Hi, Got Picture for your filter and skimmer? I tried to setup a 2 ft tank sometimes ago using a overhead filter and air pump skimmer. Didn't work out. All Fish died after 2 wks. Hope you can give me good advise. Thks.

[jas_soh]

Hi, Got Picture for your filter and skimmer? I tried to setup a 2 ft tank sometimes ago using a overhead filter and air pump skimmer. Didn't work out. All Fish died after 2 wks. Hope you can give me good advise. Thks.

i think the prob do not lie with the air-driven skimmer and overhead filter, but rather the cycling process of your 2ft tank? my 2 ft tank with overhead filter and air-driven skimmer are still doing good after 2 months.

[je7170]

What do u mean by the cycling process. Sorry to asked that as i'm still very new to marine tank. The equipment is running for 3 wks b4 I put in the fish. What do I still missing of.

[jas_soh]

have you checked the amonia and nitrite level before puttin in your fishes? and did you accimilate the fishes well before putting them into the tank? what about the amount of the live rocks and the substrate you are using?

let us know the above so that we can help you.

[je7170]

No. I did not check that. Do I need to check? Pls advise a suitable equipment for these test and the level. I put the fish right into the tank after I brought them back. FYI, I do not have any live rock in my tank.

[jas_soh]

No. I did not check that. Do I need to check? Pls advise a suitable equipment for these test and the level. I put the fish right into the tank after I brought them back. FYI, I do not have any live rock in my tank.

you will learn that you need to ensure that the ammonia and nitrite level has to drop to zero before your cycle is "completed" and suitable for introducing fishes.

it is strongly recommended that some live rocks are added to the tanks during the cycling period before any fishes so as to cultivate good bacterias that are essential in the nitrogen cycle, aka breaking down ammonia to nitrite and den to nitrate den to nitrogen and oxygen.

when the live rocks are first introduced into the tanks, some organisms on the rocks that have died during the transportation would kick start the ammonia cycle and the level of ammnoia and nitrite would soar. over 3-8 weeks the levels of ammonia and nitrite would gradually fall to zero. you are required to measure these levels every few days to confirm when your tank is ready for live stocks.

test kits for pH, nitrite and ammonia are essential and their prices range from $9-$15 each.

strongly recommend you to read up more about the cycling process before you buy more fishes and kill them eventually. hope this help

[je7170]

Thks. If I will to introduce live rock into my tank, do I need to empty my existing water and start the whole cycle again.

[jas_soh]

Thks. If I will to introduce live rock into my tank, do I need to empty my existing water and start the whole cycle again.

perhaps you can change 50% of existing water as the water might already has some level of beneficial organisms already.....

and yes, i missed out about measuring the salinity and temperature of the water. salinity shoud remain constant at about 1.021-1.025 and temp preferrably below 30deg and if you intend to keep some coral, best keep it around 26-28deg.

perform your water tests as soon as the rocks are introed into the tank so you over time you can see the spike and drop and understand when your water is ready. when nitrite and ammonia level has dropped to zero, let your water remains stable for at least three days before slowly add in the fish, no more than 2 in a week. and rem to add only small fishes as they produce lower bioload.