My 1.5 ft Reef log

[jackywongto]

i mean share the blasto wif me

These fellas are so small. about 1 inch.

frag already it cannot stand on my sandbed.

Peter still has another piece for sale.

Negotiate with him on that one?

[MarcoVan]

2ppm Phosphate is not "some" , i think it is quite a lot right?

**gulp....

Hmm,

kind of. Especially for a nano :X but well, like Peter said, grab some GFO and try to reduce that level (:

- dosing so much additives and then do water change that lower the readings.... it is like slapping your left cheek with your right hand.

- wanna reduce nitrate and phosphate, thats why changing water but end up with higher nitrate and phosphate. ... this one you slap your right cheek with left hand lol

All I know now is that I see two big red cheeks! *jokingly*

Anyway on a serious note, I think what you can do is to draw up a chart to predetermine your dosing and water change schedule. Run like a week or two weeks long of tests to see how much your inhabitants are consuming on the addictives, kH and calcium. Through these series of test, I hope you are able to see a pattern happening in your tank and from there, pinpoint specific date of the week for each specific task (:

you get my chain of thoughts here?

wonder what is the salt mix readings?

Anyway, presence of phosphates and nitrates are inevitable for new tanks or semi-old tanks. It takes a while for everything to run in and eventually hit a consensus note which minimal effort is required to keep everything going. So hang in there bro, continue doing what you have been doing so far. I do see some progress in your nano so don't let it down. A kite will only fly higher if you pursue in the course of the wind and determined not to let it dwindle. I am sure your nano will go as a kite, only up and not down with your current diligence in handling your husbandry (:

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[jackywongto]

Anyway on a serious note, I think what you can do is to draw up a chart to predetermine your dosing and water change schedule. Run like a week or two weeks long of tests to see how much your inhabitants are consuming on the addictives, kH and calcium. Through these series of test, I hope you are able to see a pattern happening in your tank and from there, pinpoint specific date of the week for each specific task (:

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

Thanks for the encouragement Marcus. Yup surely will press on.

On the charting, I think that is a fantastic idea.

Was planning to draft a table and log the dosing routine and basic husbandry (changing of carbon, SORB 4)

But need to decide on the source of WC 1st and install my Eheim 2026 1st. Else it will be difficult to interpret the readings and changes with those variables.

Will try to do a WC with DI water this week and see whats the reading like.

Thanks for enlightening words of wisdom. Keep them coming

[yikai]

Took some photos under blue lighting.

Thanks for these Peter. They really look cute.

BTW, the 3rd bunch really did not make it RIP.

The surviving 7 polyps should do well.

these zoas look very familiar O.O

[raydiative]

Ahhhh...don't want Ray to see that yours is nicer huh???

wha... thot from the same colony? how come jacky one nicer? i want discount!!

[jackywongto]

wha... thot from the same colony? how come jacky one nicer? i want discount!!

[comycus]

wow you guys have all been busy! hahaa Jacky your tank still got space for more gems for outing this sun?

[jackywongto]

wow you guys have all been busy! hahaa Jacky your tank still got space for more gems for outing this sun?

This sunday basically to mingle around lah.

Don't think I am getting anything.

** I always say this but still end up buying something... haha.... better dun say so early.

plus your frags and Peacemaker's ones... I think will be quite full already.

still have a few rics and frag from fragmaster too.

[raydiative]

This sunday basically to mingle around lah.

Don't think I am getting anything.

** I always say this but still end up buying something... haha.... better dun say so early.

plus your frags and Peacemaker's ones... I think will be quite full already.

still have a few rics and frag from fragmaster too.

and from me too.. hahahhaa

[jackywongto]

and from me too.. hahahhaa

still awake??

oh ya.. seems like gonna be pretty full.

[teebs]

wha... thot from the same colony? how come jacky one nicer? i want discount!!

From same colony lah...Yours is no.1 his is no. 2 as posted in my sale thread...

[teebs]

wow you guys have all been busy! hahaa Jacky your tank still got space for more gems for outing this sun?

His tank still got a LOT of space for gems. Think he should go Reborn to get the Aussie rainbow scolys...

[teebs]

This sunday basically to mingle around lah.

Don't think I am getting anything.

** I always say this but still end up buying something... haha.... better dun say so early.

plus your frags and Peacemaker's ones... I think will be quite full already.

still have a few rics and frag from fragmaster too.

Ya, and you will be setting up your ric garden and yuma garden...

[jackywongto]

!!!!!! Woke up and found that my artica chiller indicated 24 deg cel!!!

My chiller is set at 27.5 deg cel.

Is the meter faulty or did the water turn that cold in the morning?

has anyone encountered this before??

[jackywongto]

!!!!!! Woke up and found that my artica chiller indicated 24 deg cel!!!

My chiller is set at 27.5 deg cel.

Is the meter faulty or did the water turn that cold in the morning?

has anyone encountered this before??

it has slowly climbed to 25.5 now.

[teebs]

it has slowly climbed to 25.5 now.

The only time I encountered this was when my chiller pump stopped working...

[raydiative]

it has slowly climbed to 25.5 now.

you got external thermometer? does the tank water feel damn cold?

[jackywongto]

you got external thermometer? does the tank water feel damn cold?

yeah it was very cold. colder than usual.

[teebs]

yeah it was very cold. colder than usual.

Maybe something wrong with the chiller thermostat.

[raydiative]

hey.. any picture of ur blastos?

[jackywongto]

$#$^%#^&$# u edited your post.

[jackywongto]

The one on the left is mine. yours on the right.

Somehow mine seems more fluffy. both at almost the same spot.

Zoas. you have this? I have a miserable 2 polyps frag (at the top) if you want it.

Your xenia. Splitting already. can pass the removable branch to you.

[jackywongto]

piangz.. why do you always see ur LS poopoo???

after you post about your coco poop, i've been observing mine waiting to witness it too.. but nothing lehz..

try feeding plytoplankton.

[raydiative]

$#$^%#^&$# u edited your post.

muahahahha... did i??? lol...

[raydiative]

The one on the left is mine. yours on the right.

Somehow mine seems more fluffy. both at almost the same spot.

Zoas. you have this? I have a miserable 2 polyps frag (at the top) if you want it.

Your xenia. Splitting already. can pass the removable branch to you.

wha... must get refund from Peter liao.. hahahha.. well the blues are out in this picture i must say.. cant wait to have it in my tank! =] more i see it the more i like it.. =P

in ur zoas pic there seem to be some pest majanos anemones.. they are PEST... them!!!!

dun mind having a small frag of xenia... (now where can i place them??)