My 1.5 ft Reef log

[jackywongto]

My guess is too much light...

Peter, I have raised my light by 2 - 3 inches, lets see it that makes any difference.

Comy, I want mine to be red. not maroon colour

[comycus]

Peter, I have raised my light by 2 - 3 inches, lets see it that makes any difference.

Comy, I want mine to be red. not maroon colour

Then just switch on your blue lights Will have shocking red shrooms.

Just based on my experience, the intense red comes and goes. Also not sure why. If you find out how to make them bright red 100% of the time, I would be interested to know too.

[TayHongSiang]

i guess HK's Ocean Park is still better....otherwise will be Tokyo disneyland.

[teebs]

Ocean park got more things to see... Tokyo Disneyland definately much better than HK Disneyland.

[raydiative]

Peter, I have raised my light by 2 - 3 inches, lets see it that makes any difference.

Comy, I want mine to be red. not maroon colour

i have a red mush frag that is under a shadowed area and its extremely red.... you may like to try placing them in a less light area??

[jackywongto]

i have a red mush frag that is under a shadowed area and its extremely red.... you may like to try placing them in a less light area??

OK. they will undergo the relocation program today.

[jackywongto]

some queries:

1) Are these nusiance algae? Sorry for the bad photo.

its about 5mm tall

2) What are these white "worm-like" growth on the rocks?

I used to have plenty in my sump. Would like to ID them.

Can anyone help?

last question: how did this pile of dirt ends up here?

Its not sand. probably denitrius?

How did they stack so nicely. Its like a pyramid there.

noticed that its been there since last week.

[comycus]

1) Hair Alage

2) dead corals? no idea actually, but alot of rocks have them... my coralline grows over them and I don't see them now.

3) Prob some hitchhiker piled up the sand there. I have something living in my zoas that does tt too.

[jackywongto]

Thanks Comy and you are right... these guys are expanding.

Thinking how to get rid of them now.

[comycus]

Thanks Comy and you are right... these guys are expanding.

Thinking how to get rid of them now.

get a new batch of rocks? hmmm at least yours grow normally. Mine are growing on almost every single rock... prob due to my wrasses pecking on them and dislodging them.

[raydiative]

1) Looks like hair algae.. Will suggest you to remove

2) Baby Coco worms! notice they all have small red "heads"

3) Looks like its any area with no flow causing the build up denitrius.. can easily check if this is so...

[comycus]

1) Looks like hair algae.. Will suggest you to remove

2) Baby Coco worms! notice they all have small red "heads"

3) Looks like its any area with no flow causing the build up denitrius.. can easily check if this is so...

Could be dead coco worms. I only noticed some red colour stuff growing out of the tubes in some places. Others just dieded.

Don't think it's a dead spot. Those are sand deposited by somebody from inside your rocks. obvious because you are using black sand and the sand within the rocks are normal coloured. Some worm or snail prob did it.

[comycus]

btw bro are you still experiencing microbubbles? I was exploring some of the Tunze systems and found this in one of the manuals I read:

Adjustment of the water circulation

When used as an internal skimmer, the Comline DOC skimmer can be set to a water circulation of between 5 and 70 per cent. For regulation the sliding cover (1) is pushed to the left (5 per cent) or to the right (70 per cent). Example with DOC Skimmer 9010 set to 70 per cent: The skimmer draws in 70 per cent of fresh water (about 850 l/h (224 USgal./h)) and causes a strong oxygenation, ideal for fish tanks. In particular in newly set-up biotopes, small air bubbles may be expelled at the water outlet.

Example with DOC Skimmer 9010 set to 5 per cent: The skimmer draws in 5 per cent of fresh water (about 60 l/h (16 USgal./h)) and thus is gentle to plankton, making the setting ideal in particular for breeding tanks. The oxygenation is lower, but almost no air bubbles are expelled. Depending on the biotope, the water exchange can be set to between 5 and 70 per cent. In order to skim the maximum amount of waste during the run-in phase, the manufacturer recommends the maximum open circulation, however.

Hope it helps!

[jackywongto]

hmmm I have adjusted mine to the max (totally opened) maybe thats why.

Anyway, I have stuffed some cotton at the gaps and bubbles are gone.

Thanks Bro!

Damn tired. Just housekeep my hamster cage.

My fishes next......

[raydiative]

hmmm I have adjusted mine to the max (totally opened) maybe thats why.

Anyway, I have stuffed some cotton at the gaps and bubbles are gone.

Thanks Bro!

Damn tired. Just housekeep my hamster cage.

My fishes next......

so the cotton idea really works??

still on leave?

[jackywongto]

so the cotton idea really works??

still on leave?

yeah. the cotton works.

[jackywongto]

skimmer working overtime today.

[teebs]

Like tat u call overtime huh???

If I show u mine...I think u peng san already...

[peacemaker]

Like tat u call overtime huh???

If I show u mine...I think u peng san already...

Show us a pic of the skimmate!

[jackywongto]

Peter

Well thats the hardest it has been working so far in my tank.

bearing in mind my bio load is quite light and I only feed a small qty once a day

Hmm maybe I should test my water parameters tonight.

Peace,

unfortunately I have just cleaned the collection cup.

It was still quite watery though. will take a shot next time.

[teebs]

If you think ur skimmer is working overtime, look at how hard my MCE600 is working...And I just cleared the collection cup yesterday midnight. So in 21 hrs, collection cup filled with foam...

[comycus]

If you think ur skimmer is working overtime, look at how hard my MCE600 is working...And I just cleared the collection cup yesterday midnight. So in 21 hrs, collection cup filled with foam...

no fight with mce600 la... but his bioload's still quite light.

As long as the parameters are in good condition, I think should be ok. can't keep tt many fishes in 1.5 cube anyway.

[peacemaker]

Peace,

unfortunately I have just cleaned the collection cup.

It was still quite watery though. will take a shot next time.

Hehe... I was talking about pete's MCE 600. A little steep for me though, so thought of DIYing one.

[peacemaker]

If you think ur skimmer is working overtime, look at how hard my MCE600 is working...And I just cleared the collection cup yesterday midnight. So in 21 hrs, collection cup filled with foam...

Nasty!

[teebs]

no fight with mce600 la... but his bioload's still quite light.

As long as the parameters are in good condition, I think should be ok. can't keep tt many fishes in 1.5 cube anyway.

Who says can't keep many fishes in a 1.5ft cube???

I have the following in my 2x1x1 tank:

1) maroon Clown ~ 4 inches

2) blue tang ~ 2.5 inches

3) orange shoulder tang ~ 3 inches

4) Sweet Lips ~ 2+ inches

5) Goby ~ 3 inches+

6) Koran Angel ~ 3 inches

7) 2 common clowns ~ 1.5 inches

8) Coral Banded Shrimp ~ 3-4 inches

9) Sea Cucumber

Another 2 corals juz up the lorry today...