My 1.5 ft Reef log

[comycus]

Nice collection of fishes you have there bro

The red mandarin looks really stunning. Can start to slow down on stocking le!

[jackywongto]

Bro... try to slow down on the stocking... very soon you'll run out of space. Let things stabilize before you make your next purchase. Just remember: with every new thing added to the tank, mini cycles might occur. My clowns got brook and died in my previous tank, and I suspect its due to me messing with my rocks too much. Things can go wrong real fast in a small tank.

lol. roger roger....

I still have 8 frags from you and another 6 -7 frags from Comy yet to collect

Hey I got the 2 bottle of live pods for you.

[jackywongto]

Nice collection of fishes you have there bro

The red mandarin looks really stunning. Can start to slow down on stocking le!

Yup. okie.

don't want to stop also cannot already.

2 warning oledi.

but I am not expecting my pipefish, clingfish and yashia to survive.

keeping finger crossed.

[peacemaker]

lol. roger roger....

I still have 8 frags from you and another 6 -7 frags from Comy yet to collect

Hey I got the 2 bottle of live pods for you.

Thanks man! Tmr how?

I finally decided on a way to cushion the LED impact on my corals. Will try to update tmr.

[jackywongto]

Kept it once, couldn't get it to feed and it died. Very cute fella...

sad, I hope he takes in the processed pods.

[jackywongto]

Thanks man! Tmr how?

I finally decided on a way to cushion the LED impact on my corals. Will try to update tmr.

Serangoon MRT lor.

6 - 6:15 pm?

I will bring your 1 bottle of reefmax and 2 bottles of Tigger live pods.

BTW, see if the LED kinda increases algae growth?

I am speculating that it does cause after swopping out my LED, the algae growth seemed slower.

My PH also has dropped drastically in the day. (from 8.35 to 8.15)

I am suspecting that due to slower algae boom ==> less oxygen, more CO2 ==> PH lower.

Maybe gotta do with the spectrum of the light?? Just wild wild speculation hor.

[peacemaker]

Serangoon MRT lor.

6 - 6:15 pm?

I will bring your 1 bottle of reefmax and 2 bottles of Tigger live pods.

I'll prepare your box of chocolates!

Make it 6.15pm.

[jackywongto]

Where are the two Rics you got from Fragmaster today? Nice Yumas u got from Henry.

Here's the rics. Thanks to CF. He came over and helped me glued the frags to a rock. Thanks heaps mate!

FragM's tank looks really neglected. Prob due to his exams. These guys looked so nice 1 month back.

hope they bloom like before soon.

[pokmingsheng]

Yup. okie.

don't want to stop also cannot already.

2 warning oledi.

but I am not expecting my pipefish, clingfish and yashia to survive.

keeping finger crossed.

your tank is so happening...

hope to have a chance to see it one day...

time to sit back, relax, and watch nature take place in that 1.5ft nano

enjoy the "fruits of your labour"

[TayHongSiang]

Here's the rics. Thanks to CF. He came over and helped me glued the frags to a rock. Thanks heaps mate!

FragM's tank looks really neglected. Prob due to his exams. These guys looked so nice 1 month back.

hope they bloom like before soon.

sweet little cuties...did you manage to c Fragmaster's red prata? haha

[jackywongto]

your tank is so happening...

hope to have a chance to see it one day...

time to sit back, relax, and watch nature take place in that 1.5ft nano

enjoy the "fruits of your labour"

1.5 ft simple small tank lah.

Sure np. Anytime you happen to be shopping at Lot 1, can just drop me a call.

My place is just 3 mins walk away from that mall.

Just want to complete phase 2 asap. Get those frags from Peacemaker, Comy, install my 2026.

then chill for a few months before phase 3 - addition of Leopard wrasse and RG.

[jackywongto]

sweet little cuties...did you manage to c Fragmaster's red prata? haha

Yeah Siang. Peter and I went up together.

He noticed the prata 1st. I am not a huge fan.

[TayHongSiang]

Yeah Siang. Peter and I went up together.

He noticed the prata 1st. I am not a huge fan.

Ok...collecting from him this sat.

i'm looking forward to c his big rock of rics.

[jackywongto]

Managed to get some bottles of Tigger live pods from AM.

Thanks once again to fantastic service from Janet.

Stock was sold out on Monday already. Luckily I had called Vivian to help me keep a few bottles.

For those who are feeding Tigger live pods.

Here's more info.

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Tigger-Podsâ„¢ Care and Feeding

Copepods are relatively easy to care for and maintain. They feed primarily on brown microalgae and can be fed products such as Phyto-Feast. They can also feed on green algae such as Nannochloropsis and Tetraselmis, however most of these algae will pass right through their digestive tracts and not provide any nutrition.

Copepods can live in your main tank, your refugium, or in a separate dedicated system. In your main tank they will be eaten and depleted by your fish and corals. In your refugium they will thrive since there are no predators. Pods from your refugium can be periodically harvest and fed to your main tank.

Copepods like to hide so they will prefer an environment with nooks and crannies. In your main tank they will hide in your live rock and gravel. In your refugium they will hide in your macroalgae and other plants.

Directions for Feeding while in the 6 oz bottle

If you are going to keep them in the bottles for an extended period, remove the lid to increase oxygen in the water and put them in a refrigerator between 34 and 40 F. At this temperature they will go into hibernation and require very little oxygen or food. Alternatively, store the bottle in a cool place with the lid removed and feed them 3 drops of Phyto-Feastâ„¢ every 2-3 days

Directions for Feeding in a refugium

Add 5 drops of Phyto-Feastâ„¢ daily for each gallon of water in your refugium. (i.e. a 25 gallon refugium should get 125 drops. 1 teaspoon = 76 drops).

What you will need for Culturing in a Stand Alone Container

Culture vessel. This can be anything such as a 5 or 10 gallon aquarium, Tupperware container, etc. that holds water. Deep containers or carboys are not suggested.

Culture water. You will need some freshly mixed clean seawater, or you can use a natural seawater product such as Catalina water. Do not use water from an existing aquarium or culture as this will contaminate your attempt to start a new culture of copepods. A specific gravity of 1.020 to 1.025 for this strain of copepod is suggested.

Small air pump, air stone, and airline tubing.

Cover to keep dust and contaminants out and evaporation down.

A food source, such as Phyto-Feast phytoplankton.

Directions for Culturing in a Stand Alone Container

Fill your container half to two-thirds full with the clean seawater. Attach the airline and air stone to the air pump. Put the air stone in the culture vessel, and plug in the air pump. Make sure you use a drip loop and check valve to keep water from getting into your pump and electrical outlet. Add a small amount of Phyto-Feast to lightly color the culture water. Do not add too much, or the water will foul. Add your new copepod culture, put the lid on, and you are done!

Over the next few weeks, your copepods will reproduce. It may seem at first that they aren't reproducing as fast as you would like, but once they get to a certain population level you will see an "explosion" of copepods in your culture vessel. Feed with Phyto-Feast as necessary to keep the water lightly tinted, and monitor water quality. Crashes from overfeeding that leads to high ammonia and nitrite are possible, water changes can help if the water quality declines too much.

To harvest your copepods, a plankton collector/strainer of some sort is very helpful. You can siphon your copepods through the collector, insuring that when you feed them to your aquarium you are only adding copepods, not culture water. Make sure you do not dip your strainer in the copepod culture, and then in your aquarium, and then back in your culture vessel without cleaning it first. Likewise, keep siphon tubing and other equipment you use on your culture separate from equipment you use in your aquariums or larval tanks to avoid contamination. While you can always buy another batch of Tigger-Pods should your culture crash, you can avoid that frustration by not sharing equipment between different systems!

Receiving your Tigger Pods

Tigger Pods are wonderful little creatures, full of energy, fun to watch, and great food for your reef tank.

When you receive your shipment, here are some steps that will help ensure their health and survival.

Upon arrival you may notice the Tigger-Pods aren't very active. This is normal when cold shipped or cold stored. As the bottles warm up, the Tigger Pods will become more active. It is not uncommon to have a few of the oldest copepods to die from old age. We pack the bottle with all stages of life, but only count the adults. On average, we pack at least 10% more in every bottle to account for any DOA.

Personal Use

Upon arrival, open bottle cap and remove the inside liner. Let stand at room temp for 2 hours to allow temperature to rise. The Tigger Pods can be poured directly into your refugium and/or main tank. They can live several weeks in the bottle, as long as they are fed and the bottle is open to the air.

Tigger Pods feed on microalgae and we recommend feeding them with Phyto-Feast. Phyto-Feast can be dosed directly into both your refugium and main tank. The recommended feeding rate is 1 to 5 drops per gallon each day, depending on the bio-density of your reef tank.

Store Use and Display

Receiving

Open the bottle cap and remove the inside liner.

Leave the cap open for 1 hour or more to re-oxygenate the water.

Replace the cap on the bottle and close the flip-spout.

Display

During the day put the bottles in a high traffic area to attract the customer's attention, but keep out of direct sunlight. Light is ok, and needed.

At night put the bottles under gentle light so the accompanying Macro-Feast will produce oxygen. The flip-caps can also be left open to increase oxygen.

Every 2-3 days add 1 drop of Phyto-Feast to each bottle.

Longer Term Storage

Tigger Pods can be stored in a "warm" (40 F +) refrigerator to slow down their metabolic processes, which will increase store shelf life.

[jackywongto]

Ok...collecting from him this sat.

i'm looking forward to c his big rock of rics.

The prata and that rock of orange rics are doing very well - if I recall correctly.

just that his zoas and blue rim rics seemed to be in not so good condition.

[jackywongto]

Some update:

I am currently feeding my LS with

- NLS pellets

- DT phytoplankton

- Reefmax copepods

- Reefmax rotifiers

- Tigger live pods

- 5 in 1 coral food.

I have been feeding more aggressively over the last few days.

It seemed that the water has deteriorated quite a bit due to this factor as well as increased stocking.

ORP has dropped from 400 to 370.

Will do a full water test tonight.

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For additives dosing,

I have slowed down quite a bit.

It is just 3 -4 drops every other day.

Kent Marine Pro-dKH

Kent Marine calcium

Kent Marine Magnesium

These will be added once a week

Kent Marine Iodine

Kent Marine Elements

Kent Marine Strontium & Molydenum

[jackywongto]

The yashia goby is really very thin today when I see it.

Poured some pods into the tank.

Hope he manages to eat something.

The neon goby on the other hand is beyond obesity now.

I think he can hardly swim.

[TayHongSiang]

The yashia goby is really very thin today when I see it.

Poured some pods into the tank.

Hope he manages to eat something.

The neon goby on the other hand is beyond obesity now.

I think he can hardly swim.

you can cut back on some of the coral foods like 5-in-one and plankto...

[jackywongto]

you can cut back on some of the coral foods like 5-in-one and plankto...

I do not feed all every day.

Basically I rotate between those that I have. I think my 5 in 1 is fed like only 2 x a week.

Phytoplankton is more regular though. Feeding 5 ml every other day.

Wanna make sure my baby clam has enough food.

[MarcoVan]

wow,

I love those yumas! good luck with them!

they look all too lovely!

Same goes for FragM's rics! You should have seen his tank when it was at its peak!

Shockingly beautiful! hahaha

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[jackywongto]

wow,

I love those yumas! good luck with them!

they look all too lovely!

Same goes for FragM's rics! You should have seen his tank when it was at its peak!

Shockingly beautiful! hahaha

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

Thanks Marco.

Things doesn't look too good at the moment.

Keeping my finger crossed now.

[MarcoVan]

Thanks Marco.

Things doesn't look too good at the moment.

Keeping my finger crossed now.

Hmm,

Cut down on your stocking up and leave everything to fate or you can tompang some away at some reefers' place.

Keeping my fingers crossed with you (:

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[jackywongto]

Hmm,

Cut down on your stocking up and leave everything to fate or you can tompang some away at some reefers' place.

Keeping my fingers crossed with you (:

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

yup stopped stocking already.

actually the yumas are doing quite well.

just that the rics... well it was already in miserable condition when I got it.

Now just hope that they get better.

Have placed them in a low flow area to recuperate.

[jackywongto]

finally the pipefish came out for a walk.

[jackywongto]

the new pico gang really should look out for these cute sexy shrimps.

common... shake your buttocks!

do note that they require proper iodine level to molt properly hor.