Zorden Shallow tank

[zorden]

nvm, i will keep my room out of bounds for children. My nephew was there to play my consoles then i discover coral chip in my sump tank and my overflow box. geesh. have to check the pumps too..

[mitlancer]

nvm, i will keep my room out of bounds for children. My nephew was there to play my consoles then i discover coral chip in my sump tank and my overflow box. geesh. have to check the pumps too..

put a play yard in the living room and they will all wanna play inside like WWF Wrestlemania.... haha....

Then, u no need to worry about them disturbing your tank.

[zorden]

they will want to enter my room. got the consoles and lots of toys for them to play

[MarcoVan]

they will want to enter my room. got the consoles and lots of toys for them to play

then you should relocate your tank! HAHA

Kidding!

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[zorden]

overview of my complete sump. That my hns skimmer less the cover.

Simple but Neat Joints

My two pump and my zeovit reactor.

And yes the new FIP valve comes with a anti "lock" to prevent the naughty children from unscrewing my valve.

[comycus]

Neat looking sump bro

Looking forward to water in!

[zorden]

its done by aquarium artist.

[MarcoVan]

overview of my complete sump. That my hns skimmer less the cover.

Simple but Neat Joints

My two pump and my zeovit reactor.

And yes the new FIP valve comes with a anti "lock" to prevent the naughty children from unscrewing my valve.

Exciting setup bro! HOHO

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[Ketchup]

Yeah, i like the sump... very neat and tidy for such small place!

[zorden]

Yeah, i like the sump... very neat and tidy for such small place!

Will be doing project no 2.

a Extension cabinet for Frag tank and the cabinet will be used to house CR and other toys.

[MarcoVan]

Will be doing project no 2.

a Extension cabinet for Frag tank and the cabinet will be used to house CR and other toys.

huh,

how are you going to extend? *scratch head*

Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

[zorden]

Building a extension loh. well see first bah.. actually like to keep it simple but the way i am going. its going to be messy. LOL

[zorden]

Alive as at 31 dec 2009 and bottled as at 14 dec 2009. Fed it with marine snow 2 days ago.

setting up a refugium with this tigger PODS. ITs a gift from my FAN.. My fr Fan.. Guess who?

Well pouring some of the pods into my naglene 1litre bottle and my sump tank.

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.

For more information about Tigger Pods please visit our website at www.Tigger-Pods.com.

[zorden]

Adding H20 into my tank. the oceanus give me a reading of 72 ppm. Well after adding the Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Filter, TDS meter show me ZERO ppm

[dachkie]

wah lau fr fan , i be ur fan if you let me watch u f a fr target lol

[zorden]

wah lau fr fan , i be ur fan if you let me watch u f a fr target lol

You Er Xin lah... F a FR target. tsk tsk.... btw thanks for the tigger pods. they are still alive. If u need some, please come and grab some from me.

[dachkie]

see cam cultivate or not , i also started a culture at home, if successful then we can have constant supply of pods, no fish will be too difficult again !!!!!!!

i hope

oh btw u never buy yourself a breast pump ar?

i can just picture yourself holding that to your nose and admiring your fishes whaahahhaha

[zorden]

see cam cultivate or not , i also started a culture at home, if successful then we can have constant supply of pods, no fish will be too difficult again !!!!!!!

i hope

oh btw u never buy yourself a breast pump ar?

i can just picture yourself holding that to your nose and admiring your fishes whaahahhaha

breast pump.. no need lah.. i have many pump. ehiem ocean runner. why? want to sponsor your RD pump to me is it..

[zorden]

Finally water is in.

or6500 and ehiem 1262.

ehiem 1262 only

blue lights.

[zorden]

dackie.. h20 water only.. i guess i will only add salt after i coated my hinges with lubricant. What brand of lubricant should i use. got flavoring or not.

[dachkie]

flavours i dont know , but i know once u put in cf rocks wil definately give your tank alot of flavours , 2 pcs is enough to do the job

[zorden]

flavours i dont know , but i know once u put in cf rocks wil definately give your tank alot of flavours , 2 pcs is enough to do the job

true CF rocks is damn nice..

[dachkie]

true CF rocks is damn nice..

mai tu liao lah 1 medium pc is all u need

[zorden]

mai tu liao lah 1 medium pc is all u need

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too far and too lazy to travel there and ITS jan. need to focus on other things.. too ..

[Jameshong]

Finally water is in.

or6500 and ehiem 1262.

ehiem 1262 only

blue lights.

Nice tank and nice rock !