Desi & Ketchup 4x2.5x2 tank

[teebs]

Aquamarin has maxima clams and some crocea clams...around $45 per piece....normal grade.

I think CF or LCK got new shipment of clams.

Wah...U monitor the sea hum shipments huh???

[TayHongSiang]

Wah...U monitor the sea hum shipments huh???

hahaha..no lah..it just happened i went to AM last week to cclooklook and decide to get one to help absorb some nutrients.

the weekly report, lemon got update ma...

[teebs]

hahaha..no lah..it just happened i went to AM last week to cclooklook and decide to get one to help absorb some nutrients.

the weekly report, lemon got update ma...

Use Bio Clean lor...Quite good in keeping nitrates and phosphates down...

[Ketchup]

remember what I said: these are good problems to have....

ehh.. actually no good leh.. if we compromise hor.. that means, we buy SPS and also buy Clams..

We buy PBT and also buy NASO!!

Money not ENOUGH!

[teebs]

ehh.. actually no good leh.. if we compromise hor.. that means, we buy SPS and also buy Clams..

We buy PBT and also buy NASO!!

Money not ENOUGH!

Good wat...Then ur tank will be stocked up faster...

[Ketchup]

Aquamarin has maxima clams and some crocea clams...around $45 per piece....normal grade.

I think CF or LCK got new shipment of clams.

ya.. saw the clams at AM.. I feel it's not that nice and they weren't as "alert" when i place my hand across to block the light.

I think may go CF one of these days.. their clams looks good... LCK livestocks seem like quite good also hor? we seldom go there..

[Ketchup]

nice set up, but try not to put the chiller inside ur cabinet. will shorten the chiller life....

Is it, well, i was telling Desi to place the Chiller outside also.. esp now we seems to have some problem with the chiller not cooling fast enough.

[Ketchup]

Good wat...Then ur tank will be stocked up faster...

haha.. actually we stock up very fast le... our tank only arrived on 31 Dec.. so 5 weeks, we already cycled and throw in alot of fishes and corals liaoz..

Now waiting for the diatoms to go off and slowly stock up lor.. one piece or one fish at a time. Don't want the whole system to crash.

[[V]tEc]

Is it, well, i was telling Desi to place the Chiller outside also.. esp now we seems to have some problem with the chiller not cooling fast enough.

u need free flow of air going in n out of the chiller....very surprise that ur 1/4 cant cool down ur tank....my fren is using juz a 1/10 to cool his 3 2 2.5 with 250w MH

[[V]tEc]

haha.. actually we stock up very fast le... our tank only arrived on 31 Dec.. so 5 weeks, we already cycled and throw in alot of fishes and corals liaoz..

Now waiting for the diatoms to go off and slowly stock up lor.. one piece or one fish at a time. Don't want the whole system to crash.

at least u guys cycled ur tank. i cycle for 1 day n in my fishes went.....after 1 week, my tank is like 50% stocked. after 3 weeks, it's 70% stocked......

[Ketchup]

u need free flow of air going in n out of the chiller....very surprise that ur 1/4 cant cool down ur tank....my fren is using juz a 1/10 to cool his 3 2 2.5 with 250w MH

ya... based on the water volume etc, shd be ok.. but i think because our system is floor to ceiling so all the heat was trapped inside.. Hot air rises but in this case, it can't escape.

[Ketchup]

at least u guys cycled ur tank. i cycle for 1 day n in my fishes went.....after 1 week, my tank is like 50% stocked. after 3 weeks, it's 70% stocked......

haha.. we also take short cut leh... spent money on live sand from caribsea/NO, live rocks.. etc:P

Cycling process quite fast, abt 1 week... must shorter than recommended 1 mth...

[[V]tEc]

haha.. we also take short cut leh... spent money on live sand from caribsea/NO, live rocks.. etc:P

Cycling process quite fast, abt 1 week... must shorter than recommended 1 mth...

juz remember to dose bacteria to make ur water more stable......

[Solo77]

recommendation is may not be always true for some.......there is always exception and miracle....just must be bold to be different and face the music if something happens. Good that your partner into this. : )

[Ketchup]

juz remember to dose bacteria to make ur water more stable......

ya... will do so when we do water change.. desi throw in the supplements every week. So far water parameters seems ok..

[Ketchup]

recommendation is may not be always true for some.......there is always exception and miracle....just must be bold to be different and face the music if something happens. Good that your partner into this. : )

Haha.. ya, to an extent, it's true.. anyway, Desi is more into this than me i think...

[desideria]

Hey all, here's some interesting pics... was mopping the floor when I saw this happenng to my coco worm!! Is it Spawning?!

Can you guys spot the Rock/stone goby and the algae blenny..

Desi

[yikai]

hi des. beautiful tank jump so many pages in 1 day! hard to keep up haha.

that's a scooter blenny, not a rock/stone goby. very closely erlated to mandarin fishes although different. feeds on pods but easier to train onto prepared food.

yes your coco worm is spawning! grats!

VERY beautiful hammer i utterly love it. am an euphyllia freak and that nice hammer you have is wonderful.

cauliflower is a soft coral not a SPS btw. extremely hard to keep. infact its almost impossible unless u feed it heavily on baby brine shrimp or planktonic liquid food on a daily basis. and make sure high flow and low light for it.

[desideria]

OMG.. it's a scooter blenny?! The person from AM told us it was a stone goby!!!!!!! Geee.....now I look at my iphone fishidea.. it IS NOT a stone goby.. I should have double checked and not rely on what was told to me...... GGRRR...

oh well.. it's still cute.. I shall feed it appropriately and pray hard.

Yes the cauliflower I have been told is hard to keep.. I have been dosing phytoplankton everyday and henry's reef gourmet daily too.. so.. let's seehow it goes!

Thanks lemon lemon .

Cheers

Desi.

[yikai]

OMG.. it's a scooter blenny?! The person from AM told us it was a stone goby!!!!!!! Geee.....now I look at my iphone fishidea.. it IS NOT a stone goby.. I should have double checked and not rely on what was told to me...... GGRRR...

oh well.. it's still cute.. I shall feed it appropriately and pray hard.

Yes the cauliflower I have been told is hard to keep.. I have been dosing phytoplankton everyday and henry's reef gourmet daily too.. so.. let's seehow it goes!

Thanks lemon lemon .

Cheers

Desi.

scooter blenny not difficult unlike mandarins. good luck

[desideria]

Here are some pics which ketchup took with his Nikon D90... if picture no good his reason is that his settings are wrong... hhmmm.....

And just for those euphyllia freaks out there :

Ketchup is crossing his fingers and praying that the following which is now in our QT tank will survive the 30 DAYS QT.... Btw it looks like the fish has white spots cause the water isn't exactly crystal clear so as of Day 0 the fish is still currently clear of itch.

CHeers all!!!!!

Desi

[teebs]

Nice pics...

Seems that his settings are correct...

[m12345y]

catch the green wrasse OUT or you will regret...well, imho...

[tian1974]

Here are some pics which ketchup took with his Nikon D90... if picture no good his reason is that his settings are wrong... hhmmm.....

And just for those euphyllia freaks out there :

Ketchup is crossing his fingers and praying that the following which is now in our QT tank will survive the 30 DAYS QT.... Btw it looks like the fish has white spots cause the water isn't exactly crystal clear so as of Day 0 the fish is still currently clear of itch.

CHeers all!!!!!

Desi

nicely shots and so many things to see.. i like the green wrasse, mine was third casualty this morning

[Ketchup]

catch the green wrasse OUT or you will regret...well, imho...

Why leh?

This pretty wrasse is a beautiful pale green.Provide a sand bed for this wrasse to bury itself in when it feels threatened or frightened. Keep the tank covered as this fish may jump out.This wrasse can be kept with other peaceful wrasses.The green wrasse will grow to about 8 inches and be quite hardy if the right conditions are available. Keep a temperature between 72-78 degrees, SG at 1.020 and 1.025, pH 8.0-8.4.The green wrasse will eat bristle worms and pyramidellid snails protecting corals and clams. It may eat feather dusters, ornamental shrimp, tubeworms, and flatworms. Offer a variety of prepared and live meaty foods such as feeder shrimps, flaked foods, and marine fish.Feed this fish daily.The Wrasse family of fish is a large group of usually very colorful free swimmingfish. These fish are powerful swimmers using their pectoral fins to propel themthrough the water. Wrasses usually have powerful jaws that enable them to crushtheir food, which includes worms. These fish usually have long continuous dorsalfins and are found in groups in the wild. The Wrasses are one of the few fish thatwill bury themselves in the sand when sleeping or during flight. Wrasses are alsoable to change their sex during these phase changes.

doesnt seems to have problem... as far as i understand except may grow to abt 7-8 inches..