My 22G Tank

[BamBoo]

yup. from what i read need to change every 6-8 months. Light intensity from e tubes will decrease and there might be a spectrum shift.

btw do you need to feed the clam?

Minimally you should change it at least once a year...

[poh34]

Thanks.

I guess 1/2 year should need to change, cos i can visually see that 1/2 year tube is a bit yellow light liao.

I did not feed the clam. It will shift itself to its preferred position.

[poh34]

Update : 11 July 2010

New Coral Added In From T95

[Guest Poh zhi Wei]

Updates : 27/07/10

Got 2 sexy shrimps from bro peacemaker.

Also feature is a very very small hermit (mirco size ~ red bean size) from RB.

[peacemaker]

Glad that they are doing well, bro!

[poh34]

Hi,

Yes. They're doing well despite their small size.

Every night and morning have to search high and low to ensure their safety.

Interesting creatures. And luckily my tank now is all quite peaceful mate so not much issue.

I last time got one dottyback fish which eaten my carmel shrimp (>1 day) and hermit (>1 day)and stress my 2 fire goby to death (>1 day). Finally managed to get rid of it.

Thanks.

[peacemaker]

Dottybacks are generally more aggressive fishes, especially towards ornamental shrimp, so have to watch out for them. This was the reason that I had to choose between my Elongated dottyback vs the sexies.

[poh34]

Finally, got a pic for my starfish.

[poh34]

Update : 30 Aug 2010

Got a wavemaker and some more corals....

Hammer and Yellow Colony Polyp Corals.

Hammer is definitely a favourite for sexy shrimps.

Good also, like that easier to keep track on their pressence.

Updated pictures as below.

One question : Do we swtich wavemaker on 24/7? Or off at night?

[peacemaker]

Usually, wave makers are kept on 24/7. Waves in the ocean don't stop at night, right? Of course, you can still set them on timers to save some electricity. I prefer to look at it in a different perspective: in the event my main pump fails at night, I still have my wave makers to create movement in the water and generating gas exchange (oxygen), so that I don't wake up to a bunch of dead fishes.

[poh34]

hmmmm. quite true.

shall let it run 24/7 then.

hope to see better growth in everything.

Thanks again for the advise and Ah beng direction.

Let me form a squad of sexy shrimps in the near future

[poh34]

More Pictures :

Full Tank Shot

[poh34]

Oct update

[poh34]

Updated photos :

Finally managed to find Ah Beng's shop after so long.

[PatrickSwane]

Your tank is coming along nicely.

[allantang]

up n coming nice tank. ... pict 323 looks like ur snail has being consume...

[poh34]

correct.

I always face this problem that my snail end up behind internal sump and end up dead.

I pick it up from behind and put back the tank to see if it is dead.

it is indeed dead and end up beig eaten up.

[poh34]

nov update :

[poh34]

Dec Update.

Got budget again.

bought the hardware.

Under water LED for my hammer coral.

Coral 5 in 1 food.

and best thing - chemi-pure.

chemi-pure is super good and effective.

turn my tank water from yellow to blue white in 12 hrs.

[poh34]

More photos for dec update :

[blueclown]

hi bro,

i also own a JBJ nano tank and now in the cyling stage.

i still new in this hobby, would like to learn more from you...thns

- how is your fitration system, what media u are using?

- do u use a skimmer?

- any special reason that u need 2 pumps in your tank? 1 pump only in my system.

- regard to the chiller, u on it 24 hrs? can we just on it during the day time and off it at nite time..?

Thanks for your advices.

[poh34]

Hi,

I strongly suggest Chemi-pure. I had switch my water-change from weekly to every 2 weekly after start using.

The rest of media were normal charcoal and filter wool.

I did not use any skimmer. Cos initialy doing weekly water change. That should be enough i think.

1 pump is for the internal sump. the other one is to pump water to chiller.

For me, i on my chiller 24hrs. But i do know some people on them only on day time and some adjust the setting higher during night time.

1 thing to note is that cyling is very important and add fishes slowly.

I think my tank limit is only 5 fishes for now....cos new fish add and die always.

so in the end concentrate more on coral and decor.

Enjoy your reefing experience.

[blueclown]

Hi,

I strongly suggest Chemi-pure. I had switch my water-change from weekly to every 2 weekly after start using.

The rest of media were normal charcoal and filter wool.

I did not use any skimmer. Cos initialy doing weekly water change. That should be enough i think.

1 pump is for the internal sump. the other one is to pump water to chiller.

For me, i on my chiller 24hrs. But i do know some people on them only on day time and some adjust the setting higher during night time.

1 thing to note is that cyling is very important and add fishes slowly.

I think my tank limit is only 5 fishes for now....cos new fish add and die always.

so in the end concentrate more on coral and decor.

Enjoy your reefing experience.

Hi bro,

thanks for sharing.

probably will go and source the chemi-pure this weekend before my cycling completed next week.

(can we add 1 or 2 small fish during the cycling period..? any problem..)

BTW, r u using NSW water or salt mixed water during your water change...?

thns again.

[poh34]

I use salt mixed. change 10-20% every 2 weekly now.

I think it should be ok to add in 1 or 2 hardy fish.

[poh34]

Jan 2011 Update.

Finally got approval and luck to get a FOC tank.

Managed to link the new tank to my current tank.

Shared a common chiller.

Wait for tank to cycle.

Got lot of FOC live rock from Bro Haimi.

Got cheato from bro Ah Lee.

"Copy" other SRC bro design for SH tank.

Finally manage to find Blue/White PL light from Rainbow....

And.....Finally added my new livestock to the tank.

Yes....Seahorse tank.

Did not really suceed when add seahorse to my previous tank. They are just too slow to fight for food.

And the photos.