Push Cart @ thomson Plaza

[screamyourheartout]

In my opinion, i believe that we have to start educating the newbies. Like me, i was a clueless little dude watching those large enormous tanks with beautiful sps in it, i was so envious and was so impulse to get a set of my own. I started with FW fishes and plants, it was pretty easy until it came to the nitrates and stuff... I didn't understand so i went online to search for info. I got guidance from many fish keepers worldwide but i have to say these information are not reliable. There is this particular person on youtube, i was kinda "following" him until i came across this web where it explains SW fish tanks, i slowly got interested. Due to my MASSIVE impulsion, i got myself a 3ft. I was searching the web like liveaquaria and other website for info, and then i move as i fall, i fall and i stand, over and over so many obstacles with fishes that died in my hands, i felt so sad. So thinking about those newbie days i wish that there were people from singapore that could help as i always read overseas articles. Until now lucky i found this forum but if i were to find this web earlier, it could have save my algae, whitespot and many more problems which i face earlier in this hobby. So my conclusion is to advertise this forum very well so that any SW hobbist could get help this may help them get over the freshman period and also we can educate them ourselves so they don't get misguided.

[Ketchup]

Bro i dont agree on this lei. I have no chiller but keeping FOWLR

To a certain extent, depending on species you can do without chiller. But for most species you need to maintain at 28 or lower so unlikely to be sustainable.

[Ketchup]

yup ... as a sample ... selling iq3 package with 2 tiny clowns and 1 tiny BT (or vice versa) with a gonio and sand for $2xx ... this is definitely for impulse buying. can see kids saying "2 nemos and doris (hmm, was the name doris?! dory ... )" forget about the price, that's the business whatever mark-up you can do ... but putting all those in one tiny tank ... sigh

I was about to mention this as well. I think in general, most LFS featured as sponsor or those we frequently visit do not charge such exorbitant prices. IQ3/IQ5 is less than S$100, the livestock is at most S$50 and they are selling it as a package like S$250-S$300. Ultimately it will not be sustainable.

[Ketchup]

In my opinion, i believe that we have to start educating the newbies. Like me, i was a clueless little dude watching those large enormous tanks with beautiful sps in it, i was so envious and was so impulse to get a set of my own. I started with FW fishes and plants, it was pretty easy until it came to the nitrates and stuff... I didn't understand so i went online to search for info. I got guidance from many fish keepers worldwide but i have to say these information are not reliable. There is this particular person on youtube, i was kinda "following" him until i came across this web where it explains SW fish tanks, i slowly got interested. Due to my MASSIVE impulsion, i got myself a 3ft. I was searching the web like liveaquaria and other website for info, and then i move as i fall, i fall and i stand, over and over so many obstacles with fishes that died in my hands, i felt so sad. So thinking about those newbie days i wish that there were people from singapore that could help as i always read overseas articles. Until now lucky i found this forum but if i were to find this web earlier, it could have save my algae, whitespot and many more problems which i face earlier in this hobby. So my conclusion is to advertise this forum very well so that any SW hobbist could get help this may help them get over the freshman period and also we can educate them ourselves so they don't get misguided.

Hi Alex

Your experience is something that we all share. Marine fish itself is a relatively new hobby. Most of us are still learning as we go along as there's so much diversity in species and our setup/equipment are all different.

I also wish i found SRC before i started with my small 2ft setup last time.

[TayHongSiang]

Hi Alex

Your experience is something that we all share. Marine fish itself is a relatively new hobby. Most of us are still learning as we go along as there's so much diversity in species and our setup/equipment are all different.

I also wish i found SRC before i started with my small 2ft setup last time.

haha...same here...after i set up my 2ft, that was 3 years ago...then i stumbled upon SRC...n when i looked back at the old pictures...i really was a noob

[peacemaker]

I agree on advertising the forum.

I was once a clueless chap wondering how one of the LFS sustain their business with near empty tanks almost week after week whenever I visited, until I asked, and was introduced to the term, "shipment days". "How would I know when the shipments come in?" I asked. "Oh, just visit the forums!" came the reply. So here I am.

In reality, most of us learn through experience, be it from others or from our own. This is a good place to share this experience with others and learn as well.

[peacemaker]

As a Singapore reefer, I'm both appalled and embarrassed to come across this thread in Nano-Reef.com. In summary, the guide that they use in their website is a direct cut & paste from one of the reefers from Nano-Reef.

Pocket Ocean's version :thumbdown:

Original version by El Fabuloso

[Skyrunner]

Heard from a friend that the owner of both this push card & fish shop had already

closed down the business, not sure whether it is true. Anyone here can confirm ????

[yikai]

singapore never fails to disappoint again.

plagiarism seems to be the norm amongst some other LFS here.

sigh.