Gents...im selling concentrated phytoplankton for your corals..please click the link.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2697150

wow, 2 years old thread, but might help other.
I got my first brown tangs and 3rd days white spot strike, first time hearing this white spot thingy for a newbie...

I was goggling for solutions and I had done fresh water dipping , 5 mins in saltwater, 5 mins in fresh water for 30 mins.
then I put it back to my main tank (stupid me). then 2nd days white spot came back and more fish getting Ich.

my second try is using a quarantine tank with hyposalinity (1.009g), and move all my fish from main tank to QT for 3 weeks.
main tank is full with pods because the big boss is in QT... ;-)

after that I move back my fishes to main tank and no sign of Ich. pods gone in 2 days.... after the boss back!
Now I maintaining the fishes health with reef safe "Marc Weiss Immuno Vital".

first thing i had learn, quarantine the fish before get into display tank.
and I personally will do hyposalinity/fresh water dipp for every new fish before steps into my tank.

unlucky my goby will swim up and fight pallets with clownfish.... it should eat algea, not fast food

OMG....i have a 2feet tank. n the items i bought are around RM120 only.

should i expect the corals n fishes are at least 2k already?

where to buy corals?

sorry,...i no do research n expect sifu here willing to assist me.

i guess i need to reconsider b4 i truly invest on this hobby. i just wanted to pet so clown fishes n dory fish only....

SEARCHING FOR A CLEANER CREW!!!!!....anyone who sell it please PM me..

hard a bit with 2k budget ... i was thinking 2k as well for reef and now spends 4-5k for 2ft.
a chiller will cost u rm 1000+, those vitamins and minerals...skimmers, pumps, sump, filtration stuff like phosphate nitrates reducer. ...and lot of tester....good lighting can be 1k - 3k.

i use my DIY 84watt ( royal blue + actinic led + heatsink + fan + 240watt power supply , from eBay ) also around rm 600 plus for two sets.

last time i use two big computers fans to pull down 2 celcius but 1 day vapors 4 liters of water end up getting a chiller (electric bill increase rm 20-30 hahaha) else you can't go travel for 3 days, auto water top up is useless because 2ft is too small to reserve 10 to 20 liters of water in cabinet, my aquarium located at living room.

to maintain ph, i had tested thing like ph plus, kalkwaser, but my lfs intro me a malaysia made kh buffer. that is the best Ph maintainer i ever use. rm 55 for 8 months, dose around weekly when ur dkh drop.

the coral i buy usually around rm70 to rm150 each,

my lfs of choice :
aquatics international subang - the biggest in region, lots of coral and fish and cheap with discount if you can sweet talk to that seller.
advanced reef at cheras nearby pgrm building - good quality overall, i am okey to pay more for quality, shop owner will teach u many thing in details, one of my fav lfs
oceanic puchong - alot of stuff not bad but a bit expensive.
gv puchong - nothing much to see
pets 88 pandan indah - not reef professional, their worker can't explain to you, but i love to buy those chemical stuff from them.
eastaqua - forget it, another $$$ shop.
reefaltech - moved from wangsa maju to damansara, very professional and explain everything to you, selling very fine quality live rock to me, they keep LR together with coral. and lots more premiums stuff.

hopefully my info will help...

Wow... there ARE places other than East Aqua? Those guys at IKANO East Aqua is where I have been going 100% all the time. My experience has evolved in saltwater aquarium and my last post here was regarding how to restart my aquarium... well, believe it or not I have read a tonne of info and have become quite confidence. *Confidence in knowing what to do/not to do... not simply adding stuff

Will definitely check out these places! Why didn't I stumble on these places before... sigh. My tank is still alive and running. After white spot outbreak, I restarted everything and kept the tank running for well over 8 weeks. Currently have all corals only, and no fish because I have NEVER been satifisfied with what fishes (and quality) East Aqua has had. Been waiting forever for a good specimen.

This "hobby" - I had a budget of RM1.5k to RM2k. Ha ha... what a joke. It has blown over RM3k for my 2 feet AQ.

Plan on getting a Powder Blue Tang, Blue Tang and a pair of clownfish, that's it. For a 2 feet AQ, it is quite small, I know, maybe next year will go bigger. Both tangs are "very" white spot prone.

I am looking for some nice red/yellow corals to brighten up my AQ. Also, for a really nice BTA for my future pair of clownfishes.


The left most coral and the fingers haven't opened fully, both take a good few hours to open and sometimes only in dimmer lights.

Edit: I wish this hobby is more popular here... not many reefers around. I still consider myself a complete noob in this, but compared to when I started out, I would say I understand much more now. The one thing this hobby has taught me - - patience. If you are not prepared to spend $$$, suggest doing something else or just keep a FOWLR.

This post has been edited by defaultname365: Apr 9 2013, 03:35 PM

hi guys, if i were to convert a planted tank to a saltwater fish tank. Should i cycle the tank again ?

Know that if running on a smaller tank is hard to maintain.
If i doing a FOWLR, can clown fish survive under temp around 25 - 27'c ?

planted you mean is fresh water tank, sure you need to cycle it

Fish not really care about the temp (IMHO)

Yeap, Planted tank.
So i think when i cycle the tank i should follow back the guide. 6 weeks should be safe ?
Anyhow i'm not started anything yet, want to gather as much details first before starting anything.

It's depend what type of marine tank you want to set up..., 6 weeks is consider minimum, with protein skimmer.

My initial plan was just doing a FOWLR. No intention to add in any coral as well.
Only will consider to add in some hardy coral if next time the tank get stable for like 3 months.

Glad to see this post up again! I'm in the 3rd week of my cycle now!

Btw out of curious.. can the royal blue tang get/ mix along with powder blue tang?

This post has been edited by danielwan: Jul 9 2013, 03:49 PM

honestly... I'm yet a marine tank owner. still gaining experience from doing research & preparation.

It's a huge investment.. hehe.

lol, i had put in my first fish after 2 weeks the tank setup (with good quality live rock)...
the fish still survive today... it is belnny
but you can see the diatom, hair algae boom everywhere.

remember to quarantine your new fish in low salinity for few days, the most making me headache is marine white spot....

each time i hear the name "Tang" first thing pop out from my mind is marine whitespot...
the easiest fish to get marine ich.

Alright noted on this.
Can share out your full tank pic tak.

do you guy know bumble bee goby?
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...+978&pcatid=978

It was sold as fresh water fish in jln. pasar for RM0.80, but actually it was a brackish water fish.

I just manage to convert it to saltwater in 3 days, slowly increasing the salinity.

here is the picture, living fine for weeks



This post has been edited by willer: Jul 9 2013, 06:29 PM

Is that cleaner shrimp behind?

hahahaha, you got it! that is cleaner shrimp (boxing shrimp)