okey..thank...

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Added on December 10, 2009, 1:11 amit ok..live rock is the best filtration for reef tank..dont worry..it not die..

This post has been edited by ruknu: Dec 10 2009, 01:11 AM

noted... thanks bro...

just sharing......

don't overfeed, keep tempreture low and change water more regulary

hey weelong i dont see anything wrong with your protein skimmer. just leave it, its working i guess. dont worry bout the bubbles n stuff, as long as your skimmer got come out bubbles then its ok.

since your tank is new, i dont think u will see much stuff or dirt collecting.

sump - increase total water volume, can put all your equipment there.
BUT have to drill hole, fix water pumps n stuff.

dont worry, your live rock wont 'die'. at first i started my tank about 2 months ago, alex said my live rock looks dead but now
it has some living organisms like feather dusters.


bacteria just follow instructions on the bottle.
if u have ro water u can use it to mix with your salt without using any dechlorinator or other stuff.
some ppl avoid using tap water cause it may contain silicates, encourages algae growth but i dont know our 1Malaysia tap water suitable or not.




hey alex, my 2ft tank what's the lighting specs you recommend for a reef tank?
if the lights too expensive i dont think i'm going reef with my 20G. Mabe just fix the normal 20w lights.

This post has been edited by Evrae90: Dec 10 2009, 03:03 AM

thanks bro... my tempreture is 27oc... high?

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Added on December 10, 2009, 10:04 ammany thanks for your kind advise... still manything need fromall of u... hahaha...

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Added on December 10, 2009, 2:19 pmi jus check mine...
Ammonia about 0.5ppm - 1.0ppm
Nitrate about 5.0ppm - 0ppm
i think i still need to cycling my tank lo...

This post has been edited by weeloong81: Dec 10 2009, 02:19 PM

4watt per gallon. 20gallon x 4 = 80 watt
will cost you rm200-rm250

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Added on December 10, 2009, 4:28 pm27c is good but don't let it swing up and down.
if ammonia detectable than you need change water more regulary.
get a botol of biofuel to speed up the bacteria growth.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 10 2009, 04:28 PM

hye i'm newbie here...when we talk about gallon, is it refering to US gallon or UK gallon...

thanks... then will change the water... which brand u use for the biofuel?
By the way, any standard parameters that can follow?

This post has been edited by weeloong81: Dec 10 2009, 05:41 PM

US

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Added on December 10, 2009, 5:33 pmdoesn't matter, all does the samething. i use brightwell

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 10 2009, 05:33 PM

alex, any standard parameters that can follow? I found this...

http://www.chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=3364

the price range for brightwell biofuel? how many spoon of sea salt = 1L of water?

This post has been edited by weeloong81: Dec 10 2009, 06:44 PM

[quote=alexlow,Dec 10 2009, 04:24 PM]
4watt per gallon. 20gallon x 4 = 80 watt
will cost you rm200-rm250

8o watt of fluorescent light or vho light @ power compact light??
i use 1 ,20w white 18000K power glow by hagen brand and 2 ,20w marine glow by hagen brand..

not sure, bought long time ago, anyhow salt u use your hydrometer to measure until it reach 1.022 will do

thanks bro...

[quote=ruknu,Dec 10 2009, 07:33 PM]
[quote=alexlow,Dec 10 2009, 04:24 PM]
4watt per gallon. 20gallon x 4 = 80 watt
will cost you rm200-rm250

8o watt of fluorescent light or vho light @ power compact light??
i use 1 ,20w white 18000K power glow by hagen brand and 2 ,20w marine glow by hagen brand..

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depends on what kind of corals you keep, deep or shallow tank.
4watt/gallon just a guideline

1kg salt = 30 liters water

hoho 200-250, t5 light set, guess im not going reef

Changed water yesterday, looking good...

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Added on December 12, 2009, 10:09 amammonia in about 0.25ppm.. still need to cycle by tank...

This post has been edited by weeloong81: Dec 12 2009, 10:09 AM

add more bacteria, not enough

pump in more pics guys

here u go, i traded my previous anemone for this long tentacle one with my lfs.