ok... will add on... which mena i need to add on more bacteria then the ammonia will drop?

nice !!!!!!!!! marron clown

not enough that's why ammonia not convert to nitrite/nitrate

yup, after your ammonia 0, dun need to add anymore just leave it n the bacteria will grow itself n multiply.

noted... thanks bro...
my tempurature damn high now. 29c le... thinking to get nd hand chiller.... any comment on hailea 150A? suit for 2 feet tank?

noneed think, go get it
29c, coral you can't keep, either no growth or die slowly
hailea 150a, rm850
u need a small powerhead pump with low flow.

now my water tank at 30c... haiz.... keep going up... sien...
bro, where the place u go normally? can let me know?

put a fan blow direct the surface, if your room temp is 30c, it will bring your tank temp down 2c
i go many place but stay in pg, if you are at kl than can go around puchong , several marine LFS over there.

i jus get a quote, price at RM1070nett for heilea 150.... a bit exp le... in PG can get at RM850?
mayb currently fix a fan 1st... still looking around the chiller...

Between my tank is ready, my ammonia rating at 0 pph...

ya, been long time ago i asked but price shouldn't differ too much, each batch stocks come price different.
ammonia zero is great, if add live stock must slowly, each time u add, bioload goes up and bacteria need to multiple and adjust accordingly.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 15 2009, 12:00 AM

thanks bro... will update u my end result ya...

Hi... I heard that we can put live rock eventough ur tank's water is still new.
But we should add only Coral Reef & fish after 2 weeks of water circulation.
And also, we shouldn't change water within 1 month.

Is that true?

This post has been edited by Namgor2006: Dec 16 2009, 12:32 AM

yes that's true.

I would not add fish for at least 1 month, coral for 2months.

Water change up to you.

This post has been edited by Evrae90: Dec 16 2009, 02:45 AM

actually i like to put hardy fish when cycling tank, it will speed up the process, currently cycling a tank, fish only tank, 1st day already dump in damsel.

also i dun use any kick start dosing, just take some live rock and old water from existing tank and put in when i do water change. eventually the bacteria will multiple.

hi guys, noobie question here...when u guys said u are keeping FISH ONLY tank, does it mean your tank was plain empty with only fish???
or u guys used artificial plant/rocks/coral to replace the live rock/coral????

fish only means there's live rock.

in short FOWLR = fish only with live rock.

In all marine tanks its a must to have live rock.

The difference is what u keep in it. fish only, or fish+coral, or fish+marine inverts etc

This post has been edited by Evrae90: Dec 16 2009, 03:52 PM

I see, thanks for enlighten me...
i thought FISH ONLY and FOWLR is two different things

How long can marine fish live without filter/air pump/skimmer???
Any of you install somekind of back-up battery or power generator to support your marine tank equipment in case of blackout???

This post has been edited by silverbolt143: Dec 16 2009, 04:02 PM

some ppl place their rock n sand in their refugium, leaving their display tank empty, its referred to as bare something forgotten.

maybe a day or 2, depends on what u keep n how many fish u keep. More fish will cause toxicity to rise at a faster rate.

for my tank in case blackout, i do water change if more than 1 day. n also use a tupperware scoop out water n pour back in from a high place like 'teh tarik', to replenish oxygen in water.


if u got corals n lots of expensive stuff in your tank, maybe u shud get a backup generator.

This post has been edited by Evrae90: Dec 16 2009, 06:01 PM

Hi,

I am looking for a 2nd hand 6 feet tank and chiller, but must be reasonable price. I already set up my 4 ft tank last month... And another 2 ft tank this month... Have about 13 fishes and also coral reefs and live rocks...

But i found out that the live stocks that available in market is very expensive. Anyone can suggest to me where I can get better deals on all the saltwater stuffs and live stock?

Cheers,
Steven Eng

more members joining tis...
no bad... between i jus added in my nemo.... they are looking good...