sup guys..for those noisy air pumps i got a solution u can try.

go to supermarket, buy the cheapest wet tissue/baby wipes pack and place it underneath the air pump. this should reduce the sound by at least 50%.

if not, take tissue, wet it and put into a plastic. then take a book and slam it hard onto the tissue so it will be flat.

i've been busy with studies lol, nice to see u all here.
i got bad news my 2 nemoes died cause i didnt realize my air stone was spoiled hence making my protein skimmer ineffective. the bubbles coming out of the airstone were too big.

currently now i have 1 annularis angel, 1 skunk shrimp, 1 blue green chromi and 2 nemoes woo.

Hi all of the seniors of keeping marine tank, i am new here in using this forum and in marine tank.

I would like to ask you guys opinion or suggestions to clarify everything the marine tank needs. Recently i just started with a 1.5 feet tank. i put 2 live rocks and sand bedding has been done. The shop i purchased the livestock and equipment from said that there is few things needed to buy to maintain a healthy marine tank.

I bought Ph and Kh test kit and the powder of each, tension gon, Sera bio reefclear, Live water, Kent Purple Tech.. and to confirm. Is the lightning with white light suitable for corals and other marine lives?

Currently i only have a filter. The shopkeeper told me that skimmer is not needed in small or nano tank as mine.

Hope you guys could guide me in setting up a successful tank. Your suggestion and reply is appreciated. =)

my 3yrs old maroon clown..

small tank don't need skimmer, you can change water regular which is more effective and doesn't cost much, bigger than we need skimmer because of the water volume.

Hi,

Nice to see marine hobbyist here. I've 3 feet marine tank, 3 months ago it was nice but suddenly on the midnight when I go to look after the aquarium (remember actually wake up to watch World Cup - France vs ..... at 2.am).... all the fish dead but managed to save only 1 tomato... pity no more friend for him... haha.


Here the picture before the 'Tsunami' happened:




This post has been edited by BasicCX: Jun 24 2010, 09:38 PM

er hrmrm. 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 ft tank? quite small, bigger the tank the better for newbie IMO, cos changes are less drastic.

i would suggest you not go into corals just yet but if it sparks your interest, can get those cheap cheap ones (sorry, donno their names. had them before. damn nice).

i had a 2x 1 x 1 tank before, no skimmers needed. i didn't even use filter. just 1 pump with minimal fish and such.

the fish aren't particular about lights but the corals are, so depending on WHAT coral you're getting since corals have varying requirements from lights, to currents, to temperature.

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Added on June 25, 2010, 9:50 amwhat happened ah?

i lost a few hundred bucks worth of fishes overnight before too, due to tank break. arrggghhhh!!!

flooded hall also.

I still don't know what happened. I remember do 30% water change in the morning but after 12-13 hours later it happened. Could be ammonia spike....


Your aquarium no sand ah? How come the tank can break?

Hi there,

Anyone have experience with keeping Jelly Fishes? Any tips?

Hi all, Im AL da Great , more into snakes especially pythons. im helping a fren here who in charge of Weekend Morning Talk show called Hujung Minggu Malaysia aired on TV1 from 7.30am til 9.30am.

They have this segment called Aksi Si Comel, where every Sunday, one animal will be appeared in the segment with the owner. The hosts will ask the owner about the basic care of the animal. The purpose of the segment is to educate people the right way of keeping animals.

Here is the detail;
Name of the Segmen: Aksi Si Comel in Hujung Minggu Malaysia
Tv Station : RTM
Channel :TV1
Language: Bahasa Malaysia
Duration: 5-7 minutes
Storyline: The host come to your place, then straight to ur animal cage, interview owner abit about food, basic care n such then the host will go back

Before this the owner have to come to Angkasapuri Kuala Lumpur to join the segment but this time , they want to visit your house coz based on their experience, bringing the animal to the studio will make them stress.like before the host will ask basic husbandry about the animal and wanna see how animal keeper kept their animal.



If you are interested to appeared in the show, do PM me for more detail ya.

p/s Azazel, Aros , Crazymouse, Rafigos, Camillenoir, Uzairi has appeared in the segment before.

hi guys,

I wanna start myself a small tank of salt water fish. May i know where u guys recommend to get all the necessary equipment around klang valley at reasonable price?

Thanksss

Hi All, Just sharing with u guyz some of my little tank picture...


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nice picture
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wanna ask all.
my friend say we can put garam biasa in aquarium
just put extra anti chlorine

is it true???

Hi guys,

May i know whether the aquarium shop in ikano offers good price for equipment and live stock? I dowan kena chop there leh..

Thanks!

Thanks akecema!! Garam Biasa?? Sounds risky by hearing it. Better don't take the risk, later regret!!

Cannot use la... Kitchen salt contained unwanted substances that kill your fish.. sometime they put MSG also..

HAHA!! MSG - don't say for fish, for human also not good!!!!

why put msg in salt??
lol...

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Added on July 16, 2010, 2:58 pmcooking salt also from sea
as i know
they dry the sea water to make salt

This post has been edited by akecema: Jul 16 2010, 02:58 PM

hi all
what is the function of skimmer?
do i need one?
my tank size is 45cm(length)x25cm(wide)x27cm(height)
it's a FOWLR tank

i wonder why my water cant get a "clear" looks..i dont want to change water every 2weeks because later unstable..any ideas??

Based on my noobie experience there are several reasons for that, depends on what do u mean by "not clear looks":
if u mean the water cloudy (white), it could be bacteria bloom.
if u mean the water looks brownish, it could be due to algae which grown in your tank.
if u mean there's lot of small particles floating in the water, it could be inefficient filtering system and poor water circulation.

I normally wipe the tank glass inside & outside whenever i saw my water getting cloudy...most of the time it's due to dirty glass..after few minutes, the water looks great...