add more bacteria, not enough

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

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.

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.

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

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.

vary, depends type of fish, tank setup, size of tank, condition of water, most of all how your fish already used to adapt.
4-8hours, some people will use battery with manual or auto cut over.
i just use a dc pump, when detected blackout, battery pump will auto start to provide oksigen

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Added on December 17, 2009, 1:04 am4ft, 2ft and now 6ft, this is interesting, where are you from?
6ft u need to use aircon chiller already, few mths ago my fr bought a hse, got 6ft tank in middle garden,
the owner asking us to help sell coz my fr dun wan, 60k setup so 2nd hand also will maybe still high cholestrol.
live stock in malaysia can consider cheap already.

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Added on December 17, 2009, 1:12 amcoral should be ok for 24hours, shipment transport around the globe just in plastic bags. however certain fish and invertebrates stay in our tank with skimmer and high oksigen, suddenly stop for too long will kill them, always good decision not to keep too many inhabitants if don't have backup plan.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 17 2009, 01:12 AM

no you don't, especially with air stone in reef tank should be avoid unless just backup plan for short time.

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Added on December 17, 2009, 11:44 ambackup ac pump can support up to 24hrs incase blackout, anyhow you have the same concern as me, i can be away for months, last month was away for 2wks, chiller spoil cause serious damage but was lucky enough some frs to swap a chiller for me and bring it for fixing.

as i always said, bigger tank is more forgiving and bigger tank you can have bigger sump, can put ca reactor, sulphur reactor and big refugium which will all contribute in keeping your water parameter intact even if you are away for 2 wks or more. just don't keep target feeding coral like rhyzo, supersun etc.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 17 2009, 11:44 AM

anemone need lights, if not enough lighting than need supplyment with food occasionally.

your pump might be too strong also can consider making a hang on back sump to hide ur skimmer and have return pump push the water back to your main tank, outlet can use a hydor bioflo, also fire goby like to jump when got shock, better have some corner cover

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Added on December 20, 2009, 11:50 pmthings i keep







button



moon



blasto



yuma



sun coral

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 20 2009, 11:53 PM

KH noneed to test during first month, after your tank stable only it will drop but also slowly depends on your live stocks. PH swing high in day and low as night, there's no point of measuring it, so far never check PH.

if your pump too strong it will over stress your fish, most corals won't open and with high risk of anemone being suck into the powerhead, many time this thing happen

flow top or middle better, best againts some rock so the wave u circulate to more areas.

PH swing mostly due to oksigen depletion, too much positive ion. so keeping your KH high will enable more buffering capacity, aragonite mixed sand will be good, get cheap 1 will do.

just leave it , the more u try to get rid of it, the more it will grow.

can use, just re-enforce it, base of the tank put 4pcs of glass and use strong silicon to glue it togather, top front & back also do the same, middle add 1 more middle frame to pull it togather. after that you can fill up to the top.

example

glass shop not LFS and you ask them for the silicon, they sell togather.

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Added on December 29, 2009, 9:09 amworry is not your tank, is the base which is hold it

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 29 2009, 09:09 AM

tang need train it to eat pallets else will die of mulnutrition, certain tang doesn't take flakes, certain only glaze algae or even specific type of algae only, some need live plankton

clown is pig, will eat almost everything, overfeed will kill them

goby not recommended for new tank, most goby only eat live pod so if your tank less thank 6months than can forget it,
unless u train it to take frozen food.

damsel can throw away

before go buy any fish , study first , buy a book, check the internet or else don't buy, better leave them in the ocean

occasionally some LFS will sell but expensive, live pod u can breed with big refugium in your sump tank or your tank is big , lots of hiding places and the pod already grow until the level which it's population won't be wipe out totally by the goby.

goby to eat bbs & pallets , this require lots of patient and time to train.

when they are by the dozens it won't fight, anyhow is ok if u like it, jusy buy

ya, phyto is pod food source

This post has been edited by alexlow: Dec 30 2009, 07:40 PM

make a fish trap to get them out.

next time get a coke botol, cut the end part but not all, so can flip it to close the entrance, cut a hole at the side so can put a suction plug to hold it to the glass. put a pcs of mirror inside, the stupid fish will attack and you can get it out easily.

put the new sand in, do a big wc and dump the water from old tank to your new one. cycle it until ready. move your life stock.
wash the old sand and dry it before add it into your new tank.