how long lighting on per day , any direct sun light ? how is ur water condition, tested nitrate level? ur surface skimmer might not be so effective.

anyone know where i can find a ATO system in malaysia?

since is fowlr tank, can try to reduce to 8hrs your lighting.
what kind of fish you have now? if you have a big 1 in your existing thank than get a small 1, else the opposite.
that;s recommended by ppl mostly.

auto top off , to replace vaporized water.
i use 2 fan , big 1 runs in morning and small 1 runs at night after light off via timer so this gadget can come in handy for me especially when i'm travelling.

http://www.marinedepot.com/dosing_pumps_to...__index-ap.html

3 anemonae, that's cool, what kind you have there?
i'm kind of sceptic when it comes to anemonae, hard to keep.
so far i keep only 1, purple long tentacles anemonae for my african clown.

ebay those not local also. now i have to refill 2 litre of water everyday, kinda troublesome, maybe should invest for a chiller.
how big is your maroon clown?

anyone have any idea what is this material?

i plan to diy make a chiller using the computer fan like this 1

been doing research whole day, is TEC, thermoelectric cooler. that plate is call peltiers plate where electricity flow from 1 side to other and bring the tempreture down a bit, not much. but if the tank is small than it will be able to bring down 2-3c which should be enough.

electricity bill wise also friendly.

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g30/c105/l...Coldplates.html

i saw an article someone bought thermaltake subzero g4 heatsink,fan + plate for rm50


how to use it is simple, cut a square size hole like the photo here in the hanging filter, glu it up, so this small compartment will cool the water up faster.


or can check this 1 out

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem.aspx?idproduct=CW1131


this only works if not so big tank, i have a 33gallon tank (exclude sump tank, an overflow system) so is kinda hard for it to really work effectively to bring the temp down.

planning to get a hailea HC-100A chiller for 300L (850bucks) but now no stock pulak. damm... 400L pulak overkill and bulky, haiyy, weekend will go island fish shop ronda ronda











This post has been edited by alexlow: Aug 13 2009, 02:31 PM

where got rm50 only. you still need to get a hang filter (30), adapter (20) for it. probably rm120 at the end

another option is buy direct from this fella.

http://cgi.ebay.com.my/Aquarium-Base-DIY-C...id=p4634.c0.m14

maroon clown... hhm..actually hard to say, try to get a small 1 and slowly introduce. get a plastic container to seperate them first but able to see each other, wait until your old clown no longer attack it than only release.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Aug 13 2009, 11:49 PM

u can use fan to blow the water surface directly, water vaporize will disperse heat.

tec is a special type of cpu fan, not normal cpu fan. thermaltake subzero g4 is one of it, there are other brand, cpu fan normally power by 12v supply

should be ok, diff species normally they don't bother.

no problem mate, just sharing.

this i not sure, you need to go lowyat check, thermaltake got some TEC cpu cooler

my lobster wack my golden head goby, sob~~ haiyyyy problem problem

too healthy grow too big also problem

hard to say, what is the depth of your tank & what kind of coral you plan to keep?
18000k, i prefer not too high K rather than have more tube with various spectrum, i use 4 x 24w
now technology has improved a lot, not necessary to go until MH for normal reef setup.

as for cooling, long term better get a chiller, as you add more lighting your water will boil.
look for 2nd hand, many people upgrade their tank & will sell their chiller.

stable water parameter very important for reef tank, if can make a sump tank than will be good,
you can shift you skimmer to the sump tank, also you can have space to put proper carbon filter, po removal,
even a refugium.

for shallow tank, your lighting should be enough already,$
should consider more on keeping your water parameter stable
temp should be 26-27c all the time, nutrients level should be low
guessing phosphates should be quite high, with the over intense light, red slime can grow quite fast.
dump a sea urchin into it, in a few days, everything will be shining shining.

np, just do it right, this hobby requires a lot of knowledge.

can go to mph, get a copy of marine reef aquarium handbook
http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Aquarium-Hand...n/dp/0764136747

yup, but prefer reef central
http://www.reefcentral.com/

before plan to get new live stock, can come to this website to study first
not everything we are capable of keeping.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/angels/angels.php

can look for 2nd hand from forum & lfs shop, bought my resun cl450 for 500bucks
however i still use fan while around, chiller dun kick off, not so noisy,
top up water occasionally also beneficial to the system.
while away is purely on chiller. temp set to 26c, stay 27c all the time.

got budget than can get a new hailea 130A, cost around 850, silent, price good & got 1 yr warranty.
previously i checked, only have white, i prefer dark to match my hse & this 2nd hand unit bump in the right time.
*might upgrade tank in future so get bigger chiller is ok.

This post has been edited by alexlow: Sep 7 2009, 01:44 AM

ok, if i encounter i let u know, how many gallon is ur tank? + sump if have

30c, thats hot, better put a fan blow direct to the water surface for the time being, should bring it down to 28c.

the level 3 fish shop at perangin mall got sell the probe type chiller you want (rm180), got few models, also got mini size chiller(rm580)

brimeshrimp, mysis, cyclops ezee & basically meaty seafood.

not too much is ok, it will be decompose by bakteria, also you can get some bottom dweller to compliment your eco-system, eg: blenny fish, prawn, lobster, sand star which will help you to sapu those food laying on the sand bed.

skimmer will help reduce the biomass.

tempreture 28c below also reduce chance of amonia spike which is the last thing u want to try.

damsel are very territorial & bully, if decide to do a reef tank & keep more variety of fish.

should consider take them out.

can't see clearly, is that "overflow" hangon filter? need use proper marine type, not fresh water flower loh han type. lol
pair of percula & blenny sure no problem.
as for anemone, need very stable water tempreture, use a fan & try let it stay at 28c as much as possible.
anemone also have many type, choose the right type you can keep.

that's not marine hang on filter, no overflow.

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Added on October 16, 2009, 9:33 pmsome will, especially those wega, small size & will replicate very fast.
star fish got over 2000 species, need to identify only can know.
for me i only keep sand star to vacuum my sand white white.


This post has been edited by alexlow: Oct 16 2009, 09:33 PM