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Saltwater fish and reef tank keepers, All about saltwater creatures and reef
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edthrax
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 Nov 12 2009, 03:13 PM
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hi, just about to start my 1st saltwater/reef tank, been having freshwater aquarium for quite sometime..
i was asking at east aqua ikano bout the reef tank setup.. is the rm12 per kg for live rock is the normal price or can i get cheaper some other place? any other shop recommended near damansara/subang area?
The setup will be in a 2 feet aquarium.. so far without chiller my aquarium temperature is around 27-29 Celcius.. i have an aircon in the room if the temp gets over 30 celcius..
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edthrax
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Nov 12 2009, 11:57 PM
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QUOTE(alexlow @ Nov 12 2009, 07:50 PM) prefer rowa phos, NO3 absorber .. AZNO3? expensive stuff, change water cheaper and better
Added on November 12, 2009, 8:00 pmrm7-9/kgs use dead rock, dry, it will weight a lot much lesser and you save up $ to get a botol of microbakter. dead rock parasite free & you can drill more holes, epoxy and scape it better, well this depends on individual prefer but this what i will do for my future tank.  temp need to be stable especially if is reef tank, for long term need a chiller & best a sump tank. oh i see.. dead rock can be use for coral also? I heard that to save cost, mix live rocks and dead rocks.. where do u get this dead rocks? thanks |
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edthrax
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Nov 13 2009, 10:43 AM
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So i can use any rock as a dead rock?? or buy those dead coral rocks in the LFS?
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edthrax
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Nov 13 2009, 01:08 PM
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QUOTE(alexlow @ Nov 13 2009, 11:27 AM) can get from LFS, mostly aragonite base, it will be white color & totally dry, very light weight  other like tufa, lava base which is more harder & rich in mineral which make it strong, so depend how much rock u gonna put, stack, big tank than should consider harder rock coz you don't want to have rock slide. small tank just aragonite will do, got $ can get artificial rock. don't recommend to go collect rock & use if not familiar its for a 2 feet tank.. issit the rock that is around rm4-6 per kg? i saw at Pet's Family in Taman megah selling those kinda rocks.. looks like this live rocks.. if i want to use those rocks.. i need to clean them first rite? read about few techniques..boiling,drying, water+vinegar ... |
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edthrax
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Nov 16 2009, 11:29 AM
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i just got my live rocks 3 days ago.. yesterday..i found this at one of my live rocks.. can someone tell me what it is? issit safe for my fish/corals when i add them later?
and just spotted what i think is a bristle worm moving at my live rocks
Thanks
This post has been edited by edthrax: Nov 16 2009, 04:06 PM
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edthrax
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Nov 17 2009, 03:12 PM
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QUOTE(alexlow @ Nov 16 2009, 10:44 PM) goniopora spp bristle worm are common goniopora spp .. flower pot coral? i'm just afraid if its the majano anemone.. from what i've read.. must remove them... |
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edthrax
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Nov 17 2009, 03:51 PM
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QUOTE(alexlow @ Nov 17 2009, 03:36 PM) left flowerpot right majano, i also have, didn't bother it. only kill atapsia occasionally with joe juice Thanks.. will get joe's juice.. just in case need to use.. i guess my live rock came with a coral already.. saw a 2 inch bristle worm just now.. was quite suprise.. thought only had the small one..  This post has been edited by edthrax: Nov 17 2009, 03:52 PM |
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edthrax
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Nov 19 2009, 10:57 AM
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i just read on the net bout acclimatized freshwater molly to put in marine tank.. i did that slowly 2 days ago.. and it works.. i have a black molly fish in my marine tank.. so far its swimming happily... and eating any hair algae i have on my liverocks...
from what i've read.. molly and guppy can be acclimatized to saltwater but guppy is abit slower to do... i acclimatized my molly in 3 hours.. slowly adding salt to the water..until the salinity is 1.021
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edthrax
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Nov 20 2009, 12:38 PM
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just found a small crab in my tank.. its white and have like black spots on its body... size of a 5 cents.. cute looking buddy..but cant manage to take a picture of it.. always hide inside the rock..
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edthrax
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Dec 28 2009, 01:41 AM
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just got a free 3ft tank.. the measurement is 3 X 1.5 X 1.5 ft... which would be a 50 gallon tank. The thickness is 6mm.. would it be safe for marine tank?
It does have 2 braces at the top which i heard helps to prevent glass bending.. dont plan to fill the water till the top though.. maybe up to 1.2-1.3 feet of water..
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edthrax
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Dec 28 2009, 03:37 PM
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for the base..i put it inside the tank? any recommended brand of silicon that i should use? where would i get the glass for the base ? need to order or there's a precut glass in LFS?
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edthrax
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Dec 28 2009, 07:51 PM
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yeah.. 50 gallon.. way upgrade from my 15 gallon.. but abit worried whether the 6mm glass can hold the saltwater pressure... the guy who gave it to me said it was used as saltwater sump with the braces on.. but was converted into freshwater tank hence the brace was removed. But he did gave me 2 braces..
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edthrax
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Dec 29 2009, 09:57 AM
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any glass shop that u know in pj or damansara? not familiar with glass shop.. how much usually does it cost to do this?.. thanks for the info
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edthrax
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Dec 29 2009, 07:53 PM
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yeah.. there's few lfs selling frozen food, i bought my mysis n brine shrimp at oceanic in puchong...east aqua ikano sells brine shrimp too but always out of stock for mysis..
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edthrax
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Dec 29 2009, 09:37 PM
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if ikano..i think rm4.80 for frozen brine shrimp.. there's another shop at kota damansara.. near giant kota damasara... there selling rm4 only..
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edthrax
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Dec 30 2009, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(silverbolt143 @ Dec 30 2009, 12:01 PM) Ooohhh, poor damsels...why u guys hate it so much  I read damsels are notorious....however lots of LFS put them with other fish and it seems they live happily together.... Perhaps can buy a bottle and pour it in separate 10 gallon tank then breed it  is it possible??  But need to feed with phyto rite... i bought 2 damsels when i started.. at first they're ok...but after they really settled in.. quite aggresive if a new fish go to its 'area'... decided to take them out.. which is quite hard too... |
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edthrax
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Dec 30 2009, 09:43 PM
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well i was planning for a rescape of my live rocks..so decided to take all the live rocks out.. and catch those 2 damsels....  ... after that..my maroon and blue tang looked happier.. because they we're not hiding or passive anymore will be moving all my live rocks and livestock to the new 3ft tank.. can i use my previous sand + few bags of new sand or do i need to buy new sands? will cycle the 3 ft 1st before moving the livestock in.. This post has been edited by edthrax: Dec 30 2009, 09:46 PM |
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edthrax
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Dec 31 2009, 10:34 AM
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QUOTE(dananmy @ Dec 31 2009, 10:06 AM) Hi, Thx!! I didn't put any of the mention above. only some liquid to speed up the cycle process advise by the seller. Can't wait to bring back some Nemo and Tangs!!! Below is my tank Pic. Is a small tank, just wanna keep few fish. Have been cycle for 4 days now. Any comment? How big is ur tank? Tang fishes doesnt do well in small tanks.. |
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edthrax
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Dec 31 2009, 10:54 AM
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QUOTE(dananmy @ Dec 31 2009, 10:43 AM) my 2 feet got 1 small blue tang too..but will be moving it to a 3 feet 50 gallon.. more space to swim.. they grow fast.. just make sure u got a good filteration.. and cycle ur tank before put any fishes.. patience is important in marine... huhuhu This post has been edited by edthrax: Dec 31 2009, 10:56 AM |
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edthrax
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Jan 5 2010, 11:48 AM
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whats the price range for a 3ft T5HO lighting set ? the ones with 2 bulbs.. should be enough for a standard 3 ft with 1.5 height rite? mostly just normal soft coral(Hammers, frogspawn,button)
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But I've ask the seller if I can keep this type of fish if I get this size, he said is ok if i choose those very small blue tangs (2-3cm). I saw his shop got alot small ones. 
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