im not sifu ,but stil can share some experience ,1st do u know the cycle means?wat lifestock u gona buy?coral tank?or only fish.u say ur tank is 1 feet.is it wif sump?
i suggest u read and research 1st b4 start

http://chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=220
http://chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=231
http://chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=232
http://chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=233
http://chuisui.com/viewthread.php?tid=234

ps; marine tank is need lot of $+time+patients
pls think twice b4 u get start.
remember !
Keep these corals/fishes responsibly..they belong to the sea..

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 4 2010, 07:21 PM

since u alr bought.remember put a market shrimp let the tank cycle if fish only tank .test ur ph.ammonia ,nitrate .No2,No3 . if coral tank.phosp,kh.calcium.mag and ect ...don waste $ buy any supplements 1st.u havent need it. don rush get life stock.and do research of stock u gona put.don rush.gd luck and enjoy it

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 5 2010, 03:41 AM

ya .u can put fish food or market prawn .but lot of ppl wont do that.they will intro a cheap fish like damsel .but thats was cure. not need so long if u will not overstock ur tank or keep hard fish or coral like tang
a new tank nitrite ,ammonia is 0 ,after u put in a piece market prawn into tank the cycle will begin.ammonia will increase ,so thn nitrite .Nitrate is a byproduct of ammonia and nitrite and is not toxic. Once your ammonia and nitrite are zero, you have established a biological filter and your tank is cycled. The whole process could take six or seven weeks so be patient..

reading time
http://www.oscarfishlover.com/helpful-arti...ing-an-aquarium

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 5 2010, 02:05 PM

yup.if ur crush lr bad bacteria free

erm.not so sure bout the test.as i know is.the lr is clean ,(no red algae or green algae) ,if u buy from lfs u can c the water condition.normally if the lr tank was connect to their fish tank.means the % of clean was high.if u want make sure 100% the lr is clean.mayb u can put inside the fresh water for few day or let it dry under sun.of coz this will make ur lr become dead rock.hope my explanation was correct

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Added on December 7, 2010, 6:45 pmif i was u,i wont use the "master or sifu"as we all still learning.don think got ppl who know very well every reef secret ..ppl will afraid to share their experiences coz afraid as giving wrong reply will get flame.
we sharing k
1st do u know wat bio ring work as?it give a benefit bacteria as home to survive and population .so thn the crush coral.
2ndthe more lr u have ,the more stable tank u can get.coz it provide lot of hidden place to populate the bacteria and pod.normally a 3 feet tank will intro 50kg-100kg depends.thats y reef tank need a strong support cabinet.
3tha ro water is a pure water free from all chemical by using a gd filtering like diamond water .or u can go buy ro water from water machine somekind like rm 0.20 per litter .and tap water is normal "paip water' inside the paip water got alot of Carolin ,phosphate,ect..

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 7 2010, 06:48 PM

aiyo friend.the lr u have to scape la.go search it.somekind like pyramid.inside is empty 1.can let the small fish hide inside too.u can use a glue to stick it.
if only fot(fish only tank)u not need so much lr lo.without lr also nvm

wat ur tank size.which modal u prefers.pls classified it la

good to hear u cycle without getting LS 1st..many ppl include me cant tahan.keep restock and restock,at the end,boom..tank crash.
mayb starting u will lazy to rescaping ur lr.but at end u will like it so much ,ya u can use a aqua underwater epoxy,it harden in 5 min.
but after u cycle ur tank.wat in ur mind bout the LS

lol..which algae ,Coraline (high calcium)or green algae(high phosphate). carefull of the starfish,some kind r harmful for the coral,mushroom and button is easy maintain coral.gogogo..will wating u change tank soon

btw whr ur location.flame angel wont too expensive la.after u make ur tank look nice.sure they will ask u change bigger tank.like my previous.my mum keep complain me when i have my 2 feet nano.but after that.she suggest me go for bigger and bigger

lol...if is a crap.if posible try catch it out.try diy a trap wif mineral water botal.since u stil no fish and coral,that more easy lo.take out the lr .normaly they will come out at nite.try use torchlight check.y u want make a holes at lr,u can use any drill tools.coz act the lr is not so harden.

which lfs told u that nano tank not recommend using chiller.the effect is similar to you using fan.. the only thing is using this, no need to worry about water evaporation. u can try a mini chiller like dolphin chiller mc-789.cost only near rm 150 for new.u can get 2nd hand almost half price.and the price almost same wif u buy the cooling fan.if u stil want give a try of fan.u can get it from any electric shop,ac 4'fan bout rm 25-35.and diy a fan stand
but bro mallow.y suddenlly discuss bout the cooling topic.izzit stil too early for u to get it.

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Added on December 17, 2010, 2:40 pmbro alexlow.seem like ur eye really gd.u can check the ph.ammonia ,nitrate .No2,No3 without test kits. many ppl making a same mistake.saving rm 1 waste rm 100.of coz stil have a way to escape to buy all the test kit.hardworking wc,(every single day or 2 day wc)

about the temp and decide need a fan or not.only is after u get ur lighting set.wave maker.powerhead.skimmer.that all will produce heat.

but i agree wif u bout the too much diff temp.temp diff should b around +-2c only.if u want maintain it.either u use chiller to control it,or u get a heater

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 17 2010, 02:49 PM

bro,ur tank size is? 2x1x1?seem like ur coral living hapy :clap:no fish? but stil got lot space for add coral if rescaping it

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 18 2010, 03:16 AM

ya,some members never understand the coral need space to grow.and some r harmful to each other.hahathey keep scaping it as close as can .
a small tank is not suggest to keep a anemone type.unless plate anemone and anemone tube.they need bigger place to moving searching for their "perfect home"while moving,it will harm other coral

ps:to all reef keeper ,goggle b4 get ur next coral and fish ya

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Added on December 18, 2010, 8:17 pmy don u just pack it in a plastic bag and put inside store.if u continue this hobbies ,u will stil need it

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 18 2010, 08:17 PM

bro.10000% agree of that

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Added on December 19, 2010, 12:28 amdon too wory bout the dead lr.the lr will die when dry or even in water without o2 ...but remember don direct put a dead rock inside the tank.the dead bacterial will populate.but after the dead rock put inside the tank ,a mini cycle in process.= liverock

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 19 2010, 12:29 AM

and share my lausy tank.stop stocking for long time.due my hometown was in limited stock.will drive to kl next month to "qiong "coral

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 19 2010, 12:52 AM


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waaa bukanmain.24cc?ur chiller must work hard thn.me put 26 only.
thx.mallow for kind word.last time i tot my tank is prety enough,but after i visit some extrema reef sifu .i just know wat is full tank means = =
sea fan not so hard to take care.or mayb im the lucky 1.almost 4 mth stil healty.stil ned hunt lot of it,plan want use sea fan as background = =

for me i will get 2 x30cm white and 2 x 30 cm blue

me using hailea 650.start up and stop noise slower thn resun

ops.my bad.is Unistar UNI-650

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Added on December 20, 2010, 12:15 amfrom whr u get the info?

This post has been edited by icemamario: Dec 20 2010, 12:15 AM