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This morning when I look at my zoos, found got 2 very tiny looking like a nudibranch(0.5cm) crawling on the tip of the polyp when all the polyps are close. Although did not see any significant damage it have done to the zoos, but are they reef-safe ? Should I remove it ? Are they considered as...

Currently, have 1 cleaner shrimp in my tank. But i was looking for shrimp that clean detritus, scavenger, cleaning the sand bed(seaching for food). I have a few options like the fire shrimp, peppermint shrimp, and the pistol shrimp.. Anyone has any good suggestions that which shrimp is more...

Bfore we add any additives, we have to test for the reading first. But after dosing, how long do we have to take the reading again ?

Like to find out how u guy dose kalkwasser so that the dKH & calcium level are balance ? If say, before we dose kalkwasser, we test the PH, dKH & the calcium level first. Results: PH8.3 dKH=8 Ca=320 So when we dose kalkwasser for top-up, how do we make sure that the dKH & ca level are in the...

I did a KH test on my Coralife salt mix, and found the alkalinity to be only 3-4dKH ? Is it normal for marine salt to be low in alkalinity ?

IS the test kits by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals,inc ( Doc Wellfish) reliable ? Brought a KH test kit, measure my Alkalinity to be 21dKH !! Not sure is it bcos of the test kit or i add too much Kent Marine Superbuffer dKH !! I'm looking for calcium test kit by Tetra, but seem they don't have it...

Today i found this RO water in the mini-mart, can they be used for marine ? It stated Reverse Osmosis Water *R.O. Drinking Water* is odourless, crystal water produced using modern membrane and purification techniques. Mineral Contents( Approximatey)mg/l Calcium 0.39 Bicarbonate N.D Sodium...

Can i ask, have any bros here keep a 2 ft tank here without skimmer? How to make sure the fish dont die due to the build up of organic waste? I have a 2 ft tank currently in cycle but am wondering if it is neccessary to have a skimmer as i have seen my friend's marine setup (1 ft or smaller)...

Hi, I am in the mist of cycling my tank. I would like to check with you bros here if it is alright to keep anemone in 2 ft tank? if its ok, what are the neccessary thing that i have to watch out for? Do i have to buy a protein skimmer for keeping Anemone? What are some of the food i can feed...

My PH level when i measure this afternoon is 8.6. Is that considered high ? At that level of PH, what is my range of dKH ? Is it true that if dKH is between 8-10dKH, than PH level is stable at 8.0-8.4 ?

Heard lots of ppl saying that for marine setup do not have to put those biological media cos it will acts as a nitrates factory..... But what about Biohome ? Based on the website: What about other medium like the ceremic ring, coral chips....why can't they works the same as Biohome ? I...

As LR has a lots of life-forms, ie filter feeders, Feather duster, invertebrates. Can we use Interpet Liquifry Marine in a FOWLR setup ?

For a FOWLR setup, do i need to dose kalkwasser ? Does kalkwasser helps to increase the coralline algae in my LR ? Some recommended me to use the calcium supplements to bring the calcium and kh levels to the right levels you want. Kalkwasser is then used to maintain those levels. They are...

Has anyone here ever dose kalkwasser using mineral water ? Taking sample from one of the mineral content: Bicarbonate 92.00 Calcium 18.81 Chloride 5.31 Magnesium 7.26 Sodium 3.67 Potassium 2.80 Sulphate 1.66 PH 7.20 Since some of the mineral...

Y sometime when i drip Calcium Hydroxide solution (Kalkwasser) to my tank, white stuff forming at the surface of my tank ? ( CO2 not enough ? kalkwasser get wasted ? ) What should i do instead if such things happen again ?

Hi just wanted to find out from u guys here. When we brought the LR from the LFS, usually many of the ppl will scrap the coralline from the LR . What is the purpose of doing so ? So that more coralline with grow back ?...... What happens if we do not scrap the LR and let it recycled ?

Could anyone please enlighten me whether this type of gravel is ok for sand bed? They do settle down and get compact.But if you got stir, can easily create sand storm. Its very fine, powder like. Thanks !

After 3-4 months of my marine set-up, the coralline of my LR is not growing much. What could be the reason ? I dose kalkwasser for evaporated water. Is there any supplements I need to dose or….. to have a good coralline from my LR ? My tank only have coral sand, live rock and fish. Is the...

For dosing kalkwasser or other additives, do we need to remove the activate carbon in the filter ?

Is it true that : http://www.reefscapes.net/articles/breefcase/kalkwasser.html[/url]

Does using coral sand(live sand) and coral chip as gravel helps to maintain the PH in a contant level above 8.0 ? Will the PH fall below 7 over times using coral sand(live sand) as gravel ? Is it true that dosing calcium supplements over times will bring the PH level down ?

I'm using coral marine salt for my marine set-up for months. I intended to buy marine environment 'n' introduced it during my partial water change. Is that OK ?

Hi, like to find out from u guys here, For a 2gallon tank, a H.O.B filter with 60litres/hr or 200litres/hr is more recommended ? Would the high flow rate in the system stresses the fish & inverts ?

Yesterday found my skunk shrimp dead, thought it was molting at first. Before this i found something looking like two antenna(should be eye looking ard) inside a hole in the LR. So when my skunk shrimp found dead, i used it as a bait to lure the creature in a distance away. To my horror, wow i...

For DSB can use 0.2-1.0 mm Sugar-fine grade sand (http://www.wetwebmedia.com/SystemPIX/untitled4.jpg) Should look very nice in a marine tanks but afraid that might cause the fish to stir up the sand.. Can i mix the sugar-fine sand with 1.0mm to 2.0 mm Medium grade coral...