What a nightmare, AGAIN! This was the second time I had an anemone caught in something. My very first anemone ever, a bubble tip anemone, got caught in the wave maker the very first night I brought it home. I had to pry it from the powerhead impeller and it...
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Budget Nano Reef Cube – 7 months later
7 months is a not a very long time but A LOT have happened during these 7 enduring months. Well the good news is the tank is stable more or less and I have managed to reduce phosphate to near zero and nitrate down to less than 10 ppm. The...
Continue reading...Everything is dead
Well, almost everything is dead, about two months after adding some fishes and corals. I had a Brooklynella break out in my tank. From diagnosing the symptoms to the first casualty it took only 4 days. The first fish to die was my bi-colour blenny. He was such a adorable...
Continue reading...Chihiros A-Series For Marine Tank Review
I have been using this light on my 24g nano cube for more than two months. The light was bright and the fishes looked fabulous under the light. A Series – Same Same It has the same slim design as the freshwater counterpart. Unfortunately, it also inherits the same non...
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This page is actually written for people from the freshwater side who are siding on the fence whether to go into the saltwater side. A lot of us freshwater hobbyists were reluctant to venture into the saltwater side because failure can be expensive. So before you venture on your own...
Continue reading...Marine Tank Cycling Log
20 Oct 2019 – Start And so the long and boring journey of cycling a new tank began. Water pump running. Wave pump running. I left my lights and protein skimmer off. There’s no need for light at this point in time, and there’s no bio-load for the skimmer to...
Continue reading...Chihiros A-Series For Marine Tank!! ?
What a surprise! Chihiros does have a LED light for Marine tank! And it does not cost you an arm or leg. It cost me just USD35 from Taobao and shipped in by ezBuy with Prime. ? We all know that lighting for marine tank is one of the highest...
Continue reading...Over head Sump Tank
My over head sump tank has arrived! ? It is a simple single compartment/chamber acrylic over head sump tank. Since a canister filter is frowned upon, I need to get an “open type” filtration system. It is not terribly big but I think it should serve its purpose. It cost...
Continue reading...From Planted Tank to Marine Tank
13 Aug 2019 I have been sitting on the fence about switching one of my planted tank to a Marine Reef Tank for a very long time. And I have finally decided to take the plunge after doing close to 6 months of background studies and look up on Marine...
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