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last SG · 2010-01-24T11:33:40+00:00

Nice aquarium u have there. I also kept a freshwater aquarium, once. Too much time to maintain. Just like taxi, like to drive but don't like to wash, haha

Poolman SG

This box specially for those cabbies who love this hobby .

Pls go ahead .

Dun worry , go and enjoy .

Share those joy with us here .

Maybe can do recruitment somemore .

Song bo ?

komade SG

thank you tao kway :P

Teolk SG

Tks Pool!

Teolk SG

Powder blue & AT, my all time favourite

but they need really good water to thrive,NH4,NO2 & NO3 all zero.

Need to have at least a 5footer set-up,gd skimmer & lots of lots of water current for them to stay happy.

Aren't they a beauty?

Teolk SG

Our all time film star "nemo" aka the clownfish

Teolk SG

Very nice reef tank

Teolk SG

This is my very own fish only tank

Teolk SG

front view of my tank

Poolman SG

knn now work day , beside having more time with your children , also got more time with your other " babies" , knn damn song . Hahahahah

Poolman SG

knn i was wondering , if need salt water , just go to East Coast can get those seawater , right ?

My friend knn told me must buy salt la , water must PH etc knn lay chay .

Poolman SG

ALN , u never take photo and show us ?

Teolk SG

knn now work day , beside having more time with your children , also got more time with your other " babies" , knn damn song . Hahahahah

ya man bro...life can't be just work

family must spend time with them,also must have sometime for our own

to do things we enjoy,I like going fish farm alone in the afternoon when biz is quiet

walk around & enjoy our nature.

Teolk SG

knn i was wondering , if need salt water , just go to East Coast can get those seawater , right ?

My friend knn told me must buy salt la , water must PH etc knn lay chay .

our coastal saltwater is polluted by oil leaked from vessel not a good ideal to use it in our tank. the ocean is so big those fishes can move aound if the water condition is not ideal for them,but if they're in our tank they don't have a choice to migrate....

also transporting saltwater is really a hassle.imagine carrying a jerrycan full of water is really a nightmare

I use salt mix with DI/RO water to prepare my saltwater.PH must be between 8-8.4.these commercial salt mix contain all the trace elements found in seawater

we also have the option to purchase natural seawater from our local fish shop(lfs).they suck the water out from the sea & filter them clean b4 selling to us.about $2 per 2l plastic bag.

ALN SG

wow teo… beri nice leh…. fish only tank? u mean u keep 2 tanks? another with coral?.... pro leh…

me small tank lah… undecided whether to spend $ and time and effort to upgrade…. haha

ALN SG

me today just cleaned up my algae filled tank… luckily small tank… easy to clean…

then went p ris with pal to buy 3 packet of water… $1.5 each…. already damn heavy liao….

now tank looks so clean… haha

ALN SG

teo, u also got other pic? e.g. my favourite butterfly, jelly fish, blue tang, trigger?

damn nice…

Teolk SG

wow teo… beri nice leh…. fish only tank? u mean u keep 2 tanks? another with coral?.... pro leh…

me small tank lah… undecided whether to spend $ and time and effort to upgrade…. haha

no lah bro me only 1 tank. tot of setting up another 3f full sps(hard coral) tank but really no time lah...also if keep corals we can't keep angels,or they will nib them till botak lol

that's the sad part of reef keeping,you can't have best of both worlds

Teolk SG

omg they're my love

Teolk SG

as wat i told you in my pm Alvin,better leave the butterfly to the ocean. their diet is simply too demanding & most of them will not last long....

Teolk SG

me today just cleaned up my algae filled tank… luckily small tank… easy to clean…

then went p ris with pal to buy 3 packet of water… $1.5 each…. already damn heavy liao….

now tank looks so clean… haha

bro lots of algae means very high in your NO3 & PO4,also wat lights u using?

u can try top up with DI water,u can really see the diff after few days. if use normal tap water will have lots of diatom(brown stuff on the sand) & slimy algae

if really wanna upgrade then go for the biggest tank u can afford.heartpain 1 time & next time don't need to spend more $$$ liao. also try to include a sump tank in your set-up so you can put in your skimmer,calcium reactor etc in it.

I like my tank to be just fish and nothing else,no equipments in sight from the main viewing area.even my wave makers are concealed in separate chambers :)