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[reefrio]

[drmikelangelo]

[roy_gt]

ako po i had success sa coralline algae nung nag dose ako ng strontium, nag add ako ng kalk saka nung lighting ko medyo mataas kelvin. pero that was before na ang gamit ko e saltmix.

[manmarine]

welcome to reefphilippines, reefrio!
i think tama si drmike. kung gusto mo mag-corals, medyo mataas kailangan mo sa lighting, especially pag soft corals daw.
ask ko rin kung meron ka na bang sump? if not, and nagtitipid ka, i think pwede mo gamitin yung 15g mo para sa sump then lagay mo yung goldfish kasama ng mga barb. ako, me 12g ako na magkakasama ang goldfish, angelfish, tiger barb, fighting fish, etc. pero di naman nag-aaway so kung wala kang sump, pwede mo yun gamitin. suggestion lang.

[jolt26]

[reefrio]

hi guys. thanks for the replies. here are my answers and additional queries:

1. My setup is simple. I have 35G tanks with no sump, turbo in-tank skimmer, fluval 204 where i put my activated carbon, two hagen 301 powerheads for water circulation, four 18W NO bulbs (2 white + 2 actinic blue),liverocks, and very fine sand (0/0). I only use right now two of the four bulbs as i still don't have corals in the tank. (except for actino).

2. Liverocks are a mixture of several vendors (bioR, cartimar shops) so i am not really sure if they are ok. I am just hoping that it will develop to be "live" sometime in the future

3. If i start with soft corals, will the 4 x 18W (72W total) be enough? I really don't want to go beyond that coz i don't want our electricity bill to skyrocket and i also don't want to add a chiller.

4. I have read about sumps and it looks complicated and costly to me. Do i really need to have one or do some of you guys have setups that work without one? I don't mind adding a sump if it is really really important to have one. I will need help on that one for design and implementation considering i already have a running tank and it may be challenging to drill holes in the glass tank to put in some pipes for in/out to the sump.

5. Yung TM calcium test doesn't work dahil after putting in the reagents A & B, its suppose to turn light blue .. eh mine doesn't even change colors ... it still colorless. i tried several times and am sure i followed instructions to the letter. i guess the reagents are already expired

6. Jolt, how do i put it the TM calcium in the tank. do i just add it as in the instructions or do i need to dissolve it first in a separate container with water taken from the tank? i tried putting a small sample and i notice that hindi kaagad na dissolve sa tank and some of the fishes even tried to eat it... hindi ba delikado yun sa fishes? Need suggestions on how to introduce the TM biocalc... also does it really not affect ph and other tank parameters as TM boast on its package? ano ang experience mo sa TM?

7. Saan puedeng bumili ng working calcium test kit and how much? Also the thermoter with the hydrometer that i bought at BioR doesn't work. the hydro was ok but i don't trust thermo. Can you guys suggest a better quality thermo and where i can buy this?

Salamat

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[manmarine]

[drmikelangelo]

[jolt26]

[reefrio]

[manmarine]

[drmikelangelo]

yung overflow sa edna's meron atang binebenta. kung gagawa ka naman hindi naman kailangan yung naka bend. you can use pvc para sa u-tube or yung malalaking diameter na hose. or kung gusto mo naka bend pwedeng gumamit na heat gun.

Kailangan mo ng PVC na ball valve, pwede kang gumamit ng hose or pvc pipe papunta sa sump. tingin ka sa web kung pano magandang design nag plumbing. pwede mo rin i post dito para ma tignan ng mga experts. available yung mga gamit sa mga hardware na nagtitinda ng pvc

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[reefrio]

guys, ano puedeng ilagay sa refugium? duon sa balak kong sump design eh the fuge will possibly measure only 6" (L) x 16" (W) x 14" (H)... kasi yung length will already by taken by skimmer (6"), de-bubbler (2") and return (4"). [skimmer][return][refugium]

i was reading this pm yung forum sa macroalgae. eto ba yung ilalagay ko sa fuge? mga macroalgae? what can you suggest and where can i buy these? sa cartimar ba ulit?

salamat

[reefrio]

thanks nga pala manmarine, drmike sa suggestions.

sige titingin ako sa cart for the ready made overflow. if the dimension doesn't fit yung kailangan ko ... i guess i have to make one myself

Salamat ulit

[manmarine]

ok lang. glad we could help.
lahat naman nagsimula sa umpisa e.
halos lahat dito, mabait naman...
kung di mo alam... search then ask.