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    There really isn't all that much chemistry involved. As with freshwater, the easier fix for any tank parameter problems is a water change.

    In fact I find maintaining a marine tank to be less work than a heavily planted tank. Budget wise, I would say its at the most 10% - 20% more for setup than a hi-tech planted tank of the same size.

    Livestock can be a little bit more expensive than freshwater, but maintenance costs are not much if at all higher, salt mix for water changes and electricity for lighting are the 2 highest costs, even then its comparable to a chilled planted tank with daily / weekly fert dosing.

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    water change 10% monthly to replenish the basic element

    planning to do it bimonthly but afraid this might affect my corals as i do not dose any additives nor supplements

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    Have you been able to keep your nitrate levels low?

    Got updated FTS for us?

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    my NO3 is near undetectable
    keep chaeto and dose vodka
    an over rated skimmer definately helps
    notice LPS and soft coral prefers a bit of NO3
    trying to bring it up to 10ppm now

    cheers

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    wow undetectable nitrates on a 10% monthly change routine? I really need to look at a deltec skimmer my next project!

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    a better skimmer definitely helps, previously using reef octopus DNW 200
    NO3 reading never fall below 20ppm

    there are a few reasons for water changing
    mine is to replenish the elements, not to reduce the excessive nutrient

    you might want to look into algae scrubber
    another good way for nutrients exports, and cultivate pods too

    cheers

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    Breathtaking ... love your blue mushie! Where did you get it from?

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    Should be able to find blue mushies at Golden Octopus occasionally.

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    Thanks. Went to GO yesterday. Yes they have the blue mushie @$30. Didn't get one cos not sure of the price. Is that the market price for blue mushies?

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    depends on colouration and pattern

    a little different can make 1 really unique

    mine is common blue, cheap cheap

    cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by aquageek View Post
    Thanks. Went to GO yesterday. Yes they have the blue mushie @$30. Didn't get one cos not sure of the price. Is that the market price for blue mushies?
    GO is not the cheapest place to get coral, but IMHO their prices are fair, and their coral is of very very good quality.

    Usually if you go and you don't see much nice coral, it means they've sold out and a shipment is probably coming soon.

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    Yes, i acknowledged the quality of their corals. They are well kept and displayed. Besides GO, any other LFS that sells pretty good corals and better competitive prices (of course am not expecting same quality as GO)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dnsfpl View Post
    my NO3 is near undetectable
    keep chaeto and dose vodka
    an over rated skimmer definately helps
    notice LPS and soft coral prefers a bit of NO3
    trying to bring it up to 10ppm now

    cheers
    may i know what is vodka ? is it the one we drink ? what is the purpose ?

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    Vodka is used to promote bacteria growth as it is a form of carbon that the bacteria will consume. There are 3 types of carbon that we could use to promote the growth of bacteria and each carbon type promote the growth of certain bacteria, vodka, sugar and vinegar can be added to the marine tank to promote the growth of certain population of bacteria found in the tank.
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    You really want to have an over sized and efficient skimmer if you want to try vodka dosing though.

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    apr 10

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    very nice coralline growth!

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    thanks bro

    trying to grow the layered type now
    anyone has spare to let me seed?

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    holy cow...my Midnight Angel KO after my taipei trip
    with me for more than a year already

    is it possible to add a new 1 in with Coral Beauty, Eibli Angel and Yellow Tang around?
    my newest fish, Bicolor Angel, app 3 months old now, got whack for app a week

    big headache now

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    Any angel or tang you add now will be bullied! You could try to house them in a container and let it float in the tank for 2 weeks to let the other fish get accustomed to it's presence. But once you release it, there's no guarantee it won't get bullied. It will get harassed for a week or so. There's a chance it will surrender the passport if it's weak.
    If you've learnt, teach, if you have, give.
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    Mohamad Rohaizal is my name. If it's too hard, use BFG. I don't mind.

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