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  1. hyposalinity and refractometer ?s

    hi guys, Just a couple of questions about hyposalinity, what sort of level do you recommend? there are seems to be a few different recommendations (between 1.009 - 1.015). An article which i got the link from this forum says 1.009-1.010 (78-80 F) or 16 ppt. which brings me to the next question...
  2. yellow tang and purple tang

    i've found quite a number of people have a yellow and a purple tang together. i've also read about how it's more likely that tangs with the same shape will fight. So i'm just wondering if you guys can share how you manage to get both yellow and purple tang together or not... tank size, other...
  3. stocking order for tang

    Just wondering if you want to keep a few different tangs, is there general rule of order in introducing them to the tank? for example maybe you would want to put yellow tang first coz it's the smallest (maybe least aggresive) and the big one such as naso tang last? cheers BTW tank size is 300...
  4. Pipe work for bottom drilled tank

    what do you guys normally use to fit the bulkhead fitting to the glass? Is the rubber enough to stop water leaking or do you have to rely on silicone glue as well? i know you shouldn't tighten it too much otherwise it will put pressure to the glass and break it. So how tight should it be...
  5. Restarting tank

    Hi everyone just wondering when you restarting a tank do you have to completely clean the residue of the silicone? cause if you just use razor there is some tiny bit leftover. Cheers guys
  6. bubbles in silicone glue

    Hi, I've got a tank in the process of being made by my local fish shop. It is just been assembled at my place only couple of days ago. Right now it's waiting for the silicone glue to cure. However yesterday i noticed air bubbles start to appear in some area. I've attached some pictures. Is...
  7. glass thickness question

    Hi, I've got a question regarding glass thickness for a tank. Right now i'm having a tank made, it's going to be 12mm thick glass, tank size is 8 feet long, 3 feet wide and 2.5 feet high. Is this enough thickness? I just want to double check whether this is OK. Last time the tank was built...
  8. tank cycling

    hi guys right now, i'm cycling my second tank... it's a 10g tank with about 15 lbs LR and 2-3inch of LS I've been cycling for almost 3 weeks now The ammonia reading now is 0.5 mg/l (sera test kit) however the NO2 is still 0. Is this normal or expected? I thought when the ammonia drops, the NO2...
  9. clarkii clownfish

    hi everybody just wondering what would be the right anemone for clarkii clownfish? Also for buble tip anemone what sort of clownfish will go with it? thanks

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