Reefkeeping South Africa

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: [FS]: Orange Zoas for sale: Kempton Park

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:13:13 -0500

Single Coral for saleCommon Name:

Orange Zoas

Scientific Name:

Zooanthuds sp.

Size of coral

10cm size of my fist

How long have you had the coral?

+/-1 year

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Your location.

Kempton Park

Price:

R200

All sales to be conducted on the thread.

I agree

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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: [FS] Various frags: Kempton Park

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:06:06 -0500

Various frags for saleCommon Names:

Green Birds Nest

Scientific Names:

Seriatopora sp.

Size of frags

5 - 7cm

How long have you had the frags?

5 weeks

Are the frags mounted?

Yes

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Your location.

Kempton Park

Price:

R120 each

All sales to be conducted on the thread.

I agree

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Notes:

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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: waste water

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:08:54 -0500

Hey all,

Every time I make water I waste alot of it too and I make about 150L per week and we all know how much is wasted.

- want to know if there is anyway to reduce the water we waste?

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: ricodea, please help ID?

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:38:47 -0500

Hi Guys, I bought this from the LFS on Friday being sold as a mushroom. Can anyone confirm if this is ricodea and what type?

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: RSS BlueHarbor releases exciting footage of Centropyge narcosis feeding in captivity

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:30:20 -0500

Click here to view the embedded video.

One of the flawless*Centropyge narcosis*that was collected by Rufus Kimura and his team in Tahiti has gone to BlueHarbor, and the footage above shows a perfectly healthy, conditioned C. narcosis feeding in captivity. Although C. narcosis has entered the Japanese trade many years ago, this is probably one of the first videos ever of C. narcosis in captivity, let alone one that’s feeding.*

The beautiful specimen above seems to have settled in very nicely and has begun feeding with gusto on frozen mysis shrimp. Making a cameo appearance in this video is the super rare pair of*Cirrhilabrus claire, as well as the Tahitian Mystery Wrasse.*All the deepwater fish seem to be in excellent form and health – a testament to Rufus Kimura and his team’s skill in deepwater fish collection, as well as the extraordinary standard of care given by BlueHarbor.

We’ve been told that the C. narcosis has been retailed at a hefty sum of USD 20,000. While the little fish costs an arm and a leg, the video above of it is free for viewing and it certainly is magnificent. Enjoy this flaw-free footage of C. narcosis as it stuffs itself full with delicious frozen shrimp.
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Reef Builders | The Reef and Marine Aquarium Blog: BlueHarbor releases exciting footage of Centropyge narcosis feeding in captivity

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:20:04 -0500

Click here to view the embedded video.

One of the flawless Centropyge narcosis that was collected by Rufus Kimura and his team in Tahiti has gone to BlueHarbor, and the footage above shows a perfectly healthy, conditioned C. narcosis feeding in captivity. Although C. narcosis has entered the Japanese trade many years ago, this is probably one of the first videos ever of C. narcosis in captivity, let alone one that’s feeding.

The beautiful specimen above seems to have settled in very nicely and has begun feeding with gusto on frozen mysis shrimp. Making a cameo appearance in this video is the super rare pair of Cirrhilabrus claire, as well as the Tahitian Mystery Wrasse. All the deepwater fish seem to be in excellent form and health – a testament to Rufus Kimura and his team’s skill in deepwater fish collection, as well as the extraordinary standard of care given by BlueHarbor.

We’ve been told that the C. narcosis has been retailed at a hefty sum of USD 20,000. While the little fish costs an arm and a leg, the video above of it is free for viewing and it certainly is magnificent. Enjoy this flaw-free footage of C. narcosis as it stuffs itself full with delicious frozen shrimp.
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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: [FS]: Marine Hardware Sale : Springs

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:56:28 -0500

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Marine Hardware Sale

Location:

Springs

Shipping or Collection only:

Both

All sales to be conducted on the thread.

I agree

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

My tank is empty and selling what I can to collect money for my new house

1 - Boyu Protein Skimmer DT-1516 with Boyu 1850L/h Pump R500

2 - 2 x (2 x 39w T5 Lights) ODYSSEA R1500 all

3 - 3 x Sunsun pumps (power/flow unknown) R250 all

4 - 10kg of Biorock (dead) R400

5 - 26 kg of Subtrate (Argonite sand) R500

6 - Scraper + long tong + Hydrometer R250

Please call me or email me for info

072 6double zero 2437
dejager(dot)gerard(at)gmail(dot)com

Im not always available on the forums.

Thanks

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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: Auto Feeding - Brine Shrimp

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:46:29 -0500

So I got myself a really cool Aquamedic (thanks Adriaan) brine shrimp hatchery. Got some plankton to feed the Brine and "fatten them up" with some nice food for the fish.

As we all know brine have little or no nutrition for fish kind of like candy for the little guys :)

So now those who know me know I love to automate everything, even my coffee machine is automated - no joke....

I was thinking how do I get @Paul B and @belindamotion the brine from their hatchery into the tank.

I was thinking of attaching a small power head to the outlet with a salt water solenoid valve but then the powerhead would destroy the Brine, then was thinking how do I get them into a contraption like @Paul B and @belindamotion...
Any ideas on how to get this nice and automated :) - Just to get the creative juices flowing....

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: My Frag tank setups and corals

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:16:10 -0500

Current frags and colonies in Display tank

Allowing everything to grow first, so most probably will have frags to trade/sale close to the end of the year

Strawberry Prostata

Purple Tip Acro

Birdnest colony

Purple Tip acro frag

Purple tip acro colony saved from necrosis. Doing better now, all frags and colony showing polyp extension :)

Green montipora hirsuta?

Hydnophora colony

Green acropora?

Frag tank to add water to

Already cycling frag tank

Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine: Destination Reefs: Philippines (Dauin)

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500

Click through to see the images.

We spent the past couple Sundays at Apo Island and Cebu, Philippines. This Sunday, we visit Dauin, a municipality in the Philippines just south of Cebu. Once again, Steve De Neef shoots some of the best underwater videos anywhere.

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: RapidRapidLed Group Ordering, everyone is welcome!

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:22:40 -0500

Hi Guys,
after much research and hard work! finally decided to order CREE LEDs from RapidLed,
I though in order to save me and you guys some money on shipping and taxes i open this thread for group ordering for guys in cape town, and also other cities if interested.:thumbup:
I'm also trying to see if mike is giving us a better rate, if we can increase the volume,
So if anyone is interested, write down what you want to order, and i'll send all the requests to him to see what offer he can give us,
And payments for the products have to be made in full to me before ordering, and once i received all the stock and paid for the shipping and taxes i'll divide the cost between all, and for other cities additional shipping will be charged.
You can also make the payment to Rapidled site and tell mike that it should come with Hadiosbourne's shipping.
I'm planning to order by end of june/ Beginning of july if i get sufficient requests to worthwhile ordering,you can save atleast R600-R700. So, through your lists!:yeahdude:
Here is the website:
Rapid LED

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: Service level Experience - not good

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:05:59 -0500

I have had dealings with your shop twice now and in both instances have been left disappointed .

(1)The first we managed to deal with using e-mail and I will not be bringing it up in detail again. I felt that having spent 3k with you the response really should have been better.

(2)The second happened this morning when I called asking for a price on a skimmer so that comparison could be made . I am looking a spending 6 to 8 THOUSAND rand on a cone skimmer and informed your "sales" person that I had looked at Skimz SK251 from an alternative supplier.

I was told that you are TOO BUSY to help me !!!!!

Are you so busy that you are willing to lose a sale this size.

NO offer to call back ......
No offer to send me details via e-mail.........

NOTHING !!! I must come INTO your shop tomorrow after having been told you are too busy.

ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS ???

Not good - would like to see how you deal with this :(

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: [FS]: green cup coral frag for sale: Athlone, Cape Town

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:45:53 -0500

Single frag for saleCommon Name:

green cup coral

Scientific Name:

-

Size of coral

approximately 7cm in diameter

How long have you had the coral?

about 4 months

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Your location.

Athlone, Cape Town

Price:

R150 or sps to swop

All sales to be conducted on the thread.

I agree

Photo's:

Notes:

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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: New Nano Man

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:09:21 -0500

Hi all if anyone has a boyu na
no tl550 please advice or send pics as to i can learn and be part of this wonderful forum. Many thanks yaseen

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: Feeding Nennies

Sun, 20 May 2012 08:31:07 -0500

I have an issue with my bloody cleaner shrimp! Every time I feed my RBTA they steal the food out its mouth. They so cheeky they even come onto my hands and try steal the fish out of there.

Now I know first thought target feed and use a cover but the RTBA's have found impossible spots in the rocks to sit. So I can't put something over it.

Right now I am keeping my hands in the tank for about 30mins to allow the nenny to take the fish.

Any other clever ways of doing this?

Marine Aquariums of South Africa: RSS Ecoxotic now allows you to buy the Panorama Fixture Housing by itself

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:00:28 -0500

Ecoxotic just announced availability of their Panorama Fixture Housing for their US market. The aluminum housings come in both 18? and 24? varieties which allow you to mount Ecoxotics Panorama Pro Modules in a configuration of your choosing in the bare bones housing. The 18 housing fixture fits up to seven Panorama Pro Modules or Stunner Strips and nine on the 24 giving you a wide degree of options. Pricing for the United States works out to $149 for the 24 version and $139 for the 18 version and these have already started shipping direct from Ecoxotic.

Via [Ecoxotic]
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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: RSS Elos Aquastudio New York is now open to the public

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:00:28 -0500

The Elos Aquastudio New York is now open to the public. The Aquastudio concept has largely been a European affair with all of the stores operating in Europe. The New York Elos Aquastudio is the first such store in the United States with more stores that are planned across the world. However, Elos is scheduled to open four more stores this year in Nice, France; Beijing, China; Singapore, and in Switzerland. The New York AquaStudio is located at 533 Millburn Ave Short Hills, NJ 07078 USA. We have additional images of the New York store below the break.

via [Elos]

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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: RSS TMC AquaHabitat Spy Lens comes in two sizes to magnify your aquarium life

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:00:28 -0500

The TMC AquaHabitat Spy Lens is a simple glass-mounted magnifying glass for getting a good close up look of your aquarium. The brand spankin new Spy Lens is convex on both sides providing a good monoscopic view inside the tank, and a screw-activated suction cup-mount holds the lens on to the glass so hard that we were unable to pull it off with a good deal of pressure.

Coming in two sizes, the TMC AquaHabitat Spy Lens is available in a 70mm diameter lens with a 6X magnification and a 90mm lens with a 2.5X magnification. The packaging shown above is only for display here at InterZoo 2012 and when it is delivered the AquaHabitat Spy Glass will be wrapped in a much nicer retail box; pricing is still to be determined, and the image below shows a quick snapshot haphazardly made made with an iPhone 4.

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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: RSS Comline Wavebox 6208 is a newer, sleeker and even more streamlined version of the fir

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:00:28 -0500

The Comline Wavebox 6208 from Tunze is so brand new its final iteration was finished just in time for the InterZoo 2012 show. Tunze’s Comline Wavebox uses the same molded box as the new line of smaller, sleeker Comline products so it will match and look good sitting right next to the new Comline Filter and the Tunze 9004 Nano Skimmer. Recessed magnets in the back make the Tunze Comline Wavebox 6208 sit even more closely to the back glass, helping to make Tunze’s new wavemaker even less obtrusive in the*aquarium. Stay tuned for more details of pricing and availability.*

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Marine Aquariums of South Africa: siphoning your sump...

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:24:48 -0500

So I am having a slight problem with bryopsis and I wonder if part of the problem is maybe the detritus buildup in my sump... There isn't much buildup but I am wondering how often I should siphon out the detritus? I was thinking of completely siphoning off all the water in the sump while stirring up the water. I will also remove the rock and rinse it off before replacing. I'm just worried i remove too much of my pod population; what do you guys think?

Thanks in advance:biggrin: