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New 90g tank

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 6:02am CST by LikesFish

Sorry guys - but I do not know what 90g is in litres anymore. But that is the size of the tank I will be getting tomorrow...

If interested here is my build thread:

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Lighting for my 12G nano cube

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:13am CST by samier

Evening, I would like to upgrade my lighting in the nano, can anybody tell me whats the lowest wattage in metal halide(the blue one).

Where can I purchase a DIY metal halide kit from and do you know what the cost will be.
Would i be able to use the standard hood and install it or will it burn the hood.

I have also read of the guys changing to LED lights, can somebody please shed some light on the topic(no pun intended). What type of LED's must I look out for and where can I purchase it from.

Thanks.
Help New tank

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 8:38pm CST by Tanz

Hi all. Please tell me just started a new tank just mixed the salt with RO water. Salinity is at 1.023 can I put live rock in to the tank now. Or is there any thing else that i must check first.
Some Kinda Nudi or Cucumber???

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 6:04pm CST by brandonb

Hi

I just found this in my dads 3.2 m meter system (a new system, live rock added on Thursday)

Its about 5 cm long... is it some kind of slug of cucumber

Is it dangerous???
Skimmer

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 4:32pm CST by gMAN

Hey guys, I have a TS1 Skimmer and was wondering how often it should be cleaned? My ocean size is 4FT
Magnesium confusion

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:27pm CST by viper357

Hi Hennie

Can you perhaps clear up something for me please. I am in the process of purchasing some chemicals and I have come across Magnesium, now from my understanding, a build up of sulphate from dosing Magnesium sulphate can be a bad thing, Magnesium Chloride is the better one to dose apparently. If that is the case then why do they sell a packet of MG Chloride and a packet of MG Sulphate, surely you only want the chloride? Or is it advisable to buy both and mix them together? I believe that a lot of the commercially available magnesium additives are roughly 1 part chloride to 10 parts sulphate. I'm inclined to buy just the chloride one but I'm not 100% sure.

To be exact, the products are called:

Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate MgSO4 7H2O
Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate MgCl 6H2O

Thanks.
Hennie visiting Cape Town

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:18pm CST by Reef Maniac

Hi Capetonians,

I will be visiting Bellville next week, and will be staying at the Bellville Town Lodge on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.

If anyone would like to stop by for a "kuier" in the evenings I would be very happy to meet for a bit of reef talk, and perhaps even supper...

I will unfortunately not have transport, so won't be able to visit further away...

Hennie
New member

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:26pm CST by samier

Hi all, I am a new member to this forum but not new to the hobby. I have been a reefer for 5 yrs.

Currently I have a JBJ Nano cube DX.
1) Tomato Clown 2) False Percula Clown for sale: Jhb, Montgomery Park

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 11:11am CST by abgg118

Fish for saleCommon Name:
1) Tomato Clown 2) False Percula Clown

Scientific Name:
-

Size of fish
Medium to Large (Adult)

How long have you had the fish?
1) 3 years + 2) 5 months +

Is the fish eating?
Yes

Shipping or Collection only:
Collection only

Your location.
Jhb, Montgomery Park

Price:
R100 each

Photo's:

Notes:
The Tomato was the male of my Tomato Clown pair for years, but the female died.
I got a Percula pair, but the male died.
I got another pair of False Perculas, and now they're constantly fighting with these two.
Week-end Specials

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 9:57am CST by Naiema

To let you know about our great Week-end specials.Banngai Cardinals-R159, Convict Tangs-R89, Green Chromis-R49, Foxface-R195,Regal Tangs(med/lrge)-R395. Stunning Corals avail. Ph 0217122534/0826368990