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Another Seahorse Birth Thread

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 1:16am CDT by Anemone

Apparently the female seahorse is not sticking to one partner! :whistling: I have just found two warning babies from another fat male.

I've moved the male to a kreisel tank that I placed inside the DT and clipped onto the side. He's a little unhappy, but hopefully he will release the rest of the fry soon and will be able to be free from the kreisel.

I haven't been able to get a good look at the two fry. They are in the kreisel with the male at the moment. However, at first glance they look to be a little under developed.

Of course, my batteries in my camera are dead!
Pump suggestion for AM TF5000 baby skimmer

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 9:40pm CDT by leslie hempel

guys i have a aqua-medic TF5000 baby skimmer i am quite fond of and im looking for a suggestion as to a bigger pump that can be fitted to this skimmer.. The eheim pump i have is still working 100% but i was thinking of fitting something bigger..

as the Or6500 does not come out with a needle wheel impellor i was looking for other alternitives..

suggestions welcome..
Complete Light System Forsale !!!

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 8:53pm CDT by shaun70922

Hi Guys,If got these going for R2,500.
Hey All

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 8:43pm CDT by Stoutgat Medic

Hi Peeps.

So glad i could nearly finish my new tank today, The new tank will get water 2morrow. The tank is 450L.
Wish me luck!!!!!:thumbup:
My cube for sale....unfortunately: CT

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 7:17pm CDT by FransSny

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:
My cube for sale....unfortunately
Location:
CT
Shipping or Collection only:
Collect
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
Ok guys with all the new stock ariving & so quickly , and the fact that I have the 3 mtr DT coming I have decided to sell my cube

Size

900 x 900 x 600 (Water level 490 due to bracing...unfortunately not rimmless :P), 10 mm glass

1 - 150 x 30 overflow chamber..dead quiet
1 - 150 x 30 pressurized return chamber

Sump (3 Chamber) 600 x 800 x 400 (h)

Stand (does need a re paint, but I will hammerite on my cost)

Light unit, (4 x 39 W, LED , cooling fans etc)..new price +/- R 1900

White melamine enclosures for stand

PRICE R 4500

Sorry guys whole system only , We can talk about delivery for CT guys. Tank will only be available in about 2 weeks

Mods I will try and upload from my pics ASAP..or just have a look here:
http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/show...t=15733&page=2
Notes:
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mandarin question

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:57pm CDT by aminyassien

hi everybody

i bought last week a green mandarin like this

most of the time it is hiding

it doesnit eat ocean neutrition food but i see it eating from the rocks and from the glass

is it a good sign eating from rocks and glass?

in the meanwile the other drgonet is eating like a monester (scooter blenny )

this fish

is that normal please advise

Amin
need help floating ATS

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:30pm CDT by vatso

Hi peeps

How do I build a floating ats? I want one over my DSB

need to be 30cm X 60cm how can I make one?

thanks
Replacement Impeller

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 5:40pm CDT by poiromaniax

Hi George,

can you please send me pricing for a replacement impeller for a 6045 (With shipping to JHB)

Thanks
mushroom not eating

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 4:52pm CDT by dropzone newbee

mushroom not hungry or ?
yep , me again !! when i first got this mushroom , for the first few months it was happily taking small pieces of hake once a week + - . now it hasnt taken any hake at all for 2-3 months ? it seems to be very happy and healthy ! should i be concerned ? does it eat pelletts or flakes as im sure some fall on it during feeding ?
what else can i try ?
brown algae

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 4:40pm CDT by dropzone newbee

brown algae
me again !!!
sorry , just learning learning learning

lasrt few weeks i am getting loads of soft,brown algae on my glass and on the sand !
thw tank is getting some direct sunlight in late afternoons due to winter sun for a few hours !
could this be the problem ?
Can painting the room your tank is in affect the fish??

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 3:46pm CDT by student

Hi guys.
So I'm about to repaint my living room, where my tank is. And then the thought popped into my head that the fumes might absorb into the water and poison the fish or something??
Any insight on this??

Thanks!!
A little something I have been working on ..

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 3:25pm CDT by Neil H

Some background and Inspiration

Well when I first started my current marine tank I was under the illusion that this would be the perfect tank, I THOUGHT I had read enough, that I had done enough research etc etc etc When I set out with that tank I had no intention of keeping SPS, and the list of thought and didnt realize goes on and on and on

I have had this tank for bout 2 years now, and have achieved some great successes while continuously learning about this amazing hobby for the most part I have been very patient with stocking and learnt to research the creatures I want to keep in great depth before buying them.. and have been rewarded with very few deaths and a great reef as a result.. An unfortunate incident where I lost 13 of my prized fish in a tank move came close to ending this hobby for me, but I have decided to press forward !

So last year October when I was in the Amazon doing some geological research I received an e-mail from my lovely non reefer wife who said that she was sick of us renting a house in JHb and that it was time to settle down etc etc . The mail went on for quite a bit, although as a reefer all I read was we buying a house you get to have your dream tank !!!! at least that is the way I interpreted it. So when I was back in the land of smoke and taxis, we started looking of a suitable abode. Not an easy task as many of you I am sure will attest to !

As we looked through house after house after house I was imagining tank after tank after tank .. eventually we found what we were looking for and made an offer, it was accepted and the rest is history. Looking at those initial pics we took of the house way back in November I realized that of the 50 odd pics a good 30 of them were taken with potential tank positions in mind (a fact that non reefer has subsequently noticed).

So before I go and talk about the tank I am busy building I thought I would post pics of SOME of the systems that have inspired me to go ahead and build this dream tank of mine.

This is simply a snap shot of some of the tanks that have blown my mind it is not an exhaustive list, some I am sure you will recognize others are from overseas forums I will continue with what has happened with the new tank build when I get some time this evening hopefully .. rest assured it will be something VERY different to what you may think .

The build has progressed to some extent, so be patient :P
dosing iodine !!!!!!!

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 3:22pm CDT by dropzone newbee

afternoon all

when dosing iodine ! how much should i dose ? daily ?
my tank + - 1300 liotres

thanks in advance
Srubber - will this work

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 2:58pm CDT by Wolve

hi guys i want to add a ATS onto my system. what i want to know is can i run the outlet from my chiller into the spraybars of the ATS. screens will be 2 no off about 300x300, the chiiler pump is 1000 l/h. is this advisable, is the pump flow rate too low. my other option is to add a 3200 l/h pump with a tee and ball valves with about a 1000 l/h to the chiller and the rest to the ATS.
ATS vs. Refuge and Macro Algae

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 2:43pm CDT by Jaco Schoeman

Okey guys, I got this interesting link about the diffs between an ATS and Macro's... SantaMonica wrote it...;)

http://www.algaescrubber.net/forums/...c.php?f=9&t=67

Anyway, this thread is obviously very PRO ATS - understandibly.

My question is though, what do you do to get the macro's to do the same as an ATS. An ATS has it's own drawbacks too, so if I decide to got with Macro's, how do I get it as good as my current ATS?
UV benefites

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 1:33pm CDT by wringo

hi my friends:
i want to know what is the UV flitration benefites and that have it any effect on wihte spote?
Tank with CLS and many corals for sale: Brakpan - East Rand

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 12:09pm CDT by Jaco Schoeman

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:
Tank with CLS and many corals for sale
Location:
Brakpan - East Rand
Shipping or Collection only:
Collection only
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
TOTAL Price including all livestock: R7500 NOT negotiable

Tank (drilled euro braced) incl Cabinet and Stand: 1000x500x500
Sump: including 2yr old DSB: 910x310x310
2x 5500 l/ph external pumps for CLS feed (must accompany tank)
CLS with 5x 25mm outlets and ballvales

Tank AS A UNIT: Total Price: R3500

Breakdown of other items and pricing:

Fish List:

1x Yellowbelly Regal Tang +/- 10cm - R200
1x Lemonpeel Angelfish +/- 10cm - R200
3x Fourstripe Damsels +/- 2-3cm - R70 each
1x Yellow Watchman Goby +/- 8cm - R150
2x Bluegreen Chromis +/- 3cm - R50 each

TOTAL: R860
Note all fish are healthy and eating flakes, frozen food, cyclopeeze and Nori

Coral List:

2x Large Yellow Suncorals (PRIME SPECIMENS) R250 each
1x Medium Orange Suncoral R150
1x Medium yellow/orange suncoral (two colors on one rock) R200
1x Rare Small Polyp suncoral R150
1x Rare orange branching suncoral R200
1x Branching Black Suncoral R200
2x Metallic Green leather coral +/- 70mm diameter R100 each
1x Large Kenya Tree with mushroom and tubeworm on rock R150
1x Red Menella Gorgonian (VERY NICE SPECIMEN) R200
1x Pink/Purple Acabaria Delicata Gorgonian (rare) R200
1x Blueberry Gorgonian - has some tissue damage R100
1x Large Chili Coral R150

TOTAL: 2400

Lighting:

1x 39W Giesemann T5 - Actinic R120
1x 39W Giesemann T5 - Pure Actinic R120
1x 39W Reeftek 10000K R100
Dual 39W Ballast with waterproof endcaps - R400

Notes:
Guys

Reason for selling is that we are moving into another house, with less space. I am busy building a smaller cube, so I will not be selling any of my current Liverock, zoa's and other softies.

I would prefer to sell this as one complete unit, so please do not make offers on individual items - yet... ;)

This is one of the very few 100% nennie safe systems. I can forward more individual pics should you need any.

Thanks
New Shipment

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 10:53am CDT by Naiema

To keep you in touch with new Marines we have landed...ie Powdwer Blues, Butterflies, Scopas, Lineatus, Butterflies, Stars, Cleaner,Dancing, Fire and Boxer shrimps, Triggers and more. Pepperment shrimps also in stock. Please call us on : 0217122534/0826368990
Noisy Pump!?

Posted: May 12th, 2010, 9:19am CDT by llewellyn

Hi Guys. I have a Reef Octopus ORCA-100 in sump skimmer. rated 600 litres
Its only been running for 3 weeks now and for the past 2 days the pump sounds like a diesel truck idling. Please can someone tell me what this noise is or what it could be :baffled: