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Bumblebee Shrimp Feeding Video

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 6:44am CDT by MistaOrange

Bumblebee Shrimp Feeding Video
I found tis interesting enjoy:

if video is not working check the link: http://www.liveaquaria.com/media/vid...eBeeShrimp.cfm
Need Copepods and/or Amphipods

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:19pm CDT by mookz

Hi Guys

I have no pods in my tank, I cured a puffer of ich a year ago with hyposalinty (I was ignorant and didn't know any better) and my tank has
finally fully recovered, the only thing that is missing is pods, they never came back, even after buying new live rock.

I live in Cape Town, CBD, could anyone please sort me out with some pods please.
RO HOB 1000s Cone Skimmer

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 10:55pm CDT by Singularity

This looks like a great skimmer for the guys without sumps.

http://glassbox-design.com/2010/supe...-cone-skimmer/
Disfunctional old lighting unit

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 10:09pm CDT by Dane

Hey guys,

Looking for an old 2ft lighting unit... Preferably one thats bunged up and maybe even not working. T8 or T5. Planning on modding....

Cheers,
Dane
can crabs shed

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 9:38pm CDT by ashley100

hey howzit everyone

I have a weired question. Can crabs shed their shell ?
One week ago i bought some LR and 2 crabs.
Yesterday i thought i saw that one of my crabs had died,
because i found a a shell of a crab i removed it out.
and today i found a crab a bit bigger than the one i thought
had died (i still got its legs). Do yous think that its possible what
i just said or do you think that crab is a hitch hiker but i never saw that
crab before. And it is the same kind of crab of the one i thought had died

what do yous think.:biggrin:
Some stock pics

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 7:07pm CDT by poiromaniax

Hey all,

was at Idol Marine today, I managed to get some pics of some of the corals available. Enjoy :peroni:
NEED help with my little ocean :)

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 6:19pm CDT by Stavros

HI im new to these forums and im exited to get started!:yeahdude:

Ok i have a 15 gallon nano reef tank, i bought it 2 years ago and it was going well for about a year but i then had a very long power cut in the middle of winter and my tanks temp dropped. So i lost almost all my stock exept a clown fish:(. So i though to pack up the hobby. SO i just left my tank in the corner with nothing but a powerhead. 13 months later im BACK in the swing, and im ready to give it another bash!

~My tank was in a horrible state! so i boiled the sand and washed the rocks with a toothbrush, I redid the whole thing !

The next day i bought some Ro water and the LFS gave me something called Stability so i filled the tank, added all the rock ect and pored the stability into the tank

the next day i bought a new piece of rock to add to the tank. After that i left it to do its thing;) But know im noticing That a brown "Algae" is forming and there are these long (LONG) brown hairs that strech a good 15 cm. I noticed that my good m8 the clown fish turned pale and died. Is it Dinos? or Cyno?

My tank spects are as follows...
Nitrate =30 ppm
nitrite=0.1
Alkalinity= 1.1
ph= 8.6 (thats a shocker)
Ammonia= 0-0.25
my temp is good aswell as my salinity

My lighting is 220v/50Hz 36W LED with moonlights( its on for 8-9 hours a day)

Filtration= Biological filtration, live rock+live sand (i have about 14 pounds of rock)
= i do a 10-15% water change every week.
I dont think i need a skimmer as they are so expensive!! and = i only have a 15 gallon..

FLOW...
I have a "Main" Pump that blows out water through a fan type of thing. I also have a power head (Seio 320 Prop) which blows about 1200l a hour
But how must i place the umps in the tank - must they face each other in the tank? (from each side of the tank) or both from one side?

REcomendations!!!

What can i add to my tank to make it reach optimal "healthyness"
eg ADD kalkwasser! or get buffer ect

CUC!

when my tank is ok enough to house a few clean up crew. do u recommend??
3-4 dwarf hermit crabs
2 ceith snails
1 cleaner shrimp
( what would u recommend to add or get rid of)

FISh

1-2 puecula clown
1 reef safe wrass
1 goby + pistol shrimp ( i have already got a pistol shrimp form my live rock so he needs a friend!!!!!)
If only 1 clown what beautiful fish would u recommend?

Corals
mushrooms ect nothing fancy

IS this overstokking?

Summanry

Is the algea a threat in my tank? is it dinos. How can i get rid of it!!!

Are my tank specs ok what must it be?

My lighting and filtration??? + FLOW? (with flow where must i place the power heads)

Recomendations to improve my tanks well-being?

IS my CUC ok? must i add? if so what?

FISh- Is this ok - Am i overstoking? are they reef safe?

My tiger pistol shrimp is at the vert back of the tank! under some LR will my goby find him? or can i just get another pair of shrimp and goby?

Your awnsers are NEEDED PLEASE READ AWNSER THE SUMMERY and give ur ideas:slayer:
Greatings

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 5:46pm CDT by Lizid

Hi there guys I am new here I have a keen interest in Animals mainly Fish and reptiles, I dont have a marine tank yet but I will do one as soon as I have the space...

So this is the Hi from the Lizid...
NEED help with my little ocean :)

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 5:22pm CDT by Stavros

HI im new to these forums and im exited to get started!:yeahdude:

Ok i have a 15 gallon nano reef tank, i bought it 2 years ago and it was going well for about a year but i then had a very long power cut in the middle of winter and my tanks temp dropped. So i lost almost all my stock exept a clown fish:(. So i though to pack up the hobby. SO i just left my tank in the corner with nothing but a powerhead. 13 months later im BACK in the swing, and im ready to give it another bash!

~My tank was in a horrible state! so i boiled the sand and washed the rocks with a toothbrush, I redid the whole thing !

The next day i bought some Ro water and the LFS gave me something called Stability so i filled the tank, added all the rock ect and pored the stability into the tank

the next day i bought a new piece of rock to add to the tank. After that i left it to do its thing;) But know im noticing That a brown "Algae" is forming and there are these long (LONG) brown hairs that strech a good 15 cm. I noticed that my good m8 the clown fish turned pale and died. Is it Dinos? or Cyno?

My tank spects are as follows...
Nitrate =30 ppm
nitrite=0.1
Alkalinity= 1.1
ph= 8.6 (thats a shocker)
Ammonia= 0-0.25
my temp is good aswell as my salinity

My lighting is 220v/50Hz 36W LED with moonlights( its on for 8-9 hours a day)

Filtration= Biological filtration, live rock+live sand (i have about 14 pounds of rock)
= i do a 10-15% water change every week.
I dont think i need a skimmer as they are so expensive!! and = i only have a 15 gallon..

FLOW...
I have a "Main" Pump that blows out water through a fan type of thing. I also have a power head (Seio 320 Prop) which blows about 1200l a hour
But how must i place the umps in the tank - must they face each other in the tank? (from each side of the tank) or both from one side?

REcomendations!!!

What can i add to my tank to make it reach optimal "healthyness"
eg ADD kalkwasser! or get buffer ect

CUC!

when my tank is ok enough to house a few clean up crew. do u recommend??
3-4 dwarf hermit crabs
2 ceith snails
1 cleaner shrimp
( what would u recommend to add or get rid of)

FISh

1-2 puecula clown
1 reef safe wrass
1 goby + pistol shrimp ( i have already got a pistol shrimp form my live rock so he needs a friend!!!!!)
If only 1 clown what beautiful fish would u recommend?

Corals
mushrooms ect nothing fancy

IS this overstokking?

Summanry

Is the algea a threat in my tank? is it dinos. How can i get rid of it!!!

Are my tank specs ok what must it be?

My lighting and filtration??? + FLOW? (with flow where must i place the power heads)

Recomendations to improve my tanks well-being?

IS my CUC ok? must i add? if so what?

FISh- Is this ok - Am i overstoking? are they reef safe?

My tiger pistol shrimp is at the vert back of the tank! under some LR will my goby find him? or can i just get another pair of shrimp and goby?

Your awnsers are NEEDED PLEASE READ AWNSER THE SUMMERY and give ur ideas:slayer:
120mm Vortech Wave Action on 3ft

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 5:01pm CDT by Manic

Hey everyone,

Just thought I would try out me new vortech on an empty 3ft tank before I put it in my main tank. Kind of wanted to confirm all the youtube videos I see. I filled the tank half way and set it on full power in short pulse mode. If I had more patience I'm sure I could get a bigger wave by fine tunning the frequency. Here's my video, hope it works:

YouTube- Vortech MP40W Wave in 3ft

YouTube- Vortech MP40W Wave in 3ft

I cut the video short as the wave was getting really big and was scared of it overflowing onto the dry side of the pump. The wave measured 120mm when I turned it off.
Fighting for space ...

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 4:45pm CDT by ZeroCool

Hi there, i have a nice large rock with zoas' on it. My polyp 's is taking over the tank almost, and is growing like FAST. i see here and there polyp's popping up between the zoa's. Is there any way to stop it ? :(
Cleaning shrimp missing ...

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 4:41pm CDT by ZeroCool

Good day, over the weekend i saw my cleaning shrimp limping, lol !

Well, later i caught my dancing shrimp on the limping one, and 24 hours later, mr limping was gone.

My question, does dancing shrimp eat other shrimps ? :(
I set up a Quarantine tank

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 3:47pm CDT by RiaanP

Any comments, suggestions, possible problems?

Standard 60L
Ts1 skimmer in tank.
200 W heater
1800L/h pewerhead
2 CFL lights, out of shot.
Some LR, to give fish that home feeling.

This is all temporary, and will be removed when not in use.
Reef Octo TS1 Skimmer for Sale for sale: East Rand - JHB

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 3:43pm CDT by Jaco Schoeman

Hardware for saleThread title:
Reef Octo TS1 Skimmer for Sale
Location:
East Rand - JHB
Shipping or Collection only:
Shipping at own cost
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
Decided to sell my TS1 Skimmer, as it will be doing more harm than good in the new system...

This skimmer is 3months old - Purchase date can be confirmed with Lanzo from Dorry Pets...;)

Price - R1000 not negotiable.

Notes:
As new...:)
Cleaning RO unit

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 3:32pm CDT by JD167

Over the last couple of weeks I found my RO unit taking longer and longer to fill my 25L drums. It got to a point where it would take all day just to fill half a 25L drum with RO.

I have one of these Aqua Medic 3 stage units.

With TDS readings sitting at 30(not good) I decided to try and clean out the membrane. Still no improvement. I then took the first stage off and flushed some water through, clean as a whistle. I then removed the second stage(Carbon). I blew from the one end... blocked. Flushed some water in the direction of the flow and not joy. Flushed in the opposite direction and I was amazed by the amount of crap that came out!! I couldn't believe it! And to think we drink this water!

Anyway, put it all back together and it's working like a brand new unit! Now my TDS is on 8! :thumbup: Moral of the story, check your RO units regularly. And don't drink water, drink :peroni:. :whistling:
Hi EveryOne

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:59pm CDT by flamming angel

Hi Guys

I have a small tank with a few fish and LR. Still new to marine although i have it for more then a year. Guess you can never know it all ;).

Will try and post a few pics.
Looking to purchase a small regal tang

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 1:54pm CDT by flamming angel

If you have a small regal that you are selling please let me know.
rocks dead to live

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 1:49pm CDT by gershwin

this might be a stupid question but can one make live rock out of normal rocks collected from the beach (ones put in a tropical tank) and how
Safe Dosing Table

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 1:00pm CDT by vatso

Hi all

Can we try an idea of a safe dosing table to assist people who are new to the hobby & that are not great with maths & formulas.

Here is an idea example

KH - Bi Carb - Max 1 tea spoon per 500lt water every 2 days "Must be tested"
Kalk - Max 1 tea spoon per 500lt water in 1 lt RO water per day "Dripped at Night - 1 drip per second"

Above is an example not to be used!!!!!!

What do you think can this be done - simple "Safe" dosing table
Bubble Blaster 5000 with BRAND NEW pump for sale: JHB

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:31pm CDT by ziyaadb

Hardware for saleThread title:
Bubble Blaster 5000 with BRAND NEW pump
Location:
JHB
Shipping or Collection only:
Shipping on buyers account.
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
After all the research i have done i have decided that this skimmer will be too big for my system. Its submariners skimmer with a BRAND NEW pump.

This thing is a skimmer of note and will be an awesome purchase please ensure that your tank is at least 600L minimum excluding sump.

some pics:

R4800.00

new retail is R7000.00
Notes:
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Store owners suspect vandal after hundreds of fish die

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:28pm CDT by JD167

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...ds-of-fish-die

Man this sucks...
Waterboy RO Unit for sale for sale: Pretoria

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:20pm CDT by Dikdaan

Hardware for saleThread title:
Waterboy RO Unit for sale
Location:
Pretoria
Shipping or Collection only:
Shipping and collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
Hi all, I have an 2 stage water boy RO unit for sale...Its about 7months old and has extra filters etc that will go with it. I am looking to sell it at R1200 or the closest offer...

Thanks
Danie
Notes:
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RO Unit for sale

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:12pm CDT by Dikdaan

Hi all, I have an 2 stage water boy RO unit for sale...Its about 7months old and has extra filters etc that will go with it. I am looking to sell it at R1200 or the closest offer...

Thanks
Danie
combating PH swing at night

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:33am CDT by Adee

I need some ideas...Ok, excluding the use of reverse lighting on a refuige.

What other ways can one employ to stop nightly PH drops?

My new build will use a lot of natural sun....I don't want the added expense to power lights to light up a fuige at night.
another full system for sale: PTA

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 10:47am CDT by Furbz

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:
another full system for sale (selling separate)
Location:
PTA
Shipping or Collection only:
collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
hi guys.
i am helping a friend of the wife out in selling his tank as he is moving down to capetown shortly.

here is a list of what is available,
i will come back to this list with prices later this week once i have discussed with him what he wants for each individual item. i will also post pictures of the tank.
these should be up by Thursday.
the tank itself is stunning. very tempted to keep it for myself! but the wife got out her stick and bashed me over the head even before i had uttered the words!!

here we go.

livestock(all eating pellets)

1x small/medium clown trigger fish
1x medium yellow tang
1x medium (adult looking) regal tang
1x small/medium marine beta

those i would say are the prize items

after that,

2x large percula/ocelaris clowns (will confirm on thurday)
2x lyretail anthias (1x male 1x female)

40-50kg of liverock (guessing amount, might be more)

hardware

tank, stand sump (all as a unit) 4f by 800 high by i guess 400 maybe 450? beautifully done. and a stunning tank
TS1 skimmer
4x 39W T5 pendant (goes really well with the tank)
heater

thats it really.
if you really want an item then make an offer, otherwise i will get the prices up by the thursday.

shap!
Notes:
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hanna phosphate photometer HI 93713

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 10:35am CDT by Mo_G

Anyone interested in a Hanna phosphate photometer HI 93713 for R1500, paid R2500?

[www.hannainst.com]

I have the unit for 6 months and have done about 25 tests, the unit is still new and has its original box.
Seio Prop 1500 for sale: Kempton Park (JHB)

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 10:20am CDT by butcherman

Hardware for saleThread title:
Seio Prop 1500
Location:
Kempton Park (JHB)
Shipping or Collection only:
Prefer collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
SEIO Prop 1500 with magnet holder rated at 5800l/h

R500
its 3 months old.
selling it cause its to much flow from one pump in my 200l tank.
Notes:
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Cryptic Zone aka Benthnic Zone

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 10:08am CDT by robertkukla

would this work for a Cryptic Zone aka Benthnic Zone , i know the water flow must be super slow , and im not sure what must go inside the cryptic zone !
so if i can get some info on this it will be appreciated
Thanks
Mr

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 9:38am CDT by kiki

Hi

Iam new to the marine tank world. Just got my tank a week ago, :thumbup: cant wait to start getting fish.

Lots to learn. :whistling:
Crazy but bio balls needed

Posted: May 17th, 2010, 8:06am CDT by FransSny

Any CT guys have bio balls lying around ?