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new setup

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 4:01am CDT by IMarine

Hi guys i thought i will share this with you guys,i am planning my new setup its going to be a 1500mt by 750 from top to bottom and 1000mt from front to back and build in 15mm glass,live rock AAA grade fully cured live rock 100kgs, 4 tunzes 6205 streamers controlled by a 7095 controller,deltec skimmer tc 2060 external,2x redsea fludised bed filters for phos,1 x aquamedic carbon reactor,1x aquamedic nitrite deductor,with mv controller,1xlaguna 7000lt uplift pump,1xgrotec calcium reactor,co2 bottle,ph controller,1xchiller hailea,1x 8x80watt t5 ati power modulle or if i sell it,then i will replace with new led light unit system,profilux 3,aqua medic t controller with aquamedic heaters,all live stock 2xpurple tangs,1x orange shoulder tang,lutenint tang,7 goldies,jumbing bean,1x cardinal,2x perculla clowns,1xyelloweye cole tang,1xsix line wrasse,1x cleaner wrasse,1x sohal tang,1x giant pin cushion leather,mixed zoes and many more
sps frag for sale: capetown

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 2:27am CDT by IMarine

Single frag for saleCommon Name:
sps

Scientific Name:
acropora purple tips

Size of coral
8cm-15cm

How long have you had the coral?
2years

Shipping or Collection only:
colection only

Your location.
capetown

Price:
frags from R50,00-R150.00 for massive frags

Photo's:

Notes:
Hi guys i had to take this pic of the net,sorry for this,i am planning my new monster tank 1600lts and i will be ready to move every thing over in a months time,my sps is very,very healthy and 1 branch could be fraged 5 times thats how masssive it is as i could not remove the rock from my tank so i had to frag it,frags will start from R50,00 each to a max of R150,00 or buy the whole lot for a bargin @ R1000,00 and with all these frags you could get close to 20 colonys or more,pls note that my sps branches is very thick and doing excellent,at this moment in time i have placed them all in my sump so act fast as this will not last long,the pics does not do justice to my sps

thanks imran
About how long are they alive and kicking?

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 2:07am CDT by chikaboo

Hey all ... I'm thinking this not so much to corals but more fish and inverts in general .... Can we put together a list of creatures living in our tanks with their "average" life spans ... This needs to be more of a guide where one can refer to quickly and get some idea of a creature's life span maybe before buying it or have it dying in your care and not getting a shock knowing that it is reaching its end.... Guys this needs to be figures that you have done research on or personally experienced so as not to have misleading info ... For example like I heard shrimps have like an average 2 year lifespan or wrasses live for about .... years or maybe tangs live for ... years or a blue tail lobster for .... years .... Your'll get the idea ..... Try to be specific if you can and if possible if you've had tried a particular species more than once and had repeated life spans or members that can confirm their experiences with other members than we can conclude in an average aquarium where everything is running without major issues than you can enjoy "xxxxxxx" fish or invert for "xxxxxxx" years before it's time up.......
Substrate: Cool idea for frag tanks

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 1:44am CDT by Dane

Saw this on nano-reef, pretty neat idea for fragging! Looks kinda funky too! :-)

Tank belongs to "Macheteavenue", http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163883&st=100
Anthias spawning!!!

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 11:31pm CDT by Lorri

hey everyone,this is dale6,lorri and i setup our new 2.4m its been running for a while now and this evening we witnessed our anthias spawning!All our anthias are wild caught and one eventually turned into a male.I noticed today one female was noticeably fatter than the others and said she could be carrying eggs much to my delight an hour later the male began swimming around her and vibrating,they then proceeded to swim up towards the top of the tank side by side and the eggs and sperm where released!I then fetched the camera but only caught one video of them spawning.will upload later,what an amazing thing to witness!:biggrin:
starting up

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 11:10pm CDT by ravi

hi all. i am getting my tank, stand and sump next week. i have all the plumbing and the skimmer with the return pump. now what do i need and how do i startup. i also would like to know the best substrate for a fish only setup and what to use as an ideal filter media in my sump???
yet another newby

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 9:34pm CDT by mwoost

HI all

The only way to get rid of the reminder that I have not yet made a post is to do it and get it done.

Rather new to this hobby, but should rather call it a lifestyle. It seems that you eat and live, or you have a marine tank. I have been bitten and now at least I can lose some weight.

It started with a 4ft 9 months ago, one of the of the shelf units being sold all over the fish trade in JHB area. Spent a huge amount of money and time on it maybe to much, as since I started my new project, things in my small tank are improving.

The first tank
220 lites
30 liters in sump
4 ft light fixture 2 x 54w and 3 MH 150w
lots of live rock
and a mixture of soft and hard corals.
1/10Hp chiller
300w heater
a few pumps to keep water moving nicely.

Would post a picture if could figure out how to.

It looks OK but my hermits and Hare wrasse ( not sure to spell) is constantly destroying the corals by pulling them off the rocks.

so the new project

1200 liter 160 x 100 x 78(water level) with a 150 liter sump (12mm glass and 3 x 10mm bottoms) One cracked
been running for 3 weeks
been hell
First waiting for it to be custom made, after asking for quotes from some very reputable companies and after 20 days still waiting for it.
eventually my local pet shop assisted me with getting it built.

The design

3 sides blacked off only braced on sides no center brace.
Overflow incorporated into back glass, flat design. two returns on either side of the drain section.

4 chamber sump with noodles bio balls and some filter wool for the start.
will get some LR into it later when the Credit card recovers

Skimmer a octopus 1500 liter rated pent air design with needle wheel. got it imported from Australia at half the price of the local ones. Two huge return pumps 5000l each, also supplying the Sump. Skimmer is external, recycling the water till gravity feeds it back to the sump.

Profilux 3 Ex with no goodies yet to control the tank with. Also from Australia, 4k cheaper than locally.
to set the controller up i might have to go back to school.
the controller must do the following when it is up and going

control skimmer cup status (with level sensor)
dim and control lights
run cloud and storm and lightning simulations
do water changes
fill tank with RO
do flow control of internal pumps( still to buy)
maybe one-day when I win the lotto a wave box.

Placing.
Broke a door out and built the 3 sides up outside, tanks fits into this area, natural light from top and 3 sides (green stuff nightmare) but at least I will get true storm and cloud simulation till profilux takes over.

When all is done it will be built in with wood allowing only the glass to be seen. The tank is in a open plan kitchen lounge area.

This i hope is enough from me.
questions

what is redox ( profilux measures it)
what is conductivity ( also profilux)
what is best algae scrubber or phosphate reactor
Please help with ID

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 8:28pm CDT by herkie

This coral is opening up or so much more in the last 2 weeks than it ever did in the last year. Can you help to ID and then also assist me in what might be making it so happy. My tank is the same as before with the only difference being a filter with PhosGuard added about 2 weeks ago.
PO4 Minus media

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 8:09pm CDT by herkie

I bought this about 2 months ago at a local LFS and I would like to know if other reefers know this product. It does not come with proper instructions and the lady at the shop informed me to replace the piece of filter when it gas goes flat/thin. Well I had one piece in the sump for 2 weeks and apart from being slightly discolored by dirt it still looked the same thickness to me. It do not think it had any effect to algae in my tank and I now wonder if I am using it wrong or whether it is a bum product. I have a feeling it is the latter because if you look at the incorrect phosphate spelling it tells me I smell a rat. By the way this product costed R144.00.
Coral ID

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 6:17pm CDT by fish finger

Hi

I bought this (it is growing like mad:thumbup:). LFS wasn't sure what it was, said it was brought in as a hammer coral, but none of the heads are the right shape. Is it Frogspawn maybe?
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Urgent help needed Regal tang doing somersaults

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 6:09pm CDT by dv8

It looks like my Regal Tang has gone completely mad. She appeared to be stuck between two rocks but after moving the rock she remained where she was. I gently moved her and she wennt crazy! Therapy is not going to help. Any suggestions?
Chalice Question

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 12:10pm CDT by Pads

Going through some threads and stocklists at the LFS I noticed the common term of Chalice Coral being related to two different species, could someone elaborate on the difference between Echinophyllia and Oxypora.
New arrivals

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 12:04pm CDT by Naiema

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