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BTA

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 2:57am CDT by ESP

Does any1 know if a BTA will move around or stay put once footed on a rock?
MH on Cube

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 1:43am CDT by ESP

Hi, I have a 80cm x 80cm cube that is 70cm in height. I plan on using an Aquamedic Oceanlight plus fitting. This fitting has 1 x 150w MH & 2 x 24w T5's. The MH is a 20k should I use 2 x 10k T5's or are blue's fine? Also, can I run the 2 T5's for 12 hours & the MH for only 4 hours daily? I have SPS, LPS & softies.
New 4ft tank need help setting up

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 11:48pm CDT by puffer

Hi guys i am looking for help setting up my 4ft tank so far i got a
RS 28 elect return pump 2000l/h
vibration pump 3000l/h
Red sea salt 10kg
Buffer
calcium
Reggis play sand 30kg
i am getting a
ts1 skimmer

Now i want to know what do i put in the sump as filtration and what can i put into the over flow ?

What els do i need to get ?
I'm a newbie and need diy advice

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 10:36pm CDT by Leon Clifford

Hey.
I'm new to the hobby. Need advice to turn this room into a tank.
Room size 2m x 2.1m x 3m high. Pics to follow.
Hardware for Sale: Empangeni

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 10:05pm CDT by SIMS

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:
Hardware for Sale
Location:
Empangeni
Shipping or Collection only:
Shipping included
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
Hi All

Doing some cleaning up and have a ton of stuff for Sale. Here are the new items. I have taken pics but Photobucket is useless.

All prices inc. postage to the post office

Jager 250w Heaters - R275 each

Hailea 6540 - R750

Rio HF26 - R400 each

OTP500 - Union threads - R200 Each

Thermometers LCD - Marltons Brand - R50 each

Ocean Nutrition Fish Feeders - R35 each

Caribsea Carx media - Fine (3.6kg) - R500

Hydro Deflectors - R120 each

Auto Fish Feeder - R350

Aqua Clear 500 Filters - R45

AquiCarb - R30

Notes:
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What coral would you love to have?

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 9:51pm CDT by Dikdaan

Hi all

I was wondering what coral would you love to have? Meaning any coral that you desire to have in your tank...
It can either be the prize coral of your tank or just a coral that you would love to add to you system because of its color etc.

Thank you
Some info for newbe

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 9:04pm CDT by nepellew

Hi there all good to be on this site just a question i wanted to knw what u need to keep corals thanks
What heaters are reliable/safe?

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 8:52pm CDT by Dorry

All

I need some advice on what heaters are reliable and safe. Our first tank is a Boyu TL550. A number of weeks ago we replaced the heater with a Dophin 150W, as the original heater supplied with the Boyu would only switch on at around 24 deg C and switch off at more than 27 deg C.

The Dophin seemed to control through a smaller temperature range, but in last week it exploded. Fortunately not in the main tank, but in in the rear chamber where it is mounted. It tripped the electricity sometime during the night which I only discovered the next morning. First I switched it back on again, and it started arcing and there was a terrible smell like an electric fire in the room before it tripped again. All the soft corals were hanging, but the fish looked OK. The bottom section where the elements are mounted had to be fished out from the bottom of the chamber. The ammonia levels were sky high, and it took 3 days of replacing almost all the water before it came down again.

So far nothing has died, but I certainly do not want a repeat of this experience.

In our 2nd tank we asked the LFS for the best heater on the market, and were advised to buy a Jager. Maybe the lectronics are better, but how about the glass?

Are there any heaters with something other than the glass tube locally, as this is most certainly the most fragile portion of the assembly? On US websites I have seen mention made of Titanium tubes, but have never seen this locally.

Before you start suggesting that we may have bumped or damaged it, this is certainly not the case, as it is mounted in a chamber behind the tank.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Helga
My Old tank

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 8:42pm CDT by jacobuseugene

Thanks for the comments Slagter.The overflow is coverd.This is the old tank and all the rock aswell as the livestock must still be removed to the new tank.This would be another 20 kg liverock to be added to the fiji.
My new Tank

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 7:59pm CDT by jacobuseugene

Hi everyone. I started a new tank - again! But sadly i will be shutting down my previous tank. Already shut down an old frag tank to make space for a new 1.6m fragging setup which is currently running at month 4.

Well, just a few things about the new setup:

Dimensions - Display - 1050cm X 500cm X 500cm
Sump - High 3ft

Canopy, stand, cupboard and tank was all build by me. Took a few weeks of hard work, but it was worth it!:thumbup:

Equipment - 300watt Jager heater, custom build skimmer by Zayn (Phuturelabs), 2 X 3800l/h Seio Props, 2500l/h return pump.

Lighting - 3 X 10000K T5, 2 X Actinic T5

Cooling is done with 5 medium sized PC fans and one extraction fan build into the hood.

Just a few pics. Please feel free to comment and give suggestions.

Thanks

Eugene
lighting dilemma

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 7:13pm CDT by newb

i managed to get my 150w aquamedic metal halide unit back that i had on my previous setup of about 5years back.i was completely happy with this unit as i only keep softies(previous setup had a medium clam that did well with this light unit as well).my dilemma is the fact that i`m worried about electricity consumption.when i was reefing last(about 5years back) electricity tariffs wasnt what it is today.could someone maybe set me at ease? how would the 150w MH compare to 4 t5s in consumption terms? any feedback will be appreciated.
newbie doing research

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 6:11pm CDT by WILSON

hi guys
been reading masa for a while now
got a tl450
rear compartments removed
dnw110 skimmer
hang on back mh 70watts mh 10000k
seio m820 for flow
about 9kg lr
carribean sea live sand
been running for 8 weeks
getting ready to start stocking
thought i must introduce myself as im gonna have some questions in the near future;)
Nebie

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 5:48pm CDT by nepellew

Hi peeps was wondering if my tank is right to keep anemones i have 63L tank with two T8 15watt globes one is ocean sun and the other is coral sun the ocean sun is 10.000k will this lighting be enough for my fish and maby one anemone for my clown fish i havent put any thing in the tank yet still letting it cycle in two weeks gng to put 6kgs of live rock and then let it cycle again for 4 weeks is this right please help thanks a ton :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Modular Sump?

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 4:09pm CDT by chas84

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to replace the very small sump that came with my 6-foot tank. I do have a spare 4-foot glass tank, but there's no way I'm getting that tank under the big one. I't s already got water and live rock in, so emptying it out and so on is not an option.

My other solution is to have a modular sump built (or DIY the build).

Here is a pic of what I have in mind, all comments appreciated:

I plan to have a 15cm sandbed with about 10cm water over it. Perhaps some cheato or other algea in there as well?

I found a cool site to help with the planning:

The Skimmer/Inlet Chamber:

The DSB/Fuge:

Return Chamber:

I was also thinking of having a reservoir for auto top-up, but space is a bit limited because I have a chiller in the cabinet as well. What about making do with manual top ups and eventually plumb the chiller so that it stands outside , then I'll have a space of about 45cm x 45 cm for a decent sized RO reservoir. No point in having a small reservoir that needs to be topped up every day or two.
what slug is this

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 3:10pm CDT by xtreme

Hi all

What slug is this?
canopy for opel utility

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 1:58pm CDT by burt

black canopy for opel utility, for the new opel or chef
r4000
UPS confusion

Posted: October 17th, 2010, 8:59am CDT by rakabos

Hi guys

Feel like im beating a dead dog here but anyway i need some advice with regards to a UPS. I want to run the return pump, 30W or so and heater 200W. I need about 6 hours backup time. Now i know about sine wave and how the modified ones can cause damage etc.

I am just not sure how the calculation works. So for the 230W i consume and 6 hours needed, what KVA UPS would i need? Would i require one with an inverter or would a sinewave pc type UPS do the trick?