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Eid Mubaruk to all muslim members

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 7:32am CST by ZaxXx

Eid Mubaruk to all muslim members
Hope this day brings togetherness, Stronger family bonds, forgiveness and happiness to all!!!

;) :thumbup: :yeahdude: :slayer:
scroll coral bleaching

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 3:25am CST by edyta2382

hello i got large colony of scroll coral i its started to bleach water parameters
no-3 0ppm
phos 0ppm
calcium 460
ph 8.0
sal 1.024
lights t5
looking for a chiller rated for 1500 l +

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 11:24pm CST by Brandon WJ

hi guys does anyone have or know of someone in the Cape Town area looking to sell a chiller rated for 1500l?
Please let me know.
Pair of captive bred occelaris with LTA for sale: Cape Town

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 10:36pm CST by Trev

Fish for saleCommon Name:
Pair of captive bred occelaris with LTA
Scientific Name:
-
Size of fish
small
How long have you had the fish?
2 months
Is the fish eating?
yes
Shipping or Collection only:
ether
Your location.
Cape Town
Price:
470
Photo's:

Notes:
Guys I will only sell these clowns and LTA together no seperate. The nennie has actually lost alot of colour becuase I dropped the salin to low in this tank but it is doing well eating great and very sticky I am 100% sure it will recover fully. I dont have any pics of the nennie ATM will take some tomorrow.

Trev
Maroon Clown for sale: Cape Town

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 10:27pm CST by Trev

Fish for saleCommon Name:
Maroon Clown
Scientific Name:
-
Size of fish
XL Large
How long have you had the fish?
2 years
Is the fish eating?
yes
Shipping or Collection only:
ether
Your location.
Cape Town
Price:
360
Photo's:

Notes:
-
Speaking of Phosphates

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 9:35pm CST by sihaya

This is interesting...
Feature Article: Types of Phosphorus in a Reef Aquarium and Comments and Observations of Removal by Protein Skimming | Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine
Eid Mubarak (Happy Eid)

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 9:29pm CST by Mekaeel

Eid Mubarak to all Muslim members and families. May you all have a blessed Eid tomorrow. :)
Please id this babe!!!

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 9:23pm CST by magman

found on wet web (on the Guru's list)
400W MH Light Unit for sale: JHB

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 8:46pm CST by vatso

Hardware for saleThread title:
400W MH Light Unit
Location:
JHB
Shipping or Collection only:
Collection Only
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
400W Electronic MH light unit with 2 400W globes 2 months use if that

No DIBS who ever pays firsts gets it

R2500 for housing - electronic ballast & 2 X Globes
Notes:
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Manic's NeoZeo Reef

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 4:18pm CST by Manic

Hello everyone,

I've decided to start a new tank. I have always been inspired by the amazing colourful tanks achieved on the overseas forums and have now decided to start a new tank from scratch and try and achieve a colourful sps dominated system.

Inspiration

The following two tanks have been a huge inspiration to me and can only hope that I can achieve half of what they have achieved.

A Reef in the Sky - zeovit.com
A Reef in the Sky

FEATURED SYSTEM - OCTOBER 2009
Egg crate grilles

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 2:45pm CST by JAJA

Anyone know who supplies plastic egg crate grilles in Cape Town area?
Xwave-wave maker pump

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 1:05pm CST by Oceanson

Hello guy and girl,
we are proud to announce xwave maker South Africa sole agent
any xwave maker information can check official website

Xwave - An Extra-ordinary Wave Maker

or

XWAVE-WAVE MAKER pictures by oceansoncpt - Photobucket

anyone have interest send us a pm

Oceanson Aquariam
Upgrade my Downgrade

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 11:55am CST by RiaanP

Well, always changing stuff.

I will only be able (hopefully) to restart my big 750L tank in the second quarter next year. Currently running a 240L display - standard Daro 1.2m tank that is drilled. Well I got everything around this tank that I want. And I need to do something.

Next couple of weeks a lot will change.
First item

I need a dedicated quarantine tank. And I want to remove the cheato from above the DSB. I got 2 extra 90L tanks. One is drilled.

So the bottom drilled tank will become a refugium and house the cheato. Pumped from return chamber. Gravity overflow back to the 1st chamber. With light unit moved from old DSB / cheato setup to new refugium.

Top tank is the quarantine tank, will be isolated from rest of the system. Own heater, powerheads with sponge filters, small skimmer. 60L water changes done during the week.
My DIY Recirculating Skimmer

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 11:26am CST by Jaco Schoeman

Okey. I had the need to get a skimmer on my tank (which I am still keeping hush hush) and for the best results I needed a recirculating skimmer. Now, I do not have R3000 for a skimmer, so I decided to ask here and there, steal with the eye where I can and then I finally came up with this.

It cost me around R500 in total - including pump etc. One drawback is that it is not clear, so I cannot really see what is going on in it. I also did not use the best fittings one can find probably, but it seems to work just fine.

I would like to use this as a prototype and soon build one from perspex. I do not know much about skimmers as I am a biological filtration dude, so I have now only learnt about pin wheel impellars etc. On my new design I will have all this gadgets fitted, and see which works best.

Please feel free to comment, and critisize, as I am not the expert on skimmers at all, but this one works well for now...

The Skimmer:

I bought a 160mm PVC pipe from Builders that cost me R88 for one meter. I then chopped it down to 450mm for the skimmer base.

Then I drilled a 25mm hole at the bottom and fitted a 25mm bend. This was then connected to the pump and the venturi inlet was also fitted to the inlet side of the pump.

From the side.

From the bottom.

I drilled a 50mm hole for the intake that would be connected to my DT's 50mm outlets. Just below this, you will see the second 25mm hole that would then be the outlet from the pump, blowing bubbles into the chamber. Here I also place a 25mm 45deg bend, and slightly tilted it downwards before sticking.

For the outlet, we drilled a 40mm hole, and connected a 40mm pipe via a bend upwards. On this 40mm pipe, we placed two O Ring rubbers.

Then we placed a 50mm pipe over that, in order to slide up and down the rubber o rings. This will now allow me to adjust the level of water inside the reaction chamber.

For the bottleneck inside the skimmer body I bought a 150mm funnel from Builders Warehouse for R9.99

Then I cut off the pipe end of the funnel (THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I MADE... I will say why at the bottom...)

Then I just stick the funnel inside the reaction chamber and sealed.

Here is the skimmer then built.
Silicone Tools

Posted: November 16th, 2010, 9:06am CST by Neil H

Builders warehouse currently has a DIY bathroom silicone kit with the propper edging tools available in mass quantities for about R60

I was always scheptical about the ise of these silicone tools and having built several tanks without them, doubted their usefulness

let me say this simply..... these tools are not "nice to have" or "lekker" they are absolutely essential .............!!!!!!!

If you are building any tanks in the future, or considering it, go get these tools and if there is no builders in your area, get a mate to buy them for you !!!!!!!