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Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:Leslies 1.2m for sale (feeler)
Location:East London
Shipping or Collection only:Shipping at buyers expense
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:;)
Notes:Guys i am considering selling my system as i will be moving at the end of the month, i have the following items for sale
1.200 x .750 x .600 Tank out of 10mm with Blue Perspex backing incl all plumbing R2000
Skimz Cone SK181 skimmer rated for 1200lt R4000 (paid R4700 new run 1 month)
Skims FB reactor R1170 (new never used)
2 x Tunze 6105 streams R3100ea (no controller)
2 x Ocean runner 3500 pumps for CLS system R800ea
For all of the aboveR14000
Hardware Items can only be shipped once all livestock has been sold
i thought i would take the opportunity seeing as i am moving to upgrade so i am not leaving the hobby but i may take a time out to get my new system together.
if you would like an item please stake your claim on the thread.
if you want to reserve an item or place "dibs" please stste your reason. Eg: pending measurement, etc etc only buyers with valid reasons will be allowed a reserve on the item.
This is just a feeler to see if i have enough sales to get what i want sold, i reserve the right to retract the sale should i be able to move the whole existing system, but so far it doesnt seem that way.
i will know more when i have established what is happening with the livestock which i will most likley sell locally or take to one of our stores here to be sold.
i dont mind shipping hardware at buyers expense and risk.
regards Les
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It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since we last published our list of
best aquarium products of 2009. If you needed any indication that 2010 was a big year for aquarium products, consider that last year our list included only ten products and this year the list is double. More so than any other year, 2010 has been a year for new features and true, next generation performance from the pumps, the lights and a wide range of aquarium gear. Many of the reef aquarium products released in 2010 will shape the future of the reef aquarium hobby. Congratulations to all the manufacturers who made such awesome products this year and we can’t wait to see what you’ll be serving up in 2011. Continue reading for the best aquarium products of 2010 and if you fell in love with some particular products this year, that’s what the comments are for.
Controllable Tunze Silence Electronic
A quiet and efficient centrifugal water pump that is made in Germany for a couple hundred dollars is always a deal. But to get the Tunze Silence Electronic and all of it’s controllability for that same price is an absolute steal. The Tunze Silence Electronic can interface with popular aquarium controllers making it one of the most versatile water pumps in the hobby. At just two hundred bucks and really simple operation, we really look forward to seeing what kinds of cockamamie application reefers will execute with this water pump.
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Ecosmart Wireless protocol from Ecotech Marine
You may be wondering why we didn’t select the MP60 for this award and simply put, the new large vortech is a beast, but making a large magnetically coupled prop pump is an old hat trick from EcoTech Marine. The Ecosmart wireless protocol and the new and improved controllers are a much more significant milestone for the aquarium hobby and Ecotech has already worked with a few controller makers to get third party hardware talking to the vortech pumps. Although the Ecosmart wireless protocol is currently only being used in Vortechs, we see the Zigbee powered wireless chips making their way into all kinds of aquarium products in the future.
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Sicce Voyager 10
The Sicce Voyager 10 propeller pump is absolutely
sick when it comes to moving massive amounts of water, and we mean ‘sick’ in a hip,
off-the-hook kind of way. When holding this pump underwater while it is on (extremely not recommended), the force of the water flow is enough to push your hand back and it feels almost like a little outboard prop motor. Combine the performance of the Sicce Voyager 10 with it’s dead-silent operation, high efficiency and a sub-$200 price tag and you’ve got one of the highest value propeller pumps ever built for reefing.
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Innovative Viewing System Portal
The IVS Portal is one of the breakout hits of 2010 which was totally from left field. This innovative viewing device is at once a large magnifying glass that magnetically grips to the aquarium glass, and while they were at it IVS applied a little scrubby material and added algae cleaning to it’s spec sheet. There have been some criticisms about the difference in functionality between this $65 viewer and any old $10 magnifying glass. For starters, the glass of the specially designed for aquarium viewing and at least the four inch version allows for
bifocalmagnified view which is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Trust us, you can neigh-say all you want but you will understand what we mean when you see one in person.
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RotiGrow System
The Roti-Grow system is a brand new method of raising the most nutritious rotifers possible from the undisputed global leaders in aquaculture feeds, Reed Mariculture. Our very own Matt Pedersen absolutely fell in love with the RotiGrow system when one batch of captive bred dottybacks turned out unexpectedly high survival and growth rates. When you consider the massive momentum in the breeding world with the relative ease of growing juicy rotifers using the RotiGrow System, we get goosebumps imagining what kind of marine breeding breakthroughs we can expect for 2011.
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AquaMedic Turboflotor Blue 500 and
Hydor Slim Skim Nano
Nano reef aquaria have been left out when it comes to having an efficient and small protein skimmer that doesn’t absolutely suck. All of that changed in 2010 when we got not one but two models of extremely functional small internal protein skimmers which are worth adding to small reef aquarium set ups. Both the AquaMedic Turboflotor Blue 500 and Hydor Slim Skim Nano can do a respectable amount of protein skimming for just about $100 and we refuse to pick one over the other since they both have their strengths and the bottom line is these are some of the best small skimmers the reef hobby has ever seen.
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AI LED- tricolor with new firmware
When it comes to LED lights, the AI LED Sol is
still in a league of it’s own. Top of the line Cree XP LEDs, color control, custom made lenses, an integrated active heatsink and a high performance to cost ratio made the AI LED one of the best LED lights in 2009. This year the AI Sol received multiple upgrades like wider 70 degree lenses, tricolor LED pucks which were easily swapped out in previous generation and a free firmware upgrade to the controller brought even more functionality to this widely beloved LED aquarium light.
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NanoCustoms Unibody Reef Lights
Once the unibody reef lights from NanoCustoms start shipping out en masse, they will forever raise the industry’s expectations of what a reef aquarium light can be. CNC-machined from a solid block of aluminum, the NanoCustoms unibody reef lights offer a huge heatsink for the T5s and LEDs that need to be kept cool for maximum performance. The NC Unibodies come in several flavors, a hybrid LED + T5 light which shipped this year and some strictly LED and strictly T5 versions which are just starting to reach final production stages. The hybrid unibody is particularly exciting because it offers up the best of both lighting technologies, making the switch to LED that much easier for stubborn reefers. Furthermore, the NC Unibodies will have lasting value as the body will last forever, allowing the user to mix and match LEDs and T5s ad infinitum.
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Ecoxotic LED Cannon
The Multichip LEDs of the Ecoxotic LED Cannon brought a level of power that made it easy for metal halide users to equate their performance to what they already know. Available in white or blue, the 50 watt LED spotlight is already being used to make some colorful and dramatic reef displays. We look forward to seeing more multichip LEDs available to reefers in 2011.
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ReefBrite blue LED strip
The blue ReefBrite LED strips has become one of the most popular blue LED options for reefers wishing to add some blue LED hotness to their existing setups. The blue coloration of the ReefBrite LED strips is much richer than we’ve come to expect from most blue LEDs. Their range of sizes, integrated reflector and mounting brackets and reasonable pricing has made the ReefBrite strips the first LED light of many reefers.
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CoralSky SL2
The new version of the striplights from CoralSky, the SL2 pack the power of an LED spotlight in a striplight form factor. For the same price as the previous generation of SL, $250 of CoralSky SL2 gets you 35 watts of LED power and an additional $25 gets you high quality LeDil lenses to help you get some additional penetration from these supplemental LED strips.*
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Avast Marine Swabbie Protein Skimmer Neck Cleaner
A self cleaning protein skimmer lid starting at $135, need we say more? The Swabbie may be bordering on the rudimentary but for the price, we expect all higher end protein skimmers to ship with the Swabbie or a version thereof in the future, like the
Warner Marine MF Series skimmers are already doing.
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D-D Aquarium Solution true Salinity Refractometer
Are we the only reefers outraged that in 2010 our refractometers are still shipping with a calibration and scale for brine? The D-D Aquarium Solution is the only refractometer on the market which ships with calibration for seawater, not brine, and even if you recalibrate your current refractometer using real seawater instead of just NaCl, the D-D true salinity refractometer is still the only one that is made with a scale for seawater.
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KW Reactor 300 from Two Little Fishies
Adding kalkwasser to reef aquarium water is still the best and cheapest way to simultaneously raise your Calcium, alkalinity and pH. Automating the process of kalkwasser addition involves the use of a motorized kalkstirrer but with the new KW Reactor 300 from two little fishies, the hardware required to automatically dose CaOH is now cheaper, simpler and easier than ever. Take one look at the video in the link and you’ll see that the KW Reactor 300 may singlehandedly make kalkwasser dosing cool again.
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B-Ionic 4 part seawater
If you think all aquarium salt mixes are the same, think again. B-ionic 4-part seawater system is a totally new concept in high quality aquarium saltwater which is starting to catch on with microbatch and commercial scale marine operations alike. B-ionic Seawater is not the cheapest salt on the market, but with a mixing time of minutes, which is clearer and cleaner than anything we’ve ever used, this new way of making saltwater has really shifted our perceptions of how a marine salt mix should perform.
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Mame Nano Overflow
The Mame Nano Overflow is one of the most beautiful aquarium devices we’ve ever seenand it is not only neat, but it is also the smallest footprint overflow siphon device available to nano reefers who are using some form of external filtration. The Mame Nano Overflow may still be a boutique aquarium device but we hope that it will come to influence the design and fabrication of similar reef aquarium products in the future.
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Hanna Checker
Behold the future of aquarium water testing!Although we may all be content to manually test our aquarium water with analog chemical reagents, future generation of reefers will scoff at the idea of straining their eyes to read color scales. Whereas water testing colorimeters once cost upwards of hundreds of dollars a piece, this year Hanna introduced the $49 checker series of water testing devices. The Hanna checkers are not without some compromises, but for now there is no way to ignore the accuracy and ease of use that these colorimeters provide.
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New Era Fish Food
New Era Aquaculture may already be an aquarium staple in the UK and Europe but it’s only this year that NEA struck a deal for North American distribution. You may believe that dry foods are already good enough but the cold-extruded and cold processed foods by New Era Aquaculture have been
critically designed to provide maximum nutrition and minimum waste in the aquarium water.* We’ve been using the flake and pellets on a variety of fish for three months and although the fish look as good as they did on a diet heavy in frozen food, the aquarium water is remaining significantly less polluted. Give it a couple years and we’ve no doubt aquarium stores in the US will soon have shelves looking like the one above from a UK LFS.
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Hi to all,
A quick question to the Acro guru's out there:
Any thoughts as to the name of this species ? ( Sorry , not a great pic)
All I do know is that it is a wild colony and most likely hails from South East Asia.
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:thumbup:On behalf of the management and staff at Sams Aquarium, we'd like to wish you a blessed 2011 with lots of happiness and good health for the future. Thankyou to all for your support and encouragement throughout the years. May we start 2011 with a quote from M.K. Ghandi : "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Best wishes from Sam, Ebrahim,Naiema& Nosipho and the rest of the team.:)
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I am looking for someone in the Sandton/JHB area to build a tank stand for me.
Please see my thread for a Google Sketchup drawing of the stand.
Johan's 720l - Marine Aquariums of South Africa
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howzit,
is anyone willing to give me a bit of sand to seed my dsb and a piece of cheato?
thanks in advance
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I have a 600l , 7 week Reef tank and battling to get my Nitrate levels below zero , is this normal or can I use something to get this sorted out , I want to start adding some corals/anemones etc but to scared to do so, whats your advise .
Thanks
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hey just wanted to say hi ! im a newbie here but have been in the hobby for 20+ years and have wrasses galore ! just wanted to check out the information on this site and hope that i can be helped and also help others
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In May of this year,
I asked if 2010 would be the year that the marine aquarium hobby shifted to breeding. By September of this year, I felt we already had our answer since this has indeed been one of the best years in recent history for marine fish breeders. The achievements of this year also send a big message to critical and skeptical observers of our community that we care about our reefs and we’re working to preserve them. The marine aquarium hobby is also working to be the ark for the marine life we cherish, by virtue of learning to captively propagate as many species as we can. We can only hope to see that momentum build in 2011. After scouring the internet and Reef Builders archives, here’s an in-depth look at the marine breeder’s highlights for 2010!
Perhaps the most telling sign that 2010 was going to be “different” for the hobby mindset started with the January
establishment of Green Marine, the first exclusively
captive-raised/captive-bred marine retail establishment in the country, if not the world. Søren Hansen of Sea & Reef Aquaculture kicked off my Reef Builders contributions with the news of
large funding procurements for aquaculture R&D . . . something that rarely occurs for ornamental fish producers. The marine breeding world
suffered the loss of a commercial breeding pioneer in Frank Hoff, founder of Instant Ocean Hatcheries and Florida Aqua Farms, and author of the
Plankton Culture Manual and
Conditioning, Spawning and Rearing of Fish With Emphasis on Marine Clownfish, who passed away in late January of this year.* We saw the closing of one of the longest running commercial hatcheries, Reef Propagations Inc., with
the retirement of pioneering breeder Joe Lichtenbert. We also saw
C-Quest relinquish its tropical location (Puerto Rico) to set up a new facility in Wyoming, but not before releasing some
captive bred Golden Damselfish. Rumors also bubbled up that long-silent producer, Frank Baensch of
Reef Culture Technologies in Hawaii, would be reentering the scene with captive bred angelfish. Just a few weeks ago, Tennessee-based Sustainable Aquatics
released new clownfish variants, including 2 new varieties never before produced. Another long-silent commercial hatchery, Proaquatix, truly reentered the ornamental market this year, most notably with the first releases of captive bred Lookdowns,
Selen volmer (
first reported here on Reef Builders, with a
more in depth article in the forthcoming Jan/Feb 2011 edition of CORAL Magazine!).
We also saw examples of the ongoing confusion that surrounds “captive-bred” vs. “tank-raised” with rumors that the Proaquatix Lookdowns were not captive bred (they are CB), while at the same time the release of
“captive-bred” Pinnatus Batfish might actually be an example of “tank raised” fish being mismarketed somewhere in the supply chain – the jury is still out, but it’s looking like the Pinnatus are probably tank-raised. Confusion like this hadn’t really been an issue in the past few years as supplies of wild-sourced tank-raised fish had subsided (and so had the misinformation that there were captive-bred Hepatus Tangs freely available). With Sustainable Aquatic’s big push into the market with their tank-raised Sustainable Island brand of fish, we can expect hobbyists and suppliers to once again be confused over what captive-bred really is. At some levels of the supply chain, a distinction is not even made, with all captive-bred, pen-raised, tank-raised, and ocean-cultivated specimens being lumped together under general umbrellas like “aquacultured”, making it impossible to discern the differences.
The biggest news of the year in commercial circles was undoubtedly
ORA’s release of captive bred Mandarins (
Synchiropus splendidus and
S. picturatus). Designer Clownfish enthusiasts were not let down by ORA either, with the
release of Domino and Midnight Clownfish varieties and glimpses of
Misbar Maroons @ MACNA that could be though thought of as “picasso-ish”. However, fish breeders who were paying attention didn’t miss that ORA also quietly announced successful propagation of a couple new Dottyback species (
Pseudochromis elongatus and
Ps. bitaeniatus). My other pick for the top spot in 2010 commercial innovations falls squarely to the folks at Reed Mariculture who refined and released their
new line of improved frozen phytoplankton pastes for marine fish breeding as the RotiGrow System. While not “sexy” like a new fish species or variety, these feeds may affect fish breeding in 2011 and beyond in ways we cannot fully anticipate or appreciate just yet!
It is important to note that none of these commercial producers would be in business if you weren’t buying, so bravo to those of you who realized you don’t *need* to have wild caught fish when there are captive-bred counterparts available. With the Banggai Cardinalfish (
Pterapogon kauderni) remaining on the IUCN Red List as “endangered” since 2007, I’m happy to report that most hobbyist Banggai breeders report having virtually no problem meeting demand and selling their offspring for a very good price to their fellow hobbyists. With commercial producers continuing to somewhat avoid this species, and wild caught specimens continuing to be imported and sometimes dying in droves, this species remains the domain of the home hobbyist breeder.* It seems hobbyists are willing to line up to get their hands on captive-bred Banggais.
Not surprisingly, we also have non-commercial breeders to thank for some advancements in captive propagation. In September, 2010, notable marine fish breeder and author
Matthew L. Wittenrich was selected as the MASNA 2010 Aquarist of the Year. While some incorrectly believe Wittenrich was the first to spawn and rear Mandarins (he wasn’t) it was his work producing them in such quantity that grabbed everyone’s attention. In my opinion, it is not this singular achievement, but rather a massive body of work including his 2007
Complete Illustrated Breeder’s Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes that earned him this long overdue recognition.
I’m hard pressed to think of any “species firsts” that occurred in 2010 when it comes to fish. But who cares when we have
Richard Ross @ Steinhart and the California Academy of Sciences breeding the Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi! (yes, there have been babies). This wasn’t the only innovation at Steinhart, with Richard Ross’s earlier reports on the
captive spawning of Rhinopias sp. Scorpionfish (making it to 15 days post hatch)* as well as Matt Wandell’s report on the
captive spawning of Black Ribbon Eels.* And talk about coming close, Atlantis Marine World’s
Todd Gardner is continuing to push the envelop, getting captive-spawned Liopropomma Reef Basslets to 46 days post hatch! We are all watching with optimism to see if 2011 brings us captive-bred Candy Basslets!
In my opinion, breeders suffered a setback this year with the ongoing problems @
MOFIB (Marine Ornamental Fish and Invertebrate Breeder’s Association). While I’m hesitant to even bring it up being the ousted founder of the organization, honest and complete reporting requires that we share the disappointments as well as the triumphs. The current BOD* has not released meeting minutes since the
August 2010 meeting, and shortly after the 2010 elections, the board scrapped plans for progress towards charitable / non-profit status. More recently,
member pleas for information or even to volunteer seem to be met with relative silence. The quality of day-in-day-out operations seems to have hit an all time low and the level of poor and misinformation showing up continues to rise.* It would seem that the only real thrust this year was to have a presence at MACNA, but of course, a MACNA booth isn’t what MOFIB is all about. While MOFIB’s status is sad, other organizational developments at the hobbyist and academic level have me looking forward with the knowledge that just like in fish breeding, you may fail many times before you get it right!
Marine breeders found new encouragement in the form of the
Marine Breeding Initiative, or MBI, spearheaded by Chad Penney and Tal Sweet of MASM.
Conceived in late 2009, this universal Breeder’s Award Program (BAP) for marine breeders of fish and invertebrates rolled out in 2010 and continues to grow and gather attention (including this
Reef Hobbyist Magazine article on the MBI). It brings the motivation of friendly competition to the pursuit of propagation, while also building a robust knowledge base of breeding data as part of the program requirements. The decentralized, universal BAP model brings breeding back to the local level, being a free program for every marine aquarium organization to join and participate in. The MBI/MASM also organized a possible “first of its kind”
Marine Breeder’s Workshop in March, 2010, and is in the planning stages to expand on this event for 2011. Given the relatively small but growing interest group, this niche-within-a-niche marine aquarium event may turn into something really special in the years ahead. Yes, in the interest of full disclosure, I do currently set on the MBI Council, and for anyone with the once-bitten, twice-shy mentality, the MBI leadership is a “benevolent dictatorship” model…no politics to worry about because we all know exactly who the bosses are!
Another non-commercial program, discussed at this year’s MACNA by Judy St. Leger, is
Seaworld’s Rising Tide Conservation program. While this program is still in the infancy stages, Seaworld and other organizations are trying to once again bridge the gap between academic, commercial, and amateur breeders and fund projects in the realm of marine ornamental propagation. The goals and ideas have merit, and 2011 will hopefully show how this program comes together.
Still, day-in, day-out, hobbyist breeders continue to tread where the commercial breeders may not, or can not. We featured the work of Junkai Ong here on Reef Builders, being one of only a few people in the world who’ve ever
spawned and reared the mean-spirited Mccullochi Dottyback (Cypho purpurascens). Of course, in browsing online, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out other acheivements by hobbyist breeders. Instantly coming to mind is the breeding of two ultra-mean Dottyback species normally ignored by commercial propagators, the
Royal Dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellae) and the
Diadema Dottyback (P. diadema), by Graham (gpsmart on MOFIB). I should also mention the work of Amy Drehmel (Midnight Angel) who has succeeded in
spawning the Ghost Ribbon Eel first in September 2009, but has since opted to retreat from the open-source breeding model of other breeders.* Of course, how could we not mention the buzz around
Marcel Triessl’s origination of Albino Ocellaris?
Perhaps the most interesting development on the non-commercial front is the remarkably high quality captive-bred Latezonatus Clownfish (
Amphiprion latezonatus) produced by renouned breeder Karen Brittain in Hawaii. We may remember the first captive-bred Latezonatus hitting the commercial scene in late December of 2009.
These fish from an undisclosed source in Australia were certainly exciting, but as things progressed, we learned while they were robust fish, they were virtually all misbars. While they entered the market at prices of over $300 each, the prices rapidly plummeted over the next several months and were seen as low as $120 each at times. This price drop represents two possibilities – simple economics of supply and demand, but also a likely reflection of the disappointment in a fish, also commonly known as the “Wide Band” Clownfish,
lacking its namesake patterning! Well, admittedly I don’t know how she did it and I haven’t yet asked, but
fully-barred captive bred Latezonatus clownfish from Karen Brittain became available in the last month and are back at the nice high price of $300 each!
In perhaps the strangest (or most surreal) move of the year, the commercial side of the industry reiterated through its choices just how important it believes sustainability is, and how much faith it places in captive breeding at the hobbyist level. In a move that surprised just about everyone, the s
ustainably-collected SEASMART PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish went not to the highest bidder, but to a breeder. And not a commercial breeder, but yours truly, who happens to be one of the staunchest anti-guppification advocates out there (but this is a wild form, so definitely falls under the preservation umbrella). While still humbled by the decision and thankful for all the support, the greater message is that our hobby and industry is not in it for the short term buck…if it was, SEASMART, Pacific Aqua Farms and Blue Zoo Aquatics would have seen this fish go to the highest bidder, and likely never be seen or heard from again.
As you can see, 2010 was a year simply chock-full of marine breeding news. I can’t even begin to imagine what 2011 has in store for us all. With marine breeding being the “final frontier” of our hobby (in my opinion), I look forward to the year that I simply cannot keep up? Will 2011 be that year?
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Martin Moe is truly one of*the*ground breakers*in the hobby and his tome “Marine Aquarium Handbook: Beginner to Breeder” is a must read and handy companion to have around. Recently Moe’s book was awarded a Ben Franklin Award in the Best Science Book of 2010 category. The annual awards are presented by the Independent Book Publishers Association and the Ben Franklin awards are in their 23rd year celebrating excellence in writing, design, and independent publishing.
We are huge fans of Moe’s
Marine Aquarium Handbook that recently went through a revision and was released with the introduction from one of our other favorite trailblazers — Julian Sprung. For many years Moe and his wife Barbara published the book themselves*producing*over 300,000 copies. *The revised version of book was published through the publishers of CORAL magazine*under the Microcosm/TFH imprint.
Many hands worked on the new version with updated photography from Matt Wittenrich, Scott Michael, Alf Jacob Nilsen, Denise Nielsen Tackett and Larry Tackett, Charles Delbeek, and our very own contributor and breeder Matt Pedersen.*Congratulations*to Martin and Barbara and a big thanks to all that have contributed to this book over the years.
[via
CORAL Magazine]
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Emblemariosis cf carib male photograpehd at Mona Island, Puerto Rico by Keri Wilk
Emblemariopsis carib and
E. arawak are two recently described Chaenopsid blennies that were previously being labeled as the Flagfin Blenny,
Emblemariopsis signifer.
Emblemariopsis carib and
E. arawak are sympatric species which means that they co-occur along their range which so far is known to occur from Puerto Rico to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Blennies in the genus
Emblemariopsis can be really hard to distinguish since they have juvenile, female and male coloration, and the males may be lightly or darkly colored depending on their sexual activity. Many closely related diminutive fish species can look identical when dead and preserved but their subtle differences can be seen in living specimens.
Molecular analysis of the genetic markers of these fish were crucial in determining the amount of speciation between
Emblemariopsis carib and
E. arawak but other tools were also used. What is particularly interesting about this publication by Benjamin Victor in the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation is that it specifically points out the significance underwater macro photography in aiding to distinguish these two species. A couple more pictures when you continue reading.
Emblemariopsis cf carib on left, E. arawak on right. Photo by Juan Carlos Navarro
A male Emblemariopsis cf carib photographed in St. Vincent by Keri Wilk
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So all of you having cyano issues, go to your pharmacy and a small bottle of hydrogen peroxide, a syringe and some tubing.
where ever you have cyano, inject 1ml of HP in it or just under and WHAM! it goes...
now dont add to much as it can cause a reduction in redox, at most use 2ml at a time.
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Our container of the New 28 gal NANO-CUBE CF Quad has finally arrived bringing all the latest Nano cube goodies to South Africa.
The New Cube has the following Modifications:
* A Massive
105W Compact Flourescent light tube (2 Blue and 2 White)
* 4 Nite veiw LED
* A new intergreated centre over flow
* A new 3 stage filter media basket, making filter maintenance a breeze and offering an easy refugium conversion option
* A designated heater column in filter chamber on back of tank
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TWO return pumps with Dual Diretional nozzles
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A Ocean Pulse wavemaker included:thumbup:
* A desinated skimmer columb for the new 28 Gal Nano Cube
Protein Skimmer
Check out the pics below:
Check the lights out
Check out the new adjustable canopy stay and those double pump nozzles:eek:
We also brought in a whole range of new items and spares for the Nano cube range which include:
Cabinets
Protein skimmers
Light tubes
Pumps
Wave makers
Filter media
LED Magnetic Refugium Lights
Aquascraper with glass and acrylic attachment for coralline algae:eek:
As well as 24 gal media and spares:yeahdude:
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Hi there
The past week I have noticed my marine aquarium's water started to turn cloudy and over night it changed yellow. I did a water change, following the advice of another aquariumist... nothing. Still yellow. Then a pet shop told me to add a pack of activated charcoal in my sump, and even if possible take a pack of charcoal and put it in a stocking and put it drifting in my tank. I did a test on it and everything is fine. They say I must NOT do another water change this week. But what can I do, it's really disgusting and I almost can't see my fish if they do not swim up to the glass.
I have a 130L Tank.
2 x Clowns, 1 x Dragon Wrasse, 1 Yellow Sailfin, 1 x Box Fish, 1 x Spider Crab, 1 x Hermit Crab, 2 Cardinals.
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Hi all, I need containers to move about 900liters of water. Does anyone have containers that I can borrow for the move? I will be needing them next week (first week of January)
Please PM me if you can help me in this regard as I cant see the reason to go buy containers for one move...
Thx
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if you have to do it all over again, how would you set up your tank? Shallow Sand Bed, Deep Sand Bed, Bare Bottom or Plenum? just gathering ideas.
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Where can I find plastic canvas In Cape Town?
Thanks in advance;)
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I wanted to know if these Polyps are an invasive species and if so how do you get rid of them? Also what the correct name is.
http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/vbim...mg&imgid=33062
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i seem to have a bit of gha on a piece of my live rock. there is not much at at the moment but i dont want it to spread so what are my options? my tank has only been running for two weeks now.
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Single Coral for saleCommon Name: gorgonian
Scientific Name: acabaria splenders
Size of coral 200mm x 150mm
How long have you had the coral? 3 months
Shipping or Collection only: collect
Your location. east rand
Price: R250.00
Photo's: this gorgonian is opening and feeding
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Filtration help please
Hi all
I am planning the new setup... So would like some advice on the filtration.
I will be running a
DSB and want to run a ATS. There will also be a skimmer in the sump and some
LR. I want to run some Carbon as well...
1. Is the filtration system good?
2. How does the carbon filtering work?
3. Bioball Chamber with filterwool before it to block Detruis, wil this work?
4. Any other additional filter media or ideas that I need?
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Hi All,
I have been keeping tropical freshwater fish and have decided to venture to marine. I know it is more difficult but am keen to learn. I will be asking some advice and questions and look forward to getting response from you more experianced aquariasts. Look forward to chatting and possibly meeting fellow fish keepers in Cape Town.
Cheers
Jonathan
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Does anyone know where I can get 6mm thick glass in the Sandton area? Only need a few small pieces? PG Glass?
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Hi
Does anyone have any experience with Dymax skimmer?
Are they any good. Currnetly looking at the Dymax Re-Circulating Skimmer RS-40. Its rated for 1200l. My system is about 600l
thanks
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removed some fish from my DT yesterday and they are free for collection.they are a clarkii clown,humbug damsel and big purple damsel.want them removed asap as i am scared that they will get sucked into skimmer pump.i dont have any pics thats why im posting it here and not in the for sale section.PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY CELL ONLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.0793135064
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Hi everyone and Merry Christmas!
I got back from a little over a week's holiday. My tank was fine, except for the glass being a bit covered in algae. I cleaned it today.
I noticed my Cladiella missing. The person who looked after my tank said he noticed it missing yesterday morning. I thought nothing of it, maybe it just came loose or something. however, i couldn't find it anywhere in the tank.
A few minutes ago I found two Nudi's (I managed to ID them as Tritoniopsis elegans, thanks to the
The Sea Slug Forum - Tritoniopsis elegans ).
From what I've been able to Google, practically all advice it to remove it. I really don't want to kill things, but if it's going to be eating my softies, it should rather go. What would be the best way to get rid of it?
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On my Blog many SPS Pics :thumbup:
Greetings Jürgen
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Metal detector wanted
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just got hold of a t5 unit that has 4 bulbs without any ballasts.the tubes are some german brand that costs something likeR450 each.can i run the normal aquamedic-sylvania lights in here or will i have to change to external ballasts?
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Hey guys. Wanted to know why are magnet mounts "better" than suction cups, are they really better and are suction cups crappy? I was thinking maybe I dont have to buy magnet mounts and I could save a buck or two. Are they worth it?
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Posted: December 25th, 2010, 8:15am CST by CW
Hi there PPL
Ive got myself a canopy.
2X54w T5 white 20000k
2x54w T5 Actinic 40000k
8xLED moonlight
Here is some pics.
mary christmas to all.
Now im only wating untill the 13of jan. then im getting some hermet crabs for a start.
Gonna feed them food that drops down to sumstrate like shrimps and so on.
Ill keep you all posted.
Please tell me what you think ppl.
Oh ja, and ive also supported the sump with 2peases of wood at the bottom.
Cw out...:thumbup:
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I was given a beaut condition dianas hogfish, but it doesnt like my small gobies and wrasses.
Anyone want to swop it for another coral friendly fish?
Can also swop for a small coral frag or mushroom.
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Various frags for saleCommon Names: Mushroom corals
Scientific Names: -
Size of frags various
How long have you had the frags? -
Are the frags mounted? Yes
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Your location. Cape Town
Price: -
Photo's: 
R120 Live Rock & 6 Mushrooms
R 150 Live Rock & 13 Mushrooms
R 50 Clarki Clown plus free yellow tail Damsel
Notes: Please contact me cell no. 079 313 5064
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To all my Christian friends on the Forum:
May you and yours have a very Blessed Christmas.
Hennie & Family
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Hardware for saleThread title:AquaMedic 150 w MH Ocean Light Unit
Location:Cape Town
Shipping or Collection only:Both - Shipping at buyers costs
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
Notes:Reason for selling this excellent unit, changing over to T5s.please contact me on cell:0793135064. Price R 800.00.
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Hey people, im looking for 4x 5000L sun sun flow pumps or an equivalent in JHB. Trying not to spend alot here thats why looking for sun suns :P .. Any offers?
I have a 150x70x50 DT and planning on keeping mixed corals (no sps), like softies, lps etc
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Our friend Dan Navin shot this great video diving out in a submerged atoll dubbed the*Eastern Fields in Papua New Guinea recently and aptly titled the video “More fish than water.” Dan grabbed this amazing video footage this month on a dive during his free time and thought of us. We aren’t sure if he’s trying to just give us a great video of a healthy and thriving reef ecosystem or to make us bitterly jealous but either way, this is what he had to say about the video:
Video footage from the Eastern Fields of Papua New Guinea. The Eastern fields are a large submerged atoll approx 170 km southwest of Port Moresby. Limited fishing pressure, along with nutrient rich water from the Gulf of Papua this time of year, combine to create overwhelming amounts of fish which feed on the suspended food particles. I shot this video during a live aboard dive trip with the MV Golden Dawn, December 2010.
We appreciate the video and we also look forward to seeing more from him since he’s going to be in Indonesia doing some diving over the holidays. We’ll be sitting here toasty by the fire, thinking about warm and tropical places as we stare*longingly at our reef tanks at home. Thanks again for the video Dan!
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These racoons were up to no good so I apprehended them and incarsirated them in my FOWLR tank.
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hey all,
me asking another question again.
I just want to know, I had 4 T5 tubes (2X 12 000K and 2X actinic) in my tank.
my lightning had a yellowish apperance, so I decided to buy another 2 39W 12000K T5`s and wait for it,,,its still yellowish.
now, I wanted to get myself a 8X T5 unit but are worried about the yellow apperance. what would be best the 8XT5`s or a unit with 4Xt5`s +2 X150w MH?
Paul
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Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title: Bargain 4ft full system for sale
Location: PTA
Shipping or Collection only: Collection/Shipping
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: 
Notes: Tank Specs:
- Tank (6mm Euro Braced) 1250x450x500 (LxWxH) with corner overflow
- 2x 300mm sumps in each cuboard linked
- 6x 54W T5's (bout 4 months old)
- 300W heater
- Oak veneer cabinet and hood
- Running DSB and Live gravel (bout 40 kg)
- TS1 Skimmer
No livestock or LR is included.
Need to sell this setup urgently as the new one is coming end December. Looking for R5000 neg for the whole setup.
PM me and Mail me for faster response...
daniebrink@telkomsa.net
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Hi,
I would like to put my sump on a trolley of sorts, anyone got ideas?
i saw on on reef central and was fine, would wood be strong enuff?
dimension of sump 1mx400x500h, probably weigh 150kg
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GUYS.
First I want to wish al MASA Friends a happy X-mas.
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I started a week ago with a new 50 lt Boyu TL-450 Nano tank.
It is cycling for a week now.
I got inside 3 pcs of Kenya LVR , 1 med pcs Tonga branch & 1 pcs Bali LVR.
As DSB I used Agronite "Pearl".
1st Chamber - floss sponge and pump of the skimmer & UV light.
2nd Chamber - The Skimmer
3rd Chamber - some DSB Agronite in a stocking and Kenya chunk pcs on top of the stocking with dsb.
4th chamber - I have Return pump, heater & Purigine. (Will add chem-pure later).
I did not test water as yet ,will do and post later.
I put the light on for 1 hour a day.
Any advise and comments welcome if it is constructive.
Side of tank:
Side of Tank:
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Fish for saleCommon Name: marine beta and twin spot raas
Scientific Name: -
Size of fish 10 cm
How long have you had the fish? 5 months
Is the fish eating? yes
Shipping or Collection only: both
Your location. Durban
Price: 280 each
Photo's: 
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ORA staff member Mike Park returning a turtle to its holding tank after being tagged - image courtesy ORA, copyright 2010.
For a second winter in a row, freezing overnight temperatures in Florida put marinelife at risk.*
In a recurrence of the cold snap in January 2010, Florida ornamental marine fish and coral farmer
ORA jumped into action last week to serve as a warming center for marine sea turtles, stunned by the extreme cold.* As the last of the well-rested (and toasty warm) sea turtles are returned to the water just before Christmas hits, we talked with Dustin Dorton of ORA to get the inside scoop on ORA’s participation in this seasonal sea turtle rescue.
Organizations around the state of Florida were out in force dealing with turtles in crisis, locating cold stunned turtles either washed up on beaches or in the case of most ORA rescues, floating in the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoons.* Quite simply, if a turtle makes no attempt to escape when rescuers grab it, the turtle is deemed cold stunned and brought in for special care.
“It’s hard to say exactly how many turtles we housed this time around,” said Dorton.* “Every day [FWC] would bring some in, and others would leave.”* Dorton estimates at least 100 sea turtles recuperated in multiple 5,000 gallon holding tanks at ORA.
ORA has found itself moving up the list of organizations the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission) calls in emergencies.* “I’m not a turtle expert, but I ask the FWC questions when they’re not too busy to be annoyed,” disclaimed a humble Dorton, but we think the ORA staff is learning quickly.
Last winter, over 5,000 turtles affected by plummeting temperatures were housed around the state, sometimes in warehouses, for days. Dorton relayed that the dry storage prevents these turtles from drowning and allows them to warm up but it exacerbates the digestion problems caused by the frigid waters.* As the turtles start to warm many of them are full of gas and are too buoyant to swim below the surface, leaving them vulnerable to predators and boat strikes.
Before these turtles can be released, they have to be warmed to around 70F, and their digestive tracks emptied.* This is most effectively accomplished in large, warm water holding situations that only a few facilities can provide.* The multiple 5,000 gallon systems at ORA’s disposal are the remnants of a shrimp farming operation — too large for ornamental fish culture, but perfectly suited for housing dozens of cold-stunned turtles in the ideal manner.
While the building and facility has been empty for over a year, Dorton said, “we can fill and heat on short notice.” *This time around, most of the turtles that came to ORA were able to skip the “dry dock” procedure, instead coming directly to ORA, getting a bit of re-hydration and warm spa treatment during their short stay.
Another new activity in this recent rescue effort was the FWC program of PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tagging all the turtles for more reliable tracking.* FWC staff was in the lead, cataloging turtles from collection point to release, even tracking movement between holding tanks. *Any wild turtle that wasn’t already tagged (the vast majority of turtles rescued lacked tags this year) got tagged. *An interesting side note — all the turtles that passed through ORA’s doors this time around were juveniles possibly being the first time they were encountered by the FWC.
In a time where the marine aquarium industry is coming under ever more scrutiny from outsiders, we are proud to have ORA in our midst. *It’s definitely worth mentioning that all the labor for this turtle rescue operation is donated freely, and to date ORA has not been compensated for any costs associated with the efforts. *ORA’s investment in local marine conservation efforts like this turtle rescue is commendable, and their generosity is certainly made possible by the hobbyist and industry support they receive. *All the sea turtles know is they’re still alive, and as Dustin Dorton reminded us (and the turtles), “this is just the start of the winter season, and ORA stands at the ready should emergency strike local sea turtles again.” *On behalf of all the sea turtles and marine aquarists, we’d like to say thank you ORA.
Passive Integrated TransponderPassive Integrated Transponder
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So guess what?!
After 18 mnths my tank has "got" too small - damn salt water makes everything shrink!!!
So with the wife being preggies I am faced with either starting an additional nano type or going bigger.
She bought me my chiller and LR so is cool with the whole marine issue - well at least until now.
So with this in mind I have now for the first time got to convince her that it is money well spent.
Now the question I ask is what do you guys think, Current tank is 1250x 600x600. Should the new one be 1500x900x600 or 1800x600x600. I pesonally think that the width will be more pleasing to the eye that the length. Also the 1500 length will allow me to use my existing equipment especially the lighting units.
Any thoughts?
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Hi guys
i am indeed going to buy a boyu tl550 tomorrow and urgently need to know where i can buy red sea salt and sand from in strand/gordonsbay area??
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Large-scale exhibits at public aquariums are always impressive, especially when you have the*humongously*graceful Whale Shark as part of the show. In case you haven’t been to the Georgia Aquarium, one crafty reader of the website BoingBoing put together this sweet little 3D video of the exhibit. Sure its not Avatar or Tron but you can watch it at home with the equipment you already have — all you need is a pair of those blue and red 3D glasses. The creator of the clip has this advice on viewing it:
Its made for Red/Left Eye and Blue/Right Eye glasses. Apparently all glasses may not follow that same convention. In that case just flip them upside down if you can. I am not sure about the tilt. It works great for me. Dont full screen it, it was calibrated to be viewed at about the standard size of a small youtube screen at 720P.
Now if we only had kept those 3D glasses in case something like this came out we’d be set. Instead we’ll just have to take their word for it unless we can track some down. I’m sure one of our readers will come up with a great DIY hack to make the magic come forth McGyver style.
[via
BoingBoing]
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Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title: tall 5ft tank for sale
Location: Jhb East rand
Shipping or Collection only: collection only
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Hi fellow reefers
I have a 5ft tank for sale all built in 10mm glass:
150 x 45 x 76
stand at 55cm high.
the tank was a FW tank that has built in side compartements.
I have plumbed in an overflow for sump ( which i do not have )
tank has a front and side cabinet (missing the other side)
no hardware only the tank and stand ,tank needs to go everything for R2000
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Hi everyone at MASA. ;)
I have over the last few weeks made up my mind that i am ready for the challenge of this new hobby.
I have been looking for the perfect tank to start off with and have decided that i will go for the BOYU TL-550 ( i really hope this is a good tank, but this one seem to have everything for a beginner like me!) R3200, good price??
The pet shop i was buying this from ordered the tank for me but then sold it to another customer - you can imagine i was quite P'd off, but they have ordered another one for me that i will get early in the new year.. he seem to a be a little expensive so i am still looking around for LR, salt and sand (and test kit - think i will invest in the Tropic Marine) and i will probably have to go into Cape Town for this!!!
I am busy doing some intense research on the live stock i want to in the tank, but there is quite a lot to choose from!!! (any suggestions for a beginner?)
OK with that said, i am sure that i will still get a lot of help and advice from everyone here, you guys seem to know your stuff!!
Any suggestions are welcome to help get this started.
Well, hope you all have a leka festive season!!
Cheers,
Anthony :thumbup:
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saltwater Aquariums is a handy reference book to get that new hobbyist in your life as well as making a good read for people with a little more experience in the hobby as well. Typically, books on aquariums are so broad they can tend to confuse a burgeoning hobbyist more than inform them of the right way to tackle setting up and maintaining a healthy aquarium but author’s Mark Martin and Ret Talbot do a great job getting to the point.
Following the same protocol as other books in the series, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saltwater Aquariums gives you concise information broken up into easily*digestible*chunks allowing the reader to understand and retain information, plus it makes it easier to find what you need later on. We were pleased to see this book tackle the current understanding of the hobby as well as looking into the future of the hobby. A bonus CD is included with the book that showcases over 900 species.
Overall, this book is a solid and we would definitely recommend taking a look at and getting it in the hands of a new hobbyist before they even think about putting water in a tank. It identifies and discusses different equipment and options, including flow techniques and lighting among other things, to give a newbie plenty of information to start their journey. Plus for $18.95, it is not that expensive and the knowledge gained will easily recoup the initial investment.
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Afternoon Reefers
We are very pleased to let you all know we have finally landed our 28g nano cubes
here are a few photos
details to follow
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Hey Guys
can anybody tell me who builds tanks around the cape town area that are trustworthy and do their job good. Also that dont cost tonns of money.
The tank is 700 x 600 x 500 and needs to be taken apart and then re siliconed neatly. and new bottom braces installed.
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Hey everyone
I'm looking for a second hand Reeftek TS2 in excellent working condition for R1000 or less.
Please send me details if you know of anyone selling or have any ideas as to where I might be able to find one.
Thanks :thumbup:
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Hi Guys
I'm making an application to uShaka marine world in durban to collect filtered seawater.
Part of the application is to supply a Home Aquarists Permit number!?
First I've heard of this. I've checked with the post office, and the only permits they sell are for the collection of marine fish, invertibrates or plants.
I can undersatnd having a permit if you collecting fish etc from the sea, but to get water?
Does anyone know anything about this or does anyone already collect from uShaka who could help with some clarity on this?
Thanks!
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Hi All
Can someone please help me with this problem connected ro unit monday and followed the instuctions tested water but the phosphated are sky high sitting at 3 is it because the filters need to kick in or what. I empty the ro tank i'll say about 10 times now and let it run for 30min to flush but no joy
Thanks Charl
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Our last shipment for 2010 landed @Sams Aquarium: Bi Colours, Coral Beauties,Niger &Picasso Triggers, Sailfin,Brown,Vlamingi Regal &Clown tang, Longnose Hawks,Longnose & Pakistani Butterflies, Wimples, Goldie,PJ Cardinals,Foxface, Damsels, Chromis, 6 line and leopard wrasse,Selaris Blennies & more. Less 20% on Ocean Nutrition Ph 0217122534/0826368990
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Hi Reefers
We at Dorry Pets would like to thank everybody for your support over the last year.
We have allot of new things planed for 2011
We will be closing today the 23/12/2010 and reopening at the 03/12/2011
If you need something urgent or you have a emergency please feel free to call me i will open the shop and help with anything you need
082 598 6576
Merry Christmas too all and blessing for the New year
Best Regards
Dorry Pets
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Hi guys,
I initially posted a request for caulopra which is obviously not the plant of choice. Is there anybody willing to help wtih some Cheato. More than willing to compensate the person for who can harvest some for their time.
I am willing to collect anywhere in Gauteng, Pretoria and collect via courier if another province.
Woudl truly appreciate any help :)
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Posted: December 22nd, 2010, 7:39pm CST by Q89
hi all, wanted to know in what sizes does reggies playsand come? Or is there just one size?
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I already have a Regal Tang and would like to introduce a second one which is a bit larger than my current one. Will this be a problem?
Both are under 10cm.
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Hi there,
not sure whether this is common knowledge but toady my Plate Coral has eaten three pellets. Is this normal ?
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Hi Guys,
Not sure if I am posting in the right thread:whistling: but since it applies to tank building I was wondering if anybody has some caulerpa that they want to harvest. I would like to add some to my tank without going the route of adding stacks of live rock with a few bits and pieces growing on it.
I stay in JHB and will gladly collect from anybody that could be of help
Thanks
Swimmer:thumbup:
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Hi Guys,
Just a quick hi, as a newbie to the group but a oldie to the marine hobby I look forward to sharing heaps of knowledge and trust I will receive tons of help.
Wishing everybody well
Swimmer;)
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Hi everyone..
A quick introduction - My name is Jean, from Witbank in Mpumalanga
I am starting a new marine aquaruim , only waiting for the Tank and Sump to be finished... been waiting like 1 month, at least its close to done now..
The Display tank will be 1500x600x820(water level at about 670-700) , and the sump, 1400x450x450, is kinda big, but there is a idea there..(future expansion options)the sump has lots of water level drops, so its volume when circulating is not that much..there is a 500mm DSB in the sump with minimum 150mm sand..
I'm starting this with a reeftek TS3 skimmer(Thanks Lanzo for meeting me on a Sunday)
4 wavemakers (1 in each corner - and a custom controller - I have a friend who likes building stuff ;) )
8 x Reeftex 54w T5's on a sliding glass rail in the top of the dislpay tank (the light compartment if I can call it that is completely closed with some black plastic, so its like a sealed box..)
Substrate is going to be crushed coral (the very fine type) and when I start the setup, I'll have about 15 kg of live rock (hopefully semi-cured) 12kg in the display and 3kg in the sump(in the DSB)..
I plan on letting this run the full 6 week cycle - even if the live-rock speeds-up the cycle
So thats about it.. when this is finally up and running, i'll show some pics of it
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HI ALL,
HERE ARE OUR TRADING HOURS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
24 DECEMBER 9AM TO 1PM
25 DECEMBER CLOSED
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27 DECEMBER TO 31 DECEMBER 9AM TO 1PM
1 JANUARY CLOSED
3 JANUARY 9AM TO 6PM
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING OF SERVICE TO YOU.
WE REMIND YOU OF OUR DECEMBER SPECIAL,20%
ON ALL LIVESTOCK PURCHASES IN THE FORM OF A
VOUCHER,VALID TILL END FEBRUARY 2011.:thumbup:
FISH HOLDING AND CORAL BANKS FULL OF HEALTHY
STOCK.:thumbup:
MERRY XMAS AND MAY 2011 FULLFILL ALL YOUR DREAMS.
IDOL MARINE CREW.:thumbup:
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Hi all Reefers,
OceanSon Aquarium will be closed from the 23rd December untill the 4th January.
We wish you all a very safe and enjoyable festive season and look forward to doing future business with you!!
A very Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!!
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I I have Boyu Tl450 thats 3 months in the making , steady progress, with amazing and interesting creatures.
i have a midas Blennie , awesome to watch , very flexible fish
1 true perc clown
4 hermit crabs
1 turbo snail
1 banded coral shrimp.
6kgs fiji live rock
3 different varieties of sps
the images are too big i will try and compress it to display pics.
i had a very interesting event in the tank the otherday , i saw the bristle worms gang up and devour a pest crab , nature works mysteriously
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Hi Guys
I experienced something very strange last night while feeding my fish.
I turned my skimmer, and return pump off in my sump and my powerheads off in my Display tank. Basically only my lights were on above the display tank.
When I touched the water in my display tank it gave me a shock!? Twice a tried and both times it zapped me! not just a tingle, but a proper jolt!
Any ideas what could have caused this?
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ok so i was wondering if this will have any effect on my tanks cycling?
i went camping at cape vidal just over a month and a half ago and decided to collect water because i was expecting to have my tank up with in the next few days. however i ran into a few problems. so instead of wasting the water(i wasn't sure if i could store nsw) i added it to the sump along with 4 or 5 kgs of live rock which i bought the next day and added a pump for flow. i left that for two or three weeks then added another 4 or 5 kgs of live rock and did a 20% water change i used the same water i had collected while camping but siphoned it out and left the last bit. ok so i left that for another week and a half then bought 13kgs of live rock from durban and added that to the sump. the next day i started to fill up the main display tank with the remainder of the water i had collected also siphoning it off and leaving the last bit. i was short about 50l so the next day i bought salt from a petshop and mixed it with ro water. i let it stand for the night and added all the live rock to the dt from the sump and added the salt water. i siphoned out the water in the sump and got rid of it. added washed play sand to the dsd compartment added the skimmer and connected my return pump to the plumbing for the return and filled up the sump and switched everything on.
oh i also added nitro bac to the tank when i started everything.
ok so the reason i am asking if that could of had an effect on my cycling is because i tested my water while everything was still in the sump and the ammonia and nitrite readings where highish can't remember the exact readings. my tank has been cycling for 10 days now and i tested the water 5 days ago and again today and my ammonia and nitrite levels seem to have coming down since i tested 5 days ago. is this possible? or could it be that my test kits are wrong?
i am using red sea test kits.
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Hi Guys,
I'm starting a 50 lt (Boyu TL 450) nano tank setup.
It is busy with the cycling process.
The spray bar in the tank have create a current in the tank.
Would it be better if a add a very small power head or wave maker?
If yes - which flow per hour?
I'm going to put in the tank like leather, pincushion,zoas, mushrooms and frog spawn corals when tank is done with the cycling. Want to get the flow correct.
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Good morning reefers:thumbup:
We have just landed a awsome MAC shipment
here is a list of some of the stock
golden stripe maroon clowns
flame angels (S) (M) (L)
eibli angels
potters angels
blue manderins
black fin naso literatus
orange shoulder tangs
majestic fox face
clown triggers
long nose hawk
true perculars
blue hepatus
hawaii yellows
fiji lemon peel angels
chevron tangs
pop in and take a look :)
all the best
Calvin
Exotic Aquariums and Pets
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ZeroEdge aquariums often get an undeserved bad rap, but there’s no denying that they can make for an exceptionally striking reef aquarium display. Case in point is this fantastic 20-ish gallon ZeroEdge set up by Cris Capp of AquaticArt in Denver Colorado. This ZeroEdge displays three of it’s four sides with an nice selection of colorful corals and clams on the reef pinnacle. No doubt the Hybrid Unibody LED + T5 light from
NanoCustoms adds to the beautiful appearance of the corals, and havign the UV and fluorescence of actinic T5 lamps and the pop of LED Royal Blues makes for incredible color rendition from a sleek little fixture.
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Hi All,
For those who are following the Drop off tank, all is still progressing well, however in my initial design i was going to have "TOWER" filter, a series of tanks for the filter, for a number of reasons i scrapped this tower filter .... BUT i have a stand that is sitting doing nothing for now........
i
so.....
here is what i am thinking ..... a filter at the base and a frag tank on shelf 1, another filter at the top and another frag tank on the second shelf ......
and what pray tell do i intend fragging ..... Nennies, specifically GBTA's and RBTA's one species in each system.....
Nennies live for decades in the ocean and i would like to look into the possibility of propogating them here in SA
So any and all comments and crits welcome ..... let me know what you think
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Hi to all.
You got yourselves a newby full of questions and hungry for info, hope you all ready for them..
I just started a 4 ft system with sump 2 days ago, so everything is new to me except for what I've managed to learn from pestering the guys at exotic aquariums, and reading on line.
Good to be here with you fellow reefers...
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hye all
my leather coral seems to be dieing, my parameters are as follow: PH 8.4, Alk 11.8(bit high), Calcium 380, magnesium 1200, phosphates 0.
i`ve been running my system on NP pellets for the last for weeks now and all my other softies and corals are doing fine (my normal xenia is even groing). I do 10% water change weekly.
:(
can you maybe give my any advise on what you think might be wrong?
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So i have about 30 pounds of living rock and 40 pounds of dead live rock in my tank and i have filled it with water and salt, Is there anything else i need to do or just sit and wait till all my rock turns live.
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ok so i battled for a while to set my cone skimmer untill i stumbles on the following youtube vids
not Skims but the principle is the same
YouTube - Setting Up a Cone Protein Skimmer
YouTube - Tuning a Protein Skimmer
most skimmers come pretty much plug in and play with a gate valve for adjusting water level within the skimmer but the cones and some of the newer skimmers come with an air adjustment which i dident fullt understand but can now see how dramatically it influences the skimmers performance.
heres mine
Sk181 internal cone
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My dog chewed the overflow pipe today. Made a nice big mess all over the floor. Anyway wanted to find out how long I have to wait after gluing PVC pipe with PVC-u before I can run water through my sump again.
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Hi All
We have recieved our last marine shipment for the year,
Achilles Tang
Flame Angel
Coral Beauty's
Japanese Swallow Angel
Long Nose Butterfly
Also have Purple Tangs, Yellow tangs, Pacific sailfin and Blue Girdled Majestic Angel
Wishing everyone all the best
Regards
Wild On Pets
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Hey guys.
I need your help in finding another inverter for my backup solution. I am looking for a 12V pure sinewave inverter that has a built in auto transfer switch. What brands do you know of and who can I contact. I only want to run my 145W lifetech return pump. It needs to be able to handle the extra startup load of the pump which some people claim can be 6-8 times higher than the rated power. So that makes it a 1000W inverter roughly.
I have dealt with Current Automation in Kya Sands recently and I am not impressed with their backup service. So I am looking for another supplier.
Thanks
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Hi There
I am busy trying to list all the correct names for my livestock..Blastomussa today...Any idea of the 2 attached?
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Hi all
First, a note to the mods - this isn't a classifieds or for sale thread. I understand that my post count is not high enough to post in the classifieds section, but this thread isn't an attempt to work around that. I just need some help.
Alright, onto the issue. At the moment I have 4 different species of moray, all of a (relatively) small size. They are all wild caught, from the general Durban.Umdolti/Ballito area.
The problem is that I'm getting shipped off to university next year, and the parents aren't willing to take care of them, partially out of fear of being bitten and partially out of fear that they'll accidentally kill them, because they're inexperienced in fishkeeping.
The thing is, I have no idea what to do with them. I have put them up on other forums' classifieds sections for free, and I've had no takers yet. Putting them back in the ocean isn't an option, due to several issues that arise from putting captive fish back in the wild. Somebody suggested that I offer them to uShaka Marine World, but I doubt they'd take fish from a private aquarium, plus they'd have nowhere to put them.
I'm clueless and really wouldn't mind some help round about now. What can I do with them? They're really great fish and it's kinda sad that they'll be homeless soon...
Thanks in advance
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If our previous video of
Julian Sprung’s peninsular reef tank wasn’t evidence enough that he is an aquarist who reefs to his own wave, then this second video of his refugium coral tank ought to reinforce that notion. Not only does this “refugium” no boast any live rock, it is also not the scuzzy, under-the-tank algaefied water vessel that many people’s fuges turn out to be. We’re not knocking on the scuzzy refugiums, but simply pointing out that the refugium of a reef tank can be more diverse, and as interesting to look at as the primary reef display.
Mr. Sprung’s refugium is so packed with life that we were still discovering new creatures and unusual fish after staring at it for a few days. The only structure seen in this aquarium is a single mangrove tree, the same one from the original cover of The Reef Aquarium, which has roots growing down to the substrate which are obscured by a type of photosynthetic sponge. The substrate is a mineral-rich kind of “mud” which we were told has similar properties as Miracle Mud. With so many beautiful Goniopora flowerpot corals doing well while resting on the substrate as often prescribed, it’s easy to take his word on the quality of the mineral-rich substrate.
Some other interesting critters spotted in this reef include a
magnificent fan goby, Flabelligobius, a stockpile of
Diaseris slices, a nice fox coral
Nemenzophyllia tubida and a diversity of macroalgaes filling in the gaps.Of course, the trimless look of the tank coupled with the spotlighting and the mangrove tree growing above the water line is just not something you’ll see everyday.
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hi
has anyone ever bought from marinedepot.com
if yes please comment
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The
Reef Octopus Pro-Series protein skimmers are a new line of products showcased when the Australian company recently relaunched its website. Not to be confused with Super Reef Octopus, Reef Octopus seems to be a separate company although they do deploy similar products including the use of the Bubble Blaster pumps. These Bubble Blaster pumps appear to be the same models utilized by Super Reef Octopus as well as other skimmers on the market.
While the names are similar the Reef Octopus brand shares a lot of the styling and characteristics of the Super Reef Octopus brand so we aren’t sure who’s building what for who when it comes to these skimmers but the bottom line is they are sleek and sexy and we are really intrigued by the Bubble Blaster pumps. The Reef Octopus Pro-Series line “…employs all the finest features of previous octopus skimmers into one powerhouse, setting a new benchmark of performance. Pro-series incorporates a Bubble Blaster pump the ultimate skimming catalyst, look no further.”
With three models — the Reef Octopus Pro-Series X1000, X2000 and X3000 — this line has plenty of punch for a few different sized tanks. In case you are looking for some skimmers that take up less room in the sump, the company is also showcasing the Cone Sump Saver series in three models with a Bubble Blaster pump mounted internally to keep the footprint low. We don’t have pricing yet on these skimmer but we can imagine they are in line with other “Super” Reef Octopus products.
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Hey everyone, but specially the J-bay okes, I'm going down to jefreys-bay in the beginning of January, thinking of catching some specimens and mostly what I can find. Last year when i went I got some fan worms and some blennies and gobies, didn't really go to catch just went to see what is there. Can any of you guys please tell me what I should be looking out to catch in that time of year and any hints on how to catch these buggers in rock pools will help a lot!
Thanks:thumbup:
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Hi guys
Would 1 blue T8, 1 white T8, 2 blue T5's and 2 white T5's be sufficient light to keep soft corals happy? Its a 300 litre tank
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Speaking of masterpieces, this incredible
Scolymia australis dubbed the ‘Incrediscoly’ by
Cherry Corals is an LPS to remember. The Incrediscoly may not have as much contrast of patterning as the original
Spirograph Scolymia, but it more than makes up for it with a veritable rainbow of colored stripes. Granted this singular
Scolymia australis specimen was likely photographed under the most favorable lighting conditions, but with more reefers running blue LED lights on their reef tanks these days, we can believe that the Incrediscoly looks pretty close to that in real life. The Incrediscoly was briefly listed for sale for $1200 but it was quickly snagged up by a lucky (wealthy) reefer who will certainly have a brighter holiday week because of it. Is there no limit to what crazy colors LPS coral can display? We think not.
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Hi
I bought a Canon EOS D500 but it never came with the cd/cd's and I would like to get copies made - I will pay for them...........
;)
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Single Coral for saleCommon Name: Candy cane
Scientific Name: -
Size of coral size of a man's hand
How long have you had the coral? 1 month
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Your location. West Rand
Price: R200
Photo's: Hi
Candy cane for sale he is being irritated by my torch coral and don't have the space for him. About 11 heads
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Normally when we post full tank shots on Reef Buidlers, without exception these are tanks that already look good, tank of the month, mature aquarium with a nicely aquascaped reef or coral structure. As soon as we watched this video of YouTube user Vivaldi’s new reef tank, we knew we had to share this exceptionally modern thinking reef tank. Minimal rock, trimless tank, LED spotlights and a trio of Vortech MP40 pumps all give us great hope that this is one reef tank that is on track for greatness.
With three Vortech MP40 water pumps and no corals, there is presently no need for the Vertex MOceans but as corals are added and as they grow in the oscillating jets will help to bring additional water movement to even more of the reef tank. The five Ecoxotic LED Cannons add to the dramatic trimless look of the tank and we really look forward to seeing how well corals grow and color under these sexy solid state lights. We can think of just a couple tweaks that we would have done differently for our personal set up but these are really up to personal preference. If you have any
constructive criticism for Vivaldi’s new masterpiece in the making, let him know in the comments.
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Hi I am looking for someone in the Jhb area to build me a stand for 2 260l JoJo water tanks, 1700Lx800Wx500H. Will of course pay, so if there is anyone out there that likes DIY and is prepared to help it would be greatly appreciated :peroni: are also on offer:biggrin:
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Hey all, im needeing base rock and was wondering is it worth making your own?
Does anyone have a simple recepe to follow?
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Good day,
I'm looking for a Salinity Meter the one you look thru the tube to see salinity levels.
Please advise as any one have one for sale and how much.
Regards
Clown. :thumbup:
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Hi all,
I'm looking for 4 Boyu WM-3 magnet mounts.
I can get them from the states, but first want to know if they are locally available.
Would rather support a sponsor than a international shop :thumbup:
Cheers,
Lean
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I'll be upgrading from my modded and very stocked Boyu TL450 to a Lidless 24G JBJ. I'm intending the system to be mixed reef with more softies than SPS.
Here's my inspiration >>> Sushi's ELOS - Nano-Reef.com Forums
^^^Note this is not my tank, I wish :) just the look i'm going for :)
Here's my intended stocking list (* denotes from my current tank)
Fish
2 x False Percula Clowns *
1 x Byno Goby *
1 x Royal Gramma
1 x Goby (i'm veering to a twinspot but open for suggestions)
Inverts & CUC
2 x Cleaner Shrimp (*I have 1 already)
2 x Blue Legged Hermits *
3 x Turbo Snails * (1 Large, 2 Small)
1 x Emerald Crab
Corals
Zoas *
Paly's *
Rics *
Xenias * (I need to seriously keep these guys in check though)
GSP * (ditto)
Yellow Polyps *
Green Hairy Mushroom *
Blue Sponge *
Sun Coral
Yellow Alveopora *
Rose Bubble Tip Anenome or a Hammer
Pink Pocillopora *
Red Montipora *
Green Birdnest *
Green Monti Digi *
I'll probably look at getting another Monti as well :)
Substrate
Playsand (I like the look) *
The build is going to be a bit different to normal. I want all the filteration to be handled by an external filter as there will be no external sump. The internal sump on the JBJ will be converted into a refugium (2nd compartment) to handle nitrate export.
So..
Return Pump
ViaAqua 1800lph(I dont know if this will be enough tbh)
Internal Flow
1 x Seio Polario 4ML *
1 x Boyu Wavemaker + Timer *
Filteration
Jebo 805 External Filter rated for 400L (not the best but it'll do I rate) *
Dymax LS10 Skimmer *
8kgs of LR *
Internal Sump
1st Compartment - Skimmer and external filter inlet
2nd Compartment - Natural Refugium lit from the back of the tank (Cheato etc etc)
3rd compartment - Purigen and ElimiPhos + Return pump and External Filter Return
Lighting
Custom 10000k 150w MH *
Planning on an LED setup but it can wait for now.
Cooling
2 x PC fans * connected to a Temperature controller (waiting for it to arrive)
Evaporation will be handled by an external low pressure pump connected to a float valve and a 20L reservoir *
So the everything is pretty much here, I painted the stand on Saturday so just waiting for it all to properly dry :)
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Hi,
I purchased a Regal Angel from my lfs about a week ago. He is in a quarantine tank but he is not eating. i tried ON formula 1 and 2, nori but he just ignores it. He only took once a bit from a muscle but after that never again. I would like to know what other food i can try to get him to eat. He is an indo pacific specimen. Hope someone can help.
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Various frags for saleCommon Names: various acropora SPS
Scientific Names: Acropora Sp.
Size of frags see insert on pics
How long have you had the frags? 2 - 6 months
Are the frags mounted? Yes
Shipping or Collection only: will ship (added cost) to your local airport (for your collection there)
Your location. SPS Frags (lots) JHB - Weltevreden park
Price: see insert on pics
Photo's:
Blue Acro
Blue Acro
green blue tip
Ice-Cap
Ice-Cap
Ice-Cap
Ice-Cap
Ice-Cap
tri-color
tri-color
Notes: T & C's:
I will ship airport to major airport (for your collection there)
You will bear full cost of the shipping.
Full payment up front...please do not place dibs.
Durban guys...I'm coming down on the 26th, you can collect from me then.
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Fish for saleCommon Name: Common Clown
Scientific Name: -
Size of fish about 4cm
How long have you had the fish? 3 days
Is the fish eating? Like a pig
Shipping or Collection only: Collection only
Your location. Durbanville, Cape Town
Price: R100
Photo's: 
Notes: The reason for the sale is that I bought 3 of them.
I can see that 2 has formed a pair, and this guy is all alone :(
I'm also open to swaps for other fish/corals (cash difference if need be).
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I've added a skimmer rated much higher than my tank. Nitrates were only around 5 before so can I remove some liverock now?
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Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title: BUYO TL550 up for sale
Location: Centurion
Shipping or Collection only: Collection only
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Foto attached !
Notes: Morning guys, I have my BUYO TL550 up for sale. It is a 130L tank.
I did a mod light upgrade on it for better lighting, and it also comes with 2 seio Prop530 powerheads.
I will include the crushed substrate aswell.
I bought the tank in June 2009 and the reason for selling is I am upgrading very soon to a bigger tank.
This is a perfect tank for someone who wants to get into the hobby and try it out.
All I can say, the most rewarding hobby ever :)
Price - R4000
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Hardware for saleThread title: Deltec AP600 skimmer
Location: JHB
Shipping or Collection only: Come collect
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: 
Link to specs AP600 Skimmers | Deltec Protein Skimmers | Deltec Aquarium | The Aquarium Solution
R2000
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I am setting up a salt water tank of 1.5 m x .50 x 70. I am looking at buying an Eheim External Filter 3e 2078.
Please could someone tell me if this is ok for the size tank.
The amount of water in the tank will be 525liters. is this correct and will this filter do the job. I will be having local fish with a few rocks and sea sand in the tank.
I have also built a stand using 25x25mm metal. This should hold the weight ???? RIGHT ! ! !
Please help , new at this.
Many Thanks
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Hey Guys, I have a problem and not sure what to do about it.
Last night my Calcium Reactor pump burned out (I don't mean a faulty impeller, this was smoke and electric burn smell)
I have tried to find a replacement pump and being Sunday will have to try again tomorrow.
My problem is I have been watching my Ph and it is going up, was 8.2 this morning and is 8.4 now. I did remove the entire reactor from the system this morning to get the pump out.
I have now put the reactor back and have a slow flow of water through it and the CO2 on.
Should I panic that the reactor id not there or will the tank be ok till I can find a pump?
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Hi Guys, for those of you that are familiar with my system you will know that I am in constant search for DIY automation (i.e not profilux etc..)
So my latest attempt will be at an automatic continuous water changer.
I found this product online that basically continuously changes small quantities of old water with fresh SW up to 150 times per day.
Spectrapure Litermeter III dosing pumps from Salty Critter - Your Saltwater Specialists
This guy did a DIY and seems to have things working.
Automatic Water Change System
Ive attached the user manual for those interested in finer detail
My question is ? - Does it make sense to do such incremental water changes as apposed to one big one say once a week. Are you not throwing away a lot of the good stuff if you keep changing water that often ?
There is another system that dose water changes in larger preprogrammed quantities, but its not avalible for delivery to SA and only runs on 110v AC.
Genesis Reef Systems
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iCam - Webcam Video Streaming for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Set this up now, I can view live video of my tank while on holiday. Don't know about everyone else but I stress big time while I'm away.
Bought a logitech webcam for R200 so video quality is kak. The app was $5. I may get a 2nd webcam to view the profilux to check ph etc.
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Macropharyngodon XXXXX
Been chasing these critters for some time now in the local surge gulleys.
finally got one in the right place, right time, right wave surge.
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Hi guys
Where do you get these housings or can some one get them for me
150W and 250W double ended
Don't need bulbs or ballasts
Thanks
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Still trying to settle my tank down so I can add more corals.... right now I have a couple of concerns..
1. There is white hair like algae (cloudy looking), in mostly the darker areas... how do I control this if this is a problem... seems to be very slowly going away in the lit up areas
2. My Zoas will not open, it looks like the smaller ones are opening ok, but the larger ones have not been open for a month...
Tank Info
55g, 2 turbo heads and 1 extra smaller pump to push things around since I was seeing too much algae on the sand, running 8 months, went through a bought of red algae, green hair algae, lost a coral butterfly (to stress), lost one green star polup (don't know why), lost 1 anemolie (never stopped moving from the day I added it to the tank), have 6 fish (blue tang & clowns), have blue leg crabs, snails and a couple pepermint shrimp (did a great job in cleaning up aptasia), 2 T5 lights, temp running at 81, trying to drop it by raising the lights, that helped a bit, but now I am starting to turn off the sump light since I am growing nothing but red algae and bubbles... and I think the tank should be running around 78....
Please comment, I can't wait to make the tank more interesting, love the hobby
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Hi guys.
I am a reptile keeper, keeping a lot of snakes and lizards over the years, but my latest interest in is fish, tanks, corals and mainly...EELS. I have kept some fish before but nothing fancy.
They are extremely fascinating and really have sparked my attention.
So I am here to learn a bit more.
I have a few questions if that is ok.
1. Any help on keeping them? I see many different methods on the net
2. What species is recommended for a total begginer?
3. Where can they be obtained?
4. What price do they fetch?
I look forward to learning a bit here.
Thanks
Mike
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Posted: December 18th, 2010, 12:35pm CST by Q89
Can someone explain to me the difference between the normal blue T5 and the actinic T5.
Or maybe direct me to a thread that explains it:)
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raised my kh from 7 to 8 by adding bi-carb last night.to keep it there do i add the same amount of bi-carb every night or do i add it weekly.
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howsit guys, can i use this mh on my marine tank?
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I was doing a WC and cleaning the glass of my tank this morning.
All of a sudden my hand had the urge to try and frag the green brids nest.
It knock the brids nest and cleanly broke off 3 frags about 4mm in legth.
Lucky I was able to find these 3 pieces and place then on some small rocks.:thumbup:
so now im left with 3 cuts on the top of my hand that are teking their time to stop bleeding, and potentially 3 frags if they survive.
So who else has fraged a few corals unintentionally? :whistling:
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Hi, who has been successful in getting mysids to breed in their tanks and possibly able to send some my way?
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I am now getting pissed with this Profilux 3ex as every time I try to upgrade the firmware via the USB cable it crashes. Now once again I have to disconnect all the probes and wires in the back and take it in to be fixed. These may be great aquarium computers but at the price one would think that they would sort this type of shit out.:angry:
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The pair of
ORA Spotted Mandarins (
Synchiropus picturatus) I received earlier this year has been caught going through the motions, but as of yet, they have not consummated their relationship.* Typical teenagers…as you can clearly see in the video above, they haven’t quite figured it out yet.* It should come as no surprise that with captive-bred mandarins taking up to a year to reach market size, they start getting mature urges soon after.* Since the release of ORA’s first Spotted Mandarins earlier this year, there have been multiple reports of courtship and mating behavior among the F1 captive bred generation. Get more steamy details after the break!
We’d like to point out that these ORA captive-bred Mandarins continue to be fed solely prepared foods, and after several months in a 10 gallon QT tank, were moved to a 37 gallon holding tank where they have settled in extremely well among a spawning pair of Gold Stripe Maroon Clowns (
Premnas biaculeatus), a spawning pair of Bundoon Blennies (
Mieacanthus bundoon), and a “hopefully-one-day” pair of Harlequin Filefish (
Oxymonacanthus longirostris).* After months of care, we are happy to report that as predicted, the captive-bred ORA Mandarins do extremely well provided they are given common sense considerations for their care requirements.
While my pair of ORA captive-bred Spotted Mandarins (
Synchiropus picturatus) is likely still figuring it out, Dustin Dorton of ORA recently relayed that, “We have been getting fertilized eggs from several F1 pairs for a few months now. Its amazing how many eggs such a small fish can produce. *We haven’t attempted to raise any yet though, no room for more mandarins in grow out. *We might give it a shot in a couple more weeks.”
You know what we call that?* We call talk like that a challenge.* Consider this the starting gun firing — who’s going to be the first to rear F2, second-generation Mandarins from ORA’s 2010 releases? *If you do, we want to know about it.
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Has anyone build a DIY UV light? I need to build one for a 1,8m tank for fish. Please help
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This great video shows some of the incredible creatures found in the reefs off of Bali’s Amed and Tulamben areas. The video captures some great macro footage of different shrimp species, seahorses, pipefish, pygmee seahorses, leaf fish and even harlequin shrimp. The footage was uploaded to YouTube by “
balireefdivers” and from this and other videos they have — I know who I’m going to go see if I ever get to Bali.
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i went and got a permit for collecting fish and stuff, it but it does not say what i can take
out any help plz
thanks
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Hi all,
How long can one store sea water and RO for?
I have a nice and cool area that I can use inside my house.
The thing is, I need to do a water change after Christmas and wont be able to collect water then.
Thanks :thumbup:
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Various frags for saleCommon Names: Plating Monti, Branching Monti, Birdsnest
Scientific Names: Monitpora Capricornis, Montipora Digitata, Seriatapora Caliendrum
Size of frags Various sizes
How long have you had the frags? varies, but most are over 6 months old
Are the frags mounted? Yes
Shipping or Collection only: Collection Only, sorry :(
Your location. Norwood, Johannesburg
Price: Prices in pics
Photo's: MOST OF THE FRAGS ARE MOUNTED, THERE ARE A FEW THAT ARENT
This is what the purple digi will become under strong lighting (stronger than 150W MH's at least)
(Pic belongs to Adee, I got the original frag from him about a year and a half ago ;) )
Notes: Seasons Greetings!
I have a few sps frags in my frag tank that I would like to get rid of before I go on holiday.
All the pieces below are good for beginners wanting to get into sps.
I also have a few small pieces that I will give away (one per person) to people that are a bit strapped for cash.
Please excuse the pics, they were taken on my phone in the absence of the decent camera
Tank Conditions:
Lighting: 150W 14000k MH (no actinics, so the corals are brown but will colour up quickly )
Ammonia : 0
Nitrate : 5
Nitrite : 0
P04 : 0
Salinity : 1.024
Cal : 430
Alk : 8
T&C's
*Please stick to the forum rules
*I will ONLY sell to those that reply in this thread, if you pm me - it aint happening
*No Dibs - First come, First serve
*I must have either proof of payment or cash in hand before you get to walk away with the frag.
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Hi, I'm looking for a Large Yellow tang, Emperor angelfish, morish-idol and purple tang in the Gauteng area. Also have 2 large dominos available if interrested contact me, going to Jhb area tommorrow.
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Hi,
if i am making fake rock with white cement etc, and i cover it all in epoxy, do i need to soak it for weeks> or will a few days do?
thanks
Dallas
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Over last couple of days something is 'eating at this piece of Acropora.
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Hi All,
Ok I was still doing research on my Marine tank and then got offered an oppurtunity that I could not say no to. Due to environmental factors I was able to "guilt" my parents into paying half for a Tank. I got the Oceanson 416L tank (960x510x850). Due to the fact that there was 20% off on tanks, I set up my parents tank for them and helped my sister out my parents paid for half the tank.
Now I have the tank (being delivered tomorrow) and since I have not finished my reading on Marines....which I doubt I never will as there is sooo much to read........I was going to get a Tropical going for a little while. Unfortunately when I unpacked my tropical gear it is all broken or damage in the multiple moves I did.
sooooo to my question.
Would it not be a good idea to get the basic gear and start the system running now? Then at least I can get the initial few weeks and eco system up and running.
I want a reef tank and that is my Goal.
So I would need to get:
- Sump working
- Protean Skimmer
- Heater
- RO Machine? - Yes No?
- Test Kit
- Thermometer
- Return Pump.
What am I missing? Should I wait and Read more?
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Hi all,
Does anyone in the Durban area maybe have rotifers for me. I'm coming through from Jhb for a week and could pick it up. My clowns are laying steadily again (4 batches now), and my greenwater is flourishing. Now I only need rotifers (again).
Please let me know.
Gideon
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Hi there!
I am VERY new to marine aquarums and is just browsing all the very interesting articles on this site! I am a Chemical Engineer and has always found marine tanks extremely beautiful and as my fiance has kept Tropical tanks for most of his life we decided that this will be a challenge to both of us for the exciting new (married) part of our lives. We both have a passion for it and the articles from this site has already taught us so much, we can't wait to learn more from you guys and in the process also share some of the knowledge that we might get from this experience!
Enjoy the holidays, we will be!!
Regards,
Karina & Gys:1:
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The
Dymax XP30 has been floating its way out of Singapore the last few months and recently made its way into the UK market. This diminutive skimmer is aimed at the small tank and all-in-one nano market where there is a limited amount of space to install a skimmer. Measuring in at a mere 5cm wid and 25cm high, the Dymax XP30 will fit into some pretty tight spaces. Its overall design isn’t anything we haven’t seen before in other skimmers like a Tunze but Dymax is looking to be that affordable option for aquarists.
Probably the most unique aspect of the Dymax XP30 is the use of a magnetic holder allowing the skimmer to be held in place for reasonably easy access. As one of the smaller skimmers on the market using an integrated pump, the XP30 could be a good option for tanks up to 44 gal. (200 l) but most likely would be best for tanks no larger than 30 gal. with an average stocking list. The pump utilized in the XP30 is rated at 32 GPH (600 lph) at 15w of power used. As the recent writeup in Practical*Fishkeeping*noted, the design and feel of the unit is pretty cheap but for the 49.99 MSRP it should do what you need it to.
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hey all
please need some help
noticed this eve my 1 pt seems to have a white ring around its right eye !
some ind of fungal eye infection ?
do i need to be concerned ?
contagious ?
is there anything i should do ?
thanks
clint
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All other livestockCommon Name: Base rock
Scientific Name: -
Size 25KG
How long have you had it? long
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Your location. West Rand
Price: -
Photo's: Hi
got some base rock to sell about 25KG. R300 for the lot
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Various corals for saleCommon Names: Various
Scientific Names: -
Size of coral -
How long have you had the corals? -
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Your location. West Rand
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Photo's: Hi all
Selling some coral to make some more swimming space
Item1 - Cauliflower leather - size of an adult man's hand open - R200
Item2 - Torch coral - about 4 or 5 heads - R200
Item3 - Rock with zoas and 2 plating monti - R200
Item4 - Leather coral - open hand size - R150
Item5 - SPS Ice cap - bit discolored from high nutrients from a lack of proper skimming - R100
Item6 - Finger leather - R100
Item7 - Colt coral - Fist size - R150
Item8 - Sinularia tree - a bit closed in the pic - open hand size when fully extended - R150
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Hi ppl
I've got a sun coral which i'm willing to donate to someone who's willing (and know how) to take care of it.
The coral was my first coral i've ever bought. It's been surviving but is definitely not thriving.
Willing to deliver if i'm allowed to look at your tank :P (local only.... obviously)
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Remember that
Skimmate locker from Avast Marine we brought to you earlier? Avast Marine decided it is time to release a super sized version. The new Davy Jones’ Skimmate Superlocker from Avast Marine*utilizes*a five gallon bucket instead of *the usual acrylic cylinders. The five gallon bucket not only provides a lot more room for skimmate but it also cuts down costs. Just like Avast Marine’s regular Skimmate Lockers the unit uses a pressure-sensitive switch triggered by rising fluid level.
The pressure-sensitive switch*eliminates*problems associated with the traditional ping-pong ball and magnetic float switches. *The five gallon *bucket is not provide to save on shipping, but *a nice two-part bucket lid is. *The bottom ring of the lid snaps securely to*your average 5-gallon bucket, with a rubber gasket to help prevent spills when carrying. The top portion of the lid threads into the ring, also with a rubber gasket, which will make opening quick and easy.
The New Skimmate Locker from Avast Marine also has a Digital Out version which allows you to use your favorite controller with the Skimmate Superlocker. Connecting it to your controller will be a piece of cake since the connections are 2 wire non-polarized 18 AWG shielded wire, which you can simply plug into your breakout box or use the float switch adapter wire that came with your controller. As usual with Avast Marine products, the price is*ridiculously*low at $119.99
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Ive got a 300 litre display tank and a 100 litre sump which is housing my ro bubble blaster skimmer xp1000 (exellent skimmer!) and a dsb and the 3rd compartment my return pump. Would it be more effective removing the dsb and replacing it with a ro skimmer? At the moment the dsb does not appear to do much.
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Anybody know where i can get some fiji live rock from?
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Hi, does anybody have some matala mat for me to buy, or who stock them. For people than dont know its good mechanical filter mat for removing dirt and than can be easily cleaned.
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Hi guys
Ok for this up coming week end I need to move stuff around
1. 250L holding tank in garage with MH unit
2. Dad's picture tank
3. Wife's tank
dad's tank cycled from 27 October and all in check accept the Nitrates is 35ppm
and PO4 0.003ppm, about 3 weeks ago I moved my trigger,mono's and eel to his tank, needed there old tank for fresh water fish.
wife's tank now in 2nd week of cycling and all in check accept Nitrite and Nitrates
all is new in the tank accept the water, cycle it with old water to give it a nice boost.
Ok so what I need to do is to get the fish out of his tank and fit the MH unit and get it to cycle another week so I can start moving some corals to his tank, but have no place to move the fish too, so was thinking of moving the fish to the holding tank but where will I put the corals for a week to cycle his tank.
Now is it possible to remove all the new LR and water from my wife's tank and put the holding tank LR in there and the water? The DSB is still new and the substrate in DT is also new and maybe just do 20% water changes every weekend and dose with bacteria?
The sort version:
1. remove LR and water from Wife's tank
2. put the LR, water, corals and fish in wife's tank from holding tank with a 20% water change and dose bacteria.
3. remove fish from dad's tank and put in holding tank with level adjusted with his tank water (and there will still be cured LR left in Holding tank)
4.Fill dad's tank with new water to replace the water that was moved.
will this be possible?
Thanks in advance
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Just to let you know of our lovely range fish and inverts. Stunning Powder Blues, Jumping Beans,Banggais,Carpet Anemones,Shrimps,Lions, Chromis,Goldies and beautiful Fiji Live rock @ R159/kg. Ph 0217122534/0826368990
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Hi to all. . .
My name is Farrukh and I'm doing BS(CS).
I hope that I could help you to solve your problems and happy to share some ideas.
I am also buy a new tank and I don't know how to care it. So please guide me guys. :)
Thanks in advance
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How do i go about sticking live rock together i have tried pratley putty quick set but it didn't work is there anything else i can use? What about the standard pratley glue will that be safe to use? I dont know if it will work though
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Various frags for saleCommon Names: names above pics
Scientific Names: various Acropora Sp.
Size of frags please gauge from pics, they lying on egg crate.
How long have you had the frags? 2 months
Are the frags mounted? Yes
Shipping or Collection only: will ship (added cost) to your local airport (for your collection there)
Your location. (6 SPS FRAG PACK) JHB - Weltevreden park
Price: If you collect R520 or to ship in total will be R626.50
Photo's: 6 SPS FRAG PACK FOR SALE, consists of the following:
Tan Purple Tip
Sky Blue
Purple Digi
lime green blue tip
Ice cap
Green Slimer
Notes: As this is a frag pack the whole lots needs to be bought in one go.
Please, do not post dibs....cash upfront.
Note price difference if you collect vs. to that if I ship.
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When the Blue Photo Sponge,
Collospongia auris, first started to become available in the marine ornamental trade, we were apprehensive that this reef organism wouldn’t take over and smother corals like the chicken liver sponge often does. We’ve now seen the Blue Photo sponge growing in a few reef tanks and it so far it hasn’t displayed the kind of invasive growing habit that makes the chicken liver sponge so deadly.
What makes Collospongia unique is that not only is it photosynthetic, but it’s also very beautiful; under dim light it’s at least purple and in strong light the Blue Photo sponge gets iridescent blue as in these wonderful images from Morgan Mok of
Reef Gardener. We’ve recently acquired a piece of the Blue Photo sponge but we still don’t quite know very much about it. If you’ve grown or are growing
Collospongia in your reef please do share your experiences about this fascinating creature in the comments.
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Hey guys. I'm having a hard time removing the euro bracing from my sump tank. Ive been trying to cut the silicone with a blade but to no luck. Seems like it just sticks again. Tried fishing line and that broke. Tried guitar string but i use a thicker gauge and it chipped the bracing because the bracing is right against the sides of the tank. Is there a way to remove the silicone by use of a chemical?
Std 4ft
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Hey dude
Do you remember this oak?
WELL it's mine now
Those spots is dirty glass don't worry
He is so tamed and the boss in the tank and can eat a lot!!!!! 4-5 times a day and cleaning the rocks too.
Buddy this was my best fish purchase by far.
THANKS!!!!
Oh the royal killed my 6 line, didn't thought that will happen in a million years
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Hi
My torch is doing something wrong now, do they do this or what must I do?
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Scientists recently revealed their findings after an expedition to the
Coral Triangle “a region where currents from the Pacific and Indian Oceans bring together different species from Asia and Australia to mix within Indonesia’s Sulawesi Sea”. As many as 50 deepwater animal species caught on high-definition video appeared to be new to science, in addition to possibly 40 new coral species such as the Bubblegum coral, which looks very similar to
Paragorgia arborea.** ‘We* have to be careful because we cannot describe new species from images, but they look different enough so that they could be new species.’ said team member Santiago Herrera, an MIT researcher who also works at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Mass.” The expedition is a planned 5 year project, with the scientists eager to return to continue their voyage.
via [
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Im looking for some LVR and some live sand as I am staring a set-up again.
Please PM me if any one can assist. :thumbup:
Regards Clowns
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Hardware for saleThread title: Resun CL650 chiller for sale
Location: East London
Shipping or Collection only: shipping at buyers wxpense
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Guys i have this boytjie for sale
R2700
Regards Les
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IceCap, a once popular lighting company that is headquartered in the United States is out of business. In a letter to their customers, Chuck Troiani stated that they have suspended*operations. Chuck goes on to explain: “Unfortunately, we finally hit a trough in our business cycle due to several factors that impaired this business to the point where we could not and cannot recover. *Therefore, by the direction of the IceCap, Inc. Board of Directors we have suspended operations.” Times have certainly changed, as IceCap used to be the leader in aquarium lighting equipment with their popular line of Metal Halide lights, however with the advent of LED lighting and the poor business planning contributed to IceCaps demise. However, it looks like IceCap is seeking a buyer of the brand along with a new management team, investors, and/or owners. This announcement comes less than a month after we learned their assets
were purchased by the factoring company Millennium Funding. Apparently that effort did not work as planned. Check down below for the full email sent to their vendors.
Dear Valued Customer,
First, I would like to extend a Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you, your
family, and employees. *I know this comes somewhat bitter sweet as many of you
have attempted recently to contact IceCap, Inc. with little to no success. *For
that I am truly sorry.
IceCap, Inc. has been around for about *20 years and many of you have been
dedicated and loyal customers of IceCap, Inc. through the ups and downs over the
years. *Unfortunately, we finally hit a trough in our business cycle due to
several factors that impaired this business to the point where we could not and
can not recover. *Therefore, by the direction of the IceCap, Inc. Board of
Directors we have suspended operations.
What this means is we are aggressively and actively seeking opportunities to
keep *the IceCap brand viable in the markets and with the customers we have
served over the past 20 years. *In doing so, we expect to bring closure to this
process within 60 days and plan to align the new management team, investors,
and/or owners with our valued customers in hopes this continuation of business
and the relationship with the IceCap brand will mitigate the effects of recent
events.
In the interim, please direct all inquiries to chuck.troiani@icecapinc.com.
Please *allow 48 hours for a response depending on the e-mail volume. Thank
you!
Again, my apologies for the situation.
Regards,
Chuck Troiani
IceCap, Inc.
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Hardware for saleThread title: Profilux Doser 3 doser pumps - Auction
Location: JHB
Shipping or Collection only: Shipping on buyers account
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Brand new doser for sale - comes with 3 pumps and built in controller. Was going to go the sps route but i will not have the time or the effort for sps. I have never used it or even switched it on.
Will start the bidding at 3500.00 the highest bidder takes it.
Notes: Brand new doser for sale - comes with 3 pumps and built in controller. Was going to go the sps route but i will not have the time or the effort for sps. I have never used it or even switched it on.
Will start the bidding at 3500.00 the highest bidder takes it.
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These are the latest additions to my tank. Got the bubbletips last week and could not resist getting them a pair of maroon clowns to keep them in check.
Notice anyhting odd about the clowns?
The clownfish are tank bred and only about 3cm long. They swam straight into the anemone once i released them!
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Hi guys
yip again was doing nothing and just staring at the tank to cycle faster and was thinking:P
you use a calcium reactor to drop the pH to act with the calcium media right ok in this case you can regulate it.
what if I just put some media in my top up tank with a small circulating pump, will this work or do you think it can increase the calcium to much?:whistling:
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Found this on Freshmarine.com
spot the mistake
Midnight Angel Description
This coal black sensation stands out as an excellent addition to the home aquarium. One of the less aggressive of the family, the Midnight Angelfish is one addition that is more likely to behave itself in the home aquarium. Keep in aquarium with plenty of hiding places as the Midnight Angelfish is initially shy and can be easily bullied by other fish. Can be kept with other Centropyge Angelfish species providing they are introduced simutaneously and that the other fish is not one of the more aggressive of the group.
It requires at least a 30-gallon tank with lots of hiding places. The Midnight Angelfish should be the only dwarf angelfish in the tank. It is not a good reef dweller and may nip at soft coral polyps, clam mantles, and zoanthids.
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What is it and do i want it in my tank?
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Hi guys
This morning I saw a small 1mm snail on my glass, it's still white and look like a cone shape, Don't know if he is cleaning the glass or just waiting for something.
With all the threads I've been reading about problems with snails I don't know if I should kill it or leave it.
Sorry camera doesn't want to take a pic it's to small.
What should I do?
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HI ALL, :thumbup:
WE WILL BE OPEN ON THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER FROM 9AM
TO 4PM FOR ALL YOUR MARINE REQUIREMENTS.
ON FRIDAY THE 17 DECEMBER WE WILL CLOSE AT 5PM DUE
TO OUR XMAS PARTY.
SATURDAY 18 DECEMBER WE WILL BE OPEN FROM 8AM TO
2PM.
REMEMBER OUR XMAS BONUS TO YOU OF 20% ON ALL LIVESTOCK PURCHASES IN THE FORM OF A VOUCHER
VALID TILL END FEBRUARY 2011.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
CHEERS FOR NOW.
IDOL MARINE CREW.
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Guys im hoping you all got nice bonuses but please be cautiious of what you spend it on in terms of a impulse buy over december when looking for a tank
boyu's and jebos are lovley aquariums but can be a nightmare to modify to suit the requirements of a fully functional marine tank.
im not trying to tell you how to spend your hard earned cash but rather to make you think twice and ask questions so that you dont wind up having to redo the whole tank (at added expense0 due to an impulse purchase and some smooth talking LFS worker.
support our sponsors they are in tune with the more modern reefs and are members here because of them wanting to go the extra mile in terms of service.
be smart, plan, and ask..
thats what we are here for :)
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hey guys
give is the depths that you are running your cones skimmers at in your sumps, i see Skimz recomend 180 - 240mm
any deeper and the cup keeps overflowing..
anyone else got any pics or ideas.
the cones see extreemly sensitive to depth placement.
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Hardware for saleThread title: Cube for sale
Location: Durban
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: 450 x 450 x 450 Cube for sale. 6mm Glass. R400
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I have moved and my tank is being set-up now. I had major space constraints before and all equipment was fitted for space reasons instead of efficiency. How deep does TS2 skimmers like to stand in the water? I now have plenty space and have built a 250l sump for my 75l display tank. This sump is in a room next to the house with all the pumps mounted outside. I am also trying to do a mod to the overflow to make it hopefully completely silent.
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Kindle and Nook / Sony eReader editions are now available for this issue!
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This month, we'll look at the MP40w ES 'wave maker' from Ecotech Marine.
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Owing to its distinctive shape, coloration, and behavior, the lookdown has the potential to become a popular aquarium fish. This unusual animal can be a fitting addition to many pelagic or sand flat exhibits.
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Russ goes behind the scene at Todd Melmans coral farming facility, Coral Reef Systems.
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The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium has succeeded in breeding a sea lion pup for the second year in a row!
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Kindle and Nook / Sony eReader editions are now available for this issue!
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The open source Reef Angel aquarium controller is getting some expandability with the release of the
Reef Angel Relay Expansion Module. With the module you have the ability to extend the Reef Angel controller beyond the eight sockets you have on the relay box.*By adding the relay expansion module, you will eventually be able to add up to eight relay boxes for a whopping 72 controllable outlets. If you recall the
Reef Angel aquarium controller is based on the on a popular ATMega328P microcontroller and the Arduino boards open source coding, allowing for virtually any function to be programmed into the system with a little bit of coding knowledge.
Right now you are able to connect just one expansion module to your system giving you a total of 18 programmable outlets but with the release of the upcoming Reef Angel Expansion Hub next month, you’ll be able to tap into the full potential of up to eight additional relay boxes. The Relay Expansion module is being released with a special introductory price of $89. The main
Reef Angel controller unit runs $199.99 and includes the head unit, a relay box, pH probe and other nice goodies to get you started.
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hi
does anybody know the height and width of a int-160 and a nw200 and nw250 thanks
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GroTech PlanktoMarine Live is a new*refrigerated,*ultra-dense, live form of phytoplankton recently released to the German market. According to the company, the 20ml package of PlanktoMarine Live is comparable to a 1.8 liter bottle of traditional live plankton solutions. The highly concentrated formula has around 11.2 billion cells per ml and is a mixture of
Nannochloropsis,
Scenedesmus,
Haematococcus,
Chlorella and
Phaeodactylum with cell sizes ranging from 2 to 20 micrometers making PlanktoMarine Live a good choice for a variety of critters. The product does need to remain refrigerated at a recommended 1-8°C (around 34-46°*Fahrenheit).
Grotech states that PlanktoMarine Live provides essential proteins, carbohydrates and lipids for soft and hard corals, tube worms, clams, live rock and filter feeders, plus it is rich in Omega-3 (EPA and DHA), which promotes resistance to disease. The recommended dose is one or two drops per 100 liters every other week for a normal reef aquarium. This could also be another option for fish breeders as well. The 20ml package will run you 24.95 (about $33.50 USD) via GroTech’s online store. No word on whether this would be marketed in North America. Full rundown of nutritional analysis after the break.
[via
Acuaristica]
<blockquote>Microalgae mixture: basic ingredients
+ 5% omega-3 and EPA in / TS
Nutrition Facts
g/100 g DM (dry matter)
Minerals 8-9
Protein 45-55
Carbohydrates 21-30
Fiber 15-23
Greases 8-13
Vitamins (selection) mg/100 g DM
Vitamin B12 from 0.08 to 0.180
Vitamin K 0.3 to 0.5
Vitamin E 8-11
Vitamin C 10-30
Carotenoids and chlorophyll mg/100 g DM
alpha – carotene 4-6
beta – carotene 17-21
Lutein 70-120
Chlorophyll from 2.3 to 4.3
Minerals and trace elements mg/100 g DM
Potassium 1000 – 2300
Magnesium 200-460
Calcium 250-600
Iron 40-190
Manganese 30-10
Zinc 5-15
Copper 1-3
Minerals and trace elements ?g/100 g DM
Chrome 50-100
Selenium 20-10
Iodine
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Just thought i should share this:
Post#147
Sonny's Rimless Shallow Reef 2.0 - Page 6 - Reef Central Online Community
Will cash in my 500.00 in the new year:thumbup:
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Marine Depot: ATI 48 Inch
SunPower T5HO High-Output Fixtures $429.99
Premium Aquatics: GEN-X5 PCX-100 1548/GPH
Water Pump $199.99
TB Aquatics: $ 25 gift certificate with
the purchase of aquariums over $ 175
Ocean Gallery II: Craters Acanthastrea
enchinata $129
Aquarium Specialty: Zeovit
Bio Mate 10ml $19.48
Bulk Reef Supply: Bulkhead
Tank Adapters 10% off
Vivid Aquariums: Coral
Beauty Angel $29.99
CAD Lights: 39G
Signature series system $699.98 ($799.99
Direct Aquarium: Current USA AquaChef Auto
Fish Feeder $19.99 ($25.99)
Salty Supply: 400W Iwasaki 6,500K
Single-Ended Metal Halide Bulb $39.99 ($69.99)
That Pet Place: The
Pure-Flo II RO with Pump 100 gpd $229.49* ($269.99)
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I have been successfully propagating Pulsing Xenia and am at a comfortable point where I can trade them out between fellow Reefers. Anybody in EL looking to do some swapping?
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Hey guys
I'm visiting Durban till the weekend, and would like to know what cool LFS's
There are and where I can find them.
Post here.
Cheers
Luke
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Hey guys...
I have been noticing that my Zoas on a certain rock have started to whither away. There is no obvious slime coating on them and it doesn't look like any disease I've read about. Last night I was looking at them and I found a really small cone like snail in amoungst the one colony and all the polyps in that section where the snail was, were closed. I also have lots of those stupid Asterna (SP?) star fish. The ones with 3 short legs and 2 long ones... Could they be eating my Zoas? Or is it the small white snail? Are there any fish that eat the snails or the stars?
The one colony opens up, but the polyp tentacles don't seem to open. I'm at a stand still right now as to what it could be... All my water params are in check, I'm doing regular water changes with Brightwells Neomarine salt, so I just can't really figure out what's going on...
I really love the Zoas and I want my tank to be predominantly Zoas colonies. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Sean
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Hi Guys
I have been acclimatising these guys for the last couple of weeks, 100% survival rate, it took ages to hit the sweet spot.
The Temp is 25 degrees Celsius and Salinity is 1.026.
They are all eating and mostly active at night.
There are 14 of them, they are purple with red, they range from 5mm - 2cm and one large one of about 5cm.
and the BEAST
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Here is a quick video of how the RC 680 runns
YouTube - XWave RC680.wmv
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Want some Chaeto for a small fuge -
DURBAN (South / centra if possible )
Will collect!
THANKS:thumbup:
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Hello. I recently purchased a Regal Tang (5cm) for my 300L Setup. Strangely, I have had 2 Yellow Tail Damselfish (around 2-3cm) for quite a few months with other Tangs and no problems. However, when I added the Regal Tang the one Damsel decided to brazenly attack the Regal, while the other Damsel couldn't care less. What would you people do, separate the two or just wait and see if the faze passes?
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Hi all
Can anyone help, i want to buy a complete water test kit , which would be the best and what are the prices.
thanks
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Found this little guy a few months in my tank, he has grown a lot, he is about 8cm in length, was 5 when I saw for the first time. He only comes out at night.
Thanks:thumbup:
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Hi
Has anyone used the above and how effective is it ??
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Posted: December 14th, 2010, 9:00am CST by CW
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We have here a few images documenting what appears to be a
Pictichromis diadema with an unusual magenta coloration. Whereas
P. diadema has a patch of magenta solely on the topside of it’s head and anterior part of the body and dorsal fin, this specimen has magenta all over it’s face, with the purple extending down the body and even on the underside. Interestingly, this
Pictichromis has essentially the inverse coloration of
Pictichromis caitlinae, a rare dottyback from Western New Guinea.
This is not the first time that a diadema dottyback has turned up with an unusual coloration. Dr. Hiroyuki Tanaka photographed a specimen from Malaysia with a heavy purple saddle on it’s body which shows the same outline-irregularity between the yellow and magenta as this dottyback from the Philippines. Big thanks to Junkai for sharing these original pictures with us.
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Click here to view the embedded video.
You may know Coral Morphologic as the guys from Florida with all the
crazy zoanthids and St. Thomas mushrooms but Core-More has always had a
strong artistic penchant for everything they do. The latest project by Coral Morphologic was an art projection on prominent buildings of Miami Beach a week ago as well as some indoor photo and video loops showing reef life in ways that most people never get to enjoy. The video above shows how the pulsing upside down jellyfish was projected on the 407 Building, about as close as marine life can get to the limestone cement which was likely produced by the neighboring reefs. We are proud to have Coral Morphologic representing the reef aquarium scene in the art world, do read up on the other installations that Core-More produced on the
blog of Morphologic Studios.
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Hi Guys.
I bought a 2nd hand tank for a very reasonable price from a fellow reefer about 4 months ago, with the idea of starting up the new bigger tank once I moved.
But fate had other plans. I got retrenched a few weeks after I got the tank.
So with no space to set it up... its been standing outside, virtually empty.
My question now is, will the silicone deteriorate? The tank's probably +- 2 years old.
Do I need to replace the silicone ?
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Hey guys,
my brother has this algae growing pretty much everywhere in his tank. It is soft and squishy, not like corraline.
He cant seem to find it in Julian Sprungs books either,
Does anybody have some information on this?
(P.S sorry for the bad pics, they are from a cellphone)
Thanks!
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That’s it folks! Squids have learned to fly and we are ready to submit to the new Ceph Overlords. A shoal of eight-inch blue squid called
Todarodes pacificus were captured by photographer Graham Ekins while leaping out of the water for distances up to 65 feet. Look at that aerodynamic shape, the extended fins and flattened arms- squids were planning this all along. We always thought it was fishy that cephalopods used jet propulsion underwater but now that squids have gone airborne, it’s only a matter of time before they collectively learn to take us out using aerial attacks. A more detailed description of our future boneless rulers can be read at the
Mail Online.
Thanks michael!
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Ok, hey everyone:thumbup:
Now I have a few T8 40w ballasts laying around and I want to use some on a small tank I am working on. I want to know if it's possible to just change the connections on the ballast from t8 to T5 connections. The light's I'll be using would be of lower wattage as the 40 watt. Is this possible?
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Hi guys
Try to post this a few times since I received the frags and every time the pictures is to big so I hope this new ones will work.
Don't know how to care for them before I don't know what they are.
Got them from Trev in CT and all I know they are sps lol
Oh and the white points on the 2 on the right is new grow, looks like the branches is getting longer, the are creamish color with looks like green polyps (something I might be doing right)
the big one looks like cactus lol, brown with million of brown polyps
Thanks guys
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Hi Guys,
I already have a tank running for about 2 years. A lot of the life in my rock has died (pods, worms, snails etc), some of it is still there, but not much. Cant say when and how they died. My fish include only the following: 2 clowns, 1 chromis, 1 midas blenny, 1 four stripe damsel, 1 brown and white damsel.
I want to buy some new rock to seed my existing rock with new life. Plan to put some in the DT with the bulk of the rock, and some in the sump with some of my other rocks.
1) Will this work
2) which should i go for in order to achieve the above Figi, Indo, tonga or kenyan (the rock the sponsors have indicated they have in stock
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Hi All
I would like to get an easy tank set up for my kid.
What tank and fish can you recommend and where in Cape Town is the best place to go?
Thanks
D.
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Hi Everyone.
I have started this hobby about three years ago and now have a 6 foot reef tank, a 4000Litre Fish only tank(3.2L X 1.2W X 1H)
And I am almost completed building a ( 3.2L X 1.5W X 0.7H) reef tank. In this tank i have 2 skimmers a Deltec and Tunze, Deltec denitrifier, 2 x Phostae reactors 300MG Ozone generator, a 4000L Deltec Calcium reactor, 2 55W UV lights from HW Wiegantd , a closed loop pump 4 x 6305 and 2 x 6103 Tunze flow pumps, 3 x Giesman fittings and lights, complete Profilux system, an extra 2000 Litres of water circulating in the system and a 500 L refugium.
At the moment it has only aragonite and 500KG of tongo branch and kenya live rock.
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Hi everyone
Please vote for your photo of the year, all the pics are from our previous monthly photo competition winners.
The winner, and there can only be one, will win a bucket of salt for 757 litres of fresh and pure saltwater for their watery inhabitants.
A bucket of the new Microbe-Lift Reef Salt
Shipped to your door compliments of Henk Hugo of Peckoltia Enterprises, suppliers of Microbe-Lift and Omega One products -
Peckoltia Enterprises - Importers of Omega™One in South Africa
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hey guys! i something somewhat rare (rare in terms that we hardly ever see them imported but they are readily available).
Midnight Angel or Centropyge Nox. an out standing fish which i have been dreaming about since i saw in last week. it is now eating flake and i will be collecting it later this week!
i know its not everyones cup of tea.. but for the die hard angel fans, you understand:)
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Hardware for saleThread title: Aqua Medic Turboflotor Blue 3000 Skimmer For Sale
Location: East London
Shipping or Collection only: Shipping at buyers expense or collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Hi guys
I have an Aqua Medic Blue 3000 Skimmer for sale. It is brand new and comes with an OR-2500. I will upload pics of the actual skimmer later if required but it is still brand new in the box. I tried to upload now but maybe because I haven't uploaded pics before i'm doing something wrong. I have just decided to buy another one instead.
If anyone is interested please let me know. I was thinking around R3500.
Thanks
Shaun
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Hi every one i had start n new tank after 14years of my old tank.my name is francois.my new tank is up and running for 3days now.the tank size 2.2m-0.6-0.6 and sump 1m-0.48-0.48 the pump i jusing is a 90-10 aqua drive do about 12000l per hour WITH THE FILTER OF OBOUT 60L.the lighting are 2-400w 20000k ushio metal halide and 1-400w 6500k daylight osram.the reflekter that i use for the metal halide are 360 stainless steel polish. Ts3 protein skimmer.have build my own live rock by using graft method save a reef.have done every thing my self just have build the tank.will send some fotos.
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Posted: December 13th, 2010, 12:51pm CST by maj
Hi peeps,
Im heading to Mossel Bay this week,was wondering if there are any nice beaches where i can collect some hermits/snails or even some fish?
Just so that i know to take my battery op airpump/buckets etc.
Are ther any LFS's in the area or even places along that way that will be worthwile to stop at?
Any recommendations will be appreciated!
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Hey Guys
Does any1 have some black plastic lying around that they would like to sell. Its the one you use on the boarder of tanks or around the flow area.
thanks
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Hardware for saleThread title:Hailea HX-6540 Pump for sale
Location:Sandton
Shipping or Collection only:collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:Brand new pump for sale: Here are the specs:
Flow: 2880lph
Frequency:50/60 hz
Max jet: 3.1m
Size: 185x150x180mm
Weight:3.3kg
R500
Notes:Pm if interested.
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Guys im sure alot of you will be going away leaving your tanks well being in the hands of a non reefer and hoping it will be hundreds when you return,
here are a few small tips to assist in making sure your tankj survives the holiday period and you get some well deserved rest (not stressing about the tank)
Pack food portions to be fed into plastic bank bags:, weather it be frozen or flake dont underestimate your fishes effect on a nonreefer and tehir ability to urge them to give just that one more pinch.
check auto top up equipment: if its going to fail it will do so while you are away so either disable the ATU and pre prepare water into buckets for the housesitter to use. or provide bottled water but this tiome of years sees many ATU's go on the blink for some reason
Have a competent reefer on speedial: get somebody who has an understanding of marines to watch your tank if this cant be done get somebody not going away to be able to attend to your tank in the case of an emergency.
i wrote my trusty friend clintons number on the tank in koki do this if you have to!
please add to the thread, like the tragedies that happen on the roads every years we have an equal number of deaths in our aquariums due to the simple lack of planning.
be prepared and have a festive, festive season.
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Hardware for saleThread title: Reeftek TS1
Location: JHB
Shipping or Collection only: Collection only
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Reeftek TS1
R700 not neg
Comes with OTP-1000.
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Hi guys I'm interested in making an intertidal refugium. What equipment would be needed for such a setup? To be honest I haven't done any research on it but will start now. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Michael
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Hey guys just a quick one what is this hair growth on one of my LR and is it a bad or good thing ;)
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Hi Guys
I'm looking for a Sump if anyone has one for sale, for a 6ft tank (1m would do) Or if anyone knows someplace I can get it made reasonably in Durban please let me know.
Thanks!:thumbup:
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Hey dudes, I surf in style like okes.
Howzit......, Walked into some plant and cannot figure out what type it is.
I and I are feeling groovy now. I check you stukkend my ou :lol: :lol:
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anyone know if its safe to have stainless steel in contact with tank water?
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i keep lots of stuff for the fish
antibiotics = minocycline, sera baktopur
copper =seachem cupramine ,waterlife cuprazin
to stop ammonia = am guard seachem ,biodigest
other stuff = para guard seachem ,jungle parasite clear,waterlife sterazin ,waterlife myxazin ,chlotoquine sulphate
now i am looking for sodium nifurstyrenate but i do not know where to get it
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Ok, so been searching the net for some good looking Fish only tanks. Just look at what a beauty I found. I may be wrong but this comes very close to a true reef with all these fake corals! I must say the art of artificial corals are starting to improve dramatically!:thumbup:
Vincepits's Saltwater Fish Tanks - Photo 2 - Full Version - Rate My Fish Tank
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Fairly new at this hobby, would like to integrate more corals but need to know why my larger Zoas are not opening up... took a water sample to Big Al's (basic water test - good), they basically know that it can be so many things that he suggested I google the issue, so here I am... the other corals and fish appear to be very happy... any recommendations would be helpful
55gal tank, 6 months old, 6 fish, basic corals, zoas and mushrooms
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After a lifetime working in sales, I recently took a job at an upscale aquarium business. Now that I am beginning to experience the aquarium industry from the inside, I have taken on a slightly different view of things. Yet in the process, Ive become more patient, more engrossed, and more dedicated than ever.
As a die hard aquarium hobbyist, you tend to get a bit jaded- hardened, perhaps, to the foibles of the typical aquarium keeper. Noticed I said
aquarium keeper- because not everyone who has an aquarium in his/her home is a
hobbyist! In fact, a surprisingly large number of people who keep an aquarium- reef or otherwise- simply enjoy their tank as a display of kinetic art, and view it as little more than a piece of furniture- the way you and I might view a chair or table. As a hardcore hobbyist, it was a bit hard to accept this point of view, yet the reality is that if you work in the industry, you need to accept the fact that people have all kinds of reasons to have a home aquarium.
So, does that mean that I now look down on anyone who has an aquarium and is not a hobbyist? Does everyone have to be a reef geek? *Of course not, none of use started that way. What it does mean is that you and I *feel that I have a responsibility to let these people know that they are keeping an absolutely precious resource, and that they should appreciate the wonders of *nature that they are now keeping in the comfort of their own home or office.* Getting everyday people excited about the hobby, the science, and the art of aquariums is challenging and rewarding. *It’s good “PR” for the trade/hobby, too. And thats a mission we can
all take part in!
I have certainly had to bite my lip on a number of occasions, when a non-hobbyist customer insists that the stocking plan for their 75 gallon aquarium has to incorporate at least a dozen of those blue fishes from Finding Nemo (ie; the Blue or “Hippo” Tang), or wants to create a saltwater aquarium with some coral plants and get the whole thing fully stocked before the holiday party.
Now granted, everyone who is a non-reefer is not
necessarily this ignorant with more money than common sense, but you do have to temper your responses sometimes. Ive learned that you can give the customer what he or she wants without having to compromise your personal ethics and sense of responsibility to the animals. Fish are not just “merchandise” to many of us, and we need to let the customer know this. *As in so many endeavors, empathy and communication go a long way. Take the time to share your enthusiasm with an aquarium keeper now and then and see where it goes!
Those of us in the aquarium industry have a really interesting job: Were charged with helping people enjoy that which they already love, and educating those that dont understand about the responsibility that goes along with what they are doing. *The benefactors of this work are the animals that we cherish, and the hobby/industry as a whole. If we do our jobs, we can help preach the twin merits of responsibility and appreciation for the wonders of nature in a very subtle manner. I can think of a lot more mundane and less enjoyable ways to earn a living!
Youd think that dealing with this kind of stuff every day would burn you out after a time. I dont know about that! I actually think that my involvement in the industry has given me an even greater urge to lead by example, to practice the hobby at a level that helps inspire others, pushes the envelope, and advances the sate of the art.
To my fellow industry people, I congratulate you for doing what you already do so well, and I challenge you to continue to push yourselves even harder to excite those who we serve. To the dedicated hobbyists out there, you know the mission already. In a very tangible way, we can
all help nurture the hobby onto a path that will benefit *both the animals and the trade for decades to come.
Until next time
Stay Wet
Scott Fellman
facebook.com/scott.fellman
Photo above from
Home Aquarium Store
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I hope there's someone that can help me. I'm going to the coast in feb (hiberdene then margate) I need to collect some marine grass/plants for my new add on (4ft tank attached to 1.8m dt) The tank will act as a secondary dsb,as well as a future (hopefull) tank for pipefish,so i need some plants/grass that. problem is,i will be staying for about 2 weeks,i cannot take a lot of equipment,and i need to transport it back to gauteng. any idea's?
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I've recently been having issues with float switches. The type with the floating plastic ring.
My first float switch tripped the earth leakage whenever I switched off my skimmer and the water level raised slightly above the switch itself.
I figured there was a water leak between wire of the switch and the resin thats supposed to seal it..... anyways... removed the switch and made sure the section where the wires go into the switch itself was sealed properly (used silicone).
I gave the old (now sealed) switch to my brother to use on his tank - figured I'd buy myself a new one. The switch worked for a day. Now it doesn't switch off. The ring moves freely and theres nothing magnetic or anything close by.
Anyways... I bought myself a new switch and it worked 100% for about 4 days. Then it did the same ! Permanently ON. Even if I move the ring with my hand it doesnt switch off. There's no salt creep of any type of interference that I can see.
Any ideas? Really missing my auto top-up.
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We landed a beautiful shipment of Corals on Thursday. Elegance, Hammers, Torch, Open brains,Pine apples, Pagodas,Plates, Mushrooms and more. Stunning fish in stock ie Navarchus, Blue face, Foxface, Banggais, Clowns, Butterflies, 6 lines, Selaris, Longnose Hawks, Regals, Sailfin, Vlamingis, Goldies, Damsels ,Chromis,Triggers and more.Please call us on 0217122534/0826368990:thumbup:
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hi guys im looking for a 1.5m tank stand as mine is giving in so if anyone in cape town have one let me know pls:peroni:
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If either the
Anampses lennardi or the xanthic potter’s angelfish had landed this week, it would have been good news for rare fish fanciers. If these kinds of rare wrasses and angelfish make your heart skip a beat, having both of these amazing fish caught for aquarium life in the same week is simply a dream Can you tell that we like them a little bit?
The
Xanthic Potter’s Angelfish was captured this week by Dave Kelly of
Pacific Tropics. No potter’s angelfish has ever been documented showing this coloration, and we hope this fish holds that color because whoever ends up buying this fish is going to be shelling out big bucks for the privilege to own it. Big thanks to Martynas Justinevicius of
Glide Photos for sharing an amazing shot of this one-of-a-kind
Centropyge.
Anampses lennardi is a very unique looking wrasse species which is very rarely offered in the trade, and never by the dozen.
Route 66 Marine specially commissioned the capture of the crazy lookinglennardi wrasses from their suppliers in Western Australia and they’ve already been distributed to the finest retail livestock dealers in the nation. The photo above of
Anampses lennardi was made by Lluis Riscelleda-Turon of
House of Fins in Greenwich, CT. HOF has already sold their pair of lennardi wrasses but they insisted for the fish to be allowed to be conditioned (and displayed) in the shop for ten days before going home with their new owner.
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By Stephen Frink, AP
The first underwater park in the United States celebrates its 50th birthday this weekend.
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, located in Key Largo about 60 miles south of Miami, includes nature trails, exhibits, guided canoe and kayak tours though a mangrove swamp, and a visitors center that includes a revamped saltwater aquarium display. Visitors of the park can celebrate with free admission and an expo featuring a presentation by renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle.
With all the cool nature exhibits and features, the park’s biggest draw is the continental US’s only barrier reef. Visitors can access the reef with scuba or snorkeling equipment or glass bottom boat tours. The man made centerpiece of the reef itself is a bronze, coral encrusted “Christ of the Abyss” statue located four miles from shore and 25 feel below the surface. The reef’s marquee attraction: a bronze, coral-encrusted Christ of the Abyss statue, four miles offshore and anchored about 25 feet below the surface.
With over 700,000 visitors each year, the park has inspired conservation and awareness mastering artificial reefs, the use of mooring buoys to prevent anchor damage, repopulating corals and many other initiatives to enhance the reef environment. The park itself also served as a set for the popular TV show Flipper.
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I have had a bad problem with disease/parasites/brooke and the usual unwanteds in my system the last few months, all from one fish, I lost a lot of livestock and I thought I would share some of the lessons I have learnt, hopefully we can post our solutions on here, and we got a thread to go through for research. Also what you do know, like some of the facts and myths of the crypt/ick/white spot curse. I will share what I know, either from personal experience or research into the early hours of the morning, if your opinion differs, please share, hopefully we can all help fight these diseases. I just found making a decision was the hardest, and I waisted time doing it from being undecided.
Brooke
I did not have such a severe outbreak as most cases, mine took days but it was defiantly brooke, it hit my allards clown first, then yellowtail damsel, then the rest, it took them like 7-10 days to perish (its usually a day or two). I wrote to wet web with pics, they said it is crypt, I took their word but did still not believe them, I thought if it was crypt, the tangs and angels would surely be the worst with crypt, and why was my clowns and damsels being affected the worst. My fault was being undecided, and not knowing wether to QT or not, hence while thinking I lost all my clowns basically, it hit them one after the other. Then I thought let me QT all my fish, for everything. I got some true percs from a friend a few days before the qt process, as I wanted them in QT with the other fish. They were in my DT for 2 days and were so severe. I took them and gave them a formalin bath and then into a Paraguard bath with the other fish, and then into cupramine. After this now, they had proper white spot/crypt, I should never of believed wet web, but they fine now and are 100%. They been in paraguard, for a week, and now cupramine for the last 3 weeks, today I lowered the cupramine levels to .25, and I started dosing prazipro.
Pics of my fish before qt, the allard in the pic was in an RO bath, just before it died, as at this stage, flukes were still a possibility after treating the DT for them for the fw dip was to look for flukes.
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information on this giant Japanese reef tank is scant yet we do know that this is one big honkin’ reef tank. Measuring in at 14,000 liters or about 3700 gallons, the reefscape of this tank is dominated by many large colonies of stony corals, many of which are slower growing types like the two large
Lobophyllia colonies in the front sand bed and a few jumbo plates of
Turbinaria. Either this individual has been growing these corals for a really, really long time or he had some connections to suppliers of really large coral colonies. But hey, with 6150 watts of light spread between 12 x 400w and 9 x 150w metal halides, it is entirely possible that this individual has reproduced breakneck coral growth which is sometimes possible in huge volumes of water. Follow the source link to see how small kids look next to this giant Japanese reef tank.
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Guys.
I need to know - on my NPS tank I would like to invest in a wave maker setup - not so much for the wave, but for the constant change in waterflow.
There are a few areas in the tank that has constant linear flow, and even though some NPS coral likes this, it causes some issues that I will not elaborate on now.
So, my question is what wave maker setup is best for my specific tank?
The size of the tank is 700*450*450 so roughly 140 litres.
Should I go for Tunze Nanostream or would Boyu Wavemaker suffice?
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Hi all,
We have the new Marine fish shipment and also the last shipment for the year.
We still have alot of Coral stock available
We still have the 14 day life guarantee for Marine fish.
For any further information phone the shop at: 021 554 0340
Heres the link for Marine fish on photobucket:
New Shipment pictures by oceansoncpt - Photobucket
Heres the link for the Coral on MASA:
Great coral selection now available @ OceanSOn - Marine Aquariums of South Africa
OceanSon
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Guys, alot of people have asked me regarding feeding sun corals.
They are concerned at what would happen if not all heads are fed, as this is difficult most of the time, and one cannot always get to each head.
In very short, not all heads HAVE to eat... read further to see why...
I would like to post this from UltimateReef.com The author asked that I also put his name, Roger Hughes down as referrence together with Ultimate Reef.com
I have highlighted the most important aspects of feeding and the link to the website is at the bottom of the article...
Tubastraea Anatomy
Images: Authors own
Corallite: The skeletal material produced by a single polyp
Calice (pl. calices): A concave depression the “end” of the corallite that houses the polyp
Septum (pl. speta): These are skeletal plates that radiate into the calice from the theca (the corallite wall). The Septum is also sometimes referred to as; scleroseptum
Coenosteum (pl. coenostea): The skeletal material between walls of adjacent corallites.
Coenosarc: The fleshy / skin type tissue covering coenostea and corallites.
Tentacle: A nematocyst-laden appendage used to capture prey, and also for defence / offence.
Oral disc: The broad area of tissue between the mouth and polyp tentacles.
Mouth: The mouth is a sphincter (ring of muscle) that open and closes to allow passage of food / waste to and from the Gastro Vascular cavity.
Gastro vascular cavity: The gut of the polyp.
Mesenterial filaments: The Gastro vascular cavity is divided into sections by these muscular “curtains” of tissue, which are used for digestion and polyp retraction / extension.
Feeding Methods and Handling
Due to the lack of Zooxanthellae,
Tubastraea spp.
MUST be fed by the aquarist between 2-7 times a week to maintain health and growth, for Tubastraea micrantha daily feeding is required. **This is not a coral for the lazy**. It is believed that each polyp must be individually fed on meaty offerings such as vitamin enriched brine / Mysis shrimp and krill along with other foods along the lines of, chopped mussel, squid, Cyclop-eze™, etc. It is believed that using live Brine shrimp as a part of the corals diet will increase the intensity of the coral colour, especially in the case of orange / yellow specimens.
When choosing a "sun coral" at a local fish shop, it is desirable to look for a specimen that is already feeding and shows little sign of starvation. A feeding specimen can be recognised as it will look puffed up or plump, especially after food is placed in the tank. Consider asking your local stockist to add some food to the corals holding tank, or ask what time they normally feed the coral, and if you can be present.
The tell-tale signs of an under-fed or malnourished animal are relatively easy to spot; such as clearly showing calices (cups), the coenosarc (flesh / skin) covering the cups will also appear to be extremely thin and taut. The presence of excessive algae growth may sometimes indicate a possible weakness. If your specimen already has algae present then every effort should be made to carefully remove the intrusion without causing damage.
After transportation and acclimatisation, a newly acquired sun coral may-be reluctant to expand its tentacles in preparation for feeding. These tentacles are used to capture and incapacitate prey which range in size from planktonic forms to small fish. One way of coaxing the polyps to expand and open, is to very gently waft / blow a small amount of brine shrimp juice, Phyto-plankton, Cyclop-eze™, or, Coral Vibrance™ over the cups of the coral.
Images courtesy of: Steve Margetts
If, after several days and nights (sometimes a couple of weeks) of "wafting"the polyps still fail to show any sign of opening, its possible that the coral may no longer have sufficient energy remaining to expand, as a result the slow process of starvation will begin, along with tissue thinning and recession, eventually leading to death.
What is meant by,
“sufficient energy remaining”? What the author is referring to is stored Nitrogen and Phosphorous within the coral skeletal body.
In the absence of food the coral can use the ‘store’ to sustain life for a number of weeks if the coral was in good health prior to harvesting, etc. Unfortunately with some corals the process of actually getting to a reefers system is a drawn out stressful affair, and often goes without any food from harvest to purchase.
Interestingly, although it is commonly thought that each polyp of the colony is a separate animal, and as such do not share ingested nutrients, the ‘back-up energy’ supply is a common store held with in the porous skeleton for the good of the entire colony.
On a brighter note, it’s not all doom and gloom. Once
Tubastraea is accepting your meaty offerings and the feeding regime is maintained, it’s a hardy inhabitant that will reward you with a daily stunning display of large, usually intensely coloured polyps, and in time daughter colonies within the aquarium (see, reproduction).
Once the coral is opening enough for you to feed, there are various methods of delivering food stuffs to the polyps that can be employed.
If the coral is to be fed within the aquarium, the simplest means is to use a syringe or turkey baster to deliver foods such as
Mysis, and
Artemia to the oral disc and tentacles of the polyp. Care must be taken during this process, if the food is released with to much pressure or the polyp is “poked”, it will contract and you’ll be unable to fed, until it re-expands.
When feeding within the aquarium, the food offered to the coral may be “stolen” by shrimps, who will actually remove the food from the gut of the coral. One method of combating this is to cover the coral will half a fizzy drinks bottle or similar, this is sometimes known as the “top hat” method. Another method of fending off unwanted visitors is to “guard” the coral with an acrylic rod; this method is preferred where the colonies are too large when expanded to be contained within the “top hat”.
An alternative method to feed this wonderful animal is to remove the coral from the aquaria in a suitably sized container. To carry out this procedure it is necessary to submerge the container, pick the coral up by its underside (scoop it up with an open hand) and place within the container, ensuring complete water coverage of the coral during removal always allowing for polyp expansion. Once the polyps have expanded, feeding can commence with your chosen foods. Once the coral has moved the food down to its gut, it may be returned to the aquarium by reversal of the above procedure.
In the author’s opinion, this method should not be your first choice. Constant handling may cause stress and damage to the coral.
When handling the coral, great care must be taken as, although the main skeletal body is strong, the coenosarc, corallites and calices are fragile and easily damaged. Under no circumstances should the coral be removed from the water and exposed to the air if the polyps are extended. The result of such action can be torn tissue around the calice edge which, in some instances may be irreparable.
When feeding
Tubastraea, it is important to remember that it is very easy to increase the NO3 (Nitrates), PO4 (Phosphates) and dissolved organics within the system due to the regurgitation of food (if it had eyes, they'd definitely be bigger than its belly), and food that "escapes" the polyps un-checked whilst feeding within the aquarium. There are many ways around this problem; ample detritus eaters or scavengers amongst the clean-up crew, heavy skimming and high flow, “algae scrubber” sumps, removing uneaten food, removing the coral for feeding (note: doesn’t help with regurgitation), regular water changes, and of course, only feeding little and often.
Tubastraea sp everything...3 - UltimateReef.com
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Okey, I have finally gotten around to post my new tank specs...
I tried the mixed reef thing for a couple of months, but my heart lies with NPS Coral. I then decided about 2 or 3 months ago to get rid of all things that need light, and go to where my heart lies...
So, I would like to introduce you to my second attemp at a dedicated Non Photosynthetic System. I learnt alot from my previous mistakes, and have also grown alot in knowledge and wisdom since then (last year this time...)
This tank is quite young, and there are still a great deal of improvement planned ahead - as and when finances allow for it.
So without further ado; let me introduce you to my latest NPS Dedicated Tank...
Tank Spec:
Dimensions: 700 x 450 x450
Sump:610 x 310 x 310
The reason for the smaller tank is quite simple; $$$!!! However much I would like to have a 3000litre tank, dealing with 80% water change weekly and also the flow required for such tank, skimmer size etc would just be too costly for me.
Filtration Methods:
* I have built my own DIY Recirculating skimmer, that really works well and is a key part of my system. The reason I opted for a recirculating skimmer, is that all the water from the tank will go directly into the skimmer reaction chamber, thus only clean(er) water will flow back into the system. The skimmer is set to run only for 12hours a day, and switches off with the return pump. The tank is thus without filtration for 12hours in which I feed, this gives the NPS coral enough time to feed as much as possible, and then the water is cleaned before it can go off in the DT and cause NH4 and NO3 problems.
* I do at least 10% water change twice a week. That gives me an 80% water change per month, and I have found this water change is key to helping to deal with the high amount of food I feed, and it helps reduce nitrates.
* I have a DSB made from playsand, and onto of the DSB I have Arag Alive and also mineral mud. With this I have some cheato to assist me further with nutrients and also help the pod population thrive, as pods are also crucial in assisting with food waste.
* I have around 15kg's of LR in the tank that are very healthy and is covered in life.
Lighting:
Because I only keep non photosynthetic coral I do not require any light at all. I do however run one 24W Actinic T5 just for viewing purposes, and I am modifying a Cree LED unit of mine that will give a bit more aesthetic to the tank. I only switch the lights on when I get home at night, or when I need to do something in the tank. This has helped alot with algae as I do feed alot, and algae may get the better of the situation with other lower Kelvin ligths present.
Feeding:
My main course for the evening is live brine nauplii. I am amazed to see the health of my coral since I have been feeding them live brine nauplii. This is something I did not do on my previous tank, and I am almost confident that this is quote key to a healthy NPS System. I do however supplement the live brine with Cyclop-Eeze; a name that has come up on every article or website I have read of people keeping NPS. Cyclop-Eeze really does also help alot with the coral health, and the reaction from the coral when cyclop-eeze is introduced to the tank is uncomparable to any other food. Then for the smaller polyped corals I feed Reef Snow, and Tropic Marin's Phyton and Zooton. Aminomega is also mixed with the food in small quantities.
At the moment, I feed daily, every evening. I am however busy experimenting with DIY auto feeders in a few ways. I will elaborate on the path I have chosen once I have done all my experiments. The plan is however that I will manually feed the coral between 17h00 and 18h00 in the evenings. Then the tank will be fed as soon as lights go out and fish go sleepy sleepy. I will then feed throughout the night until around 05h00 am, at which time the skimmer and the return pump will kick in to "clean" the water.
The amounts of food varies from type of food, but also will be adjusted as the tank is stocked. The more coral there is, the more mouths to feed, and the more food I will administer.
Flow:
One of the most important aspects about NPS is the flow. Too much and the polyps cannot grab the food particles rushing past it, yet too slow and the polyps will not expand to feed. Also, good flow assists to remove wasted food that might be on the coral tissue, and cause nutrient build up.
I have two pumps, one 3300 l/ph SunSun and one Seio Prop at the same volume. They are carefully adjusted and the corals were placed accordingly. I would however like to upgrade to two Nano Stream Tunze pumps, as they are smaller and the flow they generate is IMO a little better - but for now the combination of flow works very well.
Stocking Plans:
I already have many different NPS species, but ultimately I would like to have at least one of each. My focus would be more towards Gorgonians. Fishwise I do not have any fish in yet, as I would like to go all deepwater species.
My first introduction of fish would however be Sunburst Anthias (2). Then I would like to have a Golden Angel, and one Odontanthias Borbonius as the ultimate fish. If I can get some Ventralis (Longfin) Anthias that would also be great, but a tank that size will not be stocked with more than about 6 fish in total.
So, that is the read-up of the tank... I will now post some photo's as this is what you are here to see right?
FULL TANK SHOT:
FROM THE RIGHT SIDE:
FROM THE LEFT SIDE:
TUBASTREA MICRANTHA (Black Suncoral)
TUBASTREA FAULKNERI
This coral has was from the very first tank I had and I got it as a baby with only three heads. My father has been taking care of it so kudo's to him!!! Please note the before picture taken one year ago and the current photo taken last night...
BEFORE (December 2009) 3 heads
AFTER (December 2010) 16 heads
More pics to follow...
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Posted: December 10th, 2010, 10:03am CST by JAM
howzit guys looking for a second hand return pump. arround the 6000l/h-800l/.h mark.
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Hey people, yesterday we had a nice looking grunter (dead lol) at the shop. In the pic you cant see properly but it has green and blue on the body and red and orange on the dorsal fin. This was around 35cm long. Does anyone have this in their tanks or have experience keeping these? Guys at the coast. Just curious as you dont see these in peoples tanks :)
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Could any of the sponsors tel me if they have or can get this Tunzes Stick-in-a-Box please?
Thanks in advance!!!!
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The first coral reef climate lab was recently opened near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to study the effects of different variables from climate change on corals in a controlled setting. The state-of-the-art lab will run controlled experiments to see how mini-coral reefs will react to acidification and warming similar to what’s predicted over the next 50 to 100 years by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The reef climate lab features 72 aquariums and 12 miniature coral reefs that allow researches to raise and lower both the temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and gauge the responses against the real-time conditions in the nearby Wistari channel near Brisbane, Australia. The lab was developed and built at the University of Queensland’s Heron Island Research Station as a part of the Climate Change Mesocosm (CCM) project.
“While similar to the Free Ocean Carbon Enrichment (FOCE) project, recently featured in Sir David Attenborough’s documentary ‘Death of the Oceans,’ the CCM differs in that it regulates the temperature, in addition to the acidification levels above and below the current ambient conditions of water on the reef,” said Sophie Dove, who leads the lab, in a statement.
Using four nearly 2,000-gallon airtight sumps, the research team can fine-tune the temperature and CO2 levels the coral mini-reefs are exposed to. Interestingly the research team will also be experimenting with the effects of four ocean conditions: A preindustrial ocean state, the current or control ocean conditions, higher CO2 and higher temperatures, and extremely high CO2 and extremely high temperatures.
An interesting observation resulted from the FOCE project, where corals exposed to the higher CO2 levels during an eight-month period appeared different and grew slower with different types of algae growing on them.
“We expect to see similar results from the CCM experiments where reefal organisms respond to the dual influences of acidification and temperature,” said David Kline, co-leader of the project.
[via
Our Amazing Planet]
All images courtesy of and property of David Kline
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Hi again guys
1st. I was told to use acetone to clean the excess silicone and marks from my tank, what I would like to know is can I give my whole tank a rub down with it or should I avoid the siliconed areas? And should I dilute it or use it as is?
2nd. I need help on the plumping. Could someone please tell me what all I will need for the plumbing and what the layout should look like. Pics would also help a lot.
Below is a pic done in paint, yes paint, I'm not too clued up on sketch up so please don't hang me for using paint.:whistling:
As you can see the sump is not directly bellow the DT because of there are partitions in the stand.
Thanks.:peroni:
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For the last week my monti cap colony has been fading to a brownish white..all of them...my fish and other corals including 2 shrimps are looking better than ever....
What could it be?
All parameters are good exept Nitrites and phosphates, but been struggling to get it down, also found 4 aptaisia!!!!
What to do?
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Blam! We bet you didn’t expect us to broadside you with a fresh new picture of the impossibly
rare tiger angelfish, did ya?
Apolemichthys kingi is a South African endemic angelfish and this studly tiger is still in that country where he legally belongs. this photo was taken a few days after being introduced into his new South African aquarium home so it’ll be a while still before it is completely adapted and conditioned for captive living, or ready for photo and video primetime. We know that Frank Baensch hasn’t worked much with
Apolemichthys species save for the
bandit angelfish, but the tiger angelfish is one we’d vote to the top of the
Reef Culture Technologies breeding list.
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Hi guys,
I'm based in Durbanville CPT.
I'm looking for some macro algea for my DSB (Chaeto etc).
Willing to collect and pay big bags of cash :P
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hey guys
i have a high flow area very high up in my tank. no lps will be able to handle it and i hate SPS cos they go brown... so i am looking for a coral that can handle high flow and lotsa light..
I have alread xenia and star polyps - what else is out there that can cover my bald spot?
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Hey Guys.I am helping out a friend and am looking for a second hand external cannister filter and T8 light fixture in googd working condition.Also any other equipment to start a Tropial Fresh Water tank. If any one has anything they not want to get rid of, please pm me price and details as I am not always active on this forum.
Thanks
M
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... cos i have a fatty on my hands:)
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Hi All,
Firstly thnx for a great forum, the advise and good vibe amongst members is fantastic motivator. I recently moved into my house and obviously planned to do a tank.. i am aiming at quite an alternate looking tank and have already done most of the calcs to see if its even possible.. :P apparently it is. I have had marines for awhile and up until June this year had a awesome tank runnin in my office.. had a slite fender bender(..rolled bout 7 times..) and this keep me from my tank which then crashed and my office and all the offices nearby stank like the alley at the back of a fish n' chips store..
so after packin up everything I decided to..unpack and here we are. I've set up an interim tank in my garage to get things going.. curing some LR I previously had put in some LR from different stores around CPT.. I am hoping to have this cube has a phase in my setup, will await further advise from the forum. pics below are my fender bender and current stage of new tank development.
I will be asking alot of questions going forward.. be kind :razz:
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Hello all:wave2:
here are a few photos of stock currently in our shop.
please feel free to drop us a call or pm for any further info
STUNNING CARPET
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Hardware for saleThread title: Ocean Motion 4 way
Location: East London
Shipping or Collection only: Shipping at buyers expense
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: i have one of these for sale
asking R3000
never used it was going to be for my new build but plans have changed
awsome for a CLS system
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Hardware for saleThread title: DNW250 skimmer
Location: East London
Shipping or Collection only: Shipping at buyers expense
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Guys i still have this skimmer so if anyone is interested let me know
R4500 Neg or REASONABLE cash offer will be considred.
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Hardware for saleThread title: Aquamedic 1000 cal reactor for sale
Location: East London
Shipping or Collection only: ship at buyers expense
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: i have purchased a Skimz cal reactor and no longer need this one
I have never used the unit and it is still brand new.
the media has been removed
R2500 price neg and REASONABLE offers will be considered.
Notes: never used owned for 4 years and is only the reactor body with built in circulation pump.
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To let you know about our new Bali Shipment with a large variety fish ie... Regal tangs, Sailfins, Lipsticks,Foxface, fire gobies, 6 lines, Clowns, Banggais, Buttflies, Navarchus, Blue face, selaris blennies, Damsels & more. Stunning Corals landing later today. Please call us on 0217122534/0826368990 for prices and more details.
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Hey all, so iv'e managed to get myself a 5 foot tank with cabinet and sump, witch i will be collecting next weekend saturday and hopefully will be running by end of december.
It will start of as a fish only tank but as i upgrade lighting and so on i will start adding some coral.
Pics will follow shortly.
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Would like to know if anyone as come across a Fu Manchu lion fish recently, really think it's a stunning fish and want one.
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Posted: December 9th, 2010, 10:55am CST by Nova
I found this fella living in my rock comes out quite far at night and seems to have the hairs only on the front and not the rest of the body....
What is it??
The aptasia in the pic has its days numbered....
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All other livestockCommon Name:Various Livestock for sale
Scientific Name:-
SizeVarious
How long have you had it?9 months
Shipping or Collection only:Collection ONLY!
Your location.Roodepoort
Price:-
Photo's:Pics are about 2 months old, will post new ones when the lights come on
Female Blue Throat Trigger 250 - SOLD
Pair of Scissortail Dartfish 100 for the pair
1 Peppermint Shrimp 50
2 Turbo Snails 50 each
5 Yellow Green Hermits 20 each
Green with Blue centre Zoas 500
Pincushion about the size of my hand 350
Palythoa colony 100
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im looking at pump comparisons and the current need a kw rate, im doff with gogle can anoone help?
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Hi
Just starting a new reef tank 1500*750*750 after being out the game for 7years.I still have about 10KG of live rock (now dead) that I stored outside....can i mix this with the new live rock or will it leach contaminants .....Plan to soak it in RO water.
I used to have a 300 L tank but gave up 7 years ago .Just got bitten by the bug again and decided to do it properly this time around.
Tank size 1500*750*750
Sump 1100*600*450
Refugium 300*600*400
Tank centre overflow ( all round viewing)
Return pump 10000 L (closed loop)
2 Seio Props 6000 L
2 Seio M1100 4400 L
2 Metal halide 250 W 20000K
2 Actinic T5
2 10000K daylight T5
Protien Skimmer Aqua Excel rated 1500 L
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The Story of Stuff evening at BayworldThe fifth in a series of events entitled The World in the Bay will take place on Friday, 10 December 2010 at Bayworld and will focus on Going Green.
A highlight of the programme will be a 20 minute video The Story of Stuff which illustrates where stuff comes from and what happens to it when we discard it. There will be short presentations on recycling, biodegradable food products and sea life in trouble.
The winners of the schools recycling competition which was organized by The Waste Trade Company will be announced. Competition entries will be displayed during the Green Event, The learner with the winning entry will receive a voucher to be Trainer for a Day at the Oceanarium, and runners-up will each receive a Friends of Bayworld voucher.
The rest of the evening will be open, allowing visitors to view the exhibitions, purchase refreshments (in biodegradable or recyclable containers), and mingle with fellow growing green minds. Various exhibitors will display aspects of mankinds impact on the environment, and environmentally friendly practices such as worm farming and organic gardening.
Exhibitors taking part in the evening include the Nelson Mandela Bay Transition Network, Green Home, The Waste Trade Company, Waste Exchange System, Urban Harvest Edible Gardens, and many more. If your company/organisation is interested in exhibiting, please contact Michelle du Toit at
mdutoit@bayworld.co.za.
The event will take place in the Marine Hall of the PE Museum at Bayworld at 18:00 till 21:00. Members of the public are invited to attend free of charge. Refreshments will be on sale.
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Click here to view the embedded video.
Anampses lennardi is the rarest of the rare wrasses and although we count their imports on one hand at a time, it appears that
Route 66 Marine has succeeded in obtaining nearly a dozen of these amazing labirds. Hailing from the coast of Western Australia,
Anampses lennardi is even rarer than it’s close relative the femininus wrasse,
Anampses femininus. This large batch of Lennardi wrasses is no conicidence as Route 66 specifically comissioned their livestock suppliers to go further out to sea to capture these rare and elusive wrasses. We expect that these Lennardi wrasses will be evenly distributed across some of the better shops in the country, and we hope to see one of these beauties in person in the near future.
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When we saw these images of the upcoming Reef Octopus overflow box, we were excited and puzzled at the same time. From the onset it looks like Reef Octopus is taking a little different approach than the tradition u-tube and Weir overflows. We can’t exactly tell how the water movement is handled with this box but we do appreciate the grooved inlet that is more in line with a built in overflow allowing water to enter from both the surface and farther down in the water column.
It appears the overflow uses some sort of pump to maintain the siphon. Typical Weir-type overflows generally use a small water pump to keep air from building up in the overflow path but this larger hose could be used to possibly drain the box to the sump or to keep the siphon alive. *At this point we can only speculated and wonder the exact flow rate and what that mystery tube actually accomplishes.
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Don’t let the large macro photograph fool you, this Plectranthias nanus is barely topping out at 7/8th of an inch (22mm), total length. The adorable
Plectranthias nanus is yet another little nano reef fish gem that
Greenwich Aquaria has imported from the magical reef lands of Cebu, Phillipines. The nano perchlet was only about $40 but being about the length of a man’s thumbnail, this is one fish that would surely disappear in all but the tiniest of small nano reef setups. We love all
Plectranthias species so bad it almost hurts; seriously though, let’s hope that Cebu or some other collection location eventually turns turns up some
Plectranthias sagamiensis or
Plectranthias pelicieri.
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Hey everyone,
I know this is a weird question but I need to increase my phosphates. I tested my water today and my nitrates are 5 but my phosphates are below 0.1. In order to decrease my nitrates I need to increase my phosphate level, with using the zeo method you can't decrease nitrates without the presence of phosphates. Is there any way to do this?
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hi guys this is my tank iv been offered two metal halides 150w is this enough id like to keep almost everything in terms of coral id try and keep the lights as close to the water as possible the height of the tank is 85cm
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The Aquarium Telephone booth is an installation which might make you think again about what vessels are supposed to be used for aquarium fish. Following the quasi-total abandonment of telephone booths due to the ubiquity of cellular phones, artists Benedetto Bufalino and Benoit Deseille decided to re purpose the disused glass boxes of telephone booths. A video of the complete goldfish aquarium world can be seen after the break.
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Lost at E Minor]
Click here to view the embedded video.
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Hi Guys
I need some advise, I have a tank made from 12mm glass, the edges are not polished, should it have been polished, how much extra does it usually cost?
I would imagine that 12 mm glass would be polished as a standard?
Please could anyone with experience in making tanks give me some input, I am getting a little desperate, my tank build is such a nightmare :(
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Hi all
I have had this candy cane for about 5 months now and it has been going well, it started getting a bubble on the top of it on saturday , by sunday morning it was gone , now its back, does anyone know what it happening.
my water par are all in check
thank you
i forgot to mention that the mother coloney that is in another reefers tank is doing the same thing
please note i have moved this coral away from the light and it does the same thing
it has been in its new spot for 4 days now
thanks
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Posted: December 8th, 2010, 1:29pm CST by 459b
With the December holidays fast approaching and the coastal areas gearing up to be swarmed by those unlucky enough to live inland, i would like to propose the following idea for a thread.
Many, myself included, head to warmer waters and get tempted to plunder every living creature i come across thinking it will do fine in my tank. To prevent too many "PLease ID this thing i found while on holiday" threads and save the needless death of sea creatures, could we perhaps make a thread somewhere that includes pictures of organisms that can be legally collected and safely/happily kept in reef tanks.
This will serve as a quick refernce guide to show people what they can collect instead of them taking EVERYTHING only to find out later on that it is impossible to keep and/or will eat everything in your tank.
So this wont be a discussion thread - simply pictures and a brief comment on where it is found and if its safe to keep.
As an example:
Name: Zoanthus sansibaricus
Violet zoanthid
Collected from: Natal coast
Comments: thrives in reef aquarium etc etc etc
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Posted: December 8th, 2010, 11:14am CST by Nova
I found this on my live rock it seems to have the texture of a starfish and there are always 4 parts sticking out the hole, had the rock in for about 3 days and it doesn't come out any further
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hey all
just would like to make a general note of the fantastic prize i just received from henk for coming second in the photo comp'
way way way more than i anticipated
many many thanks Henk
top man and top products
clint
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Hi All
I got this pin cushion from my brother to keep till he sorts his tank out.
However the pin cushion has fallen over and the bottom seems to be dead. I would like to cut it just below the "dead" part and attach it to the plug again.
What would be the best way to do this?
Attached is a photo.
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So having taken my tank apart, i want to know what would be the best way to put it back together, i have four corner clamps.
would it be best to put the sides together and then put the bottom onto that?.
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Posted: December 7th, 2010, 6:47am CST by hypn
I am looking for a aspesx sponge filter 2 x single sponge or the double sponge. Make does not have to be aspesx. Did anybody in the JHB area possibly see any in store or are there masa sponsers with these in stock.
If you have in stock I am willing to fund a courier collection today
Any lead will be appreciated, know I saw some a week ago but not a clue where !!!!
Thanks
Andre
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Posted: December 7th, 2010, 11:31pm CST by Dane
Hey all,
So I've been in the Drakensberg for 2 months now doing my MSc research, and will soon be driving back home to slaapstad via the tranksei!
Now I wanted to know if theres any chance I'll be able to find fairly decent dried porous rock there? Of course, I would only collect if I had a signed permit from the local Nkosi and cleared with the appropriate authorities.
I wont be collecting anything live as I dont have permits nor would they last the trip down.
Also if you guys know the area, any really nice spots to visit would be appreciated - not for diving, just to visit/hike/relax/snorkel.
Many thanks all :0)
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This odd-colored Potter’s Angelfish,
Centropyge potteri, was recently captured by
Pacific Tropics in Hawaii. The Potters Angelfish is one of the
Centropyge species which can show a great deal of variability in it’s color pattern, and Dave Kelly was lucky enough to spot and capture the xanthic potter’s angelfish at a depth of eighty feet. However there are many more unusual color forms of the Potter’s angelfish and other
Centropyge species
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Normally-colored potter's angelfish
Dark-colored Potter's angelfish living under really intense light.
We’ve also previously reported on how one particular
dark potter’s angelfish had developed a kind of darkish suntan after living in the shine of multiple thousand watt metal halide lamps. At least we believe the darkness to be attributed to the enormous amount of UV light that 1000 watt metal halides can give off. There also exists an axanthic form of
Centropyge potteri, the blue potter’s angelfish
, which exhibits almost no yellow coloration, leaving it with beautiful blue bars on a black base coloration.
Hybrid angelfish of the Potter's and Fisher's ygmy anglefish, photo by William Crook
Pacific Tropics is no stranger to catching the rare and the unusual as we’ll remind you that this is the Hawaiian collection outfit which also caught the rare
Hybrid potter’s angelfish. The specific type of color aberration that this mostly yellow potter’s angelfish represents can be endlessly debated but in our eyes, this specimen most closely resembles a xanthic color aberration.* A similar color aberration in
Centropyge might be the
mostly yellow bicolor angelfish or the other odd-colored
Centropyge bicolor that was caught in Papua New Guinea.
Unfortunately, it is unclear what causes these color changes in the wild-caught aberrant
Centropyge as many, if not most, specimens end up reverting to a mostly normal coloration after a few weeks to a few months in captivity. the fact that the xnthic potters still has the black coloration but it is restricted to a portion of it’s caudal and soft anal fin gives us hope that this one could be a real freak. We’re told that the xanthic potter’s angelfish is still up for grabs, let’s hope it stays stateside so we can have a chance at tracking how it’s color is retained in captivity. Huge thanks to William Crook for sharing the unique image fo the xanthic potter’s angelfish.
A rare axanthic Blue Potter's Angelfish shows blue and black markings. Photo by Hiroyuki Tanaka.
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i think its majano?
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If you ever want to see what its like for a sudden, catastrophic failure of a large aquarium a fish store in Des Moines, Iowa had a
1,500 gallon display tank suddenly bursts. Caught on a video security camera, the back panel of the aquarium shatters sending the deluge of water into the store. The tank was free from livestock at the time. Since we can’t embed this video, make sure you follow the link to
watch it on WHOtv.
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Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title: Tank , Sump and Light Fitting
Location: Cape Town / Strand
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Hi Gents,
I'm selling off some of my equipment
- 4 x 39W T5 Lighting Unit - R500
- Sump R150
- Tank : 1200 x 450 x 450 6mm Glass - R400
I'll accept any reasonable offers
I'll try and get some better pics soon.
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Germany’s Marine Organisms has released two different flavors of metal halide lighting in a 14,000K and 16,000K colored lamps. The design of these lamps is for reefers looking for a nice, natural look without heavy blue accents on the tank. With the newer 14,000K design, the lamp has a relatively high proportion of blue, but with a a definite white look for a more natural overall look. According to the company, the yellow tinge created by degrading organics in the water is compensated for with these lamps. The 16,000K design will give you more of a dose of blue color without a noticeable yellow spike.
This lamp is not as heavy a blue as your typical 20,000K but will produce a pleasant light that still gives you a crisp, white sandbed and you may opt for not using supplemental actinic lighting. All the bulbs come in double ended (70W, 150W and 250W) and E40 mogul (250W and 400W) options and range in price from around 53 to 89 (approx. $70 to $118 USD). Follow the break for a spectral graph comparison of the two bulbs. The bulbs have been available in Europe for a few months but no word on if these will ever see the shores in the U.S.
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Fish for saleCommon Name: Picasso trigger
Scientific Name: Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Size of fish 7cm
How long have you had the fish? A few days
Is the fish eating? Yes, eats very well - anything I feed it
Shipping or Collection only: Collection only
Your location. Pretoria
Price: R350.00
Photo's: 
Notes: Pablo is still a young fish, only a few months old. I recently bought it from someone who was very happy with it. He was however selling his whole setup so he had to sell the Picasso Trigger. He didn't have any issues with the Picasso (he had shrimps, snails, etc. and the trigger didn't bother them). However, the fish in his system were larger than mine. All the fish in my tank are still juvenile's and I think the Picasso is stessing them out. So, unfortunately he has to go.
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Guys i need some advice
about 2 months ago i was approached by a guy to do a 2.4 x .800 x .800 tank for him
he paid me the cash upfront as per my request and i proceeded to order the glass from the glazer and pay them their portion,
being 15mm it was not kept here locally and bought in from another supplier and there would be a waiting period to get it here which was all communicated to the client.
after alot of phone calls and unreturned e-mails i finally crapped the rep out and he personally delivered the 10mm bracing and overflow for the tank about 3 weeks ago.
he promised me that the glass would be there within the following week.
i got a call last week monday from him to say that the Glass company AGI Africa Glass was now under curatorship and that none of the staff could acess the building.
i couldent alert my client as he was overseas,
anyway he arrived back and contacted me today and i informed him of the news, hes obviously upset with me and has gone to the petshops here to get a quote on building the tank.
we spoke a little earlier and he alterted me that he had ordered the glass 10mm as per the LFS's advice, and that if braced properly the tank would be fine.
i had in the meanwhile secured another price from another glass supplier for 15mm which i can get next week thursday if the order was placed by tomorrow.
anyway it looks like the sale has been taked elswhere which is fine and understandable i dont feel sad about that at all but this leaves e with a question of what to do about the outstanding monies to the client
i have incured expenses and paid for ome of the materials and other than a few rushed calls between be and the client in which i have alterted him to the fact that i have the bracing and overflow in my possession this seems to have been ignored.
what do i do?
advice welcome
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Aqua Design Amano is a line of premium aquarium products which are primarily designed for the freshwater and planted aquarium hobby. Although only a small number of reef aquarists may actually use ADA products, the impact that ADA has had on the expectations for well designed and aesthetically striking aquarium products is undeniable. Many other aquarium product companies have followed in the footsteps of ADA’s shiny finish and simplistic lines. Alas, the Japanese-designed ADA products have always commanded a premium and due to rising costs of materials and manufacturing, the ADA line of aquarium products will experience a slight price increase across the board starting in January 2011.
Aquarium Design Group is the exclusive North American distributor of the ADA line of aquarium products, and their full press release regarding the price bump can be read after the break.
December 6, 2010 – Houston, Tx – Aqua Design Amano headquarters in Niigata, Japan announced an increase in cost of goods due to the inflation of raw material cost at the manufacturing level. The new prices were effective as of November 1st, 2010.
Costs in manufacturing, shipping and the declining value of the dollar versus the yen have caused increases in prices of the Aqua Design Amano product line in the United States, similar price increases in the past did not always lead to price increases for the end user and the price increase this year has been the result of a compiling effect in cost to provide the product.
However, for the sake of the consumer, the new prices for the ADA product line will not be in effect until January, 2011. We hope that providing this opportunity by announcing the price increase ahead of time will allow our customers to buy for the holiday season at the current price levels.
In addition, the new container order is scheduled to arrive in Houston on December 7th, 2010. Most out of stock items will be back in stock at that time for the holidays, and with the container, the new Book of ADA catalogue will be arriving and available for free to all ADA customers. This years ADA catalogue contains a wealth of information covering all aspects of Aquascaping, maintaining a Nature Aquarium, and visual inspiration from Takashi Amanos latest creations. ADA clientele is not required to purchase to get their free catalogue – simply pay postage and you will receive one in the mail.
Aquarium Design Group is currently working on some exciting new ventures for ADA clientele and avidly building new infrastructure that promises to bring a new level of value to the Aqua Design Amano experience in the United States, expect more announcements regarding this effort in the coming months.
Aquarium Design Group is a distributor for Aqua Design Amano products in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. In 2010, ADG moved into a new facility to construct an entirely new retail experience for aquarium and aquascaping enthusiasts that prominently features the Aqua Design Amano product line. Completion is scheduled for early 2011. Aqua Design Amano is based in Niigata, Japan and is the provider of the Nature Aquarium and Do!Aqua line of designer aquariums and related goods that supports the Nature Aquarium philosophy developed by Takashi Amano.
Contact:
Frank Wazeter
Aquarium Design Group
frankw@aquariumdesigngroup.com
3520 S. Sam Houston Pkwy E.
Suite#100
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Can anyone tell me where I can download the software, the sight I try to access doesnt allow me to, it says the page doesnt exist:(
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having watched my mandarins for months as i have trained them to eat frozen foods especially bloodworm,mysis,brine shrimp,lobster eggs i realised that the male does not see a lot of the food because it blends in with the background and substrate. so i asked myself why not have bright frozen food. the experiment is as follows, brine shrimp dyed blue, yellow, red ,well rinsed ,enriched with hufa and dosed with entice. the reasoning if they can see it smell it and taste it. smaller volumes will be required when feeding and it will be easier to train them to eat non live food and improving success rates pluss lessening the nutrients in water pss the next excapade is to raise coloured live brine shrimp.
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Hey
if any one has any salt for sale please let me no. Am looking to make around 250l.
Thanks
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Posted: December 7th, 2010, 1:08pm CST by Nova
Hi Guys
I am looking for Pc Software to keep track of everything in the tank please see link below
AquarioGest software sections
this would be great if I could find something localy
Any Ideas?
tx
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Okey, have been wanting to do this for a long time now; so a cloudy day has arrived so here goes:
PART 1:
Introduction:
This thread will give you a basic idea of what Non Photosynthetic Corals (NPS) are and what you need to know about keeping, feeding and caring for these stunning corals.
What is a Non Photosyntehic Coral?
Firstly we need to look at the most obvious attribute of these corals;
NON-photosynthetic: This means that these corals lack the presence of zooxanthellae algae inside the coral tissue. This then means that, unlike other corals that can utlilize this algae to help feed the coral, NPS coral needs to hunt for their food and physically consume prey in order to survive.
What's their natural habitat like?
This then also brings us to the next point, which is the natural location of NPS coral. Having no need / benefit from light, but having to feed from live food, one can easily determine that NPS corals are generally found in deeper, darker waters, or on the edges of drop-offs and the bottom of caves and overhangs. There are the exception to this rule where NPS corals are found shallower in well lit areas, but the general rule is that they occur deeper.
What do they eat in wild?
Also the reason for being deeper, is the food sources they consume. The first point to note is that these corals are generally located in high Phyto Plankton areas. Many people believed (when NPS was first discovered) that the coral fed on the Phyto. This now seems to be less of the reason they are there... Even though the coral would consume some Phyto, they really do not benefit that much from it, as most NPS coral are predatory in nature, and not filter feeders. Phyto is merely an algae, so NPS coral cannot be kept by feeding on Phyto only.
No, the main reason they are located in these phyto soups, is to harvest the stuff that eats the phyto. During the day, phytoplankton photosynthesises from sunlight, and at night the phyto settles into the depths. This then, is when the Zooplankton, Rottifier, Brine Shrimp, Mysis shrimp, pods and other little critters swim into open water and feed on the phyto. This is generally safer for these creatures as there are less active fish at this time - except for the NPS.
Now starts the feeding frenzy for the NPS!!! They consume millions of bacteria, plankton and crustacians. I have heard that one suncoral polyp can consume up to 2000 brine shrimp nauplii in a day. The literally eat without end.
Also, during the day, when the fish at the top of the reef is most active, busy feeding, the fish would also "poo". This "poo" then drops down to the depths, where it gets consumed by various bacteria, and also larger zooplankton, mysis and brine etc. These then die off as the fishpoo goes deeper, and this froms Reef Snow. Thus this also feeds the NPS's heavy appetite...
What I have stated above is very important for us to keep in mind when we move towards keeping these corals in the aquarium, and you will see why...
NPS INSIDE THE AQUARIUM:
What impact does light have?
Many reefers and LFS are under the impression that NPS coral has to be kept "in the dark", either in caves, under ledges or on drop-off walls. This is absolute rubbish!!! Why would you want to hide a stunning coral like a suncoral or dendronephtya, and how big cave should you have to fit a gorgonian in? Not all reefers have the facility to even build caves, ledges or overhangs.
I think the misconception comes in where NPS coral (especially suncorals) withdraw their heads during daytime. This is then linked to lights that came on, and they make the assumption that light makes them withdraw.
I have had the entire room dark, then used a Maglite Torch turn on above a suncoral, without it even flintching. Do this with a tube worm or clam for example, and you will see that sudden light does have an imapct on them.
So, light, be it MH, T5 or T8 has no affect on whether they will be open or not.
So why is your NPS then only opening up at night after the lights are off?
Easy, refer to the begninning of this thread; at night, small little critters come to play, and eat detritus. Whether you want to believe it or not, you have millions of small pod larvae and bacteria in the tank. It does not mean that because you cannot see them, they are not there. Once your lights go off, these come out, and the NPS coral picks up on their presence. Then they extend and feed - simple.
How do you get your NPS to open up while you are actually still awake?
I have found that these coral can be "trained..." Every afternoon at 17h00 sharp, I can see my NPS corals starting to open up without me even "teazing" them with any food source. This is because they "know" that by around 18h00 I will be feeding them, so they anticipate food is coming. In the first few weeks from getting a NPS, this might not work, so you will need to be patient. But once trained, you have a stunning display in the evenings as your NPS opens up. They will still remain open throughout the night, as they will still feed on the aother nocturnal critters.
Where should you place NPS?
Anywhere you like IMO... There is no proof that any NPS coral has to be hung upside down to live. Again, a missconception of their natural habitat. The reason they "like" being upside down is purely the fact the water rushes under the cavewall or ledge, thus pushing food right into them. So if you are looking for a good spot in your tank, try and find a place where water will push food into their polyps.
On this note, NPS actually alos likes a bit more linear flow. Remember that where they are found in the wild, tides come in a go out rises up the slopes, thus exposing them to quite a bit of linear flow.
Too much chaotic flow will just swirl the food around them, and not push the food into the - remember this.
How strong should flow be?
This is a point that has been heavily researched by the Waikiki Aquarium in the US. I will not go into all the details and bore you with the flow rate vs. capture rate flow charts. So all you need to know, is that too heavy flow, and the polyps will physically not be able to catch the pray. Try and catch a cricket ball coming to you at 500km/h - even Jonty Rhodes would not be able to catch that!!!
Too slow, and too little food gets to the polyps, are it will just push over the coral as the coral forms an eddie.
Again, placement is key, and you can now see that the cave you built, might not be the best place taking flow into consideration...
What whould you feed the coral?
These coral will take most any meaty food. I have found Cyclop-Eeze to get the best response from NPS coral, but even better than cyclop eeze would be newly hatced brine shrimp (brine nauplii.) The coral get the most nutrition from live brine, as the brine is very rich in protein from the yolk sack it still carries. The problem with live food however is the effort you have to put in to grow them. Even though the thought of having to make live brine daily seems easy work, I can assure you a few months into it, it does become a chore.
If you do not opt for live brine, then other food such as frozen brine, frozen mysis, rotifier, zooplankton, reef snow etc.
What is the best way to feed NPS?
One thing however to take into consideration with any food you feed, is that fish has the advantage of going to the food, where as coral has to wait for the food to come to it. In a mixed reef, target feeding NPS is a must. If you broadcast feed one block of mysis, the fish would consume it all long before any NPS coral could consume one shrimp. If you target feed, you basically squirt food right ontop of the coral with a syringe or turkey blaster, allowing the coral to get food first, and what ever is then "wasted" is consumed by the fish. The best way though, if space permits, is using the coke bottle technique. Here you cut a 2l coke bottle open, and place the bottle over the coral on the substrate. Then you add the food to the bottle and cap it. This then allows the coral to be in a soup of food, and eat without fish or flow taking any food from it. After 20 minutes the bottle is removed and all wasted food gets taken by fish. Again, this is the ultimate way to feed if space and placement allows for it.
How often must you feed your NPS?
This is in a way determined by what NPS we are talking about so the answer might be a bit broader than what I will post here.
As with your own children, dogs, plants and fish, you do not just want them to survive, you want them to thrive. In my honest opinion, feeding NPS twice or three times a week will have them survive, but they will not thrive. Feed your child only three times a week, and you will see what I mean. Bakkies Botha was not fed three time a week - had he been, he would be called Conrad Jantjies... hehehe...
Feed as much as you can, and as much as your filtration will allow you to feed without causing more harm by decreasing water quality.
Just always keep in mind, these coral cannot photosynthesise for nutritional purposes, and in nature they have a 24/7 food source - so you decide.
This then concludes Part 1 of my NPS report. In part two I will discuss the speices available currently, and look at their individual needs...
Stay tuned... ;)
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Hey guys so in my old post 'WOW I finally switched to marine' I have sum new pic updates of my progress in dettin up my new reef system,,,,,,, so this is the 'almost' end result
Must still finalise landscaping!!!!! Lemme knw wat u guys think:thumbup:
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Click here to view the embedded video.
Tanne Hoff is a veteran reefer from Holland who’s reef displays have been an inspiration for a decade. Tanne actually made the
video of Pieter 6 Meter’s Reef Tank and he’s just uploaded a fresh video of his own reef tank. After such a long history of reefkeeping, we would expect nothing less than for Tanu to have some exquisite specimens of corals, fish and invertebrates.
You gotta love the stunning
blue squamosa clam resting in the center of the foreground sandbed and the fish population isn’t too shabby either. We spotted a gem tang, a juvenile blueline angelfish, a candy basslet, a gorgeous Indian Ocean regal angelfish and a multibar angelfish. We’re also loving the look of the left side of Tanne’s reef tank, where all the corals have great coloration and they’ve grown into a nice heterogeneous mix of coral bommie.
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Hi guys
Just want to find out whats the best paint to use to paint the back pane of my tank?
Wanting to go blue. Something not too expensive please.
I priced the Durapond that Viper recommended in Manic's thread but was a bit pricey at R190 for 1L. The guy at the store recommended another
product that was also fish or pond safe(cant remember the name) at R70 for 1L but it does not come in blue.
Thanks
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Atoll Solut Pure Salt is being introduced as the first two-part aquarium salt taking an approach similar to
ESV’s B-ionic salt. Like other boutique salts coming out on the market, Atoll Solut looked to make their recipe mimic the natural conditions of the marine environment with all the major, minor and trace elements found in natural sea water (NSW).
Atoll Solut Pure Salt comes in two parts — a wet and a dry.
The major elements of the salt are handled in the dry form in your traditional bucket. The minor and trace elements are added to the salt mix via the liquid form that comes along with the two-part kit. With the low amounts of elements present in NSW, these are better delivered via the liquid form as a solution in water which may be hard to consistently provide in a dray form where settling often occurs during shipping and transport.
While we haven’t found out the exact release date of this salt, the Argentinian company has been teasing social networks with the products they are coming out with. We are assuming this is a relatively new company to the marine aquarium trade that also happens to have some other additive products also coming to market. The company definitely has an eye for product packaging providing some rather nice looking labeling and we’re hoping to see if they can stand out once they hit the market.
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After far too much deliberating and delay... I finally took the plunge today! Can't wait until the tank arrives tomorrow evening...
Thanks to MASA (awesome resource!), and to posters of the many inspiring threads that have kept me rivited over the past couple of weeks - much appreciated.
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All other livestockCommon Name: Spiny Blue Lobster
Scientific Name: -
Size Body approx 4-6cm, tentacles approx 20-25cm
How long have you had it? 2months
Shipping or Collection only: Collection only
Your location. East Rand - Gauteng
Price: R200
Photo's: Hey Gents
Lovely little critter this. Reason for selling is basically just that he is in the wrong neighbourhood (shallower water species in a deepwater tank...)
Very active and great to watch. An obvious :nono: with shrimp eating fish...
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Hi
I got my tank recently- dating back almost 5 months.
All seemed fine...until now. I got white look alike worms popping up from the rocks and my aragonite....is this the norm or do i have some sort of infection in my tank.
On top of that i got bubbles...small tiny bubble...appearing at the bottom of my tank.The bottom of the tank and rocks are also coloured with a brown dust.
Lastly i got two of my fish looking proportionally large...like they are pregnant.
I extremely concern and will appreciate your feedback.
thanks
Orange: small tiny bubble
Red: worms popping up from the rock
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Exposed Acropora cytherea at Malakalu, Vanuatu. Photo by Chris Maupin
The Winter edition of
Reefs Magazine has hit the virtual newsstand and we’re impressed by it’s diversity of juicy aquarium topics. The lead story ‘From Muck to Mantas’ is an article on Milne Bay Povince in Papua New Guinea, a place described as a “magical and mysterious place” by Scott Michael. Scott is one of the most productive marine aquarium authors of all time and
Muck to Mantas does not disappoint, you’ve got to skim the piece at least for it’s great photographs.
Some other articles in the Winter 2011 Reefs Magazine include a discussion of
Partial Mortality and the Phoenix Effect by myself (Jake Adams), the
captive care of the dwarf cardinalfish (
Apogon parvulus) by Matt Wandell, an overview of
leopard wrasses by Simon Garratt, and Rich Ross’s third installment of his
Skeptical Reefing where the ceph-head takes a closer look at what sustainability really means.
We are especially delighted to see a debtu article from young reefer Robert Loren on
propagating Heliofungia, that’s right, on cutting up long tentacle plate corals. Finally, if this issue of Reefs Magazine starts off with a bang of eye candy, it also goes out with one in Christopher Maupin’s drool worthy
Malakula Visions article. Chris is a paleoclimatologist who traveled to Vanuatu to study coral reef formations and while he was there, he made a point to capture a ton of amazing images of corals living right up to and out of the water surface.
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Hi fellow Reefers!
We at Dorry Pets would like to thank all of you for your support through this year and whish you and your families a blessed Christmas and happy new year!
To close of this year we bring you the following christmas specials and whish you many more years of happy reefing!!
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· Firstly we have BrightWell Neo Marine 20kg Salt for an Unbeatable R895! (Normal price R1150)
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Tennessee-based
Sustainable Aquatics has been busy with their clownfish.* Recently announced, SA is now producing both the Snowflake variety of
A. ocellaris (marketed as the SA Snowflake Clownfish) and the Platinum variant of
A. percula (marketed as SA Platinum Clownfish) as well as some unique new crosses of their own like the SA Black Ice, SA Fancy White and the SA Snow Onyx.
While these first two varieties the Snowflake and PLatinum are not new, the breeders at Sustainable have been hacking away at the
guppification of the Percula and Ocellaris species complex, mixing and matching newer varieties with other well established forms to create ever more varieties. If you love the man-made clowns, you’re in for a treat.* If you dislike ‘em, well, commercial producers have to make money to stay in business, and it seems that over the past several years, this is what your fellow hobbyists are willing to spend a premium for.* A classic example of responding to a perceived market demand.* For the species enthusiasts, might we also remind you that Sustainable Aquatics is also producing captive bred Blackfoot Clownfish (
Amphiprion nigripes) and Red Sea Two Stripe Clownfish (
Amphiprion bicinctus). A full rundown of the new clownfish strains from Sustainable Aquatics are after the break.
Anyone who knows me knows I’m not a big fan of designer clownfish, but credit where credit is due, Sustainable Aquatics is fully disclosing the parentage of these new crosses, a move seldom seen in the freshwater ornamental trade.* In this regard, SA continues to show a responsible, forward thinking attitude towards the future of marine fish breeding. We applaud Matt Carberry and Sustainable Aquatics for this “open source” approach to their breeding, and encourage them to stick with it.
Here’s the rundown on Sustainable Aquatic’s new releases, including some insights on what is likely the best way to fully label these fish based on precedents from other breeding arenas (such as Orchids, Hostas and Cichlids) :
SA Snow Onyx – a crossing of
Amphiprion percula “Onxy” with
A. ocellaris “Snowflake”.* So, the “Snow Onyx” is a “Percularis”, a form properly denoted as
Amphiprion Percularis “Snow Onyx”, Percularis being the general term used for the hybrid of
A. percula X A.
ocellaris.
SA Fancy White – a crossing of Sustainable Aquatic’s selectively bred “Fancy” form of A. ocellaris with the A. ocellaris “Wyoming White”.* Thus, the “Fancy White” is
Amphiprion ocellaris “Fancy White”.
SA Black Ice – a crossing of
A. ocellaris “Darwin Black” and
A. ocellaris “Snowflake”.* For the time being, we’ll think of these as
A. ocellaris “Black Ice”, but if the Darwin Black Ocellaris ever gets designated as a distinct species, we’ll have to rethink this proper name of the cross, as well as the “Mocha” ocellaris (
A. ocellaris “Darwin Black ” X A.
ocellaris) and Sanjay’s “Black Photon” Percularis (
A. ocellaris “Darwin/Black” X
A. percula “Onyx”).
It should be mentioned that ORA first introduced this cross as the “Black Ice” around June 1st, 2010.* Less than 2 weeks later, Fish Eye Services added the product “S’more Clownfish” to their online catalog.* This may be a case of convergent developments, and it seems both names are in use (Fish Eye Services even acknowledges the “Black Ice” name on their website).* While the marine fish breeding community currently lacks any governing body for the proper registration of hybrid names, the rules of precedence are well established in the taxonomic / scientific community, and should be followed here.* Thus, “first to originate”, or in this case “first to publish” since technical origination dates are unknown, is the first and appropriate name.* That points to all fish of this parentage technically properly being called A. ocellaris “Black Ice”, and Sustainable Aquatics is playing by those rules and utilizing the name bestowed on the cross by ORA (as I believe it should be).* Of course, we are dealing with a “wild west” situation where I can only point to well-established protocols in other interest groups and hope that all marine breeders rise up to meet, or exceed, such standards of practice.* These practices, some centuries old,* exist for the mutual benefit of everyone who participates.
It’s interesting to also note rising popularity of the* practice of appending a breeder’s name to the varietal name, such as “SA Onyx”, “Rod’s Onyx”, “Sanjay’s Black Photon”, or “DFS mccullochi” for example.* I think this is a straightforward way of branding a propagator’s output without creating a new, deceptive name for something that already has a name.* This is a unique naming convention that is showing up here in marine propagation, and as such it would seem to suggest that any future new varietal names ought not start with possessives or initials.* There is a semi-parallel; in the orchid world, awarded cultivars and clones carry the awards after the varietal name, i.e.
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum “Big Wings” AM/AOS.* Curious to hear how you think such “branding” should be applied in this new naming convention, should we write our branded names like
Amphiprion percula “
SA Onyx” or
Amphiprion Percularis“
Sanjay’s Black Photon”?* And what happens when we talk about a natural location, such as
A. percula “SI Onyx”, where “SI” actually means “Solomon Islands” and not “Simon Ingersoll”?* It may seem frivolous to fret over names until you realize that names, and naming conventions, provide several key insights into what something actually is.* Following a standard protocol and framework allows us all to have uniform conversations across borders and languages.* Thus, it
does matter, especially when breeding.* While we may continue to debate the best practices, organizations like Sustainable Aquatics will continue to develop the new varieties that cause us to ask these questions!
All images in this article appear courtesy Sustainable Aquatics, and are copyright 2010.
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Guys any idea how the works it is said to provide up to 100 dkh and is very simple to use no Ph probe etc and custom made in Belgium alot of large aquariums use it and it not only maintains optimum Ca but kh as well!!
"There is a reactor from Belgium that can push 100dKH and only uses a single dial to control the tank kH/ Ca. No pH probes etc etc..... it's so simple with much less to go wrong than a standard ca reactor. Many many large European tanks are using this reactor and ALL rave about it. It keeps tank parameters very stable in larger systems.
It's called a DaStaCo Extreme 3 Calcium reactor..."
some more info on it in the following links
Vin's Reef Pics - Page 5 - UltimateReef.com
Calcium Reactors
This is the inventors site use google translate to read it if you cant read flemish
Desert's Ocean
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Posted: December 6th, 2010, 4:25pm CST by Rory
Hardware for saleThread title: Can anyone use this?
Location: JHB
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: So I have all this plumbing from an ex tank.
Does anyone want this or should I just chuck it?
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Hardware for saleThread title: Aqua Medic T5000 baby
Location: East london
Shipping or Collection only: Shipping at buyers expense
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Guys i have a TF5000 shorty with no pump and lid for sale at R1000
i needed the parts for spares for my Tf5000 baby
if you keen let me know.
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Just as the title says, check with fellow members before you make a purchase or if you need help deciding on what to buy.
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Hi Guys
Is there anyone selling a Haleia HC130A chiller.Looking to buy one.
Thanks
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Hi all
I have had this candy cane for about 5 months now and it has been going well, it started getting a bubble on the top of it on saturday , by sunday morning it was gone , now its back, does anyone know what it happening.
my water par are all in check
thank you
you can see the bubble stretching upwards
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Hi to all,
Haven't posted in quite some time, so I thought I'd share my latest little project.
I still run a TL450 Nano that has matured nicely ( approx 2 years old), but wanted to overcome the massive limitation of keeping a number of SPS's in a 60 liter Nano.
Picked up the DT and stand quite cheap. Dimensions are 1050 x 600 x 400.
For the sump I'm using an old 2ft tank I've got lying around.
The sump layout will be basic - Only Skimmer (TS1) and LR. Will use either a filtersock on the overflow pipe or channel the water through a filterbox with floss.
Return pump will be Hailea 6530 (1700 lph) and flow inside the DT will be assisted by Seio Prop 1000
The tank has been drilled for an overflow in the meantime and I've started completing the plumbing ( Will upload more pics later :P)
The frag tank will be lit naturally and will receive approx 5-6 hrs direct sunlight per day.
Things are starting to slow down at work, so I should have the frag tank running in the next 10 days or so.:)
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Hey all is anyone willing in the kempton park area to loan out a RO unit for a small fee?
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Hi Guys
Please help with an ID on the brown polyp, is it Aptasia or Palythoa?
Also an ID on the Macro algae would be appreciated?
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Hi all,
I'm looking for a cleanup crew.
Tank is 900 x 900 x 500.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
If there are sponsors that have a package deal, please PM me, I'm based in CPT.
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SOS... i need your help guys... my new 120g glass tank leaking at the bottom pane. I did a test leak before and everythings ok but after i transferred my whole set up after 3 hours i notice a leak it coming from a bottom & front glass silicon. 1 drop every 2 to 3 seconds. I tried to put silicon and press it for a seconds but water keeps pushing the silicon. What can i use? please help.:(
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Hardware for saleThread title: Reef Octopus TS1 skimmer
Location: JHB - Primrose Hill Germiston
Shipping or Collection only: Collection only
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Hey all i have a reef octopus TS1 skimmer for sale
ive had this skimmer for 11 Months and is in perfect working condition.
R800 not neg
Wade
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Hardware for saleThread title: Reef Octopus BH100 hang on back skimmer
Location: JHB - Primrose hill Germiston
Shipping or Collection only: Collection only
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: Hey all i have a reef octopus BH100 hang on back skimmer for sale
ive had this skimmer for 1 year and is in perfect working condition.
the skimmer is missing a rubber on the inlet pipe but this can be bought from Idol Marine.
R800 not neg
Wade
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The LaMotte Smart 2 colorimeter is a powerful tool for advanced hobbyists. Many results generated by this instrument are acceptable to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Its accuracy and precision is remarkable for a relatively inexpensive device.
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MS-222 continues to be a valuable tool for aquatic animal keepers. Its low cost and wide availability, as well as its relatively high degree of safety and reliability, make it an attractive choice of anesthetic agent for numerous types of applications.
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Terry discusses his latest endeavour with freshwater Discus.
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AmericanReef.com talks with Bob Snowden about Troubled Waters, a Caribbean exhibit at the PPG Aquarium in Pittsburgh.
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Keep in mind that if you plan on having a gigas long term, it will need to be kept in a tank that is at least 18 inches wide, and will more than likely eventually need something even bigger than this. These clam are not suited for life in 55 gallon tanks, etc.
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Hi.
I am starting a shallow reef tank and is in the process of planning and acquiring some of the parts for my new reef.
I have been out of the hobby for a while and the bug bit me again.
So this is the plan.
120 x 80 x 45
Overflow at 40 cm, so the water level should probably be at 41-42 cm
Slim c2c overflow
Lighting:
I am going led. I have made a led fixture for my planted tank but I am downsizing my planted tank to make space for my reef.
I have cut up my planted tank led lighting and I am changing it for my reef tank.If I had the luxury to start over, I would have done some things different, but I feel it is still good lighting.
I am building 2 pendants. After the modification it came out as 38 x 48 pendants.
Each pendant will have 14 cool white cree xp-g led's and 12 royal blue cree xr-e Led's.
I did a quick calculation on price and it works out to:
Dimmable Per Pendant: R2300
Non Dimmable : R1800
Water flow:
I have taken advantage of the tunze birthday special and bought two nanostream 6055's and a controller.
I am also in the process of building a scrubber. I have bought four of the T4 20w under counter lights that I will use. I am planning to be patient and test the tank with only the scrubber with very little livestock.
I am planning to use the 4000L/H reef octo water blaster return pump, as I need to get 2800+ l/h from the return to run my scrubber off.
That is all I can think of right now.
Any comments welcome.
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Posted: December 5th, 2010, 5:12pm CST by newb
got lots of stuff i wanna sell but my camera was stolen when they broke into my house so now i need a willing soul to help me out.will throw in some of my mushrooms for free:wave2:
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Posted: December 5th, 2010, 4:54pm CST by newb
just aded purigen to my sump this morning(in last compartment next to return pump).the minute i added the purigen my skimmer went mad releasing lots of fine bubbles.any ideas around this problem? thanks in advance.
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Posted: December 5th, 2010, 4:46pm CST by newb
after having used seachem seagel for about 2weeks now with great results i decided to get myself some purigen this morning and placed it in the sump(last compartment by the return pump).problem im having is that the minute i added the purigen my skimmer went mad,bubbling excessively.something my corals did not like very much cause the bubbles ended up in the return pump.i`ve switched off the skimmer this morning but obviously need a solution.any suggestions? thanks in advance.ps its a via aqua skimmer.
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hi guys
im busy redoing one of my fishtanks but am having trouble getting the bottom uerobraces removed from the damn tank, ive now tried it all, and still havnt ven got one brace off.
any suggestions?
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Hi guys we have just recieved a batch of 12 Herbatana for Whitespot.
Thanks
David:wave2:
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Hi guys !!
Finally getting the time to start up this thread will tell you all I know now, but will put up a description of the tank, livestock and filtration tomorrow. and pics !.. lotsa pics I will add pics of all sump compartments and of live stock and FTS etc. all tomorrow
It is my fathers tank, he lets me choose the livestock that goes in (best thing ever, I get a huge tank and all the LS I want but he pays LOL)... that was the agreement since he only wanted the not the hobby, but he is starting to get hooked so I dont have that much of a say anymore and he does alot of the maintenance on the tank these days
The tank was built by Exotic Aquariums and they also came and installed it ... got it running with all equipment, live rock and water...( my dad was not in to the hobby that time so we decided to get help...)
Dimensions: DT 3250x600x700
Sump: 1500x470x450
Lighting: there are four lighting "pendants" each have 4 t5's (54w each) in (2 white 2 actinic) so 16 t5's in total 8 white 8 actinic
There is also a light over the chaeto... all lights run from 7:00am to 8:00pm on a timer.
Filtration:
Sump:
1st compartment: 380x47x35
Skimmer (Deltec SC-2060)
2nd compartment: 380x470x350
Filter sponge; filter mat; LRR
Pic above..
3rd compartment : 170x470x200
Chaeto
4th compartment : 420x470x200
Deep sand bed
5th compartment : 240x470x200
Calcium Reactor (Deltec TF-601); Phosphate Reactor(Deltec FR-509) Closed loop pump (Hailea HX 6540); Chiller Pump (Same as CLS); Return Pump (Multi 9000 8300 l/h)
6th Compartment: 150x470x450
Auto Top-up Unit + Reservior
5th and 6th back there somewhere ....:whistling:
Temperature Control:
EHEIM Heaters x2 (300W)
Hailea HC 1000A
Other:
mostly Kenyan Live Rock some Fiji on the pillar on the left of the tank(no bio rock used in this system) not sure how many kgs will ask Steven tommorow
We have 4 Tunze powerheads next to the overflow to keep them nennie safe
There is a 640x480x44 quarantine tank (empty) in the cabinet (on the left) next to the sump. It has a small filter system at the back (alomost like a Boyu) 160x480x440
Auto feeder feeds flakes and pellets (Omega One; Dr Bassleers;Tetra marine flakes) at 7:30am; 12:00pm; 06:00pm.
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The SMR1 has finally been released! Our solid media reactor (aka Biopellet reactor) is available NOW! Give the folks at Aquarium Specialty a call, they have the very first batch. The SMR1 is a special edition of our standard reactors, with some very cool changes. It’s available in 2 sizes with 14 & 21 inch chambers. Here’s* the most common questions so far: What took so long? Well, a few things. One, we tested the reactor / media combination A LOT. New fittings, new plenums, different pumps… it takes a while. Plus, we had to have that cool blue acrylic tubing custom cast… yep, just for us! Plus, there’s pictures to take, labels to design, websites to update… stuff takes a while! What’s different? Well, it’s white and blue. (Isn’t that enough?) That blue tubing drastically drops the PAR values inside… and cutting down on light reduces algae. ...
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Common Name:* Copperband Butterflyfish Scientific Name:* Chelmon rostrata/Chelmon marginalis Distribution:* Rostrata:* Western Pacific:* Andaman Sea to Ryukyu Islands and Australia.* Marginalis:* Western Pacific: northern Australia (from Western Australia to the Great Barrier Reef) and Papua New Guinea. Description:***Easily identified by the yellow banding and long snout. Juveniles similar to adults. Distinguished from Chelmon marginalis by its color pattern and number of dorsal fin rays (fewer in C. rostrata).* Juveniles have a posterior bar and dorsal fin spot which fade and disappear with growth. Minimum Aquarium*Size:* 70 gallon (265 L). Feeding:* Carnivore.**Natural diet consists mainly of worms, clams, tunicates, and crustaceans.* See notes. Compatibility:* Reef systems with caution.* Has been successfully kept in reef systems but better suited to fish only systems. Associations: Care Level:* Moderate to difficult Notes:* A shy and deliberate feeder and may need a variety of foods offered to start feeding.* Supplemental live food a plus.* Most ...
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Caulerpa are fast-growing green algae with fronds (leaves) that come in a variety of shapes. The fronds from to between 15-30 cm (6-12 inches) in length and are attached to long runners (stems) called rhizomes. Besides simply spreading outwards, Caulerpa can also propagate themselves vegetatively through sections of rhizome that break off the parent plant and become established elsewhere. Caulerpa rhizomes are attached to the substrate by fine hair-like extensions known as rhizoids. As is the case with all algae, the similarities between rhizoids and the roots of true (vascular) plants such as seagrasses are misleading; rhizoids only anchor the algae in the sediment, and play no role in absorbing mineral nutrients. Caulerpa, like all algae, absorb the minerals they need from the water via their leaves. Caulerpa are found in a variety of shallow water marine habitats. Substrate types vary from solid rock through to sand and mud, and Caulerpa can ...
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EchoTech Marine , makers of the VorTech Wavemaker, has issued a recall on the backup battery cable used with the VorTech pumps. This issue only affects pumps powered by the Wireless Wave Driver. For more info please visit EchoTech Marine’s website.
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Various corals for saleCommon Names: Low price sale page 3
Scientific Names: -
Size of coral -
How long have you had the corals? -
Shipping or Collection only: Both
Your location. East Rand - Brakpan
Price: -
Photo's: Item 24: Two Stick Polyps (quite scarce) @ R200 for both
Alternative pic:
Item 25: Night Anemone @ R250
**CAUTION, THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE NENNIE. SIZE IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DINNER PLATE. NENNIE IS VERY POISONOUS AND THERE ARE VERY LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE NET. YOU WILL NEED TO BRIEFED BY MY DAD WITH REGARDS TO CARE...
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Various corals for saleCommon Names: Low price sale page 2
Scientific Names: -
Size of coral -
How long have you had the corals? -
Shipping or Collection only: Both
Your location. Brakpan - East Rand JHB
Price: -
Photo's: Item 12: Large Palythoa colony @ R100
Item 13: 2nd Large Palythoa colony @ R100
Item 14: "Unknown" SPS about 4cm in size @ R100
Item 15: Rock with green zoa's @ R100
Item 16: Peanut Buttercup zoa's @ R120
Item 17: Green zoa's @ R120
Item 18: Large colony of fine star polyps (a beaut!!!) @ R150
Item 19: Large colony of pink zoa's @ R150
Item 20: White and red zoa's @ R150
Item 21: Very large green leather coral @ R150
Item 22: 2x Red Mushrooms @ R150 for both
Item 23: Frogspawn with 4 heads @ R150
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Various corals for saleCommon Names:Ridiculous LOW PRICE corals for sale #1
Scientific Names:-
Size of coral-
How long have you had the corals?-
Shipping or Collection only:Shipping only on buyers account
Your location.East Rand PAGE 1
Price:
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Okey gents, this is on my dad's behalf. He is setting up a 1.8meter FOWLR, so he wants to sell all his corals!!! **TOTM anytime imo!!!
So, here is the deal, I have all these coral in a small little 2foot tank, with only a heater and little pump - so I need these corals sold ASAP!!! Also hence the fact that the prices IMO are quite good!!! Also, there are some coral that I did not even take photos of, that I might chuck in as freebeez if small, or you can buy if you come check it out...
Prices are fixed unless you buy in bulk (over R800)
Total cost seperate is R2980, if you take all you can have it for R2500
Again, I cannot keep any coral for anyone untill payday or next year or what ever - first pay first served...
Enjoy!!!!
Item 1: Irregular Honeycomb Coral @ R50
Item 2: Small fine star polyps @ R50
Item 3: Loose colony palythoa @ R50
Item 4: Green Palythoa @ R70
Item 5: More Palythoa's @ R70
Item 6: Small pin cushion with greenish tentacles on LR @ R80
Item 7: "Unknown" blue sofcoral (clove polyp family I think) @ R50
Item 8: Green pink zoa's @ R120
Item 9: Green zoa's @ R120
Item 10: Blueish grey zoa's @ R80
Item 11: Star Polyps @ R80
Item 12: Large Palythoa colony @ R100
Notes:Enjoy!!! Thank you for your support!!!
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This*impeccable 175 gallon reef tank was annointed the lucky winner of Manhattan Reefs’ inaugural “Tank of the Month”*for December. The custom 175g was put together by MR user “Strendo” and even without the incredible coral stands, the tank itself is worth taking a look at.
The tank itself is built to order by Aquarium Obsessed in Canada and measures 47 x 38 x 24 in. with starfire glass on two sides. In between the panes, Adrian took time to create two asymmetric bommies with plenty of open space on all sides allowing for good circulation and a very pleasing aesthetic. On the two bommies, he has a great mix of color, shape and texture with the SPS dominant layout giving it depth and plenty to capture the attention of your eyes. He also has the tank stocked pretty well with a variety of fish. Included on his stocking list are a few different tangs (Hippo, Yellow, White Cheek and Kole tangs), a pair of clowns, a harem of anthias, a grip of chromis, a duo of foxface, a yellow blenny, a Lamarck’s angel and a Leopard wrasse.
For a full rundown on his stocking, equipment and maintenance for this wonderful setup, check out the
TOTM thread at Manhattan Reefs. For all you Manhattan Reefs members, the bar is set high right out of the gate so we look forward to seeing what’s next from this group.
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Remember*that
new skimmer of Avast Marine we brought to you earlier? He is a video of it in action.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Keep in mind that this video was shot shortly after the skimmer was added so it didn’t have time to break in. We will update once the skimmer in broken in.
Update: Below is a video of the Pegleg 12 hours after setup. The results are certainly impressive, especially considering the foam level hasn’t been tuned. Also keep in mind that the noise in this video is background noise and is not coming from the skimmer.
Click here to view the embedded video.
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The young team of co-editors Dave Pitt and Andy Gascoigne have worked tirelessly to establish the new
Marine Habitat Magazine.* In a time of cutbacks and global recession, they’ve made the bold move to enter the market alongside strong competitors such as
Ultra Marine,
CORAL and
Practical Fishkeeping.* Marine Habitat aims to compete through a strong value proposition (being the least expensive option in the market).* Additionally, Marine Habitat has been founded with a clear mandate to foster conservation, including a pledge to donate 5P from each magazine sold to a marine conservation organization.
In an uncommon turn of events, Marine Habitat might represent a role reversal of the marine aquarium knowledge flow across the Atlantic Ocean.* For as long as I can remember, it seems that Europe has lead the marine aquarium hobby, with knowledge commonly disseminated from places like Germany to the US (it started
long before the English version of Koralle hit the US as CORAL).* Looking through the roster of initial Marine Habitat contributors, only two, Tristan Lougher and Tim Hayes, hail from the UK.** Marine Habitat has imported the majority of content from US-based contributors (Scott Micheal, Bob Geomans, and myself).** Nice to see the flow of info headed the other direction for a change!
It will be interesting to see how this entry into the market fairs in the coming year.* The first issue hits shelves in less than 2 weeks – December 15th, 2010.
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There must be something in the reef water cause it seems like everyone’s been filming their reef tanks lately and uploading them for all of us to enjoy. The latest video to making up on the Reefing tube is Pieter-6-meter’s iconic 2000 gallon reef tank. Now many of you will be familiar with the
old reefscape of Pieter 6 meter’s reef tank which was a wall of reef rock, albeit a 20 foot long wall of rock covered with gorgeous corals.
Earlier this year Pieter’s reef was rebooted with much less rock and much less corals, making for a much more dynamic and diverse reef structure. You can see that Pieter held onto many of his largest colonies and has really focused on opening up the reef and building many more caves, archs, pinnacles and bommies. If Pieter’s reef behaves anything like the Rocky Mountain Reef tank, we ought to be seeing some explosive growth from this mini-reef system in a short time. Take a look at the old video and this updated one and let us know your thoughts on Pieter’s reefscaping direction.
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The EcoPico just started showing off a little bit this week and now we’ve got the full rundown of what this
Ecoxotic reef tank will be all about. The EcoPico is five gallons and it comes “6mm thick glass rimless aquarium, discreet internal filter with pump, beveled glass top with mounting clips, LED lighting arm and step-by-step instructions”. The LEDs are fixed to thin aluminum arm which blurs the line between bracket and fixture. The on-board three watts of LED should be enough to see whatever’s inside the EcoPico, but don’t expect to grow more than the most low light animals such as mushroom anemones and zoanthids but it be easy enough to boost light levels with a couple stick-on LED strips. The whole Ecoxotic EcoPico kit will cost $99 and should be shipping to stores “in time for Christmas”. Full PR after the break.
San Marcos, CA December 3, 2010 Ecoxotic- committed to Endangering the Status Quo, unveiled a new all-in-one aquarium, the EcoPico, an elegantly designed glass cubed aquarium which emphasizes minimalism and simplicity.
When designing the EcoPico, we really wanted to create a desktop aquarium which was simple to set up and maintain, said Dennis Fredricks, Ecoxotics CEO. Deliberately staying away from the cheap, plastic throw away aquarium was important as well. Essential to the simple design is our new, ultra-thin LED arm light which provides stunning color and shimmer.
The new LED arm lighting system features a blend of blue and white LED’s, producing a beautiful color spectrum while using minimal energy.* Utilizing the latest in LED chip technology, the LED arm is sleek and thin,* requires no lamp replacement and does not promote algae growth.
The EcoPico includes a 6mm thick glass rimless aquarium, discreet internal filter with pump, beveled glass top with mounting clips, LED lighting arm and step-by-step instructions.
Continuing Ecoxotics dedication to designing and creating environmentally responsible products, the EcoPico operates on less than $0.35/month in electricity.* The ultra-thin LED fixture is made of highly recyclable aluminum and contains no mercury.
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my 3 months old tank-still busy with it's cycle
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All other livestockCommon Name: Tube Anem
Scientific Name: -
Size large
How long have you had it? a few months
Shipping or Collection only: both
Your location. East London
Price: R200
Photo's: Hey guys. im selling this guy. really awesome to have because its true diversity. i have never had a problem with it - i have caught tiny aanthias and they never been hurt. my cleaner shrimp pretty much lives by it and i have seen my angel touch it. very cool to watch it eat! I have had him awhile now and has grown nicely
TubeAnemones
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...004/invert.htm
R200
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for all those who are interested, here is the range and prices of the LED lighting, as well as the info on the units etc.
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I gave this idea a lot of thought,and decided to do it. I have a 4ft tank,which i want to connect to my main tank and sump. The idea is to use the secondary as a rdsb,and to house ponies,pipefish and a mandarin or 2,in a tank with a low flow,proper sandbed and good lighting. I am not going to add corals in this display, but i'm going to look for eelgrass,or maiden's hair, or basically any type of grass that will fit into the display,with some lr for the mandarin(s)
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This is the tank,in the starting phase. Next to the 4ft,is my main tank,a little understocked as i had a huge setback with lighting and water quality. All of those are sorted now with a new skimmer (Ts2),a lr chamber(also housing a ats), then a small dsb and then the return. any idea's/comments and advise?
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This is a soft coral that i collected at Port Shepstone about a year ago. It's doing very good under mild lighting and low current,but i don't know it's name. Can anybody help me pls. To me it looks like a kind of a xenia.
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Hi all can someone please id for me.
And
and
and just to show how the hermit play (eat) a snail........ :(
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decided to go bonsai and have a small tank to play in. i assembled live rock yesterday. (fiji) four packs of pratleys later ! i let it set and filled tank today with red sea coral pro and ro. i intend to dose microbe lift , fauna marin ultra bac and bacteria to speed up cycle. i also robbed my dsb of some aragonite for the boyu (11 month old dsb). here is a pic just after filling and prior to aragonite being added.
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Picked up my silicone glue set today, thank you very much for organising it for me.
awsome of you to go the extra mile for a fellow reefer.
dont forget to let me know how much i owe you bro
regards Les
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Posted: December 3rd, 2010, 5:19pm CST by Q89
I was thinking of DIY my little nano lights. I saw these LED's in the shop the other day and was wondering if they would work to keep stuff like shrooms and zoa's under?
Thanx in advance
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Congratulations to the following members for winning the October photo competition.
In 1st place, from brettb2020:
In 2nd place from Jaco Schoeman:
In 3rd place from gMan:
Congratulations guys. Fantastic photo's indeed. Could the 3 winners please PM HenkHugo in order to claim your prizes. Thank you. :)
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Hardware for saleThread title: Vortech For Sale
Location: Randburg
Shipping or Collection only: Both
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: 
Selling for R2500
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hey guys
I been a part of MASA for a while now and i got so sick of drooling over all your systems that EVENTUALLY i got my hands on what i would like to try setup as my first tank..
ok so..
The tank is an AquaH20 830m and it was and still is setup for marines but not the ideal setup..
I'm gonna take pics of it to help you guys to help me! :P
The tank is currently running bio balls in a dustbin as the sump, i have a 2 foot sump i want to fit though..
tell me what you think... please give as much constructive criticism as possible..
Is this a good tank to start with or am i starting a losing battle?
pics in 5 minutes..
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Hi there,
I'm in need of two new (or good secondhand) tyres for my smart car. Apart from the fact that they are made only by Continental (who has no stock or production date), they are an odd size so the usual HiQ, TwT, Supaquick, etc. don't stock them.
My best bet would probably be to buy the wheels of an accident damaged car - but I have no idea where smart cars go when they're written off :) Wannenburg has no idea.
Hopefully someone here on the forums is either in the industry or has a contact?
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Hi All
I'm so fedup posting problems i'm realy at a stage where i want to scrap my tank
Everything went well no problems the tank started with this GHA again after 1 and a half years since it's setup. My leather is not doing well eventhough there's polyp extention it develop black holes on the head. Is it because it to close to the halide or what all the other corals do well. Can not test water becuase of GHA algea.
All readings "0"
Ca - 420
MG - 1350
kh - 8
ph - 8.4
All test done with salifert test kits
Here's some pics sorry for the pic quality
Tanks in advance all
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I added a new flow pump to my tank.
It would appear that i have now had a break out of diatoms.
I read somewhere plastics release silicates. Is this true?
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Hi have a couple of these sitting one the glass what are they?
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Hi everybody
I need some help to Identify the following crabs I know the one is a hermit crab but not the other two please ID for me. Thanks
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Just some nice Dolphin pics I took (Ok, I lie, I took zillions....lol). Her is a couple:
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Hey guys I'm looking for a new camera & came across this lekka toy what do you guys think of it should I go for it or would I be wasting my money?
http://www.goprocamerasa.co.za/
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Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title: Marine Aquarium + Stand, fish, live rock and soft corals
Location: Cape Town
Shipping or Collection only: Collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale: 'm selling my boyu TL-550, 140 litre marine tank + stand to upgrade to a far larger tank. This is a perfect starter system in the Nano tank range.
This tank is fully mature so no waiting for cycling and waiting through dreaded 4 week period. Aragonite substrate and top quality live rock (worth over R1500)
If you would like to start and get a feel for the marine hobby this is the perfect starter tank.
There is some hair algae, that being due to my lack maintenance but can be easily clean up with proper water changes.
Comes with all equipment to run a marine tank, protein skimmer, lights, heater, pumps etc.
Included:
Mature live rock with lots and lots of healthy colonies of pulsing Xenia soft coral, zero aptasia
2 percula clown fish
1x goldie
1x chromi
http://picasaweb.google.com/andre.sa...eat=directlink
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Looks like a large diatom but they dont grow that big, what is it???????????
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hello i got a nice 5ft tank with a 3ft sump need help not sure how to connect the pipes the tank has a chamber in the middle with four holes know that one for the inlet and one for return anyone could post me some help
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i got a few new stuff since the last time i posted pics (not much) just a few pieces of coral here and there. i got a few sps frags and am very keen on getting more.monti pieces look ok but 2 milliporas are dying :(. tho i got an acro thats doing great. all my pieces are really tiny. but u gotta start somewhere hey:thumbup:
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Guys i have been pulled int something here which does not make sence to me and perhaps someone is more apt to put me in thye picture
One of the fish farms down here has asked me to assist them in Suggesting protein skimmers that will service 160000lt systems with a load of 40kg per 1 m3
The skimmer must be able to remove a solids content of between 6-10mg per lt,
In my discussions with them i have repeatedly been told that they want to push 160000lt of water through the skimmer per hour. i have cautioned them that by any standards this will not allow enough contact time for the water to be properly skimmed unless the skimmer is huge and can take that kind of through put and still retain the bubbles for 2 minutes or so.
what im needing is to size the skimmer correctly for the intended load.
My thought was to suggest 2 units that can service 80000lt each to get to the 160000lt total capacity (aquaculture units).
Any advice from the guru's? I think i have looked at this so often i am missing the obvious?
help will be appreciated
les
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Posted: December 2nd, 2010, 1:44pm CST by Adee
As the title says...
I've seen some threads where guys mention getting a bottle from the likes of Chubb or Afrox....any pifalls in going this route, does the gauges screw into these unit?
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After much thinking about it, design and prototyping i have decided to use all my years of studying etc to build a WHOOPER of a reef computer. I have looked at the Profilux and not willing to be ripped off for it, so with such ludicrous pricing have started to build my own.
It is both hardware and software based, with everything being modular, configurable and extensible, maybe i might make this for sale :) to fund my hobby.
i have incorporated everything i can think of and can build electronically from meters, controller, ballasts and sensors. if you have any ideas drop them here.
everything that is controlled or monitor can have an alarm, an action or response attached, or interaction with any other item that is controlled or monitored
The main unit is about 30cm x 20cm, with every module connected via diasy chain link, connector strip or bluetooth. some modules can be totally remote with no wires etc but for costs i am going to have wires.
The application on the pc is solely developed by me nd once again modular by design. the principle of the design is
Don't repeat yourself - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
this is where the magic happens
sorry wrong magic haha :nono:
here is my function list
Fish Room
· Controls my fishroom
· Temp control
· Humidity control
· Motion sensing lights
· Intruder detection and alarm
· Devices only respond if access code entered or Bluetooth ID pin worn
· IR motion detection
· Coffee machine control
· PC monitoring
Interface
· Dual interface: software and physical
· Push button
· Emergency override switches
· Waterproof casing
· LCD display
· Realtime output to PC
Control Temperature
- Temp < 24° turn on heater
- 24° < temp < 27° turn off heater turn on fan or chiller
- Temp > 27° turn on fan; turn off lights
- Controls peltier cooling setting as well
Lighting functions
- Light Timers dependants on number of ballasts
- Sunset/sunrise - updated via internet
- Nightlights lunar cycle
- Night mode red viewing light
- Adjust sunrise/sunset to match seasonal variation
- Control Sump or refugium lights
- Use Photoresistor to control lights
- Keep track of total hours lights have been on to monitor bulb life.
- Calculate Daily cost, month etc
- Detects blown globes
- Built-in ballasts for MH, T5
- 24,39,54,80 watt available for T5 modules
- 70,150,250 watt MH modules
Feed Mode
- Turn off pumps for a set interval for feeding.
- Auto restart
- Programmed or push button
Control PH
- Use kalkwasser Solution when PH is low or RO/DI when PH is high for ATO
- Control calcium reactor
Detect leaks with moisture sensor
- Alarm when moisture is detected.
Maintain tank when power fails
- Only run heater and bare minimum of pumps
- Time delay before turning metal halide lighting back on.
- Hydrogen Peroxide dosing
- Air pump control
Measure tank voltages to look for stray current
- If stray current is measured sound an alarm or run a debug program to isolate rouge equipment.
Auto-top off
- Turn on ATO for 3 seconds when activated.
- Dont allow more than x seconds of operation per hour.
- Alarm when ATO reservoir is low.
- Refill ATO reservoir with RO/DI
- Display the last time the ATO ran
Water Changes
· Monitor SW reservoirs
· Perform Water change
· Manager SW reservoir, aeration, topup, temperature
Power Control
· Control devices via std plugs and multiplugs
· Expandable
· Monitor total usage and cost
· Monitor thresholds, watts, amps, load
· Control backup power
Backup Power
· Charge and manager battery
· Provide status updates and load usage
Communications
· SMS
· Email
· Audible Alarms
· Software driven and configurable
· Scheduling available
· PC
· Web browser
· Full remote access via internet (connection needed)
· Wireless and Cable network connectivity
· Bluetooth
· Allows unit to be control via sms, email
Dosing Control
· Allows the control of peristaltic dosing pumps, no need for expensive controllers etc
· Level monitoring
· Software configuration
Software
· Completely software controlled
· Every feature available
· Direct hardware interacing
· Any windows PC
· Graphing
· Reporting
· Workflow enabled
· All settings can be verified against online database of std settings and can be overridden
· Allows the communication to other reefers using same unit.
· Web cam streaming
Timers
· Everything can be controller via timers
· Hardware and software timers
· Date and Year aware
· Overrides with manual switches on breakout board
Wave Control
· Provides wave control
· Allows programming of powerheads for random current
Data Logger
· Records all data from probes etc to embedded SD card
· Saves data to pc
Control ORP
· Monitoring of ORP
· Control of ozone generator - external
· Built in ozone generator
Control Calc Reactor
· Monitoring of PH
· Control of CO2
· Solenoid control
Control Salinity
· Monitors salanity
· If salinity to high, adds RO over period
· If salinity to low, adds SW
· Disables waterchange, auto top-up functionality until correct
Noise sensor
· Listens for knocks and breaking of glass
· Activates when system is in standby mode
Motion Sensor
· IR motion detection
· Readies system for human interaction when motion detected and Bluetooth ID in proximity
Web cam support
· Provides web cam support
Probes
These probes can be attached and monitored
Allows the programming of events based on probe results and readings
Eg. PH and CO2 control for calcium reactors
· Calcium
· Magnesium
· Potassium
· Iodide
· PH
· ORP
· Dissolved Oxygen
· Conductivity
· TDS
· Salinity
· Ammonium
· Nitrate
Livestock DB
· Built-in aquarium log book
· Livestock list for fish and corals
· Retrieves basic care information from system website
· Can monitor additions and show conflicts eg. Adding a trigger fish if shrimps are present.
· Provides access to online auction and buying and selling of livestock
Mobile
· Allows installation of software on mobile phones.
· Access to system via internet
· Web cam access
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I am thinking about ading a starfish to my new tank what are there requierments re feeding aere they ok for new tanks or only for long established tanks like nenies?
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Hi am looking for what fish are alge eaters that may be comenly found and cout in the durban area for my new tank any sugestions
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Hi guys
I've just finished my first marine setup as per below pics.
Please share any problems/observations you may see which need attention.
Also, how long should I leave the tank to cycle before I add fish?
I used NSW, 10kg of live rock matured in an 8yr old marine tank and 20kg of live rock cured for 4months. My DSB and display tank sand is a mixture of fine river sand from the umkomaas river mouth and bought stuff from the pet shop.
I've added calcium and some bottled bacteria "starter kit" from the pet shop.
The only extras I'm still planning on getting is two more power heads, a moonlight light and water test kit. I haven't yet tested the water, so no ideas what it's like.
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Hi , is it normal that after two weeks of maturing ,I'm starting to see hair like growth of algae on all live rock ,it must be about 1mm in length , my conern is that this is the start of an invasive hair algae .Should I worry or will it not get out of hand , if I introduve a yello tang for eg as one of my first fish occupants , will it eat the algae as part of its diet ?
Thanks
Gianni
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some advice?
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Hi all I am planing on geting an ro system for topups but for the meentime where can get I say 25l of ro water in durban to do my topups (I seem to be losing about 1L/day) before I get the system (probably next month)
A friend of mine does topups with tap water but I dont like the idea of that espesialy as I dont even like drinking the water that comes out of the tap at my new place the new RO system will cover my own drinking rerquirement aswell
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:) IDOL MARINE CHRISTMAS BONUS :)
DEAREST CUSTOMERS,FOR THE COMPLETE MONTH OF
DECEMBER WE ARE OFFERING A 20% VOUCHER ON ALL
LIVESTOCK PURCHASES.THIS OFFER IS REDEEMABLE
UNTIL 28 FEBRUARY 2011.:lookhere:
:party::party::party::party:
WE WISH YOU AND YOURS A PEACEFUL AND BLESSED
CHRISTMAS.
MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS FOR THE NEW YEAR BE REALISED.
IDOL MARINE CREW.
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We have all brands of Mobile Phones,Ipods,Sidekicks,Nextels phone,Laptops for sell at cheap and affordable prices, they ranges from Nokia/Samsung/LG/Sony Ericsson/Motorola/Alcatel/panasonic With Bluetooth, all Brands and Models of Nextel Phones, we want you to get back to us with your quote so that we can begin a good business relationship. Note they are all Brand New T2 Euro specs, unlocked, no operator logo, come in their original sealed box, With 1 year international warranty from the manufacturer, English & Spanish manual, Finland made.We want to assure you that you will never regret buying from us because the delivery will be to your doorstep via FedEx Courier service.And the Tracking number shall be sent to you upon acknowledgement of your payment.Kindly acknowledge the reciept of our mail and get back to us at
We pride ourselves in the quality of products we offer, our prices, and most importantly, our customer service.
For more informations regarding product and purchasing process send your enquiry to
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
E-Mail:
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
Contact Name: James Fox
TEL:+447035971543
Do have a look at the rated and other mobile phones we stock below.
Apple iphone 4g 32gb unlocked @ 400usd
Apple iphone 4g 16gb unlocked @ 35usd
Apple iphone 3gs 32gb unlocked @ 300usd
Apple iphone 3gs 8gb unlocked @ 240usd
Apple iPhone 3G 16Gb Unlocked @180usd
Apple iPhone 3G 8GB Unlocked @150usd
Apple iPhone 8GB Unlocked @110usd
Apple iPhone 16GB Unlocked @120usd
NOKIA LIST:
Nokia N97.....$350
Nokia N96.....$200
Nokia N86 8MP.....$230
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.....$140
NOKIA E63......$130
Nokia C3........$200
HTC Desire HD.....$180
Apple Macbook Pro 17".............$500
32GB Apple iTouch.....................$250
16GB Apple iTouch.....................$180
strive to offer high-quality products at competitive prices.All of our products are brand new,never used, never rebuilt. We maintain multiple-supplier sources for our products as a means of being able to continually offer the best products at the best prices.
Contact us for further information about warranty and process.We are committed to doing all it takes to keep you a satisfied customer!
Many thanks and God bless you as you place your order with us today.
Your enquiry will be greatly appreciated.
Contact Name: James Fox
TEL:+447035971543
E-Mail:
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
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We have all brands of Mobile Phones,Ipods,Sidekicks,Nextels phone,Laptops for sell at cheap and affordable prices, they ranges from Nokia/Samsung/LG/Sony Ericsson/Motorola/Alcatel/panasonic With Bluetooth, all Brands and Models of Nextel Phones, we want you to get back to us with your quote so that we can begin a good business relationship. Note they are all Brand New T2 Euro specs, unlocked, no operator logo, come in their original sealed box, With 1 year international warranty from the manufacturer, English & Spanish manual, Finland made.We want to assure you that you will never regret buying from us because the delivery will be to your doorstep via FedEx Courier service.And the Tracking number shall be sent to you upon acknowledgement of your payment.Kindly acknowledge the reciept of our mail and get back to us at
We pride ourselves in the quality of products we offer, our prices, and most importantly, our customer service.
For more informations regarding product and purchasing process send your enquiry to
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
E-Mail:
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
Contact Name: James Fox
TEL:+447035971543
Do have a look at the rated and other mobile phones we stock below.
Apple iphone 4g 32gb unlocked @ 400usd
Apple iphone 4g 16gb unlocked @ 35usd
Apple iphone 3gs 32gb unlocked @ 300usd
Apple iphone 3gs 8gb unlocked @ 240usd
Apple iPhone 3G 16Gb Unlocked @180usd
Apple iPhone 3G 8GB Unlocked @150usd
Apple iPhone 8GB Unlocked @110usd
Apple iPhone 16GB Unlocked @120usd
NOKIA LIST:
Nokia N97.....$350
Nokia N96.....$200
Nokia N86 8MP.....$230
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.....$140
NOKIA E63......$130
Nokia C3........$200
HTC Desire HD.....$180
Apple Macbook Pro 17".............$500
32GB Apple iTouch.....................$250
16GB Apple iTouch.....................$180
strive to offer high-quality products at competitive prices.All of our products are brand new,never used, never rebuilt. We maintain multiple-supplier sources for our products as a means of being able to continually offer the best products at the best prices.
Contact us for further information about warranty and process.We are committed to doing all it takes to keep you a satisfied customer!
Many thanks and God bless you as you place your order with us today.
Your enquiry will be greatly appreciated.
Contact Name: James Fox
TEL:+447035971543
E-Mail:
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
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We have all brands of Mobile Phones,Ipods,Sidekicks,Nextels phone,Laptops for sell at cheap and affordable prices, they ranges from Nokia/Samsung/LG/Sony Ericsson/Motorola/Alcatel/panasonic With Bluetooth, all Brands and Models of Nextel Phones, we want you to get back to us with your quote so that we can begin a good business relationship. Note they are all Brand New T2 Euro specs, unlocked, no operator logo, come in their original sealed box, With 1 year international warranty from the manufacturer, English & Spanish manual, Finland made.We want to assure you that you will never regret buying from us because the delivery will be to your doorstep via FedEx Courier service.And the Tracking number shall be sent to you upon acknowledgement of your payment.Kindly acknowledge the reciept of our mail and get back to us at
We pride ourselves in the quality of products we offer, our prices, and most importantly, our customer service.
For more informations regarding product and purchasing process send your enquiry to
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
E-Mail:
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
Contact Name: James Fox
TEL:+447035971543
Do have a look at the rated and other mobile phones we stock below.
Apple iphone 4g 32gb unlocked @ 400usd
Apple iphone 4g 16gb unlocked @ 35usd
Apple iphone 3gs 32gb unlocked @ 300usd
Apple iphone 3gs 8gb unlocked @ 240usd
Apple iPhone 3G 16Gb Unlocked @180usd
Apple iPhone 3G 8GB Unlocked @150usd
Apple iPhone 8GB Unlocked @110usd
Apple iPhone 16GB Unlocked @120usd
NOKIA LIST:
Nokia N97.....$350
Nokia N96.....$200
Nokia N86 8MP.....$230
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.....$140
NOKIA E63......$130
Nokia C3........$200
HTC Desire HD.....$180
Apple Macbook Pro 17".............$500
32GB Apple iTouch.....................$250
16GB Apple iTouch.....................$180
strive to offer high-quality products at competitive prices.All of our products are brand new,never used, never rebuilt. We maintain multiple-supplier sources for our products as a means of being able to continually offer the best products at the best prices.
Contact us for further information about warranty and process.We are committed to doing all it takes to keep you a satisfied customer!
Many thanks and God bless you as you place your order with us today.
Your enquiry will be greatly appreciated.
Contact Name: James Fox
TEL:+447035971543
E-Mail:
electronicstelecomsltd@hotmail.com
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I saw a thread a while ago about recharging phosguard with bleach, I've searched but cant find it now. Can someone point it out or tell me how to recharge the stuff.
Thanks:)
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Good day Guys and Gals :wave2:,
I have started a Salt water tank last week sunday. Tank is 1 metre x 40 x 40 and the sump is the same size. I added the salt (22kg, dont know if this is enough or to much, was advised by the pet shop guys) and everything looks fine so far.
I am not running a overflow, i am using two pumps (Flowing in and flowing out). I want to know if anybody else has this sort of setup and if they can please give me some advise on the pumps they use as currently my one pump (Coming from the sump) pumps slower than the one pumping down into the sump?
Secondlly, when can i add live rock? As per the shop guys who advised this sunday ( 1 week after salt was done)?
3rd: i have not bought a protein skimmer as yet, will this effect the process in any way? I will buy it before i start adding fish and coral.
Will take some picks over the weekend and post them!!:yeahdude:
Thanks allot for all the help, as i NEED it!!
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Does anyone have a small Calcium reactor that they are willing to part with? I'm in JHB and I have the Co2, solenoid,
PH controller and aragonite. I just need a reactor. Not looking for anything too big. Just a small one will do.
Thanks in advance
Sean
