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Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Decent digital thermometer

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 7:34am CST by Elrond

Guys,

I'm a bit confused by the apparent lack of a half decent temperature probes. I hate those stupid mercury thermometers and those hideous things with the white wires that one sticks onto the tank. Is there anything nice with a good old 8 bit LED (red, green or blue) readout that one can just neatly mount on the outside of your cabinet and from a comfortable distance tell what the temperature is (day or night). There are tons of PH meters etc that offer this...

-E
wanted yellow star polyps and sinularia

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 9:45pm CST by kgem

Hi all, I am looking for some nice frags, ie, yellow star polyps and sinularia, etc, easy care,
Mistakes people make

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 8:38pm CST by jaco coetzee

Well Im new here at masa ...joint a few months ago but didn't really use the sight...Here is a short intro to how I started and my set-up and thought..

I started my marine love about 13 jr ago...and still run the same tank and setup today as back then ...as with every new hobby every chance you get you get in to it...if I could I would have swam in my tank back then...I really learned the hard way back then there weren't any help like there is today (internet)...times surly have changed BUT one thing hasn't and that is THE HOW TO on a marine tank setup...For so many years now mankind has been keeping marines in their homes but mainly in labs and for research...none of these fancy equipment were available in the old days...just pump's and air systems...but they understood the term biological filtration...

When I started I wanted the whole thing..a reef tank with fish AND I WANTED IT NOW...back then I frequently visited Wim in JHB Hillbrow, weekend for weekend I would go there and admire his show tanks and live stock...he was the man back then and well known internationally for his knowledge in the upkeep of marine tanks...the other well-known shop back then was Animal World in PTA and Randburg...Any way Wim often told me first see if you can keep marine fish and look after your water parameters for a year or two...then start adding inverts starting with the hardy ones first for a another year or two...and then one by one ad your soft or hard corals...one a year... and over a few years you would have your mini reef...once you can do that you can call yourself a Ultimate REEF FISH KEEPER.

....for so many years I added stock and fish and just bought new as and when I saw something pretty...I would spend thousands in one day running from shop to shop and buy only to lose it all over the next few months, and keep spending as I loose stock to keep my tank looking gr8 and not to lose face with friends or family when they visit...as long as the tank looks good and is stocked Im happy...I still think I should have listened to Wim I could have saved so much and many....

Well that changed the day I realised this is no hobby...I woke up one day and realised that a hobby is something you do part-time and to keep busy with as and when it pleases you...fish keeping is a huge responsibility and something you must be passionate about...and you have no control over it until u respect and understand the term Biological filtration and patience...you will not be a successful marine keeper if you treat it as a HOBBY

..You see the small glass bowl in my house gets maintained by me... and the ocean by God...its that simple... Some of my fish and inverts have been in my tank for over 10 years now..

First God made the ocean then he added the fish and animals......
ID the EYE

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 8:05pm CST by sean_koekemoer

What type of fish does this eye belong to???
If your name is Jacque, please read this

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 7:13pm CST by lcornelius

Frans dropped off a tank at my house in December.
He told me that Jacque would contact me to collect the tank.

It is a 550mm x 320mm x 350mm tank with a build in sump etc.

Can you please contact me so we can make a arrangement for collection?

Otherwise it's becoming a tank at my office on my desk :tt2:
Anemone ID plz

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 5:49pm CST by rakabos

Got this on one of my zoa rocks. No idea what it is but some kind of anemone i guess?
Cool site for fish ID

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 5:45pm CST by Dane

Hey guys, came across an interesting site with some nice simple ID pics for fish.

[www.kesambi27.co.cc]

Thought I'd share it quickly, enjoy :-)
Complete system for sale for sale: Cape Town

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 4:00pm CST by Zombie_CT

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:
Complete system for sale
Location:
Cape Town
Shipping or Collection only:
Collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
Complete system at a fraction of the cost!

I have moved into a smaller place so can no longer keep my tank, so selling the complete system excluding fish, live rock and corals ( will be keeping these for a smaller system.

Here is the info:
Custom made stand, cabinet canopy and timer box.

Canopy consists of 2x 39w dual electronic ballasts, 1x 54 dual electronic ballast, 1x custom led ballast for moon light.
Each globe has its own reflector.

Display tank is 1200 long x 500 wide x 700 high

Full system

Engine room

Light controller db

This sale includes TS2 skimmer, uplift pump, lights plus some spare globes, flow pumps and will see what other odds and end there are.

All of this for R4000
Notes:
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my growling emperor wt@$!@$#

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 3:59pm CST by dropzone newbee

so , this little critter is growing up and slowly becoming an adult
last night heard him growling at a cheeky green chromis !! was like , super loud !!!
how can it be :blush:
pardon pic- cell phone
And now an Office Tank ... Yipeee

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 2:06pm CST by Michael B

Hi All,

For sometime now I have wanted to set-up a tank at the office, but have always been concerned what the boss might say & also if I travel who would look after it?

Then for my long service award the company gave me a brand spanking new JBJ 28g CF Quad & one of my colleagues purchased the same tank so what to do but start a reef at the office.

Specs are as follows

Ø 28g (+- 100L)
Ø CF Quad lamp (105 watts) with moonlights
Ø Ocean Pulse Duo return pumps
Ø 150watt heater
Ø Mp 10 Vortech
Ø Battery back up
Ø ATO (being fitted this week)

Tank was set up mid January (used cured Live Rock) & just introduced my first corals & fish here are some pics (not the best, just used the local company camera)
1.2m Tank

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 1:32pm CST by Oceanson

V5-ET96 Marine Tank

Black or white

960 * 460 * 680 * 1420 including cupboard height 340L

White Glass ALL Panel

R6920

for any further information please phone the shop on: 021 554 0340

OceanSon Aquarium
HOB skimmer wanted

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 1:16pm CST by rocketdog7

Hi,

Im looking for a second hand Hang on the back Skimmer for a 150 -200 litre
tank.
Thanks
Who has ever seen this colourful little fish???

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 1:12pm CST by brentv

Hi guys,
I was diving Deep of Protea about 40m and I came across this little wrasse!
BEAUTIFUL...:thumbup:
But upon looking through Burgess Atlas etc I can't seem to be able to I.D. it?
Any ideas???

I haven't enhanced these pics just took them with my phone, but the stripes are illuminous purple!
:whistling:
Full system hardware with live rock and aragonite for sale: Sandown JHB

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 1:06pm CST by mike Bushie

Hardware for saleThread title:
Full system hardware with live rock and aragonite
Location:
Sandown JHB
Shipping or Collection only:
Collection
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
I finally found time to put this through.
I am selling EVERYTHING for R6000
Here goes nothing
This includes:

Jewel Tank and sump ( full system 200L)

Lighting unit with two T9s and 150 metal halide

Hailfa Chiiler

TS1

Resun wave maker

Life tech pump

Seio Pumps (*TWO*)

Tetra salt (+/- 8kg), Tropic marine calcium (half full), tropic marine Plankton (open but full), chemiclean red slime remover (half full), omega (half full), Cyclop eaze( open but full), Row Phos (half)

Notes:
Heaters two 100 watt and one 150 watt

Ro unit with 20L and 25L drums

Refractometer

Actinic light

OTHER STUFF

6.6 kg of live rock
9kg aragonite (for display)
+/- 6kg aragonte sand bed
( I can provide pictures if needed)
Urgent help needed Replacement Pump on ATO

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 11:35am CST by Wolve

Hi Guys

the pump on my Tunze osmolator has died on me want pump can i replace it with. my tank has major evapouration about 10-12 liters a day.

thanks,
Linga
Hi Guys started my marine tank again

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 10:22am CST by Mastazee

Hi guys if only i knew about this forum a couple of years back when i had my 2 1.2m running. The bug has bit me again and i just started my setup again with a boyu tl-450, got the live rock in and now the wait begins.:thumbup:
Picasso Triggerfish for sale: Pretoria East

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 10:20am CST by Zane de Beer

Fish for saleCommon Name:
Picasso Triggerfish
Scientific Name:
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Size of fish
70mm
How long have you had the fish?
About 2 years
Is the fish eating?
Everything: Flakes, Frosen, Pellets
Shipping or Collection only:
Collection
Your location.
Pretoria East
Price:
R150.00
Photo's:

Notes:
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can anyone in CT assist me ?

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 10:01am CST by leslie hempel

Canon 400D Digital SLR - Marine Aquariums of South Africa
urgent aqua medic carx R2500 for sale: dbn

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 9:44am CST by mahan

Hardware for saleThread title:
urgent aqua medic carx R2500
Location:
dbn
Shipping or Collection only:
both
Photo's and description/list of items for sale:
hi ppl I need to sell this setup urgently R2500 not neg

Notes:
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Tank rebuild

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 8:16am CST by MavrickFDT

Hi All,

For those that do not know, I had a Fatal Base crack on my 3 foot custom tank, Not really sure why, the only thing I could think that would have caused this is the crack was right underneath the heater, Anyway, this forced me to speed up my little DIY tank builing project with some spare glass I had at home.

Please note this is a bit of a rush job as I have some corals surviving in a bucket..

But these are the tank Dimensions.

DT
101L X 450W X 350H

Sump (I know its small but will build a new one at a later stage)
28L X 22W X 17H Will have a small DSB

All is built and with some advise from DallasG I managed to drill the base and built the overflow.

Will try and post pics soon.
Bristle worm

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 8:03am CST by brendanpre

I have a small nano that is cycling at the moment. Yesterday I saw a bristle worm that was red at both ends and black in the middle. Unfortunately when I got back with the camera he was gone, so I don't have any pics of it. All the other bristles I have seen are just plain red, is this guy cool or not?