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Shooting video with DSLR

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 11:08pm CDT by SteveZi

Hi All,

I have a Nikon D5000 and have been using it to shoot some video.
I'm pretty satisfied with the results, considering the limitations and frustrations, like the dreaded jello (rolling shutter) effect...

I was wondering if some of you guys/girls use your DSLR cameras to shoot video on a regular basis and how you feel about the results?
also sharing some tips for better results :)

thanks in advance

Best Feeding mechanism

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 8:58pm CDT by mytank

I didn't want to hijack @2time thread but I think its important for him too so I started a new thread along the lines of feeding. This is the best place I could find to put this. His original thread here,

So the debate is amount of feeding and also the type of food affecting the nutrient and phosphate levels in the tank.

If came from algae and cyano build up and I was refereing to how I changed my feeding for ten small fish from:

Morning: One cube of Marine Mix or Pure Mix and half a cube of Mysis.
Evening : same as morning.

With that as a result twice or three times a week I was feeding cyclo-pleeze as well.

So what I was saying is I know this was affecting my phosphates and causing the blooms etc. and changed the feeding habits to:

Morning: Flakes
During the day (while I am at work) I left Noori on the window which by the time I got home was gone.
Evening: One cube of Marine Mix or Pure Mix and half a cube of Mysis.

@JsPLAYn gave some good advice about straining food (which I do right now as well) and also some suggestions around why different types of food etc see the quote below. So we are asking the experienced reefers @dallasg @leslie hempel @Tony @459b @RiaanP and @Reef Maniac and many others just got tired of copy and pasting ;)

to comment on some of our thoughts:

Quote:

@mytank .... U have a point, but remember, meaty foods is what helps them grow an colour up nicely, its healthier than the flake version,an they eat up faster than flakes aswell, though flakes has way less nutrients, but mainly coz we feed frozen food incorectly, we suppose to soak the frozen food in tank water till defrosted,then strain I completely b4 feeding, the liquad the mysis an brine etc is frozen in is the main carriers of high nutrients..... So by doin it correctly, we can actually feed as much as we want. However,we don't; so then try minimising the food to a half block per eve instead, even if each fish jus get 1 mysid etc, its enough,

Also on the nori part, u do knw u not allowed to leave nori in the tank more than a ±half hour as it releases phosphates . So feed what they will consume withing the half ±hour.... And remove excess nori,untill next feeding

Flake food has less nutients but results in more waste,hence buildups over time causing nitrates/phosphates .....

So Imo no its not the amnts,nor the type of food but more the methods of feedin that cures buildups leading to high nutrients ....

More experienced reefers feel free to add on or correct any mistakes I may have quoted

Sieraaj

Plerogyra sinuosa aka Bubble Coral

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 6:59pm CDT by oceanseeker

Hi Guys

Here are some pics of the many different faces of my Bubble Coral. Its been doing fantastic from day one and doing even better in my new tank since moving him from my Nano.

INFO FROM FRESHMARINE.COM

Bubble Coral is a sought out member of a marine aquarium. Good to look at and easy to keep, Bubble Coral is a valid choice for a reef aquarium. The article relates few interesting aspects of Bubble Coral that affect its maintenance in a marine aquarium.

Taxonomy: Bubble Coral belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa, Order Scleractinia, Family Caryophylliidae and Genus Plerogyra.

Other names: The scientific name of Bubble Coral is Plerogyra species. Some specific scientific names of Bubble Coral are Plerogyra sinuosa, Plerogyra flexuosa, Plerogyra lichtensteini and Plerogyra simplex. The other common names of Bubble Coral are, Grape Bubble Coral, Bladder Coral, Octobubble Coral, Pearl Coral and Grape Coral.

Coral Type: Bubble Coral is a Large Polyp Stony (LPS) Coral.

Origin or natural range: The Plerogyra species is found in the Western Pacific region, the Indo-Pacific region, the Red Sea, Fiji and Australia.

Color: Bubble Coral occurs in brown, yellow, cream, white and green colors.

Morphology: The Plerogyra species is very hardy. The skeleton of Bubble Coral has bubble shaped polyps that are filled with water and are therefore quite delicate. These bubbles expand during the day for photosynthesis while, the tentacles of Bubble Coral expand at night. The polyps of Plerogyra species have small sweeper tentacles. The appearance of Bubble Coral may vary owing to the factors such as the intensity of light available to the coral, its surroundings, water movement in its habitat, etc.

Compatibility: Bubble Coral is aggressive against the other marine invertebrates.

Habit & Habitat: The Plerogyra species is found in vertical position in the shady regions of the marine water bodies such as lower reef slopes, cave walls and under overhangs, where the water movement is low.

Breeding: Bubble Coral breeds easily and rapidly if it gets favorable environment in your marine aquarium.

Growth environment in your marine aquarium:
Temperature: Seventy-five to seventy-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
Specific gravity: 1.023 to 1.025.
pH: 8.10 to 8.40.

Illumination: Bubble Coral requires low to moderate lighting in the marine aquarium it inhabits. In case you use Metal Halide lighting for your reef tank, place Bubble Coral at the bottom of the tank or in some shady area.
Water flow in the aquarium: Maintain low water current in your marine aquarium hosting Bubble Coral.

Marine aquarium habit & habitat: The Plerogyra species requires a marine aquarium of the capacity of fifty Gallons and above. Keep the Bubble Coral away from the other corals in your reef tank as the Plerogyra species may sting them if the other corals come in its way.

Feeding & Nutrition: Bubble Coral derives its nutrition mainly through Photosynthesis which is being performed by zooxanthellae, a photosynthetic alga living symbiotically within the bubbles of Bubble Coral. The Plerogyra species is also Carnivorous and filter feeds a few times per week when food lands on it. Bubble Coral eats meaty bits of silverside and raw shrimp, phytoplankton and zooplankton. Add Calcium, Strontium and trace elements in the water as dietary supplements for the Plerogyra species. Maintain the Calcium level in the water at 400 ppm.

Care:
Bubble Coral is easy to maintain.
Hermit Crabs may disturb the Plerogyra species therefore; avoid keeping the crab and the coral in the same marine aquarium.

Caution:
Keep Bubble Coral away from the other corals in the marine aquarium as it needs to expand itself and if the other corals come in the Bubble Corals way, it stings them.

COMPLETE TANK AND LIVE STOCK FOR SALE for sale: Alberton

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 6:52pm CDT by GWA

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

COMPLETE TANK AND LIVE STOCK FOR SALE

Location:

Alberton

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection will help to move

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Complete 6ft tank and live stock as I have listed on my previous thread.Pics are available in my album R15K :(:(:(:(This is a serious bargain R15K

Notes:

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DSB

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 5:03pm CDT by Rossreefer

Once you have your sand in your DSB, what else must be added. Ive read that there should be no Cheato or critters?

Whars best?

Michael B Tank on RC Tank Feature

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 4:23pm CDT by dallasg

our own @Michael B on Reef Central Feature Thread
Reef Central Online Community - View Single Post - Best tanks from around the world.

and we all know why, very cool, and keep it reefin'

Check out this nudi

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 2:27pm CDT by Tobes

I got this nudi in my mantis tank, the little guy piggy backs on hermits and even the cucumber. Was funny how he tried to get off as the hermit wasn't standing still - took him a while - sorry for pics, tank is round and phone is flat :P

Hmmm...I need to get up there

if this damn thing will just go a bit closer...

Gotcha!

at last....

and here he is riding on the cucumber

Coral banded shrimp for sale: paulshof

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 2:25pm CDT by flamming angel

All other livestockCommon Name:

Coral banded shrimp

Scientific Name:

-

Size

5cm approx

How long have you had it?

2 months

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

paulshof

Price:

R90

Photo's:

Shrimp up for sale as he was in my buddies tank and is currently in my sump.

Notes:

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Reef octa DNW 150 skimmer for sale: paulshof

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 2:19pm CDT by flamming angel

Hardware for saleThread title:

Reef octa DNW 150 skimmer

Location:

paulshof

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi all

Got the above skimmer for sale. can be used in sump or external depending. Comes with otp 2000 pump for recirculation. Pump is about 4 months old.

Here is a link to the specs:
Reef Octopus DNW 150 Recirculating Protein Skimmer - AquaCave

R1500

Notes:

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Jebo r338 pump

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 1:38pm CDT by Norries

Looking for a Jebo R338 pump for my laaitie's tank, anyone got a spare lying around, new price of R172, is a bit much!

Advice for buying a protein skimmer

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 1:04pm CDT by Ginger

hey guys , i wanted to get a protein skimmer for my marine tank, its 1.2m and im not running a sump since theres no space in my room. the lady at my lfs said i must put 2 Resun SK‑05 Aquarium protein skimmers in my tank. in this correct? sounds wrong to me. shouldnt i just get a stronger one, so i dont have to run 2 protein skimmers?
Thanks :)

update time....

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 11:48am CDT by Boyu TL 550

My peppermint shrimps are blind

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 11:14am CDT by mytank

I know I know many different views about how they eat if they eat etc so this is just an observation ...

Having a look late last night after the lights went out I noticed the following:

1. The peppermint shrimps doing their rounds and then shock horror :eek::eek::eek: the peppermin's sitting on some apistaitas, not eating them or anything just parking on them...

2. The one thought he was clever and started going towards the bubble. How he got out of the bubble's grasp is beyond me as the bubble started to close..... dumb a$$!!!

I did some research around peppermint and bubbles and found that they are known to nip at the bubbles... well luckily for this bubble he gave him a PK ;) :yeahdude::yeahdude:

hovercraft boxfish

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 11:14am CDT by Boegie

Done a search on MASA for a hovercraft boxfish with no result. So, let me fix that.

I paid for one at the LFS, R250 and picking it up after work.

Do you think it's a good buy?

Poison is a concern but my tank is about 400 litre. Is this big enough to diluite the posion if the fish die?

Naso tang is quite bossy but mirror should sort him out.

Should I cover my powerheads incase the fish get pulled in when he sleeps?

Got no feather dusters in the tank. Is there any other lifestock it will peck on? Maybe tube anenome?

Grotech Phytobreeder2 (Phytoplankton reactor)

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 10:49am CDT by schaun

I started this thread because there dose not seem to be any detailed info on Phyto breeder2 on the Internet and the manual just isn't cutting it for me.
I will keep you up to date on what I'm trying and what works.
The thing is with treads these days is that you have to read through endless pages to get to some useful information, so please try to stay on topic.

So please post about what you have tried and what your results was.

Hopefully this thread will clear all questions on Phyto breeding and about the Phyto breeder2 system .

Plumbing reactors

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 10:42am CDT by mytank

Hi there,

I am looking at adding a Phosphate and Carbon reactor to my setup and need some advice on how to plumb these guys.

I don't have anymore space in my sump so I am looking at running these guys EXTERNAL.

So my questions:

1. Are they safe to run external?
2. Where do you plumb it into:

2.1 Do I go overflow -> Carbon reactor inlet -> Carbon reactor outlet into -> Phosphate reactor inlet -> Phosphate reactor outlet -> Sump

or

2.2 Halea pump in the sump after the skimmer -> Carbon reactor inlet -> Carbon reactor outlet into -> Phosphate reactor inlet -> Phosphate reactor outlet -> back into the return chamber of the sump

or

2.3 Individual pumps for each of the reactors after the skimmer and both outlets back into the return pump chamber?

Thanks for the advise

Will they sting each other

Posted: August 31st, 2011, 10:09am CDT by mytank

Just want to check something if you have frog spawn a hammer and a torch all in close proximity will they sting each other or since they are of the same species will they tolerate each other?

I like all three got an awesome froggie thanks @gMAN. In my one side of the tank I have all my softies and want to add either a hammer or torch.

Eid mubarak

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 12:26am CDT by rugs

Wishing all our muslim customers a joyers eid mubarak and hope the Allmighty accepted all your duas during the auspicious month of ramadaan.Insha Allah Ameen.:)

Two Little Fishies C-Balance in Cape Town

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 10:55pm CDT by Len

Hi

Does anyone stock this in Cape Town?

wanted tuxedo urchin

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 9:29pm CDT by mandarinman

hi guys i am looking for a small blue tuxedo urchin

Pods gone

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 8:59pm CDT by Tim S

I have chaeto in sump which used to be filled with pods. When the DT lights go off, the pods could be seen crawling all over the LR and arragonite similar to ants on the ground. I harveted chaeto this weekend and could not find any pods, not one, nada, zip! What could have caused their dissapearrance?

Puzzled :032:

Nice rics wanted

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 8:45pm CDT by Tim S

Hi, I'm looking for colourful rics. Any advice??????

My new shallow reef tank

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 8:22pm CDT by RossMckenzie

shut down old tank and upgraded to new tank. The tank was origionaly used as a frag tank got given it and dicided to make it my new reef tank.

photos of the major improvements

old tank

the new tank

Copepod culture wanted - will pay cash

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 8:09pm CDT by brianc47

Hi,

Does anyone in the JHB area have copepod cultures that they want to sell?

I have a fairly new setup and want to introduce copepods for keeping mandarins.

Thanks

reeftek skimmer ts2 for sale: jhb fourways

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 7:51pm CDT by gigman333

Hardware for saleThread title:

reeftek skimmer ts2

Location:

jhb fourways

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

100_0829.jpg

Notes:

Looking for R900

reef octo pump 3 months old
great little skimmer

thanks

Help on Skimmer

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 6:50pm CDT by nepellew

Hey guys i need some help on what skimmer to get i have a 100L Tank and i need a decent Skimmer im thinking hang on because i was thinking TS1 but i got a feeling it wont fit in my sump so what good hang on ones are there just a good one doesnt have to be the best i got a tight budget thanks guys:);)

Hi guys!

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 6:26pm CDT by CGD

Hi everyone i'm new to the forum.
I have a 120L fish only marine setup with 1 picasso trigger, 2 butterflyfish, 2 moon wrasse and a cleaner wrasse.

Good Lighting Info...

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 3:27pm CDT by SHAYNE

Hi guys, im busy with my current project, (a xenon lit lighting unit:P) so, I was surfing the net looking for more information on these bulbs and how to best apply them to a reef tank when i found this sight, and thought I should share it with you guys.

Its extremely informative and detailed and will make for a good read to anyone thats interested in understanding a little more about there lighting Or, use it just for reference, as it has some cool graphs and comparisons, like the one with the MH and LEDS.

Enjoy http://www.americanaquariumproducts....hting.html#hid :peroni:

150w metal haylide

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 2:50pm CDT by Bluemotion

Hi I am looking for a second hand 150w mh fixture for a decent price. If any one has one please post a pic of what you got and at what price. Thanks

ID's please

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 1:42pm CDT by Tobes

Hi guys

A friend of mine's sister in-law went to the Natal coast and surprised him last night with a bucket full of little fish, snails and hermits.
The other fish are algae blennies and a cleaner wrasse, but this one I'm not sure. Looks like a type of wrasse as well? It is in my tank atm, sorry for pic, he doesn't sit still :P

Next on the list, a snail

Fox face question ...

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 11:36am CDT by ZeroCool

Hi guys, i am considering putting 2 fox faces in my tank.

Good or a bad idea ?

I read online, they will fight ....

:lol:

Various corals for sale: cape town

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 9:48am CDT by JsPLAYn

liverock for saleCommon Names:

kenyan Liverock(±30-40kgs) + various muShrooms

Scientific Names:

-

Size of coral

various

How long have you had the corals?

6yrs fully matured

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Your location.

cape town

Price:

R80/kg (price neg on amts taken)

Photo's:

Will upload shortly

Notes:

Beautifull fully mature liverock,small-large pieces avail,all or most is covered in blue/purple mushrooms aswell as some in hairy brown mushrooms, charge is only for liverock,shrooms are free,lotsa pieces to choose from.... Call for purchases .... Or just reply to this thread for further contact details

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Mr

Posted: August 30th, 2011, 9:03am CDT by MS

Hi

My name is Mark i am just geting started in the marine world, and i am looking forward to picking your guys brains for info.

Regards

MS :thumbup:

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LR

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 3:05am CDT by Theo

Hi all.
Looking for some nice live rock at deasent price...

Target feeding your Froggie

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 12:57am CDT by mytank

I am doing some research around feeding your corals. As you can see I have another thread on feeding my bubble some lance fish and he loves it.

I have read during my research that some froggies love it some don't. Mine seems to hang on to the lance fish for a few mins before the flow pump blows it to kingdom come (the lance fish off the froggie).

I feed once a week some dry freeze (the powder) Cyclo-peeze for the filter feeders, but wanted to know if anyone feeds their froggie directly with something more substancial.

Bubble Muncher

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 12:55am CDT by mytank

Wanted to check how many of you manually feed your bubbles. I have a bubble not big around 10 to 15 cm hard shell with about four mouths.
Every two days I feed him a nice piece of lance fish and he laps it up like you can't believe. Now I read it was good to feed your bubble so I do as I want him to be big and strong :)
I was wondering how many of you out there feed your bubbles.

Losing Salinity

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 12:53am CDT by mytank

Hi all,

I have no idea what is going on but I am losing Salinity points before I can say hows your father.

I use a bobbing salinity measure thingie :) its a DynaMax temp and salinity measurement tool and it is very accurate. I often take a reading and drive to Wild On Pets with a water sample. They put it through their refractor meter and the bobbie thingie is accurate.

I did a water change on Saturday and did a salinity check and it was sitting at 1024. Did a check on the salinity today and it was back at 1020 - 1021....

I do lose alot of water to evaporation around 15l a week and top up manually every day with RO water (keep about 150l always around).

I don't have much salt creep I have inspected quite a bit and can't understand why I am losing so much salt....

Any idea's?

NP Pellet Reactor

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 9:46pm CDT by butcherman

So i made a NP Pellet Reactor from a energade bottle , pump and pasta holder.

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Tubeworm and Peppermint shrimp for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 8:31pm CDT by coswecanfly

All other livestockCommon Name:

Tubeworm and Peppermint shrimp

Scientific Name:

-

Size

10cm and 3cm

How long have you had it?

1 week and 1 day

Shipping or Collection only:

collection or drop-off

Your location.

Cape Town

Price:

Swop

Photo's:

I've come to the realization that my tank is too small for all the livestock. My goby tries to eat the tubeworm everytime its fan comes out and my cleaner shrimp attacks the new peppermint who is now confined to the outlet tube. Everything is happy and eating but they are not going to be for long if I don't make a plan. I would like to swop them for frags. I know photos are "compulsory" but they look like a tubeworm and a peppermint shrimp and I need to swop ASAP.

PM me if you're interested.

Notes:

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Hi Everyone

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 7:24pm CDT by Benji

Hi guys I'm new to the forum!:biggrin:
Got a red sea 250 max but will start a new thread in members setup for that.

One Spotted Fox Face for sale: Vanderbijlpark

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 5:02pm CDT by CW

Fish for saleCommon Name:

One Spotted Fox Face

Scientific Name:

Siganus unimaculatus

Size of fish

app 120mm - 140mm

How long have you had the fish?

7Months

Is the fish eating?

Yes

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Your location.

Vanderbijlpark

Price:

R.......?

Photo's:

Notes:

He eats anything i put in the tank.
Frozen foods, flakes, crisps, pellets and sea weed.

I don't really wana sell him but it seems like my tank is getting to small for him and my fox and convict seams to get in each others way now and then.
He has never nibbled at any coral.

Make me a price or lets swop with whatever you have available.
I have enough fish so any corals i don't have welcome.
I am looking for Shrimps if anyone has.
Thanx ppl

silly seachem sale

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 4:53pm CDT by ebrahim sams aquarium

hi guys howzit?
1 day sale 29 august 2011

prime 500ml R139
stability 500ml R159
reef builder 600g R125
reef buffer 600g R125
reef adv mg 600g R99
reef adv calcium 500g R145

while stocks last:thumbup:

Why can't SA shops get these corals?

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 4:23pm CDT by Moolis

Why can't SA's pet shops ever get these corals in?

is a question we get daily.
The short and sweet answer is WE HAVE IT IN STOCK!!!!!

We took a series of pictures of items we have in stock:thumbup: - this was of 11 corals, 1 algae and 1 anemone each under different lighting and this was the results.

Black light

Blue lighting

Full spectrum

and my favorite BLASTO'S

Black light

Blue light

Full spectrum

What would this one look like?
Black light

WOW:yeahdude: this would be prized by everyone

More on next post :yeahdude:

New bloke

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 4:17pm CDT by Chris Thirion

Good day every one Im new to the marine aquarium scene been in tropical a wile.
Hope to change to a marine setup one day. Is a control system design engineer by profession and hope to be of help to the people that want to automate their systems.

Copper? need help

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 4:12pm CDT by Xereo

I need to dose copper in QT tank..

How do i go about dosing it? Where do i get copper from?

Thanks in advance

Skimmer - Wanted

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 4:09pm CDT by Rossreefer

Hi

Im looking for a Reeftek TS2 skimmer and pump or somthing similar for a 400L set up.

Also looking for an uplift pump

Im in Cape Town

Cheers
Alan

Complete shut down Sale: Alberton

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 3:55pm CDT by GWA

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Complete shut down Sale

Location:

Alberton

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

List of stock and equipment
1 lime green wrasse
5 chromis
2 cometas or sea bass
3 convicts large
1 pyjama cardinal
2 black chromis
1 tomatoe clown
1 clarkie clown
1 bi coluor pigmy
3 bi colour damsel
1 black damsel
1 cleaner wrasse
1 gobie
1 mandarin
1 snapper or puffer
1 6 liner wrasse
1 juvenile emperor
1 blue and yellow damsel
1 sailfin tang
1 lobster
1 chocolate dip

Equipment
1 6ft tank cabinet lights and sump R 4500.00
1 resun 450 chiller R 3500.00
1 dolphin c1300 external filter R 1300.00
1 uv sterilizer R 450.00
1 reef protein skimmer R 1400.00
1 phosphate reactor R 1000.00
1 ro unit R 1200.00
1 3ft tank for ro unit R 300.00
1 300 watt heater R 60.00
4 books R 500.00
The marine aquarium Q and A
Coral reefs
Corals
Ashley ward The marine aquarium
5 sinlge test kits R 450.00
1 marine lab test kit R 450.00

Live rock R80 PER KILO
Corals R100- R300 excludes the live rock to which it is atatched

Please bring your own containers
Come and see the live stock and make me a offer on what you want
All is negotiable

If you are interested in any of the items contact me
Gary 072 631 3545 :(

Notes:

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egg crate

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 2:29pm CDT by Ashwin

Hi

Anyone know where i can find egg crate in Durban??

MASA, We Need Your Input.

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 1:23pm CDT by Alan

Hi all MASA members, we would like your input about a new dimension we are wanting to add to MASA, but feel we need your input and approval on this. Basically we have been approached by NSRI to try help raise funds for the organization and feel it would be a worthy cause to get involved in this. This will also give us the opportunity to raise money for other worthy organisations for example Sharksboard etc. There are many organisations out there that need our help, we would like to focus our attentions on the ones that look after our coastal regions for obvious reasons.
How we envisage this to work is along the following lines. We would set up a PIF membership (Paying It Forward membership) at a nominal fee that is still to be decided. All monies raised through this membership will then go to the organisations. In return we will offer small tokens of appreciation to PIF members, for example a nice shiny badge under your name, 200 extra PM's and a 500MB MASA email address, are just some of the examples of what we can offer. We would like to add here that there will be no difference to access to information between members and PIF members.
From the side of NSRI it works along the following lines.
For every R300.00 we raise we get a ticket to enter a lucky draw for the month. There are 5 lucky draws every month with a prize of R10 000 per ticket drawn. There is a grand draw at the end of the year with the winning ticket holder winning R100 000. So now for example we raise R3000 we will get 10 lucky draw tickets which we will then in turn sell/auction back to the members, lets say we get R150.00 per ticket we end up with another R1500.00 that we can then donate back to another organisation. Now think if we are able to raise R30 000 what a difference we could make. Please note that 100% of all monies raised by this will go to NSRI and other organizations that are decided on.
That is it in a nutshell and the question is should we get involved in this and please remember there will be no obligation on your side if you cant get involved at this point in time we realise that times are tough at the moment. I am going to add a simple yes or no poll to this just to get an idea of how you as members feel, we will work out details later.

Aqua Medic Aqua Sunlight for sale: Johannesburg

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 1:08pm CDT by Bob the (reef)builder

Hardware for saleThread title:

Aqua Medic Aqua Sunlight

Location:

Johannesburg

Shipping or Collection only:

Both

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Aqua Medic Aqua sunlight 2x 250w as new R9000.00.
Unit is black in colour.

Contact number 011 312 1485.(Idol Marine shop)

Notes:

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SPS Frags Anyone ?

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 11:16am CDT by FransSny

Any members have some SPS frags they are wanting to part with ? :)

40L Nano

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 11:10am CDT by Ismail

Could anybody tell me what extra can i do or put in to make my tank look a little more attractive ?

thanks:)

500 - 600lph pump wanted

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 10:49am CDT by flamming angel

Hey ppl

Does any1 have a pump with the specs above for sale.

Thanks

New - old - reefer

Posted: August 29th, 2011, 9:30am CDT by Rossreefer

Hi Guys, im wanting to get into the hobby again after being away for five years. Has a large full reef in the past but want to go a little more specialized this time (money will only allow this)

I want to go more SPS than anything else and could use advise on lighting ect.

Im looking at a 1200x600x500 LWH with either a 1m or a 1.2m sump, the first chamber will be inlet with skimmer (probably a ts2 or berlin xl) heater second chamber will be huge deap sand bed, third chamber will be uplift pump. The fourth will be a top up tank. I was thinking of also a extra chamber with a refegium.

Was thinking for lighting 2 x 150w MH and 4 x 900 t5's.

Any advise would be great.

Cheers
Alan

ulcer on fish.

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 1:31am CDT by Dlaria

This fish has an ulcer on it. It hid the first 3 days after coming home. Not sure if it got hurt when it got netted at the LFS (he kinda had trouble getting it out of the tank), or if it's sick. It's doing ok otherwise. Eating, swimming with the other fish, breathing ok. Almost looks like it'd been injured and is now healing, but I'm not sure.

It's by it's right fin.

Can someone confirm the id of this starfish for me?

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 11:19pm CDT by Dlaria

Can someone confirm the id of this starfish for me?

LFS said striped brittle star, but I'd like a confirmation. I can't find one that looks like it on the internet. Brittle stars are supposed to be reef safe, but I want to double check.

[youtu.be]

Is it a serpent star? A type of brittle?

Oxygen

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 10:59pm CDT by mytank

So I added a oxygen pump into the sump, bought a really nice silent pump. One thing I noticed two hours of the oxygen pump being in the sump I noticed:

1. The corals where "out" extended more than they ever been
2. Had a sulking GSP for three days and the bugger came out in full force

So my questions really are:

1. By adding the oxygen am I going to increase the algae growth?
2. Could the oxygen have helped the corals come out or is it just a coincidence since I did a 30% water change two days ago

Thanks for the advice.

Help with unblanced tank

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 6:58pm CDT by deadmeat2016

Hi all, have a new 900L tank but is a bit off horizontal, what would you guys use to raise the tank a bit?

LED Light Hood Design

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 6:23pm CDT by lcornelius

Hi all,

I have decided on running LEDs on my new tank.
After much reading and input from forum members, this is what I have come up with.

So the hood will be 2m x 1m.
One of the big attractions to me is having sunrise/sunset/lightning and clouds!

The price of buying a unit this size is very expensive, so I did allot of reasearch and ended up with the following:

Controller:

Going to use 3 Typhon LED Controllers Typhon LED Controller Kit by BoostLEDâ¢

These controllers can do sunrise and sunset, but it is build on a Arduino board and is programmable. I had a long chat with the owner of BoostLED and got a nice discount on the controllers, since I will be coding lightning and clouds then sharing the code as open source. I will also be building a web interface to controll multiple of these controllers. Will be a master board running slaves. I will also controll the master over WI-FI.

Order placed and should recieve the controllers next week!!!! :yeahdude:

Drivers:
This was a big issue, firstly SA suppliers should be smacked for poor service delivery and pricing. I will be using Mean Well ELN-60-48P drivers, 12 of them!
Each running 12 LEDs. Buying from US and paying half the price! Got some great service from RapidLED. If I buy in bulk I get nice discount

Still need to place order.
CPT people let me know if you are intrested in a group buy!

LEDs:

This was a difficult one, Cree vs. Bridgelux.
I chated to a few guys on the net and they had great things to say about both brands. Cree = very expensive Bridgelux very affordable.

I have decided on Bridgelux. Once again, buying in bulk will save you allot!

Still need to order, so open for CPT group buy!

Now some design pics:

This is the outlay of my hood. 6 Drivers for white LEDs and 6 Drivers for the blue drivers.

The above pic shows the schedules that the LEDs will use.
Keep in mind that the white drivers will always start sunset and then followed by the blue drivers. Sunrise will be the other way around. I will have a moving moon over the 6 stages of my light hood.

So what do you guys think?

Advice on Hammer

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 6:10pm CDT by Arries

Hey i recently 'saved' this poor guy from a lfs here by me..It died off alot because of POOR lighting at the lfs..My question is will it use the 'old' skeleton and grow back into it or must i break the old skeleton off so it can form a new one..been in my tank 5days now and seems very happy..Low to meduim flow with little bit of turbulance now and then..Oh and also i have been checking at nite 2 see if i can see the feeder tenticals so i can feed it as i also have a Candy Cane that i feed but there is nothing..Even when i drop the food over it nothing happens...Here are some pics...Thanx Guys...:thumbup:

Sorry for the crappy quality...

Free USED T5's for sale: Wilgeheuwel

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 5:24pm CDT by rakabos

Hardware for saleThread title:

Free USED T5's

Location:

Wilgeheuwel

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi guys

I have about 10 or so 8 month old Reeftek 80W T5's to give away. A few 10k's, 12k's and actinics...

No charge...

Notes:

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Temperate Boyu TL550

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 3:48pm CDT by Myn

Hey everyone. I'm new to MASA and it's time for me to introduce myself properly.
I have a temperate/cold water marine tank. Its a boyu tl550 with a sump. Total system volume is at about 200l including the sump and system is running at between 13 and 17 degrees Celsius (winter,summer). The entire tank and sump is insulated with polystyrene and wrapped with a carbon fiber look, except for the viewing area. This is to keep everything colder and drastically reduces the time my chiller kicks in. All the piping is insulated as well.

The only thing I need to complete my setup is a decent skimmer like a TS1 (currently running an upgraded boyu nano skimmer). Will be getting live rock and sea lettuce to grow over the DSB as well.

LOL how do I upload pics from my blackberry?

Interested in fragging a zoa?

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 3:41pm CDT by ChrisNell

I saw this Zoa at Pet Stop - let me know if you are interested in fragging with me. Cost is R550, so 5 frags R110 each.

help with cycel pls

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 2:51pm CDT by roderigo

Got a 240 lt DT and 100 sump with dsb and some cheato tank is running for about 18h but no ammonia present on test kit so I put the light off so the cheato does not remove anything and added a peace of frozen crabs stick is this ok to do ??? Oops forgot to add 10 kg of fully cured LR in dt

looking for pachyseris and turbinaria reniformis

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 1:19pm CDT by Achilles

Hi any Sponsors out there able to find and get the following corals please pm me

looking for Pachyseris species and a specific Turbinaria reniformis (yellow not dyed must be reniformis it has yellow mustard colour not bright yellow)

Pics of the 2 corals

Pachyseris sp.

Turbinaria reniformis

Turbinaria reniformis

ID Gobie PLZ...

Posted: August 28th, 2011, 11:38am CDT by Arries

Can anybody plz id this shirimp gobie plz...and will my lawnmower blennie fight with him...thanx guys...

Isis

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 1:17am CDT by Isis

Hello every one ~~~I don't have any tanks unfortunately, but, I married into a family, who for many years bred both salt water fish and cowries, in fact, they were well known, for being the very first in South Africa, to breed certain species in captivity, in tanks in Gauteng, one specie being, *Clowns*. I on the other hand, have a passion for Cowries and I hope, there are other enthusiatist out there, that are willing to share their knowledge with me!!!

I want to get something for my clowns to hang out in they won't irritate to death.

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 11:06pm CDT by Dlaria

I want to get something for my clowns to hang out in they won't irritate to death. I'm scared to get a nennie (and too young a tank anyway). I've heard nennies can park it on my corals and I don't want that. What's a good LPS? I've heard hammers and torch, but then heard the clowns will irritate them until they die.

Lyle's 80 Boyu

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 9:49pm CDT by bothal08

hey all

ive had this nano since december but have recently upgraded to a 4ft which is still being put together...everything in this nano will be transfered one day

stock

six-line wrasse
moon wrasse (dnt ask how i keep 2 wrasse in this tank without them fighting...i guess they had no choice but to be friends...got the moon by surprise was never intended)
watchmen goby
2 cleaner shrimp

coral

couple zoas
couple shrooms
cushion
GSP 2 types
xenia 2 types
gorgonia
torch (thanks "ed")

this tank is keeping my addiction to reefing alive while i wait for my 4ft to be ready

let me know wat u think thanks

Flying WITH LR, fish or corals

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 9:48pm CDT by Len

Have anyone ever taken LR, fish or corals onto a local flight as hand luggage.

Will it be allowed?
Will the 100ml liquid rule trip me up?
Do I need paper work?

If I can not take it as had luggage, can I take it as a pet on the flight?

I travel a lot in SA and always tempted to "diversify the genes" in my tank, but don't want to spend the night in jail.

Seachem Paraguard for a reef aquarium?

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 7:51pm CDT by Mc

Does anyone know whether Seachem's Paraguard is safe to use in a reef aquarium?

4ft marine tank for sale

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 7:12pm CDT by marclategan

1. tank and stand R500
or tank R350
Stand R250

custom made canopy R200

2. 2x lights + fittings (1 x blue 1 x white 54w) R400

3. power head xp500, strong adjustable flow R120
heater 100watts R70

4. reef octopys protein skimmer, skimming up to 500 liters R950

5. tectratec canister filter (external) ex700 filters 500 liters R850

6. fish - 2 tomato clowns, 1 x maroon clown, 1 x cardinal, 1 x hawkfish 1 x tang, 1 x blue chromus, 1 x purple lobster all for R500

7. live rock 20 kgs R500 with 15kg sand marine from selling fish tank

8. marine test kit worth R700 , R150

or everything for R3200.00

Contact me on 084 4000 199 Marc

Hello ppl

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 6:04pm CDT by Maxxis

I'm glad to be a member of this forum and Im sure that I will learn a lot of useful information from all of you regarding marine aquariums...

Well Im new on the marine aqurium hobby and I just started to purchase my equipment for a reef tank and I would like to share them with you and get yr comments/recommendations on the same.

My tank is +-500ltrs with a +-120ltrs sump. UV sterilizer is included (9w) and also a pump of 2500ltrs/h. Also a protein skimmer was included (Boyu WG520 - 250ltrs/h) and I have purchased also two double wave makers with a wave adjuster (6000ltrs/h-each)

Regarding the pump I was told that the one provided with the tank is not good enough and better to purchase a new pump of 5000ltrs at least.
Also Im planning to purchase a chiller (Teco TR15 - 500-800ltrs/h) which Im planning to connect it to another pump (which will be installed in the sump) with a flow rate 1500ltrs/h and the water from chiller to be returned again to the sump.

Kindly let me know if the 5000ltrs will be sufficient and also the pump that will send the water to the chiller is also good enough. Any recommends are welcomed

Many thanks in advance for yr assistance
Marios

my new nano

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 5:52pm CDT by Ismail

Ive been using my tank for freshwater fish but recently decided to convert it to a marine , i have two tamato clownfish and button polyps. Would love to hear from you guys because i hardly have a clue on what im doing , thanks:thumbup:

Help! there's an orange like algae growing everywhere , doesnt seem to affect the fish but my button ployp doesnt open anymore

Complete system for sale for sale: Alberton

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 5:05pm CDT by GWA

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Complete system for sale

Location:

Alberton

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection will help to move

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

1 lime green wrasse
5 chromis
2 sea bass
3 convicts
1 pyjama cardinal
2 black chromis
1 tomatoe clown
1 clarkie clown
1 bi colour pygmi
3 bi colour damsels
1 cleaner wrasse
1 gobie
1 mandarin
1 snapper
1 6 liner wrasse
1 juvenile emperor
1 blue and yellow damsel
1 blue cheek gobie
1 sail fin tang
1 chocolate dip
1 lobster
+- 20 soft corals
50-60 kg live rock
1 resun chiller
1 dolphin c1300 external filter
1 uv sterilizer
1 reef protein skimmer
1 phosphate generator
1 double and 2 single power heads
1 light fitting 4 tube
4 spare tubes
1 ro unit
1 3ft tank on stand for ro water
1 1300 watt heater
books
The marine aquarium Q and A
Coral reefs
Corals
Ashley Ward The Marine Aquarium
5 test kits
and other cleaning equipment

Asking Price R 22000.00 onco
NOTE NOT SELLING SEPARATELY MUST GO TOGETHER

Notes

more photo's - [www.marineaquariumsa.com]

Hydrometer Milwaukee for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 1:53pm CDT by Dorrey

Hardware for saleThread title:

Hydrometer Milwaukee

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Can Ship at Buyer's Expense

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Milwaukee Hydrometer, hardly used.

Selling for R450

Notes:

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Radiata Lionfish for sale: Northwest, Klerksdorp

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 1:17pm CDT by Landu

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Radiata Lionfish

Scientific Name:

Pterois Radiata

Size of fish

15cm diam incl spikes

How long have you had the fish?

1 day

Is the fish eating?

everyday, mussels, hake, feeder fish

Shipping or Collection only:

Buyers account

Your location.

Northwest, Klerksdorp

Price:

Offers welcome

Photo's:

Notes:

Will take better pics tonight, collecting it today, bought the tank and had to buy fish aswell, won't be able to keep in my reef tank. Saw owner feed mussels dangling from piece of fish gut.
1 x Radiata
1 x Med Regular Lionfish(Currently dibs by friend)
1 x Large Regular Lionfish

Welcome to make offers, in meantime i will enjoy my little predator setup:lol:.

PS. My brother inlaw studies in Joburg, and comes down every 2nd week, so can arrange for him to take it with him.

Masa members

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 1:11pm CDT by Bluemotion

Do MASA members get discount at sponsor stores? Was just wondering as that would be really cool

Weekend madness! 27th & 28th Aug's Only

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 11:42am CDT by ebrahim sams aquarium

peppermint shrimps R69ea
clams R349
yellow tangs large R495
regal tangs R395
sailfin tangs R259
fiji premium grade blue live rock R155 per kilo
banggai cardinals R169

PICS TO FOLLOW HAVE PROBLEM WITH CAMERA

thanx:yeahdude:

purple and yellow tang

Posted: August 27th, 2011, 8:46am CDT by Jinx

Well on Monday I'll be adding a yellow tang to my system....and I just have the feeling that there is going to be a small war in my tank.I'll just leave the tank with lights out for the day and see how it goes.

How do I get my nutrients up without getting an algae bloom?

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 6:45am CDT by Dlaria

How do I get my nutrients up without getting an algae bloom? I've been trying to feed the fish a bit more. Flakes in the morning, and frozen in the evening. I keep getting 0
s for Ammonia, Nitrate, and Nitrite. (That'd be great for a fish only, but I'm trying to keep corals alive.)

Do I just need more fish?

I'm trying to target feed the corals what they need, but it would be nice if this tank could help itself out a bit...

Please help id coral...

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 5:18am CDT by Dlaria

The dude at the LFS wasn't there. Didn't bother asking the good lady there what this is. Just told her to put it in the box. :) It's so kewl, but i need to know what it is, so I can care for it correctly.

It seems to like bits of small shrimp, Phytoplex/Microvert soup. :)

Eid Specials

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 12:22am CDT by rugs

Hi guys, just letting you know that we have some fantastic eid specials on our livestock this weekend, so pop around just to give you a slight idea we have regal angels @ R399.00:eek:, cleaner shrimps @ R80.00, dancing shrimps @ R50.00, turbos and blue legged hermits @ R20 each and much,much, much more. Call 021-762 3099.;)

Chemi Clean? Has anyone used it with success

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 11:53pm CDT by 2time

Has anyone used chemi Clean red slime remover with success?

Cyano is busy taking over my tank. And I was going to use chemi Clean but heard that its playing with fire. A google search says that guys had success with it but I heard otherwise. So dont want to take the chance.

Anyone with experience with this stuff? Should I use it or shouldn't I?

Also is cyano really a lack of flow? I ask because I have it growing on my 6000l sun sun's, surely it cant be a flow problem if its on the pumps? Or can it be of over feeding?

Thanks in advance.:)

Bristle worms

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:14pm CDT by Paul B

Bristle worms, a few years ago these things were a sign of doom. We thought they would eat our corals, fish, TVs and I Pods.
Sometimes my reef is full of tiny ones and other times like now there are only a few giant ones. I just fed the tank with blackworms, mysis and pellets and I was watching the fish eat.
Did you ever see the original 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Kirk Douglas? Ok maybe you are too young but there was this squid about a hundred feet long and it was eating this submarine.
That is a close cousin to the bristle worms I have in my tank.
There was a few pellets on the gravel and I noticed some movement, from 4 different places. All of a sudden four giant tentacles as large as my couch, Ok maybe a little smaller, emerged from the rock and battled each other for this one pellet. I mean they were fighting so hard that two pictures fell off my wall. It was scary. One worm finally swallowed the pellet in one gulp and the other three retreated but the scowl on their faces would scare the yellow off a canary. No really. I just thought I would share this with you. :tt2:

fish for sale

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

Hawian yellow tangs -R649.95

Longnose hawkfish - R249.95
Live oyster and pink coliflower - R229.95
Bumblebee snails - R69.90ble

Longfinned snapper R349.95

Clown fish R98.95
Clarki clown fish special - 2 for

Cream angle - R249,95
Citron goby -R 198.95
Scopa tang - R229.95
Tomoni tang m/l - R398.95

Swissguard basslet - R429.95

Mexican turbo snails - R69.95

Horseshoe crabs -R198.95

Beginner/DIY tank builder warning!

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 9:51pm CDT by gavster

Being a newb myself I thought this is important enough to possibly even make a sticky. (Excuse my presumptuousness mods)

Right for anyone out there wanting to build or design their own tank - everyone worries about the "big" stuff like tank dimensions, frames, cabinets, lighting and especially overflow boxes. To wheather or not to use DSB and pellets or bioball etc, etc...

If you're like me in the slightest and plan things to the tee and take your time doing so as well as educating yourself before taking the plunge, then this is very important info. If you're thinking you'd rather have a well stocked tank and don't mind spending the extra money on a larger skimmer, then.......

DON'T DO ANYTHING until you've worked out more or less how many litres your tank will be and actually measured the base size (footprint) of your future skimmer! Better yet buy it first and send it to your tank builder to build the sump around.

I had a HUGE error in my favour. My new tank is 5ft and 800 litres and I ordered the Reef Octo Bubble Blaster 300 rated for 1500l. They didn't have stock so they gave me the "Space Saver" model which is worth R6000 for the same price of the other model worth R4000.

Anyway my tank arrived today and bottom line is that if I didn't get the space saver (which has the pump fitted internally and not externally) I would NEVER ever have fitted it into my sump and this would have been a very costly mistake!

So don't take it for granted like I did and think "my tank is big so surely it'll fit!" Overrated skimmers take up more space than you realise. Roughly 30 x 40cm's base with external pump and outlet pipe.

I'm sure a few of the more experienced guys will agree this will avert some tears.

Bubbles for sale @ Perky

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 9:37pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

Large bubbles R398.95

Branching bubble corals - R369.95

Small bubbles -R329.95

Super green branching bubble - R398.95

R369.90

Orange ric rock - R398.95

Marble mushrooms - R349.95

Gorgonians - R249.95 - white pollyps

Beige pollyps

Donuts for sale @ Perky Pets

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 8:55pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

Large ( 20 cm )green and red striped donut - R995.95

A view from the front

Super green donut large

Super red donut

Transelucent green and gold - s/m

Green and red modern tooth coral

translucent red modern tooth coral

next on - bubbles

Various frags for sale: Tokia

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 8:51pm CDT by Sammy

Various frags for saleCommon Names:

Xenia, Free Frag Session

Scientific Names:

Xenia

Size of frags

Various

How long have you had the frags?

-

Are the frags mounted?

Yes

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Your location.

Tokia

Price:

Free

Photo's:

Doing a Xenia Cull in the moring, free xenia for Cape Town reefers,10am sharp !!!

Call me on 0832123200 for directions !!!

Notes:

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Matt's 700L reef tank

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 8:23pm CDT by Matt_H

This is my new tank that i'm working on. This is my second marine fish tank, which was a small 3 foot. I decided to upgrade a bit to a 700L tank.

The dimentions of the display tank are: 202cm x 52cm x 60 cm.

The dimentions of the sump are: 90 cm x 30cm x 30cm.

I am planning on making the sump bigger one day soon.

In the sump I am planning on putting in a DSB (48cm x 30cm x 20 cm), a refugium and a skimmer. The skimmer that I am using is a Reef Octopus xs 160 (rated for 900L). The return pump I have is rated 1500L/H, which is a bit small but i have quite a restricting overflow box. Will see how it goes and get a bigger one if needed. I have been considering using a canister filter with Chemi-pure and NitratR.

So far, I have two flow pumps but I am planning to get more. I have a Sicce Voyager (3000L/H) and a Vortech MP10 (up to 6000L).

I have got 8 T5 80w tubes for lighting which will probably be housed in a hanging hood.

I will start with the things I have got so far and add things as needed.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks :)

Trying to add pictures

Diatoms?

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 6:35pm CDT by mytank

So the tank is going onto the 5.5 month mark, had a 30% water change about two weeks ago, has a bubble magnus skimmer in it lots of filtration and my parameters are:

N02 - 0
N03 - 0
Phosphate - 0
PH - 8.0
Amonia - 0

I had a similar "brown stuff" on the substrate before I did a water change two weeks ago, I did also add Brightwell Phosphate-E (remover) into the water after the water change and it helped bring the Phosphates down.

The fish are all happy eating well (fed twice a day - Marine Mix with Mysis and mixed Flakes or Pure Mix with Mysis and mixed Flakes)

So:

x1 block of either Marine or Pure Mix
1/2 or 1/3 block of Mysis (it's for the Tang mostly)
Flakes (for everyone)

Twice a day, morning and evening.

Fish and coral seem to be as happy as anything Purple tang just doesnt stop eating off the rocks (but then again he is a baby)

Every day a very fine type of green "powder" algae is growing on the glass... I clean it and it goes away go to work come back its there.... no hair just like powder....

Seeing the pic's below I want to know:

1. are these diatoms? If so then I know just to leave them do their cycle
2. If not what is it
3. How do I get rid of it
4. Whats causing it

Now the problem I have is almost over the course of three days it went from a nice and clean tank to:

Tang munching away

Also growing on the rocks...

On the substrate

Vitamin supplements?

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 6:08pm CDT by Mc

Hi All

Im looking for a vitamin supplement to mix with frozen food I was looking at brightwells vitamarin-m, and have also heard spirulina is good, just not sure where to get it. Are these or any other supplements really worth it?

Anamones for sale @ Perky pets

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 5:31pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

XL, stoicactus R398.95

Vietnam green bubbletip - R275.00

Rose tip bubble anamone - R600.00

Sunburst rose tip bubble R895.00 excluding fish !

XL sand anamone - R398.95

Radianthus - R329.90

Fireworks anamone - R249.95

Long tenticle sand anamone - pink tipped - R 298.95

Radianthus - R329.95

Looking for a Bicolour Blenny and/or Midas Blenny in Cape Town

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 3:19pm CDT by AndreM

Hi there,

Does any of the Cape Town sponsors have a Bicolour or Midas Blenny available?

Regards,
Andre'

Blastomussa & sps for sale @ Perky Pets

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 3:01pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

All SPS corals are R598.95 each

Next is anamones...

Sub,s 750 eco reef

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 2:30pm CDT by Submariner

I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE THE PLUNGE AGAIN.

SO THIS IS MY MARINE TANKS HISTORY SO FAR.

BOYU 450

IDOL 1000 X 500 X 500 REEF

IDOL 1800 X 650 X 650 REEF

Sub's Evo 2 - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

IDOL 1000 X 1000 X 800 REEF

Subs Evocube - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

NEW TANK WILL BE A CUSTOM T.S.R. REEF 1500 X 1000 X 500

I AM AIMIMG FOR A MAXIMUM POWER DRAW OF 1000 WATTS FOR THE ENTIRE SETUP,

INCLUDING LIGHTING & HEATING.

LIVESTOCK

MIXED REEF LPS,SPS,ZOAS,RICORDIAS ETC

FISH LIST SO FAR

FLAME HAWK
SPLENDID PSEUDO
GOLDEN PYGMY ANGEL
POTTERS ANGEL
REGAL ANGEL
CHEVRON TANG
SUNBURST ANTHIAS
YELLOW HEAD JAWFISH
QUEEN ANGEL
SCHOOLING FISH STILL NOT SURE WHICH

CORALS WILL BE MAINLY ZOAS, RICS, LPS AND SPS

STILL EARLY DAYS MAY CHANGE A LITTLE ON THE ABOVE LIVESTOCK.

EQUIPMENT

STILL DECIDING WILL UPDATE HAS I GO.

Brains for sale @ Perky Pets

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 2:14pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

Hi guys , we got a huge shipment in on thursday .
These were chosen corals and are more pricy than normal , but sizes and colors are exelent.

Im showing it in catorgories...

R349.95

coral moon meat - lobaphillia R349.95

coral moon meat - lobaphillia R349.95 - P.S thats a bali pollyp , not App next to it :)

coral moon meat - lobaphillia R349.95

Lobaphillia - "candy cane shape - 498.95

coral moon meat - lobaphillia R349.95

Malticolored brain - R549.95

coral moon meat - lobaphillia R349.95

R349.95

Next catorgorie Blastomussa -

Lots of bubbles

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 2:06pm CDT by Mc

Hi All.

My TL550 seems to have lots of bubbles floating aroun and I can't seem to figure out where the are coming from. I think it might be the skimmer.
Is this normal?
Are there any adjusments I can make to sop this?
What level should the water be at?

What type of clown fish do I have?

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 2:01pm CDT by Dlaria

What type of clown fish do I have?

The pet store doesn't have another with this coloration. :(

He started off a bit more orange.

[youtu.be]

I'll want to get him/her a girlfriend/boyfriend and a nennie (6 months from now), and I don't want to mess up and get the wrong kind.

Reefing on TV

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 1:25pm CDT by Boegie

Now and then I hear of something reefing related that is going to be on TV or I have seen something on TV that I would like to share with you.

This coming Monday, there is going to be an interview with Paul Watson on 50/50 on SABC 2. Thought you might be interested in what he has to say.

Please feel free to announce anything reefing related that we can check on TV on this thread.

On what channel is Tanked and what days and time?

Weekend specials!

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 12:40pm CDT by Steven

Hi Guys

We have a few specials of our own!

Chromis R60.00
Red leg hermits R35.00
Turbo snails R35.00
Banner fish med R140.00
Pajama cardinal R60.00
Skunk clown (pink) R70.00
Bangai cardinal lg R120.00

Cleaner shrimp @R145 or 5 for R550.00

See yo there;)

where can i buy a bulk head in cape town??

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 11:55am CDT by roderigo

Like the titel said any ideas need it for my overflow ????

MASA Jhb Club House

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 11:14am CDT by dallasg

Hi All,

i am have been thinking that we find a small place/area we can use for general meetups etc, yes everyone wants to see tanks etc but we can always make tank tours like the other masa groups.

how about a place where we can meet regulary and call "home", and if its a office block etc we can all use our second hand equipment and provide a nano etc as payment, even bathwater fish...

what say you?

law firm announces investigation on tunze

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:53am CDT by gaboon

Law firm announces investigation of Tunze — Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine

Full system for Sale for sale: Cape Town, Claremont

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:39am CDT by mookz

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Full system for Sale

Location:

Cape Town, Claremont

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Tank is +/- 8 months old

Custom Tank 12mm glass with bottom bracing 1000mmx1000mmx500mm with Custom skinny overflow with slot-in egg crate noise reducers and dual outlets (Shallow Cube).
Stand.
250watt metal halide+ballast with 14k bulb and spare brand new 14k bulb.
Reef octopus 250 Extreme external skimmer with SICCE 2500. (I have end caps to make it internal if needed)
Boyu WM3 WaveMaker (the one with controller and 4 pumps).
Reef Octopus ATO.
DIY Bubble Magus NP reactor with Hailea 2000lph feed pump that connects directly to External Skimmer.
DIY Bubble Magus generic reactor, can be used for Carbon etc and Atman 2000 lph feed pump.
Lifetech 4500 lph uplift pump and plumbing with control tap.
Brand new 4 stage RO unit (with Di).Only used once to make 1 litter of water for testing.
8x 25 litre jerry cans.
120 litre Water storage drum + Mixing pump.
Hydro meter.
2x huge bags of Dolomite dust for DSB.
Basically everything you would need to start and run a marine tank.
Plumbing and 2x Addis Tubs as sump and ATO storage.
LR
Couple of Kilo's no idea how much.
LS
3x Mini Carpet anemone's
2x LR with loads of Zoa's (green,orange,nuclear)
Lumo green cinnamon polyps
Kenyan tree
1x Plating Monti frag, red.
Some Green Mushrooms and light Blue/brown Mushrooms
1x Galaxia
1x Diamond Back sand sifting Goby
2x Yellow tail Damsels
1x False eye Puffer
1x HUGE Sea hare
3x Turbo snails
Nassarius snails in the substrate 4 of them.
1x Fighting conch
1x Red legged Hermit
1x Blue legged hermit
2x brown Hermits with blue eyes
1x Dancing Shrimp
1x Cleaner shrimp
1x Porcelain crab
1x Arrow head crab
Live sand (Dolomite)

Hospital Tank
AquaH2O, 200 liter with Cabinet and glass attachments for lid,
900mm 4x T5 lighting unit with T5's (think 38 watt bulbs and 2x spare bulbs),
Boyu skimmer rated for 600 liter HOB (no pump; works with OTP 1000)
Also includes HOB Aqua-clear filter rated for 50 gallon tank
various heaters and random stuff.

Full setup; Not selling separately.
VERY reluctant :(
R15000 not neg

ps. the NP reactor attaches directly to the External skimmer and acts as the feed pump, works AWESOME.

Reactors before DIY

NP Reactor

[www.youtube.com]

Carbon Reactor

Boyu Skimmer at work

One of the three mini Carpet nennies, one of them is HUGE.

FTS will take better ones this evening.

I will post more pics this evening of the BIIIIG skimmer and Hospital tank etc :(

Notes:

-

Permalink for 'Marine_Aquariums_of_South_Africa/2011/08/26/UV'

UV

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 10:24am CDT by Boyu TL 550

Hi guys i have a boyu tl550 i just wanted to know how long each day i should be running the uv sterilizer. at the moment its on all day and night.
thanks

Urgent help needed Scopas Tang fighting New Bristletooth Tomini Tang

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 9:46am CDT by iggy

Hi Guys

i currently have a Scopas Tang in my tank now for a year and yesterday i got a new Bristletooth Tomini Tang from my LFS.

now my bad in not reading up on the Bristletooth Tomini Tang before i bought it.
but now the problem is my Scopas is attacking the Tomini Tang.
the guy @ LFS said that this would not happen as they are different Species and everybody in my tank would be cool with him in there ..... NOT!!!!!!.....:eek:

But it does not help to cry over spilled milk now...

how do Can i stop the scopas from killing my Tomini???

my lights are currently of at the moment it helps but i cant keep it of for to long..

Please Help...

Lifi STA 75 Plasma Light

Posted: August 26th, 2011, 9:15am CDT by dallasg

things are moving forward, hope to see more at MACNA 2011

The Lifi STA 75 draws up to 450 watts yet puts out 45,000 lumens or about as much light as a 750 watt HID light
read more

SEIO's kill fish?

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 7:48am CDT by Elrond

Reefers,

It was with great sadness that I got home yesterday and found my much loved and favourite fish - the Copperband, resting against my SEIO 820 - dead :( The previous day he was fit healthy and I was admiring him and taking numerous photos. I can only but assume he swam too close, got stuck and I didnt rescue him in time. I've had a total of 5 fish over 4 years which have been found resting against these. I cant confirm that the powerhead was responsible for all deaths.

Is this unique to the older M series SEIO's or do other people find the same thing with other powerheads?

I posted a similar thread many years ago.

It took me 5 months to find the right sized and healthy Copperband. I'm very bleak about it :(

-P

Clown loves Clam...

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 3:59am CDT by Dlaria

:smooch:
[youtu.be]

Looking for the following

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 9:56pm CDT by Renannchen

Hi Sponsors im looking for the following in the brightest colours posible and if posible pics to go with the price? As I stay in Bloemfontein i will need pics and prices and the corals needs to be shipped to me?
Echinophyllia
Chalice
Blasomussa
Brain corals
Elegance
Red cynaria
Red and green favie (or any bright colour)
Crocea Clam
Maxima Clam

Thank you
Renannchen

Various corals for sale: Benoni

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 8:39pm CDT by jacoc

Various corals for saleCommon Names:

Giant green and normal green stripe shrooms

Scientific Names:

-

Size of coral

3cm to 15cm

How long have you had the corals?

long

Shipping or Collection only:

buyers acc

Your location.

Benoni

Price:

R50- R200

Photo's:

Notes:

-

Masa APP for I PHONE

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 8:36pm CDT by Renannchen

Please can someone make an app for masa?

This is my crisis!

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 7:59pm CDT by herkie

The wife calls at 15h00 and says my sump is leaking water. I am not too worried by this and tell her to remove the filter floss and sponge between the sump return and skimmer chamber. When I get home I find this

and this.

I now wonder if I will be able to keep my sand and rock alive if I can find a big enough temp tank to put my dsb sand and the sump rock into. Plus the 2 Lions and the Rockcod.:(:(:(

Could Frag Tile Leach into the system

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 3:26pm CDT by FransSny

I have quite a few frags in my tank which are mounted on tiles and over the last few weeks I have noticed something peculiar......there is pink candy floss algea frowing on the tanks..nowhere else in the tank though....also doesnt seem to spread

Could the tiles be the source of nutrients / phosphates , or am I missing something ?

New to Marines - My Boyu TL 550

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 2:54pm CDT by FrancoisJou

Hi everyone

I've been using MASA for a while now, just never come around to posting pics of my tank. But at last I've managed to get to do it now...

Ok, first things first:

Water Params:

Temperature range: 24.8-26
PH Range : 8.2-8.4
Ammonia: not detectable
Nitites: Not detectable
Nitrates: Between 5-15.
Alkalinity: around 3meq/l

Equipment:
Boyu TL 550 132l

Stock skimmer, pump and lighting. Have heard a lot of guys say the skimmer doesn't work. I haven't yet had any issues with it. In fact I get a nice cupfull of very bad smelling greenish brown liquid every week!

Replaced the 100w heater with a 200w heater. No idea about the name, it works and I'm happy.

Replaced the big sponge in the first chamber on right hand side with some a smaller piece of filter media I got from LFS. I take this out and rinse it on a weekly basis. Lots of dirt...

Then I put in a small bag of Purigen during cycling. Worked very well!

In the third chamber I added lots of liverock.

I only run the UV filter a few days when adding livestock.

Added a 2000l/h powerhead in the display section. Not sure, but think it might be a bit on the strong side...

I do water top ups as needed. Water changes on a bi weekly schedule, 15l.

Tank has been running for almost 3 months now.

It's stocked with:

2 turbo snails
Peppermint Shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
2 yellow tail damsels
2 Percula clowns
1 red hermit crab (he doesn't come out when the lights are on ever... So shy. Any one else experienced this?)
1 blue cheek goby (we have a love hate relationship)...

Some very nice green Zoa's I got from Flamming Angel
Kenya Tree
Leather Coral
Mushroom Rock
Candy Cane coral
Very pretty Blue Daisy polyps (also heard people call them Blue clove polyp)
then some random tiny frags that was lying around at the bottom of a LFS tank (begged for them)...

So, initially the tank looked like this:

Live Rock - Randburg/Roodepoort area

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 2:50pm CDT by coralline

Hi guys,

I'm looking for about 5 or 6 kg of nice, established LR to seed a load of homemade rock in a new tank. The more coralline algae on it the better!

Thanks:thumbup:

New Shipment of coral just unpacked

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 1:55pm CDT by ebrahim sams aquarium

red moon meat
dark green meat
coloured pineapple
yellow moon
metalic green brain
brached pagoda
pineapple coral
yellow fox coral
pipe coral
yellow plate coral
green plate coral
metallic red brain
tongue coral
hammer coral
green frog spawn
green anemone coral
red brain coral
button polyp
green metallic star polyp
red base anemone

also available 400kg of premium grade fiji blue live rock at R155,00 per kilo:yeahdude:

Keeping tempretures constant

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 1:47pm CDT by mytank

Hi all,

So as I am looking at clams my research brings me back to two main things that need to be kept constant:

1. Tempreture
2. PH

So with Tempreture they say that it should NEVER EVAAAAAAAA go over over 27.6 degrees. Now with my tank it hovers over 26 sometimes 27. I don't want summer to come along with my MH and boil the ocean so to speak. So the question I have for you guys is what is the best way to keep the tempreture as constant as possible?

Idol marine new stock

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 12:01pm CDT by Bob the (reef)builder

HI REEFERS

WE HAVE RECEIVED A STUNNING INDONESIAN CORAL
SHIPMENT.:thumbup:

WE ALSO HAVE DELTEC EQUIPMENT IN STOCK.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE FOOD RANGE WHICH INCLUDES A REEF PASTE,SPS AND CLAM FOOD.THE PASTE IS PLACED ON A ROCK OR YOUR GLASS AND SLOWLY
DISSOLVES INTO THE WATER COLUMN,FINICKY EATERS
WILL ALSO PECK AT THE ROCK.

PLEASE COME IN TO STORE FOR ALL YOUR MARINE
REQUIREMENTS.

CHEERS FOR NOW.
IDOL MARINE CREW.

H. Magnifica for sale: Durban North

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 10:53am CDT by danimal

All other livestockCommon Name:

H. Magnifica

Scientific Name:

-

Size

15-20cm

How long have you had it?

2 months

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

Durban North

Price:

R300

Photo's:

Notes:

I have decided to sell or swop my my H. Magnifica for an RBTA. I thought it was a Malu when I bought it, but was mistaken. Lesson learnt.

The nennie is fine in my tank, eating well and has maintained its colour. However, given the track record for these nennies I would rather get a BTA or similar less demanding nennie.

Vertical Door Lift

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 9:11am CDT by Dizi

Hi Guys

Can anyone perhaps help? I need a type of door lift (hinge) which pulls out and lifts up. Does anyone of you perhaps know where I can buy this type of hinge??

Many thanks.

This is how it looks like

Boyu TL550 for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 8:47am CDT by keyaam

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Boyu TL550

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi Guys

Im selling my boyu TL550 with sump and Reef Octo BH1000 skimmer. The tank has been drilled for an overflow and return. The skimmer pump is brand new with pinwheel impellor. Ill throw in a heater and return pump if it goes by this weekend. Collection only

Price R1900

Notes:

-

Clam ecosystem!

Posted: August 25th, 2011, 8:27am CDT by akhannay

hello.... i have multiple living things on my clam, could someone please ID the white stuff, the orange thing and of course the brown objects for me :) and if good or bad for each... thanks!

PS notice the bi-colour blenny keeping an eye on things :tt2:

hanging kit for Aqua medic

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 7:54am CDT by ZaxXx

Anybody. knows where I can get the hanging kit for the Aqua medic MH pendant??
Sponsors? Anybody?

Lets talk UG filters

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 4:14am CDT by Paul B

Lets talk about Undergravel filters, no really. Old technology? maybe but so is running water. When we got tired of going outside to pump water, we didn't stop using water . We invented faucets. OK not a great analogy. In the beginning of the aquarium hobby, which was right after WW2 we all kept goldfish and guppies. The first thing we did was to put in an undergravel filter, why? Because it worked. Originally we thought it was a mechanical filter and we loved mechanical filters because we liked to filter out particles. Water quality didn't matter as long as we could see the fish. Clear water was also essential to locate the dead fish, and we found a lot of dead fish.
Not because of the UG filter, but because we were using it wrong. We read the instructions and that was our first mistake. The people who invented and sold UG filters were not at fault, they also liked to filter things and an UG filter does that fairly well. Unfortunately, for some reason we didn't want to think of all that stuff that was filtered but still in the tank. We must have been busy watching those Ann Margaret movies.
But in our defense, freshwater systems do great with UG filters. I am not sure why but they do.
Then we all got high class and changed most of our systems to salt water. We loved our UG filters so we kept them, after all, they worked great and "filtered" out all that "stuff" that we figured we needed to filter. Then there was Bonanza on TV and we again forgot that an UG filter does not remove anything.
Boy were we stupid. Thats when 99% of us removed the UG filter. But there is something I like to call those people, and that is "wrong".
The UG "filter is fine, we were the problem. It is not a "filter" even though that is what it reads on the box, it is a water treatment system.
If we use it as a filter, our tanks will crash, guaranteed.
Robert Straughn (The Father of Salt Water fish Keeping) advocated UG filters as the greatest invention since tap water. The man was a genius but he didn't know the reason the UG worked.
The UG "System" will only work if we keep out the particles or as we like to call it "detritus" (dirt, crud, shmutz etc.) The gravel on the bottom of a tank vastly increases the real estate that bacteria can live on. Bacteria are like us, they like water front houses with continous fresh calm breezes and lots of easy to get food. Gravel is perfect for them and, like apartment buildings, they can live on top of each other without getting in each other's way.
Water with no particles flow past those bacteria, the bacteria process out what they want, which depending on the type of bacteria that could be nitrate, nitrite, ammonia
or Harvey's Brystal Cream. Too many particles and the bacteria will think they are living in a slum and the water flow along with their oxygen and food will stop.
Some bacteria are lucky and they like it when there is less oxygen, they have larger noses to collect oxygen, maybe not, I don't know, but they process nitrate in the absence of oxygen.
So some detritus in the gravel will limit oxygen and actually help those bacteria convert nitrate and detritus is going to get in there no matter what we do.
The best way to run a system like this is to take the UG filter and throw out the instructions. Then build a manifold above the water. Connect the tubes from the UG filter to the manifold and pump water into the manifold so all the tubes get a slow even flow. The water going into this manifold should first be strained to kep out those large smutz particles. Run this arrangement slow. The slower, the better.
Will this run for fifty years with no maintenance? Absolutely not. A few times a year you need to stick a canister filter of some type in there and stir up the gravel. It helps if most of the rock is not laying on the bottom. That doesn't look good anyway so figure out how to do a dynamite aquascape job.
It may get you a girlfriend, maybe not. :whistling:

Cape Town Sponsors Please...

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 10:51pm CDT by coswecanfly

Please ad your support here if you agree but I am tired of seeing the same old fish every time I go to the various LFS in Cape Town...

Why can't we get something different for a change? The guys in... I don't even want to say the "J" word... are getting really cool stuff? Why can't we?

I'm talking yellow spotted boxfish, pipefish, sharks, etc. etc. etc.

Please ad here if there are any other fish you would like to see in the beautiful Mother City...

Iodine Dosing

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 9:51pm CDT by Meneer

Alpha's Iodine Tinkture that you buy at the chemist does mix with water..

Can one use that to dip corals, and if so, what would the ratio be?

RO unit usage question...

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 6:40pm CDT by ZeroCool

HI there, i want to find something out ...

I am using a RO unit to make RO water .. DUH ...

my question is, my water usage multiplied by 8 about.

In the last year, i used 7000L per month ... this month, i am at 50 000, and this month i used it alot.

I am sure i dont have a water leak somewhere ... I am not showering less or more lol ...

All i am trying to say, i think it is currently cheaper to buy RO than to make it !

:(

brown bubble tip nennie for sale: durban

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 6:16pm CDT by mo

All other livestockCommon Name:

brown bubble tip nennie

Scientific Name:

radianthus

Size

between 5cm - 15cm wide

How long have you had it?

over a year

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Your location.

durban

Price:

R400 each

Photo's:

Notes:

i have 2 of these for sale. they split from the one i orginally bought.
the third one i had is in the main display tank @ Northland Pets Springfield. this pic was taken at night so its not open fully

2nd shipment +58 fish

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 4:43pm CDT by Moolis

As if landing 402 fish this morning was not enough we just received 60 + fish, some polyps & live rock extra as a top-up ;)

This is the species list:
Flame angel R 850.00 :P
Sailfin tang LARGE R 450.00
Navarcus angel R 970.00 :thumbup:
Blond Naso tang LARGE - tailpoints R 625.00 :yeahdude:
paired Maroon clowns - Large R 550.00 :eek:
Vroliki angel R 195.00
Yellow angel R 170.00
Threadfin butterfly R 190.00
Naso tang R 225.00
Chocolate tang baby R 170.00
Pennant butterfly R 190.00
Bannerfish R 190.00
Clark's clown R 85.00
Saddleback clown R 90.00
Skunk clown R 85.00
Sunset wrasse (Thalasoma) R 145.00
Spotted sailfin gramma R 145.00
Firefish R 125.00
Yellow head sandsifter R 145.00

Zoanthids From R 235

See you @ Pet Stop this week:lol:

Indonesia Live Rock SPECIAL

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 2:32pm CDT by Oceanson

Hi Reefer's,
We are running a special on our
Indonesia Live Rock:

100 % fully cured
100 % ammonia free

R145.00 per kg

THIS SPECIAL ENDS AT THE END OF THE MONTH

OCEANSON AQUARIUM

LED light unit, liverock, frags and inverts URGENT SALE for sale: Stellenbosch

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 1:40pm CDT by Franske

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

LED light unit, liverock, frags and inverts URGENT SALE

Location:

Stellenbosch

Shipping or Collection only:

Both

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hey guys got some stuff for sale
Livestock :
5 Hermit crabs R40 each
4 Snails R40 each
1 Peppermint shrimp R60
2 kg Liverock R40 /kg
1 Big piece of rock with green hairy mushroom, green polyps, blue zoas R150
1 Medium piece of rock with blue zoas, big hairy mushroom, green polyps R150
1 Medium piece of rock with gsp, green zoas(pink centre), green polyps R200

Hardware :
LED light unit
12 3w bridgelux leds (blue and white)
1 3w RGB led woth color changer and seperate driver
Approx 60 cm in length
Got 6 x 60 degree optics, can be replaced by other if desired
R700 plug and play

Notes:

-

400 fish on special

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 1:40pm CDT by Moolis

Hi

You always ask for good prices well..................This is a pricelist made before we saw the boxes, so prices might change a litle bit depending on bag sizes. But most will stay the same.:1:

These prices are for this week only and only while the stock last.

BLUE FACE ANGEL (M) - 1 - R1450
CORAL BEAUTY ANGEL - 3 - R185
JAPANESE SWALLOW ANGEL - 1 - R240
REGAL ANGEL - 1 - R255
RUSTY ANGEL - 1 - R185
BLUE - EYE CARDINAL - 5 - R55
LATTICE CARDINAL - 20 - R50
GREEN CHROMIS - 75 - R40
SPOT FIN ANTHIAS - 10 - R60
MAROON CLOWN - 5 - R65
TOMATO CLOWN - 2 - R70
BLUE LEGS CRAB - 20 - R45
RED LEGS CRAB - 20 - R45
YELLOW DAMSEL - 11 - R45
YELLOW TAIL BLUE DAMSEL - 75 - R45
NEON BLUE DAMSEL - 35 - R40
FIRE FISH GOBY - 15 - R70
FLAME (PURPLE FIN) GOBY - 4 - R215
NEON GOBY - 3 - R45
BANDED GOBY - 3 - R75
YELLOW WATCH MAN GOBY - 14 - R75
PINK SPOTTED SHRIMP GOBY - 2 - R85
DIADEMA GROUPER - 5 - R75
STRAWBERRY GROUPER - 5 - R75
BLACK & WHITE HENIOCHUS - 3 - R140
BLUE - FIN DWARF LION - 1 - R115
MAROON/ BUBBLE ANEMONE - 1 - R170
TURBO SHELL - 10 - R45
FINGER TUBE WORM - 10 - R60
LONG HORNED COW FISH - 2 - R80
FOX FACE TANG - 3 - R190
GREEN MANDARIN - 4 - R95
SALARIAS GOBY - 5 - R75
CORAL BANDED SHRIMP - 2 - R65
BLUE STAR FISH - 3 - R65
WHITE SAND STAR FISH - 1 - R55
POWDER BROWN TANG - 2 - R210
BLUE FACE TRIGGER (MALE) - 4 - R240
BLUE FACE TRIGGER (FEMALE) - 2 - R210
RAINBOW WRASSE - 5 - R55
SIX - LINE WRASSE - 4 - R65
MULTICOLOR WRASSE - 4 - R90

Options for refugium growth

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 1:27pm CDT by ZaxXx

Is there anything else or any other algea that can be used in a refugium either than Cheato??

Since Cheato is extint in Durban!

Detailed form submitted: zayd

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 1:08pm CDT by zayd

Detailed help requestAre you experiencing any problems in your tank?

Yes

Brief Description

Bleaching of purple millipora

Tank size

1500 x 1000 x 750

System Volume

Abount 1500 litres

How long has your tank been running?

1 year in new system

What livestock do you have?

Purple tang, yellow tang, regal tang sailfin tang, red firefish, diamond back goby, chysurus angel, yellow tail damsel, common clown, blue/green chromis.

Several SPS, LPS and some softies.

Water Parameters

Alkalinity - 7.5
Calcium - 450
Magnesium - 1300
pH - 7.65 to 7.85
Salinity - 1.0025
Temp - 25 to 26 deg celcius

What lighting is over the tank?

8 x 54w T5 Powermodule

Pumps and equipment

2 x Tunze steams - 22000 litres
1 x AM Prop - 15000 litres
Phuture lab Skimmer rated for bigger tank that works very well.
In-sump cryptic DSB.
calcium reactor
kalkwasser stirrer
sulphur reactor
carbon and phosphate reactors

Maintenance

Weekly water changes with synthetic salt - Seachem.

Lamps are about 10 months old. Started changing them last week - 2 per week.

Other info and photo's.

Over the last couple of months my purple milli has become lighter and lighter in colour. Please see pic below. This is the only SPS that appears to affected.

I am now worried. Is it that my lamps need changing or perhaps the pH is too low?

This morning I added some Seachem buffer to up the pH and will try to get it above 8.0.

Juwel lido 120

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 12:22pm CDT by Bluemotion

I recently aquired a juwel lido 120, the tank is approx 120 liters, but I will be running a 3 foop sump at about 80% of its volume so one can add at least another 80liters, is this tank still considered a nano?

All new noob .. HELP !

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 11:37am CDT by Blaasie

Ja a Noob .. met ys!:peroni:

Ok --- situation :
New Tank -

1.7 long
67 High
and 60 wide.
12 MM Glass

was used as a fress water tank.

I got this and want to convert to a marine tank.

I have been reading a lot over the last 2 weeks and have some Idea of what is needed but would like some input

What is the way to go from here on.
Where to buy what I need.
What to buy

I am in Empangeni KZN.

any sugestions and advice is welcome

I know its a big ask but knowing that I alwys bump my head I like to do this right and expect to still bump it a few times before I get it right.

Regards

Blaasie :yeahdude:

Need help with KH/ALK and Ca

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 11:12am CDT by belindamotion

I'm using Salifert Test Kits and need to know what levels to strive for...

CALCIUM
1. On MASA I read for Calcium: 380-420
2. The Salifert Test Kit Manual says...Natural SW contains 425-450 calcium...?
3. I have "calcification" from Seachem (aquavitro)..bottle says...380-400..?
4. My LFS says 430-450...?

ALKALINITY
1. On MASA I read Alkalinity is: 6 to 9dKH(ideally 6.5-8.5dKH)
2. The Salifert Kit Manual says...Natural SW 7-8dKH
3. "eight.four" from Seachem (aquavitro)..8.4
4. My LFS says 10-12dKH

:(:(:(:(

2 x Vortech MP40 ES for sale: Pretoria

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 10:39am CDT by Zane de Beer

Hardware for saleThread title:

2 x Vortech MP40 ES

Location:

Pretoria

Shipping or Collection only:

Both

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Notes:

Hey all,

I have 2 x Vortech MP40 ES units for sale.

They are about 7 months old and in perfect working condition. Both units have boxes.
One of the unit's powersupply was water damaged 4 months ago, so I am running it of a old notebook psu (will be included) :)

I am looking for R6000 for both or R3100 each (both prices excludes shipping)

5ft tank for sale: east rand jhb

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 9:10am CDT by Loco

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

5ft tank

Location:

east rand jhb

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

5ft Tank with metal stand(hammerite) and c cabnet,brand new sump,centre overflow with dorso,new plumbing, never started up.Re locating.

1500x500x650 DT
1200x400x450 sump

2x heaters,1x return pump.2x seio power heads,1xsun sun twin power head.

R4000.00 neg

Included in price Prodibio start up 30x amp box.

Notes:

-

2006 Toyota Yaris T3+ 5door hatchback

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 8:43am CDT by coswecanfly

Toyota Yaris T3+ 5door hatchback. Aircon. 140000km. One lady owner. Full service history. Very good condition. Excellent fuel economy. R73 000 neg.

2009 Suzuki Boulevard M50

Posted: August 24th, 2011, 8:39am CDT by coswecanfly

Suzuki Boulevard M50. Lady owner. 15300km. Very good condition. R55 000 neg.

Cheato please please

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 12:05am CDT by ZaxXx

Anybody has any Cheato for me to start up. Please! Will be appreciated

Return pump advice

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 11:18pm CDT by Ishtak

Evening lads and lasses,

Is this normal for a return pump? Switched off the level of the water is as follows, excuse the pic being on it's side .. couldn't work out how to turn it. So much for me being an IT geek :tt2:

But once the pump turns on it does this. I'm nervous this is going to damage the pump. Surely the whole pump needs to be submerged at all times??

Am I doing something wrong?

what is this?

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 10:52pm CDT by malooda

hi

what are these sticks kinda things coming out of my substrate in my dt?

its on my left side of the tank, where its brown i cant get that side so clean like the other side. what fish could i get to clean that side?

heres pics of the sticky things.

overflows

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 10:28pm CDT by toppdogg

Hey guys
building my dream cube soon as was wanting to know what would be the best way to go for overflow i am planing to drill hole in bottom of tank
options please !!!
thanks Dean

What the hell is this snail

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 8:53pm CDT by Toolboysa

Hi

So I found 2 of these in my tank today. Dnnt know where they came from as I have not added anything in my tank for months now. But anyway do I kill or let live

Thanks in advance

900 x 900 x 600 cube for sale for sale: Cape Town, Durbanville

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 8:39pm CDT by lcornelius

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

900 x 900 x 600 cube for sale

Location:

Cape Town, Durbanville

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi all,

Moving on to my dream 2000 x 1000 tank, so need to sell my cube to fund my tank build!

Display tank: 900 x 900 x 600 (water lever 510).
Sump: 900l x 600w
RO tank: 20L
Lights: T5 unit 2 x white 2 x Blue and moon lights. All on separate plugs
Stand
Return Pump
All plumbing
Playsand to cover Display Tank and DSB.
Cabinet to keep all your timers, etc.

All my test kits.
Auto Top Up unit, needs attention.
Boyu WM3 Wave Makers and controller, needs attention.

Tank in great condition, very few scratches on glass, barely noticeable.

R5500

Tank on stand:

Tank with moonlights:

Tank with blue lights:

Tank with white lights:

Sump and Top Up Tank:

Cabinet for electronics:

Take a look at my thread in my signature for pics of the tank in full swing :)

Notes:

-

Brain coral for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 8:30pm CDT by Jimbo

Single Coral for saleCommon Name:

Brain coral

Scientific Name:

-

Size of coral

Approx. 11cm

How long have you had the coral?

2 months

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Your location.

Cape Town

Price:

R300

Photo's:

Notes:

Hi Guys,

Selling this guy to make space.

Cheers,

Jimbo.

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D-D refractometer for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 8:23pm CDT by Jimbo

Hardware for saleThread title:

D-D refractometer

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Notes:

Hi Guys,

I am selling my Deltec refractometer for R500 with automatic temp comp. It has been looked after and is in perfect condition.

Cheers,

Jimbo.

What is the best Boyu to buy and why?

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 8:21pm CDT by Renannchen

What is the best Boyu to buy and where what would the cost be?
Im looking for a Boyu i want to use it without a sump so it needs to have a skimmer and what not?

Reef safe?

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 6:50pm CDT by Hermanus

Purple Basslet reef safe or not?

250+corals 56+fish 23+inverts in stock

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 5:19pm CDT by Moolis

Hi reefers

An updated stock list

FISH 1st
blue green cromis
yellow tail cromis
yellow tail damsel
Rollands damsel
spotted cardinal
broad saddle cardinal
Yellow striped cardinal
blue eye cardinal
bangai cardinal
Pajama cardinal
purple tang
yellow tang
mata tang
dejardins sailfin tang
Sailfin tang normal
irian chocolate tang
Large Naso tang
yellow eye doctor
Blue tang
Bristle tooth tang
fox face
orange spotted goby
salarias goby
valanciennea muralis
pennant glider goby
tiger sleeper goby
blue cheeck goby
citrinus goby
bi colour angel
african pygmy angel
Flame angel
eibli angel
lipstick angel
cleaner wrasse
lunar wrasse
checkered wrasse
yellow wrasse
filament wrasse
lubbock wrasse
Red & Blue wrasse
RED african clown wrasse
Carpenters wrasse
box fish
leaf fish
nigger trigger
mosambicus blenny
skunk clown
percula clown
ocelaris clown
black percula clown
Pair Maroon clown
pixi hawkfish
Fosters hawk
Yellow leaf fish
Yellow bodianus
Yellow coral goby
Green coral goby +

Inverts
cleaner shrimp
fire shrimp
boxing shrimp
blue leg boxing shrimp
porcelain crab
purple leg marble shrimp
Boxing crab
Tube Anemone coloured
Tube worm brown
Tube worm coloured
Camel shrimp
Striped bristle star
Spiny bristle star
Sand starfish
Sand dollar
Snales x 6 species
Purple / red lobster
Linkia starfish +

this all with 250+++ corals in stock.:yeahdude:

TL550 skimmer Bubbling over

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 4:48pm CDT by Mc

Hi All

I recentlty set up my TL550, and I have noticed that water, and foam in the skimmer is coming out through the holes on the top of the skimmer cup.
The skimmer cup is also full off water.
My old tank didn't have a skimmer so im no sure if this is right.

RO Unit advice

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 4:35pm CDT by kakarot

Hi guys,

Looking into RO units and I came across this site.

http://puritech.co.za/undercounter-r...FdQOfAodOT7u7w

Will any of these units be suitable for marine use? the prices don't seem to sticky unless there's a better place to get these units. thanks!!

Tsr specials thread

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 3:43pm CDT by Submariner

TSR MASA SPECIALS.

WATCH THIS THREAD

SPECIAL RUNNING TILL MONTH END

SKIMZ SM202 EXTERNAL SKIMMERS

SPECS

DIMENSIONS L 276 X D 375 X H 580 mm

BODY DIAMETER 200mm

NEW IMPROVED ES5000 PUMP (EDEN)

AIR INTAKE 960 LITERS PER HOUR

WATTAGE 20 WATTS

RATING

LIGHT STOCKING (SOFTIES) 2000 LITER
HEAVY STOCKING (SPS) 1000 LITER

MONTH END SPECIAL

R4299

LIMITED STOCK

THIS IS NOT A MISPRINT

Just a quick biggg up to Marco

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 2:12pm CDT by Sammy

Just a quick big up to Marco @The Waterboy,

Called him on Fri as my TDS readings crept up to + 10, I asked him what was needed, he advised me exactly what I needed, he could have easily of sold me a RO membrane as I would have taken his word for it, but he did not.

Goods arrived on Mon morning, fitted filters last night and TDS back to 0

A+++++++++++ for service !!!!

:peroni::peroni::peroni:

my new big blue in a nano...

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 1:58pm CDT by Coral

:wave2:Hi all

Im a new marine enthusiast. My bf is an addict and i guess i realised if you cant beat them...join them! Also after giving in to his puppy dog faces in the LFS, i figured payback!;)
I have purchased a Jebo R338 nano tank with built in sump thingy and T5 lighting. Im looking to keep mainly coral with a few pieces of LR and hopefully work on getting two awesome fish, something fancy...but thats long from now, the coral is my main priority at the moment.

sea snakes?

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 1:19pm CDT by llandlo

anyone ever done a tank with sea snakes?know of a website to diect me to?know where to get?

Another shark attack

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 12:15pm CDT by leslie hempel

Thats 3 this month,, WTH?

East london plett and i cant remember wherelse but its hectic.. latest victim is in Plett and has lost his leg and is in a ctitical condition..

will ppost more ifo for those interested...

Various corals for sale: Centurion

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 12:12pm CDT by Tiger eye

Various corals for saleCommon Names:

Anemone

Scientific Names:

-

Size of coral

+-5 cm

How long have you had the corals?

A couple of days

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Or Shipping in SA

Your location.

Centurion

Price:

R 60 each

Photo's:

I receaved 5 Anemones from a frend but they are kausing biological warefare in my tank so i need to sell them ASAP. I dont now what tipe of anemone they are but here are some pics. (Sorry pics taken by cellfone) You can also give me a ring on my cell if i dont get back to you, its 0823168041

Notes:

-

Cheato wanted

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 11:54am CDT by FrancoisJou

Hi I'm looking for some Cheato or other Macro Algae for my nano. Can't get hold of some from any LFS. Anyone in the Northriding area or even further away with some they'll part with?

Help with bubbles in sump

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 11:34am CDT by Dikdaan

Hi

Have a look at this pic, you will see that there is lots of bubbles from my overflow pipe... any suggestions to fix this?

1.5m T5 Unit Forsale x 12 80w for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 11:03am CDT by Xereo

Hardware for saleThread title:

1.4mx700 T5 Unit Forsale x 12 80w

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

1.4m x 700 T5 Unit x 12 80w

This is one Big Unit..........

All Giesemann Globes 6x 6 months old & 6x New
8 Cooling Fans
Also Comes with roof Mounting Cables and so on.

This Light unit is Worth 20k+

Make me an offer.

:thumbup:

Notes:

-

Need Help!!!

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 10:25am CDT by Jaredtk

Every time I get a sand goby for my tank, they live for only a month, first three weeks they do great, but then they become very thin and eventually die, this has happened to all sand gobies in my tank, is it possible that its the sand killing my gobies, please can anyone help me out

480liter tank & cabinet for sale for sale: Centurion

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 9:57am CDT by Dikdaan

Hardware for saleThread title:

480liter tank & cabinet for sale

Location:

Centurion

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

the pic will follow

Notes:

The tank is standing empty for a while now.
No sump is included
R1000 neg
Pic to follow

Hi guys need advise on Clown fish...

Posted: August 23rd, 2011, 9:49am CDT by Brezee

New to da Marine world,I want to
With keeping Clown fish,need advise
On da Ideal home and what all I will
In da tank so that they could be as happy
As possible.What fish are copatiable
With Clowns???

New to forum - quick hello

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 7:53am CDT by brianc47

Hi All,

Just a quick hello to the forum.

I make the transition from freshwater to marine about a year ago. Discus are beautiful fish but just dont have close to the colouration of marine and I decided to make the jump with no regrets.

Currently I have the following:

Clowns
Firefish
Fairy Anthias
Wrasses
Dancing camelback shrimp
Fire shrimp
Boxing shrimp

Thanks for all the useful info on this forum.

Clam research

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 11:28pm CDT by mytank

Doing some research on Clam's before I buy one. I have got some interesting information on them from: They dam easy to keep provided:

1. Lighting is adequate
2. You don't have angels

To:

1. You have to have perfect water
2. They are very difficult to keep

Then there is WHICH clam to get and some items here:

1. Some are Rock boring clams which require a lot of LR
2. Some like the Sand rather than the rock
3. Some are easier to keep (will get the names got told but forgot) and some really require some serious horse power lights!
4. DON'T BUY clams under 3" or 6cm as they usually do not last!

Then there is where to position them and how to position them.

As I find interesting links I will be posting for the guys and gals out there like me that are tying to figure out the truth behind these wonderful creatures.

So far:

Mark Martin on Clams for the Saltwater Aquarium: Tips for Keeping Tropical Marine Aquarium Clams | Suite101.com

[www.aquacon.com]

Tridacna maxima - The Giant Clam

Pros/Cons of Clams??? - The Reef Tank

Feel free to add items to the thread or even experience.

70w 14000k metal haylide

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 11:10pm CDT by Bluemotion

Hi does anyone know where I can a 14000k 70w metal haylide bulb?

Cant get mushrooms to multiply

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 9:55pm CDT by Charl_Stanhope

hey Masa.

I bought two rocks like 8 months ago wih some mushrooms on them. on neither of the rocks has any mushrooms split. :banghead:on the one my green mushrooms are not even growing. At least my purple,brown blue(its like a mix) are growing and the one is probably like 8-10cm in diameter but it stays one. Ive moved them all over the tank but nothing seems to be working. Everything else in my tank is really growing(zoas,lps,other softies and even one sps coral.why cant I get a mushroom to split. maybe I should just frag em?

Red on base of pelvic fin

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 9:36pm CDT by Tobes

Guys, a friend of mine bought this yellow tang but it got hammered by his scopa's a bit. We took it out the same night and I took him to my place as I have a quarantine tank. After a day I noticed the fish has fin rot, the tipical white fluff on the edge of some of the fins. I started to treat him with Myxazin. Now, 5 days later, I saw that it is red around the base on one of the pelvic fins (fin is still there). Most of the white fluff has dissappeared and receided. So my question, is this red just because of the rot that is on the fin or is it starting to eat the flesh? Usually on humans the sore is still red around the area days after it healed, does the same apply to fish? What do you think?
Sorry for pic quality, he doesn't want to pose so lekka :whistling:

clams and snowflake

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 9:21pm CDT by Zuna

hey guy

will my clams be safe with a snowflake in the tank

VorTech or Tunze

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 4:49pm CDT by mytank

I am looking at battery operated pumps (not to keen on some sort of UPS think they suck :))

So I have been looking at DC and battery operated items.

So far there are two runners Tunze and VorTech.

Now the Vortech runs for 20 hours (flow pump) havent been able to fund the Tunze ratings.

What do you guys think - experiance and opinions which ones are better?

Safety Factor for Rimless tanks

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 4:43pm CDT by Louis Scheepers

Hallo Hennie

I am planning a rimless tank, but I'm not sure which safety factor to use on your calculator.

The Aqua Tools calculator is for rimless tanks, but give the same thickness as yours... so is 3.8 sufficient for rimless, or what should we be looking at?

Would be great to get a standard for future reference!

Algae on my Bubbles... :-(

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 4:18pm CDT by Christy

Hello...

A bit of brown algae seems to have taken hold on the on outside of some of my lovely bubble coral... just a little.

Should I be worried about this...is it harmful?... will the coral handle the situation itself... is there anything I can do to help it get rid of the issue??

Help!!

Thanks!!

Name for this Soft Coral?? :-)

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 4:11pm CDT by Christy

Hello...

What is the name of this pretty coral?? Thanks!!

advice needed

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 3:58pm CDT by Microdot

Please advise me.. I am currently using a 150w 14000k blv mh and 2 reeftek actinics
on my tank.. the bulbs need to be replaced soon. The 14000k blv doesn't bring out colours nicely. Should i add anther 2 actincs or should i go for a 20000k blv bulb with 2 12000k t5's.

iam a new marine enjoyer and i need help.

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 3:55pm CDT by 519franco

i just recieved a marine tanks and fillters today. but iam gona build a refugium this month for my tank and i got a few questions i want to ask...

like what is this dinosour.

Is this Heteractis magnifica a possible buyers specimen?

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 2:16pm CDT by pXius

Friend of mine is on the lookout for a H.Magnifica, his tank is well established, lighting consists of 2x 400W MH's and some T5's, not sure which.

His tank flow is also pretty high and he has 1 clarkii clown so I believe the environment is in order.

Here is a pic of one he is interested in, still in the LFS. Its a new shipment, 3 days old and under 250w MH's. The LFS tank has a fair bit of flow but the nennie, according to them has been under a arch in that spot since day 1.

We can't see the foot but they claim it is undamaged and a nice reddish colour.

IMO the tentacles are a bit retracted but its probably still very stressed.

Whats your opinion @Anemone ?

Hello from Sams

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 1:57pm CDT by ebrahim sams aquarium

Hi this is Ebrahim from Sam's finally made the move onto MASA and we will be spolling you all. Watch this space for up and coming specials and for all our shipments.

To start of here is a special of :

Aqua medic salt 20kg/600lt for R450.00
Aqua medic araganite 25kg R495
Sun sun vibration pumps jvp/101 - 3000lt/ph R79.00
Sun sun vibration pumps jvp/102 - 5000lt/ph R110.00

Seachem Stability 250ml R89.00
Seachem Prime 250ml R89.00

:thumbup:

Cheers Ebrahim

Urgent help needed PH too low!

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 1:35pm CDT by Landu

I found out today that the place i buy my RO water from's ph is 6.86, so i checked my ph in my tank seeing i've been using this water for 6 months now, and my ph round 7, what can i do to pick the ph back up again, increase the amount of bicarb i dose?

Prodibio and zoas

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 1:13pm CDT by rakabos

Hi all

So my zoa dominated tank was starting to show signs of high nutrients. About 2 months ago I added 2 reactors, one for removing phosphates, the other to remove nitrates. I also recently started dosing Prodibio (biodigest and bioptim).

One of my zoa colonies seemed to react to it by closing up. Hasn't opened in over a week or so.

Would such an attack on nutrients have a negative effect on the zoas? I have never fed them directly, except for the odd block of cyclops every other week

Cheers

NP pellets advise needed

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 1:13pm CDT by flamming angel

Hey All

So i am wanting to go the NP route. Currently have a dsb and looking at getting rid of that and running pellets.

System is approx 250l with a skimz 121 skimmer and a small dsb. Also running a phos and carbon reactor. Running the system for 6 months.

Here are my q's:

Always known to run the pellets and the dsb together at first for about 3 weeks and then slowly start removing the dsb bit by bit??? Any advise?

Can any of the NP gurus please advise me of the do's and dont's of this. Also the pros and cons. If you have links to threads etc. that will be much appreciated.

Thanks ppl

ATO which chammber?

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 1:08pm CDT by Mc

Hi All

I build an automatic top off for my boyu TL550:biggrin:, and I was trying to figure out where would be the best place to put the float switch.
As far as I can understand the display tank, and first two chambers should always stay at the same level, so I should be putting it in either the third ,or forth chamber, just not sure which one, or if it makes a difference?

5ft tank for sale.with sump and galvanised stand. for sale: East London

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 12:33pm CDT by clinton stanford

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

5ft tank for sale.with sump and galvanised stand.

Location:

East London

Shipping or Collection only:

collection or shipping and buyers expense and risk.

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

10mm 5ft tank. 1.5L x 700w x 650h.front and sides are starfire.external back overflow.in black silicone.

10mm sump. 1.2L x 400w x 400h.in clear silicone.

galvanised stand. 38x 38mm square tubing.

Total water volume - 820ltrs

tank has never been filled:( it really is a neat build.

Asking price R4000.00neg.

contact me on - 0788032123

email- clintonstan@gmail.com

cheers.

Notes:

-

Colt Coral frag for sale: Centurion Pta

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 12:18pm CDT by Tiger eye

Single frag for saleCommon Name:

Colt Coral

Scientific Name:

-

Size of coral

+-3 cm

How long have you had the coral?

+-1 month

Shipping or Collection only:

Colection or Ship at byers expence

Your location.

Centurion Pta

Price:

R 60

Photo's:

Hi guys ive got 3 Colt Coral frags up for sale at R 60 a frag.

Notes:

-

Juwel lido 120

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 10:20am CDT by Bluemotion

Hi I recently aquired a juwel lido 120, the tank is aprox 120 liters, the dimensions are 61 by 58 by 41 (L by H by W), I would just like to find out from you guys. I was thinking about making my own metal haylide fixture. Would a 70w 10000k haylide be sufficient? I will also add acintic tubes for suplementation. Any advice

PH 7.4 , with brown hairy algae

Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 9:08am CDT by Cgoodburn

some advice needed please. My tank is now 9 weeks old has been running well. i do all the regular maintenance. Weekly water changes 25l, i have a 250l system (red sea) Clean skimmer 1-2 times a week. i have the following inhabitants. 1 foxface, 2 small clowns, 2 small royal gammas. 2 zoa, a green star polyp and blue mushroom. clean up blue legged hermit, sand sifting star and blood shrimp. Water parameters are fine except for PH which is 7,4. Nitrates,nitrites, ammonia and phosphates are 0 or close to that. This week i did a water change on wednesday and then again yesterday to try and correct, but has had little effect. PH remains at 7,4 and i have this bad outbreak of brown algae, which has been around for 2 weeks.
Could it be related to the fact that a couple of weeks ago i did a salt water, water change in stead of the usual RO+RED SEA SALT home made mix.
The inhabitants of my tank seems fine and are still eating well. i feed flakes 2 times a day. should i cut down on feeding?
i have also added prodibio to boost bacteria.
Any suggestion ideas?
Craig

Prodibio reef booster and finicky fish

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 11:47pm CDT by 2time

Has anyone tried or used reef booster mixed with food to get those finicky eaters to eat?

On the pdf file on their website, it says one can throw a few drops on some food to help get fish to eat.

Also when dosing reef booster is it better to turn the skimmer off?

After blowing off my LR with a turkey baster...

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 11:23pm CDT by Dlaria

After blowing off my LR with a turkey baster, I had so many diatoms, snow, whatever blowing around, I wanted to clean it up fast. This helped a lot!

Just threw an empty hob filter bag over the power heads. :tt2:

David's 120 liter juwel nano

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 10:40pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

Hi guys , so Ive started up the marine tank, again!
Sunday it was freshwater ... Monday it was Marine.

Just a side note , freshwater and marine bacteria are the same - ive done it a few times , giving the filters a light rinse and putting the salt water in straight after the fresh went out - and visa versa.
The tank is now about a 2 weeks old.

Firstly - this is me and my youngest walking Danes new dog ( we babysat while he was at work )

This is Danes new Pup - Blue.

Unfortunately the Juwel light are made a slightly different size so i cant use there waterproof ballasts and put my Giesamans in
So i put the small 24w double odessy fitting on - fits like a glove.
The new tubes next month and most definitely another fitting .
P.S
I left the slandered juwel ballast on as well until the new one comes - so at the moment there are 4 T-5 lights with reflectors.

This pic is Odesy light unit only

This pic is odesy and Juwel together - you can see how the Lower kelvin tubes make a difference to the color - i will experiment a bit with the new giesi tubes.

Im hopeing they go cream or yellow in the center , but could just be bleached ones like 2 pics up ?

Im thinking of doing about 20 of these filter feeders as a garden...

Im taking a pic of this because i was told that this brown growth is actualy what makes up Blue figi liverock - so every month i will take another pic and see if its spreading and actualy going to grow?

I put 3 of these mini carpets in and ,right on top of the "mountain for the most light , so far they have all shifted about 5 cm in the wrong direction into slightly shaded areas - yip so i can really only see on !
It wouldnt have been a problem , but im a fan of painting the sides as well as the back !

Now i know what you thinking , so let me enplane !LOL
This purple tang came in on Friday , and was not looking good at all , he was absolutely emancipated and seemed to have allot of battle scars ? - so instead of putting him in a hospital tank at work in the tanks that have problem fish , im giving him a week's Bed and breakfast in my tank.

Hes eating so well now and when i sit in front of the tank to watch the copiapods :biggrin:
he swims to the front glass and watches me !
So if anyone wants a purple in a week or so let me know @stars ?

P.S juwel has made a protien skimmer - ordered , but the film on the water surface is from the garlic concentrate the food is soaked in for the purple.

My origanal idea for this tank was to cultivate Purple people eaters and become rich and famous - but after googleing the 5 heads for R800.00 i think i wont just leave my dayjob yet...

Now i think it will be a frag tank , and no fish - but when we get a weak fish from a shipment , ill fatten him up in "Hotel Webster" for a while and find him a buyer .p.S
Not my fish ,still belongs to Perky .

Baby Purple Tang

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 10:05pm CDT by mytank

Hi all,

I finally found my baby purple tang. Poor little one was in a tank with much bigger purples and yellows. Watched him attack the food (pellets with some flakes) when the LFS fed them at my request. He has been there for 5 weeks. He is about the old R5 coin big :)

So I bought him. Needless to say he went straight for the back of the LR to hide and eventually an hour later coming out to swim in the open. He seems to have made friends with the six stripe as they are like Larral and Hardie.

Now he is eating taking the algae and whatever else off the LR. When I feed I use the same flakes and pellets that the LFS was feeding them. The pellets it seems he is to scared to come out from the LR, the flakes well if they float past the entrance to HIS cave ;) he munches them like you can't believe but ONLY if it floats past the enterance of the cave.

Wanting to make sure he was eating got some Nori and a Nori holder. Put it right by his area that he swims around. He goes past it like its the devil doesn't eat it at all. I got the Nori and the holder at Wild on Pets and has garlic etc etc etc etc in it so its the proper Nori.

My questions:

1. Is it normal for him to be scared like this (been 24 hours) - Just asking
2. He is swimming around the tank like he owns it which I expected but he is very scared when I am feeding - could it be the chromis which go into a feeding frenzy when I feed (they are much smaller than him).
3. Will he eventually figure out what Nori is? He seem oblivious to it.
4. Any tips and tricks to get him to feed on the Nori don't want him to starve.

His demeanor is very very active, very protective of his cave and seems to be all over the tank with his buddy the six stripe.

lookin to buy soft corels

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 9:09pm CDT by Indrin

I have my tank runnin for 2months, its 160l .I have not yet put in any corel,if there's anyone who is sellin soft corel @ a decent price pls call me on 0848941882 or email me thnx

Changing my own "rules"

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 9:00pm CDT by RiaanP

Flow rate over a DSB.

In my opinion, the turnover across your DSB is the real reason why a lot of DSB setups fail. The old advocated rule of between 3 to 5 times your display volume per hour, is not the correct calculation to use. My reason. A sump of 300mm wide will have a different flow rate compared to a 600mm wide sump, when both are using the exact return pump. On exact the same display tank.

Else, you will have this:

Cayno and detritus settlement. note the extra detritus below the ceriathus.

Ok, solution, increase the flow rate. My sump is 440mm wide, so I wanted a pump in the region of 5000L/h and economical on the energy. First tried a Sicce Silent, but in an open setup its not silent enough. I eventually settled for the Water Blaster HY-5000W. Although at double the price than the Sicce.

BUT

immediately run into extra complications.

The pump push too much water to my display and my overflow cannot handle it.

Bracing touching the water surface.

My cross brace under water. The gunk that collects on the surface cannot get to the overflow.

Can see clearly that the combs are too restrictive. And check the difference between the water level in the tank and the overflow top edge. Removing the combs does help a bit. But the amount of water going over makes an enormous noise. The durso cannot keep up and allows a lot of bubbles to go down into the sump.

My old solution for bubbles did not work.

Fine Bubbles were pushed out at the bottom. And gave this ugly bubble float that runs across the DSB. The actual problem is the salt spray.

The next big problem was the level in my return pump.

It used to be 30mm lower than the level over the DSB. Not anymore...

switching the return pump off

then you can clearly see the volume of water that is now held extra in the display

So, here are the problems, overflow cannot handle the flow. Return chamber sucked dry.

What causes these problems.
The overflow is not wide enough? Water flows to slow down? Return pump too strong?

But
the extra flow rate is what I wanted, and I got it. Check to pictures up, see the head of the water going over the overflow. That is about 8mm. Nice strong flow. Cerianthus tentacles are now actually swaying around a bit.

Solutions. Your overflow MUST be equal or BIGGER than your sump width. With 2 down-pipes, especially if you go to 5000L/h return pumps or more.

Now the stuff-up. Tank is running and I'm not going to break it down now to do a tank rebuild.

my first marine tank

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 8:33pm CDT by shane dewar

hi every1 i finally convinced my dad to let me set up a 250litre marine tank, its been running for about a month and a half and i used natural sea water to fill it up.currently i have a dolphin canister filter and a 15gallon sump for filtration as well as a jebo skimmer rated for 300litres. my question is does anybody know a good dealer of marine fish in durban because every pet shop i go to are either way to expensive or dont sell marine fish

thanks.
i will try to post some pics of the tank soon

Silence of the pumps

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 8:18pm CDT by mytank

I have a Hailea 6530 it's about 5 months old, which I am using for my return pump. This thing sounds like a tractor, I have another one for my nano and it now and again starts sounding like a tractor.

I have a few questions:

1. Are these makes of pumps notoriously noisy?
2. Is there anyway to make them less noisy
3. If there isn't a way to make them less noisy what are the better makes out there of the same capacity and more silent?

What's weird is if I kill the power (to do maintenance etc) and then turn the power back on it's silent for about an hour then starts vibrating humming all over again.

It's the nosiest part of the tank otherwise the tank would be close to silent :)

Thanks for the advise!

What is strangling my Mushroom

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 7:16pm CDT by belindamotion

Hi

I got this today and noticed the one Mushroom looks like it's being strangled by something...The mushroom is about the size of a R2 coin..how would I get rid of this..? Take it out and try and get the tip of a scissor in-between it...?

coast to coast Fuge

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 5:57pm CDT by roderigo

This is my idea gane have a coast to coast overflow in my 240lt was thinking it would be cool to out some LR in there with some cheato which will run on the DT lighting and then ill have a DSB in sump and cheto there to running when the DT light goes off what do you guys think that is such a wast of space will be running a durso in the chamber as well ???

Started Herbtana

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 5:05pm CDT by pXius

So my PB got some white spot, still eats well but decided to start the treatment.

I'm now on day 2 of 10. Not running the skimmer for 10 days has me a bit worried.

The PB not looking that much better yet, although my corals are not happy.

One of my Zoa colonies are not opening completely and my clam keeps his mantle retracted, his in and outlet is kept open though. Leather opens and closes every now and then, strange.

All the other corals including a montipora still looking good.

Lights in my scrubber are now running 24//7 instead of reverse cycle to help export some nutrients. Also removed the carbon until treatment is over.

Anyone else get good results with Herbtana?

Whats wrong with my clam

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 3:43pm CDT by gaboon

Clam is fully open and not gaping but totally deflated, any ideas?

fire, cleaner and hermit

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 3:34pm CDT by malooda

Hi

Is it fine to keep 2 fire shrimps and 2 cleaner shrimp and e blue hermit crabs in one tank

Thanks

What in the @#$#%@ is this on my Coral

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 3:22pm CDT by oceanseeker

Hi Guys

I bought some frags and corals this weekend and did the normal Medicoral dip for pests. On further inspection of the open brain/donut, I noticed these flat slimy brown creatures - about 6 on this specimen.

I managed with a bit of difficulty to remove two with my finger, so any ideas will be welcome. I decided not to remove the others incase any fragments start spreading further. The coral is in a holding tank for now. What is it and how best to get rid of it. As a matter of interest, will a RO dip be safe for this coral

Thx

New MAC marine shipment!!

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 1:17pm CDT by Elite Aquatics

Regal Angel
Powder Blue Surgeons
Lipstick Tangs
Scopas Tang XXL
Yellow Tangs XXL
Yellow Foxface
Panther Grouper
V tailed Grouper
Blue Line Grouper
Coral Grouper
Mccoskeri flasher wrasse (pair)
White fairy wrasse (pair)
Purple wrasse
Exquisite fairy wrasse
Red shadow wrasse
Lunare Wrasse
Dragon Wrasse
Harlequin Tusk Fish
Cleaner Wrasse
C.B ocellaris clowns
C.B coral sea ocellaris clowns
Black ocellaris (pair)
Allards Clowns (pair)
Gold band maroon clowns (pair)
True Percula clowns (pair)
Tomato clowns
Bengai cardinals
Pyjama cardinals
blue face apagons
Ruby Apagons
Blue green chromis
Mandarins
Scooter Blennies
Red Scooter Blennies
Gold head sleeper gobies
Pink spotted watchman gobies
Arc Eyed Hawkfish
Blue Throat trigger female
blue damsel
Talbots Damsels
Y.T.B damsel
Velvet Damsels
Neon Damsels

Inverts
peppermint shrimps
cleaner shrimps
fire shrimps
sexy shrimp
harlequin shrimps (pair)
decorated crabs
sally lightfoot crabs
pom pom crabs
blue leg hermit crabs
Cowrie snail
Turbo Snails
Long spined urchins
tuxedo urchins
sea apples
yellow fan worms
Mini pizza anemones
And loads more!!
Unfotyunatley I do not have a camera at my disposal today but as soon as I do ill post some pics!
Kindest Regards
Steve :thumbup:

Hello All

Posted: August 21st, 2011, 12:51pm CDT by Big Blue

I'm new around here and would like to say Hi to every-one. My big blue Tang is not well covered with spots, she brought me here.

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hi

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 12:03am CDT by raytone

hallo. i'm a newbee to marine fish and i need your help please. i want to rig up my tank and have no idea to do that.:(

Using a fire extinguisher as a CO2 source for a calcium reactor

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 11:56pm CDT by Reef Maniac

There has been quite a lot of talk/questions regarding sources of CO2 gas and cylinders for use with calcium reactors, so I thought that I should show how I DIY'd mine :biggrin:

The CO2 gas used to refill CO2 fire extinguishers is quite pure, even though it is "industrial" quality, and I have been using this gas for many years now without any problems. I previously used an aluminium cylinder from Azoo, which I bough many years ago, but it recently popped it's emergency relief valve, and I just could not find a suitable replacement - so I changed to a larger fire extinguisher cylinder. These cylinders, being made from steel, are much stronger and thus safer than the aluminium cylinders, and much easier to have refilled, as they are all stamped with the SABS mark.

The Azoo regulator and needle valve were pretty bad quality, and did not last more than a few months. I replaced them with a welding regulator (Argon/CO2 type, used for TIG/MIG welding, and bought from our local welding supplier) and an old Whitey needle valve scrounged off a disused laboratory apparatus (they can be bought commercially from Afrox, I think).

So, here's some photos: Note that the cylinder is mounted upside down. This is rather important, as an unmodified extinguisher-type cylinder has a pipe on the inside going down to the bottom of the cylinder, so as to allow liquid CO2 to be ejected onto the fire that one would normally use this for. It is not a good idea, though, to allow liquid CO2 to flow through the regulator, and turning the cylinder upside-down alleviates this problem. I also chose to mount it on a wooden "stand", to make it portable - I can now move it out of my cabinet (it normally stands next to the sump) if I need space to work around the sump.

The biggest disadvantage of a fire fighting CO2 cylinder is the lack of a shut-off valve, with these cylinders only having a "trigger" type of valve. To overcome this problem, I merely drilled a small hole in the "trigger" bar, and tied the trigger "open" with a short length of copper wire, as can be seen in this next photo:

Well, there you go - pretty cheap, and it works great :thumbup:

Hennie

MP10 on 12mm glass?

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 7:41pm CDT by Louis Scheepers

Does anyone have experience with a Vortech MP10 on 12mm glass?

I want two pumps, and the MP40 are to strong for my tank (I will be able to turn it down, but they are also about double the price...).

My tank dimensions will be 80(l) x 65(w) x 55(h). I'm going rimless open-top, and I'm afraid to use 10mm glass without bracing.

snowcasso

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 7:38pm CDT by rfinchell

Good evening to everyone.
Where can i find snowcasso clownfish and who is the best option cheapest and large variety of marine livestock in the east and westrand of gauteng jhb? I also need some mangroves - chaeto caulerpa and kelp. HELP!!!!
rfinchell@gmail.com

Looking for Ts1

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 5:35pm CDT by nepellew

Hey guys im looking for a good secondhand TS1 skimmer ;)

I'm so happy! My first corals are coming!

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 5:31pm CDT by Dlaria

I'm so happy! My first corals are coming!

I've been tracking my fedex delivery all night! I kept getting up, to check and see where my package was.

It's like waiting for Santa!

Should I give the Fedex man some milk and cookies?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHftiL4tT8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHftiL4tT8

Clam Info

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 1:48pm CDT by Dikdaan

HI all

I am looking to add a to my setup... But I am not sure what clams will fit in my setup and what their requirements are. Any info on clams will be appreciated!!!

Will give all my setup info now:
400-500 liter setup
lots of LR
2 clarkii clown
3 tomato clown
2 chromis
2 damsels
2 boxer shrimp
1 cleaner shrimp
magnifica nennie
large pin cushion
colt coral
leather coral
hammer
xenia
shrooms
zoa's and polyps
hermits and snails

Newbie deciding between AIO and Built

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 1:13pm CDT by Bendor

Hi everyone. MASA is fantastic, I've had FW for about 5 yes, sold all before exams and now I would like to come back to the hobby but with a SW reef tank. I've been skulking around your site for a while now and I was beginning to form an idea of what I wanted: Small enough to fit in the lounge, large enough not to be too dangerous/unstable, neat and tidy to allow tank to be put in the lounge (wife factor but also my own need for something aesthetically pleasing) and sufficient caliber to allow a reef setup. I got stuck on a RSM 130D and I've seen some locally doing very well, but recently I've started worrying that it's too small. Also no gravity sump option and therefore stuck at 130 liters and also no DSB or algae scrubber options. Might need to upgrade skimmer, LFS stock rsm skimmer working really well though.

Now I'm thinking of a self built larger set up but I'm really worried that price (especially of a fully concealed cabinet) might be too much. The RSM 250 is nice but selling for R16000!

I know it depends on what I want and need but at the moment I'm stuck and would appreciate some advice based on anyone's previous experience.

ousus

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 12:54pm CDT by anel

hallo almal ek is anel my oupa het vir my n vis tank en vissies gegee ek is baie lief vir diere. maar weet nie baie van vissies af nie en het hulp modig my mamma help my.

Stunning Corals!

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 11:19am CDT by Naiema

We have a large range of corals in stock. Elegance, Open Brains,Hammers, Frogspawn,Torch,Mushrooms,Plates,Pagodas, Leathers,Zoanthus,Clams and more. Ph 0217122534/0826368990

General pictures of coral stock on 2011-08

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 10:55am CDT by Moolis

24 hours after landing :lol:

6 hours

week later

this one is expensive so we will frag it = cheaper

Dunes getting destroyed on the south coast

Posted: August 20th, 2011, 9:03am CDT by erle_vaughan

There are some new houses going up on the south coast, right on the dunes.

The latest are visible from the bridge just before Ifracombe.

Look local - Dune Destroyed

Brown diatoms in my refugeum

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 3:30am CDT by Dlaria

Ok LFS gave me some Cheato for my refugeum and told me to keep the light on it. Now I've got brown diatoms on the substrait in the refugeum. What do I do now? I think we've been leaving the lights on too much, and should have started slowly, after getting the LED's. I took out the shells in the DT. They were covered in the brown fuzz, and cleaned the glass. It was fine yesterday. :p The clown was not happy with me taking his conch shell. He attacked me. I've been fighting phos at 0.5 and have high Alk @ 12. (I can't get either to go down.) PH 8.3 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ammonia 0. What should I do to get them out? Will the skimmer pull them out, if I keep wiping them off of stuff? How can I get them off the bottom of the refugeum? Are you supposed to keep the refugeum clean, or let it do it's thing?

Specials @ perky sat and sunday - 20and 21st

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 10:23pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

Tomorrow and Sunday is free R.O water - 50liters per person.

Tube worms are R50.00 each
15% off All blennies and gobies
Cleaner shrimps are R98.95
Blood /fire shrimps are 149.95
And Most anamones are R198.95 each - not bubble tips , but Dane will help you out with the details...

Also
, just released the fish and couldn't take pics or post prices - and im off this weekend so here is what came in for those who can pop in...

Banded cat shark
Marine betta - Harliquin tusk
long fin snapper - symphorrichthys Spillurus
Blue spotted ray - taeniora lymma
Queen trigger - odonus

Scopa tang
Tomini tang
sailfin tang m/L
Yellow tangs
Purple tang

Lamarch angle
Coral beuty

Bannana wrasse
Salaris algea eater m/l
Manderines m/l
Long nose hawk fish m.
Yellow spotted gobie
Strawberry gramma
Flashback gramma
Firefish

Copperband butterflys
Fox face

Fire works anamone - tube anamone
Tube worms
And more anamones

Percular clowns

Black australian clowns - instore for a month ,eating well
Cream angle - instore for a month and eating well
Bi colour blenie - instore.....

Thanks
David

New marine tank

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 9:59pm CDT by Sareana

Hi everyone,

I did the set-up of my new 750 litre marine tank on the 26th of June. I bought everything from Ian Booysen at Jungle Pet Zone at Broadacres. My Nitrates, Ammonia and Phosphate levels are 0 and Ian suggested that I start adding some cleaner crew and fish to get the whole cycle started. I added 5 turbo snails, a small hermit crab and an urchin yesterday and they seem to be doing fine. I am also introducing 6 Chromis tomorrow.

My son have been running a smallish tank (about 300litre) for a couple of years and we are moving his Scopa Tang, Regal Tang and Maroon Clown as soon as the new tank is ready.

Do you think I need to add more cleaner crew at the moment? My tank is so overgrown with hair algae and I hate the sight of it. I am struggling to find Hermit Crabs in Joburg at the moment.

Collecting local Zoa's?

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 8:43pm CDT by brentch

Hello

Was wondering if anyone has kept any locally caught Zoa's?

The local Zoanthus durbanensis is quite colourful... Z. sansibaricus also looks quite nice. The rest are quite boring and are more suited to being exposed on low tides...

Any thoughts?

BTW, happy friday everybody :1:
Brent C.

Is LED Lighting realy cheaper?

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 7:50pm CDT by lcornelius

Hi all,

Am I missing something here?

My light unit would be 2000 x 1000

So 3 x 150w MH and 8 x 39w T5's = 762w per hour.

If I go LED:
120 x 3w White LED and 120 x 3w Blue LED = 720w per hour.

According to stuff I found on the net I need 240 LED's
12 rows of 20 LED's to cover the 2000 x 1000 area

So what am I missing here?
Is my calculation on the amount of LED's incorrect?

Hardware for sale for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 6:25pm CDT by zs1adc

Hardware for saleThread title:

Hardware for sale

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Eheim 1060 Pump - R250

Berlin classic skimmer - R400

Notes:

-

New home, New setup...

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 4:58pm CDT by Dikdaan

HI guys and gals

I will be married in December and moving into a new place in January. I have an esstablished 400-500 liter system at my parents place, but there is also a 1000+ liter system standing waiting for me to set it up...

This setup will be for the new home... Luckily the wife to be is also amazed by the marines and supports me in the hobby!!! so this helps alot.

I would firstly like to start of with a question bout the cycle and then the transportation....

What do I need for the cycle? (Cant remember...)
Can I transport the fish and LR all at once or do I need to do it in sections?

Cycling TL550 lots of questions???

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 3:23pm CDT by Mc

Hi All

Starting up my TL550 tommorrow:1: just wondering about a few things.
Does anyone use the uv I see alot of peolple take them out? If its a good idea to use it should I run it during the cycling period or wait until its over?

I have already taken out the bio balls, and ceramic rings, and im going to use LR rubble, cheato, and filter floss for filtration am I missing anything. After the cycle how often would you recommend water changes and how much, on my current system im doing 20% weekly changes but thats on a much smaller system without a skimmer. Also I have the newer version of the TL550 with the bigger skimmer but I see it doesn't have a removeable cup any ideas on how to empty this without taking the whole skimmer out?

Sorry bout all the questions just don't wanna mess anything up.:)

Indonesia shipment 15/08/2011

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 2:15pm CDT by Oceanson

Hi Reefer's,

New shipment is in
Here is a list as to what we got in and what we still have left over from our prevous shipment.

14 day alive gaurantee still applies!!
50% cash back return..:thumbup:(t&c's apply)

OLIVE SURGEON R 240.00
DOT DASH BLENNY R 220.00
VAGAS BUTTERFLY R 180.00
BLUE EYE LEMON PEEL ANGEL R 850.00
COMMON CLOWNS R 150.00
YELLOW-TAIL ELECTRIC DAMSEL R 80.00
ORANGE-PINK CORAL PERCH FEMALE R 95.00
RED SPOTTED BLENNY R 150.00
ORANGE SPOTTED BLENNY R 150.00
GIANT TUBE ANENOME L R 220.00
RED STARFISH R 140.00
PURPLE TANG R 1,300.00
YELLOW TANG R 560.00
RED LINE BUTTERFLY R 1,000.00
GOLDEN SCALED ANGEL R 250.00
ORCHID DOTTYBACK R 560.00
PURPLE REEF LOBSTER R 90.00
YELLOW BAR ANGEL R 900.00
BLUE NIGER TRIGGER R 180.00
CLOWN TRIGGER R 990.00
BLUE FINNED ANGEL R 220.00
BLACK CLOWNSR 150.00
TRUE PERCULA CLOWNSR 120.00
SNAILS (NERITA)R 45.00
GREEN CARPET ANENOMER 900.00
MINI CARPET ANENOME R250.00
Kauderni/Bangai Cardinal R 150.00
Foxface R 250.00
Golden Head Sleeper R 180.00
Sea Hare Algae Slugs R 90.00
Turbo Snail (Pyramid-Medium) R 35.00
Fighting ConchS:R35 ; M:40
Red Brittle Starfish R 90.00
Two-colored Angelfish R 180.00
Saddleback ClownR 150.00
Dussumeri Tangs +-20CM R 1,200.00
Firefish R 120.00
Decorated Firefish R 280.00
Long-nosed Butterflyfish R 160.00
Zebra Lyretail Angelfish (Male) R 650.00
Banded Longfin Dottyback R 250.00
Zebra Lionfish R 220.00
Social Fairy Wrasse R 150.00
Coral BeautyS:R180; M: R220; L:R350
Freckletail Lyretail Angelfish R 220.00
Blue-green Chromis R 50.00
Blonde Naso Tang (M/L)R 400.00
Harlequin Sweetlips (M) (Juv) R 180.00

Vertex competition

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 1:32pm CDT by Submariner

VERTEX ARE DOING A COMPETITION ON THERE FACEBOOK SITE AND HAVE REQUESTED I PLACE A LINK SO ALL THE MASA REEFERS CAN GET INVOLVED.

CLICK LINK
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IF YOU GUESS YOU CAN WIN THE ITEM IN THE VIDEO.

Boxer Shrimp Lost its Pinchers

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 12:10pm CDT by Tiger eye

Last night before i went to bed i notesd my boxer shrimp had lost both its pinchers. Does any one have any ideas why this would have hapend?

Shore entry spots near Durban

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 11:36am CDT by danimal

Looking for some spots other than the usual Vetchies/Limestone, Odd, and rockpools etc. Scuba or freedive, wanna find some new spots for collecting. Anyone know of any?

Coral snow and aiptasia?

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 11:31am CDT by Tremayn

Hey guys, quick question.. WOuld feeding the tank with reef booster/coral snow etc also feed the aiptasia? My answer is yes... Hoping someone will say no :whistling: .. What are your experiences?

Where in cape town can n find a good parrot shop?

Posted: August 19th, 2011, 8:23am CDT by Renannchen

Im looking for a parrot shop in cape town need to buy my blue and gold macaw a new cage and if posible some food finding toys?

Fragging fish... :-O

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 1:47am CDT by akhannay

wonder if anyone has tried it after a couple of :peroni:'s :1:.....:rofl:

Coral pics

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 11:33pm CDT by Watermark

Finally some pics of my corals after all this time on MASA. Will be uploading some more decent pics after the weekend and full tank shot and system information.

I know how MASA peeps like coral pics :)

Back-up power????

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 9:13pm CDT by Helga

I need advice.... I seriously need back-up power urgently. It feels I am really gambling with "luck" now. I have a generator as back-up power now, but it means nothing if I'm not here to start it or if the power goes off at night and I dont wake up :sweatdrop:.
My tank setup is a 1200 liter (DT + sump + display refugium). What I ideally would like is to have a UPS to keep the return pump running until power comes back on or in worst case scenarios, till I can start the generator. The return pump is an EHEIM 1262 (900 GPH).
I know one can build amazing back-up systems but what about buying a "ready made" UPS/system capable of doing the job.
Any suggestions on what to buy and where to buy?

various fish for sale: cape town

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 9:01pm CDT by JsPLAYn

Fish for saleCommon Name:

various fish

Scientific Name:

variousous fishenosous

Size of fish

all fat and healthy

How long have you had the fish?

8mnths

Is the fish eating?

yes(everything)

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

cape town

Price:

R50 - R950

Photo's:

Bicolour blenny R250
Midas blenny. R150
11 x threadfin cardinals R50each
3 x pajama cardinals R100each
XL chromis R50
Flame angel R950
6line wrasse R200
Occelaris clown fish R50
African clown fish R50
Skunk clown fish R50
Longnose hawkfish R250
3 x neon damsels R50each

All fish are healthy an eating (flakes ,frozens and pellets).... Reason for sale is overstocked tank... Also all fish will be sold ,or deposits may be paid an once all is sold I will remove all fish in one go an prepare for collection... Offers also welcome,prices slightly negotiable ...Sieraaj 0768674930

Notes:

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what LED bulb should i buy??

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 8:51pm CDT by finch

Hey everyone.
Can any body tell me what LED i should look out for, (i need a model no. please). I am keen on building my own light setup and want to run the tank as cost effective as possible. so low power lighting is my only option.
the plan is to start with FOWLR. but if its possible to make the lights "reef ready"- then why not ey?

this is what i found so far http://docs-europe.electrocomponents...6b80b4763f.pdf i got this from RS components over at [za.rs-online.com]

any help will be greatly appreciated.

My almost nano reef

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 8:44pm CDT by Max98

My previous tank was just too big and became work very quickly. After losing most of my fish due to velvet, I sold the big tank and kept the livestock that is not fish.

I have decided to put up a more maintainable. The size came out to be 60 x 60 x 40 cm.

The tank is running for a week now and everything looks good. I have used prodibio startup and have added 3 small fish.

I have added 2 x yellow clown gobies and a small jumping bean.
Future additions planned is a six line wrasse and a clown pair.

The lighting is a DIY cree led fixture and still have to be modified for the tank.

I also have a bio-pellet reactor and a skimz 121 skimmer in the sump.

Here I have a few pictures.

Urgent help needed High kh...

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 8:17pm CDT by jacoc

Does anyone know what products out there to bring high kh down...? mine is @
kh 23...I put to much bicarbonate of soda....

ATI Light Unit For Sale for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 8:08pm CDT by Lockes

Hardware for saleThread title:

ATI Light Unit For Sale

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

I have a 6 X 80W ATI Powermodule Lighting unit for sale

Well known as one of the best lighting units available

Fans need some work.

Asking Only R4000

This is a bargain as I am moving.

Email ablocke@zsd.co.za

Notes:

-

Manic's Rimless Shallow Reef

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 7:40pm CDT by Manic

Hey Everyone,

So I have been really quiet lately, but for good reason. I sold off all my equipment and livestock after the incident with the tick and flea spray that killed all my fish (almost 30 of them). I thought I wouldn't get another tank and would give marine a break for a while. Well that didn't last long. I moved into my own house and after a month without a tank I got withdrawal symptoms and decided to take the plunge again. So I built a new tank and stand by myself. Pretty much completely DIY for most of the stuff. Enough background now, here are the stats:

Tank:

Display: 1000mm x 600mm x 450mm (High) 10mm glass, polished and beveled edges, base inside tank. Black silicon. Rimless
Sump: 900mm x 400mm x 400mm (3 compartments)

Lighting: 8 x 39w T5 (All giesemann obviously)

Lighting from front to back

1 - Actinic+
2 - Actinic+
3 - Aguablue+
4 - Pure Actinic
5 - Aqua Pink
6 - Aquablue+
7 - Aquablue+
8 - Actinic+

Heaters: 300w Jager on separate temperature controller (Keeps temperature between 24-24.2C all the time)

Return: 2000Lph

Skimmer: Bubble Magus Nac-7 Cone

Other filtration: NP pellet reactor (DIY) 500ml of pellets

Substrate: 18Kg Seafloor grade Caribsea

Live Rock: 25Kg pre-cured live rock

Flow: 2 x 6000Lph Sicce voyager pumps

Think that is about it for now. Will try post some pictures now.

Will this type of LED's work

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 6:54pm CDT by ashley100

I just redone some lighting in my house and have some leds left over I was wondering if i could use it on my tank and replace my T'5's with them

Some rock for sale: JHB

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 6:10pm CDT by Rory

Hardware for saleThread title:

Some rock

Location:

JHB

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Some leftover rock. It's a mix of "homemade" rock from aragonite and some live rock but it's all dead now. The one near the bottom left is like a shelf (has 3 "legs").

R40/kg.

Notes:

-

what is happening?!?!

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 6:10pm CDT by rob189

ok well for the past few days i have been noticing my lunure wrasse doing random "tumble turns". now today i noticed that one of its gills are wide open. he still eats...i think. any idea of what could be wrong? i have really grown fond of him and really dont want him to die

thanks

The New D-D Test Kits

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 6:00pm CDT by Pete

So I have purchased the new D-D Aquarium Solutions test kits and will do a small reveiw on them. I will upload pics of the kits and also some pics taken as I did the tests to show how they work. Pics and a write up will follow shortly.

I know... Not Aiptasia again...

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 5:59pm CDT by coswecanfly

I've been reading up enough to know the treatment... Aiptasia X, boiling water, aiptasia zapper etc etc etc...

What I'm looking for is WHERE THE HELL DOES IT COME FROM!!!??? :banghead:

Two months running, not a sign and when I get home from work THREE... :eek: :eek: :eek:

It is a kind of nennie or something right??? I thought your tank needs to be 9 months old for a nennie??? :biggrin:

Anybody??? What is it and where does it come from???

Your advice would be sorely appreciated (and hopefully soothing)...

Pics of Nice corals landed 2011-08-18

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 5:46pm CDT by Moolis

Hi reefers

This is what I had time for now - some more to follow later - but just a general overview of them =
(prices on glass are incorrect - corals was moved to make space - prices not yet :blush:)

What is this on my leather?

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 5:45pm CDT by Meneer

There are 2 of these on my devil's hand. It hasn't opened in about a week.

Today I saw this on it. Should I dip it?

Best Angelfish For a Coral Tank?

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 5:43pm CDT by brentv

I am thinking of adding an angel or 2 to my Mixed coral tank.
I have tried Jumping Beans, Multispinners & bispinosus before (Locally caught!!)
But they always start nipping at corals!

Was thinking who has had the most luck with any of these species or similar maybe Geniacanthus?:blush:

ULNS benefits and disadvantages

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 2:49pm CDT by Boegie

I would like to start of with this link from Practical Fishkeeping:

Frequently asked questions on Ultra Low Nutrient Systems | Features | Practical Fishkeeping

With my little experience so far, I find using Vodca and Biodigest dosing very easy.

Benefits:
1. Being able to keep SPS.
2. Great color for SPS.
3. Reduction of algae growth.
4. Bacteria serve as food for corals.

Now, what are the disadvantages from your experience? I am thinking of no need of cleanup crew as there will be no food for them to eat? Surtain corals cannot be kept because they need some nitrates and phosphates?

Canon 450D freezing

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 2:39pm CDT by danimal

My 450D is about 2 years old, never had any problems, never been dropped...

All of a sudden it is freezing when I press the shutter. It remains frozen until I turn it off and on again. I checked batteries and firmware updates; all fine.

I also noticed this morning that if I try take a picture in Live mode this does not happen - the picture takes normally.

Any ideas?

Brown stuff and white creatures

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 2:29pm CDT by Yvonne

Hi :)

Does someone know what this brown stuff is it is all over the glass and rocks, very easy to get off though. And all these little white creatures have come onto the glass are they maybe lots and lots of baby snails?

Human sewage killing coral

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 2:13pm CDT by Ghaydeen

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/H...coral-20110817

Going to the Loo to kill some Coral.

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 2:10pm CDT by SteveZi

article from today's news:

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/H...coral-20110817

Newbi looking for co2 bottle

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 1:38pm CDT by Jaco Cloete

Please help.
info@lrparts.co.za

SUPER GREEN PLATE MONTI for sale: rondebosch east cape town

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 12:16pm CDT by JsPLAYn

Single Coral for saleCommon Name:

SUPER GREEN PLATE MONTI

Scientific Name:

Montipora spp.

Size of coral

15cm x15cm round

How long have you had the coral?

6months

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

rondebosch east cape town

Price:

offers welcome

Photo's:

Notes:

i got it as a frag of 5cm x5cm .in 6mnths it grew to 15cmx15cm......its super lumo green an has a velvet texture, its fairly easy to keep an grows well under decent lighting..offer welcome starting @ R500

Surge Nano experimental tank

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 11:27am CDT by henry888

Here is my side project at the moment. I had a couple of odds and ends laying around at home. And started a nano surge tank. Total water volume is 60 L. Age of tank is 5 weeks Old.
Im currently battling to buy live rock for it. Hence my request for cheap live rock of dead live rock, or even ones people want to give away...;)
The setup currently consist of:
1.5 foot diplay area
1.5 foot DSB, with a surge chamber
A small ATS
Tiny Skimmer
A 1700 l/h Pump, and a 2000 l/h pump to ATS
An old 70 watt MH light, running 6000 K - 8000 K
+- 4kg of live rock in display area
Here is photos from beginning to where I am currently.

Any advice, help, input would be highly welcome. ;)

Half Open GSP?

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 10:23am CDT by mytank

Please excuse the noobie in me I was told this is GSP or that's what I heard :blush::blush:

Now when I got her she was like this for a two weeks:

Now granted in the next picture she is still waking up :) but the area I have circled has stayed closed for the last four days with little sections barely popping out now and again. Parameters and lighting below:

Parameters:
Using the Salifret test kits

PH = 8.0
Amonnia = < 0.25 (so the lowest on the color chart)
N03 = 2
N02 = 0.1
Phosphate = 0.03
BTW I am dosing Prodibia Start Up every 7 days

Lighting:

MH 150w
x4 T5 Antics

How often do you test your Parameters

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 9:43am CDT by mytank

So I have been doing tests every day and they seem pretty stable (had a Phosphate issue I had to sort out but nothing a big water change and some Phosphate reactor couldn't sort out).

My main question is how often do you guys test:

1. Everyday till you think its stable
2. Only when I see things go wrong
3. Test what?

Also right now I am testing:

Ph
Amonia
N03
N02
Phosphate

But I see people testing for things like Cal, Mag Strodium etc etc

So some guidance here do you go out and buy every test in the world - would be nice if there was a machine for this :)

My first Tank

Posted: August 18th, 2011, 8:01am CDT by Marius4G

Hi there does anybody know who can build a fish tank for me at a reasonable price?

Where can I get chaeto

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 7:47am CDT by gmohr

Hi All: I read that having chaeto in your sump is a good thing. Where can I get, preferably in the Cape Town area?

dussermerri Tang

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 7:44am CDT by JsPLAYn

Hey, very interesting specimen, what's your price , an plz include an actual picture of the specimen u have available

PVC Check valve

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 6:34am CDT by Phyrannus

Is ok to put a pvc check valve to a return pump? just to avoid water back-flow? any pros & cons? I already drilled hole on my return pipe but this doesn't work very well, there is so much water flowing back to the sump as well as it produce bubbles. The hole is a bit lower of an MM from my water level.

Thank you in advance...

? Zoa colony not opening ???

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 12:24am CDT by vinesh

Hi, very new to the scene, tank is 2 months old. Got a colony of zoas in for about a month. They seem very happy until a few days ago. The whole colony has closed (as when lights switched off), now refuses to re-open. I noticed the blood shrimps hanging around on top of them quite alot. I have subsequently moved the colony to the other end of the tank and hopefully the pair of shrimps do not follow. I have yet to see an improvement.
Any thoughts or advice will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.(by the way all parameters normal)

August meet

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 11:25pm CDT by dallasg

How about sun 28th, from 12ish till 3:30pm, my place?

Longest running setup

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 11:21pm CDT by Seabass

Come on guys name and shame the people with the longest running tanks. How old is the setup etc...

I know of Pauls tank, 40 years. Are there any others you know about.

Please give us some pics, bit of info etc. We love pics, maybe a old vs newish pic.

Purple Tang for sale: Richards Bay

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 9:14pm CDT by DudleyD

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Purple Tang

Scientific Name:

-

Size of fish

7-8cm

How long have you had the fish?

two months

Is the fish eating?

Yes - fat

Shipping or Collection only:

Collect or deliver Durban or R Bay

Your location.

Richards Bay

Price:

Neg

Photo's:

Would like to swop for a small yellow tang and sailfin - negotiable

Is agro with my yellow tangs - hence reason for getting rid of it. Ok with regal and other fish.

Notes:

-

Algea issues

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 7:12pm CDT by Alias

Hey all,

Been a while, been super busy with work.

Tank is going well and I added a yellow tang an a coral banded shrimp. Still have algea issues though although phosphates are being picked up in tests. Any ideas?

Brown sailfin Tang white spot

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 6:29pm CDT by ashley100

I bought a sailfin tang 2 weeks ago. on sunday morning i found he had white spots but in the afternoon they are gone.he eats all the foods i feed i just have been adding garlic.
i tested my water and all is ok i even had the pet store test my water, the only thing was my dkh was at 7, would that be a cause and should i be worried.

Live rock wanted, dead or alive

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 6:11pm CDT by henry888

Hi

Im looking for cheap live rock, dead or alive. Its for a small nano/pico tank i have build up with bits and peaces at home. Its 2x 1.5 ft tanks. So any one who has some, or giveing away some, or selling for cheap. Please keep me in mind.

Thank you
;)

Hi guys

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 5:46pm CDT by Brezee

Hi guys excited to join you guys club,Merlin had alot of good things.
Say about the sight and people in the club.First time
Starting off from scratch nervous have been to many
Pet shops and prices ranged fro R 20000 to R 3000 that
Left me confused.
Cannot wait to start with the tank I bought is 1.2m x
.600 height x .450 width

how to treat sick mimic tang

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 4:25pm CDT by Reef-O

Hi

My nennie died and now some of my fish are sick...especially the Mimic..It has got a white layer over its whole body and cloudy eyes. Its also not eating and is very thin...HELP!!!!!!!!!:eek:! what should i treat it with:(

Urgent help needed Help something eating my fish

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 2:21pm CDT by nepellew

Hey guys recently ive noticed that there is some infection or what i have no idear could any one shead some light on this please i did put up a post about the black spots on my two clowns they are still doing fine so far from every one told me they will live through it nothing serious but i need help to detrmine what the hell is eating my one clown from the bum

Hammer in trouble?

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 2:09pm CDT by Noweeds

Hi guys,

I have had a hammer coral in my tank for about 8 months and it's been doing fine. For the last few days it hasn't opened propperly and when i checked it yesterday i noticed that on 2 of the 3 heads the tissue that grows over the coral skeleton has receded right back to the lip (if that makes sense). On the other head the tissue overlap is proberly 5mm. Checked my parameters last night and everything seems to be in order. My other corals are growing well. Any suggestions on anything i could have missed or anything else i should check?

Oil Companies do it again

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 1:27pm CDT by FransSny

Shell drops 1300 barrels in the North Sea.....still trying to fix a leak :P

Electricity

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 1:26pm CDT by Quintonv

Well we all knew this was coming,

I just received my bill this morning,
we are getting ASS F**ked by the government, (sorry in advance for bad language)

My rate per unit in centurion went up from 0.88 to 1.51

How can you justify this, why, who will this benefit?

This will negatively affect all of us irrespective of the industry you are in.

Food, Petrol, Toll roads.........

Thank you for the opportunity to vent my anger.

White Sponge

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 12:31pm CDT by Quintonv

Please help with this id,

This stuff started to appear about a month ago it looks like a white sponge,

All my water parameters are in check, none of them out of range.

Should i remove it or keep it that is the question?

Regal Tang, Foxface, etc for sale: East London.

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 11:28am CDT by Mudshark

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Regal Tang, Foxface, etc

Scientific Name:

-

Size of fish

17cm

How long have you had the fish?

4years

Is the fish eating?

Eating all foods presented.

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Your location.

East London.

Price:

Regal Tang R1000, Foxface R350

Photo's:

Notes:

These are large, adult fish and require a large tank. I will only let the fish go to an experienced fish keeper.

Flea control and your fishtank

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 10:52am CDT by gaboon

My persian's just got a bad case of flees and I remember Manic used flea powder and it had a disastrous effect on his tank, are there any safe alternatives?

Vietnam corals available -17 August

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 10:29am CDT by Perky pets superstore

hi guys - we still have some nice vietmam stock left and new fish shipments comming in on friday.

juvanile blue lined anglefish

Red bubble tip anamones x 5

Blue gorgonians @R229.95

Super green mushroom tounges R369.95

Ricordia rocks R389.95
Cleaner shrimp special for sat and sunday - R98.95 each m/l

Red tonga mushrooms - R369.95

Orange ricordia rock - R398.95

Large clam - R389.95
Foxtail coral - R298.95

Mixed zoo rocks small - R150.00

XL sand anamones - R398.95 each
@chicaboo

Blood / fire shrimp special sat and sunday R149.95 each

Rock beuty sold
Austrailian black perculer clowns - R289.95 each

A couple more to come...

4 channel Dosing Pumps with Controller for sale: Sandton

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 9:45am CDT by dallasg

Hardware for saleThread title:

4 channel Dosing Pumps with Controller

Location:

Sandton

Shipping or Collection only:

Both

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

had it for 4months
4 channel dosing pump R6000 onco.

Notes:

-

Help with Moon Coral

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 9:23am CDT by Elrond

Guys,

My moon coral that has been in my system for 3 months appears to be losing tissue. The edges are retreating and the underlying skeleton is being exposed. This is a slow process. The coral is about mid way in my system under 6 T5's and close to what I reckon is a 'medium' slow. My other LPS in the system (lobo, and 2 brains) appear perfectly fine.

mg - 1350
ca - 440
alk - 6.5dkh
ph - 8.2

Any suggestions on what to do/look for?

Thanks!

Coral Clearance Special!

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 9:09am CDT by Tiger

Dear Fellow Reefers!

In preparation for our next coral shipment we need to make some serious space in the stock tanks.:)

So., for the remainder of this week we will have all the corals in our shop at 20% discount!!:thumbup:

In addition to this we also have a Special Drum with selected products at less 40% discount!!

Hurry and dont miss out on this great special!!:yeahdude:

Regards,

The Dorry Pets Team!

Ts & Cs:

*First come, first serve basis will apply to this special. No bookings for discounted corals and products.*

More frikken crabs!

Posted: August 17th, 2011, 8:07am CDT by Elrond

If anybody remembers, I had an incident awhile ago where my Zoas were slowly disappearing. I was convinced something was eating them and eventually managed to fish out 3 crabs. This was about 2-3 months ago. Yesterday I was peering around my system and again realised the Zoas should be growing but instead appear to be shrinking... I whipped out my trusty head torch and peered around for 20 minutes or so and discovered 3(!!!) more crabs hiding about, once which is seriously the size of my palm. How on earth I missed him for so long I don't know. He looks a different type to the other 3 I've fished out so far (the previous crabs):

I managed to get the original guys out by watching every morning and then fishing out the same accessible LR when they happened to be sitting on it, however this is no longer possible as I did some aquascaping. I'm hoping the glass method will work but am trying to figure out what the best meaty treat is for these guys? Prawn? Calamari? Hake? I tried some hake last night but sadly only hermits in the glass this morning. :(

Has anybody had some success with being patient on this, i.e.: if I do this every day I *will* catch them?

Kinda fed up with the crabs, everytime I think I've got them all... :(

A tragic accident...

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 3:21am CDT by Dlaria

Our Poor candycane shrimp "Candy", suffered a tragic aquascaping accident and unfortunately lost his left arm. Please pray for his safe recovery. We're renaming him "Lefty"... So far, he seems to be hanging in there...

:svengo:

fire shrimp vs cleaner shrimp

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 12:02am CDT by malooda

hi

i want to get some shrimps. whats the better choice between the two?

ID please

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 11:06pm CDT by Nemos Janitor

Found this crawling on my tank. Please excuse the PIC it was taken from my iPhone.

Any ID please.

Tunze 6100 stream (good price)

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 10:56pm CDT by leslie hempel

Hey guys im looking for one of the older Tunze pumps to try something..

if anyone has one laying around spare that they would consider selling for a good price please contact me..

i need a pump that can do 12000lph..

Let me know

Les

Pin Cuahion for sale: Durbanville, Cape Town

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 9:35pm CDT by Arries

Single Coral for saleCommon Name:

Pin Cuahion

Scientific Name:

-

Size of coral

20x20cm Min

How long have you had the coral?

3 Months

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Your location.

Durbanville, Cape Town

Price:

-

Photo's:

Hey Guys..

I have come to a VERY SAD realitation that my Pin are getting way to big for my tank and im gonna have to let her go...:( She is a beauty of a Pin as u can see in the pic(wich doesnt wanna upload:cursing:) so let me know ill email pics then..:thumbup: I dont really wanna sell her but swap her for any decent LPS or Softies..Would prefer a nice Fragspawn,Hammer or Torch but i will consider all offers made... Ai really sad about this...

MODS the image uploader doesnt seem to work...

Notes:

-

2 Little Fishies Phosban Reactor for sale: JHB

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 9:03pm CDT by gMAN

Hardware for saleThread title:

2 Little Fishies Phosban Reactor

Location:

JHB

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection orShipping at buyers expense

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Had this Reactor in use for about 2 months running N&P Bio pellets, no longer using it. R650 including 6510 pump

Notes:

-

Reef octo TS1

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 8:31pm CDT by Robgurr

Hi Guys,

If anyone has a Reef octo TS1 that they wanna sell, please let me know...I've upgraded a bit and need a bigger skimmer...

Thanks
Rob

Urgent help needed Fin rot explosion......!!!1

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 6:35pm CDT by Colin

got home to se my bannded butterfly covered in white patches and fin rot,had a problem with skimmer laast night so i keped it off till now,how do i stop it to spread to all fish................!!!!!!

Clown Bullying anemone..

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 5:36pm CDT by Starz

just wanted to get some opinions..

i have a rather large sebae anemone, who is i think thriving as he does not move eats nicely (i feed when i get home from work so i woch to make sure he doesnt discard the food). i feed it thawd prawn, two peices the size of a 10c coin.

problem i have is that it seems to me that my dominant clown in the tank is bullying it.. it will swim away and charge at the anemone at high speeds just to bury its body in the anemone, most troubling is when he rubs his head by the mouth of the nennie making like he's trying to go in???

thanks in advance for contructive feedback..

JBJ24G Frag Tank + Halide for sale: Johannesburg, Roodepoort

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 5:11pm CDT by fly*

Now that my cube is up its time to sell my trusty 120L Frag tank. A lot of thought and love went into putting this tank together and tbh I made quite a bit of cash off the frags that were grown in there so I would prefer to sell it as one piece. If no takers after a week i'll sell seperately. Here's the details:

1.) JBJ24G without hood (glass scratched) (R800)
Cabinet
24w Refugium Light
200w Heater

2.) 150w Metal Halide Lamp on custom frame for JBJ24 (I also have the standard mounting bracket so it can be mounted on a wall) (R1000)

3.) Red Sea Prizm Skimmer (R500)

4.) Jebo 805 External Filter (R250)

5.) Powerstrips and timers supplied if tank is purchased complete so all you'll need to do is plug and play

Here's some pics.

Take the lot for R1800 or wait a week and you can pay the quoted prices. Oh and i'll be willing to trade if there is something worthwhile trading.

Collection only. Buyer to arrange shipping if they want to ship.

This post has been placed on other forums.

power out in Weltevreden

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 3:43pm CDT by pXius

As the title says, power is out as of 14:35

Not sure how large affected area is, friend of mine closer to hillfox still has power.

Just a heads up.

Birdsnest Frags

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 2:11pm CDT by Quintonv

Hey Guys

Can anybody maybe help with some frags?

Cheers
Quinton

Baking soda

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 2:07pm CDT by Boegie

What is your experience with dosing baking soda for alkalinity?
I heat water in the microwave, not boiling, just hot enough. Then mix the desired amount as per calculator to the water.
There are bleach marks on my coraline algae and it seems as if particules can be seen in the water. Is this from using baking soda? Should I rather consider an alternative such as a Seachem product? I have Seachem buffer but do not have a ph test kit at the moment.

It also seems as if my xenia is affected by it.

What is your views of baking soda?

Set up of reef tank

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 2:04pm CDT by Silvrav

Hi

So I think I have the basic knowledge and got some questions and looking for general help.

Is my understanding of the flow of a reef tank correct?

DT -> (via overflow) -> sump (with 3 chambers, 1 for skimmer, one for DSB, 1 for return pump) -> DT?

What tools/equipment do you gents use to do the water test (ph, alk, etc.) and where in Pretoria is good suppliers of such items?

I am looking at acquiring @Helga 's setup from this forum....is it a good starter?

I am in no rush so would like to be comfortable before I just jump in and possibly "drown" :P

Vortech MP40w-ecosmart for sale: Durban

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 12:46pm CDT by durleo

Hardware for saleThread title:

Vortech MP40w-ecosmart

Location:

Durban

Shipping or Collection only:

Collect or shipping to your nearest post office

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi Guys

I have 2 x Brand New Vortech MP40w - Eco Smart pumps for sale. I brought them in for another reefer who does not have the money to pay for them at the moment.
I will pay for postage to your nearest post office.

R4000 each

Notes:

-

Giesemann Infinity for sale: Witbank

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 11:07am CDT by Jeann1

Hardware for saleThread title:

Giesemann Infinity

Location:

Witbank

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection / Shipping at buyers expense

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

HI.

I am looking at going the LED route at home.. so this unit is available..

Giesemann Infinity 1.2 m unit - Silver
2 x Pure Atinics T5 Giesemann tubes
2 x Coral Pink T5 Giesemann tubes
2 x 250w MH 21 000k Blue Giesemann Bulbs

All tubes and MH only 4 months old. Unit Asking price R 12 000

Notes:

-Only serious buyers please, do not pm if you are not almost ready to buy.

Aqua Medic ATU Power

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 9:34am CDT by Munky82

I'm trying out my atu for the first time. I'm using a 12v adapter on it but the pump is not turning.
I can hear a click inside the pump when the float switch is moved up and down.
Am I missing something?

Nemo's Janitor Expanding

Posted: August 16th, 2011, 9:23am CDT by ADVdiver

Nemo's Janitor is looking for a maintenance supervisor.:thumbup:

Valid drivers licence required.
Marine experience a big plus.
We are based in Lambton, Germiston.

Duties include calling on 4 to 5 clients per day and supervising assistant, cleaning of aquarium, testing water parameters, completion of service report.

Occasional installation to be performed and moving of aquariums.

Can all interested parties please send CV to matthew@nemosjanitor.co.za
If you know of anyone that may be suitable for the Job please pass this onto them.

Regards,

Matthew
Nemo's Janitor

Cold fish

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 6:17am CDT by ZaxXx

Woke up thinking why did my tank plug system trip . . . And then when I switched it back on I sor my heater sparking, what happened was that the glass on it cracked and split! So my fishies and corals gotta freeze until I get another heater after work. DAMN!!!

How to treat newly delivered corals & how to get them off the discs?

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 3:26am CDT by Dlaria

When I get my corals, I need to slowly get them used to the water; like with fish? I need to 'dip' them in fresh water-ro-or saltwater & Iodine mix? Can I use Kent marine Iodide and water instead of Iodine mix? Iodide and Iodine are not the same thing, but do they work the same? Keep them in a separate bucket for a bit first? How do you get them off of the little discs they sometimes come on?

Anyone running a tank with black sand?

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 2:13am CDT by Dlaria

Anyone running a tank with black sand? I wish I would have done mine with black sand. I bet it would look so Awesome! If you have pictures, please link. I bet a jet black sandbed with black background would be so kewl. If you've used black sand, can you advise which is the darkest black, and what problems have you had - if any.

Boyu TL-450 : Adding Livestock?

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 12:09am CDT by BoyuNano

So I've got the TL-450 up and running.

Water Parameters:
Specific Gravity (Hydrometer Reading): 1.022
PH: 8.4
KH: 10

I've been noticing plenty of interesting critters on my live rock that come out at night. Stomatella Varia snails, brittle stars (tiny), worms. If my eyes haven't fooled me I spotted what could have been a crab and also some tiny fast moving shrimp like creatures.

The question every beginner wants to know:
What sort of limitations does the TL-450 have in terms of livestock? and what should come first - some coral? or an anemone and a clown? can I add both at the same time?

Are there any other water params I should be checking before introducing the livestock?

*promise to post pics as soon as it looks a little more appealing than my 3 pieces of live rock.*

PICOdillys first Pico build

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 8:23pm CDT by PICOdilly

So I decided to go with a Pico build. My setup has been running for 3 weeks now.

Here are the specs

DT
Aqua box pico tank 5.5 lt
Aragonite base
+- 1.5kg live rock
Standard single HP white LED with Single blue moonlight
2 x Rio Mini Sun Led combonation of 5 white and 5 blue LED's each

Sump
4.5lt tank fitted with 3 chambers
Original flow/filter pump removed from DT and filled with Seagel
50 watt Via Aqua heater
Resun SK05 mini protien skimmer
Via aqua 100a return pump
Aragonite DSB

ATO
Air pump conected to a 750ml Jack Daniels single barrel whiskey bottle with a non return vavle on water supply pipe

original tank

modded tank and sump

Corals only

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 8:20pm CDT by xtreme

guys do you need a skimmer when you only want a coral only setup?
What will you recommend for a 120cmLx55cmH (water level at 50cm)x 55cmW coral only tank housing LPS and SPS

Lights?
Hardware?
Flow pumps?
Return Pumps
Sump size?

NO fish, only hermits and snails and shrimps
:whistling:

MH globe repair project

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 7:29pm CDT by herkie

My MH light did not come on the last 2 days and I have found the metal running from inside the globe to the connector has corroded away. I think I can grind a bit of glass around the metal connector off and if I can do it the plan is as follows: I can drill a small hole through the blue part and then solder a piece of wire to the metal stub that was opened with the Dremel and then run the wire to the outside of the connector. I am fairly confident I will be able to do this but the problem I see is the heat the globe generates. Will it be enough to melt the solder?

I will order a new globe tomorrow but the coral also needs light in the meantime, do you think it is worthwhile to spend time on this globe?

Urgent help needed Diamond Back Goby's Just don't survive...?

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 7:05pm CDT by Braco

I recently for the second time now purchased a pair of diamond back gobies..for the purpose to sifting my sand in the DT...however my finding is that come day 3..i find them dead..and for the first 2 days they were sifting the sand no problems...my tank has been running for the last almost 5yrs water parameters are stable...i am at lost end i cannot find anything wrong other than that my DT is not Sand Sifting Goby safe...

Please guys any advise...? I am not giving on the sand sifters just yet...so i need all the advise and help i can get..please...i am open to suggestions...i was thinking even as far as taking out my substrate and cleaning it maybe something toxin is in there..but that would be dire-straits...

Any advise...:(:blush::whistling:

Full Marine setup for beginner

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 6:31pm CDT by Silvrav

Hi

please Pm me what you have.

regards

Perspex Overflow

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 6:07pm CDT by Robgurr

I have bought perspex to cover my overflow box and I wanna cut slots into it to stop fish ending up in the sump...Does anyone have any idea how wide these slots should be??

5 - 10mm??

Thanks
Rob

New to all of this :)

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 5:39pm CDT by Silvrav

Hi Gents

I am new to all of this, well new to keeping and building knowledge.

My Wife's best friend has a sea water tank and it got me hooked.

So for the next few weeks I will be doing some research before taking the plunge and starting my first salt water aquarium

Any tips, help, links will be much appreciated.

Hi to all.

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 4:43pm CDT by johandelange

Hi everyone,
My name is Johan de Lange and curruntly living in Pretoria. I'm origanally from P.E, and a marine keeper for about 5 years. I currantly have a 1000L custom built tank with aragnite sand bed. Running a reef octapus de-nitrator, protein skimmer and fosfate reactor. Lighting is is aquiered by 2 14000 kalvin MH and 2 florecent tubes.
I will add some photos as soon as i get the chance.

New Design - Coast to Coast

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 4:20pm CDT by Express Reef

want to start

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 2:43pm CDT by waynemacd

Hi all im new to the forum.
I have a 410 L fresh water set up and im in the proces of converting to marine.
I have made my sump and it is running fine. The one problem i am having is getting my proten skimmer working wright. keep getting water in my top cup. Think i have to much bubbles coming up. (help)
One more thing were is the best place in JHB to get live rock from.
Thanks.

Beginner Q

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 2:41pm CDT by BoyuNano

Hi David

I recently purchased the Boyu Tl-450 Nano Reef Cube from your store.

I'm getting a bit concerned about the protein skimmer, it doesn't bubble/foam, make a noise - the water is kind of just resting in the neck. I removed the collection cup to see if anything is happening below and there's nothing happening below either.

All power to the tank is working.

Please advise.

Also. Did you manage to secure the resting arm that was damaged when we purchased?

Looking forward to visiting your store again and getting firmly stuck in to this new hobby.

Nice Little Book

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 2:37pm CDT by Jeann1

For anyone interrested, I bought a few books form Kalahari.net and received them today.

One of the books is "Algae A Problem Solver Guide" by Julian Sprung.

It has loads of info on CUC members and what each one does, like some crabs eat bubble algae and so on.

Here is the link to Kalahari.net

[www.kalahari.com]

Its reaaly a nice little book with loads of info about possible additives and CUC members and the Algae variations you get.

Anyone used Potassium Carbonate before

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 1:49pm CDT by Tremayn

Did anyone use potassium carbonate before? I read that this boosts your alk and this also doses some K. Seems better to use this instead of sodium carbonate because the sodium is not used (or so we think). So this could be a two part supplement.. Any input?

Peppemint Shrimp

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 1:25pm CDT by jumboswart

Looking for some peppermint shrimp to help with aptasia, anyone know where I can get some?

August Meeting

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 12:43pm CDT by Roadblock

The meeting will be on tuesday the 30th of august at DUC 6:30 pm.
It will be a Q & A evening.

Thanks
Dave :peroni::thumbup:

cheato anyone ???

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 12:03pm CDT by roderigo

Hi guys has anyone got some cheato for me I need some for my sump cape town Table view pls

Smallest Brittle Star

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 10:45am CDT by Philip

So I finally moved everything to my new tank, but left 3 rocks behind, because I know there are crabs in there. So in an effort to get the crabs out, I suspended the rocks above ice cream tubs with some food. To my surprise, I caught one crab and this little guy. The coolest hitch-hiker anyone could find. All and All, he is as big as a R2 coin and his body is about 3mm diameter. Any ideas on what type this is? The white spots on his body is some sand.

250W MH too much?

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 10:15am CDT by SliverZA

I am planning on upgrading to MH lighting, the amount fo T5 and T8 lighting I currently have to keep my tank happy is becoming excessive.

The tank dimensions are 700w x 450h x 450d.

Will a single 250W MH be too much for this depth? Should I rather go with a 150W setup?

Should I go for a 14k or 20k BLV globe?

Detailed form submitted: juan R

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 10:11am CDT by juan R

Detailed help requestAre you experiencing any problems in your tank?

Yes

Brief Description

increasing temp in tank

Tank size

1500mm 650mm 650mm

System Volume

600l

How long has your tank been running?

2 months

What livestock do you have?

2 foxface
2 sand sifters

Water Parameters

10.9
dont know
dont know
dont know
8.3
0.025
2.0
0
1.023
26

What lighting is over the tank?

4 by T5's at 54 watt each

Pumps and equipment

3 compartment sump with skimmer in 1st comp, mech filter in second and live rock with return pump in 3rd

Maintenance

i am currently doing a 15% water change weekly and i am buing synthetic salt water from my lfs. i have not changed any of my lights globes or tubes as they are still new.

Other info and photo's.

I have noticed a slow increase in temp and i am worried that it will go too high. i am sure that it is caused by the lighting because it seem to come down over night when the lights are off. my heater is se at 24 degrees but the display thermometer is showing a climb up to26.2 degrees and the it goes down to 25.5 over night. wiil the lights make it go beyond the safe 28 degrees? Please help.....:(

80W T5 reflectors needed

Posted: August 15th, 2011, 10:02am CDT by rakabos

Anyone have any stock? Anything over a meter will suffice

Thx

Green Slug

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 7:52am CDT by belindamotion

Ok...this morning I got a nice surprise..100% view of my mystery "green worm"...crawling on my glass...turns out to be a "slug" and not a worm..? Can someone ID please...is it harmless or will it eat my Corals..?

Advise on flow

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 12:54am CDT by mytank

I have a good old Selio flow pump. Now matter where I point it on my tank (55cm depth, 75 width, 45 height) one of my corners will get cleared ofthe substrate exposing the glass underneath.

Any advise on how to position the pump?

Frogspawn - likes flow?

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 12:47am CDT by mytank

So I am trying to figure out where to put the frogspawn I am trying to understand if I give it a lot of flow or just little so or example on a scale of 1 being directly in the line of the Selio or the return or 10 being on the far corner of the tank with minimal flow.

Surprise, free soft corals

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 12:38am CDT by Paul B

As I was looking at my algae trough tonight I noticed a bunch of hair algae in there which is what I want, but I also noticed about 2 dozen polyps.
They are soft, I thought they would be hard because they look like little 3/8" buttons but I touched them and they are soft. They are at the beginning of the trough where they get the most turbulence but the lease amount of light.
I don't yet know what they are but when I get time I will have to turn off the skimmer to stop the water flow so I can see them better and take some pictures. I have never seen these before but it seems that I get this a lot, things popping up from no where.
I can't tell if they are tropical or something from local NY waters.:blush:

Fungus on my schroom rock

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 11:31pm CDT by FINatic

Hi
Could any please tell me what's up with this fungus like substance on my schroom rock. Had this same sort of problem before and all the schrooms on that rock detached themselfs and eventually died. Worried this will happen again.

T5 54w t5 actinics

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 11:19pm CDT by Munky82

I'm looking for T5 actinics (54w).
Will shipping to PE be and issue?

Thanks
Hano

How do you know when its right to add a clam

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 11:04pm CDT by mytank

So as I am doing some research I have read quite a few threads including this one.

One thing I am trying to determine though is you often get a stern warning around nennies that the tank should be 10months to a year old before even attempting to host a nennie.

What are the rules and guidelines around clams I see Wild On Pets just got a great shipment of clams in :whistling::whistling::whistling::whistling:

I would appreciate the advise and comments.

***DISCLAIMER*****

1. I am not saying I want to put on in today (would love to though :tt2:).
2. I don't have one now
3. I do like them I think they bring awesome color to a tank.

*******************

Oh, noes... I just found an extra tank in my garage.

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 10:16pm CDT by Dlaria

Oh, noes... I just found an extra tank in my garage.

I know I'm going to get tempted to set that one up, too. Just need a stand to get started...

Reef code A & B

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 9:58pm CDT by Tremayn

Hey guys. Wanted to know if using reef code A & B is worth it. I saw that 2L is only R250 but how long does it last? Do you use 2L in 2 weeks? What are the other economical options for maintaining cal, alk and mg besides the diy supplements?
Thanks

Plan for stocking reef tank

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 7:14pm CDT by Dlaria

I want my corals to be bright, and look good day and night. How does this combination look? I have the first two macro-algae coming.

Live Chaetomorpha Algae - for refugeum

Mermaid's Fan Plant for main tank

Australian Blue and Green Acan Lord Coral

blue mushroom (I have some red and orange that came with the LR :) )

I have a Kenya coral I got with the LR as well.

True Kryptonite Candycane Coral

Bright Yellow Polyps Coral

Neon Green Leather

Pulsing Steel Blue Xenia Coral

Metallic Green Star Polyps Coral

hammer coral green & blue

Then, maybe a zoa, a clam, and nennie to finish off?

I'd like to add a red tree sponge, too. Maybe some other colorful sponges.

Wondering how mature the tank has to be to add each of these?

There's something hiding inside my rock.

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 6:38pm CDT by Dlaria

There's something hiding inside my rock. The rock has little holes, and it sticks out a string that looks like clear fishing line... about an inch long. Sticks it out and back in really fast. What's in there?

Also, little white v shaped tube things hang on the glass-by the pointy end, then they retract into little white specs. What are those things?

Print Email Share Japan considers canning whaling program

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 6:09pm CDT by MistaOrange

Let's hope they do......
Japan considers canning whaling program - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

How's my water?

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 5:04pm CDT by Dlaria

How's my water? I'm fighting to bring down phosphate with PHosBuster. (Doesn't seem to work very well.) Waiting on phosban or some such item to come in. (Think it comes in a filter bag. Thought I'd add it to the first stage after the protein skimmer/at the first stage of the refugeum.)

Phos. It's at 5.0 :(
pH between 8.2 & 8.4
Ammonia 0
Nitirite 0
Nitrate 5.0 (I'm guessing this may be up a bit from switching from HOB filter running carbon filter, to just running the refugeum? My filters had lots of good green goo on them, so I probably lost quite a bit of good bacteria there.)
I'm not sure if I should knock that down with chemicals, or wait for the tank to bring it down itself. Please advise. Did do a partial water change.
Salinity 1.024. Going to LFS to get some straight RO. I've been getting their saltwater mix, but I need some RO just for top-offs.

I just hung the HOB protein skimmer and refugeum last week. It only has crushed coral in it. I'm waiting for argonite sand and the phosban, or whatever it is I ordered.

I've got about 4" argonite & crushed coral in Display tank, and will put more argonite in the HOB refugeum when it comes in.

Do I have enough LR? I've been adding a couple pieces at a time.

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 4:43pm CDT by Dlaria

Do I have enough LR? I've been adding a couple pieces at a time and have no idea how many lbs are in there. I've discovered I have no talent for aqua-scaping. :(

my first pico build

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 2:49pm CDT by PICOdilly

Hey all. Nice to be here on MASA. I currently have a 5.5lt Pico that has been running for around 2 weeks. My plan is to stock softies and 2 Pom Pom crabs. My DT has a aragonite base and about 2kg LR. Lighting is the standard HP white LED and moonlight LED. I have fitted two Rio sun LED lights each consisting of 5 white led's and 5 blue LED's. The 4lt sump houses the heater ,mini protein skimmer ,the standard filter/flow pump from Pico filled with floss and seagel ,a aragonite DSB and a return pump which also provides the flow. I have fitted a ATO made from a Fancy whiskey bottle a air pump and some airline tubing with a non return valve. I will be fitting a float switch to AT0. Pics to follow as soon as I figure out how to post from my Blackberry.

Incredible Clowns

Posted: August 14th, 2011, 11:37am CDT by student

So I had been wanting a pure black ocellaris clown or two for quite a while now. Last weekend I finally bought a tank bred pair, tiny guys, still with their juv pale faces.
Ive had my current ocellaris clown for close to two years now, and I had concern because every website says you cant have more than one clown in your tank unless they are mated pair.... But I've seen stax of guys with a few clowns in their tanks, so I figured it was the same rule as dont keep more than one tang/angel in a tank- yet no one really follows that rule and it works out.

Still there was quite a bit of risk, given that my other clown was very established in my tank and 3x the size of these little guys. But I figured that he would just protect his territory around his anemone and my new clowns would just have to keep their distance and chill on the other side of the tank.

So I took the risk, bought them and added them in the far side of tank from my established clown.
They chilled together in the corner of my tank for about 2 min, and then started swimming straight for the anemone, and I thought oh no, my clown is going to nail them!
Well these lil tank bred clowns, swam straight passed my clown who seemed to just ignore them and straight into the anemone!!!
I could not believe my eyes!!

My other clown took about 2 months to move into anemone and these little guys found it, and were playing in it within 5 minutes of being introduced to the tank!!
I was dumbfounded!

They are constantly squabbling with each other during the day, I'm guessing to get rights to be the mate of my other clown??, but at night they all shack up together peacefully in the nennie.

So my nennie is now hosting 4! My three clowns and my porcelain crab, amazing!!

Took this pic about 5 minutes after I added them!

Love the little badgers!

truman-clans 300L custom build

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 12:33am CDT by Truman-clan

Hey all, I had only been running a juwel vision 180l for 6 months and have been spoilt to an upgrade for my upcoming birthday! it measures in at 42"X21"X18"

It's a custom build we got of good old sea-bay! With a halide unit (weipro LM 120 without the tubes) & sump!

The tank alone holds 300L and the sump holds approx 50L.

I have transferred my tank over last week but only got up to full running capacity today.
We've decided to treat it a a straight swap, 90% of the old water, and 50% new water, a few cup fulls of sand for my horseshoe crab (dont want to transfer all the sand, and awaiting new sand to be delivered)
Moved my rocks over easy peasy and then caught all my fish and plonked them in.
It's now running same as my old tank, with TMC v200 Skimmer, 200W aqua one heater and bio balls from my old external filter in my sump.

Stock wise I have so far :

x1 fire fish (was 2 but sadly one died in the transfer of tanks)
x2 false percula clowns
x1 yellow spotted box fish
x1 horseshoe crab
x1 mandarin
x2 breeding skunk cleaner shrimp
x1 turbo snail (who is utterly useless!)

and usual hitchhikers
x2 small crabs
x1 teddybear crab (being a little pain to kill!)
x5 bristle worms
x3 asternia starfish
x1 aip coral (im undecided if to keep or kill it!)

x1 large mixed zoa frag
x2 small pink ricordea frags
(my frags were only added yesterday, as never had any in my old tank as was running old t5's and wanted to run halide's)

New 2nd nano

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 11:23pm CDT by Electrician24

:thumbup:Starting my tank up again after i moved 3 years ago.:whistling:Still lots to do.
http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/pict...pictureid=2886

NP Pellet Reactor Wanted

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 10:24pm CDT by durleo

Hi Guys -

I am looking for an NP Pellet Reactor

Let me know if anyone has one for sale?

"We know MHL works, but LED can work better"

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 8:37pm CDT by Elv

From an amazing reefer
Was to good not to share

"We know MHL works, but LED can work better" | Coral Magazine

My leaf wrasse

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 6:14pm CDT by Tim S

I caught this guy in the Transkei. Then, he (or she) was less than a centimetre long with that amazing 'swimming' action distinctive to the leaf wrasse. He is almost 2 years old now and looking absolutely stunning. So I thought I'd post a few pics (as we do love p

ics).

Hi from the UK

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 3:16pm CDT by Truman-clan

hey guys, came across you all via google, and with having a lot of family down there with you guys and being a keen reefer, I had to join :thumbup:

Week-end Specials at Sams Aquarium:

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 1:25pm CDT by Naiema

Lovely specials for this Week-end only: Brown Tangs (L)R149,Sailfin Tangs(L) R249, Green Chromis and Damsels R29,Selaris Blennies R59,Aquamedic Salt mix 600litrs R450! Please call us on 0217122534/0826368990

Corrals/frags wanted

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 10:49am CDT by Electrician24

Does any fr's have corals/frags to sell in Capetown? Would be apreciated.:confused1:

Anton

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 9:49am CDT by Electrician24

Hz Newb does enyone have corrals/frags to spare/willing to sell? Setting up my tank (Nano 80L) again after 3 years.:thumbup:

pump and overflow

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 9:46am CDT by roderigo

If I got a 4000lph return pump must I have a 40mm hole for over flow or will a 32mm be ok

Electricity usage

Posted: August 13th, 2011, 9:33am CDT by gaboon

I've been blindly paying but just checked my municipal bill for the first time, my daily average consumption is 44 kWh, my bill is over R1700 a month and I live alone. Does it sound high? I'm clueless at these things.

setting up a sump

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 7:05am CDT by hagar101

What would be the best way to set up a sump?

Hi :), new to the site.

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 10:02pm CDT by hagar101

hi all. I am generally new to saltwater tanks. My 75g is my first saltwater tank, its been set up for about a month now. Always accepting help and advice. Was thinking of doing LR with NPS :D. Good day

DSB Size advice

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 9:19pm CDT by Ishtak

Evening reef gurus!

I need some advice. I'm wanting to make some changes to my current sump. I'm going to remove 2 baffle walls between the skimmer chamber and the dsb chamber, changing the DSB size from 20.5lx15hx59w to 36lx15hx59w. My question is around the height of the DSB. In the beginner thread there is a sticky saying the DSB should be 15 to 18 with a clearance on top of that of 5, bringing it to 23. When doing my length changes should I change the height to the recommended as well or will 15 suffice? Oh and with the baffles gone is it a good idea to add the step above the DSB from the skimmer chamber?

Available Stock

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 5:29pm CDT by Oceanson

Hi Reefers,

The purpose of this thread is to update you on the stock that we have available.

This weekend we will be resizing corals to fit your aquarium.. Any coral of your choice that can be resized we will resize for you!! GOOD DEALS MADE FACE TO FACE!

We are also the first in SA to give you a 14 day alive guarantee on Marine Fish (no questions asked 50% cash back return) (* T&Cs do apply)

We will also be having a little braai at our shop where our fellow reefer Tony Ingram has kindly lent his services to braai for us. :thumbup:

ALL is welcome so come join us in a little get together.

Here's a look at our available stock...

illuminate me on my illumination

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 4:41pm CDT by Relborg

ok guys my tank has been converted and is running and my wife hasnt killed me yet (It was close though)

I will create a tank thread if needed this weekend .

I have a 1,5 m tank and its 50 cm deep (if i remember correctly) +- 340l without my sump

now a question on lighting I plan to keep softies and maybe a few lsp's

will the following be sufficient ?

6 x 54w: 3x 10k; 2x 12k; 1x Actinc

thats only like 324 w in total or should i try get 8 x 54w(not sure about space)?

or am i missing the pot totally and now look like a moegoe ?

Heater placement?

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 3:51pm CDT by malooda

hi

my sump is to small to fit my heater, can i keep the top bit out of the water like in the pic below?
if not is it safe to keep it in dt, can the fish be harmed by it?

thanks

in the sump

in the dt

Vertex lighting now available in S.A.

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 3:13pm CDT by Submariner

We will start with the models we are using on our show tank.

Some info regarding this range.

MODELS AVAILABLE IN THE RANGE

300 LONG 18 WATT UNIT
600 LONG 36 WATT UNIT
900 LONG 56 WATT UNIT
1200 LONG 72 WATT UNIT

Some pics of the 900 long units running on our very shown show tank.

Some pics of the corals under the illumilux lights

Full Tank shot

TSR IS CURRENTLY RUNNING A SPECIAL LAUNCH ON THESE LIGHTS.

300 LONG UNIT (18WATTS) R1699

600 LONG UNIT (36WATTS) R2699

900 LONG UNIT (54WATTS) R3699

STOCK LIMITED

Nano System For Sale for sale: Brakpan - East Rand

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 1:19pm CDT by Jaco Schoeman

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Nano System For Sale

Location:

Brakpan - East Rand

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Following up from my previous thread:

My nano tank is up for grabs. R500 for the lot!!!

Size: 300x300x300 display (6mm) with a 300x100 sump area at the back.
Sump are has ceramic rings, live rock, and cheato in.

System includes heater, and a 6W CREE LED unit and return.

Livestock:
Lawnmower Blenny
Snail
Upside Down Jellyfish
Tube Worm

Coral:
Pulsating Xenia
6 or 7 mushrooms

Live Rock +/- 1kg

Cellphone: 072 917 4071

PICS:

Notes:

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Starting a Reef... Need help

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 12:54pm CDT by Express Reef

I want to build a reef tank. 1200mm x 600mm x 600mm with 10mm glass. I`m going to make use of a coast to coast overflow. Can anyone give me any recommendations?

How big must the sump be? What will I need to start a reef tank??? I`m new to Reef, and is busy with my research... All advice will be helpful.

Yellow Tang

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 12:24pm CDT by Jeann1

Hi.

I'am looking for a Large (11-12cm) Yellow Tang

Anyone have one that is getting to big for there tank..?

Thank You

Yellow Tang

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 12:23pm CDT by Jeann1

Hi.

I'am looking for a Large Yellow Tang. About 11-12cm.

Thank You

shrimp eggs

Posted: August 12th, 2011, 11:18am CDT by erle_vaughan

Morning...
Looks like one of my cleaner shrimp has eggs.

whats the chances of them surviving in my tank?

Should i try catch the little critter and stick it in a safe place... or should my fish just be stoked for free fresh chow?

none of my fish pester them...

lighting unit

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT by Mrabkin

Hi sponsors,

I'm looking for a lighting unit, with MH and acintics for coral frag tank. Water is only 30cm deep.

Max length is 75cm, but 600 will work.

Pls include postage to knysna in quotations.

Mike

Flat worm issue

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 10:03pm CDT by Timone

What is the best way to get rid of brown flat worm. They are everywhere in my tank. even on the live rock. luckly not on the coral yet. they seem to miss those for now.
Have a six line wrasse but seems to be in effective.

Ipad wifi + 3g 64gig

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 10:02pm CDT by Mrabkin

Hey hey,

My Father is trading in his pad, and selling his current one.

Its 3g, plus 64gigs, plus screen guard, plus black leather filofax booklet.

Its in awesome condition, so I thought I'd offer you fine folks before he flogs it. He is in Sandton, and only asking R4750!

Let me know if anybody is keen.

Mike

Lion fish Africa for sale: Vanderbijlpark

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 9:56pm CDT by Colin

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Lion fish Africa

Scientific Name:

Pterois volitans

Size of fish

+- 13 cm

How long have you had the fish?

12 months

Is the fish eating?

yes,eats like a monster,feeder fish and lance fish out of my hand

Shipping or Collection only:

ship or collect

Your location.

Vanderbijlpark

Price:

R 400 neg

Photo's:

Notes:

This is a amazing fish,been housing him in a 200L tank with bicolar blenny,cleaner and six line wrase,not even intrested in them,love his 2 - 3 live feeder fishs a week,keep them in a spare tank just for him,eats every other day ocean nutritions frozen lance fish,just a few knocks on the glas and he knows its feeding time.......please,will only sell if u have a 300L tank or bigger..He is a great addition to any tank......!!:imsorry:

Goni

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 9:55pm CDT by Timone

Need assistant on this one,
My goni coral is just not opening in full.
Have moved it to from high flow to low flow and even tried to move it to more light and then less light. The coral only extends half way. at the lfs it was extended fully and in low flow with not a lot of light. Tried that as well but still only extends half way.

D+D stock in JHB stores

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 9:36pm CDT by Nemos Janitor

We will be delivering stock of the D+D range of products to the following stores in Gauteng tomorrow so for the inquisitive pop along to one, or all of the following sponsors for your fix. There are exciting new goodies to view and for the first 5 reefers into each store there is a free D+D catalog with right up by Nathan Hill on Stuart Bertram's tank, Simon Garret on Ph, Tony Vargas on an adventure at Apo reef, Stuart Bertram on refractometers and the relationship of Ca, Mg, and KH, and a very detailed article by Chris Carlton on David Saxby's amazing reef tank with pic's in 3D.

Westen cape and KZN will be receiving stock next week.

in two minds

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 8:06pm CDT by johannes rall

Hi guys.Im cant make up my mind.I leaked test the tank and I've let it run with fresh water for two days now.The thing is Im not sure if I should start it with the saltwater or let it keep running with fresh water to see if it will hold.Idont know if two days under presure is sufficent to see if it will hold.What would you guys do if you where me?:blush:

Helpppppppp! !

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 7:58pm CDT by DARK_VADER

Howsit guys, this may sound like a noob question!! But can this led light be used in my refugium??its does not state watts/kelvins:whistling:

tank lighting?????

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 7:06pm CDT by roderigo

hi guy what would be the best set up for my tank eg t5 or MH tank dim 1200L.45B.45h for the long run woul like to keep softies lps and sps thanx

flow for my tank

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 6:47pm CDT by roderigo

hi guys what is good flow for my tank dim 1200l.45b.45w eg will 2x 6000plh wave maker pumps be ok or to much ? would like to have a mix reef softies ,lps and( sps just a few) what you guys think :)

what about this wave maker any good ?

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Hanna Instruments new PO4 checker phosphate colorimeter

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 4:53pm CDT by Keeganp

How cool are this tester...

http://reefbuilders.com/2010/03/02/h...e-colorimeter/

Some more marines 2011-08-11

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 4:44pm CDT by Moolis

Hi Reefers

Just landed another shipment :yeahdude:

This was a small top up shipment of R25 000-00. The main 2 shipments was postponed due to a typhoon:(

This is what landed.
Angel - African Pygmy Angel
Angel - Koran Angelfish
Damsel - Blue-green Cromis
Damsel - Gold tail Cromis
Fish - Allard´s clownfish
Fish - Jewelled Roskskipper (redfin)
Fish - Morris Idol
Fish - Red/yellow color frogfish
Fish - Yellow Boxfish
Tang - Desjardin`s Sailfin Tang
Tang - Gold eye docter
Tang - Gold eye docter
Wrasse - Cleaner Wrasser
Wrasse - Exquisite Wrasser
X coral - Blue Phospor Polyp
Xinvert - Algaeeater snail
Xinvert - Anamoncrab
Xinvert - Décor crab
Xinvert - Lybia boxing crab
Xinvert - Porcelain/Glass Shrimp

Green Worm

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 4:40pm CDT by belindamotion

Can someone please help me ID this...I've never seen it before...I know I have a worm of some sorts in my Tank as I get a movement now and again in the holes of the rock, but it was always very thin and dark in colour...at one stage I thought my Brittle Starfish has somehow managed to stay alive, but today I saw this "green plump silkworm" like Creature...never seen it before and definately not what I saw previously in my Tank...sorry, photo was taken on the bend of the glass as that was the only spot I could actually see it and I couldn't zoom in anymore..when he moved it was doing so...very slowly...

Gauteng Marine network

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 4:05pm CDT by Cgoodburn

does anyone know if there is a Marine Aquarist group in Gauteng. MASA really is awesome, but for Noobs it would be great to have meetings to discuss issues, which we are going through, see some other tanks and get ideas. Would be nice to have some of the really experienced MASA members talk on subjects of interest.
C

Reef Inmate 6 by 54watt T5 light unit. for sale: Kzn Pmb

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 3:39pm CDT by aslam

Hardware for saleThread title:

Reef Inmate 6 by 54watt T5 light unit.

Location:

Kzn Pmb

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection or Shipping

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi guy's, I have decided to sell my light unit with individual reflectors and is 8 months old.Included is 4 aquablue plus and 2 actinic plus.Bulbs are 5 months old.Price R4000.Note,shipping for buyers account and risk.I have tried to upload a few photo's,don't know what happened.Hopefully a mod would help.Thanks.

Notes:

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Coral Frags Wanted - Durban

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 3:26pm CDT by rajah

Hi Guys

It's been a while since I made some additions to my tank. I'm looking for some coral frags please in Durban. Anyone have some for sale? Looking for some Softies and LPS.

Thanks
Rajah

Various items for sale: Paulshof

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 2:34pm CDT by flamming angel

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Various items

Location:

Paulshof

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection & can send it to Durban

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hello reefers

There are some items that i have that i need to get rid of as im clearing up.

Livestock :

Box shrimp (cool chap and really peacefull ) R90
Rock with shrooms R110

Xenia frags x2 : R100 each (will post a pic soon)
Zoa frag green : R50 (will post a pic soon)

Hardware
Reef Octa DNW 150 skimmer R1500

Aqua medic TURBOFLOTOR 1000 Multi with OR Pump: R1300

Aqua medic 4 Channel wave controller R600

Some other items that i may be selling :

Resun wave make 15000 lph with controls: R550
Seio flow pump (not to sure on the exact model will post soon)
3 stage RO unit : R800 (currently dibs by a friend)
Refactormeter : R300 (currently dibs by a friend)
TDS meter : R150 (currently dibs by a friend)

Got some other stuff aswell will post pics.

Thanks ppl

Notes:

All items that are dibs by my buddy will be confirmed tonite so if you keen you may place dibs so that if he does not take it then you shall be in line.

Reeftek coral blue T5

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 1:22pm CDT by rakabos

Hi

I cant seem to find much info on this tube. Can anyone shed any light (pun intended) :P

I wanna replace my 6 T5's and looking at the options. Currently running 4x 12k and 2x actinic.

Was thinking of 4 x12k , 1x actinic, 1x coral blue....

Make sense?

Mostly softies in the tank with 1 LPS and 5 SPS

New Marines

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 12:14pm CDT by Naiema

We a new shipment of marines. Fish are looking good. Brown and Sailfin Tangs, Bi Colour Angels, Coral Beauties, Diamond Back, Goldhead and Selaris Gobies, Mandarins, Longnose Hawks,Racoon and Longnose Butterflies, Koran Angels, Batfish,Foxface, Banggai Cardinals,Goldies, Common Clowns,Green Chromis and Damsels. Please call us on 0217122534/0826368990 re any queries.

Marine Fish Tank Complete Wanted J.H.Berg

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 12:00pm CDT by MerlinT

Hey Guys
I have a friend in Donview Germiston looking to start a marine tank. If anybody has or knows of someone selling a marine tank complete with accessories, please let me know.
Thanks
M

NITRATr

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 11:56am CDT by mupwi

hi all I have been having a bit of a nitrate problem with levels siting around 20-25ppm

I have approximately 40kg of live-rock in the system which is about 250l and only 4 small fish a small colt coral and a 4 small rock pool anemones a red orange short spined urchin.

I also have a jebo quadraplex skimmer that seems to be skimming pretty well.

I try do a 10% water-change each weekend and have done the of 30% water change to try get the nitrates down which dosent seem to be working

A friend of mine suggested I get a nitrate pad which I have seen in the past but seems no one has in stock at the moment so while I was in the LFS I found this brightwells aquatics NITRATr resin has anyone tried it how long should it take before I start seeing a change I put about 125g in a mesh bag last night and put it in my overflow compartment.

Complete SPS, LPS Mixed Reef setup for sale for sale: Sandton, Jhb

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 11:53am CDT by dallasg

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Complete SPS, LPS Mixed Reef setup for sale

Location:

Sandton, Jhb

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi all,
i am selling this as a complete setup, i am neg on the cash price
it worth a bit but i will include salt to re-setup, keep the LR going while setting up, throw in all brightwell additives to keep you going for atleast a year, all plumbing and throw in a vortech mp10 and help transport etc, plus free advice and beer if needed
I want R30k for it all, and if you want the corals and Live stock we can talk.
here is the list all equip is 6months old, globes are all geisemann and run for 4 months

Equipment

Tank 1200x800x500, 2 sides starphire, 3 sides viewable, black silicone 1500
Stand - 1200x800x850h in 50mm 500
Sumps 500
Skimmer 5000
Heaters ( Jager 300w, 200w and 150w) 300
Reactors Carbon 1000
Reactors Phos 1000
Zeolith Reactor 1600
NP Pellets Reactor 1000
Return Pump 250
ATU 400
LR about 40kgs 4000
Vortec MP10 2500
Sunsuns (4) 200
Light Unit + 8 geiseman 5000
4 Channel Dosing pump 5500
Calcium Reactor 2400
CO2 Bottle and Regulator 1200
PH Controller 1200
AM wave box - 4 channel 600
KALK Reactor 800
Filter Bracket + socks 600
Additives for atleast 6months free
Plumbing free
salt for 600L free
Timers, db board, 18 way switches free
Sea floor grade carib sea gravel free

Notes:

Glass type and how to build your own tank

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 10:40am CDT by Bluemotion

Here is a link to a site on glass and building your own aquarium. I think it may be quite usefull for many of us. Enjoy :-)
www.austinglass.com.au/aquariums.html

Bits and pieces for sale: JHB, 4ways

Posted: August 11th, 2011, 10:13am CDT by jaybeepee

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Bits and pieces

Location:

JHB, 4ways

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi Guys,

Have some products for sale after shutting down my marine tank.

1 x Rowaphos Phosphate remover (500ml) - R300
2 x Maxizorb coconut carbon - R100ea (SOLD to Wukkie)
1 x Salifert Iodine/Iodate test kit (used twice) - R80 (SOLD to Jacoc)
1 x Salifert Magnesium test kit (used twice) - R80 (SOLD to Jacoc)
2 x Pure Reef Phosphate Remover (500ml) - R90ea
1 x Reeftek TS2 skimmer body (no pump) - R400
1 x Phospan Reactor 150 body (no pump) - R200
1 x Jager 300W heater - R150 (SOLD to Wukkie)
1 x Temp sens. refractometer in bag with pipettes - R400 (Dibs Jacoc)
1 x digital TDS meter for checking RO unit - R150 (Dibs Jacoc/Reefhead)

Cheers
Jason

Notes:

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Bottom couple inches of sand/crushed coral changing color

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 3:33am CDT by Dlaria

The bottom couple of inches of sand and crushed coral are turning a tan color with a bit of yellow tint. The top inch or two are still white. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

nano wanted. boyu tl450,cube,similar.

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 11:17pm CDT by brettb2020

Im still on the hunt for a nano.

In durban, gauteng or somewhere in between I can fetch.

:thumbup:

Sailfin Tang for sale: JHB, Weltevredenpark

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 11:11pm CDT by Adee

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Sailfin Tang

Scientific Name:

Zebrasoma veliferum

Size of fish

12cm

How long have you had the fish?

3 years

Is the fish eating?

yes, nori and pellets

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Your location.

JHB, Weltevredenpark

Price:

R500

Photo's:

Fish is caught and is in a holding cage....ready for bagging.

Notes:

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1.2m tank and hardware for sale: durban

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 11:06pm CDT by brettb2020

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

1.2m tank and hardware

Location:

durban

Shipping or Collection only:

tank in durban only, other itams available to gauteng area too.

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:[INDENT] Tank:

1200 x 700 x 700. includes galvanized stand.

All glass is 10mm and the front panel is low-iron/starfire.

includes all piping

Price: R2500

Light unit:

Light unit consists of 3 x 54w x 2 ballasts, 1 x 54w x 2 dimmable ballast, 2 x 150w metal halide ballasts, all fittings and wiring, 8 x 54w t5 tubes various colours(dont think there is to much life left), timer and a little panel I made to switch each ballast.

Price: R950

Diy skimmer:

This thing is huge, its square, and it works like a beast! includes sicce pinwheel pump. it needs a tiny bit of glue on the cup because I dropped it.

see this vid: [youtu.be]

Price: R800

Sump:

1100 x 450 x 450 (I stand to be corrected, im in jhb atm)

6mm glass

Price R400

Iv also got return pumps, flow pumps, heaters, but I dont have specs. il post when I go home again.

Foxface Lo for sale: JHB, Weltevredenpark

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 11:01pm CDT by Adee

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Foxface Lo

Scientific Name:

Siganus vulpinus

Size of fish

15cm

How long have you had the fish?

3 years

Is the fish eating?

yes, nori and pellets

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Your location.

JHB, Weltevredenpark

Price:

R450

Photo's:

Fish is caught and is in a holding cage....ready for bagging.

Notes:

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SEACHEM Online Shop

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 10:50pm CDT by bryan

Hi everyone!

Our Seachem Online Shop is now fully loaded and operational!!!
Easy navigation, fully secure and nationwide economical shipping options... :thumbup:

You can find the shop here:
www.aQuaria.co.za/SHOP

:thumbup: !! Happy Shopping !! :thumbup:

tank glass

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 10:03pm CDT by johannes rall

Hi guys.Can anyone plz help I see that after I cleaned off the silicone from the glass of tank it looks as if its got a kind of oily surface the glass is not clear.What can I use to clean the glass so that its cristal clear

The Vertex Skimmer Clan

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 9:37pm CDT by Jeann1

So after disaster struck and making a post about my skimmer breaking.. I get a PM.. Submariner..

It reads, I will help you out Mate, I'll Give you a bit of a discount, then you try my Vertex Skimmer.

What a offer, the skimmers are already dirt cheap, and I get more discount.. So I phone the man, and he is even willing to open up the shop late afternoon for me..Like 6 PM Saturday afternoon :thumbup:

So I thought why not share some pics of this skimmer.

I get home the night, get this sucker in the sump, plug it in and ... nothing? I'm thinking o-noes .. fiddle with the plug, but stupid me, I am waiting for a sound from the pump, my previous skimmer was a bit noisy, so am use to that..my wife looks at me funny, and says " what the hell are you doing, the foam goes on and off, stop fiddling with the plug.. :eek:

Noiseless in not the word, this thing is so silent, you can hear the foam/bubbles pop if you put your ear close enough to the skimmer cup.. not even a zzz, or a ee or a sssszzz from the air intake..nothing at all!

So I Leave the plug, and start fiddling with the water level. Cleverly it is done with a pipe, and the air intake sits on the top of this. you have a little t at the bottom, so you can set where you want the water to come out of the skimmer - it's also low, so there is not a single bubble like other skimmers, No waves from falling water, nothing. it makes a stream underneath your water level.

Get it set to where the manual says , and it starts making dirt dirty skimmate in about 10 min

this was after first 10 min ...

According to the user manual, this thing has more bells and whistles than an Irish Farm..

You can adjust air intake by unscrewing the white bit on the front of the pump, or the pump nozzle, the venturi then opens up more, and more air can be introduced.
The pipe that you adjust for the water level in the skimmer has a secure-screw , so once your skimmer is grabbing the gunk, you can use it and secure the pipe in place.

The skimmer cup is attached by thread, with a o-ring. So no leaks.

This thing is AWSOMENESS.

Sorry if I sound a bit like a kid, but compared to what I had, this is something else..
PS - since this has been running, my "floaty" bits in the display have almost disappeared :eek:

Skimmer yesterday night

Strange Growth

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 8:50pm CDT by marinenoob

Hi,

Can someone please help. I have the these white stick/stalk like things growing on all my rocks and now they are starting to grow on my corals. Please help, how can i get rid of it?

All Live Stock & Corals For Sale for sale: Johannesburg

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 8:42pm CDT by gMAN

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

All Live Stock & Corals For Sale

Location:

Johannesburg

Shipping or Collection only:

collection prefered

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Unfortunately this day has come, selling my setup due to personal reasons.

LS:
1x REGAL TANG +-17CM R800
1x Yellow Tang +- 12cm R600
1x Scopas Tang +- 11cm R500
1x Tennenti Tang +- 6cm R300
1x Niger Trigger +- 13cm R600
1x Clown Trigger +- 15cm R800
2x Osc Clowns x 2 Breeding Pair R400
1x H Magnifica Anemone R650 ( Has to be sold to a mature tank preferably with pics)
1x Pyjama Cardinal R150
1x Cleaner Wrasse R150 Dibs - KevinR
1x Cleaner Shrimp R100
3x Peppermint Shrimp R300 Dibs KevinR x2 . Dibs Landu x1
1x Lawnmower Blenny R200
1x Diamond Back Goby R200 dibs ziyaadb
1x Purple Fire Fish R350
1x Copper Band Butterfly R400 dibs ziyaadb
1x Mandarin R400
All of the above are very healthy and eat all foods

Corals:
Torch - 3 Heads & splitting R400 Dibs - Angamia
Frog Spawn - 7 Heads R250 SOLD maxisoft/mytank
Pagoda Cup Coral R500
Bubble Coral R350
Euphyllia - 7 Heads R400 Dibs - Angamia
Lobophyllia Branching brain R 350 Dibs - Loki
Tuxedo Urchin - Free to purchases of more than 2 items
Hydnopora R150
Zoa/Paly Rock R400

Few other zoa Rocks, will add pic's and prices

Notes:

Pics to follow shortly...

Roughly 100kg LR not sure which R60/kg

Sump

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 8:06pm CDT by Elv

Hi All

After reading all I can take in about sumps etc... I still can't decide on what to do with the space I have....
I have 1.1M to work with and still want to add and ATO...
my Display tank is 1300L x 650W x 700H (water level at +-670)

I plan on keeping SPS and LPS and the odd softie or 2
and probably about 10 fish

I would prefer biological filtration as much as possible.

So far my thoughts are LR (between 50 and 75Kg's) only between T3 Skimmer and return.
But it seems as if LR only wont be enough
I've also thought of adding an additional level in, and having semi slow moving water over a DSB (water split from overflow) and then back into the return.. that would make it a DSB AND LR Sump...
Then everything else cross my mind Cheato, ATS etc....

Whats simplest that you recommend that would work?

Regards

Elts

Brown algea!!! helllp

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 7:02pm CDT by ZaxXx

-tank is just over a month old
-rocks are old
-substrate it about a month old(coral sand)
and ive been running the lights on normal times for about a week now cos i have some coral in there.

WHY this damn algea?? how long will this go on for?? and do i have to start using less light now?

help please

Ph and Kh...spec??

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 6:47pm CDT by Colin

hey guy's,been struggeling to get my ph & kh reading to preferd reading of 8.4 and 8 dkh,been testing for a week now and keep geting a reading of 8.2 and 7 dkh...!!been useing tropic marine tripple buffer with my top up water but cant get it up.....:banghead: !!!!!!!
Is that reading still in spec or iam i using the tripple buffer wrong??????:stupid:

Diving/Collecting Richard's Bay

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 4:43pm CDT by danimal

Going up to Richard's bay this weekend, any good spots around?

Small Nano/Pico Tank Wanted

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 2:58pm CDT by FrancoisJou

Any one have a small nano/ Pico tank for sale?
Should preferably include a skimmer.

New to MASA

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 2:01pm CDT by juan R

Hi everyone, i have just joined and very excited to get chatting with everyone.:thumbup:

3ft Hood + Gravel

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 12:44pm CDT by zak

Guys, Iv got a black plastic hood from my old 3ft if anyones interested, and a fair amount of gravel. I don't know how much it usually goes for so make me an offer.. If you got some coral/frags you wanna swap, thats fine as well..
*

I've got Klipfish!

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 12:36pm CDT by SteveZi

Ive been keeping a few of our local endemic klipfish species in my tank during the winter.

Okay, once everyone has stopped laughing they are actually pretty cool and have kept me going through the cold months.

Im one of those guys that wants to know everything about everything in the ocean. Then a while back it dawned on me that in over 30years, Ive never given the Clinids much of a thought.

So, this winter is dedicated to them!

The Super klipfish is a bit evil and has eaten a few small fish, as well as my scarlet sea spider.

The Bluntnose has a great personality!

The Lace klipfish applied some suncream to its lips, but forgot to put on its sunglasses either that, or he has smoked some weird stuff:whistling:

The Barbled klipfish is a sneaky bugger with those freaky eyes.

Here a few pics:

interesting acrylic tank...

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 12:22pm CDT by leslie hempel

i had a guy down knysna way wanting me to come assit with a project once, but i dident have a clue as to how to tackle it.. he wanted a 7m high tank... money was no object with him BTW;)

this just makes it easier to accept next time :)

[www.acrylicaquariums.com]

cleaner shrimp

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 11:00am CDT by cswhitehead

has anybody successfully breed cleaner shrimp and is it even possible?
the reason i ask is because one of my cleaners is carrying eggs and i thought it might be a cool experiment to try and breed them at a later stage.

anybody have any info or links on what would be needed and how to do it?

Re-Silicone

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 10:31am CDT by Geofish

I need some help.

I have a 1.5m tank that is about 6 years old. Recently I have noticed there are some small bubbles starting to form in the silicone joints of some of the panels and the one side panel is not flush against the other panel but is pushing out about 1mm at the top of the tank .I have also noticed some algae growth underneath some of the silicone joints.

I do not want 500l of water in my living room. Would it be wise to just remove the silicone in the corners and reseal or would it be better to take the tank apart and re-silicone.

hardware @ giveaway prices for sale: Benoni

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 9:51am CDT by Mo_G

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

hardware @ giveaway prices

Location:

Benoni

Shipping or Collection only:

both @ buyers cost

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

TLF reactor only have it for 2 months new @ R1400
1. will let it go for R700 which includes +-300ml bio pellets have a few

2. gull wing reflector for 54W, 1 new + 1 used @ R100 have 8 sets

3. Berlin skimmer rated for 1000L @ R700
incl Ehiem pump and Kent venturi

4. Tunze skimmer 9010 rated 1000L @ R700
The cup and pump had a hair line crack which had been repaired but it works 100% used it for 1 year like this with no problems

5. waterfall pump 2400lph 40w @ R140
have a 1000lph @ R100

6. Seio @ R60

7. resen 3000lph @ R160

Notes:

-

David

Posted: August 10th, 2011, 9:25am CDT by Xereo

DAVID whats happening dude... Havn't heard from you at all.. what new whats hip whats hop.... and *** is happening with the shipments :tt2:

Purple cap

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 11:57pm CDT by Seabass

Hi

Does somebody have a frag of a purple cap Monti. Or do you know of a reefer who might not be on the forum who has a frag.

Thanking you in advance.

Will this beach ever be the same again?

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 10:57pm CDT by herkie

This the Phoenix that is stranded at Sheffield beach. I heard an attempt to get it off the beach will be made on the 30th of August and I am not so sure if it can be done. The ships bow is about 1,5 metres off the ground so it must be lying quite solidly where it is resting on the ocean bed. My question is what effect is it going to have on the beach apart from being ugly, surely the currents will be changed and this could well end up with a beach with very little rock and and none of the beautiful specimens found here left.

The crowds visiting the beach is already littering and I have seen so many people trying to catch any fish or hermit they see-to do what with?

zoanthids wanted

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 10:30pm CDT by Mrabkin

Hey,

Since I have to ship all my stuff in, I decided to put the request out there instead of calling sponsors individually..

Sponsors, please let me know if you have any colonies or frags available

Thx
Mike

What is this?

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 10:26pm CDT by herkie

A friend of mine collected this thing and has it in his tank. It has legs and walks around-I wonder if it can be trusted cos it looks weird to me.

Honey comb

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 9:48pm CDT by mytank

Can anyone ID:

Rock type: Tonga
Rock cycled: yes three months

When I got the rock I notice this (small amount) it was white and looked like it was dead. Now all of a sudden its tripled in size and got a color to it (even though its brown)

Anyone know what this is:

Is it about to bloom

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 9:44pm CDT by mytank

So since I added the Chromis and the tank has been going really well, 194l and I feed the Chromis (hermits) and two clowns twice a day (sea food mix blocks) they eat 90% of it and the hermits demolish the other 10%. I have started to notice though algae and am wondering if this is the start of an uncontrollable bloom. not sure if its normal or not....

I would like to stop it in its tracks and looking for advice:

Got some Zoas :)

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 9:37pm CDT by mytank

Tank finished cycling got some Chormies and then some Zoas they only close at night all lights off and look the best when I have the blue LED moon lights :)

I have some Eagle Eye Zoas but just fed the tank and they seemed to have caught some food ;)

One question I do have is when I have the lights off and just the blue moon lights on I see the Zoas either releasing something (looks like a long hair) into the water or they have some sort of long tenticle.... anyone know what it is?

And then some cool grass carpet looking thing :)

stupid question?

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 6:31pm CDT by johannes rall

yes I know I said a while back that my rebuild is finish but things came up and did not finish it but now it is.I just want to know Im going to leak test it for how long should I do it and should i keep it filled with water for a while to see if its going to hold

Basic Supplements

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 6:16pm CDT by FINatic

Hi
Could sumone tell me which supplements are most important for keeping corals healthy

Legalities with importation and selling of coral and fish

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 6:05pm CDT by Bluemotion

Hi does anyone know what are all of the legalities that one needs to look at when you want to import and sell corals and fish? One day when I have the money I would like to open up a lfs. Thanks guys and gals.

ID needed please

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 4:59pm CDT by Bluemotion

15k purple blue MH

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 3:46pm CDT by Tremayn

Hey guys. Fishstreet has these 15k 150w mh globes. They say its purple blue. Has anyone seen these or have them? What do you guys think of it? Here is the page
HQI Light 150W

How are the quality of the globes. Want blv 20k's but this seems cool and will work out cheaper, but are they worth it?

Thanks
Tre

LED dimmer question/problem

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 12:14pm CDT by rakabos

I bought some LED strips on Ebay and they arrived the other day, I wanted to use them as moonlights. The problem is they are a bit bright. So i bought a dimmer and connected it but the lights do come on at all now. Im no electrical ghuru and advice would be appreciated.

Here is a pic of the dimmer:

Here is a pic of the power supply for the LED strips:

Zoas with feeding tentacles

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 12:07pm CDT by rakabos

Ok now i've officially seen it all

Trojan bench and weights

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 11:39am CDT by Fishman

Items: trojan bench, can be used inclined, declined and straight. Straigt bar, 2 adjustable dumbells, 33kg of weights. 4 x 5kg, 4 x 2.5kg, 2 x 1.5kg. All in great condition.

Collection only.

Reason for sale: not in use, no time.

Price: R1250

Im trying to upload pics from my phone, not working. Mods can u please leave this thread open, will upload in a short while.

Tunze Hits Back

Posted: August 9th, 2011, 9:25am CDT by ziyaadb

Now this is what i am talking about!
I hope all companies learn from this and provide feedback on their pumps/equipment once they have dissected the results for themselves and can provide an adequate response

Flow vs. turbulence - YouTube

Flow vs. turbulence - YouTube

awesome stuff Tunze

What an awesome video just saw it now, Go Tunze!
Now if only you had not put your foot in your mouth the 1st time

slug ID

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 11:35pm CDT by 2time

Can anyone id this one of many slugs i saw in my tank. Is it safe?

Also saw this whit and black striped thing that looks like a pin head, it is about double the size of a pin head. I couldn't get a pic of it. Anyone know what it could be?

My Nano

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 11:05pm CDT by Bluemotion

This is my little +-40 liter Nano, still trying to upload pics. The tank has been running for +-3 Months

Overflow help

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 10:41pm CDT by mytank

Hi all,

So I finally got to finish off the GF little nano, everything is pumping and working well, no leaks! :yeahdude::yeahdude::yeahdude:

The problem is my overflow sounds WORSE than a toilet (CONSTANTLY) sucking air. I have tried the hairline tube in the overflow (use this on my main tank with a coast to coast over flow) and it keeps the overflow there quiet but here it's a nightmare of a sound.

I have included a overflow pic (below: Basically its a upside down 90 degree elbow) and below that it shows the flexi pipe that takes the water abour 1.4m down to the sump.

I would really appreciate the help on making this little bugger quiet please.

hi guy help needed

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 9:11pm CDT by roderigo

I've got very slow leak on my tank it looks like it coming from the drilled hole in the take but not shore can of you quote

me to fix it and to stress test it as well its hard to see where its coming from coz its so slow it will drip once ever 6 hours +- pm me your price cape town pls thanx would do it myself but don't have a safe place to stress test it I could live with the leak but fear it will get worse

Live Rock, LR wanted in Cape Town

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 9:01pm CDT by Sammy

Hi all,

I'm looking for some live rock in Cape Town. Not too choosy in shape and sizes as its mainly for sump filtration.

Please PM me if you breaking down or have some you want to sell.

Thx

DSB with Chaeto vs Xenia

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 8:40pm CDT by Louis Scheepers

After reading about this tank: '+ imgTitle +' | Tank of the Month | UltimateReef.Com which is run with two sumps, one a DSB and the other a Xenia tank. I have started doing some new calculations for my DSB:

It will be 45cm(l) x 60cm(w) and will be 56% of the display footprint. Now normally guys run Chaeto above the DSB. I thought about splitting the sump above the DSB with a piece of glass (60cm will be split 30cm/30cm); on the one side I will keep Chaeto, and on the other I want to build a little rack from eggcrate for the Xenia to grow on (so there will still be sufficient flow over the DSB).

Is it worth it, or will it be better to keep two balls of Chaeto (or a large one). I guess Xenia will use different nutrients than the Chaeto? Another thing to think about is that blue sponge that takes over everything. I have read somewhere about a remote sump full of sponges, since they are good filters feeders...?

I have a 3000l/h Tunze return pump, I hope it will be sufficient over the 60cm width !

@RiaanP will you please comment, I know you have put alot of thought into flow over a dsb!

D+D product arrives in SA

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 8:19pm CDT by Nemos Janitor

@Stuart Bertram and @TonyDD the D+D product arrived today. :thumbup:

WOW some of the goodies are very impressive. Most of the product has not been available in SA before so we are like little children trying and testing it.

We were very impressed with the mag/brochure of all the products. This will be a big hit and the article on David Saxby's tank is superb. Product and these mags will be in champion stores in the next few days.

I just love the way you guys packaged the test kits and test equipment. All in neat robust plastic cases. I also like the way the test kit boxes are sealed so that one knows if the box has been opened. :thumbup:

worst weekend of my life.

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 8:07pm CDT by Jinx

It should have being the best weekend because we moved into our own house over the weekend.....but I lost my Flame,Yellow belly regal,Spotted wrasse and one anthia.My purple tang has a bacterial infection over his eyes now,and I cant do anything because my filtration system was down for a long time and I am dosing stability to help with the bacterial growth in the sump.
I have thoughts of giving up,but on the other hand I must just lose my eyes and pull this one through.

100 000 views

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 7:31pm CDT by seank

Was waiting for Dean to say something- obviously he does not think it is important enough :P :whistling: :tt2:

But for me, I am celebrating with a Cold Jameson and wanna thank all who viewed my tank thread.

1st for MASA, 100 000 views on a thread- including the thread killer.

Thanks to all who viewed my ups and downs of the tank and those who gave input- good and bad :thumbup:

Base and Live Rock

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 6:55pm CDT by Elv

Hi Guys

Looking for good cheapish base and LR

Regards

Elts

Powerhead for TL550

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 6:23pm CDT by Mc

Hi All.
Im in the process of setting up a Boyu TL550, and im lookin for good powerhead.
I already have a seio prop 320 rated at 1200Lph thats going in there.
Just wondering what you are using, and anything you think would work well.

Glass in Pretoria?

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 2:19pm CDT by Bluemotion

Hi does anyone know where in Pretoria one can get glass for cheap?

x2150w MH Unit For sale for sale: Johannesburg

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 12:53pm CDT by Ghaydeen

Hardware for saleThread title:

x2150w MH Unit For sale

Location:

Johannesburg

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi

I'm selling my MH unit.

1.,2m long and +/- 350 wide
x2 150w MH
x2 T8 bulbs.

Very good condition, needs new bulbs.

Price: R1500

Notes:

-

HGA vs Prodibio Bioclean

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 12:41pm CDT by AllanEcc

I have a bad outbreak of HA, both green and red. Has anyone had success with Bioclean Salt?

Phosphates = 0
Nitrate = 2
Ca = 420
Kh = 7.8

I use Salivert test kits. I am happy with my water. Can only think the phospahe is in the LR. I have removed all loose LR and place in a 20L drum and closed the lid.

I cant continue scrubbing the sides of the DT and pulling HGA off the rock. Fish are stressing.

I'm wondering if Prodibio resolves HGA?

Various corals for sale: Cape Town, Ottery

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 11:08am CDT by MerlinT

Various corals for saleCommon Names:

Green Star Polyps and Sinularia

Scientific Names:

-

Size of coral

Both on a piece of rock roughly 70-80mm sq

How long have you had the corals?

3 Months

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Your location.

Cape Town, Ottery

Price:

R 150 each

Photo's:

Notes:

-

Various corals for sale: Cape Town, Ottery

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 11:00am CDT by MerlinT

Various corals for saleCommon Names:

Metallic Green Brain Coral

Scientific Names:

-

Size of coral

Approx 80mm Diameter

How long have you had the corals?

3-4 Months

Shipping or Collection only:

Collect Only

Your location.

Cape Town, Ottery

Price:

R 250

Photo's:

Notes:

-

Hallo from North to South

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 10:46am CDT by Kolognekoral

Just dropping by to say, Hi. I'd waited too long to join this forum, but now I have the time to get involved a bit. Looking forward to getting to know some of you.

I've been around for some while on other forums and have been keeping marine animals for over 40 years, having grown-up on the sea. I am currently using pro-biological filter systems and LED lighting, always pushing the envelope.

Ciao für now,

Jamie
Cologne
Germany

dimmable ballast

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 10:37am CDT by Duri

Sup masa peeps

Where can I find the dimmable component?
how much does it cost?

I have dimmable ballasts

Thx :thumbup:

Aquaria Supplements

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 10:10am CDT by Aquaria-SA

:)Hey there MASA Reefers .:)
Have you tried out our fantastic Aquaria Supplements?:yeahdude:if not..its time you go to your LPS and try them out...

Aquaria Carbon...........

Aquaria Calcium.............

Aquaria Kalkwasser............

Aquaria Ammonia Removing Stones
And MASA Reefers there is some more fantastic products on their way to add to our Aquaria Supplement Range..:lol:

so keep and eye open;)
:thumbup:The Aquaria Team:thumbup:

Using TS2 to make a Kalk Stirrer

Posted: August 8th, 2011, 8:48am CDT by ChrisNell

I bought a new BB3000 skimmer - can I use my old TS2 to build a DIY kalk stirrer? Has anybody done something similar? Should be much cheaper than a new stirrer?

Little tubes with green bump at the base?

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 10:14pm CDT by Dlaria

Some of my live rock has little green bumps with white/green tubes sticking up. What are those?

I hate working in the Bush

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 9:57pm CDT by seank

This is where I spent my last month and a half, and will spend the next year and a half if fate allows it, coming to civilization every other weekend.

Just hate living in the most beautiful area in the world :P

BTW, all the pics taken with a CELLPHONE- SO DO NOT CRAP OR JUDGE QUALITY:

My view in the mornings when I wake up:

The road I drive to work everyday- well, at least the view next to the road:

My playground at certain days of the week:

Glass thickness

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 6:38pm CDT by Bluemotion

Hi I am currently planning on building a shallow reef setup. I would just like some help regarding the thickness of the glass. The tank will be 150cm Length by 50cm width by 45cm Height, I will also be drilling the tank for a overflow. I would also like the tank to be rimless. Any ideas? ;)

Advice needed PLEASE

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 6:31pm CDT by Mrabkin

hey Guys,

I am thinking about adding a small coral frag tank to my existing setup.

The idea is to simply set this tank up between the overflow output from my existing DT and make it's output lead directly to the existing sump.

Will this work? Can i simply increase the volume of my existing DT be about 30%? The tank will be plain glass, with no substrate, only eggcrate, for my frags and baby corals.

Thx, i know the best advice in the world comes from here!!

heres a pic!

Base Rock

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 6:02pm CDT by Elv

Hi All

Looking for some nice Base Rock

Regards

Elts

Diving Bali

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 2:31pm CDT by Nemos Janitor

Did a business trip to the east and stopped of in BALI for 5 dives. On the Saturday 23/7 stayed in Amed and dived, Drop off, coral garden and the USS Liberty wreck. I then did two dives at Nusa Dusa on the 24th before returning on 26th.

Here are some random pic's.

Look at what I found....but is it safe?

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 1:39pm CDT by Dorrey

Hey Guys,

I went down to the beach yesterday and found a couple of things for my tank.
One which i could identify was a red Tube worm, the other a huge starfish (which I now found out I can't add to my tank :() and two unknown soft ????

Maybe someone can identify these for me. The one is a very bright red color and is soft like a sponge about the size of a R5 piece. The other feels like a jelly fish and when it is open the outer rim has tubes that almost look like a flower that is opening up but in the center it has a nasty mouth that seemed to be sucking the life out of a snail and when touched it closes up completely with the snail shell all inside of it.

The picture i have shows it as it is closed up with the snail and shell inside of it. :confused1:

All of the above was found amongst rocks around Gordon's Bay in Cape Town

What is safe to keep and add to a reef tank and what not?

aiptasia help needed

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 11:11am CDT by barixboy

hey guys, bought some LR and noticed that aiptasia is popping up what can be done to remove them without removing the LR from the tank.

also have bristle worms that came with the rock, any ideas of how i can remove them

Detailed form submitted: Cgoodburn

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 10:45am CDT by Cgoodburn

Detailed help requestAre you experiencing any problems in your tank?

Yes

Brief Description

My FOXFACE has been in my tank for 3 weeks. He still has not settled. He eats very well. But colouring is off. in fact he is almost never yellow. Always hiding only comes out to eat. From what i have read he is stressed. i think my tank may be too small. need to act before its too late, advice would be appreciated. No signs of WS though

Tank size

960x552x665

System Volume

250l

How long has your tank been running?

2months

What livestock do you have?

GREEN STAR POLYP
BLUE MUSHROOM
2 SMALL CLOWN FISH
1 FOXFACE
All doing well

Water Parameters

Alkalinity (dkh):
Calcium: 420
Phosphate:
Magnesium:
pH:8.2
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:0
Ammonia:0
Salinity:1,022
Temperature: 25,4

What lighting is over the tank?

234W T5 linear (1 watt/ litre)
117W 10,000K/117W Actinic
RED SEA MAX SYSTEM

Pumps and equipment

Circulation Pumps 1 x 1200 lph & 1 x 2400 lph
(320 gph & 640 gph)
Skimmer water throughput 1000 lph (240 gph)
Skimmer max Air flow 300 lph (80 gph)
Skimmer foam adjuster

Maintenance

Water changes every week 25l. Using salt water from the LFS, which closely matches my tank water
Skimmer cleaned weekly
Food : Formula 2 flakes (ocean nutrition) 3x daily small amounts

Other info and photo's.

I hope his is the correct place to post. I want to do whats best for my fish and tank. If it means giving him away or trading then so be it. Cannot take pics as he is always hiding
Please help.

mixing water and salt

Posted: August 7th, 2011, 10:05am CDT by Philip.Cloete

Hey I am bussy filling my tank with RO water and im almost half way now my question is when and how do I add salt do I first test the RO water and if so how do I do that as I dont have an TDS meter if not do i fill the tank and sump then add the salt or do I mix tthe salt when the tank is almost to the top...

How long do I wait for the salt to disolve and do I need to put the heaters and wavemakers on????

Any advice would be apreciated

LR came with mushrooms, will they make it?

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 4:15am CDT by Dlaria

Got some more LR today. One piece has several red mushrooms on it, and what looks like a little tree (lavender with tan branches). This tank's only 4 weeks done. Any way I can nurse the mushrooms along, so I don't lose them?

Can we use distilled water to top off? Is it safe? Can we use for water changes?

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 3:13am CDT by Dlaria

Can we use distilled water to top off? Is it safe? Can we use for water changes, if we add salt as needed?

Shark Fin Bust - some good news

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 2:59am CDT by MistaOrange

About time!!!! Shark Fin Bust - some good news

starfish id needed. Are these keepers?

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 11:00pm CDT by Dlaria

starfish id needed. Are these keepers?Attachment 782
Attached Files

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Nannochloropsis .sp & tetraselmis phytoplankton start culture wanted

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 10:18pm CDT by MistaOrange

I'm looking for a start culture of nannochloropsis .sp & tetraselmis phytoplankton. If anyone can sell me a start culture of both or either I'd appreciate it. I have unfortunately crashed my nannochloropsis .sp culture & need to get it up & running again.
Thanks in advance
Michael

Korallen Zucht.de (Zeovit systems)

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 9:05pm CDT by Submariner

We are the supplier for KZ Zeovit in S.A.

We will be posting info on all the products and we are available to answer any questions regarding zeovit and its use in all systems from new tanks to already established and mature reef systems.

H.magnifica and a carpet together?

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 7:52pm CDT by Orson

Is it at all possible to keep a H.magnifica and a carpet anemone in a 800x800x600 high aquarium? The carpet anemone would be at the bottom in/by the sand and the magnifica much higher up on top of the reef. Obviously the two as far apart as possible.

Also what are the rules for false percular clowns, how many pairs in an aquarium? Id like to keep two pairs. Each pair with an anemone.

Vertex Illumina LED SR600

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 6:37pm CDT by jaquesdp08

Just a few pics of my new TOY...

Pictures of fridays shipment

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 1:25pm CDT by Oceanson

Hi Reefers,

14 day life gaurantee with a 50% in your hand cash back return on a cash purchase.( t&cs apply for a card purchase).

here are the pictures of our latest shipment as promised:

Pet Stop OPEN on 09-08-2011 with something special

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 1:17pm CDT by Moolis

Hi Reefers

We will be open on the public holiday Tuesday the 9th from 09H00 till 14H00

There will be a special for everyone that support our marine department on Womans day. so after you picked your stock and are ready to pay - dip into the lucky draw and you will win guaranteed.
Someone could even win the biggest prize = a gift voucher of R250-00 or 35% discount on their purchase, whichever is the biggest. It all depends on what you draw;)
* terms & conditions available on request.

So buy - draw - and win:thumbup: on Womans day 9-8-2011 @ PET STOP

wish list for Pet Stops customers

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 12:55pm CDT by Moolis

Hi Reefers

This is the place for you to upload those pictures of fish and especially corals that you want to see us import.
This is a wish list SO - Not only what you could or want to buy, but also what you would have bought if price was not an issue!

Lets see what it is, you are looking for in a marine shop:P and lay down the gauntlet for me to try and satisfy your needs.;)

Help with setup on zeo goeters

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 12:34pm CDT by xtreme

Hi guys

Ok was reading on the forum a bit then came across RiaanP DSB thread, my sump will be to small so not to waste time I decided to go with the Zeo goeters

My DT is 110cmLx 60cmW x water level 41cm

Sump is 68cmLx 55cmW x 35cmH

need it to have a good filtration, my porky pine puffer,Moray eel, 2 saddle back clowns and humbug is going in there, porky and moray mess a lot with food

how would you setup the sump and how many chambers?
Going to order a Zeolith filter rated for 900L

What media must I put in there?
Any info on how to start from day one with a unit like that?
I'm a newbie to this, lol, don't want to mess it up:eek:

Urgent help needed Tank leaking Norwood

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 11:04am CDT by jumboswart

Need anyone close to help , im in mozambique and my tank is leaking. If anyone can get hold of my wife Colleen on 0847649909 it would be greatly appreciated

Stunning Corals

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 10:38am CDT by Naiema

Had to let you know about our stunning corals available. Elegance, Torch, Hammers, Open Brains, Clams, Sun Corals, Christmas Tree and more. Also Regal and Yellow Tangs,Japonicus, Shrimps and more. Please call us on 0217122534/0826368990.

Is this fixable?

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 10:23am CDT by gaboon

Not sure how this happened but is it fixable?

Blue clove polyps

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 9:41am CDT by Fishman

Hi guyz. Does anyone have a frag of blue clove polyps to sell?

rare and unusual zoa's

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 9:16am CDT by Mrabkin

Hey reefers,

I'm looking for rare or unusual zoas (frags). The more colorful and striking the better!

I will pay, or swap with whatever I can...

Mike

What I have learnt on MASA in 8 weeks....

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 8:19am CDT by Cgoodburn

1. Its true only bad things happen quickly( and they, do often)
2. Most of the bad things that happen are our fault ( we are too impatient)
3. Everyone listens to what Hennie has to say (with good reason)
4. Mods and Supermods rock (thanks guys)
5. Your local LFS will sell you almost anything you ask for (its up to us to decide)
6. Reef keeping is a privilege and requires maturity (we are natures keepers)
7. Viper 357 is the coolest name on MASA
8. Reef keeping is my first addiction (MASA is like the reefkeepers AA)
9. Reeefkeeping is more expensive than people think
10. Reefkeeping is more expensive than our spouses or partners think
11. We all fear power failures (I am off to get a back up power supply today)
12. Everyone hates Aptasia
13. MASA has an acronym for everything
14. MASA members all stand together and support one another
15. Trev ain't coming back....
16. Leslie is the voice of reason in MASA, and I always like to see what he has to say.
17. One should not spend too much time on the forum before you go to bed( you will have nightmares about power outages and stock losses)
18. Tobes is cool and intimidating at the same time.... watch out he is looking!
19. Research and reading is the only way to learn marines. The medical analogy of watch one, do one, kill one, just isnt good enough.
20. Only bad things happen quickly
21. RuanP has the weirdest Avatar pic, but is a great help and the quickest to respond.
22. The real mariners do everything DIY
23. Bigger is better
24. Everyone is always thinking about the next build
25. Marines are a way of life..... for life
26. Marines are not easy
27. You cannot do marines without MASA...
28. Just because you have life on live rock, doesnt mean its good live rock.
29. For every action their is an equal and opposite reaction. (everything you add has an impact)
30. Keeping sea horses isnt easy....

Just my thoughts so far, thanks everyone on the forum, for making this learning process fun.
C

Seahorses - i was right!!!!!

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 11:36pm CDT by ziyaadb

going back to my comments on this thread:
Seahorses available - Hyppocampus Erectus - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

@jacoc
@bryan
@Swimmer
@Steve Warren

See what i was talking about
Urgent help needed Seahorses dying - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Hope you now understand where i was coming from.

MH Aqua medic pendant

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 11:02pm CDT by ZaxXx

MH Aqua medic pendant... with 14000k or 20000k

Boyu TL-450 for sale: P.E

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 10:39pm CDT by Mayhem1

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Boyu TL-450

Location:

P.E

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi all, selling my Boyu TL-450 (60L) setup. Includes tank , hood with
2 x 16w power compact, 100w boyu heater, 2 x boyu 320l/h pumps and
boyu stand. Tank has no marks, cracks or leaks. All equipment in 100%
working condition.

Price is R1000 excluding shipping.
Will post pics in the morning..

Plz PM for more info..

Notes:

-

Want to go Zeo route advice needed

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 8:15pm CDT by Pete

Hi all, so I have decided to go the Zeo route but need to know what the pro's think. Currently have a DSB running do I need to remove this before starting up the zeoliths and do I remove it all at once as I am worried about the sulfur when you start to scratch in the DSB

Skimmer Broken

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 7:52pm CDT by Jeann1

Well this is just lovely.. My skimmer is broken.

Got home now to find a very noisy skimmer. Took the skimmer out, was time for a good cleaning anyways. . firstly, the needle wheel and magnet is split in half.. something hard broke it.. looks like a shell.used prtley, fixed it for temp, but pump doesnt start at all :(

Then, cleaning my cup, it fell, and "crack" off is the little neck bit.

I was planning on a bigger skimmer, problem is I have no idea what to buy.

The new Skimz look nice, the Reef Octopus Bubble blasters are nice, the ATI's also.
Then there is the new Vertex range Nathan from T.S.R does.

Please , I need help here! I need to go and buy one tommorow.

NJ off to RED SEA SOUTH

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 7:41pm CDT by Nemos Janitor

Well i am off again for my second Red Sea diving trip on 19th. Did the north trip last year from Sharm. This time i am doing the southern trip from Hurghada. Brothers etc. Two weeks live-aboard. Itinerary is exciting and will keep you guys updated because WIFI is available on board.

Urgent help needed Seahorses dying

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 7:33pm CDT by HMSA

Hi people.

Please can you advice me for I have lost 3 seahorses in just 2 days. I bought last weekend 6. The hole week they eat and was happy. Yesterday when I came home 1 was already dead and later the other 1. Today when I came home another died.

This is a new tank that did cycle for 6weeks before I put them in. Did check the water last night and water is 100%. It looks like these seahorses get a few fits and then they die. I have been feeding them live brine shrimps. I will take the 1 that died today tommorow to a vet, but I am afraid I will loose more

Please can you advice me. This is no joke and I really feel sorry for them.

Thanks

What type of fish?

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 7:31pm CDT by Ahmed1477

Can someone please tell me what type of fish this is?

Thanks, Ahmed

Reef Octopus BH 1000 Hang On Skemmer for sale: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 7:15pm CDT by Starz

Hardware for saleThread title:

Reef Octopus BH 1000 Hang On Skemmer

Location:

Cape Town, Southern Suburbs

Shipping or Collection only:

Preferebly Collection, will consider shipping

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Notes:

Hi Guys and Gals looking to sell my BH 1000 Skemmer for R 950 has a pin wheel. :)
its 9 months old, working 150%.. looking to replace it with the BH 2000 thus the sale. It's rated for 400l plus, but i have been running it on 600l with no issue.. just upgrading for peace of mind and the damn corals speak to me ("take me home with you!, i'll look perfect in your tank.") when i'm in the LFS.

It's in perfect condition, works 150% (as you can see from the cup) will be cleaned thoroughly for the new owner.. not a scratch on the unit..

PM for contact details or PM me your number and i will contact you ASAP.

Thanks,
Nur

John

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 5:28pm CDT by Sea Rescue

Hi All
New to the game, have a tank 1.2 x 0.45 x 0.45, having loads of fun but with a few expensive casualties. I have about 8 differnt fish as to date with small amount of coral. I have bio rock and live rock as well. does anyone who who in PE makes Bio rock as id like to buy but im after a specific shape to compliment my tank.
Regards John
:yeahdude:

ZERO EDGE AQUARIUM's

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 4:33pm CDT by SHAYNE

Just thought you guys would want to see these:eek:, i think there awesome:yeahdude:
Wonder if the sump has edges:rofl:

Oasis ro3

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 3:58pm CDT by Mc

So my tanks been running for about 2 months, and I've been using water from the local Oasis water shop. I was recently told this is'nt good not sure why.
As I under stand this water not only goes through RO process but also through ozone treatment. I have tested the water for the following.

phosphates=0
nitrates=0
nitrites=0
ammonia=0
copper=0
alkalinity=very low too low for my test to even get a proper reading.
pH=gives false reading due to low alk and therefore having no buffering capacity.

So far I haven't had any problems with the tank other then a bit of Hair algae, and diatoms, that I figured is normal. Specially in a new tank.

I was wondering if anyone else uses this water and if anyone has had any problems with it.

AM Ocean Prop 15000l BRAND NEW for sale: Cape Town for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 3:41pm CDT by zayd

Hardware for saleThread title:

AM Ocean Prop 15000l BRAND NEW for sale: Cape Town

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Both

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi

I have one of these units brand new for sale - R1500. Also have a second-hand one for sale that I am currently using for 6 months - R1000.

Selling as I want to add 2 more tunze's and create a wave with the Tunze controller.

Notes:

-

RODI unit wanted

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 2:42pm CDT by Elv

Hi guys

I looking for an RODI unit that's supported locally and well rated/performs.
Anyone know where I can get one?

Elts

T5 connectors

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 12:45pm CDT by Munky82

Tubes , ballast.
What about the wires and connecters ? Does those come with the ballasts or are those separate items ?

Idol marine celebrates women's day

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 10:20am CDT by Bob the (reef)builder

HI REEFERS,

IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S DAY WE ARE OFFERING
20% DISCOUNT ON ALL FISH AND CORAL FROM SAT.
6 AUGUST TILL TUE. 9 AUGUST.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbu p:

WE WILL BE OPEN FROM 9AM TILL 2PM ON TUESDAY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL.
YOURS IN SALT.
IDOL MARINE CREW.:seeya:

Camera chiller

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 9:43am CDT by Keeganp

:lol::lol::lol:

I came across this while looking for marine chiller,
This is hectic DIY...

Welcome

Aptasia.. Slight little problem

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 9:35am CDT by Jeann1

Hello.

Ok, I have read up about this, and have tried a lot of the remedies.. but with no success.. Problem is, Aptasia is poping up everywhere. Guess I have counted about 50+ at the moment.

So, do I go try and get "true Wurdimani" or do I get a Copperband?

Copperband will be a risky option, as it might munch on coral polyps.. so it will be put in DT, left to chow Aptasia, and if it starts munching corals, taken out..

Wurdimani's will work, but are really difficult to find at the moment..

Suggestions?

Suggestions for more fish!

Posted: August 5th, 2011, 8:15am CDT by Elrond

Folks,

My system is up and running, and after 8 months I finally have all the fish in it alive and well:

Bi-colour Blenny
Yellow Tang
Regal Tang
Copperband Butterfly
Firegoby
Sixline Wrasse
Clown
Diamondback Goby

I thought that once I had all these fish, the tank would be full and appear lively and active, I still find it looks a bit sparce from a fish perspective.

I'd love a Powderblue Tang or a Sailfin, but I reckon the Yellow Tang will be a bit agressive towards them (he is towards the Copperband).

My system is 700x700x650.

Any suggestions?

Latest FTS (because a thread without pictures...):

Current USA Nova Extreme T5 X2 Aquarium Lighting Fixture, 2X54 Watt, 48 inch

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 7:59am CDT by Dlaria

Current USA Nova Extreme T5 X2 Aquarium Lighting Fixture, 2X54 Watt, 48 inch
Features:
One 54 Watt TrueLumen 12K and one 54 watt 460nm Actinic Blue T5 HO fluorescent lamp
Dimensions: 48" x 5.5" x 2"
108 Watts
Individually contoured reflectors
Plastic mounting legs
Performance driven electronic ballast. No independent control over 10K and Actinic lamps.

Will this work for my tank? Do I really need it?

I've just got the regular fluorescent bulbs I had when I was running fresh water. Are there fluorescent bulbs I could just substitute for the ones I have; which would work for a reef tank?

Any 1 no what skimmer model this is?

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 7:58am CDT by flamming angel

Its an external reef octa but not sure on the model...any1 have any ideas?

What type of Anemone is this?

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 5:54am CDT by Dlaria

What type of Anemone is this? It's tan in color with little white tips on the ends of the tenticles, yet somewhat translucent. It sure was hungry.

It hitch-hiked in with more of the live rock I got from the LFS. There are some pink mushroom coral on the LR, white sponges, and a starfish (which I killed... the starfish that is.) I felt bad about it :(, but it looked like the bad ones. It was cute.

CPR AeroFuge Protein Skimmer and Medium Refugium. Anyone using one of these?

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 5:43am CDT by Dlaria

CPR AeroFuge Protein Skimmer and Medium Refugium. Anyone using one of these? I just ordered one from the LFS. I've only got a 60 gal tank, and no real room for a sump underneath. It's coming with an 18" light, and the LFS is throwing in live rock rubble.

I'd please

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 11:26pm CDT by FINatic

Hi
Can anyone tell me what these are.
They are poping are all over my front glass.

88000l pool on Top Billing

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 11:10pm CDT by 2time

Didnt know where to post this but did anyone watch Top Billing this week?

Apparently there was a 88000l tank or more a pool than a tank featured on the show, where one can literally swim with the fish.:eek: Do anyone know who's tank it is?

Must watch the repeat.

Interesting article regarding marine toxins

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 9:07pm CDT by Reef Maniac

Here's an extract from an article regarding paleotoxins and other marine toxins relevant to our hobby. What is really mind boggling is the toxicity of this toxin - 6 grams of a particular paleotoxin can kill 1 BILLION mice, or about 250 000 people (assuming one mouse weighs 20 grams, and one person weight 80kg) :eek:

So please, don't upset your zoanthids :whistling:
Quote:

Abstract

Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) are colonial anemones that contain one of the deadliest toxins ever discovered, palytoxin (LD50 in mice 300 ng/kg), but it is generally believed that highly toxic species are not sold in the home aquarium trade. We previously showed that an unintentionally introduced zoanthid in a home aquarium contained high concentrations of palytoxin and was likely responsible for a severe respiratory reaction when an individual attempted to eliminate the contaminant colonies using boiling water. To assess the availability and potential exposure of palytoxin to marine aquarium hobbyists, we analyzed zoanthid samples collected from local aquarium stores for palytoxin using liquid chromatography and high resolution mass spectrometry and attempted to identify the specimens through genetic analysis of 16S and cytochrome c oxidase 1 (COI) markers. We found four specimens of the same apparent species of zoanthid, that we described previously to be responsible for a severe respiratory reaction in a home aquarium, to be available in three aquarium stores in the Washington D.C. area. We found all of these specimens (n = 4) to be highly toxic with palytoxin or palytoxin-like compounds (range 0.53.5 mg crude toxin/g zoanthid). One of the most potent non-protein compounds ever discovered is present in dangerous quantities in a select species of zoanthid commonly sold in the home aquarium trade.

Introduction

In the late 1950's, Dr. Albert H. (Hank) Banner began a program at the University of Hawaii to search for the elusive cause of ciguatera fish poisoning. Dr. Philip Helfrich, a young researcher hired by Banner, began this search by investigating an entry in the Hawaiian dictionary for the limu-make-o-Hana (rough translation deadly seaweed of Hana). This legend dates back to Hawaiian antiquity with tales of Shark Gods, sacred pools, and a seaweed when applied to a warrior's spear would bring sure death to their enemies. The pool became kapu or taboo to the local Hawaiians and it was said that an ill fate would befall anyone who disturbed the sacred site. Every legend holds some basis in fact, and in 1961, Helfrich, accompanied by graduate student John Shupe, tracked down the fabled pool near the village of Mu′olea on the island of Maui and introduced to the world a new species of cnidarian zoanthid (colonial anemone) known as Palythoa toxica. This research led to the discovery of palytoxin (PLTX), one of the most potent natural products ever discovered. Although much of the structural elucidation of palytoxin would be determined from less toxic, but far more abundant, species such as Palythoa tuberculosa none were ever found to be as potent as the samples collected from the tidepools at Mu′olea. Now the legendary limu appears to be exacting its ancient curse once again, but this time upon unsuspecting marine home aquarists. In 2007, we assisted the Georgia poison center in an investigation into a potential dermal intoxication with palytoxin from zoanthids in a home aquarium. During the course of the investigation, we learned of another marine aquarium hobbyist in Virginia who had recently experienced a severe respiratory reaction while trying to eradicate brown non-descript colonies of zoanthids that had arrived as hitchhikers with live rock and were overgrowing more desirable organisms in the tank [account can be found at: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1083843 accessed 12/09/10]. A sample (here called Virginia zoanthid or VAZOA) was found to contain high levels of palytoxin (600 µg crude toxin/g wet zoanthid). Zoanthids are a notoriously problematic taxonomic group and it proved difficult at the time to identify to the species level the sample from the home aquarium in Virginia. Histologic evaluation of preserved polyps could only confirm that it was a Palythoa sp. (D. Fautin, University of Kansas, personal communication). In an attempt to determine the prevalence of palytoxin in aquarium store zoanthids, we purchased several colonies from local aquarium stores and analyzed them for palytoxin. We further performed a molecular analysis in an attempt to identify the colonies to the species level.

Conclusions

Some of the deadliest toxins known to man come from the sea. Maitotoxin produced by tropical single celled dinoflagellates of the genus Gambierdiscus has an intraperitoneal (IP) lethality (in mice) of 50 ng/kg. Meaning 1 gram of toxin can kill 1 billion mice. It is the most potent non-peptide natural product ever discovered. Palytoxin comes in second with an IP mouse lethality of 300 ng/kg. Even though our typical sample size for zoanthids collected in this study was small (0.20.8 g/sample), we calculate that we extracted enough crude toxin from these combined samples to kill 300,000 mice (approx. 2 mg crude toxin calculated by HPLC, standard mouse size of 20 g).
Palytoxins, along with several structurally related compounds (e.g. ostreocins and ovatoxins produced by select marine dinoflagellates) have garnered significant recent attention due to the fact that they are one of the few marine toxins that pose a risk to humans through ingestion (consumption of contaminated seafood), inhalation (exposure to palytoxin containing aerosols), and dermal (exposure to select marine zoanthids) routes of exposure.
Numerous poisonous and venomous animals are available at your local pet store. Animals imported for the pet/aquarium trade are regulated based on their CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) status and not based on potential toxicity. Venomous lionfish (family Scorpaenidae), and alkaloid containing poison dart frogs (family Dentrobatidae) are commonplace. Although more rare, highly venomous (with tetrodotoxin) blue ringed octopuses (Hapalochlaena spp.) can occasionally be found in home aquaria. Furthermore, importation of whole tetrodotoxin containing puffer fish (family Tetraodontidae), which are prohibited for importation (whole) as food, have no such restrictions if they are imported as pets.
There is great debate among marine aquarium enthusiasts on the hazards of keeping zoanthids. Some literature warns that all zoanthids are toxic, while many hobbyists claim that they have been handling these organisms for years without incident (on-line accounts can be found at sites such as www.reefcentral.com). Well documented cases of human poisonings due to exposure to zoanthids in home aquaria are limited, but detailed exposure accounts with confirmation of toxin presence do exist for inhalational and dermal exposures. Additional case reports based on symptoms alone can also be found in the literature. This is the first report to our knowledge that documents both high PLTX presence and phylogenetic identity for commercially available zoanthids from aquarium stores.
It is often difficult to determine the species, let alone geographic origin, for many of the organisms sold in the home aquarium trade. In the case of zoanthids, most specimens are sold under common names such as button polyps, sun polyps, or yellow/orange or green zoas; furthermore, many enthusiasts and websites selling zoanthids use colloquial names such as watermelon, scorpion, people eaters, sunset palys or zoas, etc. Discussions with the owner of aquarium store #1 revealed that he typically acquired zoanthids though the purchase of mixed containers of frags (i.e. coral or rock fragments containing zoanthid colonies) from either importers or wholesalers who typically reported them to be wild caught and of Indo-Pacific origin but with no other accompanying documentation confirming the geographic origin or identity of the specimens. Making the issue of tracing the origin of commercial zoanthids more difficult is the fact that many marine aquarium enthusiasts commonly fragment their colonies and further exchange them outside of retail sale. All of this uncertainty makes it difficult to provide a concise message to aquarium hobbyists on the hazards of keeping this group of organisms. During this investigation, we found that many of the zoanthids commonly sold in the home aquarium trade are non-toxic or weakly-toxic, but a highly toxic variety of Palythoa (possibly P. heliodiscus or P. toxica) is indeed available. It often occurs as a tank contaminant and can be unintentionally introduced with more desirable species or on live rock. Unfortunately, due to the unavailability of molecular data for P. toxica (the limu make o Hana from Hawaiian folklore), we could not determine its relationship to either the toxic specimens from our study or to P. heliodiscus, which available molecular data suggests our toxic specimens are. Hopefully, one day the type location on the island of Maui will be made available for sampling again and the true identity of P. toxica can be determined. Regardless, we have shown that a Palythoa sp. just as toxic as the legendary limu can not only be found outside of the tidepools at Mu′olea, it is available in retail commerce and present in home aquaria, with the owners often unaware of the deadly poisons they are being exposed to.

Hennie

Sad Day today my Poor Fish

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 8:39pm CDT by Xereo

Well i dont really know what to do.
Came home today and seen the power was off.
Well hoping everthing was ok and it was not.
Kole tang Dead :( and the rest of my fish are covered in white spot..
And i mean covered... I have no idea where it came from but yah,

Trying not to stress..

But anyway its just put a damper on this hobby

need help on skimmer(skimz sm 161)

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 8:34pm CDT by duanead

Hi guys I started cycling my tank today and my skimmer pulled out some brown/yellow stuff into cup and after 2hours or so the skimmer wasn't skimming anymore you can here its on but there is no skimming bubbles etc,what can it be?please help

Something on clown. Parasite?

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 7:31pm CDT by pXius

Guys whats this?

I thought it was a sting from my Urchin because both the clowns get quite curious of almost anything new in the tank but its been getting bigger for sure.

Clown is eating like a pig and nothing else seems affected.

Cleaner wrasse has never gone for it either.

Sorry about the glass, my Tunze cleaner magnet is on its way :D

dirty hands?

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 5:50pm CDT by Charl_Stanhope

Hey Masa

Ive been thinking about this alot. obviously we all have different jobs: working with oil,chemicals,soaps etc etc. even if you wash the dishes and fiddle with your tank afterwards. Does your hands retain some sort of the above mentioned "toxins" or does it all get washed away when you wash your hands. even smoking a cigarette before a water change. doesnt stuff cling,stay on your hands(even after a GOOD wash ) and land up in the water when you fiddle with your tank. what do you guys think of this? couldnt this be why some setups crash?

DOES THIS ALL MAKE SENSE.:P sorry if its confusing but im confused. :blush::whistling::blush::whistling: maybe its the :peroni::peroni: talking :lol::lol:

Looking for Chaeto - JHB (Honeydew)

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 5:19pm CDT by tekkengal

Hi All,

I want to get some Chaeto for my nano tank, went looking for some at VIP, Jungle Aquatics and Lifestyle Nursery but they either didn't have any or had no clue what I was talking about.

Anyhoo, if anyone knows where I could buy some could you please point me in the right direction? Also, how much do I need? I have an Aquaria 37l nano.

Thanks in advance! :thumbup:

New dosing pumps and Mixing container

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 3:30pm CDT by lanzo

Hi Guys

We Yesterday received stock of the new Dosing pumps!!! Cheap and it work like a bomb

Here with a picture with our new Dorry Pets Mixing facility

Add your weeks required coral food...connect to your dosing pump.....put the pumps on your profilux timer or any other timer so that the food is in suspention while feeding without the coral food getting warmed up.

Never shake another bottle again;)

New Corals + Fish in stock

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 2:18pm CDT by Moolis

Hi reefers

We have just started unpacking and dripping in a nice selection of corals and fish from Indonesia.

This is the species list: Corals 1st then fish

Hard - Colored Echinophora 2 Colors - Echinophora Lamellosa
Hard - Crystal Coral Green - Galaxea Fascicularis
Hard - Encrusting Coral (Color) - Blastomussa Wellsi
Hard - Special Green Metallic Jewelpot - Goniopora Stokesi
Hard - Special Symphyllia 2 Colors - Symphyllia Spp.
Hard - Multicolor Tube Worms - Porites Spp.
Soft - Big Eye Green Pimple Mushrooms/Leaf - Ricordia Florida
Soft - Blue Daisy Polyps - Cornularia Spec.
Soft - Colored Ringed Mushroom - Discosoma Sp.
Soft - Green Clove Polyps - Cornularia Spec.
Soft - Green Daisy Polyps - Cornularia Spec.
Soft - Green Metallic Clove Polyps - Cornularia Spec.
Soft - Green Metallic Sand Polyp - Zoanthus Spec.
Soft - Green Metallic Sand Polyp - Zoanthus Spec.
Soft - Green Skin Star Polyps - Briareum Sp.
Soft - Pink Sand Polyp - Zoanthus Spec
Soft - Polyps Zoanthus Garden - Zoanthus Spec. XL
Soft - Special Button Polyps - Zoanthus Propalythoa - XL
Soft - Special Star Polyps Metallic Green - Clavularia Viridis
Soft - Star Polyps Metallic Green - Clavularia Viridis

Angel - Majestic Angel - Euxiphipops Navarchus - 5"-up
Angel - Bicolor Angel - Centropyge Bicolor
Angel - Grey Orange-Striped Angel - Centropyge Eibli
Angel - Zebra Angel - Genicanthus Lamarck - REEF SAFE!!
Cardinal - Cardinal Fish - Pterapogon Kauderni
Goby - Occelated Gudgeon - Valenciennea Longipinnis
Goby - Pennant Glider - Valenciennea Strigata
Goby - Two Spot Goby - Signigobius Biocellatus
Goby - Valancienne's Goby - Valanciennea Muralis
Goby - Yellow Prawn Goby (Male) - Cryptocentrus Cinctus
Tang - Blonde Naso Tangs - Naso Elegans - L
Tang - Foxface fish - Lo Vulpinus - M/L
Tang - Foxface fish - Lo Vulpinus - L
Tang - Irian Chocolate Surgeon - Acanthurus Pyroferus - ADULT
Wrasse - Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides Dimidatus
Wrasse - Golden Rainbow Fish - Halichoeres Chrysus
Wrasse - Green Wrasse - Halichoerus Chloropterus
Wrasse - Lubbock Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus Lubbocki

New Shipment (Friday)

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 12:55pm CDT by Oceanson

Hi all Reefer's,

New Shipment lands tommorrow we will be getting the following in:

We have a 14 day alive gaurantee on marine Fish (terms and conditions apply)

Red Coral Perch Anthias squamipinnis FEMALE

Orange - Pink Coral Perch
Nemanthias carberry FEMALE
Orange - Pink Coral Perch Nemanthias carberry MALE
Giant Tube Anemone--Choco Sunrise Cerianthus Sp (MD/LG)
Red Star Fish Fromia monilis
Yellowtail Electric Blue Damsel Pomacentrus melanochir
Sohal Tang Acanthurus sohal < 4">
Red Lined Butterfly Fish Chaetodon semilarvatus [3-4"]
Longsnouted Butterfly Forcipiger longirostris (LG)
Yellowtail Anemone Fish Amphiprion clarki
Golden Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys aureus
Red Sea Regal Angel Fish Pygoplites dicanthus (LG)
Longsnouted Butterfly Forcipiger longirostris (LG)
Purple Tang Zebrasoma xanthurus (3-4")
Olive Surgeon Acanthurus nigricauda
Powder Blue Surgeon Acanthurus leucosternon<SM>
Vagabundus Butterfly Chaetodon Decussatus (SM)
Emperor Angelfish [Orange Tail] Pomocanthus imperator [AD]
Pennant Coral fish Heniochus acuminatus <SM>
Bright Red Wild Nemo Clown [LG] Amphiprion ocellaris
Red Spotted Blenny Istiblennius Chysospilos
Orange Spotted Blenny Istiblennius Chysospilos (LG)
Dot Dash Blenny Escenius lineatus
Blue Star Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon biparatitus
Blue Eye Lemon Peel Angel Centropyge flavissimus [SM/MD]
Shipment only lands late afternoon.

Trading Hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm
Sat - Sun 10am - 3pm
Monday CLOSED

email: oceansoncpt@gmail.com
tell: 0215527553

OCEANSON AQUARIUM

DIY Chiller

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 12:50pm CDT by gavster

Ok so I'm sitting in an obviously riveting board meeting and staring at the water cooler and wondering why these cheap devices can't be converted into chillers? @lIghty and the other electrical guru's?

niger trigger or red tooth trigger x 2 for sale: jhb south

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 11:11am CDT by Donovan

Fish for saleCommon Name:

niger trigger or red tooth trigger x 2

Scientific Name:

-

Size of fish

9cm an 13 cm

How long have you had the fish?

8 months

Is the fish eating?

yes everything including lance fish off the tongs

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

jhb south

Price:

R400 and R450

Photo's:

Notes:

-

Foxface x 2 for sale: jhb south

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 11:06am CDT by Donovan

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Foxface x 2

Scientific Name:

-

Size of fish

10 cm and 12 cm

How long have you had the fish?

8 months

Is the fish eating?

yes pellets flakes nori

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

jhb south

Price:

R350 and R400

Photo's:

Notes:

-

Help! Need help with a bad leak.

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 9:17am CDT by ZaxXx

Hi
I've got a really stubborn leak from my over flow outlet... Tried silicone enough times but it hasn't helped (dried the area before applying).
What can I use to stop the leak from the bottom of the tank fitting? Something that can work even if the area is wet , won't harm the water and will be strong enough to take the pressure??

PLEASE help!

Feeding your mini Nenni

Posted: August 4th, 2011, 8:56am CDT by ziyaadb

1st of i do not apologise for the quality of the pics! Its a black berry damit.
Easy as pie
1 - have a healthy mini nennie

2- get your food of choice, in this case whole lance fish from Ocean nutrition. I am sure squid, hake, prawn and pellets will also be consumed

3 - Show the reefing comunity the size of the lance fish that the mini nenni will eat

4 - Put the fish into the mini nenni

5 - watch it eat it

6 - leave the nenni alone to enjoy its meal

Hope u enjoyed

Power cut to parts of Diepriver area tomorow

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 11:15pm CDT by Perky pets superstore

We got a newsletter from the municipality yesterday, that they are doing upgrading of certain breakers...
Power to our building and connecting lines ( parts of Diep river ) will be off from 8:30 - 5:00 tomorrow.
So if you are in our area and your not sure , call the relevant department and see if you are effected.

Just realized that there will be no masa or tell lines either...
If anybody needs anything , my cell number is 0832336006

Good luck
David

Various corals for sale: Cape Town

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 11:05pm CDT by Tony Ingram

Various corals for saleCommon Names:

Acropora SPS

Scientific Names:

-

Size of coral

Big about the size of a small soccer ball

How long have you had the corals?

-

Shipping or Collection only:

collect and shipped at buyers expence and risk

Your location.

Cape Town

Price:

R650

Photo's:

Notes:

-

RO pump

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 10:50pm CDT by coralline

Hi guys,

I'm looking for an Reverse Osmosis booster pump - my RO system is a 5-stage with a 75 GPD membrane.
Used is fine:P

Thanks:thumbup:

foxface doing the foxtrot

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 10:42pm CDT by Orka

I have a new foxface the first morning before the lights came on I thought he is a goner but came home at 11 and he was normal colour and sort of swimming the problem is he swims with his nose inthe air and his tail down. When the lights went out they fade over 5 min he just dropped right there and lay down nose in the air against the glass in his bannana pyjamas. Why does he swimthis way? and why not look for a good place to sleep? This is a realy strange fish I hope all is OK

what's your poison of choice?

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 10:12pm CDT by Relborg

In my quest for the never the ending requirement of knowledge for reef keeping :)

I'm now trying to figure out what to dose and when to start

Is it as "simple" as testing your water for calcium, alk, magnesium etc and adding what's short or do you have a fixed routine of dosing or is there a daily/weekly supplement you guys use (possibly in conjunction with the aforementioned?

I get it that when there's something that's short or wrong one needs to understand why first before just chucking stuff/chemicals in and I have read through pages and pages of water chemistry articles but would like some hands on examples ...

There's sooo many products out there

So in short and just to get some idea:
what do you dose and why?

Remember "sharing is caring" ;)

Lighting without chiller?

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 9:48pm CDT by mornewil

Hi Guys

Im busy building light fitting that will house 3x 150w MH & 4x 28w T5's.
My tank depth is 800mm and im planning to suspend this fitting 300mm
above my tank.

My questions...

1. Will this be sufficient to keep most corals?
2. Will i need a chiller or will 4 120x120mm fans inbetween my MH's blowing down be okay?

Thanks in advance!!!!

Sundial snails

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 9:44pm CDT by Max98

Hi.

I found this snail between some of my zoanthids. Looks like sundial snails.

Would coral rx work to get rid of it?

Thanks

New Aquaria Nano

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 9:18pm CDT by no_to_cyanide

First off, Hello to everyone at MASA, I have just joined and am very impressed with the site and members!

I have decided to try my hand at nano reef keeping. I have had several tanks in the past but with my large DT cracking aswell as other things i retired from the marine hobby for a brief 2 years. When walking into my lfs the other day i saw this great little nano for R1400 and i couldn't resist buying it.

I set the tank up about 4 weeks ago with NSW and about 6 kgs of cured LR. I have a seio m620 in the display and a little DSB with some Chaeto in the refugium. I removed the filter floss and ceramic rings and replaced it with lots of small pieces of LR aswell as phosphate remover. Also do small weekly doses of Calcium.

Stock ( early days)
2 x turbo snails
1 x fire shrimp
6-7kgs live rock

FTS

Fuge with live rock, chaeto and DSB

Future mods
Auto top up...

Finally became a member!!!

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 8:57pm CDT by nickname

Hi!

My name is Nick. About a year and a half ago I moved from the Netherlands to South Africa. While living in Amsterdam I had a "mini" marine tank, upgraded that in South Africa to a Boyu 550 (still small, but you have to start somewhere!). I do have plans to build a bigger tank, but I will take my time for that, is going to be a nice project. I will tell more about that later. First I will post a few photos of my boyu, that really looks nice at the moment thanks to dallasg!!! Thanks for helping me dallas!!! I need your help for the new project as well :whistling:......

Don't look at the spelling mistakes that I will make sometimes... :lol:

:seeya:

Bristleworm!!!

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 6:49pm CDT by vinesh

Hi, I am very new to this game. My tank is currently 7 weeks old. I managed to take a photograph of someithing, which my local pet shop identified as bristleworm. Having read some previous encounters on this site, I am now terrified to put my hands into the tank. Is there a way to get rid of them? I believe you can make a trap with some pvc pipping and end caps. What size hole do I drill into the end caps and what would be appropriate bait?

Also, the other day I noticed something stuck to the glass in the form of a spiral. When I attempted to remove it (this was before I saw the bristleworm!!!), it felt like mucous and broke into pieces. Its a pity I did not photograph it. Any ideas what this could be?

Other than that, tanks coming on well, got 2 cleaner shrimps, a few hermits and a few turbo snails.

Thank you

Importing duties on hardware

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 5:59pm CDT by Louis Scheepers

I posted this in another thread, but I think it is better to create a new thread. Will be a good reference for everyone!

If you import hardware (lights, pumps, etc. etc.) what will the import duties be? Is it a percentage of the price?

What would it be on a $ 100 and $ 500 sale?

Goniopora swollen

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 5:41pm CDT by 2time

I've just seen my goni all swollen, apparently this is the second time this has happened and what I could find on the net is that it is feeding. I know it is a hard coral to care for so please dont jump down my throat but it has been doing well(new polyps growing) since I got it, about two months back.(just hope I didnt jinx it, as when ever some one asks about my tank or something, something always go wrong:P)

Could it be feeding? The thing is I have not fed it recently. And the first time it happened I was told my arrow crab was riding it.:whistling:

The swollenness is receding and the polyps are more out now, but was bigger than in the pic before I saw it.

@RiaanP, @Tony, @leslie hempel, @viper357, @459b, @Alan
and the rest of the MASA gang.:)

Please excuse the very dirty glass.:blush:

Clams and sunlight

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 4:41pm CDT by Zuna

Hi guys

I saw the most awesome thing this morning.

around about 8am this morning the sun shines through my window and directly onto my little nano in my room.

my clams decide that they want the sunlight so the close and opened up again and in doing so they managed to turn around directly in to the light

these are pics of them

washing substrate

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 4:32pm CDT by gmohr

My substrate is very dirty so I decided to clean it. Can I wash it with fresh water or do I have to use salt water. I do not want to kill the bacteria in it.????
Any ideas.

Whole Freshwater Aquarium Setup For Sale

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 3:26pm CDT by Bonzai

Jebo All-in-one Tank (Canopy,2xlights,pump,filter etc) - 90L Volume
+ Substrate
+ 1 x Freshwater Plant
+ Rocks for landscaping
+ 150W Heater
+ Extra Filter Material
+ Water purifiers
+ Freshwater Fish medicines
+ Freshwater Fish food
+ Net
+ Planter & Scrubber
+ Charcoal
+ Extra lights
+ Digital Thermometer
+ Extra Pump for Jebo
+ Power pump
+ Hospital Tank (300mm x 250mm x 250mm)

Also

Hexagon Tank (320mm x 450mm)
+ Canopy
+ 2 x lights
+ 2 x Ballasts
+ Internal Power pump & Filter
+ Medium Overflow / Waterfall Filter
+ Small Overflow / Waterfall Filter
+ Dual Air Pump
+ Undergravel Filter
+ Extra Tubing
+ Net
+ Filter Material
+ Charcoal

And then

1 x Albino Claria/ Stinging Catfish - 250mm long
1 x Pangasius
2 x Albino Pleco's
1 x Bronze Cory
1 x Pepper Cory
1 x Panda Cory
1 x Khuli Loach
1 x Pakistani Loach
1 x Chinese Algae eater
1 x Jaguar Catfish
1 x Banjo Catfish
1 x Chocolate Catfish

Everything worth - R3000

If you're interested I'll sell everything for R2000.00 onco

PM me, or sms me on 083 345 9325

Thanks

Stand - Cabinet

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 2:11pm CDT by Elv

Hi All

Looking for someone that can build a custom Aquarium stand ?
I haven't seen it been done before, so want someone that thinks they can pull it off.

Regards

Elton Lau

Tsr all led shop tank

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 1:37pm CDT by Submariner

WE THOUGHT WE WOULD SHARE SOME INFO ON OUR SHOP TANK.

TANK HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR +- 16 WEEKS

SPECS

900 X 900 X 500 TANK

RUNNING VOLUME INCLUDING SUMP +- 409 LITERS

FILTRATION

SKIMMER ALPHA 170

ZEOVIT REACTOR 1KG MEDIA

CARBON REACTOR 1 KG CARBON

45 KG INDO LIVE ROCK

FLOW

HYDOR WAVEMAKER 22 X HYDOR KORALIA 6 PUMPS

LIGHTING

2 X VERTEX ILLUMILUX LED UNITS 54 WATTS EACH (Cree XPE LED'S)

SOME PICS TAKEN WITH MY PHONE (WILL GET SOME BETTER PICS WITH MY CAMERA SOON)

are these rocks(lr) dying???

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 1:35pm CDT by malooda

hi

iv had these rocks in my tank for about 7 weeks and they have kinda started to grow this white layer over them.
is the coraline?
is it ok?
if its not fine, what should i do?

Extreme Gaming PC for sale

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 10:32am CDT by Jeann1

Hi.

I have a 8 month old gaming system for sale. Not being used anymore, as I dont have the time.. :(

PC is custom built, all parts only 8 month's old.

Coolermaster Haf 923 Tower
Coolermaster Ultimate Circuit Protection 1100w Power Supply
Coolermaster Aquagate Max Watercooling kit for CPU only
Asus Crosshair formula 4 Republic Of Gamers Motherboard
AMD Phenom II 3.21Ghz x6 Core CPU
4 x 2Gb Kinston Hyper-X DDR3 2000 with Blue Heatsink
2 x Asus 5870 Matrix 2Ghz DDR5 Graphics Cards in Crossfire
2 x Wester Digital Raptor 37Gb 15 000 RPM Sata II Harddrives in Raid 5 (74GB) vir Operating system
Lg Lightscribe DVD-RW Drive SATA II
LG Blu-Ray-RW Drive SATA II
3 x Samsung Syncmaster BX2331 LED HDMI monitors. Monitors ATi Eyefinity ready, including all cables for Eyefinity gaming. (3 ore more monitors for realistic gaming)
Roccat Arvu Gaming Keyboard
Roccat Kone Gaming Mouse
Roccat Sense Gaming Mousepad

All Samsung and Asus product carry a Factory warranty of 3 years.
Kingston Hyper-X memory has a lifetime warranty.

Pc has never been overclocked, as it is fast enough stock-standard.

PM me for price, as you will have to sit down at that moment :P.

Pictures of pc can be supplied, on request.

New team member

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 10:24am CDT by lanzo

Hi Guys

We would like to introduce Jean Van Niekerk to Masa...our new Member to the Dorry Pets family

WELCOME TO MASA JEAN

ship in durban????

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 10:19am CDT by Philip.Cloete

Hey ppl im in durban at the moment and would like to check out some marine shops can someone pls give me the street names of a place that is worth visiting just want to check out some fish and accesories

Thanks!!!!

ID Please - Long stem

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 8:22am CDT by mytank

Hey all,

Did some changing in LR and also a 50% water change, I notice this guy all of a sudden. He only comes out during the night as soon as there is light takes him about 15 seconds to disapear into a hole in the rock.

His stem is about 10 to 15cm long and never seen him with long tenticles.

What is it?

Frogspawn heads

Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 8:18am CDT by Duri

Hi all

two of my frogspawn heads are not expanding.
It recently fell but it was just for a minute.
now it just stays small and dark green.
can I just dip it in an iodine solution and will it work?

thx

Refill C02 bottle

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 7:56am CDT by Ross

Howdy guys

I need my C02 bottle refilled. Hopefully Idol has so I can swap it out.

I was thinking, what if they don't have. That could be a problem as I am sure this could mess with my tank a lot.

I tried a local Paintball shop and they looked at me like I was stupid. When I eventually got them to understand they did not have the right connections.

Any Paintball or other places you guys can think off in the Sunnighill, Randburg, Randpark Ridge area?

wanted T s 1

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 7:47am CDT by eric.f

wanted T s 1 skimmer or similar . - East rand or durban

Saltwater icecubes?

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 6:56am CDT by Dlaria

Can I make saltwater icecubes to help cool down my tank? I can't afford a chiller, and it's 109 - 114 degrees F here this week. My airconditioner just broke, so we're running on window units. The living room's lucky to get below 84 at night. (That's where the tank is.)

Trying to get cycle going, but no ammonia...

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 3:30am CDT by Dlaria

Hi there. I set up my first marine. Used prime. Let it set a couple of days. Tested ok for everything, so I threw in a live rock (Cured at the LFS), bottled beneficial bacteria, a couple of hermits, a snail and two fish. (Don't hate me for it. Read I could use a couple of fish to get the cycle going. I won't let them get too stressed. I'll do partial changes if needed.) I'm constantly checking water quality and am seeing no signs what so ever of any stress on the fish. My problem is, it's been 5 days and no ammonia what so ever is showing up. PH is steady at 8.2, Alk is good, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite. The fish are active, happy, eating, etc. Why is there no ammonia showing up?

Base for Live Rock

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 1:08am CDT by Paul B

I like to keep my rocks off my substrait as much as posable but most of my rocks are large and heavy because I collected them in the sea.
Much of my new rock is hollow PVC with cement coating it. I am soon going to re aquascape and I will keep the rocks lifted off the gravel with these
structures. When it is in the tank under the real rocks, it should not be visable except for the column legs.
This first picture is of course the construction.
The thing cost less than a buck and took about an hour to complete

Red Dragon Pumps

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 9:23pm CDT by Reefguy

Hi
Does anybody kow where I can source Red Dragon RD3 pumps in SA??
Thanks

Urgent help needed Please help on Clown fish

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 7:50pm CDT by nepellew

Hey recently i have noticed my one clown fish started getting black spots in it , no abnormal behaviour and normal eating have no clue what it could be now I see my other clown has the same thing but they all seem normal could any one shed some light on this thanks

Re-introducing Aragonite

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 7:37pm CDT by brentv

Hey Guys,
I redid my display tank about 2 months ago, leaving the aragonite I used as substrate in a bucket, rinsing it with a hosepipe about 4 times over the last month .
I would like to return it to my display, but was wondering what is gonna be a good way to really clean it???
There is a definate sulfur crappy smell coming out of the bucket when I rinse and the water goes grey whenever I do this??
I heard the best is to spread it out over plastic or something and let it dry in the sun for a few weeks... but dogs in the garden, and other reasons are making me not wanna do this.
Can I microwave it or bake it in the oven???
Ideas???:blush:

elecrical or generator guru"s please help

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 6:27pm CDT by duanead

Hi guys so I'm setting up my tank and everything is fine,but ill need something to keep my pump alive when the power goes down,what can I buy and what would you guys suggest?

ricordea and flow

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 6:18pm CDT by pXius

So I know these guys prefer lower flow, unfortunately both of mine are in highish flow areas, not direct but they've got quite a bit of movement going.

I specifically want them to cover the rocks where I placed them, will their growth be comprised by the higher flow?

kenya tree frag for sale: Centurion

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 5:59pm CDT by Tiger eye

Single frag for saleCommon Name:

kenya tree

Scientific Name:

-

Size of coral

+-3 Cm

How long have you had the coral?

3 weeks

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Your location.

Centurion

Price:

R 60

Photo's:

Hi guys ive got 3 Kenya Tree frags up for sale at R 60 a frag.
Here are two pics.

Notes:

-

10 Easiest Fish to keep

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 4:15pm CDT by Jeann1

What is the 10 easiest Marine Fish to keep ?

@dallasg made 2 very informative sticky's about your first inverts and LPS corals, but what about the fish?

so, In You're Opinion, what is the top 10 easiest Marine fish to keep ?

I'm looking for pumps and a skimmer

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 3:59pm CDT by gavster

Hey guys.

I'm looking for 2 x GOOD second hand Vortech Mp 40's (maybe even MP 10's) and a 1200-1500l Reef Octo in sump skimmer.

I can afford new, but im just trying to see if i can save some money so they must be in good condition please...:thumbup:

Please assist

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 2:47pm CDT by devesh.r

how do i resize photos to upload here

Please assist

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 2:47pm CDT by devesh.r

how do i resize photos to upload here

Achilles Tang

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 2:07pm CDT by pXius

My system was built with the mindset of only having 2 tangs.

A PB and a Achilles. I've done my research on this tang from day one and I'm starting to look around.

Just to keep the tang police happy, display is 600L, very high flow, especially between 40-70cm high area and quite a few rock caves to hide in.

My PB is a happy guy and I have never had ICH of any sort in my tank, I'm sure the PB would have showed signs by now if I did. I've got a quarantine tank set up at a friends house with my salt with salinity and tank temps identical to mine just for this guy.

Because they are hard to get I wont be picky on size but if the PB becomes a hassle I'll do the in-tank-basket thing until he calms down.

There's a sponsor that'll MAYBE get one in the near future but like we all know they don't ship well so my hopes aren't high.

If anyone knows of Achilles at a LFS, preferably a reputable one stocking one please PM me, I'd like to go and have a look. (would obviously be a bonus if he's eating well).

ATM my PB follows a wide diet including Ocean Nutrition sea weed (Doesn't like the red though).

Tank mates will include the PB obviously, 2 clowns, foxface, 2 royal grammas, a cleaner wrasse and soon a 6 spot blenny.

Besides the CUC that'll be the only LS, I'm more of a coral guy.

Any input/advice/criticism welcome.

Achilles Tang

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 2:07pm CDT by pXius

Achilles Tang

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 2:07pm CDT by pXius

1,8m System for sale: Standerton

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 1:46pm CDT by freek

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

1,8m System

Location:

Standerton

Shipping or Collection only:

Collect

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Price R6000.00

System consists of:

Mushroom about 26
Malu or Magnifica Nennie
Zoa's
Suncorals - Black, Yellow, Turret and Orange

Gorgonians - Brown (Photo synhetic), White, Yellow whip,Yellow and Purple, Yellow

Spiral coral

Orange Ricordia
Dirrefrent colours button polyps
Star polyps (Fine, Brown)
Chilly Coral
Doughnut coral

Night Anemone

Around 30kg liverock

Fish
Copperband
2X Anthias
4 X Blue chromis
1 X Midas blennie
1 X Sandsifter Gobie
1 X Wrasse
2 X Threadfin Cardinal
1 X Firecracker

Hardware
Tank 1,8
150W MH
3 X 38W Ballast with tubes
3 X 300W
2 X Pump (Wet & Dry) 5800L
3 X Sunsun Powerheads
2 X Powerheads (Unknow)
1 X 2ft refrigium
1 X 3 ft sump

Notes:

-

1,8m System for sale: Standerton

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 1:46pm CDT by freek

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

1,8m System

Location:

Standerton

Shipping or Collection only:

Collect

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Price R6000.00

System consists of:

Mushroom about 26
Malu or Magnifica Nennie
Zoa's
Suncorals - Black, Yellow, Turret and Orange

Gorgonians - Brown (Photo synhetic), White, Yellow whip,Yellow and Purple, Yellow

Spiral coral

Orange Ricordia
Dirrefrent colours button polyps
Star polyps (Fine, Brown)
Chilly Coral
Doughnut coral

Night Anemone

Around 30kg liverock

Fish
Copperband
2X Anthias
4 X Blue chromis
1 X Midas blennie
1 X Sandsifter Gobie
1 X Wrasse
2 X Threadfin Cardinal
1 X Firecracker

Hardware
Tank 1,8
150W MH
3 X 38W Ballast with tubes
3 X 300W
2 X Pump (Wet & Dry) 5800L
3 X Sunsun Powerheads
2 X Powerheads (Unknow)
1 X 2ft refrigium
1 X 3 ft sump

Notes:

-

1,8m System for sale: Standerton

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 1:46pm CDT by freek

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

1,8m System

Location:

Standerton

Shipping or Collection only:

Collect

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Price R6000.00

System consists of:

Mushroom about 26
Malu or Magnifica Nennie
Zoa's
Suncorals - Black, Yellow, Turret and Orange

Gorgonians - Brown (Photo synhetic), White, Yellow whip,Yellow and Purple, Yellow

Spiral coral

Orange Ricordia
Dirrefrent colours button polyps
Star polyps (Fine, Brown)
Chilly Coral
Doughnut coral

Night Anemone

Around 30kg liverock

Fish
Copperband
2X Anthias
4 X Blue chromis
1 X Midas blennie
1 X Sandsifter Gobie
1 X Wrasse
2 X Threadfin Cardinal
1 X Firecracker

Hardware
Tank 1,8
150W MH
3 X 38W Ballast with tubes
3 X 300W
2 X Pump (Wet & Dry) 5800L
3 X Sunsun Powerheads
2 X Powerheads (Unknow)
1 X 2ft refrigium
1 X 3 ft sump

Notes:

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What i used to get rid of Bryopsis...

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 1:34pm CDT by Braco

I went and bought some Hydrogen Peroxide 30 volume and mixed this into a 500ml RO water spray bottle with a solution ratio 1:3...1=Hydrogen & 3=RO Water.

Each rock which contains the briopsis or any kind of algae i removed from my DT and placed in a bucket with some DT water to rinse it off later.
The solution which i mixed i spray the entire rock with it all over the briopsis or algae
Certain rocks had Zoa's, Barley Polyps, Yuma Ricordia's and Daisy's growing on it.
All these corals close once removed from the water i sprayed all around the yuma's but really gave it a good spray on all of them.
I then left the rocks standing on the table for about 1-2minutes you will see small bubbles forming throughout the algae.
I then rinse it off in the bucket with the DT water and place it back into the DT.
About 8-10 hrs later you will see that the briopsis turns white and with the flow in your tank gets ripped of the rock and or like in my case the CUC came to clean up the rock further.

I hope this helps but please also bear in mind that if you should spray this on rocks with coraline algae the coraline will turn white...but should be back in no time..

I have done this twice already and even used a cloth damped it in Hydrogen Peroxide to and wiped my DT front glass..also be aware that if you are going to be dosing this at a later stage it can kill off all macro algae growing in your sump or tank.

Since i have clean my rocks i had no more huge algae problems although there are patches here and there but nothing to worry about or alarming as to take over my corals as before.

Please by mindful that this has worked for me..and it is only my 2 cents worth sharing..

What i used to get rid of Bryopsis...

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 1:34pm CDT by Braco

I went and bought some Hydrogen Peroxide 30 volume and mixed this into a 500ml RO water spray bottle with a solution ratio 1:3...1=Hydrogen & 3=RO Water.

Each rock which contains the briopsis or any kind of algae i removed from my DT and placed in a bucket with some DT water to rinse it off later.
The solution which i mixed i spray the entire rock with it all over the briopsis or algae
Certain rocks had Zoa's, Barley Polyps, Yuma Ricordia's and Daisy's growing on it.
All these corals close once removed from the water i sprayed all around the yuma's but really gave it a good spray on all of them.
I then left the rocks standing on the table for about 1-2minutes you will see small bubbles forming throughout the algae.
I then rinse it off in the bucket with the DT water and place it back into the DT.
About 8-10 hrs later you will see that the briopsis turns white and with the flow in your tank gets ripped of the rock and or like in my case the CUC came to clean up the rock further.

What i used to get rid of Bryopsis...

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 1:34pm CDT by Braco

I went and bought some Hydrogen Peroxide 30 volume and mixed this into a 500ml RO water spray bottle with a solution ratio 1:3...1=Hydrogen & 3=RO Water.

Each rock which contains the briopsis or any kind of algae i removed from my DT and placed in a bucket with some DT water to rinse it off later.
The solution which i mixed i spray the entire rock with it all over the briopsis or algae
Certain rocks had Zoa's, Barley Polyps, Yuma Ricordia's and Daisy's growing on it.
All these corals close once removed from the water i sprayed all around the yuma's but really gave it a good spray on all of them.
I then left the rocks standing on the table for about 1-2minutes you will see small bubbles forming throughout the algae.
I then rinse it off in the bucket with the DT water and place it back into the DT.
About 8-10 hrs later you will see that the briopsis turns white and with the flow in your tank gets ripped of the rock and or like in my case the CUC came to clean up the rock further.

Are you kidding me????

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 12:26pm CDT by viper357

Look at this tank, insane, and I'm not talking about the colourful corals...

Some points I picked up on:

I don't use any additives other than iodine, which I dose once a month if I remember. No blue bottles, no vials of bacteria, no secrets or magic potions. I use a Deltec calcium reactor which keeps up with Ca and Alk demand.
A deep sand bed, cheato and xenia
One thing this reef tank has demonstrated is just how little is needed, it has helped me realise there's a lot of stuff I don't need.
There is no live rock, just a few bits of dead reef bones

How crazy simple is this tank yet look at the corals :eek::eek:

Read all about it here - '+ imgTitle +' | Tank of the Month | UltimateReef.Com

signs of over stocking...

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 12:06pm CDT by NeilSmit

Hi all

I have a 1.6x0.7x0.7m display tank, with a 1.2x.0.7x0.25m sump.
I use a dsb, LR, cheato, carbon, phosphate reactor and a AM3000 skimmer.
What would the signs be of over stocking?

Currently I have:
2xclowns (oscelaris)
2xbangai cardinals
1xpurple fire fish
1xleopard wrasse
1xyellow tail spotted wrasse
1xblue cheeked goby
1xyellow tang(m)
1xregal tang(m)
1xnaso tang(m)
1xpowder brown tang(m)
1xcoral beauty
1xpotters angel
3xblue green chromis
1xmidas blenny
1xpurple fish (almost like a midas, but more luer atrebutes)

2xcleaner shrimp
2xfire shrimp
2xcleaner starfish
1xlongspine sea urchin

Lots of coral...
1xmagnifica anenome(L)
1xbubble tip (xs)

I'm currently feeding 5 times a day to make sure everyone gets something to eat.
I have diatoms, small patch. The current tank has been running for 5 months.
But 1/3 of the stock is from my old tank, which was running for 2 years.
Most of the LR and sand was from the old tank.

New skimmers first time in s.a.

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 11:52am CDT by Submariner

THE QUALITY OF THESE SKIMMER'S HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED.

WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST SKIMMER WE HAVE EVER SEEN AT T.S.R.

SOME PICS TO GET YOU GUYS DROOLING.

MODELS ON DISPLAY AT OUR SHOP

ALPHA 170, ALPHA 200 AND ALPHA 300

ALPHA 170

RATED FOR 850 LITER DISPLAY
AIR INTAKE 1000-1200 LPH
BASE DIAMETER 220mm
NECK DIAMETER 110mm
HEIGHT 585mm
PUMP RED DRAGON 1000 18 WATTS

LAUNCH PRICE R6599

ALPHA 200

RATED FOR 1150 LITER DISPLAY
AIR INTAKE 1700 -2000 LPH
BASE DIAMETER 255mm
NECK DIAMETER 127mm
HEIGHT 585mm
PUMP RED DRAGON 1500 28 WATTS

LAUNCH PRICE R 7599

ALPHA 300

RATED FOR 2450 LITER DISPLAY
AIR INTAKE 3600 -4600 LPH
BASE DIAMETER 350mm
NECK DIAMETER 165mm
HEIGHT 690mm
2 X PUMP RED DRAGON 1500 (78 WATTS COMBINED)

LAUNCH PRICE R 12599

SOME CLOSE UPS

Coral frags

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 11:04am CDT by Bluemotion

Hi does anyone know where in Pretoria one can buy coral frags, i have a nano and by purshasing coral frags i can have more species of coral in the tank, thank in advance for any advice

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Womens Day Celebration

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 10:35am CDT by Steve Warren

Womens Day Celebration

In celebration of Womens Day on 09 August 2011, all women will be able to visit Bayworld free of charge. (Men and children pay normal fee)

View a variety of Eastern Cape reptiles while strolling through the Snake Park, embark on an exciting journey through time in the Museum. See the latest exhibition on children prams and the robotic dinosaurs in the Dinosaur Park which is extended by popular demand. Enjoy behind the scenes at the Snake Park and guided tours within the Museum as well as meeting our Penguins with their march.

Bayworld opens at 09:00 and closes at 16:30.

JsPLAYnz 2m dream up for grabz for sale: rondebosch east - CT

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 9:44am CDT by JsPLAYn

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

JsPLAYnz 2m dream up for grabz

Location:

rondebosch east - CT

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

DT: 2mx600x600(10mm)
ST: 1.5m x450x500(8mm)
Stand 2mx600x950
Skimmer: reefocto xp5000int cone (2400l/h)
Heater: 2x300watt via aqua
Phos reactor: reefocto (1000l/h)
Nitrate reductor powerlab(1000l/h)
Kalk reactor powerlab (1000l/h)
Powerlab auto top off unit
Powerlab ozoniser
Flow: 3xsun sun (2x5000l/h an 12000l/h)
Lighting: 3x150w MH (2x10k an 14k) ,
4x900mm dual T5 units 39watt(2x10k ,4xactinic ,2xcoralstar)

DT has 20x20 corner overflow wit a durso to deadin sound, water runs down a 50mm tubing into 1st chamber via a reefocto pro 400mic filter sock,1st chamber hosts reefocto skimmer .wide baffle b4 2nd chamber hosts 300 watt heater, then comes the middle chamber(500x450) DSB 15cm thick with good flow over it an also used as refugium containing LR rubble,mangrove plant an chaeto an calurpa an other macro algaes for nutrient export with an attached jebo quadplex skimmer acting as ozone reactor,this flows into the last chamber hosting my phosphate reactor running anti-phos and my 4800l/h lifetech return pump.

The DT has ±50kgs mixed LR(fiji an kenyan) structured into 3 islands with overhangs for maximum swimming space and good coral placement all sitting on a 50kg pure aragonite 3-4cm thick, tank is made up of ± 40 fish and a mix of sps,lps an softies....

Fish (36)
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Blue tail Naso
Regal tang
Blonde naso tang
Orange shoulder tang
Sailfin tang
Yellow tang
Scopas tang
Chocolate tang
Bicolour blenny
Midas blenny
Diamondback goby
12 threadfin cardinals
3 pajama cardinals
XL chromis
Flame angel
6line wrasse
Cleaner wrasse
Occelaris clown fish
African clown fish
Skunk clown fish
Longnose hawkfish
3 neon damsels

Inverts (34)
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6 cleaner shrimp
2 fire shrimp
Deep sea star
Bristle star
3 nasarius snails
2 blu leg hermits
15 dwarf hermits
Porcelain crab
Arrow crab.......

Notes:

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Could Caynobacteria outbreaks be seasonally linked

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 7:51am CDT by FransSny

Having chatted to a few different reefers (both from MASA and others not) it seems like there is a bit of a Cayno outbreak doing the rounds at the moment.

This has started making me think that maybe seasons could have something to do with this. Reasoning being:

Everyone is running their tanks differently , so we cant all be making the same mistake.
Some of these guys have run their tanks for months without any issues and have just "picked" up issues over the last few weeks.
Nobody I have spoken to has changed anything major

I myself is having one, taking into account I use NSW , just buffed for pH , RO etc etc...

Any thoughts on this. I have looked a bit on Google but haven't really found anything

Dosing Pumps just Arrived

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 10:29pm CDT by The Waterboy - Marco

hello all, a new shipment of liquid dosing pumps with built-in controllers have just landed. They are individual units and can dose between 1ml and 99ml in incriments of 1 to 12 hours, or 1 to 9 days. Up to 4 units can be daisy-chained to each other to share a common power supply and the units will snap together side by side with internal magnets. All units ship with both power supply and daisy chain cable. We have also brought in spares and accessories, which include the dosing motor & head, dosing tube & mounting bracket for the outlets of the dosing pumps.

pm us for launch special and combo deals

pic to follow tommorow when we unpack one

Deepsea acro bleaching

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 10:12pm CDT by Mogamatseraajregal

Water perfect .all other acros fine.added alveopora 2 days ago.far from the deepsea.do i cut off the healthy stems

DIY Skimmer Cleaner

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 10:09pm CDT by amalick

OK so the once a week routine cleaning of my skimmer felt like too much of a chore:P.

Solution - Invent a skimmer cleaner. For those of you that know my thread this was a wonderfull opportunity for yet another piece of automation.:yeahdude:

Step 1 : Use the two free stations that I already have on my automatic water changer garden irrigation controller thingie, via relays and a standard garden irrigation solenoid plumbed into the house plumbing.

Step 2 : Fit an old power head that I had lying around into my sump that pumps tank water into the skimmer cone via a micro jet garden irrigation sprinkler to flush out the cone by causing a very very wet skim for about two minutes.

Step three : Fit 4 standard micro jet sprinklers into the skimmer cup. These sprinklers are then run via the garden irrigation solenoid at full force to flush out the skimmer cup (with freshwater) as well as the excess skimmate cause by step one into the house drain.

Then finally setup the irrigation controller to cycle the above procedures every 4 hours. and whala no more skimmer cleaning required.

A pic of all the bits fitted:yeahdude:

and finally a short edited video to show how it all works. For the impatient few, you can skip to 1:20 seconds on the video to see stage 2

Skimmer1.avi - YouTube

Skimmer1.avi - YouTube

Now thats what i call a bargain!! for sale: Vanderbijlpark

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 9:24pm CDT by Goby

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

Now thats what i call a bargain!!

Location:

Vanderbijlpark

Shipping or Collection only:

Shipping & Collection

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi Reefers,

Have some equipment available @ crazy giveaway prices!!

1. Lekka marine setup..... @ a give away R2000!!

Tank : 1200x450x450mm (water @ 400mm) with corner overflow.
Stand: 25x25 sq tubing. New fresh coat of powder coating.
Sump: 800x400x350mm
Lights: 6x T5 54W - 3x Dual 54w ballast (Reeftek + Giesemann mix) in a DIY lightweight aluminum canopy
2x SunSun Vibration pumps 3000 lph
1x 250w heater
1x Weipro 2015 Skimmer with 2000lph pump
1x 2000 lph return pump
1x Magnet Glass cleaner
1x Fish net
1x Hydrometer swing arm.

2. Reeftek TS3 Skimmer with OTP-3000 Pump @ R1500

3. 2x Reef Octopus OTP-2000 Pumps with pin wheel impellor (as new, ran for 1 month on a DIY skimmer that didn't quite work out.) @ R400ea

4. 30kg Live Rock (Indo Kenya Mix) R50pkg @ R1500 take all

5. 2x Rio Minisun LED moonlights. (New, never used) @ R 185 ea

6. Tank - 900x400x350mm with overflow @ R350

7. Tank - Tetra Tech 600x300x350 with black vinal background, brand new light and internal filter system. - Super for quarantine tank @ R350 (dibs boetie)

8. Tank - 400x300x300. Nice quarantine tank @ R100

8. Ballast & T5 lights

1x Dual 80W Tridonic ATCO ballast @ R150 (+ 2x used T5 80w tubes)
2x Single 80W VS ballast @ R100 ea (+ 1 used T5 80w tube per ballast)
1x Single 54W Tridonic ATCO ballast @ R50 (+ 4x used T5 54W tubes)

8. Submersable pumps

6x Complete ATMAN 5000lph, 5m head. As new!! @ R350ea
1x Resun 3000lph, 2.5m head. @ R150

9. Red Sea Salt - 7kg @ R150

10.7x 300W used heaters @ R65ea

11. 2x 5000lph SunSun vibration pumps. (working but shafts broke in 2) @ R75ea
2x 3000lph SunSun vibration pumps (working but shafts broke in 2) @ R50ea

Happy buying & happy reefing!!!

Notes:

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tang ID

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 9:02pm CDT by Keeganp

Hello,

What tang is this?

Sony Aqaurium 2009

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 9:01pm CDT by Zuna

wow!!!!!!!

42nd Sony Aquarium 2009 - YouTube

42nd Sony Aquarium 2009 - YouTube

Need Help on PH Probe!

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 8:20pm CDT by DaniePretorius

Hi I am Danie as you know by now....
I realy need help on what kind of PH Probe to get for my tropical tank.....

Is this fish OK to keep?

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 7:13pm CDT by herkie

I have made a huge mistake by putting some fish in my tank that should never have been in there. The fish was removed and I have decided to ask on MASA before adding a fish to my tank again. Can you please ID the fish and let me know if it is safe to have in my tank. I would not like to have fish that will cause harm to any other fish, coral or invertebrate.

Urgent help needed sun sun pump exploded

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 6:47pm CDT by pXius

Hey people!

Friend of mine just had a sunsun pump explode, thinking the isolation around wires may have weared away.

Anyway corals are all closed, mostly softies and some lps.

We're about to do a 30% water change, fish all seem fine.

Advice?

Who do you think will win if there is a battle?

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 5:55pm CDT by Tobes

Hi guys

OK, so I bought livestock from another reefer and also purchased some live rock. Amongs the livestock is a cute little snowflake eel about the size of a pen, +-15cm long.
I got a lot of respect for this little guy when he attacked a hermit with shell size of 6cm long and 3-4cm wide. He targeted it, went into the shell and just ripped it apart, never thought it would do that.

OK, so now I saw a little green peacock mantis shrimp in the new live rock, about 4cm long (in the same tank as the eel).

I don't want either one to die as I would like to put each in a species tank of their own - which I still need to do. I got place for the mantis in a big sump.

Do you think the mantis have enough firing power to take the eel out...or visa versa?

The bug bit again

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 2:20pm CDT by gmohr

Hi All
I have been keeping marine fish for about twenty years. I had a +- ten year "dry spell" (no tank) and about four years ago I got a 1,2 m tank and started again. I bought a couple of corals off gumtree and was introduced to MASA.

I must say: I like what I see. Geoff

Can anyone guess my latest DIY project

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 1:42pm CDT by ThaneF

Right, the first item of my latest project has arrived, hoping the rest is going to arrive early next week :whistling:

RSM130D Complete Setup 2 w/o for sale CPT SS for sale: Cape Town - Southern Suburbs

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 1:32pm CDT by 3chelon

Full system sales or multiple items for sale.Thread title:

RSM130D Complete Setup 2 w/o for sale CPT SS

Location:

Cape Town - Southern Suburbs

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:

Hi

I've decided to sell my tank setup reason being I decided the hobby is not really for me at the moment and the future expenses will be too much for me to maintain.

I live in Cape Town Southern Suburbs and am looking to sell the setup before Mid August

Here the total specs and everything that is included as the complete system

P.S. I am looking to sell the whole system with everything rather than seperately

RSM 130D complete tank with totem stand. (value R8500)
Live Rock 4kg of Blue Fiji, in great condition with no aiptasia or other unsightly things (Value R800)
TUNZE 9200 Nano Skimmer and Tunze extra Nano Filter Unit (cleaner 3165) (value over R1500)
Test Kits (barely used) Salifert PH, Alkalinity, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, (Red Sea Calcium Test Kit) (Value R650)
Supplements Tropic Marin KH buffer, Red Sea Calcium, Magnesium and Coral Buff)
Biodigest Nitryifying Bacteria Vials (Unused) (Value R245)
I'm throwing in buckets (4x20 litre buckets, and 2x 12-15 litre buckets) and extra things like net, the test kits that came with the red sea starter Kit, practically unused Ocean Nutrition flakes and pellets)

Total Value (Over R11000)

Asking Price - I'm asking for R7000 for everything.

Everything is practically Brand New as its all only been used for 2 weeks, so its in perfect condition with Box for Tank, all the boxes for all the components etc.

Pictures (Soz about reflections)

Full System

Close up of Tank

Picture of Box

Supplements, Test Kits, Nets etc

Tunze 9002 Skimmer

Notes:

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fantastic photo

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 1:21pm CDT by leslie hempel

i was browsing on UR and came across this image..

awsome.

this guyhas some serious photographic skills..
see the rest of the thread here..
Little to Large - Page 6 - UltimateReef.com

Shutting down my DT

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 12:52pm CDT by MistaOrange

I give up & had enough. I'm shutting my DT down until I can figure out what the hell is going on. Ever since I started adding special blend 4 months ago the briopsis began in the DT but in the mantis tank cyno began & both tanks run off the same sump but in the 3rd tank no problems at all & it too runs off the same sump. I noticed the skimmer is not working hard enouh & added an extra venturi on the infeed to the grotech hea150 which helped a little but not much skimate. I stopped the special blend & have done massive water changes weekly with no sign of briopsis backing down but at least the cyno has gone from the mantis tank. Even tried to shorten the photo period to 3hrs/day for almost 2 weeks then to nothing for 3 days which creatd a new problem & since then my lights been messing about coming on when it wants too but for the last week or so not coming on at all. I've added a couple of cheapo 21w hopar lights untill I fix the problem. I have lost most of mx sps frags & the zoa haven't opened for the last week. Maybe should pack up completely & go far away getting a bit much now 1st my boet then this & johan. These last 4 months have been rather hectic.

What do you think of this offer?

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 11:51am CDT by flamming angel

Hey guys

I would like to know if R4000 is a good price for the following lighting unit?

Its brand new with a 250w MH and 4x 24w T5. Comes with 14000k globe.

Please advise me. :whistling:

Thanks in advance:thumbup:

bubble magus dosing pump

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 11:05am CDT by Tremayn

Hey guys, does anyone have a bubble magus dosing pump? Looks pretty cool and should be cheaper than a profilux

Features:
BM-T01

Automatically micro-computer control
Can add the designated Quantity of element auotmatically wiht different time-sectgion
interactive interface parameter settings
Can manage up to 11 channel of expansion function
Long-Lasting , during and pharmacy recommend dosing tube
Size : 23.5 x 16 x7cm
Accuary +- 5%
Voltage :AC100-240V 50/60Hz 0.36A DC12V 1A (US Pin)
(Atten: For Europe Customer, we provides Europe Adaptor)
3M Dosing Tube include
Dosing Pump Bracket and BM Bracket Holder for BM-T01 Dosing Pump
Flow :1 - 1999ML
Cycle : Max :24 cycle per day

here is the page

BUBBLE-MAGUS - Aquarium Internal skimmer|external skimmer|Dosing pump|Calcium reactor|Nitrate reductor/NO3 reductor|Filters|Turtle shell lampshade|Water monitor and controller|Additives|moonlight LED

Id black crab

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 10:30am CDT by Difficult marine

Hi reefer
Can anyone id the crab for me please(any harm for reef)?

Red irratation below YT skin

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 9:28am CDT by leslie hempel

i have a bit of an odd one occuring in my tank atm..

the pictured yellow tang has some bruising near its scapel,(the skin is not broken or lacerated) i have seen it and another of the tangs rubbing up against each other but not violently.. not enough for me to believe that the scapel is the lone cause of this redness.. the other tang does not display any of this (which i would have convinced me that it was fighting between the 2 and the second tang would have simular markings) and what is worrying is that my bicolor had it at a stage aswell (where the dorsal fin meetd the top of the body..

the tang is also showing the signs of it forming along the lateral line..

anyone experiencing the same thing? i have never ever had this before..

i do need to check my water parameters and have not tested but i am comparing this tang to the others which have not got it and they are fine.. the bicolor hase been clear of it for about 2 weeks now...

Frozen or Dry which is the better food and why?

Posted: August 1st, 2011, 9:07am CDT by ziyaadb

I really dont know? whats your opinion?
I feed a mix of frozen and flakes but IYHO whats the better food for the fish?

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