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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:
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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?