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Nano stream + Profilux

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 6:56am CST by Ross

Hi George

I just switched from a 600 litre system to a 70 liter system (don't ask)

On the big tank I ran VorTech MP-40s but they are mental strong for my nano and they vibrate so bad they make the cabinet into a sub-woofer box.

I am interested in putting in a nano stream. I think it would be the 6055 unit but I want to control it with my Profilux.

The way is see it, is the pump with it's controller and a cable.

What would this setup cost me?

Thx,

Ross

Do Aiplasia floresce green under the blue lights?

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 3:34am CST by Dlaria

Do Aiplasia floresce green under the blue lights? I've got large patches of what look like little brown Aiplasia, but they floresce under the blue nightlights and don't seem to be getting any bigger. Hard to take pics, because they are only about 1/16" tall.

Red Sea Max 250

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 10:18pm CST by brentnorm

Hi all, I am looking at buying a Red Sea Max 250. Do any of you own one ? Any comments are appreciated. I have heard there are heat issues so I want to install a chiller as well, what is a good chiller to buy? Would like the quietest possible one.

TS1 gauteng

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 8:26pm CST by Quintonv

Guys i need a skimmer this size to use on my cube

Pla help

I see my SPS is taking a beating.

new tank

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 8:13pm CST by APK

i have a boyu 550 ( 128 l ) that has been up and running for about 2 weeks - i dont have shops close to stock my tank which i hope to do this weekend - i have live rock and dead coral in the tank and only used ro water - any suggestions as to what fish / invertebrae i could start off with would be appreciated.

@Adee

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 8:05pm CST by FransSny

I have to take a moment to thank Adrian for the time and effort he has pu into sending my SPS frag pack.

Firstly , they were more ore less sold out by the time I replied to the thread, he took the time to put some goodies aside for me !

Secondly , as my wife is away and I am sitting with my new pup , setting up new tank etc, he was prepared to do a second trip to the airport to dispatch my goods (although he was already sending to the rest of SA today!)

Thirdly , packaging was impeccable , enough water , decent (and new) poly box, newspaper , well marked (this side up !) etc

Lastly ....he doesn't sell frags...he sells decent sized specimens !

Once again , Adee thank you...:thumbup:

cooling

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 7:39pm CST by APK

I live in Limpopo and it gets hot - so does the tank water - I built a cooler using tubing running through ice but this is not very effective as the tubing is too thick making the transfer of the cold to the water ineffective. I am looking for a DIY solution - HELP PLEASE

Auto top-up

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 7:38pm CST by Tim S

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice as to acheive the following auto top-up DIY unit. My RO unit is positioned in the roof space above the DT. The water must feed to a float activated valve into to container in the roof. Similar in workings to a toilet cistern but the water must not dump into the container, it must be piped to the RO unit and then back to the container. I have a second float valve in the sump under the tank connected to the container. So if the tank needs top-up the float in the sump will drop to open and release RO water from the roof container under gravity to the sump. It's float will in turn drop and open to release water from the mains, via the float valve through the RO unit back into the container.

All very simple appart for the float valve in the container in the roof.

Any ideas where I can find such a thing?

[FS] Various frags: Durbanville, CT

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 6:58pm CST by Tim S

Various frags for saleCommon Names:

Mushrooms, zoa's, xenia & star polyps

Scientific Names:

-

Size of frags

established on small rocks

How long have you had the frags?

1 -2 years

Are the frags mounted?

Yes

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Your location.

Durbanville, CT

Price:

Swop for something else

Photo's:

Sorry for the poor quality pic with cellphone.

Notes:

I'm thinning out my tank stock and have some items if someone might want. Not realy looking to sell and would rather exchange for something. The xenia is on the rock and will be donated as unattached.

[FS]: Green Star polyps for sale: Discovery, Roodepoort

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 6:54pm CST by ThaneF

Single Coral for saleCommon Name:

Green Star polyps

Scientific Name:

Clavularia viridis

Size of coral

25cm+

How long have you had the coral?

one year

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Your location.

Discovery, Roodepoort

Price:

R400

Photo's:

Hi,

I'm wanting to sell this rock of green star polyps, wanting to make space in my nano for more coral :yeahdude:

Close up of GSP

Left side of GSP

Full tank shot showing size of rock

Notes:

-

New Sponsor - Northlands Pets

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 6:34pm CST by viper357

Please welcome back Northlands Pets to the team of sponsors.

Situated at:

Shop 8
First Level
Umgeni Business Centre
No.2 Intersite Avenue
Springfield
Durban
KwaZulu-Natal

Phone: + 27 (31) 2632767

Fax: + 27 (31) 2632768

Operating Hours:

Mon - Fri : 9:00 - 17:30
Sat : 8:30 - 14:00
Sun : 9:00 - 14:00

Quote:

Welcome to Northlands Pets - Your Complete Pet Care Specialists. At Northlands Pets, we cater for all pet enthusiasts, from Tarantulas to Hedghogs and specialise in tropical and marine fish. We also carry an extensive range of accessories for all your pets' needs.

Northlands pets is a family business that has grown from a general pet store to a true specialist store for the enthusiast of tropical and marine aquaria.

We regard ourselves as the leaders in our field in KwaZulu Natal and fall within the top three in the country.

We believe the business is where it is today because of our motto - Good Service and Honesty.

Reef Octopus DNW250 pumps

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 5:54pm CST by lcornelius

Hi all,

I have a DNW250 and need to replace the 2 pumps.
At the moment it has 2 Resun King 3 needle wheel pumps rated at 2400L per hour.

The Resuns I have uses 35w per hour, but see the newer pumps use 25w per hour.

Should I stick with the resuns, or what other options do I have?
Keep in mind that I'm trying to save electricity, but don't want to skimp on quality.

Wanted : RowaPhos

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 4:34pm CST by Triton

Hey guys,

Anyone selling RowaPhos 500ml for my phosphate reactor?
Stuff is pretty pricey.. Looking for some good prices :blush:

Fried bristleworm

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 4:14pm CST by Paul B

Yesterday I watched a 4" bristle worm get cozy with the glass heater. He wrapped around it like a boa constrictor and seemed comfortable.
Then the heater came on and bristle worms are not really good jumpers so he fried.
The arrow crab who loves fried foods walked over and unwrapped the worm and has been feasting all night. :thumbup:

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APK

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 3:36pm CST by APK

Hi everyone
i grew up with tropical fish - from guppies to oscars. Due to a move i did not carry on but started with koi in a 10 000 l pond until a month or so ago - uv light and pumps packed up , cats , kingfishers and hammerheads moved me to give up. I have always been interested in marine fish keeping and two weeks ago bought a boyu system - i intentionally started off with something smaller as i did not want to get into something bigger only to find that it was a lot of work - the koi pond had a 220 l filter so i think i can manage this one - i can always move up to bigger tanks. I am 52 and have a 2 year and 9 month old son --------- and a wife -just to give you a idea of what i still am wiiling to cope with.

Wanted Xenia Frags..

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 3:23pm CST by ShaunSwindon

Hi there ;)

Looking for any unwanted Xenia frags. Size not important. Willing to swap some green Zoas or metalic green polyps (also small frags) for them :whistling:

Will collect.

why why why

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 1:37pm CST by frankie fish

Can anybody pls tell me,why am i struggling to grow a xenia,gsp colony?I am running 2x150w mh's(14k),4x54w T5(2xatinic). I have medium waterflow,waterprams look good,i'm also having phosgaurd and purigen. The current corals are doing well,these are zoa's,2xbubble tips,some brown unknown softies(kinda looks like xenia,but collected it from kzn). Any idea why i'm struggling,coz ultimately i want my rear pane covered with gsp.:blush::yeahdude::whistling::whistling:

Seneye controller?

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 12:09pm CST by Travis1

any body heard or used this in ur tank?

seneye Reef

new member

[FS]: Free Base Rock: Ruimsig or Randburg

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 11:45am CST by inflames

Hardware for saleThread title:

Free Base Rock

Location:

Ruimsig or Randburg

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

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

Notes:

Hi Guys,

I have about 10kg of base rock that is free to a good home!

Cheers

Greg

Please Help

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 11:05am CST by VicJHB

Hey guys,

I am a virgin to this new fascinating world. Started out with a 1800x720x450, 620L reef tank. I have Indo live rock. Ive had it for about a month, and notices a small hairy crab. Meantime I cycled it with 3 Blue Green Chrommies. Prestine water conditions :). On Saturday I added two True Clown and two cleaner shrimp. This morning one of my Chrommies have dissappeared :(. Ive read all sorts of horror stories about crabs and getting rid of them.

What should I do?

Cheers

Vic:mumbles:

Reef Octopus DNW 200

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 10:31am CST by Aquetas

Hi Guys

Does anyone know what these Skimmers go for now? Is this skimmer any good?

Just bought a second hand one and wanted to know if it was a good deal.

In deep

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 10:13am CST by kevimac

Hi all

I have been scuba diving since the late 80's and have for some time wanted to do the Marine tank thing.

About 4 months ago, a mate of mine decided to sell two complete tanks (lock, stock and barrel). In for a penny, in for a pound :)

I have setup one of them (below) and has been running for 3 months now. As I bought all his LR and live stock, I could not cycle the system, but all has gone well ... so far :whistling:

Still need lots of coral ect, but will get that when my tank is settled.

[FS]: Deltec Skimmer: Bloemfontein

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 8:23am CST by Marine1

Hardware for saleThread title:

Deltec Skimmer

Location:

Bloemfontein

Shipping or Collection only:

Collect / Shipping at buyers expence

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

Deltec External Skimmer 600mm High
Power head (as pic )
Air as per pic

Notes:

Make the best offer to secure

ID needed

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 8:13am CST by jesseg

Hi all,

My friend caught this fish yesterday and we have no clue as to what it is. Any help would be much appreciated.

Intro

Posted: December 12th, 2011, 8:03am CST by jesseg

Good morning All,

My name is Jesse, I am still learning about salt water aquariums...i don't have one but don't want to rush into it...i joined to gather as much knowledge as i can from all the experienced and knowlegeable guys/gals on MASA on starting a saltwater aquarium...take care and have a nice day...:thumbup:

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Posted: December 12th, 2011, 6:56am CST by Ross

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Posted: December 12th, 2011, 4:34pm CST by Triton

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