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ID Please

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:59am CST by MavrickFDT

Hey All.

This thing started really small and is just groing like mad, so anybody out there that might know what this is?

also is it good or bad?

clown fish hatched

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:31am CST by nakoma

Well my clownfish hatched around midnight and i syphoned them out of my main tank ;) lets see how it goes they have been breeding for 3 years i think maybe longer

Red Corris Wrasse... He IS the Devil...

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:58pm CST by Dlaria

The Red Corris Wrasse is a complete jerk and should not be in a reef tank. They flip crud over and disturb the dsb. I call mine El Diablo, because he IS the Devil... I hate that fish. He eats my clean up crew, no matter how much he gets fed. Flips rocks, corals, and even pries them off of their putty/mounts. Just noticed he's now gotten FANGS! He's impossible to catch. I get within view of the tank with a net, and he burries himself in the sand under the substraight. The jerk spits sand all over the corals. He'd be ok in a preditory fish only... I wouldn't even feel bad if he ended up as some other jerk's meal. It's a good thing I don't own spear fishing gear or a gun... I'd probably snap some time and shoot through the glass at him. Just sayin', I wouldn't ever recommend one of those fish. He's the bane of my existance.

what wood to make my marine tank stand

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:41pm CST by mandrin

hi guys i upgradin from my 37 litre
tank to a 100 litre
prroblem is it does not have
a stand .you guys know where
in Durban i can buy a wooden tank stand
or if i make ..my own ..is pine timber
ok to use ...any suggestions guys

What can high TDS cause?

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 7:11pm CST by CW

Hi PPL

Just would like to know what is the effect on a tank with RO water with i high TDS.

I tested my TDS on RO unit water today.
OOPS, TDS was 63.
Very high.

But everything seems fine in my tank.
I got 3new membranes today and replaced the old ones.
To my knowledge i have to replace them every 6monts and the top membranes once every 2years.
Ive got a 6stage RO system cos i use the water for drinking as well.

Any tips or input welcome.

CW out

Float switch pretoria.

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:06pm CST by Bluemotion

Hi does anyone know where to get a float swich for an auto top up in Pretoria. Thanks

Just wanna pop in and say hi

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:06pm CST by Elmariachi

:slayer:Hi all,

While visiting my boet in Boca Raton, Florida, i fell in love with his 300 Gallon aquarium, so i've decided to start one as well but not as big. I've just purchased a 260L tank. Still very clueless how and where to start but i've got a mate, who introduced me to this forum, guiding me all the way. I'll keep you updated on the progress and ill post some pics as soon as i get started.

:yeahdude::thumbup::yeahdude:

Frozen food on Special

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:03pm CST by Sean H

Hi guys
please take note I have frozen food on special.
Less 15%.
Euro-Spirit team

New Video: Movie.wmv

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:01am CST by regis

Movie.wmv

Video: Movie.wmv
Category: Competition
Uploader: regis
Quote:

Originally Posted by regis Blue stripe pipefish courtship

Jakkals's Reef

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:56am CST by Jakkals

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Sump Light...

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:44am CST by Express Reef

Just want to know, a halogen 150w spotlight... is this too poten for a sump light?:blush:

[FS]: BOYU DT-1516: Ruimsig

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:21am CST by Quintin

Hardware for saleThread title:

BOYU DT-1516

Location:

Ruimsig

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

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

BOYU DT-1516 skimmer for sale.
Pump not included but might have spares that will fit....
Never been used.
Was originally purchased for a project that never got going.....

R450 neg??

Notes:

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coral disease!?

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:55pm CST by Kamil

What could be the cause of that? What that? :( anyone? please

[FS]: Nerita Snails, Yellow Ring Cowries and Yellow Tip hermits: Centurion

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:55pm CST by RiaanP

All other livestockCommon Name:

Nerita Snails, Yellow Ring Cowries and Yellow Tip hermits

Scientific Name:

-

Size

small

How long have you had it?

couple of days

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Your location.

Centurion

Price:

1 beer

Photo's:

Yelllow Tip Hermits

Yellow Ring Cowrie

Nerita snails

Available from Wednesday night. Locally collected. So not for sale.

But bring a sixpack (for yourself).

Notes:

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[FS]: idol marine ro unit: jhb

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:31pm CST by malooda

Hardware for saleThread title:

idol marine ro unit

Location:

jhb

Shipping or Collection only:

both

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

hi

iv got an idol marine ro unit. its about 9-10 months old just replaced the 2 membranes a month ago and comes with a brand new, spare cat ion membrane. good condition unit.

R950

thanks

Notes:

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2 x 32" LED Full HD TV's

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:16pm CST by chikaboo

Hey there guys ... I have 2 x Samsung 32" Full HD Tv's for sale ... I bought these for a customer and now they have decided to go bigger for their cctv systems .... These units are still brand new sealed in their boxes and both are going for R500 less than what you would pay in places like Hi-Fi Corp or Game ..... The guarantee will be honored by my surveillance company and Samsung themselves will gladly entertain you as this is not grey market stuff .... The only pics I have are of the boxes as the units are still sealed so obviously don't have pics of the actual units but these are the labels on them .... These tv's have to go so if you feel you have a reasonable offer .. Let me know but like I said ... Do your homework and check if you can buy them cheaper than this in a shop ....

The 32" 3D 6000 series is going for R8000 and the 32" 5000 series for R5500 .... If you in Jhb or Durbs I can maybe organise getting it to you free but Cpt is best via courier and I can pay half the freight charges ....

Mega Reefs

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:52pm CST by Jakkals

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum.

Thank you for having me :)

Magic Reef Dust

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:37pm CST by Caffeinedecoder

Has anybody here at MASA tried to use this or got hold of some or has a surplus of supply? I am really intrigued by this. Also wondering how to get hold of some as it seems to be only available to ppl in the states. Check it out - Magic reef dust

Paul :)

ID Sump Snail

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:39pm CST by mytank

@RiaanP another one for your books ;) found this guy whilst cleaning out my sump. Pics below:

ID Zoa snail

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:46pm CST by mytank

Hi there,

So this is prob for @RiaanP again but I found this in my frag tank on my zoas not to sure what it is @RiaanP or someone else?

[FS]: Silver Ceiling 8 x 54w T5 unit for sale: Sandton

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:12pm CST by dallasg

Hardware for saleThread title:

Silver Ceiling 8 x 54w T5 unit for sale

Location:

Sandton

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Unit is a year old
Globes are 3 months old, all geisemann
1 x Aqua Pink
1 x Midday
1 x pure actinic
3 x aqua blue plus
2 x actinic +

light hanging cables incl

R3500 o.n.c.o

Notes:

It has 3 power cords for stepping lights on or off, its normal electronic ballasts, not dimmable

My ultimate Concrete reef tank.

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:56pm CST by seank

If ever I have to do another Concrete tank, this is it.

This is how he cleans the tank:

Quote:

This is the engine room:

Quote:

The link:

20,000 gallon tank construction

Trojan recumbent 300 for sale

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:52pm CST by flamming angel

Hey all

My wife is selling her bike as she doesnt use it. Purchased it for her and she has only used it once. So its basically like brand new and collecting dust.
Comes with all books etc.

TROJAN - Exercise Bikes - Recumbent 300

R1000 or make an offer.

Aquaria Marine RO unit

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:25pm CST by JohnDoe

Hi guys,

I have 200L (tank) + 75L (sump) water and am looking to possibly purchase a RO unit and these units are suppose to generate 400 liters per day, which is ample for my needs. They are around R950. They are stocked by one of our sponsors.

Aquaria SA

Was wondering if anyone has any experience with the Aquaria Marine RO units or if you could advise on a better option?

Interesting article

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:19pm CST by shaunnorth

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/C...-heat-20120130

[FS]: 5ft For Sale - JHB : JHB

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:11pm CST by Jan

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

5ft For Sale - JHB

Location:

JHB

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

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

Hi all

A friend of mine is selling his tank, asked me to post for him:

For Sale:
5ft Aquarium, measurements are 1500mm (L) x 500mm (W) x 650mm (H). with stand.
It houses about 400ltr in the display and another 200 in the sump.
Included is a large return pump - 4500lph, Triple tube t5 Boyu aquarium light and powerhead filters.
Collection Only...

Can contact him if interested:

Luis: 083 484 5050

Notes:

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looking for a marine tank stand

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:29pm CST by mandrin

hI guys .....looking to up grade my .37 L
looking to get a 102 Liter Aquaria tank ...length of the tank is
620 mm ...any1 know where i can get a black wooden stand for it ...
I am in Durban :thumbup:
Thanks guys

Total beginner needs advice.

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:13pm CST by shawn5643

Hi all.

I have been bitten by this saltwater bug!

I am a total newbie when it comes to marine tanks although I have been keeping tropicals off and on for the past couple of years.

I have acquired a Boyu MT-50 (80l) tank at a great price and intend to use it for my marine tank. I intend to keep Live Rock, 2-3 Invertabrates and hopefully if all is well after 3 months, 2-4 fish (Goby's and Clowns).

I understand that the current lighting will be totally inadequate for marine fishkeeping.
Can I add LED lighting to supplement the standard lighting and if so what specs am I looking at, considering the environment I want to create?

Is a protein skimmer a absolute necessity? I want to do this properly, and accept that it will probably be at least 3 months before I can stock any fishes so there will be no eccessive loads on the system.

What is the absolute bare essentials that I will need? - Substrate, test kits, additives, etc?

Kind Regards.

Shawn

Clam Byssal Muscle Detached

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:57am CST by rudeboy1

Hi All

I put a small clam into my tank last week. I believe it is a maxima clam. I put him on the bottom of my tank and he was doing great. Always open showing beautiful colours, not gaping, very alert and responding to the cut out of light.

The clam has been moving itself slowly off the rock on which it came over the last couple of days.

This morning when I had a look at the clam I see it was lying on its side and the byssal muscle was left behind on the rock itself.

Can someone please advise if my clam is gonners or is this the natural way that clams would get around the tank and move to a place where they feel more comfortable?

Thank you!

Total marine noob

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:39am CST by double-d

Hi there everyone

I have been keeping freshwater fish for almost 19 years now and want to try my hand at marine now. I have a standard 4ft that I want to use as my display and a 3ft that can become a sump. I am completely new to marine so that is about as much as I know I'm going too need. What other equipment will I require?

[FS]: ATI Bubble master 250: cape town

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:58am CST by Noodles

Hardware for saleThread title:

ATI Bubble master 250

Location:

cape town

Shipping or Collection only:

at buyers exp

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

Hi Guys

i have a bubble master 250 in great cond she is a beast of a skimmer reason for selling is that i have upgraded to and even bigger skimmer. Will to let it got for R4500.00

Thread-Wheel" design and super efficient ATI-Sicce pumps produce an extremely dense water/air mixture that outperforms much larger skimmers while consuming less electricity and transferring less heat to the aquarium.
For every 3 parts of water each pump pulls in 2 parts air for an efficiency rating of approximately 67%. Most other skimmers on the market have an efficiency of less than 35%.
Power Consumption: less than 40 Watts/0.6 Amps per pump.
Dimensions: 14.2" x 9.5" x 20.8" (L x W x H)
Tank Size: 500+ gallons.

Notes:

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Skimmer pump mod - works very well

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:50am CST by Tim S

Hi all, I stripped my skimmer over the weekend to clean all the parts as a critter got stuck in and blocked one of the air inlet pipes on the venturi. When putting it back together I looked at the pump housing and came up with an idea to improve the water flow from the chamber where the impellor runs in to the outlet pipe. I don't know if this has been done before but here's what I did. I applied some silicone to the side side of the outlet / return spigot of the impellor casing which creates a 'scoop' to direct the water into the outlet. It works amazingly well as I have never seen the chamber so filled with bubbles before. The foam head in the tube below the collector cup is much larger than before which indicates to me that this realy works.

[FS]: clam: durbanville cape town

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:06am CST by mandarinman

All other livestockCommon Name:

clam

Scientific Name:

-

Size

10cm

How long have you had it?

4 MONTHS

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

durbanville cape town

Price:

R150 or swop for purple or blue acro or a birdsnest

Photo's:

Notes:

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Base rock before going in

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:02am CST by duanead

Hi there I got about 20kgs of home made base rock from a guy it's been out for about a month now and I would like to place it in my tank now.

My question is how should I clean it before putting it in the tank?should I just soak it in or water for a few times?

Urgent help needed Marine Ich is killing my fish

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:47am CST by jairus1

Hi Guys, I am at my whits end now. I fear that i have been beaten by this marine ich. I have 2 marine tanks, 1 is a jewel rio 125 that i have been running for about a year now(never had any problems or sickness,exept red slime twice so far) and a 1.5m tank that is running for 2 months now.Disater struck about 3 and a half weeks ago, In my tank i had/have 4 clarki clowns(2 black and 2 yellow), 2 damsils, 1 foxface, 1 gold rim surgeon tang, 1 adult emperor angel. 3 weeks ago my foxface got the ich, i then treated with metronidozole and the following it was gone:thumbup:, then a couple of days later my surgeon tang got it and all hell broke loose in the tank, from the surgoen it spread to my angel, foxface and clowns. I started the metronidozole again and the treatment went on for 2 weeks(no improvement) I searched for answers on the internet, forums,and consulted lps. I am now in the stage of hyposalernity, this process i did over 4 days, bringing it down from 1.022 to 1.018.(because i have anemome and pollops) at the same time still treating with metro. I am running at 1.018 for a week now. No results. I again consulted a few lps, and was advised to use Microbe-lift Herbtana in cojunction with microbe-lift Artemiss in 12 hour intervals, which im doing, started the treatment on friday along with hyposalernity. On saturday morning i lost my gold rim surgeon, sunday lost my emperor angel, and today im losing my 2 black clarkis.(yet, up until the other fish died they were eating when i fed them) I have tested my waters throughout all of this and all parametres were fine... Now the first thing you guys are going to say is why have I not setup a qt, well no space, because im running 8 tanks at the moment, with all my various wild caught malawi species(im a breeder). That is why i was looking for options in treating main tank. So what can I do PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

drilling tank

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:43am CST by mupwi

Hi all I am in the process of re-driling my tank for a bigger overflow going fron 2x25mm to 2x25mm +1x40mm. It was sugested to me yesterday that I might want to glue another piece of glass onto the tank to reinforce the hole seeing as there is so much more weight etc in the bigger plumbing.

What are your thoughts on this?

New to Forum

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:38am CST by jairus1

Hi guys, im new to MASA and found out about this forum on TASA the sister site where i am a active member. I am currently running 2 tanks, 1 jewel rio 125 and a 1.5m tank. It saddens me that i am only now getting to know this sight when things are going so bad in my 1.5m tank. I came extremely close to shutting down my 1.5m marine tank due to marine ich. I have posted my problem on the urgent help section, and knowing that there are so many members on this forum, im sure i will get the help needed to save my aqaurium. Hopefully the time im on the site i will be motivated, cause currently i feel defeated.:79:

Very Nice Maroon clown

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:34am CST by nakoma

Just a pic of a very nice clown ............ I want 10 please santa

Vortex repairs - very urgent

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 7:59am CST by Tim S

Hi all, does anyone know where / who can service and repair Vortex MP40 controllers. I have both my units malfunctioning and need to get them fixed quickley.

Frogspawn, Hammers, Torches

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 7:56am CST by Jake

Hi guys as u know im kinda new to the game, im now also looking to put some Frogspawn, Torches or hammers in my tank(got one head of hammer already).

I am starting to like the tentickle corals and kinda looking for something for my clowns to take to, so if your fraging one of these and you have stock to sell plz give me a pm and il get back to you.

safe!:1:

Hello

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 2:18am CST by GRIZZWALL

I am grizz from washington dc i love the pirhanas would love to buy more.

Phosphate reactor flow

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:28am CST by danielcassar

Hi all can someone tell me if this is a good flow for Phosban media in a reactor?
Phosphate reactor.....good flow!? - YouTube

Phosphate reactor.....good flow!? - YouTube

Thanks
daniel

H2Ocean Nutri - Fix NP Pellets Q&A

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 9:34pm CST by Nemos Janitor

General information for this product and many others we bring to the aquariust can be obtained from our sticky section of our sponsorship forum.

For NP Pellets the basic information can be found here.

NutriFix NP Bio Pellets - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Still unsure?? Please ask about the product here.

QT / Copper

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 9:12pm CST by mytank

So I have had enough with fighting WS with bows and arrows. I know things might become a bit tricky in the long run with certain things but today I went and spent some cash.

Bought a 3ft - 920l x 360h x 320width water height is sitting at 280.2mm

I am going to buy some 110m PVC tomorrow for some hiding areas. Do I really need any lighting here. It gets A LOT of natural sunlight during the day.

I am not sure if the no lighting helps with WS or not.

I am going to go the copper route, there just isn't anything else that I can find after researching that will KILL the WS. The bucket method works YES for sure but I would stress the crap out the fish.

So there is A LOT of debate around if you can remove the copper from the tank afterwards or not. I have read some new research and chatting to @Adriaan if you run a good carbon reactor in the tank for say a week afterwards it removes the copper trace elements in the tank.

So some questions:

All the water in this tank was made Saturday - Salinity is sitting at 1025 and no Phos, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia etc. The salt I used was Red Sea Coral Pro salt.

Question

Do I catch the fish - drip aclimatize him for 1 hour and add him in, is that the correct procedure?

How long AFTER the fish is in the tank do I start with the treatment.

Here is my dilemma - REMOVE ALL THE FISH - that's like 25 fish and chuck them all into the 3ft tank? Wouldn't that stress them EVEN FURTHER by:

1. The catching them stress
2. 25 fish in a 3f tank?

The first fish going into the QT will be my fav fish my Powder blue - which is in a "QT" right now (it's my old DT which I am using with Herbatana - no help in THIS CASE not saying it doesn't work).

@Achilles - My theory is right now he has a bad bout of WS, he is FAT FAT FAT eating like a little machine but has TONS of WS. My THEORY is to get him rid of the WS in the copper, get him healthy, boost his immune system then introduce him into the DT. What do you think :)

So some pics of the QT:

Tank flow rate

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 7:19pm CST by Eugene P

Hi guys

Need some assistance please.

I have a 100l tank with 60l sump, going to run a berlin 50gal protien skimmer with 2500l pump. What do you advize my return pump capacity should be?

clown and flow question

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 3:23pm CST by Relborg

Hey guys

Got my first inhabitants in my tank

4 x clowns (jungle aquatics buy 3 get 1 free)

These guys are only about 3 cm long each

So after "dripping" them for a few hours I put them in my 5 foot tank but they kinda struggling to swim against the current(wiggling there arses off but getting no where)

I have 2 sunsuns: 1 double barrel 12000 lph and 1 single 3000 lph and my 3600 lph return from my sump

So I put off my 12000 lph pump for the time been and they seem more "comfy" now

Is my original flow too much for these little guys??

they haven't quite found all the "caves " yet

How much flow can they take ? Can I put the big pump back on once they have explored the rest of the tank am just afraid I over exhaust them with the current flow

Any advice/ideas???

ph alkalinity and calcium prob

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 2:31pm CST by Philip.Cloete

Hey all this weekend I got myself a calcium test kit its a salifert test kit and I got a verry high reading its over 500 so I am concerned what I did next was test the ph and its low at between 8 and 7.7..I dont have a alkalinity test kit at this stage and wont be able to get one in the next week so my question is what can I do to pick uP the ph is there any quick fixes I read you can add baking soda is that true and how much do I add in a 1000 litre tank

[FS]: Tank for sale: Ruimsig

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:32pm CST by Quintin

Hardware for saleThread title:

Tank for sale

Location:

Ruimsig

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

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

Hi there guys.
Selling my current tank as I'm having a custom tank built that better suits my needs.
Sale includes the following:
Tank 2000mm x 700mm x 600mm (LxHxW)
Stand made out of wood with steel structure.
Canopy with built in lighting.
Lighting:
8x T5's
6x 10W Led spotlights, 3x 20000k and 3x 10000k
Built in 10w 6500k to simulate midday.
Built in royal blue LEDs for moonlighting.

Sump *2 x 3ft tanks.
Comes with a built in BD Board that links lighting to timers for automation.

Purchased the tank for R14,5K will take R8k o.n.c.o.

Notes:

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Local Butterfly

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 11:35am CST by Landu

Has anyone ever seen one of these or have a name,
caught it close to Plett early Jan, very heatlhy and eating brine ext...

At first thought it could be a threadfin, but i can't find any orange butterflies with the eye dot on back fin...

650 x 650 Cubie

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 9:08am CST by lcornelius

Hi all,

Since I shut my 900 cube I have been having salt water withdrawal symptoms.
My fish and corals went to Frans for a long holiday in Hermanus.

I’m still looking for a house to buy, so the monster tank is not up yet.
My wife and daughter areq missing our fish, so I decided to setup my 650 x 650 cube that will end up being a QT at a later stage.

The tank will be run without a sump, will do 20% water changes weekly with lots of bacteria dosing.

For now I will run one Tunze 6105 in the tank with a HOB skimmer. Lights is still a big surprise, so you will have to wait!

Picture of the stand being built by my dad:

Picture of the stand done

Picture of tank ready to be filled:

Time Line:

13:00 collected 200L water at 2 oceans aquarium
15:30 start stand build
20:00 transport stand and tank to my house
21:00 wash sand
22:00 start to fill the tank
23:00 found a leak in the overflow :(
00:00 installed heater and small flow pump.

I will seal the overflow again today and see if I can compete the fill tomorrow evening.

Going to visit Perky Pets this morning to buy some LR so I can get this baby rocking!

Will post some more later today!

[FS]: Pulsing Xenia for sale: East London

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 7:27am CST by stevengrant

Single Coral for saleCommon Name:

Pulsing Xenia

Scientific Name:

-

Size of coral

about 7cm

How long have you had the coral?

Fragged off existing coral over the past couple of weeks

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

Your location.

East London

Price:

swop for ricordia or whatever

Photo's:

Notes:

Hallo from Noob Valley

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 7:21pm CST by Kharnyge

Hey there guys...........so....ive been reading a lot about marine tanks the past week on this forum.....and today I bought myself a Boyu TL-450.I am a complete noob at this so Im taking this slowly.

Already the noob in me is showing cos like a dumbass I switched the heater on BEFORE the pump was on(didnt realise what I plugged in).........You can guess what happened next.....lol

So currently Ive got the pump running after I added some Bahamas Oolite live argonite reef sand...........going to let everything clear up nicely first.

So....Yes Ive probably did 20 things wrong already but im sure some of you guys will correct me and learn me some terminology so I dont sound like a complete idiot.....lol

Online Pet Shop

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 3:57pm CST by JS

Hi All :)

Is there any online pet stores that sell marine stuff? I found dorrypets.co.za, but they dont seem to respond or answer there phones???

Regards

Local Wrasse ID

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 3:10pm CST by RiaanP

Not sure on the ID. It is a juvenile, 3cm from St Lucia area.

Ahoy

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 12:36pm CST by Waterman

Greetings,

Just saying hi to everyone here. Ive had tanks for many years (never salt water) and have been out of it for some time now, but have decided to get back into it. Ive been browsing the forums a lot and the posts have been extremely useful thank you.

Currently Im designing a tank and what not and will post some questions soon, Im sure. Im actually not planning on doing a saltwater tank (I know, I know :blush:) but will ask for input on sumps, overflows etc. from you guys (and ladies). Also planning on using C02 as the aquarium will be heavily planted. Current design leaves me with a 630 litre display tank.

- Waterman :biggrin:

New Video: Breakfast of champions

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:16am CST by gMAN

Breakfast of champions

Video: Breakfast of champions
Category: Competition
Uploader: gMAN
Quote:

Originally Posted by gMAN 1st entry although old vid..

Understanding Magnesium,Alkalinity,PH and General Hardness

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:06am CST by seank

Something I have been battling for a long time to understand, are the relationship between some supplements and balances between certain minerals we find in our seawater.
1.) Why do we need them in our aquaria?
2.) What type of Coral/Fish/Critters need it to grow?
3.) Substitutes for the DIY Enthusiast.
4.) How much of each we need in our aquaria to maintain a balanced system.
So, I did what most of us do, and started reading up on everything I could find wrt Magnesium, Calcium, Iodine and Strontium as well as the balance between them.
I will give credit at the bottom of the page to all the authors of these various articles.
This is my summary as to the above chemicals/additives and basically a guide to all the newbies or interested parties:

Magnesium in Our reef Systems

Magnesium:
Magnesium is the third most abundant ion in seawater, behind sodium and chloride. In seawater magnesium is present at approximately 1285 ppm, hence most test kits refer to the right DKH for Magnesium to be between 1250 and 1350ppm.
Magnesium's primary importance in reef aquaria is its interaction with the calcium and alkalinity balance.
The primary benefit of Mg is that it allow calcium and bicarbonate levels in the water to exist at supersaturated levels. In laymen's terms, having high Mg allows you to maintain higher Ca/Alk.
Maintaining Mg levels is necessary to hold Ca and Alk levels where you want them.

Why do I say that??
Answer: Whenever calcium carbonate begins to precipitate, magnesium binds to the calcium carbonate crystals' growing surface. The magnesium effectively clogs the crystals' surface so that they no longer look like calcium carbonate, making them unable to attract more calcium and carbonate, so the precipitation stops. Without the magnesium, precipitation of calcium carbonate would most probably increase enough to prevent the maintenance of calcium and alkalinity at natural levels.

Fortunately , The primary source of magnesium in our aquariums is the artificial or natural seawater we use to run/start our systems and with which any water changes are performed. Another source of magnesium is fish food. Magnesium is present in many such foods at fairly high concentrations, but not enough to have a huge impact on magnesium levels.

Other needs for Magnesium:
Normal calcium balance in organs
Healthy muscles
Healthy nerve transduction
Healthy calcium balance in blood vessel

Quote:

In addition to the magnesium used in the process of calcification, many (if not all) organisms take it up directly from seawater. Organisms ranging from bacteria8-10 to fish11 take up magnesium, but the amount is generally much smaller than that used during calcification. In many cases, there is so much magnesium in seawater that the organisms expend more effort pumping excess magnesium back out than they do trying to take it up.

Ref: Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

So you want to know the meaning of the big word: calcification???

Calcification:
Hermatypic coral species are those which form reefs containing the unicellular algae called zooxanthellawhich can have densities of up to 1 million cells per cm2.
These algae need to have light to be able to carry out the process of photosynthesis, using the carbonic gas dissolved in the sea water, nitrogen and mineral phosphorus to produce the organic matter required by the polyps.
By causing a shift in the carbonate balance, they promote the precipitation of the calcium carbonate on which the coral skeleton is based, and thus induce the process of CALCIFICATION.

I have always been adding Magnesium and kept them at the highish DKH range, mainly to boost the growth of coralline algae as it has high magnesium content.
On the table illustrated below, we can see how much Magnesium content we can find in Corals etc

Table 1. Magnesium in Calcium Carbonate Skeletons Organisms Magnesium content of skeleton (weight %) Reference Corals: Suborder Asterocoeniina and Faviina 0.07 - 0.36%
Suborder Fungina 0.095 - 1.22%
Fungia actiniformis var. palawensis 0.091%
Suborder Caryophylliina 0.18 - 0.21%
Suborder Milleporina 0.12 - 0.53%
Millepora sp. 0.12 - 0.53%
Suborder Stolonifera 2.98 - 3.52%
Family Tubiporidae 2.98 - 3.52%
Tubipora rubrum 2.98 - 3.52%
Family Dendrophylliidae 0.05%
Family Porites 0.095 - 1.22%
Porites lobata 0.40 - 1.22%
Family Pocillopora 0.34%
Family Dendrophyllia 0.05%
Gorgonia: Eunicella papillosa, E. alba, E. tricoronata, and Lophogorgia flamea 2.2 - 2.7%
Other Organisms: Coralline algae in general >1%
Coralline algae: Lithophyllum and Lithotamnium 2.0 - 2.8%
Calcareous alga: Corallina pilulifera 4.4%
Benthic marine Ostracoda (crustaceans) 0.5 - 1.3%

Coralline algae that normally packs a large amount of magnesium into their calcium carbonate deposits has been shown to incorporate less magnesium when the magnesium content of the water is reduced.

Quote:

How does magnesium impact the balance of calcium and alkalinity in reef aquaria?
In order to answer that question, one has to have a basic understanding of the calcium and carbonate systems in seawater. These systems have been discussed in detail in a variety of previous articles, so I won't go into them here in great detail. In short, calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is supersaturated in seawater,meaning that given enough time calcium ions will interact with carbonate ions and precipitate as calcium carbonate. If you push the concentration of either too high, CaCO3 will start to precipitate. Magnesium interferes with this process, permitting both calcium and carbonate to be elevated above where they would be in the absence of magnesium.

Ref: Stephen Spotte's book _ Captive Seawater Fishes

And now for the substitute in the Commercially bought Magnesium Supplement:
03 Basic Supplement Solutions:
Quote:

1. Using Epsom salts only, dissolve 8 cups Epsom salts in 3.8lt of water, and use that to supplement magnesium in amounts determined by using this calculator link shown below. This recipe is the least preferred of the three, but can be acceptable if used for small amounts of supplementation, or if combined with at least 30% water changes per month. It is also a more reasonable choice if calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) are used in large amounts to supplement calcium and alkalinity.

Quote:

2. Using MAG flake only, dissolve 8 cups magnesium chloride hexahydrate in one gallon of water, and use that to supplement magnesium in amounts determined using this calculator below, with the entry "Randy's Recipes 1 and 2 Versions A and B," and ignore for this purpose what those designations mean. This recipe is adequate, but not quite as balanced as #3 below. This choice is not a good way to go if calcium is supplemented by calcium chloride, because together they will force chloride excessively high.
3. Using both Epsom salts and MAG flake, dissolve 7¼ cups MAG flake and ¾ cup Epsom salts in one gallon of water, and use that to supplement magnesium in amounts determined using this calculator below, with the entry "Randy's Recipes 1 and 2 Versions A and B," and ignore for this purpose what those designations mean. This recipe is preferred, but its advantage over recipe #2 is minimal in most cases.

Ref: Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Here you can find an online Calculator to help you with the above 03 methods:
Reef Chemistry Calculator

What if I dose too much:
In very high overdose cases, the 1st you will notice, is snails that might be dying, especially stomatella snails

References and Credits:
· A Homemade Magnesium Supplement by Craig Bingman Aquartium Frontiers, June 1999. http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/a...io/default.asp
· Magnesium -- Part I by Craig Bingman, Aquarium Frontiers, March 1999. http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/a...io/default.asp
· Magnesium -- Part II by Craig Bingman Aquarium Frontiers April 1999. http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/a...io/default.asp
· Calcium and Alkalinity by Randy Holmes-Farley, Reefkeeping, April 2002 Calcium and Alkalinity by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

And that basically brings me to the end of this Supplement, next I would like to address PH, Alkalinity and Calcium as well as the General hardness (GH or dGH), but I am not done with it as yet.

Here is a quick table to ponder on:

PH

America just landed

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 9:18am CST by ebrahim sams aquarium

Yellow tangs r595 (small)
peppermint shrimps r129
royal gramma r195
blue legged hermits r25
queen angel r1750 (stunning fish)
cured fiji blue live rock r189 p/kg

huge coral sale
plenty more instore special

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Mr

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 8:44am CST by Don Howell

Hi all,

My tank has yet to be completed. I have built the stand and glass structure myself having had experience in building one before. I am amazed at new technology and obviously have a lot to learn. My tank is 2000 x 600 x 600mm with a sump tank. The one question I have is whether to use LED lighting and if so what type and capacity?

Regards

Don

A Must Read Article On Kalkwasser!

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 8:36am CST by mandarinman

This article is understandable and easy to read. please read the Whole article ! kalkwasser

Red/Orange earhworm like things???

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 8:32am CST by Landu

Found these in my tank- like i said looks like orange red earthworm like worms...and then there's one big one with like 20 finger like growths on eater ends of his body...
Fire worms???

I need to know if they benificial or are they a threat to anything in my aquarium???

Please assist
Will try to get pics asap

[FS]: 600 x 600 complete cube for sale (plug and play) : Centurion

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:33am CST by Pete

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

600 x 600 complete cube for sale (plug and play)

Location:

Centurion

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

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

Hi All

I have a 600(L) x 600(W) x 500(H) cube with slimline overflow for sale.
The tank comes with the following

Tank 600 x 600 x 500 with slimline overflow, AM overflow grid so that fish dont go in there, removable teeth for easy cleaning. I excelent condition tank has been running for around six to seven months
Stand 600 x 600 x 700
Sump 520 x 350 x 400 (three chaimber)
Cabinet push around can be moved to work in sump area removable door and open to canopy all in black
1 x NW-110 Reefoctopus skimmer rated for 400L (3 months old still have box and has remainder of warranty)
1 x return pump (cant remember what pump it is will have to check)
2 x Voyager stream pumps V2 (3000L/H /7W)
1 x Wave Surfer (2 channel voyager controller)
1 x BPR-70 Biopellet reactor with a one way valve plumbed to it.
1 x almost full 250ml packet NP biopellets
1 x Sicci SS1.5 pump plumbed to NP reactor
2 x (2x24W) oddysey light units with giesseman globes (2xActinic+ and 2xAquablue+)
It also comes with caribsea seaflor special grade aragonite substrate.
All plumbing included

Will add more picks as soon as I have emptied the tank and cleaned the equipment

Asking price R5500 slightly neg

Reason for selling busy with an upgrate of bigger tank

Notes:

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Medicine needed urgent

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:05am CST by Yuri

I need KANAMYCIN of seachem urged

vodka,vinegar or sugar

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:34am CST by frankie fish

i am planning to start carbon dosing,but i neet some help pls,firstly,what would work best,vinegar,vodka or sugar? Iread that vodka causes cyno in some systems,but it's a great source of carbon. On reefcentral i read that people mix 75% vinegar and 25% vodka. Is there anybody that can help me pls with the start-up of carbon dosing,and the effects of it,as i'm currently running a ats,purigen and phosgaurd. thnx:peroni::thumbup::1:

Another one to guess...

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:40am CST by LikesFish

New Video: freedom1.wmv

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:36pm CST by SteveZi

freedom1.wmv

Video: freedom1.wmv
Category: Competition
Uploader: SteveZi
Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveZi Porcupine Fish Release - Diodon holocanthus

Collecting marine invertebrates

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:29pm CST by Starfish93

Hello everyone!
I have a few questions regarding collecting sea invertebrates and other organisms. about 6-8 months ago I bought a saltwater fish tank for my school biology lab. We did much fundraising and finally had the ability to purchase fish and amaze my fellow peers in the high school!
I recently just returned from my holiday break, and my teacher and I are wishing to display marine invertebrates from along the coast of Cape Town to give student the feel for what amazing creatures we have the ability to see. The only problem is how to start this.
I was wondering if I needed a permit to collect the invertebrates, what invertebrates are best to be kept, and how exactly to collect them? I do have a senior project coming up where I will be presenting the idea of global warming and human impact on the oceans. I thought if I could get some marine invertebrate in for this it would be amazing for my creative element!
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

CO2 Regulator

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:57pm CST by G DP

Hi All

Looking for a good CO2 regulator. Should have needle valve, solenoid and bubble counter if possible.

Thanks

New Products-Winter 2012

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:33pm CST by Jamie@Vertex

Vertex has some candy for you. Guaranteed low-cal!

Vertex Vectra - Skimmer-Neck Cleaning System

Finally, an affordable solution to keeping your skimmer neck clean. Instead of dismounting your skimmer collection cup every few days, to wipe the slime from the inside of the neck, the Vertex Vectra will swipe through this efficiency reducing coating as often as you wish. Regulated by an aquarium computer or simply placed on a timer, the Vectra will help maintain fullest efficiency from your skimmer, while sparing you the grimy hands.

The Vectra is a two-part product consiting of the Vectra Engine, which is a standard motor used for all skimmer-size variations, plus the Skimmer-Lid, which is ordered seperately and available in various sizes to fit Vertex Alpha Cone Skimmers, as well as other models (Bubble King, etc). We offer 150mm, 160mm, 180mm, 200mm, 250mm, and 300mm diameters, which correspond to the diameter of the acrylic skimmer cup. The size 180 fits the Alpha Cone 170, as example, which has a 180mm cup diameter. The squeegee is adjustable to various neck diameters. Once again, Vertex sets a new standard!

Vertex Polypropylene or Nylon Filter Socks
Smartly packed in a standing carry bag, perfect for check-out display sales, the Vertex Polypropelene and Nylon-Filter socks come is various sizes and filter grades from 100-300 micron. The best quality in pre-filtering.
Available in: Polypropylene: 11cm ring/30cm long, 200µ; 18cm ring/30cm long, 200µ; 20cm x 40cm, drawstring, 100µ; 20cm x 40cm, 200µ; Nylon: 11cm ring/36cm long, 300µ; 18cm/36cm, 300µ.

Vertex Magnetic Probe Holder
Very smart-looking and watersafe. An acrylic holder for up to 3 probes, with titanium screws to fasten the probes in their slots. Nice strong magnets! Slots: 12mm.

Vertex Acrylic Cleaner Magnet
A small cleaner magnet designed for nano or similar sized tanks, made of clear acrylic and stainless steel. Velcro-type cleaning surface. Two sizes: the Simplex is only 1cm x 1cm, while the Duplex is 2cm x 4cm. Same clean and smart aesthetic as the Probe Holder. Nice packaging makes it especially attractive at the check-out.

Vertex Titanium Grounding Poles
Like the name says, these will ground the aquarium from stray voltage. An often overlooked safety feature. Availble with plugs for the UK, Australia and Europe. A highly recommended safety accessory. Simply mount with the included suction cup in sump or/and aquarium (or where ever the electrical items are working in water).

Chaeto

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:44pm CST by jesseg

Hey guys/girls,

Anyone know where i can score some chaeto?

thanks...

New Video: Feeding Time

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:41pm CST by rakabos

video 2011 12 31 08 21 02

Video: video 2011 12 31 08 21 02
Category: Competition
Uploader: rakabos
Quote:

Originally Posted by rakabos Feeding time and they all know it! :thumbup:

Tunze 6095 special

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:39pm CST by Anita

Hi All,
Watch out Monday afternoon for the launch of the new TUNZE 6095 Turbelle Streams,
BIG SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER..........Limited period only..... :thumbup:

External Protein Skimmer

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:24pm CST by jesseg

Hi All,

I am looking for an external protein skimmer, the display tank is roughly about 200L, no sump, skimmer will standing on the floor, can anyone point me in the right direction of reasonably priced skimmers for my fairly small tank.

Thanks...

OR6500 Impellor explosion

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:22pm CST by viper357

So, last night was a bit busier than normal for me, I had a small problem with my big return pump. It's an Ocean Runner 6500. I got a phone call yesterday afternoon while waiting to pick up my daughter from her afterchool activates, "Dad, something is wrong with the tank", :eek: I honestly think that is the worst phonecall one could ever receive, you just know it can only mean impending doom and lots of clean up work to do. So anyway, apparently all of the water was still in the tanks, so that was a bit of a relief.

Got home and found my return pump was not working. Weird. Tried to spin the impellor, it felt a bit tight and not very smooth so I thought maybe something had got jammed in there. Out came the towels and so started the horrible operation of contorting my body into all manner of weird positions to remove the pump from the sump, these pumps are monstrously huge and frikkin heavy.

And here was the result of my investigation....an exploded impellor!!!

How does that happen? Twice? Yes twice, I have 2 impellors from OR6500 pumps that this has happened to.

Perky new corals just landed - 26th jan

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:55pm CST by Perky pets superstore

Hi all , here are some pics of our latest corals landed -= they are very nice and large pieces.

R598.95

Aquacultured Acro R598.95 - pink and purple - R8 and a half cm high

R598.95 - 8 cm wide

Milliapoura - R598.95 - 10 cm wide nice green - SOLD TO @jaquesdp08

Hydno poura R 598 95 - 12 cm high excl rock SOLD TO @jaquesdp08

MTLC green Anchor - Sold R398.95

Purple tonga mushrooms -R369.95

Kenya tree frags - R95.00 each

Sun coral - R329.95

acropoura R598.95

Much more to come ...

Feeding time!

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:53pm CST by rakabos

Feeding time

Video: Feeding time
Category: Competition
Uploader: rakabos
Quote:

Originally Posted by rakabos All my guys ready and waiting!

Video Competition

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:03pm CST by viper357

Hi everyone, welcome to MASA's very first video competition, now that most of us have these fancy cell phones, nobody has an excuse not to participate. :biggrin: If your phone can't take video, hijack one of your mates phones and lets show the SABC how it's done.:p

Rules:

1. This competition is only open to members resident within the borders of South Africa.
2. No questionable content, such as foul language, naughty pictures, references to drugs/alcohol etc.
3. Video content must be related to the marine aquarium hobby.
4. Closing date for entries is midnight 29 February 2012.
5. These rules are subject to change at any time.

How to Enter:

1. Upload your video to either youtube, dailymotion, metacafe or veoh. Youtube is preferred as they don't add annoying adverts in the front of their videos like some other sites do.

2. Once your video is uploaded, go to the video section of the forum Marine Aquariums of South Africa - Videos and click on this button

3. Copy and paste the URL of your video into the Video URL: box and click on the Load Information button. Make any changes or add any info you want.

4. Ensure the box is ticked to create a thread when you submit your video. If the box is not ticked then a thread will not be created and members will be unable to vote on your video.

5. That's it, you're done. Good luck. :)

Video's can be of anything related to the marine aquarium hobby, they can be of your display tank, your filtration system, fish profiles, coral profiles, lighting explanations, salt mixing instructions, fragging demonstrations, how to setup an RO unit, how to do your plumbing, how to setup a qt tank, how to aquascape etc. etc. the possibilities are endless. Have fun.

Last but not least, a big Thank You to Keith from Tripe Five for coming up with the idea and for sponsoring the prize for this competition.

Awesome live rock and huge coral order at Idol.

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:49am CST by Bob the (reef)builder

Check out this fantastic quality live rock.

Two different types.

Heliopora based rock some still very alive.

lovely flat rock for building with

Hey Y'all

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:37am CST by sapphyreskyy

My name is Kimmy

I'm from Cincinnati Ohio in the USA. I've have had aquariums since the age of 10 but I have just as of Christmas 32 yrs later I'm just branching out into Saltwater . I got a 75 gallon for Christmas and I'm pretty lost but with lots of research I'm gaining ground.:thumbup: I stumbled across your forum and couldn't help but stop...hope to see y'all around

Acropora Frags - JHB

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:47am CST by Wes

Hi Guys looking to try out my new lights for the tank.

Frags only not willing to fork out half a Grand on stuff that may die.

Dymax LED Techno Lighting

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:45am CST by brentv

Has anyone tried the Dymax LED/ T5 combo lighting units?
Any good?

marine plywood for my cabinet

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 9:20am CST by Faheem Bardien

hey guys...one question ..do i have to use marine plywood for my cabinet ??? ? are there other options out there?
cheers
Faheem

new bali order landing friday

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:23pm CST by The Waterboy - Marco

hey all, just a reminder that our next bali shipment arrives friday the 27th.....
some of the livestock that will be available can be seen below.......
special running until next friday.........
spend R500 on live stock and recieve up to 20 percent off on all hardware including seachem reef salt, r.o units, supplements, frozen and dry foods, lighting etc etc
this may be our last shipment or second to last shipment until end of april as we leave for our annual mauritius trip in a few weeks time.....take advantage of awesome specials, such as occelaris clowns for R100, and blue / green chromis for R 50:thumbup:

Saddle Anemonefish Amphiprion Ephippium
Royal Dottyback Pseudochromis Paccagnelae
Powder Blue Tang (S) Acanthurus Leucosternon
Foxface Lo Vulpinus
Blonde Naso Tang (S/M) Naso Lituratus
Blue Surgeonfish (Tiny) Paracanthurus Hepatus
Pacific Sailfin Tang (S) Zebrasoma Veliferum
Alligator Pipefish Syngnathoides Biaculeatus
Redtooth Triggerfish Odonus Niger
Pinkbar Goby Cryptocentrus aurora
Yellow Prawn Goby Cryptocentrus Cinctus
Pink & Blue Spotted Goby Cryptocentrus Leptocephalus
Midas Blenny Ecsenius Midas
Forktail Blenny Meiacanthus Astrodorsalis
Grammistes Blenny Meiacanthus Gramistes
Decorated Firefish Nemateleotris Decora
Bali Jawfish Opistognathus Sp.
Spottail Gudgeon Ptereleotris evides
Psychedelic Fish Synchiropus Picturatus
White Glider Valenciennea Sexguttata
Golden Head Sleeper Valenciennea Strigata
Blue-sided Fairy Wrasse Cirrhilabrus Cyanopleura
Filament-fin Wrasse Paracheilinus Filamentosus
Cleanner Shrimp - (S) Lysmata Amboinensis
Blue Starfish (M) Linckia Laevigata
Clove Polyps - Green - Small Flower Clavularia Sp. Aff. Anthelia
Star Polyps - White Clavularia Sp Star Polyps - Green Clavularia Viridis
Devil Leather Finger Lobophyton Sp
Elegant Coral Purple Tip (S) Catalaphyllia Jardinei
Elegance Coral (S) Pink/Red Tip Catalaphyllia Jardinei
Torch Coral (Green) - (M) Euphyllia Paradivisa
Branch Hammer Coral - Green/Purple Euphyllia Parancora
Branch Hammer Coral - Neon Green Euphyllia Parancora

these specials are for collection only

Xbox 360 & Samsung Galaxy Tab for Sale!!!

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:13pm CST by Kunhardt

I have an Xbox 360 - 250 gig with 2 control pads, kinetic and 6 games, plus 1 on the console itself for sale...brand new....2 months old hardly used...impulse buy and now I am bored of consoles again. Over R7000 worth of items here...wanting R4500. :)

Second on the auction block is a Galaxy P1000 ...er...what else is there to say about this, its the smaller size model than the new 10.1 :P ...new as well roughly a month old now, wife bought it for work and decided it wasnt necessary as she could do all she needs to on her HTC :) Asking R4000.

pics will follow soon. :)

Guess what this is?

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:19pm CST by LikesFish

[FS]: Tunze Stuff: Cape Town

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 7:51pm CST by DeanT

Hardware for saleThread title:

Tunze Stuff

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only or shipping

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

Have Tunze Equipment , that i am looking to let go in the next week or 2
set 1
Tunze 7095 controller and 6100 pump plus pump driver and all cables
selling it together , will not break setup apart - R2500.00

set 2
Tunze ATU - 5017 , with pump and float and optical sensor and mounting brackets
R 1500.00

all items are in perfect working condition.

Notes:

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Brain Coral not opening

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:59pm CST by rudeboy1

Hi All

Can someone please tell me what could be wrong with my brain.

Its not opening. I bought it yesterday from a LFS and took it home put it in the tank and it was fine. Now today when I turned the lights on it didnt open at all.

Its still has its red and green colouring but is not opening.

My clams, tooth coral, mushrooms, bubble coral, zoo's, toadstool, star polyps, are all open just not that one.

Is this usual? How long do they take to adapt?

Thanx in advance!

T5 lighting question

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:42pm CST by Konrad

At the momont im running 4x54w T5 1200mm on my system, 1.4x0.45x0.5(lwd). I only keep soft corrals and one lps. Can one keep anemones and clams under this lighting? Any advice would be appreciated.

cree 3w lights help needed(lots)

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:02pm CST by mandarinman

hi technically inclined guys. mewik was kind enough to give me twelve 3w cree leds. I need help to understand them in normal speak. and what I need to make em run etc. taaake iiit sssllloooww.

[FS]: 1.2m by 700 (w) by 500 (h) DT : Durban

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:34pm CST by Travis1

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

1.2m by 700 (w) by 500 (h) DT

Location:

Durban

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

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

hi all, have the following tank for sale, as i wont be using it at all. open to reasonable offers. was used as a fresh water tank, built originally for marine use though.

Notes:

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Tangs Dying with White Spot

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:30pm CST by Triton

Hey guys,

Hope someone can help!
Iv had a Powder brown, Naso and Gold eye tang die of white spot. :(

Is there anyway i can get rid of this parasite in my DT and prevent it from coming back?

I am thinking of getting a Hailea ozone reactor connected straight into my TS2 Skimmer, will this help?

[FS]: Vertex Illumina SR600 & Jns Skimmer: Freestate

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:29pm CST by jaquesdp08

Hardware for saleThread title:

Vertex Illumina SR600 & Jns Skimmer

Location:

Freestate

Shipping or Collection only:

ship,delivery

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

I have my Vertex Illumina SR 600 for sale. The unit has been running for almost a year now and its a stunning unit. Im upgrading and its to small for my new adventure..

I also have an JNS SK3 skimmer for sale.

Light unit R 8000

Skimmer R 3000

Notes:

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Bi-Colour Blenny wanted

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:21pm CST by Rubenvm

Ahoy,if anyone wants to sell a bi-blenny please let me know,

Im really not going to drive all the way to fishoek so if someone closer to me has a guy they dont want...lemmi know how much k.

Peace

Any frags

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:05pm CST by Jake

Hi guys im kinda new to the whole marine thing, sofar i have had alot of help from some m8's on masa(thanks guys).

Atm i have a small hammer, some pallys'(brown with green glow) and some brown zoas and purple shrooms and a yellow candy coral.

I recently fraged my Zoa's (light green outer and Dark green inside, dark red(maroon) inside. Wich im willing to swop.

I am looking for any other coral, or colour zoas.... Not psp plz as i dont think i have enough light for them.

Anything really, if you could pm me with a pic would really apriciate it

[FS]: Yellow Damsel, Yellow tail Damsel: Boksburg

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 10:30am CST by Triton

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Yellow Damsel, Yellow tail Damsel

Scientific Name:

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Size of fish

8 - 10 cm

How long have you had the fish?

1 year

Is the fish eating?

yes

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

Boksburg

Price:

R160 for both negotiable/ Swop for tang or cleaner shrimp

Photo's:

1 x Yellow Damsel
1 x Yellow Tail Damsel

Eating well, will swop for any other fish or a cleaner shrimp..

Notes:

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New to saltwater

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 5:08am CST by Barryh

Hello. I just purchased a 55 gal tank from a friend. Looking forward to learning about taking care of it.

speech topics?

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:01pm CST by shane dewar

i have been given a speech to do for school and I obviously want to do it on marine life:thumbup: but im not too sure what i should speak about, i want it to be something a bit different that most people dont hear about everyday

if you can please help me with some good topics i would really appreciate it:)

Detailed form submitted: David Victor

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 7:16pm CST by David Victor

Detailed help requestAre you experiencing any problems in your tank?

Yes

Brief Description

The coralline algae in my tank keeps bleaching. It seems to start showing and then all of a sudden it goes completely white.

Tank size

1500, 600, 600

System Volume

+- 550L

How long has your tank been running?

8 Years +

What livestock do you have?

Fish:
Yellow Tang
Pajama Tang
Brown Surgeon
Cleaner Wrasse
Common Clown
Yellow Tail Damsels
Goldie

Corals:
Sun Coral
Moonstone
Tongue
Anchor
Frog Spawn
Galaxy
Fox Glove
Cup
Clams

Anemones:
Stoi Cactus
White, Purple Tipped (Not Sure About The Type.)
Little Purple Carpet.

Water Parameters

Alkalinity: 7.6 (dKH)
Calcium: 450
Potassium: 422
Magnesium: 1400
pH: 8
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Ammonia: 0
Salinity: 1.025
Temperature: 26-27
Iron: 0.05
Iodine: 0.09

What lighting is over the tank?

ODYSSEA
GIESEMANN AQUAPINK T-5 80W
GIESEMANN AQUABLUE+ T-5 80W

ODYSSEA
GIESEMANN ACTINIC+ T-5 80W
GIESEMANN AQUABLUE+ T-5 80W

Pumps and equipment

Return pump: 2000lp/h
Internal: 2000lp/h
Skimmer: Berlin Extra Length; Eighm Pump

Maintenance

Water Changes: Every 21 Days, Mainly Water Collected From The Sea.
Lights Are Only Four Months Old.
Phospha-Guard
Charcoal
Additives:
Purple Up: Was Adding Everyday, Now Only Three Times A Week.
Calcium: Was Adding Everyday, Have Not Added In Awhile Because Calcium Readings Were 500+.
Magnesium: 5ml A Week
Strontium: 5ml A Week
Iodine: 5ml A Week

Other info and photo's.

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Please check here for me to see if I'm getting this right guys?

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 6:00pm CST by RFSwanepoel

OK so I have been busy for 2 days trying to figure out what I need to start with and I came up with this.

List of things I might need:

-An Aquarium and a Stand (I'm aiming for a 150L to 200L Deep tank).
-Aragonite Substrate (Live Sand + small sand + rough sand).
-Dry Rock and/or Live Rock.
-RO/DI Unit (Reverse Osmosis filter).
-Salt Mix (Stuff you buy in buckets).
-Heater or 4.
-Thermometer.
-Hydrometer (For water density).
-Power heads (Water Pumps + Wave Makers, for random water flow).
-Test Kits (for Salt-water use) Like 10 of these things. Ammonia, Nitrate, Calcium etc...
-Salt water Mixing Buckets (Brand new and only used for salt water)
-Reef Grade Lights (OOOOO Well this is a whole subject on it's own, complicated)
-Sump + accessories (Bio-filtration tank)
-Return Pump
-Overflow in tank
-PVC Piping (plumbing)
-Protein Skimmer ( Not sure if I need this but it would seem I do).
-Time, Money, Patience and a love for the aquatics.

Is this about right?

[FS]: reef octopus HOB skimmer for sale: sandown sandton

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 4:46pm CST by neemow

Hardware for saleThread title:

reef octopus HOB skimmer for sale

Location:

sandown sandton

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

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

Hey im selling my reef octopus OTP-2000 HOB skimmer its 5 months old and skims like beast !
i want R1200
reason im selling is I recently got a in sump skimmer as a present.

Notes:

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New to the Forum

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:46pm CST by Wes

Seen some amazing setups here, I will never be able to afford the equipment that some of you are running, but I'm an aspire r... lol

Hi guys looking forward to a number of years in your safe hands, please accept me as new to the hobby.

Regards,

Wesley

how to set up the best flow

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:36pm CST by Dee318i

Hi Guys how can i set up the best flow rate in my tank, more like where should i place the power heads in order for the water to flow everywhere in the tank

Dorry's Coral Shipment Landed

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:33pm CST by lanzo

Hi Guys

We landed a nice big coral shipment

Pictures will be uploaded to face book on the 26-01-2011

Come and visit us to SEA FOR YOURSELF

:yeahdude:

[FS]: 1.5 x 60 x 60 & Galv Stand & Sump : Cape Town

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:27pm CST by K_ONE

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

1.5 x 60 x 60 & Galv Stand & Sump

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

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

Hi guys

I was going to setup this tank however travel plans and funds are not permitting me to go through with it.

All items are brand new! Have never touched water..

1.5L x 60W x 60H custom made tank in 10mm glass with corner o'flow and 50mm hole.
1.5L x 60W x 80H galvanized steel stand with corner supports and painted with NS4 anti rust.
1.2L x 45W x 45H sump with dividers for skimmer/dsb/return sections.

I have a vinyl sticker for the back of the tank and perspex which has been cut with teeth to cover the overflow. Both are blue in color.

I paid R4200 for all of the above at the end of last year and am open to offers.

I will not be able to deliver this.. so collection only.

Excuse the pictures not looking straight.. I was using my GF's camera and didn't feel like putting on the std lens.

PM me for phone number if you would like to view.

Thanks
K

Notes:

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Comp 3 Poll 1

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 12:30pm CST by viper357

Hi all

Please vote. :biggrin:

Please Note: The pics in this competition were all taken with cellphones or basic camera's, so please do not judge on just the quality and clarity of the photo, but rather the content and composition of the pics, thanks. :)

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Klong Visser Northern Cape marine tank

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 12:00pm CST by Klong visser

Hi guys, I'm a new guy from Springbok, Northern Cape. I have a marine tank +- one year. I have plenty of problems in the beginning, but now its up and running with hardly any problems. I've build my own filter 200liter and works perfect. I get my water from the sea. The sea is about 170km from Springbok. I transport 1000l per trip. I will soon put photos on of my marine tank. Cheers

sps frags

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:47am CST by mupwi

Hi I love the look of sps and have had one test frag in my tank for about 3 months now seems happy with the lighting ect so now I am looking for a few more colorful small frags if any one has some going cheap my tank is primarily local specimens but unfortunately the regulations don't allow us to collect sps so they unfortunately have to be foreigners ;)

Wet vs. Dry skimming.

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:33am CST by Evo R

Hey guys.

Thought i would start this thread for all the new guys....(and me).

What is the difference/purpose between wet and dry skimming?

Pro's and Con's of either form of skimming?

And then lastly, will it not be beter instead of one over rated skimmer, to have 2 slightly smaller skimmers. One skimming wet and the other one skimming dry??
Or will that cancel eachother out?

All coments welcome!

Redhawks new tank

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 10:17am CST by Redhawk10

Hi everyone

I started the tank in October 2011. Its taking a while but its almost ready to run. Some Specs
Tank : 820mmLx780mmDx800mmH
Sump x2 : 1000mmLx550mmDx300mmH
All out of 10mm glass
Using a aquamedic Calcium reactor
aqua excel skimmer rated for 1200L

Dead Rock

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 9:42am CST by JDV

Looking for some dead live rock in cpt. Anyone have to sell or know of an LFS that sells.

Dead rock advice

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:21am CST by JDV

Hi All

I need advice please. I need -+ 30kg of live rock or more for my tank. I was thinking of buying 10kg of live rock and 20kg of dead rock and seed it with the live rock.
I would like to know will this work? How long does it usually take before it becomes live and where in CPT can I buy dead rock. I dont mind if my cycling takes a bit longer than usual
As I have some home renovation project going on so it will give my budget some time to recover before I start buying my precious livestock. :confused1:

Urgent help needed BTA Split

Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:06pm CST by Timone

Hi,
My friend needs urgent advice.
His BTA split last night and they moving around the tank but when he got home today he found his tank went milky in colour.
We can't see how the nennies are doing as the tank is to milky. Fish seem to fine for now.
We did notice a amonia and nitrite spike in the water.

Lighting; don't know what to do

Posted: January 24th, 2012, 8:59pm CST by Renegado

Hey,

"Upgrade the lighting" is all I hear but how and with what? :eek: My tank is a Boyu MT40 [www.boyu.us]

The light with everything put together

What is underneath once the plastic guard and reflector is removed

Written on the light, "PL - 18W 220V/240V/6400K"

The tank with light on.

I have zero experience with lighting of fish tanks. :whistling: I'm planning on beginner easy corals and I want to keep the hood; advice please people :yeahdude:

[FS]: LED Spotlights for sale: Ruimsig

Posted: January 24th, 2012, 8:41pm CST by Quintin

Hardware for saleThread title:

LED Spotlights for sale

Location:

Ruimsig

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Left over / extras used for my algae scrubber and sump lighting build.
Never been used as these are spare.
I have 6 of them.
Colour is 6500k to 8500k, so super for growing micro algae in your sump or scrubber.
Looking at about R375 each but make me an offer.....

Notes:

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I finally setup a tank

Posted: January 24th, 2012, 8:41pm CST by JohnDoe

Hi guys,

Feels like ages ago when I decided I wanted to setup a marine tank again. Unfortunately due to circumstances, this was not possible till now. So with great joy I can now say: I am finally setting up my tank.

I purchased the following equipment:
200 liter cubicle in wooden cabinet. (600x600c600 excluding extra internal sump filter)
Internal and external sump filter system.
Red Sea Prism protein skimmer.
Coral lighting plus two lights in the sump area.
2 x 1000 liter/hour pumps.
Intermittent switch that runs 2 x wave pumps.

I got it all setup and purchased some black aragolife for the sump and display tank.

Got some base rock and a few pieces of live rock in as well.

Been cycling for a while.

I put in two clowns today as well and saw a small black snail made its way probably via the live rock. :)

I'll post some more pics tomorrow.

Thanks David and Dane

Posted: January 24th, 2012, 6:57pm CST by 2time

Hi guys

I just want to say thanks for the beautiful elegance I got from you guys. Used the voucher I won.

Here's a crappy phone pic of it.

Thanks again.

What the f%$#

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 5:06pm CST by johannes rall

Ok now Im totally dumbstruck.Im either losing:rofl: it or I must stop this hobby right now:unhappy:.I did a water change of a 100L for a +_250L tank and just for the fun did a water test aswell ammonia is 0(AS PER COLOUR CHART) but no2 and no3 is high.Its nsw am I LOSING IT OR WHAT THE F%$# IS HAPPENIG :confused1:

Id needed

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:11pm CST by gmohr

Found this worm like creature on my front glass this morning. It does not look alive, more like a clump of wool stuck to my glass.

Ideas?????

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Hi!

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 1:39pm CST by EstelleS

Hi guys,

I'm new to marine aqariums and currently have a Red Sea unit with a few fish and anemones in it. I'm looking forward to learn all the scientific names and pick up some tips from you guys!

Cooling Option

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 1:00pm CST by belindamotion

I found this while Surfing...I'll be the 1st to admitt that it's mostely directed at Freshwater and probably only the General Methods apply to Marine Tanks, but I thought it was interesting neverless...and many do have Freshwater Tanks also...

Caudata Culture Articles - Cooling

Some Aquarium Options...

Beat the Heat: Aquarium Cooling Methods by Kevin Kocot - Reefkeeping.com

Tank Design for wave box

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 12:49pm CST by lcornelius

Hi all,

I need your input on the following:

Tank will be 2000 x 1000 x 750 (water level at 700).
I will be running 2 Tunze 6105's in the tank, but would like to add a Tunze wave box as well. I would like to create a wave effect in the tank.

The tank will be braced at the top.

The question would be on glass thickness, can I use 12mm or should I use 15mm or even thicker glass? I need to make sure the glass can handle the stress of the wave effect.

pridibio

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 12:35pm CST by johannes rall

Does prodibio come in a kit because when I asked the lfs for prodibio and they said they have aprodibio stablizing kit.Dont want to buy wrong stuff.Dont want to be told sh.. again on forum;)

JHB February 2012 meeting

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 11:31am CST by Hails

Hi everyone! Had an awesome Jan meeting yesterday. Will work on venue for the next meeting over the next few weeks, but lets decide on a date. Was thinking either 18 or 25 Feb 2012. Please let me know which date would suit you and we'll go with the date that will suit the most people.

new trading hours from 30jan!!

Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 11:24am CST by Oceanson

hi reefer's!! :thumbup:

by this we like to inform you about or new trading hours from the 30 of jan.

from next week we wil by open from monday till saterday.:)

monday till friday from 10 till 6
and on saterday from 10 till 3

for more info contact us,

021-552 7553
oceanson@gmail.com

17 unit C burpark
montague drive
mantague gardens

:thumbup::)

What's the coolest critter to keep in refugium?

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 11:03pm CST by neemow

Just wondering what's the best critter to keep in my refugium?(besides pods that is:) )

Can this heat PLEASE STOP! My SPS are bleaching, urrrrg

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 10:54pm CST by Sammy

Heatwave we experiencing in Cape Town is playing havoc with my tank.

All my acros, montis and other sps are bleaching badly, my nennie also on the prowl after not moving for 6 months.

Temp on 31degs for the last week or so.

Cape Town please cool down.

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some pic´from my corals

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 9:34pm CST by Nanoriffcube

hi reefers

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 7:06pm CST by biotribes

hi all, i have been reading MASA for about 2 years but am inexperienced in this hobby so could not possibly give any one advice. however i have learned so much from everyone here, thanks so much.

Bright red algea on rocks only. Help please!

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 6:25pm CST by shafiq1

Hi.

I need help combating this bright red carpet algea that is only growing on my rocks. Going to start using np pellets in my reactor and have reduced my lighting hours down to 5 hours. Tank was looking lovely and out of nowhere pop.

This is a second hand system that i purchased in october. System has been running since then. This bloom started in late december and is really a worry.
Dont wanna loose what i have.

Gonna try and upload a pic

Note: all creature in the tank where gifts so no judging

Peninsula Rockpool tank project

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 5:47pm CST by LuckyFishNet

Hi everyone,

it's my first time on Masa. I'm always excited, when I see the life in the rockpools. We are doing this rockpool project together.
LuckyFish will do the technical side and I will join later when it comes to livestock.

Enjoy.

Tomato Clown For Free in Port Elizabeth

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 5:36pm CST by David Victor

Hi guys, i have a tomato clown that i have to remove due to space requirements. Must be PE area, collection only. Regards

Urgent Sale - Boyu HX600 with Marine Fish Inside

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 3:48pm CST by Roberto

Urgent Sale Relocation to CT!!!

Fish Tank - Boyu Marine HX600 with Sea Fish Inside, Perfect Start Up Tank

Includes:
80l Tank, Stand, 2 x Pumps, Marine Florescent lights, 2x thermostats, Electronic thermometer, cooling Fan, fish net, Live Rock

Currently has marine fish inside,
1x Caron Angel 2 x Chromies 2x Clown Fish 1x Star Fish

R3500 for everything

Please msg me or call me on 0825085921

[FS]: Bubble Magus reactors: Wilgeheuwel

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 3:08pm CST by rakabos

Hardware for saleThread title:

Bubble Magus reactors

Location:

Wilgeheuwel

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Got two Bubble Magus reactors for sale. Was running PO4 media and carbon in them. Upgraded to a massive skimmer, so not gonna have space for them. They measure 10cm wide and 40cm high.

R400 each. They go for R799 new if memory serves

Notes:

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ammonia,no2,no3

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 2:09pm CST by johannes rall

Hi guys just want to know I have high ammonia,no2 and no3 count for about 2 weeks now and I did a huge water change last monday.I added a scopa of about 5cm +_ 2weeks back and caught 2 small butterflys a brown yellow tail sugeon and a convict surgeon about a week back all in the tank.Yes I know I should have qt it before hand but didnt have a tank.Could this be why I have the high param count I feed twice a day:)

Shrooms WANTED>!!!

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 11:50am CST by Cslling

Looking for some mushrooms, looking for green and red ricordea mushrooms. Even if its one shroom.

looking to pay for them.

Brine Shrimp Hatch and Feeder

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 11:16am CST by belindamotion

Would something like this benefit the guys asking how to hatch their own Brine Shrimp..? I found this the other day and wasn't sure if it's viable..:blush:
[URL=" Amazon

Amazon

Amazon (Thumbnails)

Amazon.com: Hatch n Feeder - Brine Shrimp Hatchery: Pet Supplies

Quote:

This one-of-a-kind brine shrimp hatchery is designed to hatch brine shrimp eggs and then dispense the baby brine shrimp (napulii) directly into the aquairum. Provides highly nutritious live food to your fish. Easy to set up and easy to use, your fish will benefit greatly. Works with fresh and salt water aquariums. #TM1198
Comes With:

Hatching Unit
Measuring Spoon
Plastic Syringe
Cleaning Brush
Air Line Tubing

Directions for using the Brine Shrimp Hatchery

Before setting the Hatchery up, clean it under running warm water. Do Not use soap or detergents since it can leave harmful residue. Rinse it well with cold water.
Connect air line tubing to air pump and Hatch’ N Feeder. Press the suction cup holder firmly against the glass wall of the aquarium.
Set Hatchery in 79 degree to 81 degree dechlorinated water. (Rate of hatching is temperture dependent, the higher the water temperature the faster the eggs will hatch).
Submerge the Hatchery, filling the Hatchery with tank water.
Be sure the Hatchery is positioned properly. The water level indicator must be level with the surface water.
Add 4 small spoons of eggs to the egg chamber. Use small end of measuring spoon to measure out the desired amount of eggs.
Turn air pump on, 3-4 small bubbles per second. It is important to keep the air flow rate low, too high of air flow will cause the eggs to splash against the sides of the hatchery.
Wait 1 hour for eggs to rehydrate before adding salt to the hatchery.
Add 5 large spoons of synthetic sea salt or non-iodized table salt to the egg chamber, using the large end of spoon. Synthetic sea salt is recommended because of the buffering abilities.
Gently swirl any eggs still at surface in egg compartment. Don’t worry if eggs remain in collection chamber since they will hatch there also.
The brine shrimp larvae will start hatching in about 18 to 26 hours depending on the water temperature.
As the larvae hatch, place a light over the perferated dispenser. The larvae will swim towards the light since they are phototactic and are drawn to the light.

Aquarium Kits, Aquarium Care Products, Freshwater & Saltwater Aquarium Kits, Power Heads - Tom Aquarium Products

Dead seals at Rooiels

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 11:02am CST by LuckyFish

Hi guys, we went yesterday to Pringlebay and stopped on the way back at Rooiels.
Finding a dead seal was unusual enough, but two? See the red circle!
Also the fact, that they must have died quite a while ago and it seems, nobody really took notice.

Info on Azure Damsel

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 10:56am CST by Dee318i

Hi guys can you give more info on the Azure Damsel, like what it eats, what fish can it be kept with and where do I get one?!?

Base/Dead Rock wanted - Sandton

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 10:52am CST by Dee318i

Hi guys im looking for dead/base rock, message me if ur interested in selling
Thanx

Hi Everyone

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 7:56am CST by Martine Scheepers

Great to be on this forum

Urgent help needed Blue Regal tang got ich

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 7:39am CST by shaunnorth

Help help help

my dory tang has got ich none of the other fish show signs of it how do i go bout treating it bear in mind that i have corals in the tank as well please i don't what my dory to die

Help! - Fish Trap Needed

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 10:07pm CST by oceanseeker

Hi Guys

Do any one of you have a fish trap to borrow me for a few days. Pretty Please.

I need to catch my sixline this weekend

Adding stability

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 8:39pm CST by johannes rall

Can I add stability to the tank juts to help build a stronger bacterial count.Dont know if the count low or ok.Read in another thread that I must add it to help with cyano.

Guess, who am I?

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 8:26pm CST by LuckyFishNet

Guess, who am I?;)

Conch needed

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 8:02pm CST by Marine1

Hi
Will a conch , queen or fighting be able to help with cyno?

I would like to ask the clever people if this could be the natural solution or do I go chemical which I don't want to do but enough of this red slime.

Thanks

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Hi

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 7:46pm CST by seahunter

Good day to all you reef lovers, I'm new to MASA . I'm from Durban and I've been reefing for around three years. I've also taken interest in diving our Durban waters (offshore).
Anyone from durbs ?

Please id

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:44pm CST by malooda

HI

iv got a crab and a critter [i think] in my tank not sure if they safe?

crab

critter?

WS: Normal?

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:05pm CST by mytank

I know this has been discussed often, but having QT'ed the fish and they were fat, munching and no WS, now in their new tank with new tank mates there is obvious a little territory setting.

Now what I noticed is the new fish started getting some WS. I know WS comes from stress and yes by trying to find some new territory they going to get bullied.

I really don't want to QT them again and stress them.

I know we can't get our tanks WS perfect so some comments.

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Does water get old

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:00pm CST by mytank

I made some salt water last week Saturday. Its been in a 25l drum which is closed. Does water get old, can I get the temp up, air stone it for a few hours and reuse it?

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[FS]: Squamosa Clam for Sale: Amanzimtoti

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:48pm CST by williet

All other livestockCommon Name:

Squamosa Clam for Sale

Scientific Name:

-

Size

7cm

How long have you had it?

3months

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Your location.

Amanzimtoti

Price:

300

Photo's:

Notes:

Hi all

It seems my Cleaner wrasse has become amused with irritating my clam! I am a cross-road.

A Catch my cleaner (Which is impossible and he is great at looking after my other fish) or sell the clam. So here goes

He is in very good nick (Just a bit irritated) and has grown since I bought him

Anyone keen ?

Would like to trade for a Copperband aswell!

Aqua Medic stuff in.

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:20pm CST by Bob the (reef)builder

Hi Guys

We have just received a top-up order of Aquamedic equipment.

Included are the long awaited Mega-mags and attachments and blades. The best tank cleaners you can get!

Also their great salt at R690.00 (great price too).

Pumps, Plancto, aragonite, antiphos and carbon.

We also have all the Deltec products in including the very popular reef paste and their great test kits.

Our tanks are full of great colourful stock.

Come and visit us on Saturday or Sunday for a 10% discount on all Seachem products including both their great salt options.

Look forward to seeing you all.

Cheers

The Idol Crew.

why are these zoas pulling faces?

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 1:46pm CST by mandarinman

some of my zoas are contracting with the outside ridge closing down instead of inwards. does anyone know why? . this is not a trick question .

[FS]: Quad t5 oddysea 4x54 w unit: east rand jhb

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 12:02pm CST by Loco

Hardware for saleThread title:

Quad t5 oddysea 4x54 w unit

Location:

east rand jhb

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

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

Quad oddysea t5 4x54w light unit 1200mm(4ft) still in box never used,does not have the moonlight led in them.Can take pic of box if needed.

R1500.00:thumbup:

Notes:

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specials on fish/corals/supplements at sams

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 10:20am CST by ebrahim sams aquarium

buy any 5 seachem 500ml liquid supplement an receive a 70g ocean nutrition flake of your choice valued at R95 an a packet of artemia valued at R39 ABSOLUTELY FREE

buy any 5 seachem 250ml liquid supplements an receive a 34g ocean nutrition flake of your choice valued at R55 an a packet of artemia valued at R39 ABSOLUTELY FREE

XL RACCOON BUTTERFLY R235
TREADFIN BUTTERFLY R135
FOX FACE R195
YELLOW TAIL DAMSELS R39
LEOPARD WRASSE R129
SWEETLIPS R245
SIX LINE WRASSE R129
ALLENI DAMSELS R79
FIRE GOBIES R189
SIX SPOT GOBY R129
GREEN CHROMIS R39
PEARL SCALE ANGEL R139
CLARKI CLOWNS XL R75
LONG NOSE WALK R365
PSCYHEDELIC MANDARIN R149
INDIAN OCEAN CHEVRON BUTTERFLY R195

MARBLE DISC MUSHROOMS
GREEN DOT MUSHROOM
RED MUSHROOMS
GREEN VELVET MUSROOMS
RED RICS
ORANGE RICS
GREN RICS
RED TONGA MUSHROOMS
BIG BUBBLE PURPLE RICS
RED BUTTON POLYPS
RED/GREEN POLYPS
YELLOW/ORANGE/PINK BUTTON POLYPS
SUN CORALS
ELEGANT CORAL
YELLOW TONGUE
RED BRAINS
YELLW PAGODA
GREEN MOON CORAL
GREEN PINEAPPLE CORAL
CLAMS
BUBBLE TIPS
LONG TENTACLE ANEMONES

ALL CORALS LESS 15%
WE PROMISE TO BEAT ANY ADVERTISED PRICE

Live Rock Wanted - Johannesburg

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 9:58am CST by Blade786

Hi Guys,

Anyone selling nice peices of Live Rock in the Johannesburg are, pm so i can contact you.

Ive just started up a boyu 80ltr system and need Live rock.

Oh...im also looking for some Chaeto if anyone has..

Regards,

Howdy!

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 9:00am CST by Nism0

Hi everyone,

Marine newbie here looking to move away from fresh water tanks and lose my hard earned money keeping a small box of a few marine fish alive. :thumbup:

Keeping the tank happy will probably be the easy part. Keeping the wife happy may prove a little bit more intricate. :whistling:

Wish me luck ;)

Our 1.5m Reef Setup

Posted: January 20th, 2012, 8:14am CST by Zane de Beer

At long last I got to taking some pics... so here are some pics of our 1.5m "coral" tank :)

[FS]: Siemens Logo PLC controller: East London

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 7:02am CST by leslie hempel

Hardware for saleThread title:

Siemens Logo PLC controller

Location:

East London

Shipping or Collection only:

Yes at buyers expense and risk

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

Notes:

i have one of these i no longer need,

R500 not neg, they are R800+ and it is new

can be wired to controll lighting functions and if expansions are added even controll calcium reactors etc..

[FS]: Starter setup: Vanderbijlpark

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 11:07pm CST by CW

Hardware for saleThread title:

Starter setup

Location:

Vanderbijlpark

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

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

Nice starter setup for a good price.

* 1200x500x600 DT (all 10mm glass)
* 1000x330x400 Sump (all 6mm glass and bright polished)
* Stand (powder coated black)
* Pine wood frame hiding water level at the top of DT
* Pine wood panels on sides of tank. Silicone to stand.
* Pine wood panels with brass door knobs.
* 4 x brass hinges (large hinges)
* 300w Heater
* 300w Heater
* Atman 5000L/H Return pump
* 5000L/H Resun power head
* 5000L/H Resun power head
* Regies play sand that i used for <acronym title="Deep Sand Bed">DSB</acronym> and DT. All washed again

R2500

Notes:

This tank looked realy great in my lounge.
Feel free to go look at my link and with what i started.

CW`s Saltwater Reef - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Or look for CW`s saltwater reef

feeding?

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 9:46pm CST by Toasted

so how often should clarki clown fish be fed? got 2 today, let them settle into tank for a few hours and fed with flakes, both had plenty.

Running 2 skimmers

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 9:30pm CST by Ari

Hi

I wanted to upgrade my skimmer to a TS2 but my skimmer chamber is too small for it. So I was wondering if I can get a TS 1 and put that in my skimmer chamber and then put my Dymax in the last chamber. Will this work? I read on other forums and sites that it will work because you basically doubling the surface area. My tank is 270L with 70L sump and almost 40kg live rock.

Beginners luck

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 9:11pm CST by Renegado

Hey all,
Seems someone up high wants me to get a marine tank... I met a guy who got a Boyu nano tank and didnt want it, and as he didnt know anything about fish, he was selling it at an unreal price..

So now I got a black 32l Boyu MT40! I'm so blessed to have found the deal.. It has 4 chambers at the back, with the last one housing the pump (550l/h), a 18W light that says 6400k on it, (means little to me) it also has 2 fans over the chambers. Everything is in great condition and works.
@dallasg has already helped me so much by giving me a 18l Jebo tank that I'm planning a shrimp for.. But although I had a tank already, I snatched the chance, spent the money and went for the bigger tank, thinking I can keep a little fish now too :)

Here is a link with the tank's specs; [www.boyu.us]
I like pictures

Not planning on keeping those sponges in there don't worry

I took the whole hood apart- partly to clean out dust, partly cause I was curious about how it worked and mostly because I like taking things apart :P here is what is says on the light

Here it is put together again-

Better stop taking pics, as somebody is hungry.. My little friend for 7 years :)

I understand the very basics of salt tanks, except lighting for corals. If you guys could help me with specific info on the most cost effective way to upgrade the lighting for some easy beginner corals? What exactly would you do, if it was your tank and your passion for fish had to share finances with your passion for horses? :whistling:

What is the best thing to do with the chambers at the back?

Thanks for reading :thumbup:

[FS]: Grotech HEA 150 skimmer: Bothasig, Cape Town

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 7:36pm CST by MistaOrange

Hardware for saleThread title:

Grotech HEA 150 skimmer

Location:

Bothasig, Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Deliver or collect

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

I've had it for over a year & it works really well, it's rated for 1000l & has a Ehiem 1250 recirculating pump. R2500. Reason for selling is that I'm unemployed & trying to find work overseas & need to get a new passport soon.

Notes:

-

DIY Chiller

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 5:01pm CST by Mewik

Being summer and all I was doing some hunting around for ways to cool my tank and I think I had a lightbulb moment.

Surely I could just use the backside of my sump and stick a aluminium heatsink straight onto the glass then pop a few fans onto the heatsink and presto!! Think ill get some diy done and post the outcome. It seems to be a logical theory :whistling:

Anybody out there tried this? Or got a better idea? The idea is to cool the tank off without taking up more space or pumping water through a cooling area etc etc. If it works then heatsinks can even be shoved onto the rear of the tank as well, eliminating the need for a big, expensive chiller sitting next to my tank.

Scuba diving at Aliwal

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 4:52pm CST by kgem

Hi There, I want to do scuba diving at Aliwal Shoal during easter, looking for a dive master/ dive outlet,

Guppies wanted

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 3:27pm CST by Deon82

Hi all, I am looking for guppies in the east rand area, if there are anyone please let me know. Thanks

Titan triggerfish

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 3:19pm CST by rakabos

Saw this fish on a national geographic, stunner of a fish, havent seen them sold anywhere...

flat and thin pieces of lr or base rock

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 2:43pm CST by malooda

Hi

As the title says, I looking for a few pieces it could be live or dead or base

Thanks

Feeding Banana

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 2:34pm CST by gMAN

Ok, I've read on a few threads that banana's can be used to entice fish that are not eating so today I went home at lunch time and while snacking on one I decided to stick a piece in (not that any of them are not eating, just wanted to test the theory), all the fish, especially the triggers, went... well...... BANANA'S!!

My question is, are there any consequences in feeding small amounts (like pinky finger nail size) to the fishes?
Anybody else try feeding banana's?

[FS]: Niger Trigger x 2: Randpark Ridge

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 1:38pm CST by wors143

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Niger Trigger x 2

Scientific Name:

niger trigger

Size of fish

6 to 8 cm

How long have you had the fish?

3 months

Is the fish eating?

like pigs

Shipping or Collection only:

collection only

Your location.

Randpark Ridge

Price:

R250.00 each

Photo's:

Hi all I have 2 Niger trigger fish for sale. all was ok till i got some chromises in my tank and the went all agro

Notes:

-

Giesemann Globes and height above tank

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 1:01pm CST by dallasg

Hi,
i am running 8 x 54w giesemann globes over my tank, each with their own reflectors, tank is 1200x800 and 500mm deep, the unit sits approx 15cm above the water line, pic below on new tank, how far can one have it? obviously the higher the less light, is there an optimal hight? might be a stupid Q but something i have been wanting to know

I think my Six Line chowed the hermit

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:28pm CST by jades

I think my six line wrasse ate my hermit crab. I see the shell the hermit used to live in, but no hermit, and the six line is looking very fat and guilty. Of course I could be imagining the whole thing. Could an adult six line eat a little hermit crab, about the size of your thumbnail?

Live Rock wanted - Port Elizabeth

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:19pm CST by JS

Hi All

New to the forum, looking forward to learning from all of you. Awesome site and forum you have going here - was not aware that there is so much passion in this hobby! :)

I have just bought a Boyu setup, and would like to get it going soon....so, I am looking for live rock. If anyone in the PE or surrounding area has any to sell, please let me know!

Thanks

J

sea horse eating video

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 12:09pm CST by Oceanson

Hi Reefer

enjoy the video

sea horse eating 31 dec - YouTube

sea horse eating 31 dec - YouTube

Good or Bad???

Posted: January 19th, 2012, 10:49am CST by Landu

Just found this guy when cleaning out my sump...very flat at first thought it was a nudi and then some cray flat worm but i don't really know
About 4cm lonh and 2 cm wide???

Should i keep it or flush it?

4 x 24w T5 unit

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 9:37pm CST by Fishman

Hi guyz. Anyone got a 4 x 24w unit to sell or maybe know where i could get one?

Anyone experiences with a rockpool tank?

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 6:53pm CST by LuckyFish

Hi guys, has anyone experiences with a rockpool tank? West coast tank only, as I want to build one. Temperature will be around 16 to 18 degrees.
Forget about the cooling part, that I have figured out already.
Some advice on inhabitants, simple filtration, etc.

Thanks in advance

To PE reefers:

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 5:14pm CST by Henkie

Is there any reefer in PE that has basic test kits and a hydrometer which they are looking to sell?

Regards
Henk

Remote Engine Room

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 2:39pm CST by lcornelius

Hi all,

If you want to run a remote engine room, but can't gravity feed your sump from the tank. How do you get the water from your DT to your engine room?

calcium reactor

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 2:26pm CST by Jarred van niekerk

hi guys
just a quick question concerning calcium reactors?im going to be decreasing the amount of water in my sump because my sump cant hold the gravity feed and always over flows so that would mean i will have 90litres of water in my sump with about 15kgs of live rock! my tank is just over the thousand litre mark and has around 100kgs of live rock in it(maybe more)! now for my question?

can i run a calcium reactor thats rated at 800litres and tweek it that the drip rate is greater so i will get the required alkalinity levels?

just looking at cheaper options as im a student!

can you guys give me ideas on models and makes to use?

thanks in advance

photo's from indo shipment fri 13-1-12 ::part 2!!!

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 2:21pm CST by Oceanson

Hi Reefer's,

here is part 2 of or photos of our New Shipment from indo(friday 13 jan 2012). we get 11 boxes in, fish and coral!!! :thumbup:

We offer our Reefer's a 14 day life gaurantee on the purchase of any Marine Fish-(T&C"S apply)

50% cash back return on a cash purchase.

Every weekend we resize any corals of your choice!!!
Good deals made face to face..:thumbup:

trading hours:
tuesday til friday: 10 AM - 18 PM
saturday and sunday : 10 AM - 15 PM

phone: 021-5527551

[FS]: Reeftek TS2 skimmer: Wilgeheuwel

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 2:03pm CST by rakabos

Hardware for saleThread title:

Reeftek TS2 skimmer

Location:

Wilgeheuwel

Shipping or Collection only:

Both

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

Hi guys

Got a TS2 for sale, in perfect working order. Runs off a OTP2000. Will give it a good clean before collection. R1000

Rated for:

Up to 750L

Foot Print Dimensions:
300mm x 250mm

Reaction Chamber Dimensions:
345mm High
150mm Diameter

Total Height Including Cup:
530mm

Pumps
1 x OTP-2000 or 1 x King-3

Notes:

-

[FS]: 11000 litre return pump: Cape Town

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 1:01pm CST by zayd

Hardware for saleThread title:

11000 litre return pump

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Both, buyer to pay

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

Hi

I have a few items for sale:

11000 litre Ascol Pump - R1000
Great pump but decided to split the supply of my reactors and chiller and thus got a smaller DC pump that can do battery backup.

DIY Pause relay for return pump - R250
Works perfectly, but with the new return pump connected to my controller its no longer need. 6min pause function.

T8 electronic ballasts x 2 - R50

Notes:

-

Idol Marine New Installation

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 12:08pm CST by Bob the (reef)builder

Hi Reefers,
We would like to show you one of our recent installations.
The tank is still young and cycling hence algae needing to clear.
The system has a remote equipment room 15 metres away from the display tank.

Another view from the open plan kitchen area.

Equipment room.Sump detail.

Equipment close up.

More to follow.Please post any questions or comments.

Dubai Atlantis Aquaruim

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 10:51am CST by Jeann1

Some More Pics - This was at Atlantis in Dubai, the Palm Jumeira.

I was not that impressed.. its not bad, but the reef tank is not on par to other tanks i have seen..

Dubai Aquaruim Photos

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 10:28am CST by Jeann1

I visited the Dubai Mall on our trip and the wife took some photos.
I chose a few to share with you, the first few is the Dubai Aquaruim tank - Guiness world record for the largest single acrylic pane.. the last few is on the 3'rd floor, they have a underwater zoo, it's on size with u-shaka.. in the mall.. :eek:

Hope you enjoy!

Greetings from Durbs

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 9:43am CST by Nemoo

I am new to the Marine world has I previously had a 110L Malawi tank.
I would appreciate any advice, hints or tips.

Cheers
Nemoo

ZOA id please

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 9:41am CST by Phyrannus

Can anyone ID this zoa for me please..

Thank you in advance.

[FS]: [JHB] Reef Octopus Overflow Box For Sale: Boksburg, Gauteng

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 8:56am CST by Triton

Hardware for saleThread title:

[JHB] Reef Octopus Overflow Box For Sale

Location:

Boksburg, Gauteng

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Hi all

Got the below overflow box for sale. Overflow box is about 1 year old.

Specifications
Reef Octopus uses only machine welded cast acrylic construction for their OCT-OB300S box. A maximum flow rate of 1200 gph and 1.5" drain make this durable workhorse ideal for your tank up to 250 gallons. Dimensions: 9.13" x 6.75" x 10".

Overall Dimensions 9.13 in. x 6.75 in. x 10 in.

Gph Max Flow Rate: 1200 gph

Maximum Tank Size Up to 250 gallons

R650

Notes:

-

Biorock

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 8:43am CST by goodisor

Howdie all,

Anybody selling some biorock? I need about 12 or so medium sized pieces. I presume that would be about 20-25kgs.

Thanks

Rob

[FS]: Base Full System : Cape Town

Posted: January 18th, 2012, 8:31am CST by DeanT

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

Base Full System

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

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

Full Tank , With Metal Stand with wood cabinet fitted

Situated in Claremont

Display Tank -12mm glass - Black Silicone /
Metal Framed Corners
Dimensions - 1700mm x 800mm x 700mm
Sump - 1200mm x 600mm x600mm (will Double Check On This )

all plumbing and fittings , still fitted , and working 100 % .
no leaks

Wood Cabinet - ChipBoard Melamine Cherry Wood Colour , 2 sets of double doors on both sides of tank

Lighting Unit - LED Custom Built

Size - 1200 mm consist of 8 x LED Strips , and 2 x 10W 7000K LED Flood Lights
ALL White Color - Suitable For FOWLR

Price R 6000.00 ( Or best Offer )

Collection and Deilver can be arranged at R 500.00

Pictures :

Notes:

-

Greetings from Germany

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 9:22pm CST by Nanoriffcube

Hi

here Pics from my Blog

Nanoriffcube

Ats smelling?

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 8:30pm CST by Travis1

Does anybody have a similar problem? Mine has been running for about 2 weeks now and from year it started smelling? Not full of algae either, has some brown algae here and there.

feedin with pellet food good or bad

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 8:16pm CST by mandrin

hi guys any one feeding there fish wit pellets
is it good or bad guys
any advise

D&D Product Brochure

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 7:30pm CST by seank

Keith, I went searching for the one you gave me, and eventually found it. Thanks again for it.

Due to it raining here (big time) for the last couple of days, I took the book and read (and studied) it from back to front.
Just finisehd with the mouth watering Aquarium layout of David's tank at the back- head still spinning due to trying to follow all the complex'ed pipework.

I also understand the Specific Gravity, Salinity-especially where this comes from, PH,Phospahates, etc way better than what I thought I did.

And I must say that all the specs and Comparisons wrt products is very helpful.

Now....... I am in line for a couple of things- sayeth the financial manager- and am very interested in some of the reactors, evaporator systems, food, pumps etc.

Any website where we can peruse over the prices??? Or maybe a price Brochure??

Marine planted aquarium are compellingly beautiful too

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 7:12pm CST by Matt

Here's a cool post on Reef Builders discussing a planted marine tank. Must admit I quite like the look of it!

Here's a link for those who don't read RB - Marine Planted Tank

my ocean

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 6:00pm CST by Jarred van niekerk

hi guys
just thought i would start a thread of my tank
183 x 100 x 61 (tank volume 1200litres) total water volume is 1500litre

im running 2x14000k blv halides along with 8 t5s, 6 atinics and 2 10000k

tank is 20months old

will be getting a calcium reactor when funds allow me to do so as i am a student and can only budget so much!

enjoy and sorry for the crappy cell pics

Free chaeto!!

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 5:00pm CST by mark@northlands

spend R300 or more, and qualify for a free ball of chaeto!! one ball per customer please, and only while stock lasts! great stuff for the dsb!:thumbup:

live stock is in!!

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 4:52pm CST by mark@northlands

hi all! make a trip to our store asap, got shrimps, starfish, plenty fish in stock- coral beuaties, bi-color angels, imperators, blue girdled angel, variety of jawfish and gobies, powder blues, whole variety of butterflies and angels, some beauties! dont forget, less ten percent for massa members! and ask about our chaeto ;)

New at this

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 4:08pm CST by Elise

Forums and Aquariums are both new to me :) There is a lot I need to learn. I have always loved fish and for the first time I am brave enough to start my own tank. I am buying a Red Sea Max 130D with approx. 20kg liferock from a friend. I have to research a lot of the information - I do not understand all the abbreviations etc. but am sure I will learn fast. Hope you guys can help when I get stuck...

JHB reef club - Feburay Meet

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 3:54pm CST by butcherman

To avoid confusion:1confused: , I am Starting this thread

I would like to know if any of the JHB member would like to host a meet, or if we can have nominations for a venue for the February meet?

First timer

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 2:47pm CST by clulis

Hi All

I am a first time Marine Aquarium enthusiast and four months ago decided ( with the help of Ralph at Hillcrest Pets & Aquarium) to convert a spare Jebo338 into a suitable "training tank" - before diving in head first and wasting money and time.
To date my tank has been very successful and I have 2 clowns, a Valentini Puffer and Skunk Cleaner Shrimp. I put in a Hermit crab and small starfish and they too have done well. I cannot have any corals, anemones etc as dont have a protein skimmer and all the correct lighting.
I am wanting to expand and am keen to go the all-in-one set up such as the Red Sea or Aquaria models, and would appreciate any advice from fellow enthusiasts.
One good lesson I have learned in the past 4 months is "dont fuss" too much over the tank. My salinity levels are always around 1.025/6 and I check the other minerals/ammonia etc... once a month. They results are always within the acceptable range.

Beretta Tactical Hand Gun

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 2:30pm CST by chikaboo

Hi guys ... have this Beretta Tactical Hand Gun for Sale ... Many Extra's ... Red Dot Laser, Green Dot Night Vision Scope, 2 Mountings For Light (Torch), Silencer, 24 Round Magazine, Blowback, Shoulder Strap Included .... Sellls for R3500 .... Looking for R2500 ..... Only 3 Weeks Old ... Will upload pictures once I get home ..... Reason for selling ... Need funds for new fish project ....

Rare and unusual corals and fish

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 1:58pm CST by Sean H

Hi guys
just to let you know we do specialise in bringing in all the unusual fish & corals, one doesn't see in your general pet store.

If there is anything you are specifically looking for just let me know.
Sean

PTA Reef Meeting

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 1:04pm CST by lanzo

Hi Guys

Looks like all the other clubs started off the year with a bang

Lets do the same and keep the pace going

So lets get a date :1:

[FS]: Hailea HC300-A Chiller: Centurion, Pretoria

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 12:31pm CST by Amoré

Hardware for saleThread title:

Hailea HC300-A Chiller

Location:

Centurion, Pretoria

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

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

These chillers sell for R4000 new, it was only running for 3 months before I upgraded to my new system.

R2700.00

Notes:

-

photo's from indo shipment fri 13-1-12

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 12:23pm CST by Oceanson

Hi Reefer's,

photos of our New Shipment from indo(friday 13 jan 2012). we get 11 boxes in, fish and coral!!! :thumbup:

We offer our Reefer's a 14 day life gaurantee on the purchase of any Marine Fish-(T&C"S apply)

50% cash back return on a cash purchase.

Every weekend we resize any corals of your choice!!!
Good deals made face to face..:thumbup:

trading hours:
tues-fri: 10am till 18pm
sat-sun: 10am till 15pm

phone: 021-5527553
fax: 021-5527551

Is this green cyano?

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 11:40am CST by danimal

slimy to the touch, goes away at night, comes back in the day.

all parameters normal.

how do i get rid of it??? tried upping my alk, didn't do much.

House Hold Items For Sale

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 10:25am CST by Titanse

Hi Ppl

Got a few extras that need to go:

KIC Fridge/Freezer 220l - R1500

Kelvinator (older version) Fridge Freezer +- 300l - R1000

TV Stand / Cabinate - R1500

Defy Ceran Stove and Petit Chef Oven (70cm version) - R1500

60cm CRT TV (with Remote) - R500

All the above are slightly Neg as we do need the cash :(

Tahnks

Pics to Follow tonight

[FS]: Red Sea Coral Pro Salt: GoodWood Cape Town

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 9:23am CST by Mastazee

Hardware for saleThread title:

Red Sea Coral Pro Salt

Location:

GoodWood Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

22kg bucket of Salt about 1kg used

wanting R450

Notes:

-

Hi Everyone!

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 9:11am CST by HennieS

Hi Guys,

I'm new to all this... Thought before i go spend alot of $$, i'd spend 2 or 3 months doing some research and reading your guys' forums to get a bit clued up on the do's and dont's of reefing before i bite the bullet! i want to do this right first time so i'll take my time!

I'm in Johannesburg, Weltevreden Park area, anyone know a good store close by where i can get a proper "Start-up Aquarium kit"?

Thanx!! :yeahdude:

Hello to you all

Posted: January 17th, 2012, 8:50am CST by TropicalGURU

Hi i am a new member to MASA, im from Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Are there any MASA clubs in Port Elizabeth i could go to to meet fellow marine tank lovers?

Thanks alot
TropicalGURU

Greeting from a Yank

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 3:53am CST by stormrider

Found out about Marine Aquariums SA from a thread on Reef Central. You all have some seriously talented members! :thumbup:

Mark

Tank up to 1.70m

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 10:58pm CST by LuckyFish

Hi guys, does anyone have an old tank as a freebee or for small cash, that I could use for a new project?
Target is to build an insulated tank for rockpool inhabitants.
The bigger, the better as a big water volume doesn't heat up so quick. But 1.7m is the maximum. Height or depth is not so important. Scratches on glass are also not a problem. If it is really bad, I would replace the front screen. Stand for the tank would be brilliant.

This idea bugs me whenever I look into a rockpool. I want to build a system, which will be insulated as good as possible as it has to be an energy friendly system, which should run without constant cooling by a huge chiller.

Will do a thread here on MASA to share the build.

is Q20 safe to use?

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 10:13pm CST by malooda

Hi

My hinge's on sump cupboard door are rusting and rusting very badly? Is it safe for me to use Q20 on them? Iv got fish and coral in the tank.

Thanks

Boxer shrimp babies

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 7:58pm CST by Paulbassanai

Hi everybody , I am new to the marine aquarium environment and see that my boxer shrimp hass got a green mass on her abdomin, no fish in tank. Is there any way that I will be able to get some babies out of this. How long does it take for her to give birth.
Thanks in advance for the help.

Np pellet bacteria production

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 7:49pm CST by duanead

Hi guys so like you guys know I've had a massive algae problem,I've lost just about al my corals.so since then I've done heaps of water changes and supplement and it looks much better.but now I've got like a tips of dust all over live rock in my display tank,I've read that np pellets make nitrate and phosphate into bacteria,so my guestion is,is this bacteria maybe the dust like in my tank?

And if it is that it makes to much bacteria in my tank how do I get rid of it?

New Social Group - Central Reefers Club

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 6:08pm CST by Marine1

Marine1 has created a new social group called "Central Reefers Club", with the following description:

Quote:

All the boys and girls in the Cental region

To join this group visit the social groups homepage where this new group will be listed.

ID Please

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 5:17pm CST by Marine1

Top side

Hi All

Found this on my tube worm today, it has a black half rounded softish top side and the bottom looks like little feet ( sorry for pics ).

Is it something to keep or hunt?

Thanks

Bottom side

How long can a fish stay out of the water?

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 3:24pm CST by saaid

I'm curious because I had an incident back in November but my wife & I still talk about it.

Her favorite fish which happens to be a Piccasso Trigger was absent from feeding one morning. I thought nothing of it maybe he was chilling somewhere. So the night I get home I still didn't see him. I then decided to throw in some food just to make sure again. After scouting the whole tank I see the mesh on the overflow is missing? I thought its not possible,he cant fit in there (32mm).

I then told the wife he is missing,she got upset. Told me to check the pipes and I said but everything is running normal still. After much thought we realised it can only be there (yes she was right).

I go to close the ball valve and it wouldn't budge. It then hit me...Not knowing whether he was alive or not I quickly shut everything down and got a torch to see up the pipe and there he was head up (against the flow).

He wasn't moving so assumed he was dead. I took the pipe to toilet and sprayed water through but wouldn't move...poked it with a acrylic tube to push it down and still nothing. By then I thought oh well sadly...

So I go the garage and unsure if I had extra fittings I pull out the heat gun to try and loosen things up. That didn't happen as the pipes were just softening so I twisted it and as it opened there this fish (called ZEB) was gasping for air. Man I couldn't believe it but just as fast as that thought sprung to mind I was up and running for the sump. I blew air into it and out he shot but he was clearly out of it. Bouncing off the glass as if he were blind.

Then I thought i'd put him back in the DT so it would be familiar for him but still bounced along for about 15mins.

He came around a little later and back to his usual munching ways.

Now there was a big time lapse from being in the water and out. So I still don't know how he survived all of that.

How did you discover reef keeping?

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 2:56pm CST by Matt

How did you discover reef keeping, and how did you get started? Was it Nano-Reef.com, a friend, or a local fish store? What was hard about getting started? What would you have done differently?

Salinity driving me nut's

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 2:31pm CST by Nemos Janitor

Almost every a time reefer gives his/her water parameters it is:

Salinity 1.025

This lack of understanding and continuous misquoting is driving me nuts. It highlights how many reefers do not know the difference between Salinity and Specific Gravity.

Because we are keeping salt water aquariums the first most important parameter to test, measure and understand is salinity and how we measure it. Contra to what most reefers believe it is a little more complex than just taking a refractometer or hydrometer reading or a ms reading if measuring electronically.

Here is a post by Broomer5 from Saltwaterfish.com that explains the difference.

Salinity vs Specific Gravity

"Thought I'd post this since it took me an hour to think about and write down for another thread.

The whole salinity vs specific gravity issue is not too tough to figure out. It all depends on the instruments used to do the measurements, what temperature they are calibrated for and which engineering unit you prefer to go by.

Salinity is expressed in parts per thousand ( ppt ).
It's just a measurement of the weight of the salt/minerals compared to the weight of the pure water.
Normal seawater is typically 35 ppt in most areas of a reef.

It could be 35 grams of salt per 1000 grams of water.
It could be 35 pounds of salt per 1000 pounds of water.
It could be 35 tons of salt per 1000 tons of water.

You could even use your own body weight as an engineering unit.
I weigh about 175 pounds.
I could easily say that the salinity of seawater is 35 broomer5's of salt per thousand boomer5's of water.
The weight ratio of salt (solids ) to water ( liquid ) is 35 TO 1000

Using ppt as the units then - the salinity would be considered to be 35 ppt at ANY temperature.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY on the other hand is not a weight to weight comparison. It is a weight to volume comparison.
When we talk weight to volume ~ we are talking DENSITY.
Density is just how much something weighs compared to how much space it takes up.

Picture a little clear acrylic cubic box that measures 1cm x 1cm x 1cm on the inside.
Fill it with pure water.
It now contains 1 cc ( cubic centimeter ) of water.
This little clear box of water contains exactly 1 milliliter of water.
1 cc = 1 ml

Now if you could weigh just the water in this little box ~ How much would the water alone weigh ?

The answer is IT DEPENDS.

The actual weight of this volume of pure water will depend on the temperature and the atmospheric pressure.

The metric standard for weight is grams.
It just so happens that this little clear box of water we have, if it's temperature was 4 degrees C ( 39.2 F ) and it was at sea level where the atmospheric pressure is 1 atmosphere ( 14.7 psi ) then the 1 cc of water ( 1 ml ) would weigh in at a whopping 1 gram.

In other words ~ 1 cc of water is 1 ml of water and weighs 1 gram. Were talking PURE WATER here.

This is how people came up with the term "Specific Gravity"
The DENSITY of water ~ how much it weighs ~ for a given VOLUME is referred to as the SPECIFIC GRAVITY.

In our pure water example above - the specific gravity would be 1.000

1.000 gram of pure water in a 1.000 cubic centimeter container.

Now the tricky part.

Water ( in a LIQUID state ) expands and contracts with temperature changes.
The warmer it is - it expands.
The cooler it is - it contracts.
When water expands or contracts - it either takes up more volume or less volume. But the amount of salt in the sample does not change. Only the volume of the water changes.
The ppt stays the same.

So ......... if we're using specific gravity as our measurement - we need to always look at the temperature of the saltwater too.
Specific gravity is a measurement of the WEIGHT of salt to the VOLUME.
Specific gravity is a measurement of the saltwater's DENSITY as compared to DENSITY of pure water - for the same volume of each.

There are a ton of charts on the internet, and in most any decent marine aquarium book. I can send you a chart if you want a good one. Be careful though - there are some contradicting charts floating around out there.

We'll use 3 different temperatures as examples, and the chart goes something like this.

At 60 degrees F
35 ppt = 1.026 S.G.

At 70 degrees F
35 ppt = 1.025 S.G.

At 80 degrees F
35 ppt = 1.023 S.G.

As you can see - the salinity is the same for each example.
It's still 35 ppt

But as the temperature goes up - the specific gravity goes down.

This is simply because the water expands at a higher temperature - and the density must therefore change as well.

Back to our little clear acrylic box of saltwater now.
The box is full of saltwater with a salinity of 35 ppt.

At 60 degrees F - the saltwater in this little box now weighs 1.026 grams.

At 70 degrees F - the box of same saltwater weighs 1.025 grams.

At 80 degrees F - the box of same saltwater weighs 1.023 grams.

The temperature of the saltwater MUST BE considered when using specific gravity as the measurement.

Okay you say - How does all of this crap mean anything to me and my marine tanks ???

You need to see what TEMPERATURE your hydrometer is CALIBRATED for.

Most refractometers or hydrometers are calibrated for liquids at a given temperature. The swing arm units like FasTests - I don't know what they are calibrated for. I don't like using them for that reason - plus they don't seem to give me good results.
They're okay if that's all you have, I still have one too.

The refractometer I use is calibrated for 68 degrees F.

The floating glass hyrdometer is calibrated for 75 degrees F.

What you need to do then - is measure the mixed up aerated saltwater with your instrument and thermometer, and write both values down on paper.
Then refer to a specific gravity vs. temperature chart - find your temperture you just wrote down and see what the S.G. is for that given temperature.
From a good chart for the marine hobby - you will also be able to determine the PPT salinity as well.

I like to mix my IO and RO/DI water to a salinity of 35 ppt.

The actual specific gravity of that batch of saltwater may be differerent - depending on the actual temperature I read on my thermometer, the instrument I use for S.G./Density and the chart I'm looking at to do the conversion.

Normally - I heat the RO/DI water with a heater - get it up around 78 -80 F ( my tank temperature ) mix in IO saltmix at 1/2 cup per gallon freshwater - toss in a little more salt and let it run overnight.

Then the following day - when I plan to do the water change.
Get out my tools - take the two measurements, thermometer and refractometer - look at the chart and tweek it up or down with a little more salt or a little more fresh RO/DI.

After doing this several times - I get lazy too - repeat the same procedures as I have before, get it as close as I can - and move on from there.

It doesn't have to be exact. It does need to be very close though.

The reasons why density, ppt and specific gravity are what they are IS very exact in every respect ......... but for my tanks - getting it real close is fine for me.

If you made it this far reading - congratulations - you must be interested.
If you have anything to add to this thread - please do so.
We're always interested in trying to figure all this stuff out - and any other views would be appreciated ;)"

Hanna Low Range PO4 reagent needed

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 1:46pm CST by irie ivan

Hi All.

I am on the last few sachets of reagents for my photometer ( reagent code 93713)so need some to get me through until HANNA SA gets organized, carries stock....... let me not digress.

I am willing to buy some sachets from a fellow reefer in the interim. Preferrably from Cape Town reefrs.

Please guys.

Looking for info on Pagurus liochele

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 1:44pm CST by SteveZi

Hi,
I'm looking for some info on the Blue-striped/Blue faced hermit crab (Pagurus liochele).

So far, I know of one from P.E. area from 39m, one from False Bay (20m) and one from inbetween (intertidally).

If you have seen or collected some of these, please let me know - I will understand if you don't want to disclose your favourite collecting spot - I'm more interested in the depth found as well as the substrate collected from.

[FS]: Boxing Shrimp/Coral Banded: Durbanville

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 1:17pm CST by Rubenvm

All other livestockCommon Name:

Boxing Shrimp/Coral Banded

Scientific Name:

-

Size

Big,maybe 10-15cm from legs to tip

How long have you had it?

Only 1month

Shipping or Collection only:

collect only

Your location.

Durbanville

Price:

R140/swap for cleaner shrimp

Photo's:

Not the actual picture, blackberry camera is pathetic,but this is exactly what he loox like,also the blue on the body. Hope its not a issue

Notes:

I dont trust him at all, After i got him a read all these stories of them possibly attacking small fish..dont want to take that chance.

Perhaps im paranoid caus he's a carnivor and Ive got a BOYU 550, worried about territory.

Currently he hasnt been destructive at all.

Attached Files

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[FS]: DELTEC TC2060 External Skimmer: Benoni, JHB

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 1:13pm CST by Ridwaan

Hardware for saleThread title:

DELTEC TC2060 External Skimmer

Location:

Benoni, JHB

Shipping or Collection only:

Shipping at buyers expense

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

Howzit Guys...

I have an External Deltec TC2060 skimmer for sale...

Skimmer in excellent condition

Price: R5000:thumbup:

Notes:

-

Frogspawn wanted

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 12:45pm CST by Rubenvm

Anybody got frogspawn?Really want some bad...

Thanx

Frogspawn wanted

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 12:45pm CST by Rubenvm

Anybody got frogspawn?Really want some bad...

Thanx

[FS]: Skimz calcium reactor complete: East London

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 12:15pm CST by leslie hempel

Hardware for saleThread title:

Skimz calcium reactor complete

Location:

East London

Shipping or Collection only:

yes at buyers expense and risk

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

Notes:

Skimz CARX suitable to do 1000lt (new, never touched water) incl hydrocarbonate media approx 2-3kg)
Aqua-medic solenoid,
Aqua-medic ph controller,
New ph probe,
5kg Co2 cylinder, (empty ready for shipping)
Aqua-medic regulator

R6900

i have decided to stay with a kalkstirrer

please tag me if you are interested

Regards Les

[FS]: Skimz calcium reactor complete: East London

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 12:15pm CST by leslie hempel

Hardware for saleThread title:

Skimz calcium reactor complete

Location:

East London

Shipping or Collection only:

yes at buyers expense and risk

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

Notes:

Skimz CARX suitable to do 1000lt (new, never touched water) incl hydrocarbonate media approx 2-3kg)
Aqua-medic solenoid,
Aqua-medic ph controller,
New ph probe,
5kg Co2 cylinder, (empty ready for shipping)
Aqua-medic regulator

R6900

i have decided to stay with a kalkstirrer

please tag me if you are interested

Regards Les

[FS]: BOYU TL-550/TL-450 Less 30%: Cape Town

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 11:41am CST by oceanseeker

Hi Guys

Ive got 4 bulbs to fit the light unit of TL550/TL-450 for sale. They are brand new and my backup stock and the only reason im selling is that ive sold my two TL-550 Nano tanks to upgrade to a 1.2m

Details
>New in Box
>10000K White and Actinic Blue combination lamp
>24W
>Qty = 4 lamps avail

Price: Normal Retail as marked R189.95 for a single unit
Discounted price =

1 Lamp = R150
2 Lamps = R260 (30% saving)
4 Lamps = R450

The lamp fits into this hood similar to pic I found on the Web

aqua vitro

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 11:38am CST by ebrahim sams aquarium

available in store at low price

New Sponsor - Euro-Spirit

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 11:25am CST by viper357

Please welcome our new sponsor - Euro-Spirit, based in Durban.

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Euro-Spirit has more than 30 years experience in the Aquatic industry, so you can feel confident that we will deliver.

We specialise in closed circuit marine aquariums, as opposed to open water systems, such as UShaka Marine World in Durban and Two Oceans in Cape Town, which are fed directly from the sea.

Our aquariums incorporate the latest technology in marine systems. This ensures a natural environment for the mimicking of sea conditions.

We at Euro-Spirit also import all our own livestock, which come from Sri Lanka, Singapore, United States and Indonesia. Also having our own holding facility whereby all livestock is quarantined for a minimum of 10 days before it is put into the client's tanks or sold. This is done to minimise the chance of disease being introduced into the tanks.

Euro-Spirit firmly believes that both marine fish and invertebrates should be given the best possible living conditions, not only for their continued well being, but also for the clients' pleasure of seeing a thriving aquarium.

The Team

Coral Tanks

Freshwater Tanks

Our fleet of vehicles

Win uShaka Platinum Passes or Meet a Dolphin

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 11:19am CST by lobsterlady

For all East Coast rock lobster, mussel, oyster, mud crab and mollusc / general bait permit-holders

The Oceanographic Research Institute conducts quarterly surveys of lobster, mussel, oyster and general bait collection in KZN. This information is used to improve management of recreational fisheries. Thank you to all who have participated in previous surveys.

It is now time to survey collection efforts from October to December 2011. As in last years surveys, all survey participants will be entered into a lucky draw for the following prizes:

First prize: Two uShaka Platinum Passes free entry into Sea World and Wet n Wild for a whole year
Second prize: Sea World Meet a Dolphin experience for two people
Third prize: A choice of one Island adventure experience (Xpanda Shark dive, Ocean Walker and Avis Snorkel Lagoon subject to availability) for two people at Sea World
Four consolation prizes: Two Sea World / Wet n Wild combo tickets

The prize draw will be on 14 January 2013 at the Oceanographic Research Institute and winners will be contacted by phone before 31 January 2013. To qualify for the prizes you must have an East Coast rock lobster, mud crab, mussel, oyster or mollusc / general bait permit and complete in full the survey about your harvesting activities from October to December 2011. Complete the survey at Invert Catch Stats Survey Jan2012 or go to the ORI website (ORI) and click on INVERT SURVEY.
The questionnaire should take no longer than five minutes. Please complete the survey even if you caught nothing this information is important. You may only complete the questionnaire once per survey, but are allowed to participate in all of the 2012 surveys (in January, April, July and October 2012) and improve your chance of winning a prize. Please fill in your personal details in full and provide a phone number where you can be contacted between 14-31 January 2013 during office hours.

Your information will remain confidential.
Thank you very much for your help.

Urgent help needed Frogspawn looks like its dying

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 10:34am CST by blackghostknife

HI All

back from the weekend and our frogspawn looks like its dying, whats happening and what can I do to make it better?

OLD GREENHOUSE unwanted

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 10:14am CST by henry888

Hi

I am looking for old/unwanted greenhouse. I am willing to collect and dismantle.

Thank you ;)

Old/broken/unwanted fish tanks & equipment wanted

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 10:13am CST by henry888

I am looking for unwanted/old/broken Fish tanks and equipment wanted...

Please let me know

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ;)

What lights

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 9:59am CST by Paulbassanai

Hi

I have a 3ft tank and when i bought it the guy gave me 2 x T8 15k lights. Is this correct for this tank or should i rather get T5 lights, Thanks for the help

Pre-loved equipment wanted

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 8:55am CST by JDV

Hi All

I am looking for the below equipment for a good price please on very small budget. I would prefer in CPT region please.

1. +- 3000l/h 1.2 head for my return pump.
2. +- 2000l/h to 2200l/h for my skimmer.
3. 300w heater
4. Hydrometer, refractometer will be nice but a bit pricy for me at this moment.
5. Powerheads for flow.
6. Dual 1.2m T5 light unit

Clownfish @ my wedding?

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 8:07am CST by erratiC

Hey all,

I'm getting married in August this year and my fiancee and I were seriously considering getting about 4 - 5 Clownfish per table as a centrepiece instead of the traditional flower arrangement.

It's going to be a relatively small wedding - 65 ppl odd so that would make around 32 clowns in total (8 people to a table with 8 tables with 4 clowns per table). We were thinking it might be even better if we had different types of clowns per table.

Now, we want to start collecting clowns now to make sure we can hand pick every single one so that we aren't forced to take any shoddy looking ones with a big batch all at once.

I have a 5foot tank that I'm busy putting together but I'm also looking at eventually getting a QT as well... should I section the 5foot into say 4 or 5 sections for the different types of clowns and bare not having a main tank for the next 8 months or should I get that QT now and section that off? What size would be appropriate for holding 32 clowns?

As for keeping them... I'm thinking of the tank as the same type of tanks that the LFS keeps - no LR with loads of skimming, heaters, powerheads and water changes.. this should be ok? When we've had the wedding we'll probably either trade them back to the LFS for peanuts or even consider giving the fish to them... either way, we can't keep 32 clowns.

As for the day of the wedding we're going to have tall, wide vases in the centre of the table with a single battery-powered airpump covered by stones to make it look cool. Lighting I was thinking about either a single 3W led or a couple, whichever looks better, on top of the vase shining down lighting the fish up. Our reception is going to be an air conditioned room so I don't think heaters will be needed. We'll have the fish caught afterwards and taken back to our QT which is only about a 20 min drive.

I know reading this was long but can anybody think of anything else that I might be missing? I think it'll be fun and I know some people will probably think of getting their own so getting more people into the hobby is always a bonus.

And lastly, is it crazy because I'm thinking our close friends and family are going to think we're a couple fries short of a happy meal (if you know what I mean)? :thumbup:

The best way to connect a chiller... ?

Posted: January 16th, 2012, 8:06am CST by Express Reef

Good Day All,

Need advice, got a chiller on the weekend:thumbup: What will be the best way to connect it? Dont want to use my return pump, this will slow down the flow rate? Thinking of using a seperate pump? Please give me some tips/advice.

Regrads,

E.R:whistling:

hammer coral help

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 7:20am CST by Travis1

got my hammer coral about a 3 weeks ago, had a bit of damage from shipping. a few days later it started getting brown jelly on skeleton, so i fragged the bad part off, as well as some good part. hammer was going strong for about 2 weeks, growing and extending nicely. now when i look this morning, looks like the hammer is retracting a bit, and looks like brown jelly again. what to do? params are all in check.

Which thermometer to trust

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 7:11am CST by rakabos

So i have been wondering about my water temps since one of the 300W Jager's stopped working.

I have a Marina thermometer which is reading 24C at the moment in the water. I also have a Buyo suction one that reads 29C. Then I have a cheapie bought on Ebay which reads 28C.

The heaters are set at 27C.

What the heck must i trust? Would getting one of those floating mercury types ones give me a more correct reading?

:cursing::cursing::cursing::cursing::cursing:

Bubble Algae squirted me in the eye!

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 2:55am CST by Dlaria

Ok, I saw some little metalic looking round bubble algae on the back of a small mushroom rock. I pulled it out and went to try to scrape off the bubble algae and rinse the rock with tank water. One of them broke and squirted in my eyes! I had safety glasses with side shields on, but it still got me. (Guess I should have had diving goggles on.) Am going to have problems from getting that stuff in my eyes?

Urgent help needed yellow clown goby

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 1:37am CST by awsum46

hi guys, my yellow clown goby was eating when i got him, he was eating fine fattened up and grew in length for the last 2 weeks. in the last couple days he has started looking really bad and acting strange, breathing heavily, is barely eating now whereas he was a pig a couple days ago. he is staying away from the liverock, he is sitting on the return pump outlet nozzle at the top of the tank, and is deathly afraid of the everything moving in the tank, where he was brave and keen to investigate everything that was happening outside and inside the tank.

he looks like he has little yellow bumps all over him, he is still bright yellow.

I feed him twice a day, with tmc nano marine cuisine which contains: brineshrimp with garlic, mysis, rotifers, copepods, chopped mussel, chopped squid, chopped spinach. during the day he used to munch on the pods that cover the glass, the glass is still covered with them.

I have noticed that the pom pom crab is interested in him, and is quite aggressive towards him, it looks like she tries to sting the goby with the pom poms, every time he is near her.

Water parameters:
25 degrees celsius
pH 8.2
ammonia 0 ppm
nitrite 0 ppm
nitrate 5ppm
salt is 1.024

everything else in the tank is looking good.

Any ideas or advice i can do to get my goby back to a pristine condition?
(mods if this is in the wrong thread please move it into the correct one)

Thank you.
john

Tropical to Marine

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 11:14pm CST by Toasted

Some 35yrs ago i remember my dad keeping a fish tank with 1 Anemone and what i since learn't was a maroon clown fish (i think). Sadly i also remember a mercury thermo being broke by a mantis shrimp and killing everything. I've had fresh water and tropical fish tanks with great success and recently sold off my tropical fish and dumped a load of sea salt into the tank! there its done! ahah not exactly like that but you get the story.. :)

Now all the research, you tube, google, yahoo, forums and shop sites there is a hell of a lot of conflicting information. strange. anyway i have a few questions for you bofs :P

Temperature?
What is the ideal temperature of a marine tank? Through my research on youtube and other sites i gathered it was between 72F and 76F however i've recently discovered this page from a shop near me suggesting the temperature should be 25C-29C which converted is 77F to 84F
My tank is constant at 25C (77F)
So what is the ideal temperature, and should i raise mine?

Salinity
Again conflicting information allover. Most say 1.021 yet ive seen on this forum 1.024 - 1.026
My tank is at 1.023

Thanks for any info :)

(Fish are friends (not food)) :D

Tub worms / Fan Worms

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 10:20pm CST by Ares

Hi Guys .

Firstly I hope that i have posted this thread in the right place . I'm still pretty new to this form and still busy setting up my first marine tank.

I was in the LFS the today and noticed some fan / tube worms ( think thats what they are called) .

I took a liking to them and asked one of they guys working there about them and it did not seem that he had much of an idea of what he was talking about and thought I'll better ask you guys first .

I was wondering if you guys could give me some info about them and how to care for them . Also how dependant they are on lighting and how reef safe they are .

I want to set up a reef tank with fish and invertabrates that would give me the least amount of worry about weather or not they gonna give me any problems .

Thanks for the help ,
Ares

Kalkwasser an np pellets - not a good relationship

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 8:26pm CST by williet

Hey guys
I have gone the np pellet route and bid farewell to my dsb. Recently I had a lack of alkalinity as there was no evaporation and thus no kalkwasser being dosed. This was met with a shocking discovery - my phospates went from 0 to 2.5. This is obviously from the precipitated phosphates leaching back into my system!!! I also could not understand until now why my np pellets weren't working. This was due to have np pellets work the bacteria need a bit of p04 to aspirate for the nitrate consumption to work!!! Will be monitoring things in the week to come!!!!

Your take on this?

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I am here: Google Maps

[FS]: BUYO TL 550 WITH CUSTOM CABINET: Cape Town

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 7:43pm CST by Dorrey

Hardware for saleThread title:

BUYO TL 550 WITH CUSTOM CABINET

Location:

Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Excellent Buy! Buyo TL 550 with custom made cabinet - selling for only

R1800

Complete with Heater, Skimmer, Pump SunSun Powerhead, BioBalls Ceramics ect..

Contact me on 082 9296621

Notes:

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Is this params fatally high?

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 6:45pm CST by johannes rall

this is the params of my fowlr tank.
Ammonia:0,25
NO2:0,1
NO3:25
PH8,2
Salinity:0,024
If its fatal what will help only a water change

Looking for a Chiller

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 5:57pm CST by nepellew

Hi does any one out there have a Chiller for my 100L tank :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

In need of a ReefTek TS2

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 5:36pm CST by Ari

Hey guys I just realized my skimmer is not doing its job, it stops working within a month. So i spoke to my LFS owner and he says I should get a TS skimmer. My tank is 300L with 100L sump so he said TS2 will do the job. Does anyone know of someone or is anyone planning on selling a ReefTek TS2 skimmer that can still do the job. Mabye someone professional can give me advice on another skimmer but does the same job, it's just I'm not ready to pay R2000, it's over my budget:(

Thanx in advance:)

Softies being Eaten alive

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 2:21pm CST by Xereo

Hey all long time no see...

Work has been keeping me busy so havnt had much or any time to chat online.
My tank has jsut been fishless for some time now.
I have an issue about a week ago i started noticing some holes out my Big pin & Kenya & pink tree.. they are large and today one of them have completely been torn part from the base. on close inspection , i see Co-pods goind mental and all over the place.

Are co-pods or whateva they are called eating my soft corals?

They are millions in my tank as there is nothing to eat them, all over my glass ..
Maybe they aint co-pods and somthing else. can some please post an image of one so i know i havnt got somthing else breeding like mad in my tank

Thanks so much

Regards
Aj

sumps

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 1:52pm CST by Dean Schreuder

UGood day all,

I have a sump running like this 1st chamber ts1 skimmer overflowing into a dsb with live rock on egg crate above and cheato, 3rd chamber purigen, chemipure and phosogaurd, last chamber return pump and pump for chiller.

Question i have, i have seen many petshops have ceramic rings and bio balls intergrated in there sumps. Exotic, pet masters etc all have it running. They all are running reef systems.

My tank is new and im running my cycle with live rock and stability, will be adding prodibo soon ;)

[FS]: 5x Hardware Items: Freestate

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 11:25am CST by jaquesdp08

Hardware for saleThread title:

5x Hardware Items

Location:

Freestate

Shipping or Collection only:

Shipping. Delivery to Joburg

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

R1000 Neg JNS Zeovit Reactor with Adjustable pump

R1000 Neg JNS Cyclone Hob Skimmer Rated 250L

Tank Stand Return Pump and Above Equipment Incl for R5000

JNS Shark 3 Skimmer Rated 800L best skimmer ive owned R3000

TMC Microhabitat 30L Nano with LED R2000

If you Take the Full System for R5000 i will incl the Nano for Free!!

Notes:

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[FS]: Bargain! Buyo TL 550 with Cabinet: Brackenfell, Cape Town

Posted: January 15th, 2012, 9:16am CST by Dorrey

Hardware for saleThread title:

Bargain! Buyo TL 550 with Cabinet

Location:

Brackenfell, Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Buyo TL 550 for Sale
BARGAIN @ R1800 INCLUDING CUSTOM MADE CABINET!

[SIZE="6"][B][CENTER]

Notes:

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Whole day I've thought MASA was down.

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 6:15pm CST by 2time

@viper357, I get this when going to the main page of MASA: Marine Aquariums South Africa

Whole day I thought MASA was offline.
Do you know how long it will be so or is there another way to the home page?

Thanks

What is this on my Mushrooms?

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 5:44pm CST by Helga

Can someone please identify this on my mushrooms. It is spreading to all my mushrooms now. It is brown in colour and if I view it through my macro lens it appears to have a white "mouth" in the middle. It does not have a hard shell.

What is this and what should I do?

Permalink for 'Marine_Aquariums_of_South_Africa/2012/01/14/New'

New

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 5:33pm CST by Kahuna212

Hi, i am andre from windhoek namibia, i want to start up a new salt water aquarium, i have a 50l tank a filter i read on the internet that you require live water and live rocks whare do you get this? All assistance will be appreciated on this. I do have 2 fresh water tanks that have been running for 4 months now so i know the basics about filtering but does this apply to salt water?

Hope to year from someone in this regard

hail hitler!!!!!!

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 5:30pm CST by finrott

Hitler gets AEFW on Vimeo

Close your threads :)

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 4:07pm CST by viper357

Hi all

Once your sale has been completed, could you please mark your thread as sold by doing the following.

Click on Thread Tools (at the top of the thread) and near the bottom of the menu you will find a link to "Mark this thread as sold"

If the item becomes available again you may re-open your thread by marking it as unsold:

Once you mark your thread as sold the thread will be closed and will have a 'sold' prefix in front of it:

Thank you.:)

Close your threads :)

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 4:07pm CST by viper357

Hi all

Once your sale has been completed, could you please mark your thread as sold by doing the following.

Click on Thread Tools (at the top of the thread) and near the bottom of the menu you will find a link to "Mark this thread as sold"

If the item becomes available again you may re-open your thread by marking it as unsold:

Once you mark your thread as sold the thread will be closed and will have a 'sold' prefix in front of it:

Thank you.:)

Close your threads :)

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 4:07pm CST by viper357

Hi all

Once your sale has been completed, could you please mark your thread as sold by doing the following.

Click on Thread Tools (at the top of the thread) and near the bottom of the menu you will find a link to "Mark this thread as sold"

If the item becomes available again you may re-open your thread by marking it as unsold:

Once you mark your thread as sold the thread will be closed and will have a 'sold' prefix in front of it:

Thank you.:)

Dosing of Kalkwasser

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 1:39pm CST by williet

Hi Guys

I have today had the shock of my life :eek:!!

I did an alkalinity test and I was sitting at 5.7dkh!!!! (Where normally I am at 9.9dkh I do have my calcium and Mg balanced to run this)

It seems because of the highly saturated humidity down here in durbs, I get very little if any evaporation! So I get No Kalkwasser being dosed (so no Calcium and alkalinty being added) No my question I have a dose pump system and I want to toss the Kalkstirrer and go with something more reliable. I have all the stuff needed to do the change to dosing but what do I do for auto topup in respect to PH of the RO before topping it up into my tank ?

Any advice will be appreciated !!!! :1:

Clean your protein skimmer's neck!

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 11:59am CST by Mudshark

I just thought I'd post this reminder, more for the new guys really, as I don't think that I've ever seen it mentioned before.

The gunk that collects agaist the sides of your skimmer neck must be cleaned as soon as it starts to become visible. If not, ammonification will begin there and ammonia will return into the water column with water running down the inside of the skimmer neck. This obviously applies to the gunk on the lid as well.

This ammonia will not be skimmed out later as it does not adhere to air bubbles. Here's an explanation why: Protein skimmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Protein skimmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

if it looks like your tank needs a waterchange it is too late

Posted: January 14th, 2012, 8:06am CST by mandarinman

I was laying in bed this morning thinking about doing a waterchange and thought about it and said to myself "the tank still looks fine". then I thoufht about it. our tanks should never look like it needs a waterchange because whatever is making it look bad is already there. seeping into rocks and affecting livestock. the motivation to do a waterchange (note to self) is to KEEP it looking and being good. so yes my weekly waterchange is now calling me so I will get up in five or so minutes and go prep my water for Todays waterchange.

got given a tank today

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 5:38pm CST by Travis1

howsit guys and gals. was very lucky today. got given i nice size tank with pumps etc ( was used as fw) was built into the wall. originally was supposed to be for marine, over flows are all there etc. but the guy decided malawi tank instead. tank is 1.2 l by 720 w by 500 h. will be a new project for me for the next year or so.

Rowaphos, NP pellets and 2 TLF reactors.

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 4:18pm CST by Seabass

Hi rowaphos and NP pellet users. Need to set up my new sump and this is one of the things I am doing, using 2 Two Little Fishies phosban reactors to run rowaphos and NP pellets .

Please advise, wanting to plumb 2 TLF reactors into one siccie 2700lt per hour pump (using a t piece and not daisy chain). The TLF 550 will run NP pellets and the TLF 150 will run rowaphos. Will there be sufficient flow for both reactors from this pump.

My tank is about 550lts. How much rowaphos do I run in a TLF 150 reactor. How much NP pellets in the TLF 550 reactor.

I do have a siccie 1200lt per hour pump if there is insufficient flow through the reactor used to run rowaphos.

Thanks

What to do , What to do

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 3:05pm CST by Garethr

Hi Guys,

Need help ,

My 450L tank and 150L sump is doing well,

This is what I currently have stocked in my tank

1 x Hawaiin Yellow Sailfin Tang (Small)
1 x Purple Tang (Small)
2 x Onix Clowns
1 x Bicolour Blenny
1 x Diomand watchman Goby (same size)
1 x Golden head Goby ( same size)
1 x Banana Wrasse
1 x Fire Goby
1 x BTA
1 x Hammer coral
1 x fire cracker shrimp
1 x cleaner shrimp
3 x pepperment shrimp

Good clean up crew

So far so good !

My question is - can i get more trophy fish that arent aggressive??
all I want is a good balance of peace in my tank

Can I add more fish like sea goldies (10)

what is my limit on something like this

I dont want to be over stocked but I also dont want to look empty

Ill include a picture

Pics of Vietnam coral just landed

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 2:02pm CST by Perky pets superstore

Hi all - some great looking stock , they only arived last night , so a few thing must still open fully.

Jumbo clams - R 479.95
Brown tounge coral - R 298.95

Gorgonians - R249.95
Large MTLC green frogspawns extra large- R398.95 ( still to open fully )

Green frogspawns - 369.95 large

Nano clams - R150.00

Brain coral radiata red - R349.95

Acan lods - R749.95
Medium clams - R250.00

mini carpets - R249.95

translucent modern tooth coral red - R429.95

New member

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 1:56pm CST by ryana

Hi all MASA members

I'm Ryan (the newbie) from Midrand; Decided to take the plunge and give mini-reef aquariums a bash.
Why: Because I love everything marine! (da sea, da feeeshies & da coral)
Having said that, I love all animals & those Rhino poaches are not making me happy right now! :nono:
Anyway...I've bought my mini-reef aquarium books and am plugging away nicely with some research.
I'm keen to read some threads and learn from all you Feeeeshy peeps! :thumbup:

Have a great wknd!

Hi Everyone

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 12:44pm CST by GlennM

Hi Everyone,
Figured its time to say hello to everyone and say thank you for all the hints and tips Ive picked up here over the last year.
This forum is a great source of info...

new shipment from indo landing today

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 12:19pm CST by Oceanson

Hi Reefer's,

Our New Shipment from indo lands today. we get 11 boxes in, fish and coral!!! :thumbup:

We offer our Reefer's a 14 day life gaurantee on the purchase of any Marine Fish-(T&C"S apply)

50% cash back return on a cash purchase.

Thin Stolon Polyps - Orange/Yellow (New) 2x
Elegance Coral (S) L.Hair Red Tip 1x
Elegant Coral Purple Tip (S) 2x
Salim Pipe/Blastomussa Pipe 2x
MOON CORAL 1x
OPEN BRAIN CORAL 1x
BUBBLE CORAL 1x
PLATE CORAL 1x
SWOLLEN BRAIN CORAL 2x
BLUE STAR POLYPS 1x
Button Polyps - Blue 1x
Cultured AcroporaGranulosa 3x
Cultured AcroporaSuharsonoi 3x
Elegant Coral Orange Tip (M) 2x
COLONIAL POLYPS 2x
OVAL FLOWERPOT 1x
Pimple Mushroom - Blue - Per Leaf 1x
ACANTHASTREA 1x
Red Chillie Soft Coral 2x
Softcoral White 2x
Green Branch (Noddle Head )Coral 2x
Small Hairy Elephant Ear Green 2x
DvarfGorgonia Orange/Red Stik W/Blue Polyp 2x
Black Sun Coral 2x
L.T.Green Metallic Plate Coral - (S) 1x
Purple Flower Pot Coral 1x
Galaxi Star Coral 2x
Branch Flowerpot Coral - Yellow 1x
Branch Flowerpot Coral - Green 1x
Organ Pipe Coral 2x
Fox Coral - Green 2x
Pimple Mushroom 2 Color 1x(Green/Purple/Pink)/Leaf
Colonial Polyps - Red Metallic 1x
Star Polyps - White 2x
DvarfGorgonia Orange/Red Stik W/OrangePolyp 2x
White Bubble Coral - (M) 2x
Monty Finger Coral - Pink/Red 2x
Swollen Brain Coral Colors (Per Polyp) 2x
PIPE CORAL 2x
BROCOLLI CORAL DIFFERENT COLOURS 5x
GREEN RICE CORAL 1x
BLUE STAR POLYPS 2x
Bubble Coral Blue (S) 2x
Cultured Acropora - Color 10x
Colonial Polyps - Blue 1x
Giant Clam Metalic Blue/Green 4x
Giant Clam Blue / Green (S) 6x
Giant Clam Blue / Green (S) 4x
Birdnest Coral Pink 2x
Green Rice Coral 2x
Swollen Brain Coral Colour (Red) 2x
Pimple Mushroom Yellow - Per Leaf 1x
Pimple Mushroom Purple - Per Leaf 1x
Colonial Polyps - Golden Orange 1x
Red Metalic Mushroom 2x
Yellow Tang [MD] 5x
Pajama Cardinal Fish 3x
Dot Dash Blenny 2x
Decorated Fire Fish 1x
Six Bar Angle Adult [SM] 1x
Emperor Anglefish 1x
Yellowtail Electric Blue Damsel 3x
Yellow Blenny 2x
Cleaner Shrimp 3x
Fire Shrimp [CB] 7x
Bengal Tiger Brittle Star Fish 3x
Hedgehog Seahorse 1x
White Tiger Tail Seahorse 1x
Black Seahorse 1x
Yellow Seahorse 1x
Red Sea Sailfin Tang 2x
Blue Trigger Fish 1x
Volcano Star Fish Orange 2x
Purple Tang 1x
1x
Gloden Hawker Fish 1x
Arabian Angle 1x
Percula Clown 1x
Black and White Clown ( grade A) 2x
Red Star Fish 1x
Powder Blue Surgeon 1x
Purple Coral Perch 1x
Red Coral Perch 1x
Bright Red Wild Nemo Clown [MD] 1x
Long Fin Wrasse 2x
Halloween Hermit Crab 1x
Turbo Snail 27x
Nerita Snail (Extra large) 36x
Carpet anemone green Floresant 1x
Carpet anemone green Floresant 1x
Corn/Bulb Anemone - Green 2x
Tube Anemone - Purple/Blue 1x
Tube Anemone - Orange metalic 2x
Globe Crown Urchin Red/Black 2x
Cleanner Shrimp - (XL) 10x
Turbo Snail (Pyramid-Large) 20x
Blue Legs Hermit Crab 10x
Purple Reef Lobster 4x
Boxing Shrimp 8x
Fighting Conch 20x
Red Cheeked Antenna Basslet (Green) 4x
Decorated Firefish 10x
Yellow Candy Hogfish 2x
Sixstripe Wrasse 4x
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse 10x
Two-colored Angelfish 2x
Ocelaris Clown (Orange) 60x
Grapefruit Algae - (M) Blue 2x
Jewel Antenna Basslet (Red) 3x
Clark's Anemonefish 1x
Panther Grouper 2x
Firefish 1x
Truncate Fairy Basslet 2x
CopperbandButterflyfish (S) 1x
Saddleback Clown 10x
Golden Head Sleeper 4x
Purple Blotch Basslet (male) 2x
Blue-green Chromis 20x
Zebra Lionfish 2x
Powder Blue Tang (M/L) 2x
Harlequin Sweetlips (M)(Juv) 2x
Truncate Fairy Basslet 2x
Jewel Antenna Basslet (Red) 2x
Purple Blotch Basslet (female) 2x
Ribbon Eel (blue)(Male) 2x
Banded Pipefish 1x

Every weekend we resize any corals of your choice!!!
Good deals made face to face..:thumbup:

Trading Hours are as follows:
Monday-CLOSED
Tues - Fri 10pm - 6pm
Sat - Sun 10pm - 3pm

Tel: 021 552 7553
Fax: 021 552 7551

We are situated in Montague Gardens,
Montague Drive the first right turn into 1st Street.

OCEANSON AQUARIUM

[FS]: dual coralife 250 W MH retrofit kit: near Durbanville

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 12:17pm CST by irie ivan

Hardware for saleThread title:

dual coralvue 250 W MH retrofit kit

Location:

near Durbanville

Shipping or Collection only:

at buyers expense

Photo's and description/list of items for sale:[INDENT] - Coralvue dual electronic ballast for 2 x 250 watt halides
- 2 x specular aluminium reflectors with mogul fittings
- 2 x 250 W SE coralvue 10 000 K bulbs, 8 months use
- 1 x 250 W SE coralvue 10 000 K bulb, 1 month use

Price: R3000 neg.

@seank has first dibs, avail if he not taking.

[FS]: Regal Tang: Randburg/Bryanston JHB

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 12:06pm CST by student

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Regal Tang

Scientific Name:

Paracanthurus hepatus

Size of fish

+/- 15

How long have you had the fish?

1 year 9 months

Is the fish eating?

yes- everything!!

Shipping or Collection only:

collection

Your location.

Randburg/Bryanston JHB

Price:

free to the right home

Photo's:

sorry, really thought I had better photo's uploaded already. these are slightly old and not great pics. Will add more recent ones asap

Full of character- this is her bashing a hand in the tank

Just to show size i guess:

Notes:

Hi Guys

really bums me out to do this but I have to.
My beautiful regal tang has picked up a habit of eating my zoas over the last couple of weeks. Can destroy a colony in a day or two:(

Is a very special fish to me so would rather give her away and have a choice in which home she goes to, if that makes sense.

So if you keen on her and dont have any zoa colonies;), let me know on the thread or pm- Ill check out your systems thread and make a decision.
Hope thats alright, mods?

Can honestly say she is one of the healthiest n best looking regals ive seen!

something weird !!!!!

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 12:01pm CST by vinesh

Hi. Noticed something weird in my tank 2 days ago. While cleaning the glass I noticed some slug like thing sticking its head out from one of the live rocks. At the same time this thing was "blowing smoke rings out" at every two to three seconds. Not to sure if this would be toxic for the fish, I grabbed the rock out of the water and tried pinching it out. But it just went deeper in. Still determined, I managed to get the head out, which had a hard shell like covering and subsequently the body, which basically felt and looked like a pickled gerkin!! It may have been about 4 to 5 cm long and about as thick as an average pinkie. Sorry was not able to photograph. Any ideas? Should I be concerned that there are more of them?

live stock is in!!

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 11:10am CST by mark@northlands

hi all! discus, corals and clams came in last night, and fish will be in this afternoon!

Just for a photo

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 10:46am CST by SteveZi

I haven't found anything cool yet for my tank, but got this little Beaked sandfish the other day, just for a photo or two:

Some nice fins - I like the way it's set towards the back of the body and almost shark-like.

atb skimmers

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 10:13am CST by IMarine

ATB Giga Size Deluxe Skimmer in action - Pot Cleaning System - YouTube

hi guys check this out

Joke ov the Day!

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 10:06am CST by Tremayn

Lol this is some of the funniest stuff :lol:

In A World Of Aquarium Crime, There Is A Man For The Job

Anyone live close to a dive shop

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 9:33am CST by FransSny

Hi guys , hope someone can help me out...

I am looking for two Mares Stream Purge Snorkels , cant find any out in the sticks where I live (hell cant even find a dive shop !)

If any divers are close to a dive shop I will happily EFT money for purchase and postage.

Thanx

Wanted: powerheads and ro unit

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 9:24am CST by Normandp1

Hi. I'm looking for second hand powerheads and a RO unit. Anybody that can help?

January 2012 Meeting

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 8:46am CST by Roadblock

Hi all compliments of the season to everyone.
We will be having our first meeting on the 31 Jan at DUC
we are having a talk on the new DELTEC products and the will be
some give aways and a lucky draw.

Thanks Dave

New Tank Build plus electronics

Posted: January 13th, 2012, 8:34am CST by Quintin

Hi there guys.
Building a new custom tank for myself and I have had enough of the off the shelf chinese built tank I currently have.

New tank will be built by Idol Marine out of 15mm Starphire glass on 3 side with a skinny overflow and built in compartments to house my 4 MP40 Vortech pumps.

Tank size will be 1200mm X 1000mm x 700mm with the water line at 650mm.
Doing a Eurobrace style tank, so should be good.

Tank stand will be built out of 50mm square tubing and should be getting that back today from a friends day who was kind enough to weld the steel (for a small fee).

Busy with loads of electronics and DIY LEDs for the main lights as well as moon lights.
Will post pictures as I go along.

collecting fish

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 7:06am CST by johannes rall

any of the P.E guys going to dive today want to try it out

I took a Video

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 1:02am CST by Paul B

I am learning on this camera. I never took a video with it so I tried again with the focus locked. It doesn't get me as dizzy, but still not perfect.:(

Salt residue when mixing

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 10:57pm CST by rakabos

So Ive had the issue myself along with a few other people. When you mix salt for a waterchange there may be left over residue in the container or on the heater or pump in the mixing container. Found this over on RC. The post was from a Red Sea representative.

Coral-Pro salt has elevated levels of Foundation Elements in order to allow accelerated growth in corals.
Therefore when it is not properly mixed it might cause precipitation.
There are a few reasons I can think of that might cause that phenomenon:

Stratification of the salt- sometimes when a bucket of salt travels a lot, the shaking and vibrating causes the mix to separate according to grain size.
Dry mixing the salt, by rolling the bucket on the floor for a few minutes, or pouring the dry salt from one bucket to another a few times, will solve this issue.
Mixing the salt with pre warmed water.
I recommend mixing at ambient temperature, and then bring the temp. up.
The pump you are using might not be strong enough, because of the elevated levels of elements in the salt, it requires a vigorous mixing.
Adding water to salt and not salt to water- always add the salt slowly to the water.(I think that’s what you are already doing, but just in case)

Cleaning JoJo drums

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 8:28pm CST by mytank

I want to buy a two JoJo drums, how do you clean the drums before using them. Just rinse them out with water and you good to go?

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Vertex Vectra - Skimmer Neck Cleaner

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 7:50pm CST by Jamie@Vertex

This is great! We have the Vertex Vectra ready to go and the price is totally cool! About half of the competitors. I guess it was worth the wait.

The product consists of an motor, the Vectra Engine, plus a sold seperately cover, available in various millimeter diameters for most standard neck sizes. We offer 150, 160, 180, 200, 250, 300mm diameters. These last 4 correspond directly to the Vertex Alpha Skimmer series, the 170, 200, 250, 300. It will fit the Royal Exclusiv skimmers, as well as most other brands. Just measure the diameter of your skimmer neck and Bob's your uncle...... or somtin' like that.

Here is a link where you can get a good look at it!

http://reefbuilders.com/2011/09/12/vert ... k-cleaner/

OK, go run to your nearest Vertex dealer and demand your cleaning team!

Marine cat fish

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 7:23pm CST by mytank

Again during my visit to the lifestyle garden shop along with quite a few copperbands, they have marine cat fish :) don't think they reef safe.

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Copperband

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 7:21pm CST by mytank

Was at lifestyle garden center yesterday they have like 15 Copperbands from huge to small.

I know everyone is always looking for Copperbands.

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Warning about Reef Crystals

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 7:01pm CST by sihaya

I recently lost 3 fish after a routine 25% water change. When I tested my water immediately, my alkalinity had dropped in half (from what it had been right before the water change). Calcium was literally off the charts (higher than what my test kit could measure). There was nothing else note worthy about my water parameters. No nitrites or nitrates. No ammonia. Normal pH, salinity, etc.

I recently did a Google search and talked to some friends and apparently, this isn't all that uncommon for Reef Crystals. Sometimes it's the other way around (with the alkalinity going through the roof).

My buddy at the LFS said that sometimes the different components of the salt mix "settles out" in the bucket if the bucket has been sitting in one place for too long. I don't know if I believe that or not, but either way, if you use Reef Crystals, be sure to test it in a small batch of newly mixed water.

Cheers

Saltwater Mollies

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 4:48pm CST by dallasg

So i often visit garf.org and on their frontpage they have a write up on them using mollies to control algae etc in their tanks, now GARF i assume is quite reputable in the marine trade, they even selling them.

Are certain molly species found in SW as apposed to brackish water?

If this was anyway cruel or frowned upon wouldnt there be an up-roar somewhere on the web?

Discus

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 3:59pm CST by Grant Gietl

Hi Everyone

Looking to correspond with tropical fishkeepers who have experience in keeping and breeding Discus. Would also appreciate if I could get advice as where I can purchase juvenile discus in gauteng South Africa approx 4 inches, looking for 6-10

Maxspect mazzara on its way to s.a.

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 3:08pm CST by Submariner

WE HAVE MANAGED AFTER ALOT OF DISCUSSION EMAILS ETC TO BECOME THE AGENT FOR THIS FANTASTIC BRAND.

WILL HAVE STOCK MID TO LATE FEBUARY

THE FIRST THING YOU WILL PROBABLY NOTICE IS THE MOUNTING OPTIONS AVAILABLE WITH THE MAZZARA WHICH IS NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR.

USING THE BEST QUALITY LEDS AVAILABLE INCLUDING THE NEW CREE XM-L'S

SOME PICS AND INFO FOR YOU ALL.

SOME TANKS RUNNING MAZZARA

Almonst got a light stroke

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 2:53pm CST by Jake

Hi

Got home last night b4 heading to aries and when i looked in my tank there were pieces of my fire shrimp all over the place :eek: seemd he had died, the best looking and most expensive of my shrimps...

With the crapy feeling of my loss i went off to my bud. As we talked and he enlightened me a bit about corals and so on i mentioned my shrimp which had died.

He sad that the shrimp do loose their skin from time to time and that it almost looks like your shrimp had died and been torn to pieces.

After i went home i hoped it had been him only loosing his skin but couldnt find him anywhere, so again i felt like popo thinking again i lost him all over again lol.

Placing my new frags( Armand gave me wohoo!) in my tank felt something scraching my finger... Could you believe it, it was my shimp(Normin):yeahdude:.

Felt so relieved, dono if he tried eating my finger or just came to say awe or what, but glad hes alive!

Tank is starting to look better now, will post pics in bout a month to show what i got as their very small atm and dont look like much YET.

Tnx for the advice m8.

ps. why do the shrimp come to my hand? and if its coz he wants to eat me, does it bite hard?:whistling:

latex gloves

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 2:21pm CST by mytank

Hi all,

I bought some latex gloves to use in the tank, I noticed when I got home they have powder on them. Can I rinse them in RO and use them in the tank?

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Giveaway tank

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 2:15pm CST by maj

Hi

Have my old 2m tank that cracked in the one corner on the front pane
Any tank builders or good diy guys can maybe cut the glass,andf make a nice 1.6m tank or smaller tank from this.

Its all 10mm glass

if nobody takes im gona throw it away as i need to setup the gift i got from frans

thnks agen FransSny

its 2mx600x600

the right side cracked fof the front pane

Huge thanks to perky pets

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 1:06pm CST by mandrin

Hi just wana say i been looking for cheato in the Durban area for long time like 6 months none of the pets shops have it , and
David form Perky Pets in Capetown suggested , he send it down to me in the post well i just gave him the go ahead and wow next morning it was here.I am amm:lol::thumbup: ....was very impressed with the way he posted and packed it and i must say iThanks to David ...:peroni:

What HappenedTo Please Help Desperate !!

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 1:04pm CST by Nigel

What HappenedTo Please Help Desperate !!
I am the Author of the missing Thread and would also like to know what happened to my posting this morning ??
Does Fish Focus control the WEB Master when articles don't suit them ???
How does this system work can any one tell me.

Exciting new shipments

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 12:24pm CST by Rayhaan

Hi there all marine enthusiasts. We have just received a fantastic shipment of fish comprised of Dwarf Angels, Butterflys, Surgeons and many more little guys at prices so low you won't believe your eyes. We are also receiving a shipment of various corals today that include : Elegance, various Brain corals, Pagodas, Mushrooms and many more too numerous to mention. We also stock specialist marine equipment and supplements supplied by Aqua Medic, seachem & Kent. So, come on into Aquatic Vision and be blown away by our range of livestock & equipment.

Hope to see you all here soon.

Cheers.

Rayhaan.

what happed to Please Help Desperate!!

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 11:53am CST by shaunnorth

the thread just vnashed no reasion why ,it sounds fishy to me

Wanted 4ft tank

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 10:26am CST by Kender

looking for a 4 foot tank to buy or swap for a strawberry corn snake.

Transfers from Durban airport to Kozi bay and back to Durban airport.

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 9:59am CST by Starz

Hi, myself, cousins and friends will be going for a diving course in Moz (11 adults).
Everything is sorted thus far except we need transport to and from the border.

I got a website that does what i need but they do not answer the phone nor reply to emails.
Is there anyone that has experience or knows someone that can hook us up with transport.

thanks in advance for information. chuck me a pm with there number.

Cheers.

collection in umlanga

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 9:25am CST by oceans 22

Hi guys

Im staying at umhlanga....is there any other place close to umhlanga i can collect nice fish and coral

Wanted : Live Rock

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 9:14am CST by Triton

Hi all,

Im looking at adding alot more live rock to my 600L Marine tank, got alot of open space and wanna fill with live rock.

Anyone got any live rock for sale?

Newbie

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 8:56am CST by Paulbassanai

Hi, I have just bought a marine tank from a freind of mine, I have always wanted a Marine tank but just never got around to getting one till yesterday. It has live rock inside and snails no fish at the moment as he neglected it for the last sixz months and it is over run by Hair Algea:(, but I will get there. The tank has been setup for the last three years so it is a established tank.

Hope to read through the forum for a bit of help on the Algea

Skimmer project

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 8:54am CST by mupwi

Hi all I am planing a now monster skimmer for my tank.

I managed to organize a off cut of 250mm pipe about 600mm long from a water treatment plant that I did some work at last year I plan to use this as my reaction chamber.

what im trying to figure out now is what size pump I will need to fun this I am planing it to be a ventury skimmer at this point but may add recirculation at a later stage

The mystery of vanishing cleaner shrimps revealed

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 8:48am CST by FransSny

Over the last month or so I lost 3 cleaner shrimps for no apparent reason. As I couldn't find any bodies I was considering alien abduction until last night !

Doing the usual "before lights out" inspection , I noticed the mini carpet nennie's mouth had a odd coloration.....guess what there was a cleaner shrimp becoming supper :lol:

I tried to take a pic as proof but the nennie sits at an impossible angle

Please Help Desperate!!

Posted: January 12th, 2012, 8:18am CST by Nigel

Hi,
I have a Marine Tank 2.1m x 600 with some corals and various fish.
We bought the Tank 5 years ago from a company called Fish Focus based in JHB and a guy called Rob (Owner Of Fish Focus) after seeing a Marine Tank that he was showing at a House & Home show at the Dome North Gate JHB. I made the investment at that stage of approximately R 60,000.00.
Rob has never been able to get my Tank even after five years to the condition of the Tank I saw at the show despite years of reassurances and excuses that one day it will Mature and all will come rite.
For five years and thousands of rands paid to Fish Focus we have never been able to get remotely near the result that I was sold and have seen on other Tanks around the country in my travels. We have had Fish Focus servicing the Tank monthly from the day of installation at a cost of R1600.00 P/m and lots of other side costs also incurred such as lights, pumps, heaters etc.
Regrettably I am now thinking of getting rid of my Tank as no value in visual experience is being achieved despite enormous costs. I have no problem paying money as I love Marine Tanks but need a return on investment which Rob has not delivered.
However I thought this morning that I should make one last cry for help and picked this forum as my platform.
Fish Focus have failed me and for five years took my money and delivered no value.
Can some one recommend anybody in the JHB Roodepoort area who can visit my Tank and advise and possibly turn the situation around and save my Tank.
Please Please!!

Thank You
Nigel Atkinson 083-255-2221

metal particles in live sand!...should i worry or not!?

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 1:08am CST by danielcassar

Hi all,my friend gave me his live sand since he stopped with the hobby....and coincidently i found that in the live sand there are very tinny metal particles! these were found cause my glass cleaner magnet fell in the bucket and when i picked it there were tiny black particles with it!.....should i remove the sand that i already put in the refugium?

thanks

Who would allow this???

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 9:15pm CST by salty dog

Check out the ad I found on gumtree. I really hope that one of the sponsors here did not allow this to happen.

Marine fish to swap - other pets for adoption in Cape Town / Western Cape - Gumtree Cape Town / Western Cape Free Classifieds

It is disgusting that someone is keeping this in a 128l Buyo!!!

marine

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 6:56pm CST by Leon1975

hello

Pe guys plz

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 6:28pm CST by johannes rall

Can anyone in pe tell me if the water at swartkops mouth are any good.Need to do water change ammonia and no2, no3 high

These will work nicely to get rid of reflection

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 5:30pm CST by Singularity

But have anyone seen anything similar locally ??

Rubber lens hood

Lens Skirt

Lens shade

Base Rock / Live Rock

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 5:30pm CST by DeanT

Hi All
over the holidays , i had setup my tank to cycle for a long period and now and a little stuck .
i have managed to find another tank , which is bigger , and therefore need more of everything.
i wanted to know if there is a big difference between live rock , and base rock (as some call it )
i prefer the base rock look , and wanted to use this rather than the LFS Live rock ( that is a rip off in price)

also can anyone direct me to a place to find large pieces of "base" rock in cape town , or surrounding areas,at decent prices.
i am not prepared to pay a LFS for taking the rocks off the beach , and charging for it.
the tank is going to be 2.5m x 90 x 90 , so the bigger the pieces , obviously the better
thanks

Deep sea vents reveal unknown creatures

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 3:48pm CST by Keeganp

I Know we know this already.. But more :eek:

Quote:

Paris - The ocean's deepest volcanic vents, kilometres below the surface, are teeming with life forms never before seen that thrive near super-hot underwater geysers, according to a new study.

Eyeless shrimps and white-tentacled anemones were photographed bunched around cracks in the ocean floor spewing mineral-rich water that may top 450°C, researchers reported on Tuesday.

The vents - baptised the Beebe Vent Field in honour of the first scientist to venture into the deep ocean - were discovered on the Caribbean seafloor in the Cayman Trough, south of the Cayman Islands.

Some 5km below the surface, the trench is home to the world's deepest known "black smoker" vents, so-called for the cloudy fluid that gushes from them.

During an expedition in 2010, a team lead by marine geochemist Doug Connelly of Britain's National Oceanography Centre and University of Southampton biologist Jon Copley used a deep-diving robot submarine to explore the trough.

Eyes

The researchers also found previously unknown vents on the upper slopes of nearby Mount Dent, which rises some 3km from the sea floor. It's peak remains the same distance beneath the surface waves.

"Finding black smoker vents on Mount Dent was a complete surprise," Connelly said in a statement. "Hot and acidic vents have never been seen in an area like this before."

The discoveries suggest that active deep-sea volcanic vents are more widespread around the globe than previously thought, he added.

Cameras on the submarine captured startling images of a new species of ghostly-pale shrimp - dubbed Rimicaris hybisae - that had gathered in clusters of up to 2 000 specimens per square metre.

Lacking normal eyes, the shrimp have a light-sensing organ on their backs, presumably to help them navigate in the faint glow of the deep-sea vents, said the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communication.

A related species, Rimicaris exoculata, has been found living at the edge of another deep-sea vent 4 000km away on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

"Studying creatures at these vents, and comparing them with species at other vents around the world, will help us to understand how animals disperse and evolve in the deep ocean," Copley said.

"One of the big mysteries of deep-sea vents is how animals are able to disperse from vent field to vent field, crossing apparently large distances."

Elsewhere at the Beebe Vent Field, the scientists saw hundreds of white anemones lining the cracks where warm, copper-rich water seeps from the seabed.

The vents on Mount Dent also thronged with the new shrimp, along with a snake-like fish, an unknown species of snail and a flea-like crustacean called an amphipod.

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/D...tures-20120111

The right advice for the right situation.

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 3:36pm CST by leslie hempel

Guys this is a difficult topic as we are all well intentioned individuals and want the best for our fellow reefers starting out

BUT

i cannot see the sence in trying to advise a student for EG to purchase a expensive piece of equipment when they cannot comprehend its importance and they will certainly not understand why they are able to get a simular product "cheaper" (jebo, boyu you get) my drift.

maybe the question was asked in the wrong manner but we need to assess the situation and go with what is needed as a minimum and then build on it from there..

i am the first person to promote the use of an oversized skimmer for eg on the smallest of tanks, its my belief that it is extreemly important to have one rated at least double the total system capacity.. but if i cant afford a top end skimmer i will be looking at something in my price range that claims to do a simular capacity

now

is there not a way we can get these ridiculous skimmers off the market?
i still see people being conned into buying jebo's and it will continue to happen untill somebody puts a regulation in place..

i dont want to make the hobby unaffordable but i would like to see the right product correctly specified for the correct volume and intended purpose..

there must be something we can do

thoughs comments welcome...

Modifies sine wave to pure sine wave...

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 2:05pm CST by Express Reef

Good Day All,

Just want to know if it is possible to modify a UPS in the following way:

From this

To Pure sine wave?

Can this be done?

Nice LED link

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 1:11pm CST by Yuri

It is all fittings that are in SA

Ecotech Radion Vs. AquaIllumination SOL Vs. Vertex Illumina

Dead rock wanted

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 1:11pm CST by Dee318i

Hi guys im looking for about 20kg of dead rock, message if you guys are around jhb

New year event

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 12:41pm CST by 459b

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Thought we could start the year off with a proper Social event.
All the up-country holiday makers should be heading home, the weather is perfect, so why not have a family outing to Hermanus? The shark research facility (the little one in the old harbour) has indicated that they would open specially for MASA. I think i may know of a good place for us to have lunch as well.
Any thoughts?

@FransSny , @Charl_Stanhope - anything else we can do while we there?

Urgent help needed Brown jelly on Frog spawn

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 12:05pm CST by flamming angel

Hi all

After a long holiday, yesterday i noticed that all my frog spawns have a brown like jelly that is around the heads and stems. I have tried to syphon it out but cant cos they are moving around. Can someone please advise me on what i can do. Im really worried that it is spreading and will start causing tissue damages to all the corals.

All advise and comments are most welcome.

THanks ppl :(

david

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 11:17am CST by david vercueil

hi
i have 3 red seam max aquariums, a 250l and 2 x 130l. i only started this hobby about 9 months ago but i am totally hooked. 2 of my aquariums are reef aquariums and one has only 2 black clowns which i am hoping to one day to breed.

thanks a mil
hope you all have a great day.:)

Nudis on Daisy Polyps

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 10:33am CST by Telammica

Hi

I discovered nudis on my Daisy Polyps and Im not sure whether to bother removing them or not, or even dip it in Coral RX. They are the same colour as the polyps, and the polyps does not seem to mind much, since they remain open even though the nudis crawl up them. My problem is whether or not the nudis will spread to other corals ( I have various zoas, button polyps, palys etc. in my tank) and harm them. Could this nudis only be limited to the Daisies? I discovered quite a few.

See picture below.

Thanks

Looking for Caluperas or algaes

Posted: January 11th, 2012, 9:35am CST by ziyaadb

Hi All I am looking for all different types of Calupera's and or algeas for my tank. What ever you have i want looking for as many different types as possible.

Please let me know what you have when you will be doing a pruning.

Thanks in advance

Tunze january specials

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 7:25am CST by Anita

TUNZE JANUARY SALE SPECIALS
Limited stocks of TUNZE items on special 25% discount.
6215 Wavebox Normal R5794 Special R4348
6215.50 Wavebox Ext. Normal R5177 Special R3883
7095 Multicontroller Normal R2664 Special R1998
6125 Turbelle Stream Normal R2376 Special R1797
1073.04 Recirc. Pump Silence Normal R1508 Special R1131
1076/2 Wall Overflow Normal R1207 Special R 905
3167.500 Comline Double Filter Normal R2890 Special R2168
6206 Nano Wavebox Normal R3429 Special R2572

6205.600 Magnet Holder Silence Normal R 700 Special R 525
800.901 Calcium Carbonate Normal R 185 Special R 139
920 Silphos 750ml Normal R 543 Special R 407
6025.500 Magnet Holder Normal R 246 Special R 185
8550 RO Station Normal R2839 Special R2129
6305 Turbelle Stream Normal R7296 Special R5472
6205 Turbelle Stream Normal R5196 Special R3897

All items include VAT but exclude freight, normal areas R136.80 incl. VAT
Email Anita on: anita@aqua-africa.co.za

Sump - Bio or Mechanical

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 5:17am CST by Dean Schreuder

Good day all

I currently have a 2 ft sump split into 4 compartments, water enters gets skimmed passes over and through a 5cm layer of sand (wanted this as a dsb- i now know that it must not be oxygen rich) then flows under and rises through Bio pellets, purigen, chemipure and then flows over into ceramic rings..

Im thinking of taking out the middle plane of glass and making a proper DSB with sand collected deep in the sea, then using that last compartment for purigen chemipure etc..

My tank is 11days old now so rather get it right 1st time.. Another thing will i be able to cardon dose(vodka) if i have a DSB?

:thumbup:

crab hunting

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 11:06pm CST by mytank

for no real reason call it a hunch or feeling I suspect there is a crab in my tank. So tonight some yummy lance fish tied to a little rock at the bottom of a glass, is sitting snug and slightly angled.

For good measure I put the same in my new tank that has been cycling with some LR.

lets see what happens

What to test for

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 10:12pm CST by johannes rall

what should Itest for in a fowlr tank

[FS]: Clown Fish: Brackenfell, Cape Town

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:57pm CST by Dorrey

Fish for saleCommon Name:

Clown Fish

Scientific Name:

-

Size of fish

6 - 8 cm

How long have you had the fish?

6 months

Is the fish eating?

Healthy Appetite (Flakes)

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

Your location.

Brackenfell, Cape Town

Price:

R90

Photo's:

BARGAIN!!! EVERYTHING MUST GO.!

Beautiful Clown fish going for R90 each. ( I have 2)

Blue Cleaner Wrass R90

Cleaner Shrimp R120

Blue Leg Hermit Crab R70

Pm me if interested.

Notes:

-

a beter pic

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:55pm CST by johannes rall

Ok I think heres a beter pic of my knew addition. his still doing fine eating everything in the tank.The poor chromises is battleing to get the flakes I give them and the hair algea is almost histery.A beautiful fish if I must say so myself:)

salifert test kids

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:38pm CST by johannes rall

Salifert test kids are they any good.if Im not mistaken it also doesnt cost that much

Protein Skimmer for 750 ltr system

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:20pm CST by coralline

Hi guys,

Does anyone out there have a good protein skimmer (internal) which will run a 750 ltr system (moderatly stocked), but the problem is that it needs to be no more than 50 cm tall, and have a foot print of no more than 24 X 50 cm. this will be in-sump, the water level in the skimmer compartment will be 25cm deep.

The relatively restricted height of my sump cabinet is a major issue for me, and I have no space to put an external skimmer. If it helps, I'll post a thread to show the tank design etc.

I've seen some Skimz, Tunze and Reef Octopus skimmers which look 'short' enough to fit, so if anyone has a suitable one to sell, please let me know. Otherwise, I'm going to attempt a DIY skimmer, but I don't feel like endless hours of tinkering and fiddling only to eventually give up and buy one anyway:lol:.

Thanks ;)

np pellet running cost

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 8:11pm CST by Konrad

I am considering to move from dsb to np pellets, can somebody with experience please assist to what monthly cost would approximately be? My DT is 290l and sump is about 65l, my system is medium stocked with fish and i have some softies and lps. At the moment my filtration is reef octopus xp1000 cone skimmer, dsb is 470mm by 310mm and 110mm deep and caulerpa on dsb.

Catching problem fish

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 7:18pm CST by David Victor

Hello everybody, i am looking for advice on how to catch three fish out of my tank. one tomato clown, brown surgeon and pajama tank? I cannot do anything inside of my tank because the tomato clown bites so hard he draws blood. We cannot just net them because the hide in the reef. Please give advice on fish traps and any other methods to catch these fish. Thank you
Mike Victor

Catching problem fish

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 7:17pm CST by David Victor

Hello everybody, i am looking for advice on how to catch three fish out of my tank. one tomato clown, brown surgeon and pajama tank? I cannot do anything inside of my tank because the tomato clown bites so hard he draws blood. We cannot just net them because the hide in the reef. Please give advice on fish traps and any other methods to catch these fish. Thank you
Mike Victor

T5 balasts

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 6:47pm CST by raytone

Can anyone tell me where i can buy +-4 x T5 Dual electronic balasts 54w

selling my fish tank

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 5:40pm CST by Jhonri

Hey hey, I want to sell my fish tank, its a 120liter.

Wanted : 500l water containers

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 4:42pm CST by Blueberry

Hi All

looking for two 500L water containers with large opening lids to make a salt water mixing station

anyone have anything like this laying around? or know where to get them cheaply?

regards

Microbacter7

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 3:49pm CST by Mewik

I picked up a bottle of Brightwell's Microbacter7 and just need to get some input as to how I go about dosing this stuff. My PO4 etc is all sat on 0 so as far as I know it should be fine to start the dosing.

My tank is 160l & my plan is to dose 6ml per day for 2 weeks followed by 1 drop per day after that. I am going to dose Aquav Fuel for carbon so long, how often/much should I dose and should I not dose the Fuel until after the first 2 weeks or what?

Thanks

What we do in PE during Winter

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 3:32pm CST by richardmatlock

Fishing under ice (ORIGINAL) - YouTube

[FS]: IKS aquastar aquarium controller: East London

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 3:14pm CST by leslie hempel

Hardware for saleThread title:

IKS aquastar aquarium controller

Location:

East London

Shipping or Collection only:

Will ship at buyers risk

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

Notes:

Guys i bought this controller and have decided im going to keep the system simple, also my credit card could use a little payment so if anyone is interested i have the following for sale..

IKS aquastar controller
2 x plugbars
1 x simmond atachment to controll pumps etc..
1 x quad doser (can only be controlled via the iks

R6900 and i will courier to your door anywhere in SA.

Taking the plunge.

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 2:21pm CST by Alan

Well after 8 yrs of running my DSB it was starting to get very tired, my NO3 levels started to slowly creep up. I was now faced with a decesion weather to go with a new DSB or move on and keep up with changes in the hobby, eventually decided on the latter. I have removed the DSB and decided to go with the Berlin method of live rock and strong skimming. I have also added 1L of Bio pellets into 2 reactors to aid the control of nitrates and phosphates. In my calculation i will eventually need around 2 - 3L of pellets but i have started with half the amount, hoping to avoid the pending bacterial bloom as the NO3 levels have crept up to about the 30 mark. I do not wish to run a ULNS so will be adding pellets slowly until i get the NO3 level to about 5. Any advice on the use of the pellets would be greatly appreciated.

New Tunze Nano 6095 with wide flow

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 1:41pm CST by George

Something new from Tunze
Controllable 6095 delivering 9500L/h in a wide flow the same size as as 6055 Nano.
Check it out

This baby, will fill the void between 6055 and 6105, what is really unique here is that the pump has a directional 360 degrees with an huge wide flow. giving you more sea like flows, ensuring detritus is lifted a lot more while corals are enjoying an even current.

Egg crate

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 11:56am CST by mytank

Bit of a noob question but never needed it, where does one buy egg crate?

How is this return pump?

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 11:36am CST by Express Reef

Ideas for a small amusement park...

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:54am CST by Yousef

: Σφύριγμα:I have in my possession a small aquarium, but not as a hobbyist just love
it relates to water and fish.
I'm Greek and I live in Egypt for 4 years and this is the moment at my designs
To a creationist park include waterfall, lake, landscape, and of course fish.
UNDERSTAND how you need the tutorial to setup a scene
like this. and please be patient with me because my English
is limited and localized by the google.: Blush:
Thanks for the welcome and the continuous will have all the details.:)

roadworks to sodwana ?

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:41am CST by dropzone newbee

hey all

happy new year to all you reefers- hope its a cracker

quesiie !!! off to sodies beginning of feb for some relaxation .
how are the roadworks from ogies to sodies now ? please tell me they are done ?

thanks

clint

Brain Coral

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 9:20am CST by HeikoS

Hi Guys.
I need some help on my Brain Coral. I bought a brain coral on Sunday, since then it didn't inflate. It looks like it's mouths are constantly open, and this morning I saw patches of tissue comming off it? What must I do, can I save it?

An Ode to Dallas - My Nano Cube

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 8:42am CST by BarryG

Where to start, about 3 months ago i mentioned to a friend i wanted a fish tank and he jumped up :yeahdude: and said he has a friend who is a Fish Whisperer and knows all about it, and went on to describe his various tanks, so i took his number and gave him a call.

He referred me to wild on pets where they had complete tank setups, i set off on my journey the same day to see what i was getting into. I landed up getting a Nano Cube 28g with sugar fine crushed coral, a couple of Kg's live rock, salt water and headed home.

i put it all together and waited for Dallas to arrive...

WOW, this dude knows his stuff! He arrived with some bacteria and a whole lot of advice and lessons. He explained what goes on under the hood from the nitrogen cycle to why we do what we do, what each component does and how to go forward.
Amazed at his knowledge i knew this was going to be a great adventure! and have much success with my tank.

Now we seeded the system and let it run for a week with just cured live rock and a wonderful smelling bacteria additive, Special Blend, which i still use today. All params in check i decided to add my first bit of life.

Next there was tragedy, another friend who had kept marines for years came past while i was doing a water change, not something most would believe Dallas to recommend, and suggested i mix my salt in my tank with my newly added livestock... bad idea! :eek:
so in the chaos i called Dallas and he arrived to assess the damage. Salinity at 1,038! my fish were dying, my zoas were shriveled and the fatalities started. With patience and stability we started dripping RO over the next few days to get the salt back to 1,024, 7 hectic days passed and we were there! Thanks again Dallas!

Now full steam ahead, all was going well then i got a call from my wife saying our daughter had fed the fish all the food, panic stations! :eek:
But now i had learned that there was only one place to go, thing to do, CALL DALLAS! got him on the line, told the story, and wham he was there same day. We did water changes, added bacteria, added some magic additives and all was good in the land of the reef.

Once everything had settled down we started adding more, dont we all??
I got a few corals from Dallas to add to my system, got a few from Wild on Pets and bam! my tank was looking awesome!

Next I researched lighting and came across TSR from his recommendation, where I got some great Vertex Illumina LED units, now i sit back and enjoy.

While I have had my ups and downs with this reef adventure I can only say that without Dallas' expertise, knowledge and selfless giving of support and advice I would never have achieved what you will see in the following pictures.
To show my appreciation I have named my thread An Ode to Dallas, one of the best resources we have in marines!!

Dallas a guy who gives everything freely, there are no strings, hidden agenda's etc. just plain straight forward advice to get the most out of the hobby for you! Somewhat difficult to get hold of at times, but when you do, be prepared to learn and get sage-like advice. The one thing I noticed is the straight to the point advice, each bit is given and explained why, how we do it, the pros and cons, what others suggest and always practiced in his systems. To keep it simple, you want a good looking reef, get hold of him! :thumbup:

Now on to the good stuff, here are the pics! :thumbup: :1:

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Posted: January 9th, 2012, 3:31am CST by Dane G

HI im Dane from cape town and im an....no await wrong forum, lol corny bit of humor to start things

first post WHOOP WHOOP, total noob been in fresh water a while, still busy with an oscar tank ATM, so any who

i will be starting a marine tank soon busy collecting the equipment etc sump, lighting and stands all DIY the rest i will be purchasing (eisch might aswell have bought a small island and go snorkelling everyday thinks its cheaper)

aim is to go between 1.5 and 2 meters, bigger is better right? bear with me i will be bombarding you all with questions soon enough. so this is just a HI prepared to be annoyed thread thread so HI!!

Best colour light for Algae scrubber

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 10:54pm CST by Quintin

Hi there guys.
What is the best colour light to put into the algae scrubber?
I have read that algae grows much better in low end light spectrum and was wondering if anyone has tried using a red light for more growth?

Glad you found it

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 10:54pm CST by Yousef

I hope to help with your knowledge
and the questions I can help aluminum.

Be well all ...:)

550 liter tank swop/sell

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 10:02pm CST by vincentputter

Hey guys! I'm moving into a flat and there is no space for my tank. I want to sell It for R2000 or swop It for a smaller tank (± 200 liters with sump, stand and return pump or for one of them nano cube thingies).

It comes with stand, hood, lights (see pic), sump, 2500L/h return pump + return pipes. Oh and the glass is 1 cm thick.

Please PM me If you want to do business.

5ft tank...

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 9:55pm CST by saaid

Hey guys & gals,looking for a 5ft tank. Preferably in EC area.

Thanks

Idol wanted

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 7:34pm CST by frankie fish

I am looking for a Moorish Idol. I had one about 2years back,before i had a auto top up,and wavemakers. Mine got sucked into a pump because my fish got startled when the return chamber got empty,and the resulting bubbles got into the dt. I would prefer one that is eating,or a local one. The tankmates are non-aggressive tangs,and the tank is relative ok,1800x600x600,i have some sponges as well.

Temperate TL 550

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 7:26pm CST by Myn

Did some upgrades and added a few specimens to my system. Running at 17c Celsius. Let me know what you guys think

[FS]: Free for collection: Weltevredenpark

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 5:00pm CST by Deon07

Hardware for saleThread title:

Free for collection

Location:

Weltevredenpark

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only

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

Hi Guys,

I got two old tanks, one used as a sump and some plumming for free, I am moving so I am getting rid of all the spares.

Cant remember the sizes of the tanks bud if I remember both are leaking, bottom bud you can maybe make one complete of the two.

Sizes plus minus 600mm x 500mm x 800mm, maybe bigger

Let me know, if no one collects then its going to the bin

Got some other items, RO unit, chiller, MH, pumps, full bucket salt etc that I will sell for cheap as well.

Will try to find some time tonight to make a list and take some pictures.

Notes:

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Anyone willing to donate a cup or two of mature sand?

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 4:16pm CST by coralline

Hi guys,

I've just started a fairly large DSB (roughly 150cm X 50cm) and would love to get some mature sand from an established DSB to get it going...

Is anyone out there able to kindly donate? I'll exchange it with fresh sand;)!
If the same person has a few pieces of LR they wanna sell, I'll grab that too, also in exchange for fresh sand:razz:, or cash!

Thanks:thumbup:

ESKOM: Warning

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 3:34pm CST by mytank

Hi guys,

Helen Zille just tweeted this, I work there (am a consultant ;)) and called the load management guys and confirmed this so HEADS UP for those that don't have any backup.

Quote:

Huge pressure on Eskom network. Must reduce demand or declare an emergency. Pls switch off all non essential appliances and equipment.

pods need a boost

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 3:23pm CST by Merman

Hi Guys,

I had the pleasure of seeing some other tanks in the past few days and what I have noticed is sumps that are swarming with pods.

I have a nearly new tank and would like top bulk up the amount of life in the sump.

I wonder if anyone would be able to help me get this right. maybe swop some live rock?

maybe some infested chaeto?

what would you all suggest?:P

Compatible tangs vs angels

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 3:13pm CST by ZeroCool

hi guys ...

i want to find out how compatible is tangs and angels ?

I have a yellow, purple and sailfin tang ...

dont know if they fight or not ... comments please.

Beginner nano start up advice

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 2:03pm CST by Renegado

Hey guys :)

I'm dying to start a marine tank (if my mom has her way I will only start when I'm finished matric- aka in 2 years) but unfortunately I'm stubborn, and I'm gonna get all my plans in order anyway.

I've got a nano (or is it pico?) Jebo tank, about 18liters, with the filter in the lid. It's small yea, but I can't afford bigger stuff. I don't necessarily have to keep fish.

Big thanks and rep to @dallasg who gave it to me- one of the nicest things anybody ever done for me :thumbup: he also gave me a blue light, 4 filter pads for nitrite, ammonia, carbon and phosphate and some substrate.

I have a bunch of q's.. Do I need a sump? I have a little 15l 1ft tank that I could use like this guy did, My 30L Nano - Marine Aquariums of South Africa, or something similar. It's the only tank I got that's not 2nd hand and cracked. What about the layout for making this a sump??

Skimmer? If there no sump, there no were to put one.. If this tank stops us from going on holiday, I'm gonna be in the sh1t, so I want to keep this as simple, cheap and low maintenance as possible..
Advice advice advice please!! Will add more q's as I think em up :P

Lyle's Shallow Existence

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 1:45pm CST by bothal08

hey all ive been inspired by some of the shallow tanks on our forum and others...ive been hooked.
so this is the start of my shallow existence.

DT-150x40x70
sump(for now)-40l i think
total volume +-440

lighting will be 6xt5 54w

return pump- hailea 2800lph

skimmer-AM 500 blue turboflotor (would like something bigger but all i have for now)

i want this system to be very clean so sump area is gonna be spotless and i want zero detritus in my DT...gonna have decent flow to stop stuff from settling.
i want to achieve something similar to tritonian's system...not an easy task but ill give it a bash

heres 2 picks for now let me know what u think

Red sea supplements

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 1:32pm CST by mark@northlands

hi again!! just want to share my opinion on the new range of red sea supplements. im thrilled!! been doing alot of experimenting in the shop on our various display tanks and tried the coral growth program, and the coral color program. the results are unreal! ive been testing daily and dosing accordingly, and have not seen such stunning colors in a sysrem before. the no3 po4- has worked brilliantly, dropped the phosphates and nitrates so low can hardly get a reading when i test, so feeding my scaled friends extra now they love me more lol. value for money, and ease of use the new range i think is one of the best you can get. worth trying, come in and see our red sea max displays, and the growth of the corals in the main show tank. :thumbup:

Too Much Emphasis Being Put on PO4 Readings?

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 1:21pm CST by Kunhardt

Lately I have read a lot of threads on SA forums, heard a lot of discussions in LFS and been involved in a lot of discussions with fellow reefers about Phosphates. There seems to be a lot of people thinking that getting ideal phosphate readings is going to cure all the problems with your tank. Below are just my feelings on the subject.

I am not a big one for taking readings of nitrates and phosphates as I feel I know my tank well enough to be able to see if there is a problem serious enough in those areas that I need to look into it, however with all the talk of late I decided to get my PO4 tested. The reading on the Hana Meter came back as 0.35ppm. On telling some fellow reefers this, the response was "Thats VERY high" "you should be concerned" "your corals are going to die" etc...

Yes I will be the first to admit that it is generally not an ideal reading, but here is why I think that those kind of comments are a load of rubbish...if we go according to what we read on phosphates corals growth should be stunted, lack of colour should be occuring and corals in general should be pretty unhappy but looking at my tank I would say there is nothing to worry about...SPS are growing at a decent rate, they are colouring up a lot since I got them a month or so back and there is good polyp extention. LPS are growing and looking good as well and there is no nuisance algae to speak of.

What I am trying to get at is, phosphates are not the only thing that is going to effect you corals in specifically your sps in terms of them doing well. Too much emphasis has been put on this Golden phosphate number of 0.03ppm and if your phosphates are not at this then you wont succeed at sps and I think a lot of people are beginning to think that if they can achieve this reading then all their problems are going to go away.

Phosphates are only one part of the puzzle, I feel that if you have ideal lighting, ideal flow, are keeping all your other parameters at the correct levels and corals are getting the suppliments that they are needing such as amino acids and vitimins your corals are still going to do well...granted if you do get your phosphates down to that almost undetectible level you will obviously get better colouring.

Another idea I have is that Corals will adapt to their environment and if po4 is constantly higher than ideally it should be I would think they will eventually adapt to this...just my thoughts on that anyway.

Anyone else got any thoughts on the subject? :blush:

Deltec products

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 1:10pm CST by mark@northlands

hi all! we are now proud stockists of the complete deltec and d&d product range! reef paste is now in stock, fantastic for feeding corals, anemonies and can even be crumbled and fed to fish. its a krill based formula enriched with additional vitamins and supplements. we have been using it extensively in the shop and having fantastic results on coral growth. something worth trying ;)

Aiptasia Zapper.

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:58pm CST by king squish

Hey guys happy new years to everyone, may this year be a great year!!

Can some one how has built a aiptasia zapper please give us a detailed list of what is needed and instructions on how to go about building one of these zappers as i am struggeling to understand and these buggers are poping up more and more everyday!!

Black plastic overflow

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:47pm CST by rudeboy1

Hi all

Im looking to find a place where i can buy the black plastic that is used to cover the bio balls and overflow in the tank?

Where will i be able to find that in Cape Town?

Looking to buy a marine tank. Anyone selling?

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:01pm CST by Shravan

My budget is R2000 including fish. I live in Centurion, Gauteng. The tank must contain clown fish for an avid 3 year old Finding Nemo enthusiast...

sun sun vibration pump spares

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 11:53am CST by wors143

Hello all

looking for the shafts. anyone know where one can get or maybe diy them. regards

Wors

Red Slime Algae Cure

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 11:20am CST by Ari

Hey guys:) I'm sure you guys are tired of this topic but Im fed up cause i dont know what to do anymore. Ive got a 300L tank with lots of LR and a sump with DSB. A protein skimmer Dymax (rated 700L). When i came back from holiday (after a month) my sand and rocks were covered with red slime algae.I have removed most of it from the sand but the rocks are difficult cause it starts drifting everywhere. Im starting with water changes like always but will weekly water changes really help? Im planning on doing a 60L change. Last year all my corals just started dissappearing and i just want to get my reef up and going again. Please any suggestions :)

Cut on hand meets hammer coral help.

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 9:27am CST by Furbz

hi Guys,

as the header reads.. i was working in the garden in Saturday and put a screwdriver into my hand, not deep only around 1mm, but a fairly good puncture.

on sunday my entire setup was purchased and moved out.
due to this my hands were in the tank lots collcting rock etc. so i think the puncture wound softened and the scab fell off.

i picked up a hammer coral and it swivelled and touched the small puncture wound.
i immediately dropped the hammer as it felt exactly like a bee sting.

i rinsed my hand in fresh water and then put vinegar over it to "clean it"

over the period of the night the area has swollen lightly, is a bit red, and warm to the touch.
so my guess is its infected.
i've been advised to go see the doc and get an antibiotic.

anyone else had a similiar experience?
and is a visit really warranted?

Thanks for the help!

Chaeto/caulerpa

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 9:11am CST by Helga

Now you guys have me worried. I have a refugium with a DSB and an abundance of mainly Caulerpa and also a healthy ball of Chaeto growing in it that is attached to my DT. I started this refugium 15 months ago when I had a 300liter tank mainly because I battled high phosphates in the tank and also as a display tank with maybe one day seahorses. That was the plan!.

Have now upgraded to a bigger tank. Had the refugium linked to the new tank as well. It really works perfectly, feeding my DT with lots of little critters. The caulerpa is growing at a phenominal rate so I prune it back vigorously every week. I dont want the refugium to become to overgrown and scraggly looking as it doubles as a nursery for any small or new fish that needs more attention. (still dont have the seahorses, and dont think I'm going that way.... theyre just to fragile). The refugium is teeming with small copepods and other little critters.

What worries me now is this "going sexual thing" of Caulerpa! Any telltale signs that I can watch out for before this happens. I found the caulerpa growing at such a pace in comparison to the chaeto. Will cut them back even more to give the chaeto a better chance. And then for peace of mind go over to only chaeto.

Advice : New Tank Build

Posted: January 9th, 2012, 8:17am CST by Express Reef

Good Day All,

After my tank have been running now for almost 3 months, I detected a minor leak of about 3mm a day, very small...:( Lucky I took Tobes advice to stock up very slow...

The Plan: To start up my Nano cube (Frag Tank) 500 x 500 x 350. To move my sailfin tang and clean up cube with my 3 corals...

Then start building a new tank:):thumbup: (10mm glass)

Current tank: 1200 x 600 x 600 water level @ 580 with a coast to coast overflow...

Want to build a tank 1200 x 600 x 600 again but lower water level... with a coast to coast overflow...

Need advice, what is the best way to silicone a tank? was thinking to cut the glass 2mm shorter and space it so that the glass dont touch with a 2mm silicone seam... ? and make use of polished glass edges?

Can anyone of the tank builders give some advice?

TDS=7 - is this a problem?

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 7:22am CST by ChrisNell

I have a fairly old RO unit. Filters are new, but I still get tds=7. Is this going to be a problem in the long run?

[FS]: RO Unit: Weltervreden park

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 11:05pm CST by henry888

Hardware for saleThread title:

RO Unit

Location:

Weltervreden park

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection Only

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

RO Unit for sale

1 year old

Very good nic

5 Stage

R1000.00 ;)

Notes:

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Are Mandrins jumpers?

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 10:24pm CST by mytank

I was looking for my mandrin as I had not seen it for a day or two. My pod population is still overgrown and he was a fatty. Today I was doing a 80% water change and noticed him at the back of the tank on the floor, looking rather like biltong.....

I would not have expected a Mandrin to be a jumper???

Second fish in a month....

Another New comer thread

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 10:18pm CST by Jonathankru

Hi all new here.
here is my 600x600x600 cube , which is soon to be 1000x650x600(H)

Hi All

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 8:40pm CST by PopGun

Hoping to learn a lot here,
I have had fresh water tanks for 5years now. Ready to move onto more complex things now.
My current tank is almost 2meters long. Around 500liters. 9 parrots, 1 shovel nose cat fish.
Ill post pictures tomorrow of the gangsters

Vinegar for Aiptasia control

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 8:08pm CST by RiaanP

Anybody else tried that? Lemon juice being a low PH being used, I thought why not, vinegar is even lower and also a natural product. And I tried it.

I also have another colony type of anemone taking over one big rock. Small green type, green centre with pinkish tentacles. Works on them too, like in immediate. Found 3 Mojano's. Well, they are gone.

Inject them with needle, but you must get into the body. They just dissolve and easily comes of the rock, unless they are in a deep crevice. Better and faster than Aiptasia-X. But Aiptasia-X does stun them, stopping them from retracting. Well, I just blow them up from the inside.

But be extremely careful. Vinegar is just another form of carbon dosing. Just like Vodka or sugar. So you cannot go and nuke each and every last Aiptasia in your tank.
Only .1ml per 100L total system volume.

BUT FIRST READ THIS LINK
Vodka Dosing by 'Genetics' and 'Stony_Corals' - Reefkeeping.com

Magic collection day but can this be trusted?

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 7:45pm CST by herkie

Danie Botha and myself had a absolutely magic day at THE beach in KZN and I'm sure SK had the same experience. Quite a few more species fish was on display and the weather was as good as one can want. I got this one slug like thing that is beautiful to me but I am not sure if it can go into my tank. Please give me your advice, it is hanging around in a pyrex lid and I would like to make the right decision asap.

And this is the slug.

substrate

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 7:45pm CST by RUAN

Hi guys what is a good make of crushed coral to buy........!!

Marine Molly :)

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 7:39pm CST by Bong

Hi :peroni:--------->:yeahdude:--------->:eek:

I conditioned a sailfin molly to marine. He has been in the tank for 3 months now. Over the past few days his colour has changed from orange to almost lucid. I think i can see some organs lol. Is this natural as mollies mature / go into saltier water. Is he gonna survive or should i condition him back to the freshside?

All advice / experiences welcome :thumbup:

flow in tank

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 5:13pm CST by johannes rall

What size pump will make a good flow in a tank of 1200x450x450:confused1:

new addition to tank

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 5:05pm CST by johannes rall

Hi guys.Just want to tell you about the knew addition to my tank.It was a present from a friend and its a beautiful scopa and its in the tank for 3 days now.goiung well eating everything in tank and what I feed him and his 2 chromis friends.The only thing is I had a problem with hidrogen sulfide.Cant see the stuff in sump and havent test it again but is abit worried for the scopa.Will he show signs if it affects him or not.:)

T5 - 54w x 4 Odyssea light unit

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 4:47pm CST by kakarot

Hi guys,

Anyone have a Odyssea T5 4x 54w light unit for sale?

Algae advice failed me so far....

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 3:37pm CST by PhilOos

Hi guys,

I have a 700 liter tank running for about one and a quarter years now. I relocated about 3 months ago, but ever since I struggled to keep algae blooms under control.
I've tried the usual advice; minimal light time, reduced feeding intervals and quantity, introduced more clean-up-crew members (snails, hermits, tangs), replaced the T5 tubes, got my water tested at the local pet shop (N's and P's are relative high), alkalinity a little bit low. I've performed a few water changes and tried to clean my rocks and gravel every day for a week, I also build an algae scrubber (had two harvests so far)...I've installed a new return pump which has a 3x higher pumping capacity. I've noted a tiny reduction of algae, but the cyno covered all my gravel. I siphon my gravel with every water change.

I test my water every other day for N's and P's but it remains sort of constantly high.

I'm fed up with the problem. The advice that I got so far is either watered down or very specific to certain aspect of it, or it costed me a lot of money.

So now for more questions:
a) How do I determine whether the flow induced by the power heads in the display tank, is enough?
b) Should I aim the power heads directly at the live rock, or more to the open spaces around it?
c) I've read an article in the "Reef Keeping" magazine; in there the guy say that one should hardly every siphon the gravel. Should I stop?
d) What haven't I considered yet?

I must try to sort this problem out soon, because I can't look at my tank any more and consider stopping it due to the escalating expenses.

My tank setup:

Location of Pumps:

My Paired Clown fishes don't lay eggs!:(

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 2:57pm CST by hadiosbourne

Hi There,
I've got a breeding pair of clown fish ,but it seems they don't lay eggs,
I got them around 6month ago from a friend with the tank,
they used to lay eggs regularly when they were with my bud, but now its been 6month and i keep searching whole the tank and don't find anything,
The water parameters are normal expect PH is a bit low, around 7.9
And nitrate is a bit high like 20.0 ml

Do they need special water condition to lay eggs?
Or is it possible they aren't pair anymore for some reason?

Any advice is appreciated.:(

Marine Aquarium Handbook - Beginner to Breeder - A review

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 11:54am CST by dallasg

So for many years i have kept marines and read many great books, this book by Martin Moe Jr was rated as one of the best, so i got a copy and so far very good, i will review each chapter as i go along.

But from the first few pages, foreward and introduction , it looks to be very good even using some retro ideas for filtration etc...

What fish is this ?

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 11:52am CST by Ginger

hi guys, caught this fish today, but i have no idea what it is.
Does anyone know ?

ID Snails Please

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 11:05am CST by Marine1

Hi all

I please need some info on the following two snails found, thanks

New nennie I think

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 8:40am CST by Toolboysa

Hi

So whe i bought my first piece of LR it came with a hitchhiker nennie, which I named big red. I took down my 1.2m tank about two weeks ago and decided to keep him going in a small daro tank I have. Here are some updated pics. Hes about the size of R5 coin when open

And now amazingly I found another one on the same rock. Still small about the size of 1c coin. Has burgundy centre with a green edge. Due to the size and its in the middle of the tank this is the best photo of him I can get. Any ideas as to what they are?

[FS]: Buyo TL 550 : Brackenfell, Cape Town

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 11:48pm CST by Dorrey

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

Buyo TL 550

Location:

Brackenfell, Cape Town

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Buyo TL 550 Complete with Special Made Cabinet and,

Skimmer, Pump, Heater, UV Light, SunSun PowerHead, Bioballs ect..

Also selling Live Rock, Fish and Soft Corals, Polyps and some Frags.

I unfortunately have to sell since we are moving and I want to start a larger tank once settled in new home.:(

Tank, cabinet and hardeware R1800

2 x Medium Clown Fish @ R80 each
1 x Blue Line Wrasse @ R120
1 x Bi-colour Angel (Blue and Yellow) R200
1 x Bi-colour Blenny R120
1 x Cleaner Shrimp (Large) R160
1 x Hermit Crab (Blue) R80

All 100% healthy never had any sickness and approx 4-6months old.

Notes:

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ID needed

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 8:34pm CST by Ismail

Prodibio

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 7:42pm CST by Dean Schreuder

Hey All

I spoke to Furbs the other day, by the way thanks for the sale and help :-)

I have done some research on the product and want to give it a go, Want to know tho.. Should i start the lighting straight away? I wont stock in a hurry will wait like 2 weeks think thats fine?
Should i run a phosphate reactor to remove my phosphates to avoid unwanted algae (Have readings of 1mg/l), Should i Run the Skimmer? I know they instruct u not to a certain period?

How should i maintain my tank afterwards, just dose every 2 weeks and do water changes and monitor the water paramaters.:thumbup:

Shells for hermits

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 5:52pm CST by mytank

Anyone know where I can get some shells for my hermits. Would like to give them an opportunity to grow into some new shells.

Something about these ZOAS!

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 5:49pm CST by mytank

Hi all,

Firstly before I get asked:

Salinity: 1026 - refractometer
Phos: 0.1 - Hanna checker
Nitrate: 10ppm - Salifit
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Alk: 12.2 (been running it high always even when they were happy)
Mag: 1350
Calc: 460'

I run the nitrate a bit higher for the clams - don't have any SPS well have one but its a hitch hiker - encrusting Monti but its brown (yes I know why)

So what is happening:

All my corals are running super healthy, all extended all splitting heads, clams got new extensions on it, big zoas all multiplying like rabbits and pulsating xenia now becoming a pest.

What's the problem, well I have a category for my Zoas big ones and small ones - simple enough. The big ones are the ones 10 cent size and bigger the small ones either a match head or up to 10c ***NOTE: they stay this size***

What I have notice is all the big Zoas =<10c are growing like hell but I can't seem to keep the smaller Zoas 10c<.

Good examples:

1. I had what they call hand picked serbert zoas loads of tiny (only a single match head size) dark orange Zoas - they lasted a month.

2. The pictures you see below is my fav Zoas. When I got them they were the only ones on the rock with one or two of the others (circled in blue). As you can see over the space of three months the big Zoas have grown and the small Zoas have almost completely disappeared :(

What have I checked for:

1. I looked for a month every night at all the hours of the night and the early morning for any nudi's, snails etc - found nothing (only yesterday found a BIGGGG snail see ID forum)

2. Looked for flat worm - nothing

What I have done:

1. Dipped them in:
1.1. Brightwell Coral Dip
1.2 Coral X
1.3 Seachem coral dip

2. Given them a fresh water dip

3. Moved them to all places in the tank from high light little flow, to little light high flow etc

No matter what I can't keep these "small" Zoas alive. Seems like they the same as RIC's they just disappear in my tank...

Anyone know whats going on?

About two months ago (had them for a month or so):

Snail ID please

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 5:30pm CST by mytank

Last night I came to get some water in the kitchen passed the lounge and checked on the tank as usual.

I noticed a 2cm wide type of "trail" (Snail trail) in the sand leeding to the back of my tank.

It was a straight line and my turbo's and mexians even though are big have never left that type of trail.

Took the red light and started looking. I found it. when I spotted it, it had a foot of about 1.5cm wide and was abut 4 to 5cm long.

QUICKLY I got the bugger out (I am having some problems with some of my Zoas disappearing). Unfortunately I cut it in half with the grabber. If anyone know what this is I would appreciate the heads up, never seen this type of snail nor the type of shell, was very flat, all I could explain was that it looked like a army burrey *spelling on its head. The pictures are the head and a piece that broke in half.

Getting shocked

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 5:23pm CST by mytank

Hi all,

Setting up my new tank its been running for about 3 weeks now on Zeovit no inhabitants just LR and the Zeovit running. I noticed something interesting today.

I have wooded laminated flooring. When I am on that floor and in the tank I don't feel any "shock" (its more like some weird feeling making one of my finger muscles pull).

HOWEVER the tank is by my patio door, at the bottom of the door there is that metal "railing" he one that seals the door to the ground.

IF I stand on that metal "railing" and put my hand in the tank zap I start to feel that weird muscle pulling - which I think is some sort of shock...

IF I am on the wooden flooring nothing.

What's makes me wonder is in the new tank I opted for the titanium heaters which are designed to trip the electricity if there is any leakage in the water. They don't have a thermostat and run off my profilux.

To date nothing has tripped.

Anyone know what to do what to check or if this is normal?

How important a spare return pump is

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 5:19pm CST by mytank

Today has been one of my most challenging marine days. From finding one of my sand sifters with a broken gill

To my return pump just stopping with out any reason. Once you setup your tank everything is so nice and neat all your wires are cable tied and everything into a DB board. Your pump goes and you don't know if it's electric of if its the pump.

I spent the greater part of today removing the return pump out the sump, removing all the wiring and then took the opportunity to clean out the sump (was full of derby from the LR).

Luckily I have a back up of most of the equipment at hand. Good to report that the new return pump is in and running. It's much quieter too.

I checked the impeller but all is good there must be something electric.

Broken Gill?

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 5:14pm CST by mytank

Hi all,

Today woke up made some coffee :) went to my tank to have a look. The lights were off and the fish were out already.

Lights came on and the GF was watching the fish and doing some parameter tests for me when she noticed something on our blue (dotted) cheek sand sifter. At first I thought he might have munched on a bristle worm but at closer inspection I wasn't sure.

Test 1:

Was he still sifting sand - YES a lot of it

Test 2:

Made some food with garlic and vitamins dropped it into the tank, in his usual fashion went for everything and chowed

Test 3:

Put some DD food paste on the window quite high up to see if he had strength to swim. Munched all of it (see pics below)

Then I thought could it be some parasite like a fluke or something?

So the GF and I went about catching him. From having to catch my clown a month ago I knew that you have to use your brains. I blocked their cave (have a pair) and put two nets outside. The bugger still came around the rock and tried to pull the rock (its the nori feeding rock with some rope) away from his hole.

Eventually he swam into the net. I managed to get him out and get a good picture of what it was. It seems one of his gills has BROKEN at the bottom (still attached at the top) and is sticking out of his gill. I had a TINY when I mean TINY I mean SUPER TINY tug on it and it is still fastened at the top.

I notice two things:

1. He has become a bit more agressive than normal (can't blame him being p1ssed off)
2. He is trying to get it out by rubbing it on the sand.

He is still FEEDING and still SAND SIFTING

PICS below.

Questions:

1. What could of caused this?
2. Do I need to put him in the hospital tank?
3. Will he be ok?

Blind clowns

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 2:20pm CST by LuckyFish

I have two female ocellaris, which are behaving strange. Both are usually very greedy eaters. That changed and it seemed to be they are kinda blind. Today I made the test and I can catch them without any fast movement with my hand.
I had a similar fish, chromis female, which was trying to eat, but missed the food. The chromis swam into other fish, glass pane, etc. After a while he seemed to have his eye sight back.
Is there anybody who came across something like that?

[FS]: pH meter for sale: Table View

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 9:04am CST by zs1adc

Hardware for saleThread title:

pH meter for sale

Location:

Table View

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

I have a pH/conductivity meter for sale, model number Hanna HI9025.
The pH probe is new and there is a spare pH probe.
I also have all the chemicals,

mostly full.

Notes:

-R2000 ono

Clown behaviour

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 9:00am CST by APK

I put two clowns into my tank on 26 December - 1 died after a week and the other after 10 days - the last one stated swimming like mad in the current in front of the pump - for hours on end. Next morning I found it dead and the cleaner shrimp was feeding on it. Is there something like a too strong current for these fish ? There other fish - Banggai Cardinals , cleaner shrimp urchin and starfish are 100 % ok - water is also fine. At the beginging they two of them stayed in a cave the whole time - also where I found the first one. Second one seemed fine - was feeding up to the end. Any comments ?

Elegance Coral theory

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 6:58am CST by seank

Would love to have the importers of Coral to read this please. Very interesting:

Quote:

All of the evidence we have points to the depth at which these corals are being collected as the problem causing factor. There is no rogue microbe attacking healthy elegance. There are many opportunistic organisms that will infect an elegance once it is damaged, or weakened. Which is what Borneman found. IMHO, there is no mystery here. The elegance we, in the states, receive from Indonesia, are collected at depths exceeding 100ft. The PAR, or amount of light, the coral is exposed to increases many fold as the coral is brought to the surface, during collection. This can causes physical damage in corals that posses zooxanthellae. Again, Borenman found this damage.

Thankfully, this is an easy problem to avoid. When we purchase an Indonesian elegance we can rest assured it has suffered damage on a cellular level. The odds of the coral falling victim to an infection, and dieing, is incredibly high. Australian elegance have proven they typically don't have these issues. All we have to do is stop purchasing Indonesian elegance, and buy exclusively Australian elegance. This not only saves the hobbyists money. It also stops the needless slaughter of animals. If we could shut down the exportation of elegance from Indonesia, it would give the population time to recover, and these corals could return to the shallows where our "hardy" Indonesian elegance were collected, back in the good ol days.

The bottom line here is that we MUST stop buying Indonesian elegance. The whole problem stems from over fishing to supply our demand. The only way to cure the problem is to remove the demand.

The Elegance Coral Project - Reef Central Online Community

Elegance Coral theory

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refractometer

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 10:10pm CST by Quintin

Hi there guys.
Importing refractometers direct from the factory.
RHS-10ATC Salinity refractometer with auto temperature compensation system going for R650 a piece.
Let me know if you are interested.
Q

Macbook pro

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 4:44pm CST by henry888

MACBOOK PRO 15"

Price: R3500-R4000 HIGHLY NEG.

Refurbished Unit
Just replaced the screen, with much better one.

Core Duo 2.0 ghz, 1gb ram, dvd superdrive, 100gb hardrive, upgradable on request.

Currently running Mac OS X 10.6.8

HIGHLY NEG.

URGENT SALE

Im new with great stuff

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 3:58pm CST by Zack

Hi all,

My name is Zack.

Me - Im New

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:37pm CST by Mic

Hello fellow Tankers!!

My name is michael, ive just started my first salt tank about a month ago.

All is cool sofar, but i need to read and get educated further if i would like to carry out my reef tank as planned.

Running a Boyu 128L for now, start small they say.
:kangakiller:
Regards
Mic

AM Quad Dosing Pumps

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:32pm CST by ChrisNell

Currently dosing manaul. No kalk stirrer, no calcium reactor. Time for dosing pumps? I think at least four channels. Seems like the AM is a popular choice.

Peppermint Shrimp

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:23pm CST by Ishtak

Hi guys,

Not sure if this is allowed but I found peppermint shrimps in JHB today. edit: I've been advised to rather offer the information via pm as they are not sponsors, so pm if you wanna know ;) I know how hard they are to find so I thought I'd let you guys know in case anyone else is looking. They had about 10 or so left after I got my 2 ;)

Mods if not allowed please delete :)

one supplement to reproduce what calcium reactor produces?

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 12:52pm CST by mandarinman

Is there a single supplement that contains the same elements as put out by a calcium reactor. if there is i could mix it in a auto top up tank to keep everything basically ok.

Piano blenny vampire action?

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 12:50pm CST by Mudshark

I'd love to keep a piano blenny! They're quite prolific down here as well. My question is, how much damage can they really do to other fish? Surely they're not gonna take chunks out of the side of my fish? Would the small wounds that it inflicts get infected? Or will it just keep nailing the same spot until serious injury results?

Bear in mind that the smallest fish I have is a pair of 8cm squirrel fish.

Black and white ocellaris - Easy to acquire?

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 12:27pm CST by Matt

I am getting back into hobby with a nice nano :thumbup:

Unfortunately - I am looking to move within the next 6 months) - so not sure if it's worth setting up or waiting it out until i'm in the new place??

Anyone I just popped into a few LFS's to have a look and I saw Jungle Aquatics had a holding tank FULL of ocellaris clowns (black and white, as well as normal), many of which were misbar.

How hard will it be for me to get a pair of these down the line when I am up and running?

If it lives in the sea, it must be The Hoff

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 11:01am CST by Keeganp

London - How did the crab gets its hairy chest? It sounds like a parody of one of Rudyard Kiplings Just So Stories, but it is a genuine question that scientists are seeking to answer.

A team of researchers from Oxford Universitys Department of Zoology have uncovered a new species of hairy-chested crab on the ocean floor. The team found the crabs more than one-and-a-half miles beneath the surface of the Southern Pacific, near Antarctica.
Until the crustacean can be officially classified, the scientists have nicknamed it The Hoff in honour of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, who is famed for his hairy torso.

It is a type of yeti crab, distinguished by the silky bristles covering their legs and claws.

But The Hoffs are the first yeti crabs to have fur covering their underside, or breast area. Professor Alex Rogers, who led the research cruise, said the zoologists found the creatures packed together - up to 600 per square metre. They gather around a vent in the volcanic rock where hot water gushes out at temperatures of up to 400c. - Daily Mail

If it lives in the sea, it must be The Hoff - IOL SciTech | IOL.co.za

760Litres Weipro Aquarium External protein Skimmer

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 10:46am CST by Express Reef

Good Day All,

I want to get one of these skimmers, anyone useing one of these?
Can get for R1100.00 think its a good prise?

Regards,

E.R

Leutenant Tang for sale

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 9:45am CST by Reef-O

I got a Lieutenant Tang for sale for R280. I got it in my sump cause my Bristle-Tooth is not very friendly ..... So if ur interested lemme know.
I'm also willing to swop for a magnifica or a decent size Anemone.

Aluminum Heat sink

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 8:26am CST by butcherman

Anyone know where one can get Aluminum Heat sink for an LED build?

Still one of my favourite tanks

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 8:18am CST by JD167

Oregonreef.com

Amazing system.

free water testing

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 8:15am CST by mark@northlands

for all massa members, we are offering free water testing! So bring a sample and let's see how we can help you to get your system even nicer!

Shock absorbent inert material

Posted: January 6th, 2012, 8:11am CST by cybervic

Hi, I'm looking for a type of shock absorbent material that can be used inside a saltwater tank.

Anyone have any ideas? I thought styrofoam, but after some research, found that it breaks up/down in saltwater.

Thanks

Looking for aluminum sheet in PTA

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 7:58am CST by Mad_Max

Hi,
Where can I find aluminum sheet in PTA. I am looking for 30cm x 41cm and 27cm x 27cm.

Require it for heatsink platform.

Thanks

My Heteractis Malu

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 4:04am CST by badboylou97

Hey Everyone!

I bought a heteractis malu from my LFS a few days ago and i knew that it was healthy because i read up on healthy anemones all night before i got it, i instantly fell in love with the look of this beautiful creature! when i put it into my tank i did all the things that you were meant to like turning all of the PH off and digging a hole in the substrate in which it could bury its foot in. and as i suspected in the morning he moved to a place where he would be more comfortable. he stayed there for 3 days right as rain with its tentacles fully spread out, then when i woke up this morning his foot was very big and unattached from the substrate, his tentacles werent fully closed infact he was quite big but the only problem was that we was on his side, for a few hours he attached his foot again but when the light went off he was unattached again?

does anyone have a answer to this very strange behaviour because ive been looking online for hours and hours trying to find an answer but no luck.

please help people, i wouldnt like to lose such a nice creature.
Louis M

Chaeto (Pretoria)

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 9:27pm CST by Bluemotion

Hi I'm looking for some chaeto. Anybody in the northern pretoria area that has some. I live close to Pet Stop so anyone near them. I would really appreciate it as I haven't been able to find any. or if someone could point me out a store where I could get some. Thanks. :-)

Fantastic Top Notch Service

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 8:36pm CST by DudleyD

Marco thanks a million for the great service! (as always)

My skimmer impellor broke and I needed a replacement part asap - got it here in record time - thanks for all the effort and special instructions - I know where I will be doing all my shopping from in future.:thumbup:

Digital Marine Salt Testa by Trans Instruments

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 8:36pm CST by brianc47

Hi All,

Interested to find out if anybody is currently using the digital Marine Salt Testa by Trans Instruments to measure their salinity and if this product is reliable and any good? Seems to be easier and quicker to calibrate than a refractor.

Heres the link: Trans Instruments

Marble moray eel?

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 7:01pm CST by 2time

Anyone got some info for me please? Experience with it?
I cant seem to find any helpful info about them on the net.

does my live rock look healthy to you ?

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 6:43pm CST by Ginger

hi guys, i need your advise.
my tank has been running now for 8 months and the live rock is not looking so good anymore,is this rock still healthy for my tank?
i also found 2 snails on the rocks, should i take them out or leave them there? i circled the one picture of the snail on the rock.They not that big yet, but dont want any problems.

ps: all my water parameters are in order.

Thanks:)

Some cool Videos! Illuminlux Nana, Illumina Pad reset,etc

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 6:27pm CST by Jamie@Vertex

At this link you will find videos on Vertex products. One showing you a nano run with the Illumilux Marino Bianco modular lighting. Another showing how to re-set a Pad on the Illumina, as well as some others on pad mounting and general infos. Check it out!

Illumilux Marino Bianco over NPS Nano Reef on Vimeo

Illumilux Marino Bianco over NPS Nano Reef on Vimeo

Vertex Illumina LED Module Update/Fix on Vimeo

Frags wanted

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 6:14pm CST by vincentputter

Is anyone In or near Durban willing to share some small frags with me please. Any will do. If you are selling, please send me your price and pics.

I'm starting to get coral withdrawal symptoms. MUST... HAVE... CORALS...! NEED... EYE... CANDY...! :wacky:

Corals for sale

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 4:03pm CST by regis

1 x maroon hammer coral 1 head R100
2 x candy cane coral 1 green 1 maroon R200 each.

A couple of cups of DSB sand

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:57pm CST by coralline

Hi guys,

I've just started a fairly large DSB (roughly 150cm X 50cm) and would love to get some mature sand from an established DSB...

Is anyone out there able to kindly donate? I'll exchange it with fresh sand;)!
If the same person has a few pieces of LR they wanna sell, I'll grab that too, also in exchange for fresh sand:tt2:, or cash!

Thanks:thumbup:

[FS]: Almost new Skimmer: Ballito

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:54pm CST by macfly

Hardware for saleThread title:

Almost new Skimmer

Location:

Ballito

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Sold my system 6 months ago - kept the skimmer (I had just bought it), becuase I was going to get a small system, but circumstances have changed. It is a Reef Octopus NW110 - used for 3 weeks, been kept in garage since then. Pic attached is what it looks like new (don't have pic of actual skimmer).
R1 000.

Notes:

-

MASA Calendar

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:19pm CST by B2048

Is the MASA Calendar for 2012 out yet? If so, how do I get a hold of one?

Cpt lfs

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 2:40pm CST by saaid

So I was in CPT over December early January and took some time out (well 2 days because they spread out) to visit all the sponsor shops. It was so interesting to see because none of them were similar. Some look so professional (clean) as if you were afraid to purchase anything.

Then there were others you could go down the aisle and get excited to see whats around the next.

I did find some things one would normally wait months for down here and of course the price difference. Mainly in coral and lighting but the rest was way cheaper.

Anyway, I must say you guys and gals are really sploilt for choice. We currently only have one shop currently and one aisle so hence my excitement when I was there.

All in all, good exprience :thumbup:

Quote please

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 1:39pm CST by leh

Hi, please can you quote me on the following setup:
New to Marine - Tank design help please! - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Please just quote me on the following:
1. Build the display tank using normal cheap glass and how much if the front and sides were low iron glass
2. Build the sump
3. Build the RO top-up tank
4. Stand - price difference between galvanized and paint?
5. Required holes drilled
6. How much just for the glass (if I had to build all myself)

I will do the plumbing etc. myself

Please PM me quote on MASA & post questions/suggestions in the above thread

Many thanks

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$*&$#%$ alk

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 12:03pm CST by seank

PH is at 8.6 , yet my alk is at 6-7. Used to run it between 9 and 12. What do I need to add to get the ALK up and the PH down??

Come gurus, some help here

CO2 Refill Eastern Cape Area

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 11:21am CST by Kunhardt

Does anyone know where I can get my Co2 refilled in the eastern cape...I have tried all over East London and nobody seems to be able to help or know where I can get it done.

I am going to PE for the weekend tomorow so if any of the PE guys know of a place that does it there, I can take it with me to get refilled.

Keeping Hydatina physis?

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 10:49am CST by Mudshark

Has anyone ever kept this lined bubble shell or rose petal bubble shell?

They feed on burrowing polychaete worms, so should survive in my sump if there is enough food for it. I wonder how much food it requires?

turbo snail spewing white stuff

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 9:54am CST by mandarinman

I am wondering if my turbo snails are spawning cos my one snail is spewing white liquid into the tank. as it catches the water column it dissipates. I saw this for a few minutes just after turning the lights on.it seems as if the light was the trigger

[FS] Various frags: Silver Lakes, Pretoria East

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 8:20am CST by ChrisNell

Various frags for saleCommon Names:

Monti, zoas, frogspawn

Scientific Names:

-

Size of frags

Various sizes

How long have you had the frags?

3-8 months

Are the frags mounted?

Yes

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection only, bring own plastic containers

Your location.

Silver Lakes, Pretoria East

Price:

See in photo

Photo's:

Notes:

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Advice Needed With Plate Corals

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 7:27am CST by Arries

Hey guys..
As some of u know i love my LPS corals and recently added a plate coral.Well all went well, coral was eating healty and "Relaxing" very nice.
Now the sad part.
I have a African Clown so one day he decided to "Throw" substrate all over my plate.Since then the plate's mouth retracted comletely and is now beginning to die..I didnt wanna put it on the rock because i heard that they dont do so well on the rocks..

So what advice can anyone give me with regards to this...As putting it on the substrate is not really a option because the clown always freakn "throw's" the substrate around..

Please guys any advice would be very much appreciated as i want to get a plate again..

Thanx in advance..

Armand
:(

Shipments - 2012

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 12:07am CST by Albert Terego

Please can the sponsors let us know when they expect to land their first shipments of 2012.

It is quite Cr@p going to LFS's at the moment cause they are mostly very low on good livestock.

frogspawn bleached

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 11:44pm CST by mrbleeny

hi guys my frogspawb got bleached due to overlaght what sould i do

what else to do?

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 10:41pm CST by johannes rall

Hi guys I just want to know what else to do to get rid of the cyano.The LFS showed me something to throw in the water but I dont know if I should do it.Any suggestions please.I dont think its from overfeeding.I feed once aday and only a few flakes.Its just the two chromis in tank and the tanks been running for 6 months now.And another thing I have some green hair algea to is there any thing that I can get to keep it undewr control like a fish or something else?:blush:

Marine Tank Burst !

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 9:33pm CST by athol@irender.co.za

Welcome to 2012, I certainly did not expect to start this year off with a bang !
At about 2h30 this morning, I heard a loud cracking noise which sounded like a fire cracker going off, followed by splashing watter. At first I thought we had popped a geyser, but as soon as I arrived in the lounge area, I was met with a stream of salt water gushing from our DT - 1,800x600x800

There was water everywhere, and my first instinct was to save my Profilux 3ex and in do doing, try and cut the power on the Battery backup Power Unit which consists of 2 x 12 Volt Deep Cell Battries connected to an Invertor.

The danger in doing this was that I was sitting down in one inch of saltwater on the tiled floor trying to disconnect the battery supply to the Invertor, because if the main Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker tripped, the Invertor would automatically kick in and supply the system with 230 volt power with no Earth Leakage option available. In other words you can't switch the power source off. Note to self - Build an earth leakage in on the battery backup system on our next installation.

Fortunately I was able to remove the cable from one of the batteries and in so doing, deactivate the Invertor. - Could have been fatal...

We spent the next six hours mopping up the 1,000 liters of salt water. Our house now smells like the seaside !

I managed to get the live rock, corals and fish into the sump below, albeit that it was a rather tight fit. Sofar so good, but I guess time will tell.

At this point in time, I believe we will start all over again, but most likely with a slightly smaller DT - perhaps 1,500x650x650 or so...

I guess we all have a disaster some time or other during this hobby. I just hope that ours is behind us.

I have attached a few pics of the unhappy event...

Have a great 2012 - I am certainly not going to allow this setback to get the better of me...

Take care now

Regards

ATHOL

Health warning - Natal South Coast

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 7:36pm CST by HenkHugo

Hi guys,

This just got posted on one of the pilot forums I belong to:

Quote:

A leak of raw sewrage took place last week in the Uvongo Margate area.
My brother-in-law was admitted to hospital in Margate last week, put on drips & discharged. On returning home he was running a 39 degree fever. He has been in hospital since Monday afternoon with a Staphlycosus infection & has now been transferred to High Care.
Please reconsider swimming in the South Coast sea.

Fish ID needed

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 7:23pm CST by vincentputter

Thinking of going planted

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 7:20pm CST by ziyaadb

I am thinking of getting rid of all the corals and making my tank a lush green garden tank, Will also need to get rid of the Tangs and replace them with some butterflies, reason being is i think that a planted tank will be easier to maintain and cost less. Plus i could have a few of the more non reef safe fish in there.
Your thoughts?

Tremayn you can relax will only happen once you take your corals back

T5 light combination

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 6:48pm CST by raytone

Hallo all Reefers. I build myself a lighthood with six 54w T5 tubes but i want to know what color to use. What color to put where? any advice????

Tmc 15l :)

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 6:42pm CST by awsum46

Hi everyone,

this is my tank its a 15l pico/nano. I run purigen and rowa phos, i have 0.5 kg live rock rubble in the tank as well as 1.5kg in the display. i perform a 1l weekly water change and check the salinity daily and perform water test every 4 days.

I watched the tank start its main cycle and then another mini cycle occurred

I added 2 hermits, 2 trocus snails and 2 nassarius snails. the nassarius snails have doubled in size in about 2 weeks :o. i got some small zoa, green and orange colors :D. Last week friday i added a pom pom crab and a yellow clown goby. the goby is still very shy he hides most of the day, except when feeding and after feeding he rubs up against his reflection on the glass :confused1:.

will post pics when i figure out how to lol.

cheers
john

Lost World Discovered Under Antarctica

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 6:33pm CST by Ross

I saw this today and thought it was quite interesting...

Lost World Discovered Under Antarctica

Aggro Clowns

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 5:52pm CST by Dlaria

Ok, do any of the sponsors have clownfish sized shock collars? My clowns need some behavior modification. They won't leave the new flame angel alone. :dft007:

Advice: Tank Moving - cape town

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 5:27pm CST by DeanT

does anyone know know of a good company to move a tank in cape town.
i need a 2.5m x 1m x 900 mm tank moved from newlands to claremont. as well as a steel stand

i may need some water storage bins for a few days as well, to store as much of my existing water.
can anyone suggest a reliable and reasonably priced company
i need this done ASAP
thanks

Haga Haga trip

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 3:11pm CST by rob189

ok ive just come back from a week in Haga haga.. while we were there myself and @MattH decided to go for a bit of puddle hopping for fun:thumbup:

we didnt have high hopes but we were surprised.....

we only looked for fish on 3 days....

DAY 1

various random wrasses....ID's will be needed
3 convict surgeons
2 double sash butterflies
and.....
a madagascan butterflly (we think)

DAY 2

a convict surgeon
a chocolate surgeon
a raccoon butterfly
2 lyretail anthias

DAY 3

3 convict surgeons
1 common wrasse...

yip that it:yeahdude::yeahdude:

pics will follow when i figure out how to use my new toy---> CANON EOS 1100D

Just saying hello!

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 2:43pm CST by Natalies

I am new to this forum and are hoping that you guys will be able me direct me to where the best place would be to buys some coral, had my tank for approx 4months now, and it is time to start adding colour! Any help /advice will be awesome

Many thanks
Natalie

Excellent TV show

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 2:43pm CST by Irma

Right now on 261 NGwld is a fantastic program on Seahorses. It's almost finished but there is a rescreen tomorrow morning at 7:00. Really worth the watch!

Just finished, so watch or record it tomorrow morning.

New to Marine - Tank design help please!

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 12:43pm CST by leh

Hello there!

I've been lurking lots of forums and would like to build my own tank - love DIY :)

Can you design experts please look at my sketchup pics and tell me what I should change?

I would like a simple system that I can leave for a day or 2 without worrying about it too much

I would also like a system with lots of natural food (pods?) because I would love to eventually keep my favorite fish: mandarin

I have relatively limited space so I was thinking about a 1m x 1m x 500mm "cube" with a built-in refugium in the back which roughly measures 840mm x 270mm x 500mm, this leaves me with a "display" tank of roughly 1m x 700mm x 500mm

The blue pipes are "from tank to sump" and the red pipes back to display

The idea is for the refugium to overflow straight into the display and hopefully some of the "goggas" will flow with for my mandarin to chow ;)

Here's the "pie in the sky" view:

Left:

Top:

Bottom:

Back:

Right:

Overflow:

Refugium:

Sump pics:

I've seen on some other forums that guys split their DSB's into compartments so that they can clean / replace portions of it without disturbing the rest, you think this is a good idea?

Also as you can see the first sump chamber from the skimmer is just a big empty space, I was hoping this can act as a settlement chamber which I can syphon out? If anything I can also use this as a chamber for those new NP pellets and/or other filtration like carbon? And perhaps keep some frags on egg-crate in there?

Plumbing!?:

With regards to the plumbing, the whole setup needs to stand as close to the wall as possible due to space restrictions and I read here on MASA it's a good idea to have a bypass valve to control the flow through your skimmer? Not sure how I'm going to do the plumbing but will cross that bridge...

Sheesh that's a mouth full! :blush:

Please any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Regards

Fresh Water Dip / Microblif Herbtana

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 12:23pm CST by Express Reef

Good Day All,

I`m still new to the whole Marine thing and read almost everything I can get hold of... I just want to know if anyone one MASA make use of Fresh water Dip? Is this not bad for the fish, will this not make the fish stress even more???

I`v read alot on Microblif Herbtana, can anyone sare some experiance....

Regards,

E.R

[FS]: Powerfull stream pumps: Klerksdorp

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 12:01pm CST by Landu

Hardware for saleThread title:

Powerfull stream pumps

Location:

Klerksdorp

Shipping or Collection only:

At buyers expence

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

Got 1 x Seios M2600 (10 000 l/h) R250 works perfectly...

and 1 x Resun 1500 Wave pump only... (R200)

Notes:

-

Help with water needed

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 10:28am CST by Dave F

Not sure if I am posting in the right place. I need to fill my tank for the first time. I am going to collect water from the aquarium and stay in Parow. Is there anyone that is able to help me with containers that I could make use of and then return to you? I need to collect 500litres.

Anyone able to help me please pm.

Noob from Centurion

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 10:11am CST by DazedSa

Hi all.

I just started out basically and i am looking at getting together a nice reef setup at home :)

Was in England last week and saw my friend had one and it really is surprisingly beautiful so i decided I need one too. lol. I had the whole fresh water tank thing for years and did really good but had to move so had to sell it. And besides marine/reef tanks are just on a different level. So i thought i would test it for myself.

I am looking at getting a 5ft tank at least as I do have plenty of space and loads of spare time for this. budget is ok so if anyone has any tips etc on where and how to shop for all the items i need i would really appreciate it. I don't want a pre-finished tank as I want to experience it from scratch. I found a few deals on tanks but any others would be awesome.

Please give me a shout as I really want to get into this hobby :)

Cheers:1:

First hybrid sharks found off Australia

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 8:23am CST by HenkHugo

First hybrid sharks found off Australia

The world's first hybrid shark, containing both common and Australian black tip DNA, have been discovered in Australian waters by local scientists, who say the discovery has implications for the entire shark world. (Pascal Geraghty, NSWDPI, AFP)

Sydney - Scientists said on Tuesday that they had discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change.

The mating of the local Australian black-tip shark with its global counterpart, the common black-tip, was an unprecedented discovery with implications for the entire shark world, said lead researcher Jess Morgan.

"It's very surprising because no one's ever seen shark hybrids before, this is not a common occurrence by any stretch of the imagination," Morgan, from the University of Queensland, told AFP.

"This is evolution in action."

Changing sea temperatures

Colin Simpfendorfer, a partner in Morgan's research from James Cook University, said initial studies suggested the hybrid species was relatively robust, with a number of generations discovered across 57 specimens.

The find was made during cataloguing work off Australia's east coast when Morgan said genetic testing showed certain sharks to be one species when physically they looked to be another.

The Australian black-tip is slightly smaller than its common cousin and can only live in tropical waters, but its hybrid offspring have been found 2 000km down the coast, in cooler seas.

It means the Australian black-tip could be adapting to ensure its survival as sea temperatures change because of global warming.

"If it hybridises with the common species it can effectively shift its range further south into cooler waters, so the effect of this hybridising is a range expansion," Morgan said.

"It's enabled a species restricted to the tropics to move into temperate waters."

Climate change and human fishing are some of the potential triggers being investigated by the team, with further genetic mapping also planned to examine whether it was an ancient process just discovered or a more recent phenomenon.

Survival of the fittest

If the hybrid was found to be stronger than its parent species - a literal survival of the fittest - Simpfendorfer said it may eventually outlast its so-called pure-bred predecessors.

"We don't know whether that's the case here, but certainly we know that they are viable, they reproduce and that there are multiple generations of hybrids now that we can see from the genetic roadmap that we've generated from these animals," he said.

"Certainly it appears that they are fairly fit individuals."

The hybrids were extraordinarily abundant, accounting for up to 20% of black-tip populations in some areas, but Morgan said that didn't appear to be at the expense of their single-breed parents, adding to the mystery.

Simpfendorfer said the study, published late last month in Conservation Genetics, could challenge traditional ideas of how sharks had and were continuing to evolve.

"We thought we understood how species of sharks have separated, but what this is telling us is that in reality we probably don't fully understand the mechanisms that keep species of shark separate," he said.

"And in fact, this may be happening in more species than these two."

Next meeting (JHB) 21 January 2012

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 8:16am CST by Hails

Hi all,

I hope you had a wonderful festive season! Just doing a final count for the meeting on 21 Jan 2012, please let me know if you can make it. The meeting will be at Wild on Pets at Stone crescent Modderfontein (close to Greenstone mall) around 11am. Wild on pets has kindly offered to supply snacks and drinks. Please could you each bring a camping chair if you'd like to chat after the presentations and dont forget your pink drinks :thumbup:

red sea coral pro special

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:37pm CST by mark@northlands

hi all! red sea coral pro is on special, 22kg bucket for R595!! :thumbup:

What is this?

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 8:38pm CST by johannes rall

Can anyone plz tell me what this is .I found it in the sump.Its like a white/greyish jelly thing.I found some of it before but I just took it out and its got a bad smell.Can anyone plz tell me what it is and if good or bad

Is everybody still feeling fine?

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 8:32pm CST by Annoying

Hey, I've been on the forum for almost 3 and years now I've loved it, learning new stuff everyday that you couldn't have learned anywhere else. I've seen the forum grow from just a bit over 2000 to 5500+ members. I love to read through almost every thread that is active but nowadays I'm almost to scared to go through it because I may say something wrong. Almost every thread has some kind of an argument in over their and the others opinions of what is right and wrong. Also some members seem to go ranting on another reefer before they even know the full story and without even asking for it. For the past 2 and a half years I've only seen 2 or 3 members with red rep and now whe can almost make a group!! I know whe have grown much and also this will include a lot of new types of people, but can we please try to think before whe tipe. Rather suggest what should be done and start the conversation to get the member on the right track, because all that ranting will do is chase a possible great reefer away and p$ss you off for the day. Maybe I'm just imagining this and would love to here some input from you guys. Especially the mods as they usually have to clean up the messes:tt2:

My Sea Squirt

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 6:56pm CST by RiaanP

Well, hope I got it right

And a filter feeder bi-valve hanging under the rock, just in front of the squirt

About 120 mm across in this picture

Feeding Stations

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 6:22pm CST by Paul B

All fish in the sea know how to find their food and in a tank it is even easier for them. The problem is that in the sea Mother Nature supplies food all day, every day. We as humans have other lives and usually don't want to feed our fish continousely. At least I don't. Also some fish are just designed to eat a tiny bit all day because that is just the way their digestive systems were designed. Fish like pipefish and seahorses don't even have a real stomach, just a short tube that acts like a stomach and intestine. These types of fish can not store food as other fish can. Other fish with similar digestive systems are mandarins and any other fish that normally lives on tiny food such as pods. These fish can not even eat a large meal if it were offered to them which is also the reason for their tiny mouths.
For this reason I am a big advocate of feeding stations.
My tank is old and loaded with pods so I really don't have to do this but sometimes a certain fish needs a little help even if the tank is full of pods.
I recently aquired a baby female that is very skinny. I am hoping she matures to mate with my large male.
I hatch and feed live baby brine shrimp to my tank every day and most of the fish eat them, even the larger gobies but this food disappears in a few minutes. Some of it gets skimmed off or caught in powerheads and the rest migrate to the surface because baby brine shrimp are attracted to light.
Most fish that would eat pods, live on the bottom so that food is lost to them.
This feeding station is designed for baby brine shrimp. It is just a plactic container with a mesh over it that barely passes baby brine.
It also has a tube running to the surface so I can fill it with shrimp.
I fill it in the morning and fish just hang around it all day sucking out shrimp.
Many shrimp also escape to be caught by the corals.
About 15 years ago I designed and patented this type of feeding station for adult brine shrimp.
http://www.breedersregistry.org/Arti...l_b/paul_b.htm (I do not sell these)
I have also used a different type of feeding station to feed moorish Idols.

Puppies

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 5:13pm CST by greenie

Just a question from my side - am I allowed to advertise my two puppies on this forum?

fish collection

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 3:56pm CST by s4t

hi every body i am a new member nice to meet you all

curing LR

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 2:48pm CST by Fredo

Hi Guys, could someone please tell me again how it is done, Iv got a piece LR that sat in the sun for about 3weeks, so i scrubbed it thoroughly and washed it with RO, cant i just put it in my sump, in my skimmer comp. for lets say a month, then into DT, or should i cure it in the bucket method, skimmer, powerheads water change 3 months low lighting, all of that stuff, please help

Hole saws

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 2:06pm CST by mupwi

Hi all it has come time to upgrade my overflow it has been needed for some time but has become a priority since my dt overflowed when I was out of the country last month when the overflow got blocked currently my tank is drilled for 2x25mm overflows I am looking to borow a 50mm glass hollsaw in durban to upgrade to that size I doubt it will be able to block then:)

Where can I get Marine Plants....

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 2:01pm CST by Express Reef

Good Day All,

Can anyone tell me where I can get any of the following marine plants?
*Kelp on Rock, Smooth Leaf (Haliptilon sp.)
*Maiden's Hair Plant (Chlorodesmis sp.)
Saltwater Aquarium Algae for Marine Reef Aquariums: Maiden's Hair Plant
*Shaving Brush Plant (Penicillus sp.)
Saltwater Aquarium Plants for Marine Reef Aquariums: Shaving Brush Plant
*Red Mangrove Propagule (Rhizophora mangle)
Aquatic Plants for Saltwater Marine Aquariums: Red Mangrove Propagule

*Mermaid's Fan Plant (Udotea sp.)
Mermaid's Fan Plant

Is there anyone on MASA keeping marine plants?

vortech mp40es

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 1:44pm CST by vdbroeck2007

hi,need a vortech mp40es.....im from Belgium so if anyone would like to sell dont forget to adjust the sellers price with shipping costs....and payment with pay pal if possible..:thumbup1:.thanks,greetz

belgium newbee

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 1:30pm CST by vdbroeck2007

Hi,i am living in Belgium and i have a tank running(about 550lit with sump),for this thank i am still in search of a vortech mp40 es...otherwise its running on his own...no chemicals no additions of any kind,pictures will come later...:thumbup:..greetz

rotation of live rock from refuguim to main tank

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 1:13pm CST by mandrin

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO U ALL
just a interesting question
ROtating of live rock from refuguim to main tank the good or bad .........
like oon a monthly babsis the same two pieces any one ???

Frags in Durban

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 12:20pm CST by dono

Hi Durban Reefers,

Please wont you consider me/ contact me if you are fragging or have some frags available. Im looking for soft coral / easy to start with / LPS etc...

Much thanks,
Donavan

Reef Octopus Xtreme 160xs skimmer sump level

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 12:16pm CST by Reef surgeon

If any of you have been using this particular skimmer than maybe you can help. I am about to install this new skimmer in a 5ft set up.This will replace a well used aquamedic turbo floater skimmer and I am hopping to get better results.
I am also building a new sump and will install the skimmer in the first stage chamber where water will be draining from the display. As the water level in this first stage stage will remain constant I would like to know what the ideal sum level should be to get the best results before I finalise the height of the baffle plate. Some sites have suggested between 8 & 10 inch's your comments will be appreciated. ( Measure twice cut once ) :thumbup:

How Fast can one stock up on corals...

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 11:02am CST by Express Reef

Good Day All,

I know one must take it slow in this hobby... I just want some input on how fast can one put corals to you setup... What is the waiting period...

Regards,

E.R

New tank

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 10:18am CST by Barend

Hi I got my new 440 l tank onthe 23 December. Cannot wait to get started with some fish.

Hope to find some fellow members in my area.

Biggest Protein Skimmer Ever

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:16am CST by seank

Must be the biggest natural Skimmer on earth. Mods, feel free to move to the right forum, just let me know where you moved it too :)

White stuff at Cleveleys - YouTube

White stuff at Cleveleys - YouTube

cycling

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 8:59am CST by Dean Schreuder

Hey all

Happy to be part of the forum, I have a question for u guys and girls. I have a 3ft tank and 2ft sump, the main tank has 8kg of live rock. The lights are off and I have added a dead shrimp to aid in the cycle. Should I continue running the skimmer and I was wondering should I remove the puragen , chemipure as this should affect the ammonia levels as I also have ammonia stones in the sump but my gut tells me to remove all chemicals that can influence the water parameter/bacteria.

Urgent help needed Tank wipeout

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 8:07am CST by maj

urgent help,
Over the last few days my tank has taken a total disaster,not sure how or why the ammonia spiked but with such bad effect my tank inmates were badly affected,with my angels being the first to go.

ammonia was in the red zone in the Sera test kits,ph was 8.7. and 0.09 nitrites.

what i did was two 25% wc over two days,dosed stability and amgaurd into the tank as instructed.

also tried lowering the ph which should help to nuetralize the ammonia if ph is lowered to about 7.

what else can i do?sailfin tang has black spots all over,foxface showin signs of red streaking
all still swimmin around but not eating.

850litre tank

foxface
sailfin
bluethroat trigger pair

Seachem ULNS/LNS

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 7:54am CST by Mewik

Does SeaChem offer a ULNS system? I was thinking that if you combined Seachem Stability with the Aquavitro Fuel then you should land up with something similar shouldnt you?

I am wondering if I implemented the whole Aquavitro regime would the end result be a ULNS system? I see the salt mix goes on about it being for lns systems etc, yet they dont offer any LNS products like zeolith etc.

Im thinking if Stability is cheap and it: "contains a synergistic blend of aerobic, anaerobic, and facultative bacteria which facilitate the breakdown of waste organics, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.", then surely this could be viable if I added a carbon source?

10 gal questions

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 3:07am CST by Dlaria

I have a 10 gal. I'm not using for anything. I have excessive chaeto in my fuge, so I was thinking of putting some of the chaeto (with whatever pods come with it) into the 10 cal, with airstone, some kenya frags (which are littering my tank), a snail, and a hermit crab. Thought I might be able to grow out more pods, and use it as a kenya frag tank. I have dead-live rock piece and a few shells, decorations in there. With the small bio-load I'd have; would I need to run a filter? Does it sound like the bio-load would be fairly balanced? Thought I might throw in some carbon in a panti-hose. Any issues you folks can think of with this?

24G JBJ Nanocube - even if lid is broken as not required

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 10:37pm CST by Matt

Looking for a 24G JBJ nanocube. Even if lid is broken or missing, as long as tank is in good condition! Will not be using the top. Does anyone have or know someone who might have?

Many thanks!

Matt

Sand Sifting Sea Star Help

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 10:12pm CST by Jason.Ribeiro

I been worried about my star fish as I have just learned i need live sand so my star fish won't starve to death. I have CC and apparently it has all the living organisms the star needs to sustain it's life in the tank, but i'm also told it will eat all the living organisms and the sand will be rendered "dead".... so whats any different from CC and live sand. I add food, vitamins, and nutrients in every 3 days. Calcium 2 times a week and iodine once a week. Is this not enough for it? Or should I get live sand which will end up dead in any case? :confused1:

Aiptasia filter...

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 9:40pm CST by Annoying

Hey

Has anyone doen this with success and how can I achieve a nice breeding setup in the sump. The idea is to have a seprate compartment in my sump just to breed aiptasia for maybe a copperband in the future but more likely for nutrient exports. I would like to know what lighting would be best for about 30cm deep water? I was thinking maybe two 40W CFL's. I'm willing to try this and I know the risks, whould just like your input.

what water perameters and why

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 9:26pm CST by mandarinman

Good read to remond all of us what we should know about perameters Understanding Reef Tank water Testing and Parameters

Lokking for a Copper Band

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 8:08pm CST by Duimpies

Hi Guys, I am looking for a Copper Band, small to meduim size. Hoping it can help with my Apitazzzzzzza problem. I am in the Cape Town area!

Convict tang wanted

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 7:10pm CST by zak

I was at the coast this weekend and tried to catch me a convict, easier said than done! Any reefers in Dbn willing to lend me a hand catching one, or prepared to catch one for me.. I'm back in Dbn on Thursday, until Sunday.. Pretty please :-)

Reefing philosophy's

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 6:50pm CST by Annoying

Ok lets hear some wise and some funny reefing philosophy's from you guys. Can be funny, serious, educational just whatever you want. I'll start...

The tank of the present is the sump of the future:biggrin:

New series on BBC called Great Barrier Reef

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 1:32pm CST by erratiC

Hey all,

Just thought I'd suggest you all try to get hold of a new documentary series that's just started called Great Barrier Reef.

This is what the downloadable name is :

Great. Barrier. Reef. S01E01. Natures. Miracles. HDTV. XviD-C4TV

It's just under 700 MB in size.

For a url to have a look at what it's about :

www.tvrage.com/shows/id-30428

Pm me if you need help.

Cheers

Hardware Wanted

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 10:18am CST by Dikdaan

Hi All

I am setting up my new setup and I do need a few things...

I do need Light unit(s) - the tank is 1800cm long so I am looking for a 1800cm light unit or 2x 900cm light unit...

I am also looking for a chiller for a setup of bout 1500 liters...

Thank you

low calcium

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 10:17am CST by Travis1

hi all, have just tested my ca and its a little low, sitting at 370 ppm. how do i increase it to the correct reading. 420ppm. is there any threads i can read up on.

Phytoplankton

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 4:26am CST by belindamotion

Culture you'r own Phytoplankton...I needed to find these again as I don't remember where I saved mine...so I decided just to post in on a Thread..hopefully I'll spot it the next time someone asks me for it...if they still cant find it on MASA...:P

Culturing Phytoplankton

Melevsreef.com - Phytoplankton

ReefSome - Culturing Phytoplankton

CnidarianReef: Culturing Phytoplankton and Rotifers
The Breeder's Net: Culturing Larval Fish Foods, Part I — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

Phytoplankton Culture

Culturing Phytoplankton

Culturing Phytoplankton

LuckyFish has a good Thread about Phytoplankton...
Practical growing of phytoplankton - Marine Aquariums of South Africa
There is more Sites, but I think these should do...:P

[FS]: Reef Octopus 160X Skimmer: Wilgeheuwel

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 8:43pm CST by rakabos

Hardware for saleThread title:

Reef Octopus 160X Skimmer

Location:

Wilgeheuwel

Shipping or Collection only:

Collection

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

Upgrading to a bigger skimmer so this has to find a new home. In perfect working condition, will give it a good clean before collection. Runs off a Sicce PSK-2500 pump.

R2000

Notes:

-

Eta Lyons

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 7:43pm CST by Eta Lyons

Hi All,
I acquired my first Marine Tank 2 months ago. I am loving it and learning everyday. I have kept Koi and Tropical fish for about 20 years but this is a whole new ball ( fish game). I bought an established tank with corals and 10 fish. To my great excitement my red mushrooms have spawned and today my clown fish laid eggs. WOW. Does anyone know where I can get a live Rotifer culture - or have any advice on raising Clown Fish fry? Any advice will be highly appreciated - as I have very little information, so far. Happy New Year to all. Regards, Eta

Led Question

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 6:28pm CST by nepellew

Ok i have a Led question what it the difference between the led's i know lumans is higher on more watt Led but how do you work out the difference..

lighting

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 5:57pm CST by Bong

Hi everyone!

I have been having a problem with my hood deteriorating and as such when i switch my lights on a mini fire begins where the wires meet. My tank is a 1metre and the lights which fit it are t8-30watt. I have a selection of 6 bulbs, all of them are 30watt

I am looking for a ballast which will fit on top of my tank and house preferabbly 6 bulbs but will also be interested in one which can house 3 bulbs.

Thanks :thumbup:

Tritonian's 100G Shallow Patch Reef

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 5:53pm CST by Tritonian

I'm known as Triton on other SA forums but here I will be Tritonian aka Triton.
There is a Triton on here somewhere. So some of my photos will have water mark's displaying
Triton's 80G Shallow Patch Reef....unless of course Triton is willing to swop profiles :P
But it's cool :)

I recalculated my tank volume recently and it's closer to 415 Litres/ 100 Gallons.

This tank system is about 4 years old now. I've trimmed the corals plenty to create more space.
The scape is made up of four pieces Live rock. 3 Figi and 1 Kenyan.
The rest of the scape is just coral as it should be ;)

Display Tank: 900 X 900 X 400 Rimless (35' X 35' X 16')
Frag Tank: 770 X 320 X 320
Sump Tank: 770 X 350 X 320

Ca: 400 - 420
KH: 6.5 - 7.5
MG: 1500
Temp range: 25 - 27
SG: 1.025

Weekly waterchanges of 50 litres.

<img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg229/Xirsa/sump_frag01.jpg" alt="reef sump tank" />

My Overflow box which was based on the overflows from <a href="http://www.glass-holes.com">glass-holes.com</a>

<img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg229/Xirsa/overflow.jpg" alt="reef tank overflow box" />

Lighting:
6 X 24W T5's (no reflectors) in a DIY fixture made from plyboard.
Geisseman & ATI bulbs

Circulation:
3 X 6000L/h SUNSUN's

Skimmer:
Aqua Excel AE-CH Cone Skimmer

Filtration:
<del>Small DSB Refuge with Sponges</del> (Removed DSB recently)
Added filter box and some syporax. Aswell as a few kilos of old sponge invested
LR in the sump.

I run Activated Carbon and phosphate remover continuously and that gets
changed monthly.

Corals:
Mix of various Monitporas (Plating, encrusting and branching species),
Acropora staghorns, Poccillipora, Stylopora, Millipora, Acropora Prostrata
and more. Most of them I can't really ID.
Very few Zoanthids.
Green Star Polyps and Blue Xenia.
Acans, Lobophylia, Torch, Platygyra and Moon Coral

Fish:
Convict Tang
Regal Tang
Yellow Tang
Regal Angel
Navarchus Angel
Magnificent Foxface
Pygmy Angel (C. argi)
2 X Banana Wrasses
Mandarin goby
Tailspot blenny
Possum Wrasse
6 X Green/blue chromis

Invertebrates:
2 X Cleaner Shrimp
4 X Peppermint Shrimp
2 X Emerald Crabs (in frag tank)
Pom Pom Crab
Serpent Star
Nassarius Snails
Trocea Snails
Turbo Snails

My first taste of the FOWLR...

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 5:38pm CST by Henkie

Afternoon to all.

I decided to take a leap and post my tank...

Quick info:

Display - 1800 x 500 x 610 - 10mm glass
Sump - 1700 x 400 x 340 - 6mm glass

Skimmer : Reef Octopus 160XS
Heating : 1 x 200w Jager
1 x 300w Natural

Return pump 4500l/h

The plan is to make it a FOWLR. This will give me the opportunity to get a good understanding of the hobby...

Here is a few pics. The rock is diy live rock. ( It will be filled by the end of the week ) and excuse the photos, not my best effort.
Any comments will be appreciated.

High alk

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 4:14pm CST by mytank

Hi all, happy new year !

I miss read the instructions on seachem reef builder (alk booster) and added a little to much over the last five days. My alk is sitting at 12.2dkh or 220ppm.

I have read different opinions, some say it's actually good for the corals some say it's to high. The corals and fish are all happy and the clams seem to be out and loving it. PH is 8.0.

What do you guys think?

HS60 Modded

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 8:16am CST by Mewik

Hi all here's some pics of my HS60, that I have butchered to pieces and back :P
I scrapped the chiller that came with the tank and added a small sump in order to use fans to cool the tank, I also had some idea of running a fuge type of setup and getting most of my filtration done naturally, which seemed to be working pretty damn well I just couldn't stand the pee-pond/algae dump look going on under my tank.....so i pulled it out, turned my sump into one giant holding area and dropped a TS2 and a Reef Octo carbon reactor in there.

I have a tank upgrade on the cards so I figured I may as well get what I need now. Hopefully the skimmer will manage to work on a tank this size, sure I can always make it work one way or another.

I am currently considering moving over to a ULNS system in the next month or two as my sps was not colouring up, but I have noticed now that it is colouring up so I might give it some time to see if it can come right as things are now.

K enough babble heres some specs and pics.

Hardware:
Boyu HS60 (130l)
150w Giessmann 14k MH & LED Moonlights
+-15kg LR
Vortech MP10 wm
Sump 35l (+-)
Reeftek TS2 Skimmer
ReefOcto Carbon Reactor (Running SeaGel)
4500l uplift pump (just under 3000l with head height)

Stock:
2 clowns
Fairy/flasher wrasse
Cardinal
4x Goldies
Blue Leg Hermit

Green Candy Apple
Elegance
Hammer tip
Frogspawn
Acros (Blue & Green)
Finger Leather
Rics, Red & Blue Shrooms, Zoas, BSP, GSP
Purple Gorgonian
Small Galaxia frag
Xenia (Weeds)

Reefkeeping South Africa » Marine Aquariums of South Africa » January 2012

Feeds

Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:59am CST by MavrickFDT

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:31am CST by nakoma

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