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Marine Aquariums of South Africa

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