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  [FS]: Multiple items for sale: Pretoria East

  Posted: May 7th, 2012, 9:53pm CDT by Max98

  Hardware for saleThread title:

  Multiple items for sale

  Location:

  Pretoria East

  Shipping or Collection only:

  Collection Only

  All sales to be conducted on the thread.

  • I agree

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

  DIY LED lights (44 x cree led's) - R4000
  Water Blaster 4000 l/h (45w) - R2000 - Dibs DeanT
  Aquamedic sl1000 skimmer with psk2500 pump - R700
  Reef octopus hang on back skimmer - R700
  Boyu wave Maker - R200 - Dibs Clownfish
  
  DIY LED lights (44 x cree led's)
  
  Used for less than a year. I have downsized to a nano.
  Hanging kit included.
  This would be good for a 1.2m tank.
  On my old tank build thread you can get an idea of what it did on a 150 x 90 tank. (Shallow reef tank planning and progress - Page 6 - Marine Aquariums of South Africa)
  
  Water Blaster 4000 l/h (45w)
  
  Used for about 6 months.
  
  Aquamedic sl1000 skimmer with psk2500 pump
  
  The PSK pump is too strong for the skimmer so it is dialed back by a ball valve.
  
  Reef octopus hang on back skimmer
  
  Was glued by the previous owner but it is working 100%
  
  Boyu wave Maker
  

  Notes:

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  My almost nano reef

  Posted: August 18th, 2011, 8:44pm CDT by Max98

  My previous tank was just too big and became work very quickly. After losing most of my fish due to velvet, I sold the big tank and kept the livestock that is not fish.
  
  I have decided to put up a more maintainable. The size came out to be 60 x 60 x 40 cm.
  
  The tank is running for a week now and everything looks good. I have used prodibio startup and have added 3 small fish.
  
  I have added 2 x yellow clown gobies and a small jumping bean.
  Future additions planned is a six line wrasse and a clown pair.
  
  The lighting is a DIY cree led fixture and still have to be modified for the tank.
  
  I also have a bio-pellet reactor and a skimz 121 skimmer in the sump.
  
  Here I have a few pictures.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Sundial snails

  Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 9:44pm CDT by Max98

  Hi.
  
  I found this snail between some of my zoanthids. Looks like sundial snails.
  
  
  
  
  Would coral rx work to get rid of it?
  
  Thanks
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  Shallow Reef for sale: Pretoria

  Posted: July 13th, 2011, 9:52am CDT by Max98

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

  Shallow Reef

  Location:

  Pretoria

  Shipping or Collection only:

  Collection

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

  Tank,Stand and Sump - R3500
  The tank view panels are opti-white(low iron like starphire)
  DIY LED lights (44 x cree led's) - R4000
  Water Blaster 4000 l/h (45w) - R2200
  2 x Diy Biopellet reactors + 250g pellets - R1000 (R500 each)
  2 x 300W Jager heaters - R300 for both
  
  I would sell the whole system for R10,000 if someone takes everything. so I will wait a week before selling the items seperately.
  
  Link to my build thread - Shallow reef tank planning and progress - Marine Aquariums of South Africa
  
  Here I have some images:
  
  
  
  
  
  Par readings on the light unit
  

  Notes:

  The system was designed with energy efficiency in mind. Feel free to ask questions.

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  Shallow reef tank planning and progress

  Posted: December 5th, 2010, 9:04pm CST by Max98

  Hi.
  
  I am starting a shallow reef tank and is in the process of planning and acquiring some of the parts for my new reef.
  
  I have been out of the hobby for a while and the bug bit me again.
  
  So this is the plan.
  
  120 x 80 x 45
  Overflow at 40 cm, so the water level should probably be at 41-42 cm
  
  Slim c2c overflow
  
  Lighting:
  
  I am going led. I have made a led fixture for my planted tank but I am downsizing my planted tank to make space for my reef.
  
  I have cut up my planted tank led lighting and I am changing it for my reef tank.If I had the luxury to start over, I would have done some things different, but I feel it is still good lighting.
  
  I am building 2 pendants. After the modification it came out as 38 x 48 pendants.
  
  Each pendant will have 14 cool white cree xp-g led's and 12 royal blue cree xr-e Led's.
  
  I did a quick calculation on price and it works out to:
  Dimmable Per Pendant: R2300
  Non Dimmable : R1800
  
  Water flow:
  I have taken advantage of the tunze birthday special and bought two nanostream 6055's and a controller.
  
  I am also in the process of building a scrubber. I have bought four of the T4 20w under counter lights that I will use. I am planning to be patient and test the tank with only the scrubber with very little livestock.
  
  I am planning to use the 4000L/H reef octo water blaster return pump, as I need to get 2800+ l/h from the return to run my scrubber off.
  
  That is all I can think of right now.
  
  Any comments welcome.
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  Planning a shallow tank

  Posted: September 16th, 2010, 12:19pm CDT by Max98

  Hi.
  
  The marine bug has bitten me again, so I want to plan my next tank.
  The actual implementation will be a few months off, but I want to get my plans organised.
  
  I am planning on building a 1600 x 800 x 450 (water level at 400)
  That gives me a display just over 500L.
  
  For the lights I will probably go LED. I am currently building a custom LED canopy for my planted tank and the result of that will probably make my decision for me.
  
  My plan is to stock a BTA or 2 and further just fish.
  
  The fish I really want is :
  Powder blue tang
  Yellow tang
  Clown Pair
  Fire angel
  Chromis school
  
  Now the part where I am stuck - Filtration
  
  1)Is a DSB worth the effort and would you add a refugium on the dsb
  2)Is an algae scrubber worth the effort
  3)What skimmer would you suggest?
  
  And then flow:
  What would you suggest to create flow bearing in mind that there will be anemones in the tank.
  
  Thanks
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  My halide nano reef

  Posted: May 2nd, 2009, 7:55pm CDT by Max98

  Hi.
  
  My nano is about 1 month old. Packed up my bigger tank and decided to go for a nano.
  I had my 150 w halides so I have decided to make 2 of the same nano's. One Reef and one planted tank.
  
  For the reef tank I have decided to only keep my clowns.
  
  I have had the anemone for about 6 months now and it is doing well. Anyone have a clue what type?
  
  Here is the result.
  
  Reef:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Planted Tank: