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  450l juwel, reef tank

  Posted: May 12th, 2011, 4:56pm CDT by Old P.E Boy

  Hi guys.
  Firstly this isnt my tank...
  Its one of my freinds in Springbock , who doesnt go on to MASA , but i thourght it whould be nice to show you guys.
  
  photo was taken today and is of a :
  Juwel vision 450 - 1.5m curved glass tank and is 450 liters.
  40 kgs kenya liverock
  30 kgs manufactured base rock.
  18 kgs natural rock from the ocean.
  
  the std T5 lights were changed to the
  juwel marine white x 1
  Juwel marine blue x 1
  Juwel Daylight x 1
  Juwuel highlight x 1
  Giesaman aquapink x 1
  Giiesaman power chrome 15000k x 1
  
  Tempritures get high there in summer so theres a chiller
  and for the cold nights of winter theres a jagger 300 heater.
  Other filtration is a tetrateck EX 2400 canister and a 200liter barrel which is ther just to bump up ther water voloume.
  The tank is on the top floor , but the barrel is on the outside of the house out off site on the bottom floor and is pumped to the tank.
  This tank has been running about a year now.
  
  
  
  
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  Hairy Pom Pom ??

  Posted: September 12th, 2010, 6:58pm CDT by Old P.E Boy

  Hi didnt see this hairy Pom pom on google, came out of kenyan liverock anybody know it ?
  And will it take another piece of my GBTA if i put it back ?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Pom Pom attacks anemone -look !

  Posted: September 12th, 2010, 5:53pm CDT by Old P.E Boy

  :wtf:
  
  So ...
  
  For the last 4 days my BTA has been on the move, thaey do that so i thourght nothing of it.
  
  
  
  
  This morning my wife and daughter tels me the anenamy doesnt look well, i get out of bed and see a piece of the BTA in the liverock hole in one of the liverock pieces.
  
  I inspected the holes in the rock and eventuly pried this crab out !
  
  
  
  Now i know what your thinking, this crab shouldnt make be a prob, i almost never saw him in my system.
  
  There are about 12 x 1 inch holes in this rock, so i turned it over ( and over )and found the piece of BTA that was missing of the anamone that morning.
  
  
  
  After about a hour i got it out!
  
  Note it has tenticles and foot in nice proportion.
  
  
  
  Looked further and saw the last piece of the puzzle.
  
  
  
  His a awsome looking little guy, and i think he wanted to cut this piece of the anamone to keep as protection.
  
  
  I dont know if the pom poms on his front claws are alive or his own body parts , but the anamone seems much better now, i hope that this hapens in nature and the small anamone will grow again as well.
  
  This is very new to me and if you all have a similer experience or know what going to hapen , pls let me know.
  
  N.B
  
  I havnt put them back yet... SHOULD I ?????????
  
  
  Just to confuse me more.
  ( wife just told me she saw the dark grab under the anamone last night ! Could he have damaged the BTA and the pom pom stolen it away from him )
  
  
  
  
  
  :wave2:
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  Another name for Oriole ?

  Posted: September 10th, 2010, 8:00pm CDT by Old P.E Boy

  Hi guys.
  
  I saw the name, tried to google it , but does anyone know another name for a "Oriole":confused1:
  
  Apparently comes from phillapines
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  My Nano - Juwel tank

  Posted: September 6th, 2010, 10:39pm CDT by Old P.E Boy

  Well this is the start of my Juwel nano.
  
  120 liters.
  Waterproof T - 5 lights.
  Machein joined with black silicone.
  Resessed canopy for no drip lines.
  Built in filter and heater.
  SunSun pumps are an extra.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ok...
  So i put about 8 kgs of mature kenyan liverock in and waited about a month before introducing any thing.
  
  Now to go against the flow , i put in my Bubble tip anamone in first. ( in at least 4 of my previous tanks the anamone has gone in first, its the way i do it and it works for me. )
  
  
  
  
  
  a month after set up - the bubble tip anamone and 2 x cleaners go in.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A month after the anamone - the royal gramma , and a colt tree goes in.( & a zenia frag )
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A month later the yellow tang and tube worm goes in.
  
  
  
  
  Up to date this tank hasnt had a water change yet, i have put in Red sea Buff and magnesium , but its definatly time for a change about now.
  
  
  
  So this is 3 months old and plenty to go, before its up to Nano standerds that have been posted on this site.
  
  
  
  Every thing ive bought so far has come from
  Perky Pet and Vet in diep river.
  
  
  
  What ive spent so far :
  Second hand Juwel tank R400.00 ( Very lucky )
  Sun sun vibration pump R198.00
  Exchanged freshwater for marine T-5 x 2 R365.00 ( no comment )
  Granular Crushed coral R120.00
  Live rock 8 kgs Mature kenya R780.00
  Bubble tip anamone ( got half of a split BTA ) R150.00
  Cleaner shrimp x 2 R240.00
  Royal grama ( not the false ) R240.00
  Tube worm R75.00
  Colt cledelia tree R349.00
  Yellow tang R579.00
  Zenia frag R50.00
  Total( so far ) R3348.00
  
  
  Losses to date :
  0 ( so far )
  
  
  Oh, my other "JUWELS"
  
  
  LARA ERIN
  
  
  
  
  
  AMY ELLA WEBSTER
  
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  Liptoaqua foods .

  Posted: July 11th, 2010, 6:14pm CDT by Old P.E Boy

  Anybody used the lipto aqua foods ?
  
  Dont know if i got the name 100 %, so to jog memory, its a spiralina baced powder that you mix 1 : 1 with water, it binds and after 10 min push it into live rock for finiky eaters. ?
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  New member

  Posted: June 24th, 2010, 5:04pm CDT by Old P.E Boy

  Hi all.
  
  New to this forum,( in fact ,any forum ) kept marine for 4 years and had a years break but getting back into fast.
  
  Will load some pics soon.
  :thumbup: