Reefkeeping South Africa » Items by dropzone newbee

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

emperor juvie/adult naughty naughty boi

Posted: May 12th, 2011, 9:22am CDT by dropzone newbee

this is the culprit - ate my largest clam in a day :(
if he gets the taste of my other he may be on the "for sale " list

dosing iodine

Posted: March 15th, 2011, 2:18pm CDT by dropzone newbee

how often should you dose iodine ?
could too much dosing be super bad for sps ?

my growling emperor wt@$!@$#

Posted: February 15th, 2011, 3:59pm CST by dropzone newbee

so , this little critter is growing up and slowly becoming an adult
last night heard him growling at a cheeky green chromis !! was like , super loud !!!
how can it be :blush:
pardon pic- cell phone

chiller quessie

Posted: February 7th, 2011, 8:48am CST by dropzone newbee

so ! i bought a monster 2 hp chiller
its been installed outside about 5 meteres from tank !
20mm piping has been used with unfortunately 3 elbow joints
problem i have is the chiller not really cooling water properly
chiller set to 25 degrees , but water in dsp is 27 ish

could this be that the water warms up within its travel of 5 meteres ? ( hard to believe )

do i need to run a larger pump from sump to chiller so that chiller gets more water in it ?

advice please

thanks

covering chiller from rain

Posted: February 1st, 2011, 12:33pm CST by dropzone newbee

hey all
i have just installed a chiller , but because of space issues it is running outside !
now , i have a rain problem
any ideas how i can cover the chiller , bearing in mind it has to breathe from front and back

thank s

how much food !!!

Posted: January 28th, 2011, 11:06am CST by dropzone newbee

i feed ocean nutrition frozen food at night ! as we know the cube sizes are about 1cm cubed !
how much should i be feeding ? how many blocks per feeding
i feed flakes and pelletts twice a day as well as got anthias and chromis
i have about
15 chromis
7 anthias
7 tangs
4 angels
2 gobies
1 wrasse
few shrimps

my skimmer is good and works well

thanks

chiller positioning

Posted: January 24th, 2011, 1:26pm CST by dropzone newbee

so , i have 2 huge fans running on my tank most of the day
the room my tank in is very very hot and nowadays my tank starts at 25 degrees in the am and some hot days , rises to 28/29 ( not great)
i am now looking at the idea of a chiller
my question is , can i place the chiller at the bottom of my tank , next to sump , behind closed doors ?
my concern is the heat the chiller generates , will it be running 24/7 ?
ill attach a pic of cabinet so you can see- chiller would go on the right hand side

if u bored- more red sea pics

Posted: January 21st, 2011, 11:20am CST by dropzone newbee

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red sea , brothers ! enjoy

Posted: January 20th, 2011, 3:35pm CST by dropzone newbee

no emails !!!?!?

Posted: January 20th, 2011, 8:35am CST by dropzone newbee

morning

i have checked under user cp and my email is deffo there !
but when i post etc i do not receive mails !
am i just dof or is something wrong ? :whistling:

ocean prop pump suction suck-alternative ?

Posted: January 20th, 2011, 8:23am CST by dropzone newbee

hey guys
my 1 pump keeps falling and breaking my 1 plating monti :(
the suction has become all hard and k&*%*%&%&%&%(***(&(k

do they make a magnet for these pompies ?
if so , where can i get my hands on some ?

or - whats my alternative ?

thank s

clint

sealy posturepedic for regal

Posted: January 18th, 2011, 8:29am CST by dropzone newbee

check this comfy bed
every night , this little critter sleeps there
he actually goes and reads his book even before lights off !! :lol::lol:

evansi , goldies

Posted: January 17th, 2011, 10:39am CST by dropzone newbee

hey all
i have the common goldie in my tank , but looking for some variety
avansi's wud be great
any decent size fosh/schools available

thanks

clint

kenya diving pics 2007

Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:03am CST by dropzone newbee

red sea pics

Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:01am CST by dropzone newbee

rummaging through my p. ( bored, yes ! )
came across some reef pics back in 2007
red sea, brothers islands
enjoy

fish pics :)

Posted: December 16th, 2010, 8:13pm CST by dropzone newbee

my missus was snapping away ! some pics of our tangs ! the 1 naso jumped out tank a week ago ! thanks i was home and i heard it ! saved the little springer ! enjoy

purple tang eye infection ?

Posted: December 16th, 2010, 7:56pm CST by dropzone newbee

hey all
please need some help
noticed this eve my 1 pt seems to have a white ring around its right eye !
some ind of fungal eye infection ?
do i need to be concerned ?
contagious ?
is there anything i should do ?

thanks

clint

great prize-many thanks

Posted: December 8th, 2010, 10:11am CST by dropzone newbee

hey all

just would like to make a general note of the fantastic prize i just received from henk for coming second in the photo comp'
way way way more than i anticipated

many many thanks Henk
top man and top products

clint
:thumbup::thumbup:

guineafowl wrasse

Posted: November 26th, 2010, 3:26pm CST by dropzone newbee

how big do these guys get and are they shrimp safe ?

thanks