hi guys any idea why aRBTA will loose it's colouri Added It Aweek ago it was all fine for the
2Days then it detached from the rock it came with from the lfs
And then the colour changed to a ltransparent lite green and lite red on the tips
I Have been feeding it3 times aweek shrimp it's been eating fine
Any one know why it's colour has changed
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Rbta advise please
Posted: May 19th, 2012, 5:25pm CDT by mandrin
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Switching skimmer off when dosing calcuim and trace elements
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 12:34pm CDT by mandrin
hi guys well my 2nd tank up and running for 3 months now .., was thinking will it be a good idea to swicth of my skimmer for 30 to 45 min after i dose my calcuim and trace elements at once ...any suggestions
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Urgent help needed Power failure wat can i do
Posted: April 16th, 2012, 12:17am CDT by mandrin
Hi guys i have a power failure wat can i do at this hour to prevent
loss of any of my livestock
i read some where that movin the water a bit on top of tank
will give a little oxygen
is that true
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Looking for peppermint shrimp
Posted: March 26th, 2012, 10:58pm CDT by mandrin
hi anyone got a peppermint shrimp (Lysamata
wurdermanni conplex )
looking for just 1
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Advise on my cycle method for my 2nd tank
Posted: March 20th, 2012, 10:45pm CDT by mandrin
GUYS its been 1 week now that my tank
been cycling wit 6.6 kg LR an a sand bed
i just added a1kg LR from my old mature taank
along wit 250 ml of Live Sand from there
now the thing is i was thinkin of adding
the balance of 3 pieced of,LR every week . thenfinaly
addin live stock
there after .... or should i add sea chem stability
after week 2 then add every thing after 1 day
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HOW TO REMOVE Aiptasia FROM MY TANK
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 1:18pm CDT by mandrin
Hey Guys , any one know how i can remove Aiptasia from my marine tank , its growin on my star polpys , and they not openin up ,got a few in tank want to know any suggestions .... did some work , one write up says disolve calcuim in warm :( water , then use squirt it wit that solution and it works , any one tried this with luck thanks guys :whistling: -
Live Rock
Posted: March 12th, 2012, 12:02am CDT by mandrin
hi guys .jus wondering how many litres of water
for every kg live rock .as i jus started cycling
my new 120 l tank.
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are turbo snails good at cleanin the tanks
Posted: March 7th, 2012, 10:28pm CST by mandrin
hi guys ..i am thinking of getting
a turbo snail for my tank
can any 1 tell me if it worth
gettin this snail or shud i get another
kinda snails
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my 9 month 37 L AQUARIA PICS
Posted: March 7th, 2012, 1:42pm CST by mandrin
Hi guys i finaly managed to upload 2 pic of my Aquaria 37 L tank wat u guys think .will b addin more later thanks -
120 Litre tank stand
Posted: March 2nd, 2012, 2:50pm CST by mandrin
hi guys
well i have put been on hold for 3 weeks now i got my new 120 liter tank and still have not heard from a guy thats makin the stand for me :(
Your thoughts on this
my tank is
L 645
DEPTH 420
H 515
well was thinkin of buyin a slightly small metal frame tank stand
coating it with hammer rite anti corrision and then placing a 8 mm marine ply board the same seize as tank above the slightly smaller top
and on top of that some foam to absorb the uneveness
I do know this sounds pitty but i like to do it corerect the first around
any suggestiond ( its killing me with the tank jus looking at me to be filled up with stock ):(
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natural sea water for my new aquaria 120litre
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 4:57pm CST by mandrin
hi i was just wonderin wats your guys take on getting the 120 litres
of salt water from.the ocean here in durban for my new aquaria
120 litre tank. was thinkin of getin it and cyclinh tank
any lne done this ..any advise pls -
cloudy water at top of tank
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 12:18pm CST by mandrin
hi guys jus wonderin why is the top of the
water lookin cloudy and the sides browish
in my 37 litre tank .wat is the cause
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Yeah my New Aquaria Am 102 today
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:51pm CST by mandrin
hi guys veri excited today picked up my new tank today
Aquaria am102 its a 120 litre
well been running my 37 litre Aquaria for 8 months
they are awesume tanks jist waitin.to get my stand.made
metal frame gonna.glavinse it , then begin the process of.moving
live stock and.soft corals. over to the new tank ( veri worried about this).....
happi:(:thumbup:
guys tom.i will post pics pf my 37 litre then.will add.some pics
of my 120 litre
.ps i think the Aquaria tank.great cause they have a mini refuguim
which i have cheato in mu 37 litre and the lite in the filter compartment
to help wit the ph flux during the nite
will keep u guys posted
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Advise on ugrading to a bigger tank
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 12:09pm CST by mandrin
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Hi guys i currently have a 37 Litre Aquaria tank been running for 8 months
so i have now decided on gettin the aquaria 120 litre
was thinkin to cycle my new tank
gettin some live rock and a small dsb just to run for a small 2 weeks then add my fish in every week and then start with the corals and lastly the live rock and sand from old tank ,,,,is this a good idea .....any suggestions...ps i am new to hoobbby onli 8 months guys;)
was also thinking of gettin some mature water from a friend of mine :thumbup:
suggestions
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why is my pin cushion skin turnin yellowish
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 11:32am CST by mandrin
hi guys my pin cushion polys are retracted and the skin yellowis
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boyu after sales servicer etc
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:39am CST by mandrin
hi guys i have a 37 L aquaria tank at the moment
wana get a Boyu 550. lots guys tellin me its had to get service.an parts
from suplier is this true is it agud tank shud i go for it
aand doez it have a lite at back for a mini refuguim.pls advisethanks -
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 -
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:
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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
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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: