Marine fish UK

sun coral how long to open

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:21:33 +0000

iv had sun coral for about a week been feeding it with a cut coke bottle and has been happily taking food. anyone no how long before it opens fully and on its own

Emperor angel photo journal

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:45:11 +0000

18/05/2012

Size 4" picking at food but nothing major. A slight amount of shipping injury. Treating with metro oodinex and garlic. Having said all this the colour is fantastic and he is not too shy.

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Cream angel photo journal

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:42:40 +0000

18/05/2012.

Some people find these rather plain but i like them a lot for the subtle colour. This boy is a particularly good specimen with a nice point growing at the top of his tail and a perfect profile.
Eats like a horse and no sign of injury or disease. He never stays still.

Size 4"

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Joke

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:39:37 +0000

I just got a txt about Vidal`s death. Can`t believe people are sending jokes about him Sassoon

Tank readings

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:04:13 +0000

My kh is 14 and my mag is 520. Both too high. How can i get them down please. Also nitrate has risen to 20 i think mini cycle. Any ideas???

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Ocean nutrition carnivore pellets

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:02:16 +0000

Bought loads of tubs of these cheap. Never again. The fish love it. Even brad and angelina go mad and they are morays and the pellets are tiny
But it creates copious red poop and the skimate is gross.
Never never never again. Sorry fish. Period...

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New coral

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:18:33 +0000

Hiya guys
Got myself a coral today,a hammer head the pic was taken just after I put it in the tank,so I'm hoping it starts to fully inflate Tom

Is it me or r other people weird

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:15:54 +0000

I'm on my break sitting on a bench outside work,reading a thead on here and this guy has just sat right next to me,he was leaning over my shoulder and reading my phone :blink: I turned and looked at him and he just says is it good? I just went mmm yeah and turned my back but he still kept looking at my phone :wacko: I got up and walked away

F.A.O Paul@aca

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:42:51 +0000

what`s your favorite color P is it

BLUE then congrats m8 if

RED HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

UK

PS: been bad that`s why this is late

4 dead fish then 4 more dead fish and dead corals...what are we doing wrong?

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:07:08 +0000

Can anyone help? We upgraded our small tank to a 130L one and everything seemed fine. Then we lost a small butterfly fish (vanished overnight). We thought it was just one of those things. A week later and overnight a tellow tang, a regal tang, a blue green chromis, died and some of the others looked very iffy. Then the starfish died and 3 corals died and another coral looked like it was on the way out. We took a water sample and were advised there had been a massive drop in PH (from 8.2 to 7.2 in 48hrs) so bought a PH buffer and a PH tester and brought the PH back up to 8.1 and thought we were ok. We bought a new 270L tank on the strength of it and were looking forward to transferring the fish. Last night we lost a 5 stripe wrasse, (I think its called) a yellow head sand sifter and our little jawfish and shrimp. You can imagine how p'd off we are. We've been wracking our brains trying to think what we've done. All we can think is that just before thefirst fish died we fed the corals (salifert coral food) and one started shrivelling up right away. The morning after the fish were dead. Last night we fed the corals again and overnight - carnage. When we bought the coral food, (with a new cora)l the guy in the shop said "just put a squirt in" so hubby did. Last night he was more careful and checked that he followed the instructions but found our fish dead.. Can anyone come up with any ideas?. We're quite new to this and obviously trying to learn fast, it all seemed to be going well and now we've got a huge tank and very few fish left. I think we'd pack in if we hadn't just bought this new tank. All the other levels were fine (we got them tested at our local shop). Help please?

Anenome

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:51:36 +0000

Was in geting my first fish last night in lfs and they have a new range in. Some gorgeous fish but also some anenome. How hard are these to keep as the 2 clowns i had my eye on are in that tank and have made it there home!

Do i pic other clowns or go for it?

Will be a few weeks away but just asking!

It was a green bubble anenome!

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Sue BO

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:41:45 +0000

lives!

orange striped prawn goby

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:28:04 +0000

Bought him yesterday and i know that they can be a bit shy at first, but he disapeared into my rocks and have not seen him since. Is this normal?

Feeding

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:49:28 +0000

Peeps.

Got 2 black and white chromis. Just want to check.

Marine mini granuals in the morning. Enough to eat for few mins.

My t time. Frozen brine ( not for me ). How much of a cube for 2 fish? Roughly.

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WELL THATS DONE IT !!!!!!!!

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:34:25 +0000

Taken the pulnge got my first fish today after months of looking !!
I got a yellow coral gobie a green coral gobie and last of all a spotted manderine which is eatting frozen food pics later when they have setteled in

May 2012 POTM

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:39:14 +0000

Hello and welcome to May's POTM sponsored by Marine Habitat magazine.

On offer this month is a 12 month subscription worth £23.94.

There is no theme this month so anything goes (within reason!)

THE RULES:

Each entrant is allowed 1 (ONE) picture only. It doesn't have to be recent but must have been taken by yourself. You are allowed to change your mind and add and remove pictures, up to the closing date. After then they will be the ones judged. Please use photobucket or similar when uploading as this makes it easier to form the voting thread. Any pictures uploaded to the forum will not be entered into the vote.
Anyone can enter but prizes will only be sent to UK mainland addresses.

Blue cheeked Goby (Messy sod)

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:48:43 +0000

Alright all...

As the title says my goby is doing a splended job cleaning the sandbed, also doing a great job of covering the fungias and creating alot of dust .... Can anyone please tell me that this dust will settle in time?

Im running floss on both mp40s and changing it twice a day to help..

April TOTM 2012 Winner

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:38:47 +0000

Congratulations go to TonyLondonUk on winning Aprils TOTM 2012 Competition sponsored by
Tony wins a Tropic Marin Elimi-Control Carbon reactor From Calico Aquatics

First coral purchase

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:36:17 +0000

Going to get my first coral soon. Recomendations?

I got a few mushrooms on rock i bought and there already bigger and parameters are still stable.

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Mandarin Posing!!

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:19:33 +0000

Hi

Mandarin Posing last night!! thought i'd share..

If u where me what tang whould u add?

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:16 +0000

Alright all!

So ive removed 3 out of my 4 allens damsels today... i will catch the 4th soon... i want to add another tang to the tank but dont know what to do or whats best... i have a vamp tang a yellow and chevron... i run a uv plus have good flow will 4 mp40s plus a Koralia 2800 and a Koralia 4000...

I do weekly water changes and keep my water spot on... just unsure what to add... would love an achilles though dont have the cash reall with the baby on the way... I would love a regal but unsure... any help will be brill

on another note i added a cleaner wrasse for the tangs but not many are happy with the addition hes now in hiding

RO water, TDS 28

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:49:58 +0000

Well if you recall the TDS from my ROMan RO unit was 40 or something like that. Since then I have addedd a booster pum and the pressure is now nearly at the top of the blue section! yee haa!!

However, the water is still showing a TDS of 28. Clearly this is an improvement, but do you reckon it will get better still as the RO unit is used? Seems counter intuitive to me that though.

David

What salt does everyone use?

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:47:15 +0000

Curious to see what everyone else is using (and also which is the cheapest), so post up what you're running, and a brief cost analysis, such as price per 20 kilo bucket. From that we can calculate a cost per kilo as a more exact guide.

I've just started using the new Tetra Marine Sea Salt which comes in a 20 kilo bucket. Costs me �38 from my LFS, so costs �1.90 per kilo. Prior to that I was using Aqua One salt, 20 Kilo costing �35, so �1.75 per kilo.

One thing I've noticed with the Tetra is that it takes more salt to make 5ltrs of water at 1.023. Curious.

The Great Marine Fish List

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:42:02 +0000

The Great Marine Fish List - Click Here-

Hello everyone well i have finally edited the marine fish list i have been working on. The basic list is from wikipedia but i have updated it for this forum.

Ok the list is not complete and it is a work in progress as you can see it is a large list. If there is a mistake or you would like to see a fish added to the list please can you leave a message here in this forum stating..

Common name
Image address
Taxonomy
Reef safe
Care Level
Max size of fish

And i will add it to the list. Also if any mistakes can you point them out to me so i may update the list.
If everyone likes this list then maybe i will do one for corals / inverts in the future.
The list does include Sharks / Rays / Pipefish / Seahorses as well Hope you all like this post and find it useful.
I will also add this to my sig for easy access as well Loz

Pesky Urchin

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:07:02 +0000

My Uchin Has picked up My tiny Zointhids coral this morning and wont put him down.He wont eat him but carrys things around fot camo! (rubbish camo)
Is my coral a gonna?

Nitrate problem

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:24 +0000

I'm having a real problem with Nitrate, currently offscale on my test kit, so over 180ppm! I did a load of water changes which got it down to 40ppm a few weeks back, but it's back up again. Amazed my fish haven't croaked it already!

My tank has lots of brown algae aswell and it looks pretty depressing. Thinking of selling it all again, but think my wife will murder me!!!

My tank is roughly 300litres with an external filter full of Nitrazorb, Carbon and Rowaphos and I'm running a Deltec MCE600.

In the tank I currently have a Lawnmower Blenny, pair of Clarkii Clowns, a Flame Angel, an Emperor Angel and a Jade Wrasse.

Any Ideas??????

marine tank and lights

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:21 +0000

Equipment make/model/size: aqua medic 90 tank
Age and condition: 2 years
Quantity for sale: 1
Reason for Sale: upgraded
Delivery or Collection: collection only
Sales price: £155
Postage & Packaging: no
Location: norfolk

For sale AQUA MEDIC AQUAMEDIC PERCULA 90 FISH TANK AQUARIUM and stand with sump built in the back 90cm long by 60 wide and comes with skimmer and 2 pumps a few marks here and there and a bit of coralline algea inside great tank selling because of upgrade £155 ono

And also for sale silver aqua medic ocean light 150w metal halide light unit and wire kit 50cm long and 25 cm wide with a 90cm long hanging stand included
£75 ono.

Also for sale is a silver T5 Aquarium Fish Tank Overhead Lighting tube unit 90cm long and 20cm wide £55 ono.
thanks reevey

tmc aquaray leds + controller for sale.

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:45:41 +0000

HI all.

i have 2 aquaray leds for sale a marine white...and a reef blue plus the aquaray control unit.
all in good condition around 18 months old...
im looking for around the £160 mark...or may swap for lps corals of some sort...
ask or you will never know...lol.

Fantasy Premier League 2011/2012 competition

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:46:05 +0000

Ok with the new football season approaching fast its time to launch the fantasy premier league comp again

To enter you will need to sign up HERE or login to the site if you are already registered . Once signed up click on the league tabs at the top of the page and enter the code below.

MFUK League code : 777539-195176

UPS or Similar

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:48:25 +0000

My story

Hi all,

I know its probably been asked a lot but i have had odd problems with power at home yesterday and if my wife hadnt been home im almost sure it could have been a bad day

Power triped and all power to sockets turned off......basically after unplugging everything and turning them back on the wife said one of the fish tank extension leads was to blame because she plugged it in twice and this tripped the house again!

She left it as i was already on my way home and i plugged all in and guess what.....NOTHING!!! all ok....

Also this stuff has been running a 1.5-2years

I am now thinking of a UPS back up or similar that can be fitted in line so if this happens again it wil automatically take over

any one know of such a device or use one?
Cost?

Thanks

rooshi

Algae

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:29:08 +0000

Got brown on front glass! Clean or lesve for crew. If clean just with an algae scrapper like i would use on tropical?

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Live rock

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:27:04 +0000

Fish / Coral 14kg 1kg tonga
Quantity for sale:15 Kg
Reason for Sale:
Delivery or Collection:Collection only
Sales price:£70.00
Postage & Packaging:N/A
Location:Norwich

will throw in 2kg of live rock rubble if wanted

Starting reef Tank

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:06:55 +0000

Hi I am in the process of building my first reef marine tank i have been on here asking a load of questions about it. So far I have a "FLUVAL" 200 litre thank with a "FLUVAL" external 205 liltre filter ( cant go down drill hole in tank route) , 2" V Sim" nano Skimmers and 2 "Hydon Koralla Movement & Circulation pumps. Have spoken to Paul @ ACA
sorted the lighting for the reef tank ( very expensive but told it would be for reef tank) also will be getting live rock sand of him as well.The thing I wish to know have i got enough gear now and in the right place for my reef tank or do i need more circulation pumps or skimmers?. or move any of the gear to a different positions?. have already brought all the testing gear etc have included some photos to show how the tank is at the moment. hope there is not to much more to buy as most of my budget is going to be spent on the lighting side. Also just one more thing as my tank is in the front room & as you can see there is not a lot of spare room when it comes to changeing water and puting new water in is there a pump i can use or should I use one of those gravity pups? as my old lady says if I get any water on her very expensive carpet she will feed me to the fishes! Thanks for any advice given.

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Upgrading to a Larger Tank

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:49:39 +0000

Hey All!
I've currently ran my orca TL-550 (128Li) for around 2.5 years?
Looking for something... Larger!

I'll probably buy from eBay 'used'. What should I look out for?
I really know nothing about the bigger tanks, and the advanced sumps.
To be honest I don't even know what size I want to go to.

I just know I'll be buying more live rock, and transferring my 2 clowns, algae blenny, dragonet & cleaner shrimp + the Deltec 300.

I have a few questions please, if someone could spare me 2 minutes (I'd really appreciate it)
1) What size would you recommend? (I know it's down to pref, I don't want to jump up too big, but want to be able to keep a tang and a decent size anemone for the clowns)
2) What model/made tank are the best? - or will anything do?
3) Lighting, what lighting set-up?
4) I like the idea of an ATS - if they can keep display algae to a minimum and help decrease water changes that would be fantastic!
5) I don't want a massssivvveeee electricity bill, is this to do with the lighting?

PS I might sell the Orca on here, if they go for more than £40.... haha

Very much appreciated,
Kind ~Regards - Daniel.

Best Way Of Swapping To Bigger Tank ?

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:43:48 +0000

im considering moving up to a 5x2x2 tank, how best to transfer sand/crushed coral from one to the other, i guess the rock is easy enough and the water? by transferring everything then obviously adding more water, will this cause a spike or a cycle to start of any kind, and if so would my inverts/fish be ok with a mini cycle, if not suggestions on a postcard please .... just not sure if its gonna be worth the hassle although a 5x2x2 sounds juicy!!!

btw im on a 4ft x 18 x 15 tank atm.

April 2012 POTM Winner

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:19:46 +0000

Well done to ive got crabs for the winning POTM sponsored by D&D Foods. Some food on the way to you

Hello all

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:28:13 +0000

Hi All,

Username is Realist but the one my mother gave me is Brian from Wales and started marine back in December last year so its all new to me, making mistakes and learning everyday.

Started off with the Kent 94 liter tank and now I have a Betta Lifespace 1000 cracking tank with LR and bits and bobs.

Will post up a starter thread in the correct section laters if there is one.

Regards and thanks.

AQUA MEDIC AQUAMEDIC PERCULA 90 AQUARIUM AND LIGHTS

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:15:29 +0000

Equipment make/model/size: AQUA MEDIC AQUAMEDIC PERCULA 90 FISH TANK AQUARIUM
Age and condition: 2 years
Quantity for sale: 1
Reason for Sale: upgrade
Delivery or Collection: collection
Sales price: £155
Postage & Packaging: none
Location: norfolk

For sale AQUA MEDIC AQUAMEDIC PERCULA 90 FISH TANK AQUARIUM and stand with sump built in the back 90cm long by 60 wide and comes with skimmer and 2 pumps a few marks here and there and a bit of coralline algea inside great tank selling because of upgrade £155 ono

And also for sale silver aqua medic ocean light 150w metal halide light unit and wire kit 50cm long and 25 cm wide with a 90cm long hanging stand included
£75 ono.

Also for sale is a silver T5 Aquarium Fish Tank Overhead Lighting tube unit 90cm long and 20cm wide £55 ono.

thanks reevey

Bulk head and return hole size

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:47:27 +0000

Can anyone give me any info on what size hole for bulk head and return for a osaka 155? and what hole saw sizes to suit??? i aint got a clue!

What clownfish are these please

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:54:32 +0000

I would like to know the exact type of clown these are so i may look into breeding - suitable anemone etc etc

Thanks all

hi everyone

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:44:59 +0000

hi , i currently have two clownfish in my tank its about a 65litre tank ,it just has a filter heater and a circulator they are really happy in there but i was wondering if there is like a plug and play style marine tank already set up for marine fish etc ? im really new to this fish keeping ( it was a recommendation from my doctor ) thanks . mike .

Considering a new fish....

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:43:51 +0000

I'm thinking of adding a saffron/lemon/citron/coral goby to my nano, are there any issues that I might have missed?

At the moment I have 2 clowns, 1 chromis, 1 silver bellied wrasse in there

Help please.

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:49 +0000

I need to reseed a tank after copper treatment i have moved the fish to another tank added new sand and new rock but cant afford new live rock. Anychance any nice person can send me a small bag of sand from their sump to reseed. I will obviously pay costs.
Thanks in advance if anyone can help me.
Tom

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Shells

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:43:47 +0000

They say you should have spare shells for hermit crabs. Larger ones. Where do you get these?

Is there a right move website for hermitts?!?!

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Disaster

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:43:38 +0000

Dripped water into bucket for an hour and transferred to tank like man in fish shop said. 2 cleaner shrimp and snails are ok but 10 hermits are not moving.

Man in shop said to clean spare shells and hermits in semi hot water to remove any nasties but now they are not moving. Will they wake up soon.

hi guys what next?

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:15:18 +0000

so i had a disaster at the beggening losing blennys a goby an anemone now i have everything sorted again with a butterfly copperband, a blue streak cleaner wrasse, yellow tang and 2 clowns of which seem to be pairing off despite the female nipping the males fins!..

i have a button looking green coral frag (i do no the name but wouldnt like to try spelling it)

so what do you think would be safe additions i want a blue and yellow damsal but i here they can be aggresive and oneday i would like a green mandirine or (the paint pot)

my tank is only 180litres
thanks

hi everyone

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:13:17 +0000

hi , im mike im 21 ... i purchased 2 clownfish and few months back and they are happy living away in my 20gallon tank , i have ocean rock in there not live rock a pump a filter and a heater ( not great ) ....im looking at upgrading everything filter/pump/lighting etc .. adding live rock and maybe some snails to help clean up what they dont eat etc , i am new to this fish keeping buisness .... my doctor recomended it as i have ADHD ( google it to long to explain ) .. watching them swim around relaxes me . could anyone point me in the right direction as to what filters and lights i should get , go easy on me though as the last forum bassicly took the p**s out of me . thanks mike .

opinions please on a fluidised sand bed filter

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:30:16 +0000

i was just about to set one up, until someone told me it would just be a Nitrate factory...........i dont think so, i think it would work well in my overstocked FOWLR, and a few softies.

How much sand?

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:19:46 +0000

I am getting close to setting my tank up and am now looking to order my sand and last few bits. I have a Boyu TL550 how much sand do i need, in weight for a decent sand bed??

ta.
Dan

When would you consider a Water Change?

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:15:43 +0000

Hi.
Roughly what parameters would you consider a water change.
I don't want to do weekly 10% etc.. Id rather be more on the ball and not waste water if it isn't required to.

Thanks!

Mushrooms

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:53:37 +0000

Looking a little brown on edges. Does this mean not enough light? Or no prob. If light blue or white?

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Duncan coral frag

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:53:34 +0000

Common name: Duncan coral frag
Quantity: 1
Estimate frag size: 14 heads and some are splitting
Delivery or Collection: Collection Only
Where was the coral originally purchased: Lfs
How long have you had the coral: 3 years
Sales price: £17.00 or swap for sps frag
Location: norwich
The frag

The mother colony

putting live rock in my tank

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:38:36 +0000

hi there,

ive got ocean rock in my tank. but want to put live rock in i've reseached it but cant find the best way of putting cured live rock in with my fish and invertebrates alread in there can anyone give me any ideas on what the best thing to do is?
Thanks

Robbed!

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:17:31 +0000

I think someone has stole the turbo out one of my snails and his wheels maybe.

Put in tank yesterday n he moved to top of water line n not moved since!

I know glasgow gets a bad rep. But come on!

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Yellow Tang

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:21:30 +0000

Fish for sale...

Common name: Yellow Tang
Quantity: 1
Estimate size: 3 inch
Delivery or Collection: Collection Only
Reason for sale: shutting tank down
Where was the specimen originally purchased: Lfs
How long have you had the specimen: 1 Year
Sales price: £17
Location: norwich

Flame Hawkfish

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:21:14 +0000

Fish for sale...

Common name: Flame Hawkfish
Quantity: 1
Estimate size: 2inch
Delivery or Collection: Collection Only
Reason for sale: shutting tank down
Where was the specimen originally purchased: Lfs
How long have you had the specimen: 1 Year
Sales price: £20
Location: norwich

2 clown fish

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:20:58 +0000

Fish for sale...

Common name: 2 clown fish
Quantity: 2
Estimate size: 1-2inch
Delivery or Collection: Collection Only
Reason for sale: shutting tank down
Where was the specimen originally purchased: Lfs
How long have you had the specimen: 2 Year
Sales price: £17
Location: norwich

4ft FISH TANK .

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:39:40 +0000

Equipment make/model/size:4FT X 18IN HIGH X 12IN Front To Back.
Age and condition:
Quantity for sale:1
Reason for Sale:unwanted and i need the space!!!
Delivery or Collection: Collection Only
Sales price:
Postage & Packaging:N/A
Location:Manchester

needs a good clean, ideal for corals or spare tank i suppose, comes with glass lids top and alliminium hood with light fitting in there.

newbie

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:15:40 +0000

Hi there marine world,ive only been keeping a tank for a few months that ive taken over from my dad and have fead lots of books and what have ya but feel no closer
to knowing much about it and my fiend said if ive tried forums and here i am i have lots of questions about my new baby can anybody answer a few
ive been als been given a bubble tip anemone which is beautiful,ive dripped aclimatised him over about an hour and perched him half way up the rockery and hes moved himself inbetween 2 rocks should i be worried about this and that he wont take food on his first night in my tank,hope to speak to you guys soon and thank yu now for all your help

jimbob;)

What do you put into your sumps ?

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:17:55 +0000

well i no the skimmer and heaters go in them to hide them away ?

what else do you people put in to help filter your tanks ?

is this light good enuf ?

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:13:32 +0000

well i found a light on ebay and wanan no if its good enuff for coral and fish

its got

3 halide lights
2 4ft t5 lights
4 led clusters

any good for a reef ?

feeding prawns from Tesco........

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:04:03 +0000

...........and other perfectly good supermarkets and Fishmongers.

does anyone feed with stuff bought from these, non irradiated food?

i feed prawns and i mentioned this in the LFS and he had a cow. couldnt believe i spent all this money and feed 'dangerous' food.

whats your thoughts guys?

mick.

Feeding live rock

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:43:08 +0000

I have just put in my 20kg of live rock I will now wait for the cycle to begin my question is do I have to feed my live rock with anything or just leave

Which order do I install my equipment

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:40:13 +0000

I need to connect my hydor inline heater, uv water steriliser to my external filter then connect to my tank. My question is do I connect both via the inlet pipe to the filter or outlet?

Another New Marine(r)

Sun, 13 May 2012 01:48:17 +0000

Hello All

I'm a complete beginner to marine fishkeeping and heard this is the best place to be for info and advice so thought i'd sign up and say hello.

Been wanting to setup a marine tank for a while now so decided to take it slow and have a go.

Equipment list so far:

Juwel Rio 240l
T5 marine blue / white lighting
Standard Juwel filter / heater (for now)
Deltec mce600 skimmer
2x 3000lph powerheads
Royal Nature salt
RO filter w/ DI
20kg of live rock
Coral sand
Refractometer and all testing equip etc

So far the water is in and up to temp / salinity (25^oC / 1.026), live rock & sand been in for 1 week, skimmer ready to go once the live stock added.

Now the first of hopefully not too many questions:
I have been reading through the forum now for several weeks while waiting for everything to be delivered, and have noticed that most mariners with Juwel tanks have removed the built-in filter box / sponges.
Is this mainly for cosmetic purposes to make more room in the tank or does the waste build-up on the sponges have a negative effect on the tank? I would like to remove at some point in the future but for now im happy the replace the media on regular basis unless they do more harm then good.

My main question though is regarding the cycling of the tank and live rock.
The rock was bought locally one week ago today from a mature tank and placed staight into my tank, being out of the water for max 1 hour. The rock is full of coralline algae and is covered with tiny grey starfish and when the lights go out, is covered with little "flea-like" bugsand tiny centipede-like critters so im happy i've got some pretty good stuff.
I've been testing the A-N-N levels since the rock has been in and have had virtually zero readings all week and no signs of any brown algae at all. I did kind of expect this as little should have died during the trasportation.
Do i need to do something to start the cycle off or should it be ok to start adding a few CUC?

Think that will do for now, will try and add a photo or two if possible.

Thanks in advance, Adam

Feedback

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:42:56 +0000

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It also gives the sponsors a way of letting other know who have been good buyers.

A bit like ebay really.

HYDOR KORALIA EVOLUTION 5200

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:25:26 +0000

Equipment make/model/size: HYDOR KORALIA EVOLUTION 5200
Age and condition: 9 months some coraline but will try to remove as much as possible
Quantity for sale: 2
Reason for Sale: upgrade
Delivery or Collection: both
Sales price: £40 each
Postage & Packaging: at cost
Location: Hereford

Pictures to follow

Is tapatalk gone wrong?

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:05:42 +0000

Whenever i go ib it says no new post but i know there are. Any ideas???

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Zoanthids amount of light?

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:56:10 +0000

I run my main tank lights lights from 15:00 to 23:00 through the week and 7:00 to 23:00 on the weekend purely to reduce algea on the glass and sand.Is this ok or should i increase through the week?
Thanks,Ian

ps Its been a week and seems to be multiplying and still a brilliant green colour.

Turbo Snail Assault

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:14:31 +0000

One of my Turbo snails has been sitting on half of my small Zointhids coral all day,iv just peeled him off! do they eat them or is it vica versa?
Cheers,Ian

Stunning fish :)

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:59:17 +0000

this lot would make for an interesting tank.....

Amazing

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:49:27 +0000

Apparently this tank is set up in the basement of a fish shop where is this shop anyone know????

What cuc recomended

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:18:28 +0000

Ive a 125l and going to need a cuc. Recomendations? Quantities?

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need some help please !!!

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:46:29 +0000

Hi

Have tested the tank today and these are the stats-

gravity 1.27 i know its high trying to bring it down slow

Nitrite 0.25

Ammonia 0.25

Nitrate 2

P.H 8

PO4 0.03

KH 6.7

sofare gravity is high trying to bing it down slowy did a 20ltr water change with ro water and kh is a little low i think

but what I am trying to work out is my fish are dying and i cant work why they are dying ?

I have losted powder blue / swallowtail angel / radiata lion

at this rate i mint end up. Giving up marines and going back to freshwater tropical fish

setting up my sea horse tank and looking for a hitching post

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:22:53 +0000

hay, setting up a sea horse tank.
i am after a hitching post but not sure on what would be good for them to use.
i'm not loaded so i am looking for the cheap option, anyone got any good ideas?

Blue planet

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:25:19 +0000

"Coral seas" ser 1 ep 6 just watched. Excellent!

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Bubble tip

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:08:00 +0000

i just got this a few days ago and it has settled in nicely

it has pink tips and at nite it disappears back in the hole in the rock and not started to move around the tank so i think it likes it where i put it
BUT! my common clowns have not gone near it as yet i think i should of tried to catch them and put all 3 in a cullender to see if they would adopt it but again it is at the bottom of my tank and they very rarely go near the bottom so i will just have to wait and see

ok Reefers
RsoleUK

how to post pictures?

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:18:42 +0000

Might seem a doughnut question but how do you post pictures on here?
Can i do it from my i phone?

Dan

TDS on RO water

Sat, 12 May 2012 06:59:03 +0000

Hi what tds should I be getting on my ro water have a d-d 75g unit which is giving out water with a tds of 8.5 the feed water is 450 +.
Not used it yet should i be getting better ?

Thanks Mark

Here's a few pics of my 55lt nano what do you think ?

Fri, 11 May 2012 21:26:20 +0000

Angel Fish

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:59:30 +0000

I all ready got a Lemon-peel Dwarf angel and was wondering what others will live peacefully with Citrus (what else can i call him)
i know there are some very knowledgeable reefers on here that can tell me,
today i tried to buy a purple tang after seeing the one posted BUT! they would not take him out of there display tank

Cheers Reefers
RsoleUK

Regal angels

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:49:10 +0000

Both my lfs have gorgeous regal angels in right now. I have been watching them closely but only seen 1 eat thus far and that was only garlic enhanced brineys. They are all around 4". Is it worth risking the eating one. I would put down a deposit and leave it at least 4 weeks to ensure it really is eating. Only trouble is they are from a filipino exporter so worried re cyanide but colour and behaviour does not suggest cyanide... :huh::huh::huh:

I am very very tempted...

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Lighting times....

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:59:32 +0000

What time do your main lights come on & go out again?.......

I currently have 12 hours with white T5's and hour either side with the Blue aquarays (they wake the tank up nice and slow) and a moon light in the evening which is a very dim blue. then all off when I go to sleep.
So:

7:00am Blue aquarays slowly brighten and are on 100% by 7:30am
8:00am White T5 tubes on with blue aquarays
8:00pm White t5 tubes off blue aquarays on
9:00pm Blue aquarays start to dim down, and are off by 9:30pm
Blue moonlight (very dim) until about 1:00am
1:00am - 7:00am no lights are on at all, either in the tank or in the room.

Ive been told by my LFS 8 hours should really be a maximum.

I changed it last night so that the main lights are 12:00 - 08:00pm but I missed being able to see the tank lit properly before I went to work.

what does everyone on here run times wise?

Marcel's tank

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:17:01 +0000

Just a vid of my mates tank, it's 7ft x 7ft x 3ft.

protein skimmer

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:01:42 +0000

could anyone give me a bit of information please, i have a nano boyu tank, 128 litres, i have had it three years, my protein skimmer, has broke, but i have also found out it has not been working proparly neither, the three years i have been using it, i don't think i can have an external skimmer, does anybody know what one i can have please. the one i have lets in 120 litres an hour, an is called a boyu protein skimmer. the man in the shop who i deal with can't get me one until next week, an thats if he goes. but he did say the one i have got is rubbish.

Logging info

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:52:08 +0000

Is their a site out on the web that you can put all your testing on one page
Just starting out would like to keep records as I go

mfuk golf tourney

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:55:40 +0000

stick your name down if interested and then weel figure out if its worth while.....

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Cheato

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:51:38 +0000

Does anyone want some cheato?
Having a trim at weekend.
Rob.

Breeding advice

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:29:45 +0000

Right well I have a spare shed and some spare tanks now and have plenty of time on my hands and want to start breeding.
First job on the list is to find out as much as possible before I even set anything up.

So has anyone got any good articles?
What is the best fish to start breeding and easiest?
What size tanks are best for breeding and the fry?
Does lighting matter? (type of lighting and strength)
Is it worth going into it?

Any help will be really apresiated
Thanks Edward

Clown fish babies

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:49:02 +0000

Just a couple of pics of the picasso clown babies at 29 days old.
There stripes are colouring up nicely and one's a platinum.
Great fun to watch them play and bicker amongst themselves.

PURPLE TANG!!!

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:28:30 +0000

WHAT A FISH THIS IS STUNNING, THINK I WILL GET 1 WHEN ANGEL HAS SETTLED http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/purpletang1z.jpg/

Full setup for sale 4x2x2 +sump

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:25:28 +0000

Now on the Bay..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................

Stock has/Is being moved out this weekend so tank will be dry and clean ready to move. Also going on the bay soon.

Equipment make/model/size:

42" x 24" x 24" tank with 36" x 18 x 18 sump main tank has weir in right back corner with 32mm drain to sump in stand.

Ocean runner 3500 with return pipework

tmc 600 uv with separate pump

2 150w halide pennant with 20k's currently fitted, with 4 x blue pc tubes.

3 x power heads

Reason for Sale: House move

Delivery or Collection: Collection

Sales price: 400

Location: Dereham Just off A47

Also have a old 6 stage osmosis filter that can go with it needs the filters changing

Any more photos required or like to see it get in touch

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Rusty angel

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:55:31 +0000

What's everyones view on rusty angels? I'm thinking about getting one

Glass cleaners

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:28:56 +0000

Anyone know of a good glass cleaner for a nano with a curved front?

Will this work.

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:01:56 +0000

I have 24" left at the endvof a stand and a 30" tank. Will it work if 6" stick over the edge if all rock is on the supported side? Probably a very bad idea???

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Live rock

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:12:21 +0000

If after i have cycled my tank and have fish etc in tank. If i then add more live rock will that start to cycle again?

If so what is best way to minimise this?

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Am i doing the right thing

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:15:58 +0000

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to ask this prior to pulling apart and selling off all my Discus and other fresh water fish. The two questions are really:

How much effort and time does a simple SW tank take a week with water changes and generalk maintenace take?

Do you think that my electricity bills are going to be massivley higher moving to SW?

I currently run 2 x big externals T*8 lighting x 4 tubes and 2 x Arcadia Eco LED's and water temp at 30 degrees C.

Im planning to use 4 - 6 T5's and 2 x Arcadia Eco LED's and to also run a sump with a return pump and 3 to 4 powerheads.

I really love SW but also love my FW at the same time. Want a new challenge and direction but just wanted to see your views before I jump completely in and sell all my fish.

To put the maintenance into context Im currently doing around 300 litre water changes a week and im on a water meter...... Tank and sump will be 400l total.....

Thanks for any thoughts. I want to do this properly or not at all. I dont want to find its massivley expensive (I dont mind a bit more) or I cant give the care that they need.....

Cheers!

Marine White aquaray duo 600 with T5 mounts

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:46:44 +0000

Marine White Aquaray 600 ultra duo.

I bought these a few days ago, but I don't have room for them in my original hood as I already have 4 other lights, they were hung over the aquarium for 2 minutes and as a result are still new.

These strips have 5 white LEDs on each strip, these are the latest version that have the wide spread beam. The warranty card will be included and is still blank so the buyer can fill this in to get 5 years warranty from TMC.

I will also include 4 x T5 adaptors and a pair of mms rails. These are ready to go and replace you T5 tubes! Each strip is rated at 24w meaning one strip will replace 1 T5 tube. The light given off these is much nicer than that of the t5 tubes also.

There's �200 worth of stuff here. So grab a bargain.

Included:
2 x aquaray 600 ultra (marine White)
1 x twin psu power pack
2 x mms rails for hanging
4 x T5 rail Adaptors, so LEDS can replace T5's
1 x warranty card
1 x cleaning cloth
1 x bag of fixing mounts for numerous mounting options
Original box

�140 + post.

My Berghia Nudi

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:34:07 +0000

Having neglacted my tank for 4 weeks and not zapping any aiptasia I have ove 50 in my 100l tank. Time for Berghias I thought! These are not cheap but I thought I better get three to allow some good breeding to take place. Aquatics express shipped me these next day and I got them yesterday. They came with an excellent instruction and acclimatisation sheet which I followed and did a nice slow 4 hour drip acclimatisation and added them at lights out.

I watched them with a torch for a while after introduction and they just found a comfy spot on the rock.

Today I noticed one on the move towards an aiptasia!

Now you see the aiptasia

Now you don't

I see another Nudi still in the same place as last night so must not be hungry yet, and one has not been since introduction.

A great start, and mu fingers are crosses I will have lots of Nudis soon

Marine fish UK

sun coral how long to open

Emperor angel photo journal

Cream angel photo journal

Joke

Tank readings

Ocean nutrition carnivore pellets

New coral

Is it me or r other people weird

F.A.O Paul@aca

4 dead fish then 4 more dead fish and dead corals...what are we doing wrong?

Anenome

Sue BO

orange striped prawn goby

Feeding

WELL THATS DONE IT !!!!!!!!

May 2012 POTM

Blue cheeked Goby (Messy sod)

April TOTM 2012 Winner

First coral purchase

Mandarin Posing!!

If u where me what tang whould u add?

RO water, TDS 28

What salt does everyone use?

The Great Marine Fish List

Pesky Urchin

Nitrate problem

marine tank and lights

tmc aquaray leds + controller for sale.

Fantasy Premier League 2011/2012 competition

UPS or Similar

Algae

Live rock

Starting reef Tank

Upgrading to a Larger Tank

Best Way Of Swapping To Bigger Tank ?

April 2012 POTM Winner

Hello all

AQUA MEDIC AQUAMEDIC PERCULA 90 AQUARIUM AND LIGHTS

Bulk head and return hole size

What clownfish are these please

hi everyone

Considering a new fish....

Help please.

Shells

Disaster

hi guys what next?

hi everyone

opinions please on a fluidised sand bed filter

How much sand?

When would you consider a Water Change?

Mushrooms

Duncan coral frag

putting live rock in my tank

Robbed!

Yellow Tang

Flame Hawkfish

2 clown fish

4ft FISH TANK .

newbie

What do you put into your sumps ?

is this light good enuf ?

feeding prawns from Tesco........

Feeding live rock

Which order do I install my equipment

Another New Marine(r)

Feedback

HYDOR KORALIA EVOLUTION 5200

Is tapatalk gone wrong?

Zoanthids amount of light?

Turbo Snail Assault

Stunning fish :)

Amazing

What cuc recomended

Sponsors

need some help please !!!

setting up my sea horse tank and looking for a hitching post

Blue planet

Bubble tip

how to post pictures?