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Sorry about not havng posted on this journal for a long time guys. my tank has been doing really well and everything as been stable recently (touch wood). mybad luck finally ended (fingers crossed!!) I uploaded all recent new pics of the tank onto the following thread so have a look and feel...

my new tank which has currently been set up for about 3months seems to have a slimy BROWN looking layer of algae all across the sandbed. it seems to be a cross between diatoms and red slime algae but is is a murky brown in colour. All my stats seem fine with nitrates at 10ppm. my 150w MH is...

i have a plate coral that has nowgrown too big for it's loction and i wish to frag it so it has more room for itself. can somebody please tell me how to do this? can i be done simly by breaking it into half? thanks in advance?

An excellent read SH, Thanks for sharing some valueable info with us all... it is highly appreciated. Good luck wth getting your tank back to its original beauty. Keep us all updated. ps. Glad to see you back

OMG tiger, that is an awsome coloured fish and i luv its coluration whilst flashing... I am tempted into gettin one for myself!!! I already have a solar wrasse, a mckoskeri, and a exquisite wrasse... think they are beautiful!

Smart pics tiger. Thanks for sharing :)

Thanks for the comments guys. its took awhile but I finally manged to get there in creating my very own lil reef in my bedrroom :)

Bless ya mate, you are young. where in derbyshire you from? you should tray ask your parents for a lift to Wharf Aquatics in Pinxton. Its probably one of the best shops in the midlands and one of my LFSs. The lads in the marine section offer great advice and they arn't too expensive either. :good:

http://www.planetthoughts.org/?pg=pt/Whole...7&discuss=t just a article in relation to this topic

Seemz though the hammer didnt open the other day for the photos, i thought I would add some of it today as it was open. enjoy... :rolleyes: Also a few FTS...

wel actually if i am totally honest with you, it did start off as just a clump of rocks... lol i started off with approx 10kgs and then kept adding little bit more at a time when i had the cash and/or saw any nice pieces in the shop that i liked. it also took alot of taking apart and changing...

and just a few more including a few FTSs... Enjoy

Hi guys after a rough start to my marine journey wih a lot of mysterious fish disapearances etc I am starting to have a bit more luck with my tank. So here are some pictures (in no real order) of my set-up almost 18months on after having first set up my tank... Feel free to leave some comments...

Here we go again again BigC... I will be waiting and watching with great interest to see how this project develops... Dont you think the portholes may be a bit small for the viewing purposes and would you rather not be able to see the whole tank in one view? just a thought mate. Best of luck to...

yesterday i noticed my solar fairy wrasse had a lots of small white dots/spots covering his body and fins which i beleive to be whitespot. the fish has not been 'iching' itself against anything. today i noticed the number of white spots/dots on his body had reduced. there is only a PJ cardinal...

thanks guys. i will be running a MH 150w over the tank so hopefully should be enough light. do SPS like a lot of flow? and also are gorgonians hard to keep? i would like a colourful one bt only if they are photosythetic...

I agree with Alex as the first pic at a glance defo looks like a mojano pest anenome and i would use something like joes juice to get rid before it starts to multiply and take over your tank... The second pic i would say was of some sort of polyps on the LR that are not currently open, as a...

Hi guys I've had good success with keeping LPS and softys in my tank was looking to move onto LPS. I want commonly available corals that are colourful and easy to keep for a beginner in a 30G tank. Any recommendations...

i am a huge fan of joes juice and have found it to help me eliminate all my pest anemones first time round without even having to apply a second application and would definately recommend it to anyone!

i use marine snow in my tank once a week and i have got a mixture of both soft corals and LPS and they all seem to be thriving and fit and healthy. i have been using this for over a year now with success so would recommend it...

hi mate just to make you aware i have got a HOB refugium on my tank in my bedroom. i am growing cheato in there and keep my light on 24/7. i am using a cheap 9w tropical lamp that i have got from ebay to light it and it really doesnt cost much to do so. it was a pain initially as the lamp kept...

guys what do you think to river shrimp? will they be able 2 survive in a marine tank or refugium?

Guys what are your thoughts on River shrimp? can they survive long term in a marine aquarium/fuge if not eaten? I want to create a natural ffod source in my tank so i can watch them in my fuge so no not really wish to culture something outside of the tank. But thanks for the input so far guys...

Iv had rock leaning against all my past cichlids tanks along with both my current marine tanks and do not believe it really affects it as long as you are carefull and do not place a really large and heavy rock that is only to be supported by the back. Tha could cause a lot of pressure to build...

I agree with colin, the algae looks like Caulerpa more i'd say, i would be carefull with it though as it can grow rapidly and take over the tank. I know this from first hand experience as i'v got some in my tank that i just can not get rid off and it even tries to grow into my corals!! the...

Hi guys iv just newly set up another marine tank which has just finished cycling. I know small critters like mysis, copepods and amphipods can arrive into the tank via LR and corals etc but i wish to speed the process up and introduce some myslef so i know they are in the tank and quite well...

Dont worry about the crab dieing they are very hardy and tuff creatures, after all they do survive the trip from the natural reef all the way 2 our homes as additions to our LR! Anyways I found a similar crab in my LR once and placed it into my my newly set-up QT tank in which it totally...

Hi guys I'm quite interested in knowing how long you guys keep the lights on you marine tanks on for. It would b nice to have input from everyone with a marine tank with regards to lighting. All comments would be welcome especially timings of lights ie. what time the lights come on in the...

*eagerly sits waiting for more picture*

Perspex traps heat and so can cause the water to overheat in the tank so is not a good idea, also perspex can get covered in salt crep along with algae etc and so need cleaning more often and thoroughly than say egg crate. I wll have to find a way round this. I think I may have to do some DIY...

I want it to be a placid fish tank with no aggressive/semi-aggressive fish and I am not keen on no damsels etc that can be temperamental. I think I may just construct some sort of lid for my tank posibbly using eggcrate. Does anybody hav any ideas as to how I can go about doing this on a tank...

Thanks for the replys guys. I'm planning on running a MCE300 skimmer along with a HOB refugium with the tank. So how many fish do you wrekon I could keep in there then?

Hi guys I'm looking to set a new 120l tank which may possibly be open top unless I find a way to make a cover which is asthetically pleasing. Firstly I'm wondering how many small(ish) fish i can keep in it and also also recommendations of fish that are bright colourfull and not really known to...

And whatever happens dont get a blumin sea urchin. My tank was lovely and purple with corralline growing all over my LR and then I made the mistake of getting an urchin and the the little git ate near enough all mine up leaving my LR white and bare :(

Brilliant guys thanks for that, I think I will aim for the 20x water flow mark as I am hoping to get some SPS in this tank somewhere down the line. I will start with a Koralia 1 and then get a koralia nano in due time. But just to make you aware in my current 45 UK Gallon tank I have a small...

Thanks for that Barney. But I bet your tank has support brakets on the inside doesn't it or have you just placed the eggcrate accross the top of the tank?

LOL darn clowns can be very territorial and defend their "turf" against any intruders! I've had mine attack my hand alond with the siphoning tube as well! Anyways the tanks coming along really well so keep the pics coming so we can all join in your journey! Btw just a quick question... is your...

Hi guys just a quick one, I'm after a pump for circulation/water movement for my new set-up which is a 100cm long 120L tank. what would you guys recommend? I was thinking maybe a hydor koralia 1 or hydor koralia nano?Or do you suggest any other sort? I dont want to be over doing it with the...

What salt are you currently using? It might be an idea to change your reef salt. I have a 45G tank that contains mostly LPS along with other corals and I have never dosed with calcium or magnesium. I use reef crystals salt and do a 15% water change every fortnight and find all my corals and...

Thanks for all the advice guys it's highly appreciated. In my current 45G reef I am using a MCE300 skimmer along with a HOB refugium and it is working really well in the way that my nitrates etc are really low and my corals are blooming, although I do not have any mechanical form of filteration...