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Yeah i'm in Brierfield.Its a new build so came with a water meter. Just thinking though,my parents are only down the road in Nelson and in an old house with no water meter..I might find out if it would save me some money running a unit at their house haha!

Thanks for the link. I'm going to sit down with the water bill and some paper and work out whether it is actually worth getting a unit.i'll also have to factor in the cost of salt to make my mix up. It costs me £6.50 for 25l of saltwater and £2.50 for 25l of RO.

I'm seriously considering biting the bullet and buying an RO unit and salting it myself instead of forking out £30+ each time i buy water. On a water meter here and have always been worried about the cost but have just had my water bill in and it costs me £1.37 per cubic metre of water which...

After a few days of not seeing my Pincushion Urchin,which was nothing strange,i did a search for him today and found him wedged firmly between my eggcrate and rock. Had to move a load of rock to get to him and slowly nudge him out. As i moved him i saw that he had dropped loads of spines and has...

The purple/pink colour of its foot is a little over exposed in the picture but it is very vivid. Thanks for the advice about feeding.Only have cooked prawn in so will have to go out and buy a few raw ones.Wasnt really expecting to be having an Anem in the tank!

Just checked the tank and its now moved off the rock it was on and gone about 6 inches along onto another rock,also expanded and looks bigger by about half again.

Just got back from local garden & aquatics centre.Fancied some new mushrooms and spotted a pink thing hiding underneath. No idea what it is,paid £24 for the Mushies..knowing my luck it will be something that'll be a nightmare to keep! Picture isnt the best,took it with my phone after i'd put it...

I'm planning on going bigger with my set up. Currently ive got a Juwel 260 vision up and running but ideally want to go for something with a sump. I've been looking at the Betta 1000 but at 290 litres i dont think its really worth the hassle for such a small increase. Im now looking at the...

Thanks for the replies. I had another go with Aiptasia X the night before last and it looks like ive cleared almost all of the ones i can see.I'm sure there are more on the underside of the rock so i'll see if they appear. I have 2 peppermints in the tank and they seem happier living in the...

Hi. I'm having major problems with Aiptasia in my tank. I have a large piece of LR which is covered in Aip's,the problem is that i've tried Aiptasia X and joes juice to get rid but with no luck.The rock is a main point in my tank that most of the other LR is either resting on or is likely to...

Thanks for all the advice guys. I got in touch with TMC and the suggested 6 or 7 units ,ideally 3 blue,3 white and one mixed.The diagram i was given was based on me fitting the units into the original lid for the Juwel which i didnt really want to be putting back on the tank. I think i'll take...

I currently have a T5 Overtank with 2 x 54w blue and 2x 54w white tubes running on my Juwel Vision 260l marine tank. There are assorted fish and soft corals in the tank all doing fine,but i am wondering if it would be possible to change the lights over to the new Aquaray LED lights. I've...

Bought a Toadstool from my local LFS a few weeks ago and everything seemed fine.I was advised to keep an eye on it to make sure it was in the best position possible and if it started to look unhappy at all to try moving it to somewhere with more or less light and more or less flow. Up until...

I can say from first hand experience that BiOrbs are not a good choice for marine.I changed my 60l over with the conversion kit and it seemed ok at first,the problems started when i added live rock.Because i had to lean the rock against the sides it created big areas that just couldnt be...

Just bought some new Turbo Snails from my LFS that are kept in the tanks with the corals.Got them home and found a tiny brain coral living on one of the snails.Its only about 1cm across but firmly attached and a great greeny blue colour. Is it likely to survive or do i need to act quickly...

Ive just bought 2 tank bred "Tangerine" Clowns from my local LFS.But cant find any info on them.They are only about an inch long each.Another LFS i go to has had a wild caught Black and White Clown in their display tank for a while and it has never been on sale.Today they rang me and told me...

Well my 55g tank appears to have finished cycling with all my readings being stable over the last few days.I did a 25% water change today with pre mixed water from my LFS. Was asked if i had thought about CUC,and was told that i could have "quite a few" for a tank my size.Was shown Turbo...

The little creature does yeah.It shrinks right back into its hole.If it is an Aiptasia am i better off trying to get rid at the same time as i do my water change or before?

Had my tank running for a week now and cured LR in since weekend.water stats have remained stable for the last 3 days with sg at 1.024,Nitrates at 10,Ph at 8.2 and ammonia and nitrites at 0. Planning on buying my water at the LFS due to having a water meter.Should i do a water change before...

Thanks for the info on the cycling and the first creature. I've searched all over for a pic of something similar but cant find anything.The only way to describe it is that it looked just like a one inch long version of this cat toy..Same yellowy colour,same feathery type body and same round head...

So i've got my 260l/55g vision set up and running.Over the weekend i purchased almost 70lbs of live fully cured rock, Fiji and Indonesean, as well as enough rubble to fill my external filers trays. I've done my first water test with everything in today and am getting the following: Sg 1.023/24...

Thank you to everyone for the advice and heads up on the equipment to go for. Got my equipment in now and tomorrow im off to the LFS to look at rock and sand. This is how its looking upto now

Following on from my earlier post about changing my 55g tropical to FOWLR i think i have my shopping list sorted,but wanted to run it past you guys before placing my order. 2 x Arag-Live Reef Sand 20lbs 1 x UnderWorld Reef Crystals 25kg 1 x TMC V2 Protein Skimmer 400 2 x Hydor Koralia 1...

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Thanks for the tip.

Thanks,I'll get hunting for a skimmer now! EDIT: Just been looking at the V2 400 Skim at £79.99.Would this suit my needs?

Thanks for the info. Just priced up the gear needed and im looking at about £300 for the basics set up which is do-able. Just wondering on a couple of other things..Would you advise a skimmer and is it worth me taking the filters and bio balls out of my external and replacing with LR rubble...

I currently have a juwel Vision 260l planted tropical set up and am considering turning it into a FOWLR. I've read thru posts about converting FW to marine but am still slightly puzzled. Currently it is set up with Laterite and black sand substrate,pressurized Co2,An overtank luminaire that...

After running my 2 FW tanks for a while now i thought i would take the plunge and try marine.Last week i bought myself the Marine Conversion Kit for my 60l biorb after reading about it in PFK and have followed all the instructions to the letter.Everything seems fine in the Orb and yesterday i...

Thanks for all the replies. I saw sense last night and released the fry back into the tank.Better to lose fry now rather than more fish later through overstocking. Out of the 18 i put back in,it looks as if the Angel has done his job-i can only see about 5 or 6 in there now. I did get in touch...

After months of finding new swordtail fry in my tank on a daily basis and giving away as many as i could to friends and family,i bit the bullet yesterday and bought a baby angel fish to try and cut the numbers down a bit. After putting it in i avoided looking at the tank and seeing my babies...

Both my tanks are open topped and the only casualty i've had so far was 1 cory that jumped and hit itself on the lighting unit injuring itself and later dying. I do get a lot more evaporation with the open tops but a daily top up as well as weekly water changes solves that,and not to forget that...

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I have 2 female swords in my community tank that both have the Mickey Mouse marking on the tails.Both have had babies but until the fry are bigger i cant tell how well the markings have carried. I'll try and get a pic of them if they stay still long enough!

Thanks for the advice. I think i might stick with my very first thought and use it as a fry tank for my Swords.Im sure that at some point in the future i'll be back in this section of TFF when i decide to change either my 180l or 260l to marine! Thanks again.

I have literally been handed one of these this evening for free. I've always been a freshwater fish person and currently have 2 established tanks,a 180l and a 260l as well as a coldwater Biorb. What are peoples opinions on these tanks? It says on the box that its 48l,could a tank this size...

Can anyone tell me if they know of any LFS in the North West UK that are stocking any at the moment.I've rang a few of my local places but no joy. Any pointers would be great. Thanks.