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Hi, Planning on creating a large feature tank in my living room but would like to have a go with a nano in my office first to see if i am cut out for reef keeping (also in the future it will make for a good quarantine tanke for my larger tank!) :good: There seem to be a fair few nano all in...

Yeh, i know, lol! They will be going in my other tank, they are just currently in there while i sort the other tank out. :hyper:

excellent news :good: i was always uinder the impression they would just make mince meat of each other! (Poor advice from an LFS several years ago) Tank is 48" x 24" x 18" = 340L with one Bolivian Ram and 7 Harlequin Rasbora The plan for this tank would be to try and make a perfect new world...

Hi, Absolutly love my Bolivian ram(he has just turned 3!), my favourite fish by far, but i was just wondering is it possible to keep a few of his cousins in the same tank as him, in a similar way old world cichlids are kept together? Cheers, Paul

Can anyone reccomend some books or online resources i can get reading just now before i finalize my list?

oh well, might as well add it to the list along with an RO unit, just one less thing to worry about, and another process that can be automated.

cheers ben that was a really useful post! Whats the consensus on chiller units, are they considered a worthwhile component given the UK climate?

the only reason i am saying LED is becuase i saw one in action recently and the water had a "sparkle" to it i had never really seen before. do you think T5's would give my system a better chance at life, or is it purly becuase of your own taste? If you can reccomend a better tank, then go for...

Hi, Well i figure ive finally got a job that pays very well, so to reward myself it is time to get the tank of my dreams! So I am putting together a comprehensive purchase list, and would like some input from the forum since this is my first salty buy! Here is what i think i need, just need...

Hey, great tank! just too far away, ive just moved house last week from east Yorkshire, so this is poor timing on my part! Doh! Keep those tanks coming! Paul

Hi, I am after a 3-5 foot fish tank in the Edinburgh / Borders region, i am willing to travel far for the right setup! It must have a stand and hood. Cheers, Paul :good:

Hmm, as i suspected! The problem is we live in the country in a house in the middle of nowhere, and all my work colleges & friends live 20+ miles away. Guess it's time to sell up the books and expand my tropical system. :sad: :no:

Hi, Just a quick question about holiday feeding salt water fish, I currently have a fresh water tank but have bought many many saltwater books and read them cover to cover, but none really have a good solid topic on holiday feeding. Currently when i go away for 2-3 weeks i attach my automatic...

Hey, After two years i have got the itch to upgrade my tank and give my fish some more freedom, I currently have a 90L tall tank and would ideally like a 300-400L but i dont want it to have a massive foot print. This as far as i can see leaves me with 2 choices either get a tall tank or get a...

I thought about getting a female, but i dont want to overstock my tank, also i have heard that there may be compatibility issues even if i do manage to get a female Im not necessarily wanting it to colour up, just reassurance that it is happy since it has a distinct lack of colour

Hi, I've had my tank in its current state for around 2 years with absolutely no changes, stats: -90L -External Canister -26.5 Degrees -Moderate planting -Gravel substrate -7 Harlequin Rasboras -3 Guppy-endler hybrid -1 Bolivian ram My problem is my male Bolivian Ram is a lovely fish, very...

Get some pics up and i might be interested in it, you MUST have access to a digital camera or camera phone etc

you defiantly need to get rid of those loaches

Hey, I'm interested on giving my fish a little more breathing room, any chance of posting a few pictures? Cheers, Paul

Hey, Dont worry about the thread, its good reading a debate by people "in the know." i bought the "Aquarium Corals, Selection, Husbandry & Natural Histoy" book, i shall get the other one mentioned next month as it is a little pricey, but it looks very useful. For all those watching the...

No, i had a look round but i think it is a bit late to get that issue! So what sort of things is there to be aware of? is there anything particular i should avoid keeping? I do tend to take very bad allergic reactions to things (only started in the past few years however :crazy: )

When keeping a marine tank is there anything to beware of? What i mean by this is there any Anemone's, Corals or small critters found in live rock that have the potential to give you a nasty bite, sting etc? What sort of precautions do you have to take?

yup mine too

Reef and River is the worst IMO, i bought 5 H.Rasboras from there to add to my shoal, but they all died within the week in my quarantine tank, the place just looks horrible, and the few times i have been in to look there is always a fair bit of dead stock, which never looks good! I will go and...

Tiger, see edit2 to my post i made above :shifty: Well if i am going to get live rock corals etc i do not want anything going wrong so i am thinking of maybe using a sump, would this be adivisable, they do look a little complicated, but nothing i couldnt manage (i think!) I can see this is...

interesting, shall need to do some more reading on this, could you not use something like volcanic rock then propagate the bacteria on it? EDIT: I see that CITES monitor the collection of live rock, i guess in that case i could sleep at night if i got some given its benefits to the aquarium...

Hey, The reason i wanted to avoid live rock is that i assume it is dug up from the ocean from either Indonesia or Fuji? is this correct? Paul

Hi, I'm converting an old 90 Litre fresh water cube tank over to a marine tank, would be helpful if someone could tell me what I need to purchase. I would like to avoid using live rock if possible, here is what i currently have: -90 Litre Tank -External tetratec canister filter -100 watt...

lol done some hands on research today :hyper: was down at the rock pools watching all the little gobies going around their business. Also found some rather interesting shrimp, bright green, very attractive, as well as your usual mix of crabs and shell fish. But as far as putting in place a...

Hello again! Few more questions, firstly is it possible for corals and anemone to live under LED powered lighting in a small tank or would they require supplement with T5's or similar? Secondly, I have read a few reports that Banggai Cardinalfish can be hard get off of live foods? Third, are...

Hey, As some of you may have seen in the marine chit-chat section i am going to convert my 90 Litre cube over to marine. I am a little concerned however about holiday feeds. With tropical fresh water fish you simply bang on an auto-feeder and forget about it for a week or two. But with marine...

Have a day in Somerset tomorrow, any good fish shops i can go and visit? Never been down this way tomorrow so i am at a bit of a loose end as to what to do! Cheers, Paul

Thanks for that online magazine link, excellent read! Also just bought the "nano-reef handbook" and the "super simple guide to corals"!! :hyper: Thanks!

Would it be possible to collect specimens with just a snorkel, mask and wetsuit as i don't own my own diving gear? Is their any online shops that you can buy native species off of, defiantly a viable option to hook up a chiller unit.

As far as filtration is concerned, you can obviously use live rock in the tank, but can i use my external canister filter? or maybe even modify it using live rock rubble?

what about the native species tank mentioned? would clown fish breeding be suitable for a newb?

Hey, Well i am going to have a 90 Litre cube surplus to requirement, so i am going to make my first ventures into salt water. I have a basic understanding of what is required but me and my girlfriend are having trouble deciding on what to do with it, here is what we have thought so far: -Reef...

What is the water temperature, stats, and is the tank positioned in direct sun light?

Can i please have a link :nod:

Hi, I bought 6 "venus guppies" yesterday, extremely cute fish, 4 neon orange dots on their side with numerous other psychedelic makings on their bodies. Havent been able to find much on these fish, has anyone seen or heard of them before? I believe they may be a guppy-endler hybrid? Paul