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thanks for all the replies people! the thing on the glass is a weird white thing that can stretch out with like a fan at the end of a funnel - it sucks itself back in when i turn the lights on - ill keep trying to get a pic! here are more pics - i got more rock and i moved it around a lil -...

yea i think ill have to do that - where do i buy the putty??? are the instructions on it? im thinkin i have to just take the rock out (dry it??) and place it how i want and put it back in yes??? here are some pics from yesterday - i put in more LR and i put in the substrate whole tank close...

ok got more LR - aquascaping is so hard!!! i put the sand in aswell but it has clouded the water so much! i thought i washed it well anyways i think i have a challenge on my hands! aquascaping LR is difficult in a tall narrow tank! also my in hood filter has bubbles coming out of the outlets...

****UPDATE**** some growth and colour on the LR since last post ID ON THIS PLEASE - TUBE WORM?? some green plant side view of the tank - the clam shell thing and the green plant notice the deep colored red growth on the rock towards the middle anyone have any aquascaping ideas...

i come from melbourne - south east... sandringham (near black rock and mentone etc) i hope i dont have to wait any longer than a few months before fish and coral!!!

yea the controller came with the pumps in the one box - all the same brand!!! i want time to go FASTER!

here are some pics of the tank with live rock in it! this is taken after a few days and a massive water change... (i put the rock in and 3 days after that there was a smell worse than death in the room so i changed over 50% of the water and now it dont smell so bad!!! side view of the...

hey also could i use a fluval 305 (brand new) as a sump/refrigium??? i could just take out the filter media, put in a light and a little heater! anyone else doin that??? i think ill find some live sand - wats a good brand (something i dont have to wash would be good!!!) wats some good macro...

thanks for that skifletch! here are some photos of the test run (i had it in my shower with all electrics!!! house fire waiting to happen! tank in the shower - notice the leads going OVER the sink!!!! side view of the filter and the heater doin their thing! same shot with the lights on...

ok.......... so this is the tank and the stand this is looking into the tank at the lights showing the top of the tank (filter media is ceramic noodles and carbon... do i need to wash them?) bag the substrate came in (white marble chips) substrate in a bucket - washed! ill be getting...

i was going to go FOWLR but i evertually will want some corals... what should i do though - should i get good sand and LR and put it in and cycle it, get crusteaceans and then fish then get coral or should i figure it out first i guess what im asking for is some kind of timeline! so ill have...

hiya all i just got given my early birthday present.... a marine setup! i dont know how good it is but im happy - i dont need the best thing ever when im just starting out - i will upgrade at some point! the stuff i got is as follows: 33gal "tallboy" tank with stand (about 2 foot tall) the...

hi all i just added sand to my already cycled tank - i have the fish sitting in a big bucket (55 litres) with a heater and i am constantly checking the water temp (its fine and so are the fish) i want to know how long it will take for the sand to settle and the water to stop being cloudy i...

miss wriggle is officially my hero thankyou for all your wonderful knowledge and sharing it with us all

I recently got 4 small clown loaches from my lfs They are great imo. Generally though, I've noticed that they split up into two groups of two and just swim really fast up and down the aquarium walls Also only one looks weird. The others are great. I think the weird one has internal parasites...

yea i think i will put the 4 clown loaches - one of the sharks and the two angels in the bigger tank. ill take back the other shark and the four gouramis for store credit as well as most of the neons then ill put the neons and the dannios in the smaller tank and the kuhli loaches and the 2...

wow thanks everyone - im impressed at how quickly these replies have come a sentiment to how good this new hobby of mine really is i love it! i think im gonna either let the clowns and balas and angels stay in the 48 gal for a little while - then just buy a bigger tank... i was gonna get one...

yea i agree with checking it out here first! my LFS will take anything back for store credit - im probably taking most of the neons and the gouramis back at this stage (im not liking the grouamis much) i definatley want the clown loaches and the angels and the LFS said i can take the sharks...

hi everyone - im new to this hobby but i love it. i have two tanks - a 6 gal (25 liters) and a 48 gal (185 liters) the 6gal has small gravel and an internal filter (penn plax cascade 300) a heater and a small light the 48 gal has sand and 3 planted plants and an external filter (fluval 305)...

PLUS... MY FIRST POST! 34 Neon Tetras 4 Gouramis 10 dannios 2 silver sharks 1 comet 1 shubunkin 2 spiny eels 20 ghost shrimp 10 kuhli loaches 84+ 12823 = 12907