Bluetom

Setup sounds great I have blue rams, angels, pearl gouramis in my 500L tank, don't really have any problems, or with the neons and angels. Good Luck

daltons aquatic mix would be better. a layer of that then gravel over the top of that. it's about $10 a bag

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: Long week :lol:

I saw thison trade me, I was just wonder what people thought of the setup? Would it be ok in it's current state, perhaps with some additional circulation to setup up with some fish and soft corals. As a side question, with the exception of the all mighty Deltec what are some other reliable brands of skimmer?

Huntly?

to calculate litres 1220*450*450= 247050000 divide by 100000 therefore 247L As for power bill, wouldn't be massive. Maybe $20 a month

I paid a little over $200 for a 1200x700x600 but that was made by a tank maker up here for lots less than other quotes. I would have said $200ish but would depend considering your down south and all.

Ammo-lock adds an additional setup to the nitrification cycle. The only step easily achieved by a chemical reaction. It's a good product for what it does however is a little hard to prove. as tests will not indicate the change.

Find the cause, not just a solution. I have used it in desperation, I think it helped but money down the toilet if you don't find and solve the problem. Water changes are always a cheap way to fix an ammonia problem especially during cycling

don't think it would contain any ammonia but there could potentially be all sorts of things in your hot water cylinder and the pipes are copper rather than plastic. However copper is relatively inert so unlikely to leach much.

changing 15% shouldn't change it too much. wouldn't be any more than rain in the wild I would have thought

I just brought a hoplo and a choc talking fish tonight. From what I've heard they're both pretty cool. I wouldn't say hoplos would be very good at defending themselves though, seem pretty friendly to me

Kribensis

I've got two BN i there. However the seem to sick to the other side of the tank.

mine bury themselves under large rocks, making their own caves. So all i see is a whole lot of protective behaviour and then fry. No eggs and unfortunitely no sight of laying.