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750? Honestly mine is 730 and its too shallow. Especially for an in-wall where you can have perminat ladder access to the tank anyway. Remember that tank you put in last year and now its too small? Trust me, you will not regret the extra depth. Pie

Yes no doubt that 15mm glass is more expensive. Pie

You know what they say, if you have to ask you can't afford it. Pie

Snorkels are cheap.

My tank is 12mm, 24mm base, 15mm braces, 7 holes + stainless steel center brace. Peter kept it pretty close to the $1 a litre, and its a 1560 litre tank. Layton - My biggest regret was not going deeper, mine is 730. I should have gone 900+. Yes it would be a haslte to reach the bottom, but who cares. Once the tank is setup you don't need to be in it anyway. Good luck, be great fun, I can't wait to do mine again. Ta mark

Hahahahaha. Wow what a revelation - you need good water paramaters to keep the fish successfully. Pie

We have done this with Suphews tank, maybee he will post some pics, when I saw it in the weekend it was looking pretty good. Chimera - 650 is too shallow, go 900+. Pie

I've seen 29 more than once over the last month. I brought 2 fans from bunnings, $10ea and they drop the temp bellow 26deg so am only running 1. Piezola.

Thats one way to look at it. Another way to look at it would be that the only reason they bring them in is because people buy them... But i've been wrong before. Pie

Yep thats a good idea, I am sure you will get heaps of takers. For those interested creating a web page can be as easy as using MS word. Give it a go, impress your friends! Pie

I'd love some space to get my homereef.co.nz site back up an running (I still own the domain name. Sounds like a great idea, be cool to be able to link to your own template or wot not from the 'members tanks' section here as well. Pie

Are you sure the photo called 'my new acro' is in fact an acro? Looks like a monti to me. Pie

Don't be brinning momma into this man, I know you didn't go there. My Streams (3x 6100) are past the 3year mark, running 24/7 without issue. Pie

Joeblog - I've looked and used many cameras. I currently use the 5050c from Olympus, which when I brought it I felt it was un-matched for what I wanted it for (underwater as well as macro). I've looked at the EOS range, and they are well thought of. I am currently looking at upgrading and think it will almost definatly be the Olympus 8080. The prosumer cameras suit me better than the full SLR style, and money is also a factor for me. dpreview.com is a great source of reviews and information. Its best to take advice from people who have used lots of cameras as opposed to people who sing the praises of the only camera they own, I am sure you know what I mean. A few things to consider. Personally i'd not buy a camera with propriotry battries, i'd only choose something with AA battries. Most are re-chargable, but when your traveling its good to know you can get AA battries ANYWHERE, where a failed charger, lost cable or damaged battery could spoil the trip a little. Also check the memory card types, there are big differences in the cost and performance of different types of memory cards. You may get one camera for $300 cheaper and find it will cost $500 more for the memory cards. Also remember the higher the resoultion (mega pixel) the larger the still images will be. My 5mp takes 2mb pics in SHQ compressed. Also check for white ballance features, this is IMPORTANT for fishtank photos. This is the reason many people can't get good colour reproduction, lens (not letting in enough light is common with lower end digitals) and no white ballance correction (manual) can cause greens to look purple, bules to look lighter and whiters, gold/brown to look red. So being able to correct this on the camera is a must for the blue light range tanks like our reefs. A remote control or plunger is also important for tripod work. If you are taking photos of static corals you can use the timer, other wise its difficult to take good photos of moving objects as when you press the camera shutter the camera moves, which defeats the point of having the tripod. Macro and SUPER macro are also good options. Being able to focus within 5cm (closer than normal macro) is a good feature for fishtank work. Good luck, can't wait to see some pics you generate. Buying on Ebay can be a great way to save some bucks, most places will overnight so will work in with you over seas adventure. Pie

I have a Alovapora. Its struggling. Its about 9 months old but it has only receded and not grown at all. Lots of people have success with them, it doesn't look like I will be one though. Pie

I was just being an ass as I could't/can't be bothered getting into a zillion post arguement about it. Pie

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Really? I think it makes my expensive reef tank look awe**me. Pie

I'm with Cracker, looks EXACTLY like bryopsis to me. FYI - Calurpa is a very efective means of nutrient export and phosphate control. MUD systems use it exclusivly. Pie

That looks L A M E. 0/10. Pie

$50.00 is a bargin. I have the same coral, grew about 50cm long on multiple branches and broke under its own weight. Not I have several large bits around the tank Pie

Fay - They are great fish. Fay - Don't you have trouble with your water paramaters at times because you fish stocking levels are so high? Pie

I have mysiid, copepods and amphipods living in my sump. Pie

No update. Hope to get them over the tank by the end of the month but have other non-tank priorities at the moment. Pie

Sharky - You are aware that filter wool and sponges in saltwater will create excess nitrates after approximatly 5 days of submersion? This is why no-one uses them. If you MUST use filter wool certainly don't try and preserve the bacterria, replace the wool before it goes biological. Pie