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i had a look on both hometech and dvs web sites, i thort the hometech one look better in the digrams but i think its a personal opnion thing as they both do the same thing as far as i can see. im going to the local electrical wholesaler todat to have a look at buying a system and installing it my self, ill post some prices of what i find.

this might seem like a stupid question but what is HRV? :oops: i havent come accross that term before. :lol:

sounds like youve been hard at work suphew, got any pics for us, might be able to copy your ideas. good plan kp, very clever! :lol: some what unpractical i would imagine but clever non the less. maybe some polished stainless, would help as a refelector as well!

i have 7 small (imo) fish, and i feed 2 cubes of frozen brine shrimp each day, i feed nori for the tangs and spirulina flakes now and again for a treat. my fish would happly eat more but its the happy fat fish vis waste that controls my feeding. :roll: i have had high nutrients in my tank that may have been caused by over feeding, there on the fall now and i havnt adjusted what i feed, so i cant blame the food just yet.

so we all get evaporation, some more than others, i loose around 2 litres a day, i have heard of up to 10 litres a day :-? due to my work my house stays shut up all day and in winter its too cold to open some windows to let out the moisture when i get home, i use a dehumidfyer some of the time, and now it will probably stay on 24/7 during winter. :-? just wundering what people use to remove the moisture from there homes caused by the evaporation from our reef tanks. anyone got a great method they use that they can recommend for the rest of us? just thort it might be an interesting topic that i havnt seen on here. :bounce:

looks fantastic ben!!! could do with a clown tang dont you think very impressed, looks heaps better than when i saw it last. top job! well done. keep us updated. :bounce: :bounce:

bit of an up date, added a few new things plus made a few changes. rhs my new copper band, yummy aiptasia :bounce: lhs fill view :bounce: :bounce:

that has got to be the most amazing thing i have ever seen, put the mirror up and within 30 seconds they have left him alone and are hiding or very quietly checking there hair doo in the mirror and running away. 8) top advice steve :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: i cannot express my appreciation enough

hi all, wondering if anyone has any ideas how to stop my new copper band being chased, i have a clown tang a maroon clown and a yellow tang and there all taking turns at chasing him. :evil: :evil: poor little guy, if this keeps up im not sure he will last very long

cheers suphew, i will look for both and see which i like. :-?

cheers tm

thankyou all for your nice comments about my tank :bounce: i have just made a few changes including removeing the filter wool and adding carbon, i am heading up to auckland tomorrow where i hope i will be able to buy some phosphate remover. dose anyone have a good product that they know off??

hay ben, didnt take you long to sus me out is there any pics of your tank on here?

Thankyou! :bounce: ive had a tank for over 18 months but i havnt had the guts to show anyone up untill now. :oops: if anyone is in hamilton and has some time to spare pm me and i would love you to come see my tank.

this is my sump set up (just in case its too small to make out :oops: )

thanks kp, i have a bag of carbon in the sump, i have just brought a carbon mat type thingie to go in place of the bag, what phosphate remover should i use?? i use natural sea water from raglan, although i did my last water change with instant ocean as i ran out of sea water and the weather wasint the best i havnt really had the chance for anyone who knows reefs to look at my tank and comment so thats why i thort i would put it on here and see what people think i can do to improve it. 8) cheers james

more pics, hopefull these are better, i borrowed my mums digtal camera can anyone help me i.d. this? nice frag (one of my first ones)

looking great! amazing growth.

skimmer: deltec 1250 return pump: luguna 7 (?) lighting: 2x150w halide (14000k) 2xT5 actinic 4 X led moon lights (home made) power heads: 2x seio (soon to be 3 or maybe some streams) i have a dorso in the overflow that i was debating weather to use, imo its working well so why change. :bounce:

Thanks kp, the xenia was a monster!!! i have 8 frags already and its still got more in it! :lol:

I thought i should take the plunge and post some pics i have changed a few this around since the photos and i will take some more pics and put them here later tonight (hopefully) sorry about the picture quality but i spend all my spare cash on my tank so cant afford a flash new camera yet. i have since fraged the xenia which you will see in my next photos. :roll: probably should have cleaned the glass too :oops: let me know your thoughts. (EDIT SPELLING)

thanks reef, im about to give it a go! :bounce: :bounce:

hi all, i would like to put some pictures of my tank on here for all to see but i cant seem to find the add attachment area? :oops: any ideas how a new bee puts photos on? :-?

hay duke, thanks for the cheery welcom, i have a 4 foot reef myself that ive been running for about 18 months. not quite to reefs standard yet :oops: love the black tang