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Everything posted by markoshark
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Mesh for Moss Wall
Use the stuff that they use as shade cloth.... (sell) And edit again - its not on mitre10's website, they only sell the shade sail kits, which is probably far too big. I'd say your best bet would be The Warehouse (ones with the garden centre attached), or Hammer Hardware
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Berlin Skimmer into Phosphate reactor
The ventui is glued in, the crack goes from the bottom of that, right through along to the base. hence why fixing it ain't an option lol
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Berlin Skimmer into Phosphate reactor
Well, the base has a crack in it, which means that it is loosing pressure, and not skimming properly - Hence, rubbish . I figure it should be fine to drill the venturi out & block it up with silicone. Anything i should know when trying this? How much flow should I be trying to shove through it?
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compatibility
Yup, it WILL eat babies. However, try and get the BGK handfeeding, it will make things easier for both it and you BGKs are supposedly eye-eaters on larger fish, if they don't get enough protein, so yeah.
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September Meeting of Christchurch Totally Tanked
Federation of New Zealand Aquarium Societies Taken from the very homepage of the FNZAS
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tHEcONCH's Red Sea Max
Don't get damsels. This is why you READ UP FIRST!. They are highly aggressive and territorial!. (However, they are fine in larger tanks, where fish can hide form them, also, add them last!)
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New tank setup
prfft, you saw what the tank was sitting on in my room?
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Clown loaches in poor shape
Yup, more food.
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tHEcONCH's Red Sea Max
So is red bull. I daresay that eating bags of sugar would probably be better for your teeth. Incidently, how long did it take for the alge to die off Conch, or did you prune it with a weed trimmer, or similar?
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HaNs' build
You'll be wanting about 20kg of coral rock - approx 12+ KG Definately want a sump. 100L fishbin from the warehouse would do quite well, just brace it a bit first, they are about $25 from memory, Return pump, check your PMs Filter is part of the sump, use filter wool, and change it weekly. Power heads - expensive lol AND YES IT ADDS UP. My 3 foot tank, which is around 200L has cost me approx 1700, and I still don't have the skimmer running......... (DOH!)
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what lessons have you learnt the hard way?
That log DOES still have a clown loach in it. Look harder
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Soft Coral Reef Tank
Time for an UPDATE! I have 3 Blue Green Reef Chromis (Crash test dummies, i'm not brave enough to throw my firefish in there quite yet... My bubble coral appears to have grown, and i'm seriously thinking about dividing it in 1/2. I've got some green zoos, a range of shrrooms, and the 2nd brain / meat coral (not sure what it is) has started to inflate and is now looking purday. I also have a little green Sea Urchin, and three Apstasia anenomies. My finger leather is still sulking. My SG is bouncing around like a bloody beachball, i checked it at midday, and was at 1.025, and its now at 1.03 (grrrrr..) I also think i'm getting Red Slime Alge, so i'll get some phosphate remover (I know where its coming from - Tap water - but i'll invest in a DI filter eventually...) And now for the PICURES! Torch Hermit Still Sulking. Little bugger... Chromis. Dead brain/meat coral (Not sure how to tell the difference), urchin, shrooms, and feather duster Frogspawn Brain / meat and organ pipe Spot the Apstasia, and win a prize. I'll keep you updated on what the prize is.. Baby zebra brittlestar? Extended! FTS - I think I need some more rock.... Sump layout. Same as above, but with the flash...
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advice please!
i think i'll just be going for a basic household filter + DI because the flatmates would go ape if I was using RODI.
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tHEcONCH's Red Sea Max
ouch. And remember, getting out of the doggybox. Where y = amount of brownie points needed, and x = number of favours needed to make 1 brownie poiint, your pretty much screwed
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Soft Coral Reef Tank
actually i've got it pretty silent now, it was the skimmer. I need to do something with that
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What fish??
hum. two bristlenoses / corys - http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scat ... CatId=1161 Threadfin rainbows - http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... CatId=1061 neons / cardinals hatchetfish - http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... CatId=1027 Pair of Blue Rams - http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... CatId=1084 i'd personally stay away from the dwarf gourami, as they are known disease carriers Perhaps as a larger fish have Boesmani Rainbows - http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... CatId=1053 Tetra tanks look very cool with heaps of fish darting around.
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Soft Coral Reef Tank
mnn, PVC piping with lotsa holes about 10cm from the top of the water.
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Soft Coral Reef Tank
What else can I do to reduce the noise of water flowing? I can't fit a Durso, but i'm sure that there are other options.
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The hardest fish to catch
Little buggers >.< I'd also like to add to this mix - Freshwater crayfish lol
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The hardest fish to catch
Silver sharks in a 4 foot fully planted tank....
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litmus paper
from what I remember, litimus paper only shows if the stuff being tested is acidic or alkaline
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Best Beginners Setup
What brand heater is it? If it is a Jager, you can adjust them fairly easily.
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September Meeting of Christchurch Totally Tanked
Wilson, where are your pictures?
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Roaches
NOTE: The roaches cannot live though a nuclear war, the eggs can.