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livingart

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  1. i have used natural salt water for all my brackish setups only problem i had was with trying to grow mangroves in the tank :oops: edit: just noticed you were in ashurst, a trip to the beach may cost more than buying the salt
  2. weekly water changes will be heelping a skimmer may help, but maybe expensive putting fine airstones in may give an indication of if that would help if the aeration created a scum or froth on the surface
  3. doing all the right things mel only leaves the silica sand really but that should be sweet if you take a glass jar of water from the tank and let it sit for a day you may be able to see anything settle out of the water if that was the case
  4. i have lots of live coral rubble you could throw in that filter and some small bits of live rock as well if needed +1 to all tetranz has said
  5. sorry no quick fix maybe substrate leaching particles in water bacterial bloom uneaten food, filter cleaned too well just to mention some possibilities questions would be what type of substrate, tank/filter maintenance, feeding etc?
  6. +1 scats can be pretty agressive to each other
  7. if the joins look alright you can get away with just resiliconing the inside how deep is the tank?
  8. so long as no stress bubbles are showing where front pane joins end panes you should be alright if using a clamp may pay to put lengths of tinber and padding to spread the load front and back
  9. get both for a varied diet, white worms are quite rich try pm to ID bio supplies are good
  10. cheaper than glass prices i was quoted, but scratches easily not as cheap as the acrylic prices i was quoted though
  11. i got some awhile back off insects direct but not sure if he is still breeding them
  12. white worms and fruitflies buy some wingless fruitflies and get them breeding
  13. had me worried for a minute simian we have made the bookings
  14. you nust ship a lot of fish
  15. constant inconsistency is consistency
  16. only when i'm really hungry no real predators except a morepork on the young ones
  17. kiore brought here as a food source
  18. the things you find trolling through the interweb
  19. depends on the fish you are going to put in them
  20. welcome to the forum
  21. not always in any species many things make an alpha animal
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