Nicks

Hey Chemera, Come and take some pictures of my tank, Using 2 x 400w 14k in the Luminarc reflectors and the colours of my Acro's are fantastic. My whole system at home is now well over 2000ltr and i use 150w DE 14k over my soft coral propogation Tanks 250w 16000kDE 16k + t5's over my Acro Frag tank 250w 10000k + Antinics over LPS/Softies and my main display tank which is SPS dominated is 2 x 400w SE 14k. It is also a Zeovit System, uses natural seawater And as I have a good selection of bulbs using different Kelvin rating I can say that the lights on my display tank are the best I have used since I started keeping reef tanks in 1984. If anyone thinks that I am siding with my mate Steve, just PM me and come and see for yourself Nick

I have 4 in my tank, just appeared over night!!! my wife spotted them first, but its still a mystery to me

Thanks for all the good comments, anyone want to come and have a look just let me know.

Havent Posted for a while, but still crap with a digital camera, photo is a bit pink Approx 600ltr SPS dominated tank, a well established tank with great coral growth and colour

Hi All, Here is my once monthly post on this board I will give any help to anyone who wants to set up the reef club, I have all the information and documentation on incorporating the society I also have enough signatures to incorporate the society. I also have upto 100 email addresses of reefers in NZ so this is also available I can pass this to Calvin and I provide all the help I can. My house is always open anyone wanting to see my reef and as a venue for a meeting is always available. Calvin and RnB its over to you

Check out the Marine Aquarium Magazine april/may 2004 (pies might have it or I can photo copy and post ) great article on Nano,s. If you research it well cannot see it being a problem, just basic reef keeping on a small scale. Give it a go Nicks

I,m in once the kids are in bed!! Someone nominate the place and I will send out the usual email. Nicks

I'm going to sell to myself :-? Does that count???? I will also fill my tank post lots of pictures 8)

What about LPS and anenomes???? Anyone chopped these babies

Not my ideal prices, just prices on a visit to the Uk. If I was earning UK wages then they would be very good this should be in the commercial section anyway. Relax Relax Relax think blood pressure think blood pressure Relax Relax the relaxed one Nicks

I have a couple of irons here, don't use then. Just buy polyester clothes the creases fall out. But seriously. Iodine supplement. Go to a chemist or health food shop and buy Lugols Solution. Mix 1 part lugols to 50parts de-ionised or other clean water. Add 1/4 teaspoon of bicarb as a preservative and this is an excellent ionine supplement. I think you add 12mls per 50imp gallons per week. add in small doses daily. You can get a full list on UR. do a search for iodine or lugols. Costs very very cheap, last you long long time Nicks

I have lots and lots of tanks to play with now so I am happy. If I spend the next ten years importing, Great or ten years chopping up corals great Maybe I will breed fish and farm phyto( this is a real interest) I Love this hobby, expensive,Yes Frustrating, at times But not worth getting really shitty about or raising the blood pressure over. In six months all this nonsence that is playing out will be over. Please let it happen sooner, So all follow me Relax 8) Relax 8) Deep Breath Deep Breath Karma is Karma Karma is Karma Thats the last from me i have achieved enlightenment on this thread Nicks

Just to help my fellow hobbiest I was wondering what methods are being used to frag corals. I know the usual thing of acro,s and aqua-kneedit (the quantity of acro frags aroung at present is great and sales of selleys epoxy putty must be at record levels) wondering what you guys all do to frag corals, split anenomes, mushrooms and fancy softies. I am thinking along the lines of How do you cut them? How do you attach them Best water quality for softies and sps .i.e. nutrient rich vs nutrient poor.? Light levels ect??? Just a bit more indepth that CHOP THE BUGGERS IN HALF AND GET THEM ON TRADE ME BEFORE THE GLUE SETS I found a while ago when I had lots of softies that a frag that was cleanly cut with surgical scissors. a tooth pick inserted through the frag and used to attach the cut face to a coral chip worked well. Also nutrient rich water iodine supplements and 6500K lights worked wonders for softies. I am interested in fragging large quantities of Acro's and Monti's and I was wondering if anyone has seen any info or links to good sites that deal with this. Nicks

No point testing the water at Takapuna it's polluted anyway

this is by far the most constructive post I have seen on here for a while For a update I have formed a company called Pacificaquaria Ltd and I will be bringing in corals and fish in the near future. As a marine hobbiest since 1989 this is a natural progresion for my hobby, my quarantine room and propogation room are a thing that I have wanted for many many years and I will be here for many years to come. This is not a short term project but a extension to my life long interest with aquariums that started when I was 12yrs old. My Father started me on tropicals after he was fed-up with me bringing home goldfish from the local fairs in Liverpool he was even more annoyed when the goldfish kept coming and my Oscars got fat Anyway I have a business plan and a marketing plan in place for my company and I believe that I have done my home work on my products, target market and my distribution methods. I never intended to change the world over night and shake the very foundations of Rome.I am just a keen hobbiest wanting to take that next step, as alot of hobbiest have done before me. I cannot guarentee the lowest in NZ as they are quite low now, But it is a bit of competition and I will always have the hobbiest interest in mind wherther this is my imports or my NZ propogated stock. Happy reef keeping and keep chopping up you Acro's. Nicks ps Has anyone tried blending Mushrooms!!!! Just chop lighly into 1-2mm pieces let the poor things rest on rock, low current and moderate light and watch them grow. Best done when the wife