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Red Eyed Puffer HELP ?? Hey guys iv had my red eyed puffers for about a year now and iv noticed all of a sudden they have been hiding A LOT. They popped out for lunch today and iv noticed both the male and female have tiny almost white spots/bubble looking things all over them. What is this and how do I treat it I love these guys

Thanks for that livingart, hmmm the link seems to be broken Since you seem to be the only one following my posts ha-ha may I ask you real Name ?

Well it all begins I now have my tank up and Cycling been going for 2 days now. Tank was filled with 25kg of DRY rock in the main tank and about 5kgs in the Sump/Refuge I filled a Drum with RO/DI water then added 60!! Scoops of Aqua One salt with water conditioner, I let it dissolve in the drum with heater and power head, Before filling the tank and the sump to running level. My refuge has a deep sand bed of 50mm (let me know if you think I should go deeper.) with some seaweed (Need to ask what its real name is) at the moment I am going to be getting some other types of seaweed “When I can find some local or online” On the morning of day 2(Today) I did the salinity and pH tests to see how thing got on during setup overnight. The below are the results I got. pH: 8.0 Salinity: 1.024 Is this about where I want it to be? On day 3 onwards I’m going to start checking for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrates I will post pictures every 5 days of the algae etc.

Looks good would love to see it all up and running. How long have you been cycling the rock. Usually tanks 4-6 weeks with dry rock.

Here is a shot of the Sump during the leak testing. How my setup works. :bounce: Water comes from the over flow through the Green geotextile -> saporax -> Green geotextile -> polishing cloth -> under the baffle (this area will have some live rock) -> into main sump which will hold the skimmer and return pump. the return pump also T's off to slowly fill the refuge area which then overflows back to the sump again. :lol: And a few other goodies that came in the post 8) Test Kit Refractometer

update with photos to come I have just siliconed in my new Overflow guard I got from H.H.F ha-ha looking good and I think will do the trick just nicely. Sump and Refuge was picked up from W.O.W on Wednesday and has now been setup and leak tested a small pin hole leak was in the corner or the Refuge nothing major so dropped some Silicon into that and all works really nicely. Im begining to love hydraulics and hydrology good fun playing with the plumbing. Also wired up my in cupboard light this is not the Refuge light but is a working / maintenance light for when I’m poking around in the sump area.

I love getting courier packages. Woke up this morning to my Refractometer with ATC :bounce: as well as my API Marine master test kit and another package with some Nice Gutter Guard from Hollywood fish farm. And on my lunch brake today i finally get to pick up my Sump and Refuge :gaaah: 2 weeks Later after being told 3 day Anyway ill look forward to posting some picture up tonight or tomorrow of all the new toys. Not to mention im on track to start my cycle period early next week

Thanks Mate :lol:

Thanks grant i'm getting itchy feet now cant wait to start the cycle stage.

Yea mate sure have they are such fun fish to keep. In that year i have seen the male PUFF up once so so funny. Camera is a Canon 400d i place my off camera flash (Canon 430exII) above the tank.

Hey guys thought id pop a few pics of 1 of 4 tanks i have in my house. This is a 70 ltr tank and has a few neat guys in it. The Tank ! Casper the Ghost knife (haha he is still very small so once he gets big he will join the guys in our 400ltr tank) The x2 Red eye Puffers Miss Mr Bumblebee Gobbies The Clean up Crew All these guys have been shearing this tank no problems for over a year now. They love bloodworm and the planted areas To see my progress to my First Marine tank to check out this link below. viewtopic.php?f=5&t=46168

Cheers Phoenix the lights im still undecided but most probably Maxspect LED lighting. I have x2 power heads both are 5000 L/h

Thanks heaps Josh its a working progress cant wait till she is up and running.

Hey guys iv been pretty busy the last few days i have finished the cabinet im really happy with the end result. 24mm ply all round and top. Also got my hands on x2 5000 L/h flow pumps. Cabinet Cabinet Pumps Let me know what you think.

I got a bit done this long weekend the tank stand is now nicely reinforced and i think looks great. All that is needed now is some door handles and a splash of varnish. Front Back Also here is the plan for my newly designed Sump and Refugium (Real pictures and leak test to come Wednesday) Almost ready to get the cycle underway…

Hey guys here is a quick plan for this weekends job. picked up the wood yesterday now just need to put it all together. i have 24mm ply for back and sides as well as another 40mmx40mm leg for the middle font and back Front Back Real pictures to come once its all together.

Cheers that answers my question

I have found a few good deals for live rock can I buy in and just keep it in a empty bucket till I want to use it. Cheers guys

Very nice

Thanks for the comments guys much appreciated, the tank stand is getting a nice upgrade so no need to worry. Between all the legs is going varnished 24mm ply with steel brackets. The top is getting a second 24mm ply sheet with new polystyrene. (Tank itself has 10mm glass with middle reinforcing plates) And the font is getting a pair of nice snug doors. Photos will be added once things get done. Tank stand should be this weekend and sump will be next week... I’ll keep you posted. :bounce: Question: Where is the best place to get live rock from at an ok price haha i understand its not cheap.

Hey Navarre thanks for that yes I am going to be getting 2 other grades of filter sponge/filter for the wet dry part of my sump. I’m just waiting for my sump to be modified to see how the new layout all works.

Thanks mate and will do should be good fun.

Sump is going in to be modified today should be able to pick it up next week. :bounce:

Hey guys a quick introduction I’m new to Marine but thought I would give it a shot as its a great step after having tropical fish for years and years. I still can’t part with my 400ltr Tropical tank as I have some of my favorite fish in there Blood Parrots, Arowana, Fire eels, knifes etc :bounce: And is starts.. First Marine setup Journal My plan is to start off with a FOWLR (Fish only with live rock) setup to get a good understanding of how it all works before stepping into a lot of corals and anemones I managed to pick up a great deal for an 180ltr tank with overflow and a 70ltr wet dry sump + 2500ltr/hour return pump. The setup also came with an Aqua one 900mm double tube Light and a nice powerful heater. Of course when you get a bargen there is a few down sides in my case the Glass does have a lot of fine scratches but hey have to start somewhere. (Ideas on a glass buffer ??) I set everything up and did the first step such as a leak and level test, as well as checking all the components are doing their job. I left everything running including heater and lights for 24hours so far so good. Full Setup during leak test Aqua One lights (Bulbs to be upgraded) Overflow Return pipe Sump (sump is getting modified with some baffles installed and a refuge area) Wet dry filter (Top layer is a Japanese wool and second layer of Bio Balls) pH test kit and Saporax All comments ideas and tips will be much appreciated I will have regular updates of how things are going as well as a photo Journal of every upgrade and modification to the setup. Next on my list is getting a full API water tester kit which comes with Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Carbonate hardness and pH testers. As well as a Hydromiter.