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I haven't uploaded any photos for a while so decided to take some today. Update on my tank About 3 weeks ago i lost my CBB. Not really sure what happened he was healthy and eating like a pig. I found that he had some scuffed up scales at the bottom of his dorsal fins and then the next day it was all red at that spot. He died just a few hours after being in QT. I also changed salts to Aqualab, but will be changing again most likely to Dupla marin, as i don't like the high levels of alk and Calcium as i would prefer colour to growth. My current live stock (Fish) is: Foxface Rabbitfish Doliatus Rabbitfish Purple Tang Yellow belly Blue Tang Flame Angle Royal Gramma Six Line Wrasse Green Mandarin Red Bar Goby 2x Ocellaris Clownfish 4x Lyretail anthias Soon i will be adding two cleaner shrimp Here are the photos please excuse the glare and the not so in focus ones.

It could just be your lighting, corals look different under different lights, your lights may be washing the colour out. I have had many corals that i have purchased that look a lot different when in my tank compared to when i got them but they usually look better which is lucky. on another note you need to lower your nitrates and raise your calcium by 25ppm.

You are welcome to come and have a look at my custom tank i am on the North Shore You can see some pics of my tank in the link in my signature

Thanks for that, this is only my second reef tank. but I put a lot of thought into it as i don't want to change it for the next few years haha This time i decided to get some quality pieces and i'm glad i did.

I get the clams from pak n save normally in sack things with the mussels. I leave in in for a couple hours, so i know he has had a good feed, then cut it up and fed it to the rest of my fish, they go mental over it. Thank you it took a lot of planning and effort

Seems to mainly be eating pods and stuff in the live rock. I have been trying mussel with a cracked shell so the other fish can not eat it, cockle (clam), mysis and brine shrimp. I have seen it eat the mussel but not so much the rest but i am trying to get the mysis and brine shrimp in to the holes of the rock so he can eat it out of it. I put the mussel in a place that i know he is away from the other fish which seems to help When i got him he was eating misys and brine, but he is a bit skittish when its feeding time as the other fish act like they haven't been fed in weeks haha. I have had him for about 3 weeks now and hasn't lost any weight Have you tried soaking food in garlic guard?

Here are some pics from the other week Latest addition to the tank Colour of these guys is way better in person Here are some growth and colour comparisons 3 months ago Today 3 months ago Today 3 months ago Today 3 months ago Today 3 months ago - was very brown Today - it is so green looks like a different coral

Thank you still have quite a bit to do to make it look better. I have one sitting in my garage. Just waiting for summer to see if i need if not it will be for sale to. I purchased them off k-tech one of the cheapest places. Here is the link http://www.impc.co.nz/products/list/fans_cooling-170-page0.html

So i have just upgraded from a Aqua reef 400 to a fully custom set up Current livestock: Foxface 2x Ocellaris clownfish Fiji devil damsel Flame angel Royal gramma Reb bar goby Purple tang 6x Anthia Lyretail (1x male, 5x female) Numerous zoas Leathers Mushrooms Frogspawn Hammer coral Red and green plating montipora Bubble tip anemone Upgrade equipment Lights - 3x Gen 3 radions Return pump: jebao DC6000 Skimmer: Skimz 162 Wavemaker: Jebao FS14000 on twins controller Chiller: 1/2HP Hailea if needed Heat and cooling controller cooling 3x 120mm fans in the stand Heater 2x jager Auto top up: Auto Aqua Tank 1500mm L x 600mm W x 700mm H It will have euro bracing although the pic doesn't show it as i don't know the size of it. I will be having an external coast to coast overflow with bean overflow system. Sump design Slightly varied from the design below but basically the same This is my old aqua reef Left hand side Right hand side And here is the start of the long process of setting up the new tank Sump Some of the overflow set up Freshly vinyled background. Its vinyled on the inside of the overflow to hide the plumbing Full overflow setup Plumbing and stand cooling Sump in top up tank in, plumbing done. Except for the mistake that i was fixing :facepalm: Rock layout Left hand side Right hand side All fish and coral in Custom light hood and rail for the 3x gen 3 Light on no corals properly placed Some corals placed but substrate still messy Now to finish mounting corals and decide what to do with my frag rack probably will end in the sump.

If you want a pretty good led light unit there is a guy on nzmas forum called Nautilus who may still have his maspect razor for sale you could find him and pm him

From experience it is best to spend the money upfront on you lights and skimmer do not skimp on them as they are a very important part of the system. I'm going through an upgrade at the moment is it is costing over 4k for led lights, new tank, sump ad skimmer alone plus the 2k i have already spent on all the stuff in my current tank. Those lights look ok but there really is not enough blue chips in it Generally most people go for 50/50 white blue ratio. If you were to get that light you would want the 36" to 42" since you have a 3 foot tank. If i were you i would spend more on the lights so you don't get disappointed As for a skimmer it is probably best o buy one so it works properly like this one http://deepblueaquarium.co.nz//product_info.php?cPath=42_43&products_id=219 For coral rock if remember correctly is about 1kg per 10L

No as the wattage is wrong for aquarium T5 tubes You want something like this for t5s http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/fish/lights-lamps/auction-735764649.htm

This could be a better choice for you http://www.fish-street.com/product_details.php?category_id=118&item_id=593&currency_code=NZD Same price but higher wattage. But for leds wattage isn't everything. However all of the high end fittings usually use 3w chips. Also this fitting has a built in timer

If you are wanting to grow corals i wouldn't touch T8 fittings like that. You may be able to pick up some second have hagen glo t5 light fittings or ballasts. I have been using T5s for they last year and having great success. They are used a lot because they have a high output.

Here are the last photos of this tank ever as it is closing down and is going to be replaced with my upgraded marine tank. It will be sad once it has gone, have spent many hours and $$$ on it, but am wanting to only have one tank now.

I have been trying to sign up with an orcon account. Even emailed admin but no reply.

Hi guys, my co2 solenoid is continuously letting co2 through it even when it is off. Does this mean that the solenoid is buggered or the valve is buggered? I can hear the tick of the valve moving. Thank you

So i had a busy weekend last weekend with the tank overhaul. Tank: 150cm long x 60cm wide x 70cm high On custom built stand with Rimu t & v cladding Stocking: 10 discus Approx 20 Rummy nose tetras 7 sterbai corys soon to be 20 in the weekend 3 butterfly rams 2 panda whiptails Stubstrate: 4 bags of flourite black sand 75kg bright water river stones Equipment: 3 x dual t5 hagen light fitting Eheim professional 3 2080 filter. 9.5kg pressurised co2 system

So this coming weekend i have some big plans for this tank. I am completely removing everything from the tank. And selling off half of my fish most of which already have new homes. The plan is for my planted 2.0 tank: 4 bags of fluorite black sand 3-6mm brightwater pebbles Eheim profesional 3 2080. Amazing!!! Espically when it was $350 with only 5 months use :happy1: Cutting out the overflow and removing the sump Finally making a canopy Only taken about a year haha Thinking about making an inline co2 reactor anyone have any ideas? Stocking: 8 discus 7 sterbai - Thinking about getting 13 more. Anyone breeding these guys? 2 Panda whiptails 3 Bolivian butterfly rams 5 Apistogramma trifasciata A big school of rummy noses I lost 3 discus and a green and blue phantom and a flying fox due to lack of oxygen a couple weeks ago. There went $600 odd :facepalm: Will post some pics after the weekend

Thanks for that. I currently have grit that is 0.8mm to 1.4mm in my tank. I have been reading on seachems website that the different flourites have different levels of nutrients. The link below shows the different levels of nutrients. Which one do you guys think is best. http://www.seachem.com/support/GravelMineralComposition.pdf

I have a question to the people with planted tanks. I am thinking of doing an overhaul on my tank, by replacing the grit in my tank to 3-6mm river pebbles (Brightwater). and also adding in 4 bags of seachem flourite. So my question is what substrate do you guys have in your planted tanks? And you views on flourite? And the price of flourite is not a factor for me as i work in a pet shop.

Well i haven't put up any photos of my tank for ages so I though I should bring this thread back form the dead. I still haven't even put the doors on my stand only been a year or so. I have upgraded my lighting to three hagen glo 54w t5 light fittings. So here are some photos after i got rid of alot of moss and plants. Now i need to get some nice back ground plants. Any suggestions? Something with good size leaves and is tall. Left side Right side Panda whiptail Apistogramma trifasciata

I went down to aquaworld today and her recommended this skimmer http://www.aquaworld.co.nz/estore/style/rdc-850.aspx He said that they are really good has anyone used one?

I just got some corals and the lady was running the curve 7 for about a year and she said it was pretty good and that she has had any problems with it. How long have you been running your one for for? I have also seen that aquaworld has some skimmers on for about half price and one had any experience with them

I have the aquaone aqua reef 400 tank, Am i and in the process of getting a new sump made so that i can get a new skimmer to replace the crappy aquaone G220 skimmer. So once i have my new sump my set up will be around the 550L mark. I am thinking about getting a big skimmer. I have been doing quite a bit of research on them and i have found a couple. I don't have the hugest budget for one. I have been recommended this by HFF Reef Octopus External Hangon - BH100 I have also found a second hand Deltec APF600 And i have also been looking at the BUBBLE MAGUS CURVE 9 CONE ROCK SKIMMER BUBBLE MAGUS CURVE 180 PROTEIN SKIMMER I would like to know if some people have hand any experience with these, Or if there are another suggestions