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some one may be able to help better with how many grams etc to get to ??ppm

that does not seem quite right. How are your test kits? You could make up some standard solutions to test your test kits.

Remember it is illegal to keep and sell

http://reef.diesyst.com/ This will tell you how much Ca kh and Mg to add at a time. You really only need to add these, and the big trick is to keep them really stable. Once you have done this you can play round with adding other things to the tank, there are heaps out there, take your pick

:lol: nice They are a filter. They use a very fine sand as the filter media Fluidized bed filters are one of the best choices for planted aquariums. The filter will not drive off the valuable CO2, yet it is efficient and very low maintenance. Although the bacterial bed takes longer to establish, once it is set up it does not have to be disturbed when performing maintenance, as other filtration systems must

Do you have any leathers? Could be a small soft coral eating nudi Can't find the photo i want but this one is close

Tronics don't have that strip.

there is a few in chch to

Have you had a look at the wattage of those pumps? most of them have very high wattages. Maybe a cheaper option to look at a fluid bed?

Also check out the links at the top of this page, they have a wealth of info. www.reefcentral.com is also very good.

White tube type worm

The chances are pretty high that you don't introduce anything like bacteria into the tank with new fish. Most of the time it is already there. It is just the stress of the move that weakens them, then they get sick.

Did he curve the glass for you?

True, uv would also work. Remember that it would not get it all out, so it may still prove to be a problem

Was it a pre-built tank (what brand), or did someone make it for you? Nice tank, will be watching this one

I can only base this on my sequence pump. You don't need any protection, UNLESS, there is possibility that something could get sucked thru. On mine i have a grate that has heaps of 5mm holes. Anything under this i figure will just get pumped right thru. I haven't had a problem yet. Been working for 13 - 14 months.

May have just been bad luck. I sold a angel i had for about 3 years ish to a mate. I had never had any problems with it. He put it in his tank, it got sick, and killed a couple of his other ones. Point is we are dealing with live stock, and any type of stress could cause an outbreak. Esp when moving them to a new tank. How is the tank now?

Back on, reserve lower

A, out of what. I was just interested, as i had a the same kind of thing happen.

so how?

how did it do that, did it eat them?

lol, no idea

There are a couple of people down here with them. They think they are great.

Thats what i am trying to find. I have seen a few posts about, no fact though. I think it works along the same way as HGH. Breaking down with something and forming a certain type of amino acid/s. I will let you no if i find any info. It is present in NSW though, think it is i ppt though.