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Info from Aussie web site. If you have any I would destroy it. Caulerpa taxifolia Declared a Noxious Species in Victoria by Dr_DBW Caulerpa taxifolia has now been declared a noxious species in the state of Victoria, effective from the 11th of November, 2004. From this date, a person within Victoria must not be in the possesson of C. taxifolia. Caulerpa taxifolia, a common macro algae for reef aquariums, is now a noxious species in Victoria. C. taxifolia has been problematic around Australia and the world in recent years. Some strains can become extremely invasive when introduced into a non-native area, causing major problems to the local marine habitat. Amnesty According to the Victorian Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries and Aquaculture web site, an amnesty period has been established - "To allow people to dispose of this species, a 90 day amnesty period will apply from 11 November 2004 to 8 February 2005. During this period, people who possess this species should dispose of it in the recommended manner." Possession of C. taxifolia after this period can incur a fine of up to $10,000 for a first offence and $20,000 for a second offence. Disposal Therefore, if you are a reef keeper within Victoria then it is recommended that you destroy any C. taxifolia within your aquarium(s). The recommend disposal method is "putting it, including all roots and substrate media, in a plastic bag, placing the bag in the freezer for at least 24 hours, then disposing of the frozen material in a rubbish bin. Do not release the species by flushing down the toilet or sink or placing in a drain or waterway." The Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, provides a number to report suspected illegal fishing activities, or noxious aquatic species offences on 133 374 (13FISH) to talk to a Fisheries Officer. Rest of Australia Within the state of New South Wales it is also classed as a noxious marine vegetation and has recently been upgraded to a prohibited species (previously it could be kept in a fully contained aquarium). Fines are of up to $11,000 for breaking these rules. For South Australia, it has been class as a marine pest and it is an offence to import, sell or possess C. taxifolia. Fines of up to $4,000 apply. Western Australia currently has C. taxifolia listed as a high risk invasive species. It has not to date been recorded within the state. The state of this macro algae within the states of Queensland and Tasmaia, plus Northern Territory, is not known at this time, as currently no mention of it on the government web site (please let me know if you have any information on this). For Tasmania it is not present there currently and isn't currently restricted by quarantine on the state level, but it would be irresponsible to import it.

Got some nice cultured acros due out soon.

Nice to see all the interest in Zeovit, Buttttt. Can someone please post a few pics of a zeovit tank, before and after. like to see all those nice acros.

Tank is looking good. The heliofungia should be on the gravel.

Notice this morning since the temp dropped. the algae has exploded into new growth, Steve what is your temp?? as high temp slows the growth.

the algae is going well, cant wait to get the whole sump covered. i think you might need more light steve, i run 4x54w t5s, also the important thing is to get over 4000l of water going into the sump. i also put a power head in my sump.

Miracle mud update 5/2/2005 Its been 1 month since i started. here are updated photos of the algae which is starting to grow fast , but the hot weather has slowed it a bit as my tank has been sitting at 30c almost every day, so far all coral still look great. The Algae in the photo has overtaken the mexicana. still dont know what type it is. Cyno is going as it was looking getting bad, but this is normal when starting MM Deltec skimmer which has 4 pumps it still only running 1 pump only Mud sump lights still run 24/7 test results today are Nitrate 2ppm phostphate .19ppm so not much change Algae at 7/1/2005 algae at 5/2/2005

who this???

They are not disallowed. siganus sp is on the list.

sorry about the fish, What does this mean?

whats hard to believe?? its a super duper ballast. I will check the specs on the ballast as all it says on the box is it will run 400w hps or Mh lamps.

The lighting is insane. 2200w on a 4ft tank. That is overkill.

Try a quality aquarium shop as they dont sell them in the supermarket yet.

i use sodium ballast which run the lamp a bit harder, my ballast has a switch that allows me to change it to mh which does not run the bulb as hard. so for a more bluer look i just switch to mh,

salifert is the choice for marines, value for money.

All pretty much the same, but the DE seem to be brighter , i suspect they run brighter because the ballast are overdriving them. De bulbs are more common in the aquarium hobby.

So pies which part is incorrect???? the info posted says (commonly called HQI bulbs) ?

This is what i found on a web site. probe start will run american bulbs with ignitors built into the bulbs like coralife and venture bulbs. some german and euro bulbs will run fine on these, but without an ignitor, the bulb struggles to light and bulb life may be decreased. also reliabilty goes down. pulse start will run the german/euro bulbs (ushio, AB, radium, etc.) these bulbs don't have built in ignitors, so the ballast has the ignitor wired into the circuit. the ignitor provides the high voltages needed to fire the bulb. you can run probe start bulbs on these ballasts, but the two ignitors may try to fight each other and possibly cause a fire. HQI ballasts are similar to pulse starts in their wiring and ability to run bulbs. the output is a little higher which is meant to run the double-ended bulbs (commonly called HQI bulbs). people run mogul bulbs on these and they run a little hotter and brighter because they are being overdriven. this in turn shortens the life of the bulbs.

They are true perc clowns (Amphiprion percula)

e39 bulbs are 150w screw in. e40 bulbs 250w or 400w screw in. This is my experiance running metal halides. 20k bulbs will only last 6 months then have a big colour shift. 10-14k bulbs last about 12-18 months before they get too yellow. 400w 20k bulbs are more expensive in the long run as you have to change them every 6 months 250w double ended 10k bulb is much brighter than a 400w single ended 20k bulb. T5 lighting will be ok for must tanks under 50cm . even SPS coral will do very well.

Then i would only go 150w or go with t5 lighting.

I can get roitefers/plankton. just pm and i will email price as it would be good to share them so if they crash someone else will have some. here is a photo of 14 day perc clowns from a friend.

Jansens have great specials on the aquamedic denitrator. real cheap. Just purchases a nice plankton reactor for less than $100

i would agree with that. Especially if you keep a variety of coral. More light is required if you keep mainly Acropora etc. T5s would also do a good job as you will be able to keep most stock under them. The most important thing when keeping anemoes is water movement as most deaths are due to bactarial infection due to poor water circulation.

To help with cooling it is a good idea to start the metal halides after 3 pm. This will help quite a bit. and computer fans are great. but sometimes you have no option but to invest in a chiller.