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got any new pics of you tank dogmatix?

Thanks davdb, yes the colours are really improving all the time. Whilst they have been pretty good in the past , i put the improvement down to keeping a eye on the cal/kh levels. Keeping these levels up is not easy due to the amount of hard coral. I have to run my calcium reactor 24/7 , still testing to see how i cant keep these levels up.

Intersting chart showing temperature on a reef in Fiji My tank goes from say 79F in winter and 84F in summer.

put it in bleach for a few hours then wash with fresh water. should be all nice and clean

You don’t need a skimmer for any tank, however giving the animals the best water quality we see them doing much better as the skimmer will remove organics from the water. Keeping a 50ltr tank is not easy as with such small water quantity the parameters can change really quickly, especially in summer with the hot temperatures.

The colours are pretty good at the moment. Here are a few more pics taken today, Funny when i upload the pics to photobucket the photos seem to go dull. The colours are much better on the original photo.

Butterflys tank was made by the staff and owner. They did have a small problem as it started to leak, but it stopped by itself. here are some pics

Not all compaines, only the ones that have cheap skimmers so it makes them look like a bargain compared to the real quality skimmers. You have many options like a sump skimmer or a hangon skimmer, But get the best skimmer you can afford as it might cost more now but you will save money in the long run as you will not have to upgrade like most of the Hobbyist.

some pics

Firefish will not do well with tangs as they are very shy fish.

Using NSW will help speed up the cycle as it will have live bacteria however dont rush to get stock in early as this is where so many hobbyist have problems. Maybe it would be best to get a big bin now and add dry rock and fill with saltwater and add a small airpump. This way you can just let the rocks cycle and work on getting your main tank setup and gives you aa chance to woke on the tank without having water going all over the place. After say six weeks move the rock in the bin to your maintank and afetr about another 2 weeks you should be ready for some stock.

Get your clownfish pics up. Some photos of my black clowns. Turned out to fantastic clowns. when young they are brown and then turn black. Pitty they wont go into any of the rose anemoes,

brittle star. all good for the tank

are you sure it is aragonite? might be calcite.

Sure, do you want to wait a year? Still have to build the house then move, oh joy :roll:

thats is normal. they can close for a week and then shead skin. normally they come back bigger. That is why you need lots of current so they can remove the sheaded skin. Looks like it is lookig ok.

It will be a Yellow tang that is deformed. They are rare.

Pretty nice set up. Will hopefully do something similar next year, maybe 6000L

http://www.ultimatereef.com/articles/tmc/

Here is a Updated link to Davids tank in London. Seen his tank in london about 6 years ago and still looks excellent todate. A few years ago he gave me a video of his tank. I have to find it and put it on DVD. will see if i can get some copies made new week for Hobbyist to pass around. Tank Details Owner: David Saxby Location: London, England Tank Specifications Tank Dimensions: 120'' x 78'' x 60'' x 39'' x 60'' x 39'' x48''deep (L shaped tank) Refugium Dimensions: 48'' x 24'' x 24'' Tank Volume: 1,200 gallons System Volume: 3,700 gallons Equipment Details Skimmer: Deltec AP1004, AP1006, TS1060 Lights - Halides: Giesemann D-D MEGA-D 2x400w (x6) Lights - Tubes: D-D Razor Units 2x54w (x8 ) Pumps: Deltec HLP 8070 External Pumps (x13) Heaters: 300w Standard Glass Heaters (x8 ) Chiller/Cooler: ECO Cooler (x2) Chiller (x1) Split Evaporative Cooler Phosphate Reactor: Rowa-phos Reactor (x2) Nitrate Reactor: NFP 1012(P) (x2) Control System: IKS (x3) RO Unit: Custom Built & Merlin Unit - 550gpd total Water Parameters Temperature: 24.7 - 25.0 degrees Celsius pH: 8.1 - 8.4 Salinity: 1.025 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 5 Phosphate: undetectable Calcium: 410 dKH: 8.0 Magnesium: 1260 More Pics http://www.ultimatereef.com/TOTM/2007_jan/

Make sure they get lots of water flow otherwise they will die.

some reading http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/fish-i ... 21977.html

Here is an interesting link to a study done in Australia on diseases. Looks like some changers will come out of it which will also impact on our imported fish. No doubt fish prices will increase over time due to additional compliance and prices will not come down. Maf are doing a risk assesment on the importing of fish which could mean some species of fish will not be allowed in, this will mainly be freshwater fish. Interesting how aussie get in 8-10 Million freshwater/marine fish a year and we would be lucky to have 4000 marine fish arrive a year, Puts things pretty much in perspective . http://www.nzreefs.com/whittingtonandchong2007.pdf

Diatoms, Normal in any new setup

News to me. i doubt they have as the list is the updated list put togeather by importers. Maf/erma are looking to take some fish off, however they will have to consult importers before they can do that. I have a interesting study done on ornamental fish in Australia, will post it once i work out how.