jetskisteve Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 shame is when you set up yr new tank with the M/H's it will ruin yr corraline growth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brianemone Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 i thought that i posted thes last night. strange here goes i bit better colour and it shows my nice torch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 my rhodactis viridis new camera new macro setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jf2003 Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 nice pics guys, there are some awesome looking set ups on here.... Brianemone, (excuse my ignorance... I have no idea about saltwater reefs etc) is there a reason why you have gone bare bottom on your tank?? cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 its kind of temporary just moved from a four footer into two seperate tanks (one three foot and this little tank which is kindof experimental) we put down a substrate of white argonite in the three(is that how you spell it?) but i didnt have time to do anything in the little one and i am still thinking of crushing up some live rock into little chunks and having a rubble bed covered in mushrooms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Barebottom is an up and coming trend in some circles in the States (if RC is anything to go by). Personally I don't like it. A thin layer of substrate is good. Many of the guys promoting barebottom tanks have come from having deep sand beds, which turned nasty. So they are going from one extreme to the other. I'll take the middle ground. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Yeah, aesthetically, I don't like barebottom either. But, if it isn't a display tank, like a frag tank or something, barebottom is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 from what i've seen the only bare bottom ive liked was a fowlr and the bottom looked like it was vacuumed every day but i think i will end up with the rubble bottom coverd in shrooms (it will make it easy to get frags as well for when i get my big tank up and going again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 there is nothing new about bare bottom tanks. The 'berlin' method of reefkeeping is bare bottomed. If you read RC you will notice that 1-2 tanks featured a year have no substrate. Its cleaner. Personally I like the look of the sand, but it is generally regarded as a trap for 'poo'. Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RnB Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 i see no blue mushrooms... I have heaps..... wanna swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 a bitta blue would do wonders for ya tank steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Hey, RnB, i'd like some blue shrooms. But dunno how well they'd ship to Wellington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 there are a few in there, Ira they ship well. RnB what do you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 got some pic's of blue mushies? i could do with a bitta blue in mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Ah, if they ship well then, how much would you like for a couple, RnB? Plus shipping, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 You couldn't kill mushrooms if you tried! They are right up there with aiptasia! Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 good to see the anemone out and about steve, i think your very blue starfish has been overlooked, and in the pic you cant really see the blue acropora in the middle heres my blueish shroom in this pic you can see where its moving to leave room for a new mushie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Im being tempted by all these pics to start up my own 4 foot marine. Any idea of a ballpark figure of the cost? Around $10k ? More? Less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 less, about $4 - $5k would be my guestimate... or work on $12 to $15 per litre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Including livestock and equipment? I thought it would be more than that! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 yes, incl live stock and equipment about $5k SECOND HAND. Buy brand new and you can add another $3k on top of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 the live stock doesnt cost too much becuase you put less in than you would put in a freshwater tank, (fish that is) the corals can get expensive but you dont go out and buy it all at once major expenses in a new setup tank and plumbing *lights* skimmer (if your using one) water movement thingies (depends on what you want as to how much youre going to pay) rocks water then there are all the gadgets that other people have like dosing systems auto topoffs and controllers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Yep, Ill definitely get a reef when I start earning :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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