tel Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 yeah i went to all this effort for some mollies.......i dont think so tim!! might have to resort to damsels with the dearth of yellow tangs....i have actually got some potassium cyanide from a previous job if i have difficulty catching them later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Go chromis, you can't go far wrong Thye're cool wee fish too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 whats the big deal if the tank is cycled put your dream fish in- start with the smaller stuff tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 whats the big deal if the tank is cycled put your dream fish in- start with the smaller stuff tho I put a perc clown in as my first fish, seems to be doing very well. Will be adding another fish soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 new toys now installed 6100 streams 7095 controller arcadia 3 mh now let the fun begin :bounce: it has been a long time but worth the wait. my tank now needs stocking but i'd like to say a big thankyou to everyone who gave me good advice and the benefit of their experience. more beginners questions sure to follow :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 That's a point of debate, good reasons for and against, but my humble opinion is a 100% water change to get rid of any remaining nasties and have a nice clean start. consider the 40/20 rule instead. specifically for reducing nitrates, but less impact all the same: http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/nitrat ... 091901.htm speaking of which im gonna go get some water from taka tonight, hopefully the weather holds out high tide just after 8pm so might go at 7 :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 went for a 50% water change in the end. taka fri night looks pretty good for me to get @ 600lts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 how many buckets you got??!!! im heading there tomorrow night again too to get a 2nd batch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 :lol: 8x 20 lts and 2x230lts(got a truck :lol: ) gonna borrow mr banneds' pump and fill some for him 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 how bigs ya truck and where do ya live? i gotta 220 litre barrel that needs filling too 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Went to herald island tonight, just to check out how easy it would be to get water, seems ok. Does anyone else go around there for water? I went to murawai the other week, bit of a mision battling the waves to fill containers :lol: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 how bigs ya truck and where do ya live? i gotta 220 litre barrel that needs filling too 8) howick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 did you guy's watch tv tonight on polution regarding taka seawater? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 no, i just filter the blondes and beer bottles out 8) no probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 what did they say?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostface Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 did you guy's watch tv tonight on polution regarding taka seawater? :-? what were they saying? missed it. may be enough to scare me back to ASW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 pretty bad. don't swim in it, full of e-coli, keep your kids away etc, didn't really mention anything about phospates or nitrates the more important stuff . so all it really said was wait for a couple good days before going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 thought it tasted weird my corals have responded well to the poo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 If it's only bacterial contamination it probably won't be much of an issue. The water around Herald Island would be fairly prone to contaminants, I would have thought, as it is kind of an estuary. Better one of the west coast beaches if you can somehow do it. Difficult though with all the surf etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 The water around Herald Island would be fairly prone to contaminants, I would have thought, as it is kind of an estuary. Better one of the west coast beaches if you can somehow do it. Difficult though with all the surf etc. Thanks Wasp, i would rather west coast to, the water looks ok through the channel, but looks can be deceiving i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted April 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 update....YIPPIE. green hair algie, so i suppose that the tank is going through its natural progression?? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 RODI AP77 about blinkin time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted April 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 i put a humbug in my tank and then thought better of it after a few people told me he would be a real pest and think he owned the tank,as he was first in. stopped feeding him 3 days ago. in with the trusty old bait catcher and 1/2 a mussel, worked a treat! beats pulling all the rockwork out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 before after with excess rock in sump instead of eggs for easter :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingol Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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