Recent content by jackm

ok thanks what about the lighting chees

HI All Firstly a few points, i havent bought any of it yet but the equipment with prices on i have sellers ready, my tank is a juwel 125, 80cmx33cmx42cm (lengthxwidthxheight) 125 Liters/33US gal ok 1x 150w double ended HQI bulb 20.000k metal halide > £65 (is this OK for most begginerHard/Soft...

OK thanks again I live in london, england and dont know where to get this base rock from, is it just normal LR but broken up pieces as i am trying it hard to find, dont worry i will keep yall posted and plan on making a mini diary with photos on setting it up to help others thanks again, ps if...

OK great thanks a lot for the direct answere which i often find hard to get in this hobby :) Jack

OK firstly i have read some of the questions about LR which there seem to be quite a lot but this one is different, so please dont ignore it :) I am setting up a new marine tank, all i want to know is as i dont have a lot of money and plan on putting live rock into my tank every few weeks or...

ok thanks guys, do you know of any specific types of LR that is reasonably light as of course have a limited budget, ive heard figi is good cheers jack

hi i am hoping to set up a marine tank in the near future and was wondering about how thick should the substrate be, im thinking 1-2", and how much live rock i will need as to fully filter my tank along with a protien skimer, for my 35gal tank thanks a lot jack

hi guys i have done a bit of reasearch on setting up a marine tank, however not too much so please excuse my ignorence i was wondering about filtration, if i were to put in a redomended amount of llive rock (which i dont know yet) into a 35gal tank along with an internal protien skimmer is there...

Sorry guys blue is 18 watts and white is 20 watts im not really sure what is meant by type of light so would iit be ok for me to post the link and you guys have a look http://www.thegoldfishbowl.co.uk/lighting_arcadia.html The two i am looking at are the bottom two (Marine Blue Actinic and...

lighting Hi all Just wondering if two very high output lights (1 marine blue actinic, 1 marine white lamp ) would be strong enough for some nice corals (sorrry for the vague descriptions but i really have no ideas what i want to keep yet) in a 25 us gallon tank? also are these lights ok for...

hi in my undergravel filter will bacteria still grow on it. i am tinking of breeding small cichlids which stay near the bottom, do you recomend buying a small sponge filter and use that instead.???? thanks jackm

hi i have a comunity tank with a sponge filter and a small 26l tank with undergravel filter. i need to cycle my small breeding tank , should i take a few danios from the main tank and leave them in the breeding tank or take a few danios and put them in for a few days then put them back and...

hi i was wondering how long it would take 3 zebra danios to cycle my small 26 litre tank so i can put some lamprologus in to breed. thanks jack

hi i am looking to breed some cichlids in a small tank either neolamprologus leluepi or neolamprologus brichardi or neolamprologus daffodil. i was wondering how to keep the water oxygenated as there will be no plants, also if i buy a pair of about 5cm how long will it take for them to before...

hi i have two ottos who need soft algea, what is the cause of soft algae thanks jack