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Hi all, I am the Ranger at a stocked impoundment in Cairns, Australia and am currently in the process of setting up a display tank for our visitors, the tank is 6' x 2' x 2.5'. I am running a Aquasonic pump as a return to the tank,and it pumps 62 L/M. The sump is gravity fed by a "hang off the...

Can i pull my live rock out of my tank, dip it in fresh water, eject mantis shrimps and replace it back in the tank without killing anything that is growing on the rock or living in the rock. regards kell

I am totally lost on this lighting subject, sorry to sound dumb but is MH a flourescent tube, bulb, fitting or what. Can i change the existing Dalbarb lighting that i have to take a 300watt flouro, seems a big jump from 30 watts to 300. Is high output flourescent flouro just another type of...

Hi all, please try to put some light on this, cause i have just about had enough> Approx 2 months ago i lost all of my fish to itch. (was not and am still not happy) This was not through introducing infected fish, and i still do not know what caused it. Anyway, i have just waited five weeks to...

brought a anenome yesterday, his basal disk is about the size of a dinner plate, so he is a big one.. have had him 36hours and he is now spewing out this mucusy sperm like stuff.. is this normal??? I am going to take him out and put him in quarantine..... need help quick please.. all my...

hi all, have just discovered not one, but two nudibranches (nudibri?) on my live rock, this rock has been in about a month and is just giving me new stuff to look at every day!! But the question i need to ask is this, what do they eat? how do i feed them and will they have little nudi's

having just read the advice of the question posed regarding, "black spots on sand"it occured to me that i could have a potential problem and probably need to ask a question and rectify any potential problems. Approximately a month ago i introduced about 10 australian yabbies, these are a near...

Since i first posted this on the forum, I have now noticed that I now have 100"s on tiny little white things all over my glass, is this something to do with my sick butterfly?? regards kell --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ok all. I have a 210gallon tank that has been running about three months now, inhabitants are a long nose butterfly, a dottyback, various live rock critters, several sponges and about 80 pounds of live rock. Appox...

ok all. I have a 210gallon tank that has been running about three months now, inhabitants are a long nose butterfly, a dottyback various live rock critters, several sponges and about 80 pounds of live rock. Appox three weeks ago i decided to change from CC to a DSB, after a back breaking day...

Hi all, last week i purchased two large pieces of live rock and in it, i have dicovered an organism i have never seen before. Unfortunately i do not own a digital camera so i will try to explain it the best i can, If anyone is able to identify it and maybe give me a link on it so i can read up...

Hi all Thank you all for your advice since i have set up my tank. I finally decided to get rid of the coral, shell substrate and replace it with sand, as you can all imagine in a 6ft tank that holds a 1000litres, that it is not a small job. I am very happy with the finished product and have only...

okies have seen the little critter, looking out of a hole in my LR, how do i get this monster out of it's hole without damaging my live rock. Thank you in advance Kell

ok i don't know if i am just a thick but i do not understand how sumps work, i read the info on this site but it does still not make sense, what stops the water overflowing into the underneath container and what is the benefit against a canister filter, or should i run both, i have just spent a...

Is it normal for fish to sleep upside down? I walked into the longeroon the other night, turned the light on and my butterfly was upside down at the top of the tank behind the lift pipe. I thought he was dead until he put up his fins, gave me a dirty look and shot around the tank. Most unusual i...

good morning, evening or afternoon everyone.. I happened to be given a huge quantity of glass yesterday and because of the way it is cut, 5ft X 1ft x 1/2" i have had an inspiration to build a tank that is octagonal in shape. I think it will be awesome when finished and will prob hold around the...

hi all.. Have a few questions and need some advice on the above topic, Firstly i am using a shell substrate and am not happy with the uneaten shrimp etc falling into the shell gaps and not being eaten, as you can imagine i am worried about rising ammonia levels etc. The tank has just been cycled...

Think maybe i made a booboo, bought the petshops last two fish and one was looking a bit sick. The owner gave me the fish and me thinking i could nurse it back to health and score a free fish, i took it home.. Well it went to heaven and now my Dotty Back is rubbing himself on the substrate and i...

Hi all. Have recently established (3 weeks) a 6ft saltwater tank, have only two fish in it and some small amount of LR. About a week ago i added the lighting which consists of 4 three foot flouro's, two are coral lights (blue} and two are the normal white light. I added some new LR today and...