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the time has come for me to break my tank down sell the stock/equipment and pursue other hobbies. I have enjoyed the past few years building the tank up to as it now stands, i have also met many new friends - daz100, thankyou for your help. but due to work and other commitments we no longer...

i brought my tan and lighting secodhand. it is now time for me to change the tubes. i have one T8 luminaire (x2 tubes) and one T5 luminaire (x4 tubes). so i need to replace all six tubes. i was just wondering what combination of acintic and white tubes would you recommend? both luminaires...

Hi, i awoke this morning to find my three tangs (sailfin, goldrim and regal) all have white spot. i am aware that these fish are all suseptible to white spot but i just don't know what triggered it. at the moment i am feeding about half a cube of frozen food (mysis, brine and mix) every day...

my 150 gal reef tank is now fully up and running (week 4), i have added my first two fish (tank bred percula clowns) and a small clean up crew. having spent time in the lfs and carrying out my research i have come up with the following fish wish list: moorish idol mandarin goby (sand sifter)...

hi, 130 gallon tank 30 gallon sump i have had my tank cycling with a shrimp for i week now. i introduced 40kg of live rock on day 2. i did the tests on day 5 and they were: ammonia .2 nitrite .3 PH 7.6 how long should it take for my ammonia and nitirte to peak, and at what...

first of all, thanks to everyone here for the advice that i have already recieved, i wouldn't even be at this stage without the help of this site!! my tank is now in position, filled with ro, temperature and salinity stable 130 gal tank (shallow sand bed) 30 gal sump (mechanical filter/...

i am just in the process of setting up my first reef tank. i have loads of tuffa rock which i got with the tank (second hand). my lfs as warned me not to use tuffa rock, they said that over time it can store phosphates and nitrates and then release them into the tank. he advised that i...

I am torn between the two these two skimmers, i would love to hear your views of both models, which one do you recommend? the turboflotor is the cheaper of the two. mark

I was just about to build my sump with some polystyrene that i got from work, however someone has just told me that it is poisonous to fish? is this correct. the sheet is clear perspex, but is marked up as being polystyrene. apprently its the acrylic perspex that is safe for fish. is this...

i am setting up a 130 gal tank with a 30 gal sump. the sump will have three sections, mechanical/bio filter / refuge / return. i already have an aquaclear 5000 powerhead pump which in theory is 3800ltrs/hour, howeer in practice it moves 1500ltrs/hour. the lfs have recomended that i use a...

i have brought a second hand tank with lots of tuffa rock. the tank has been out of use for about 5 weeks now so all of the life on the rock is now dead. can i use some of this rock to suppliment the live rock which i am going to purchase? will the tuffa rock be the same as the live rock over...

I am just in the process of setting up my first tank. i have been told that if i use a standard plastic backing it will look poor because apparently salt gets between the plastic backing and the tank? is this correct. i have been told that the best way is to paint the tank? i believe i...

hi, everyone in the USA appears to be buying their play sand from HD at a very cheap price. does anyone in the UK know where a SAFE sand can be purchased for use in the aquarium? i know that BQ and early learning sell it, but is it safe to use? cheers mark

I have purchased all of the parts to setup a 124 gallon tank with a 44 gallon sump. i am looking at using a shallow sand base with lr in the main tank. i am looking at dividing the sump into four sections 1) lr ruble filter - nitrifying 2) chamber for skimmer 3) refugium with magic mud and...

when i initially setup th tank can i use tap water and then use RO water from then on? or do i need to fill up with 130 gal of RO from the start? thanks in advance mark

I have just purchased a second hand system cosisting of he following items. 130 gal main tank 30 gal sump external filter quality skimmer 2x T5 luminaires deep coral sand bed tuffa rock pumps, power heads etc. I intend on getting rid of the tuffa rock and replace with 30kg of live rock...

I'm looking at buying a large second hand tank (5x2x2) and sump setup. the tank has a lot of coral sand 3-4" and a lot of what was described a tuffa rock and volcanic rock. on the rock and within the sand is a lot of brown mushroom type groth. the seller was honest and said that they were...

i have come across a used marine tank with sump and everything else for that matter at a great price. my only concern is that i don't know the guy. the tank comes with lots of live rock, could the system harbour any diseases or parasites? is there anything that i should be cocerned about...

quick question......do you guys have hospital tanks, quarantine tanks in addition to your main tank and sump???? if you do, how and where do you keep all of these surely each one would require lighting and filter systems?? what size of tank do you use for quarantine and what sort of...

hi, i have been recommended the magic mud system of filtration within a sump tank but i cannot find any info on this. is the magic mud system refering to a refugium??? this bit is really confusing me!! cheers mark

Hi, i have only run a freshwater tropical aquarium before when i was younger. now that i have a bit more money and i have settled down i would like to setup a marine aquarium. i have been reading a few books, reading this forum and visitng lfs over the past couple of weeks. from this i have...