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  1. Andyden71

    Whats these ??

    Iv just noticed these in my tank there's 2 together and a orange/red thing on my live rock These are the 2 things when I get clips to the tank they go into the rock very fast then come out again This is the orange/red looking thing in middle of picture
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    What are these

    IV just looked at my tank and noticed these to white looking things on the glass not far apart iv got a nosious snail or a somilia snail which came as a hitch hiker on some live rock iv seen it about loads over the last week but just noticed these sorry about pics tank is dark and these are only...
  3. Andyden71

    2 die with in a week

    Well Afew days ago my bannana wrasse died abd iv just noticed my cleaner shrimp is mussing can't remember seeing it for few days now water parms are all spot on so I'm puzzled
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    Chemiclean

    I got some Chemiclean delivered yesterday I'd all ready done a water change on the tank before this stuff turned up but I thought lets do it so I read the instructions and removed the carbon out of the filter mixed some powder in a glass with water out of the tank then poured it back in tank. At...
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    Winning the algae battle

    Well think I'm starting to win the battle with algae and Cyanobacteria yesterday I pulled loads of the long algae out again I was at it for hours I removed filters and cleaned them all and replaced 2 filter pads to new ones. Then I cleaned skimmer power head and water circulators and heater...
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    Bannana wrasse is it ok

    Iv had a bannana wrasse In my tank for about 4months it's been fine until Afew days ago now all it seems to do is hide in the sand bed or lay neat a rock on the sand bed is the normal or is there sumit wrong
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    Bannana wrase behavior

    Iv got a bannana wrasse iv had it for months now but over the last few days or so it's been burying it self all the time I know it's normal for them to do that but is it normal all the time during day time hours when lights are all on
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    What filters to change

    Iv got a fluvel 306 canister filter iv had it running since November last year iv been cleaning all filters pads and lime cones ect ect and changing the carbon. I'd like to know in stead of cleaning the filters out all the time what filters can or should I change and how often.
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    Algae doing ne head in

    Iv been having problems with green hair algae for a while now water is clear no trace of ammonia, nitrite, natrate and phosphate salt is at 1.026 and ph is at 8.2 iv got a canister filter which I clean out every week and replace carbon every month. Iv got a algae blenny who is make much of a...
  10. Andyden71

    Purple tip

    Well iv had my purple tip nem for a few months now and it's always been in the same place in the tank since I put it in now it's on the move is there a reason why it's started to move after Afew months in the same place
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    Is my purple tip ok

    I got a purple Tip anemone Afew months ago it was small in size and white the the purple tips. The nem is growing very well but has changed colour to a brown colour towards the end of the tips
  12. Andyden71

    Royal gramma

    I got a Royal Gramma yestaday I climatised it for about 1 hr then added it to the tank at the same time as the pink spotted watchman goby iv seen the goby but the royal gramma is no where to be seen it was swimming fine when I added it to the tank so do these grammas hide a lot or should I be...
  13. Andyden71

    Is this xenia normal ?

    Is my pulsating Xenia ok it looks like its going white up the middle but it could be just the light
  14. Andyden71

    Adding zooplankton

    How much zooplankton should I add to my 55g tank I'm after adding some to feed my polyps and anything else that eats it.
  15. Andyden71

    Iodine!

    Is it iodine? That can help with coral and things like pulsating zenias crow if not what's the best think to use as I've got polyps grown on a piece of live rock but its growning very slow
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    Cleaner shrimp and purple tip nem

    I've been watching my cleaner shrimp with my purple tip nem and noticed the shrimp keeps getting to close and the nem keeps getting a hold of it so the shrimp pulls louse it's even worse when I feed the nem by hand the shrimp wants the food from inside the tentacles and 2 of the tentacles on the...
  17. Andyden71

    Adding new canister filter

    Just wandering not doing I've got a fluvel 306 canister filter on a 55g 240ltr there's approx 170ltrs of water in tank with sand and rock ect ect If I was to buy another fluvel 306/406 canister filter and added it to my existing fluvel would it cause any problems with the tank
  18. Andyden71

    Whats the best colour lights

    I've got two lightning systems ones a T8 with 2 bulbs a pink 1 and a white 1 the other system is a T5 with 2 bulbs both blue in colour the tank is 4ft long x 1ft 10inches deep x 1ft 4inches wide all the bulbs are 42inches long so my question is what are the best colour bulbs and wattage to have...
  19. Andyden71

    Phoshate levels

    So what's the correct phos levels is it 0.0 or different because iv just bought a phos test kit but doesn't tell me what it's suppose to be thanks
  20. Andyden71

    What gobys

    I'm after a convict goby to clean all the trapped food from in the rocks can other gobys be added in or should I only have one goby in the tank which is a 55g live stock is a clown fish a regal blue tang a bannana wrasse a algea blenny a cleaner shrimp a blue legged hermit crab a purple tip nem...
  21. Andyden71

    Whats the best way to get food out of rocks

    I think iv got a phos problem in my 55g and I think it's caused be rotten food which as gotten into the rocks and the cleaner shrimp or blue legged hermit crab can't get to it. So can I use a power head to blow it out or will that cause problems ? Or what's the best scavenger fish that I can put...
  22. Andyden71

    What are these ?

    What are these looks like poly!! These are growing on a very large piece of live rock they have been there for about 2 months now will they get bigger and spread I hope so they look nice but very small
  23. Andyden71

    Whats these

    Iv been watching these plant like things growing on my live rock does anyone know what it is and if its good or bad
  24. Andyden71

    My new purple tip

    I bought a purple tip yesterday I climatised it then added it into tank it went straight to the rocks it is now under a rock at the bottom of the pile iv tried moving it but its stuck solid I got in to hopefully host my clown fish will it move it self or will it stay there I'd like it moved any...
  25. Andyden71

    Newbie from the uk

    Hi I'm Andy I live in County Durham in the northeast England, I have a 55g marine tank I have had it up and running since November 2012 I have a clown fish a regal blue tanga algae blenny a cleaner shrimp and a blue legged hermit crab and very recently a found a hitch hicker a smolia snail iv...
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