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this is really starting to annoy me now . I am not one for SPS corals , but i do have a soft spot for all Montiporia species. i bought an orange plating monti , and a branching blueberry monti a while back. Started them off on the sand bed so i could acclimatise them to my lighting , then...

Hello folks , a blast from the past here. I know it has been a long time that i have posted on here. Well that is my tank coming up for its 1yr Birthday , not as far on with it as i wanted to be at this stage , but nothing wrong with that. I have a few more LPS added , been brave and also...

Ok so for those of you who have seen my diary and the tank picture ...... incase you have not here is a picture of the tank ( sorry fairly old pic ) my problem is coral suited for the area thats bare ... my RBTA is roughly in the same place , and i now have a duncan frag and blasto...

I am wanting to start a project that wont be completed until next year some time. So what is the project i hear you ask lol ,,, i am wanting to set up a tank for a pair of seahorses . I know they require taller tanks than wider tanks , Here in the UK it is the general advice the...

sorry in advance if one of these products are not available across the pond . i am not sure if it is or not. But i have absolutely no room for dosing pumps / reactors so please do not suggest using either. I would like to maintain alk and calcium levels in my tank in-between water changes...

I created a post in the wrong part about my RBTA going for a walk. well it went back to exactly the same spot it was in before it moved and had stayed for over a week. i tried feeding it a small bit of squid ring but instead it just pulled its tentacles in and allowed the bit of squid ring...

i have been feeding my little cat with Fauna Marin LPS pellets which it loves , but yesterday ( 25th ) i chopped up a very small bit of squid ring and offered it to my cat. and surprisingly it snatched it off my stick. i sat and watched it ( sorry no pics or vids ) and to my surprise it...

i have a tank cloned RBTA , i am well aware that they move around until they find a comfortable spot. Now my RBTA found a spot and has stayed in it for over a week , nearly 2 weeks. absolutely nothing has changed in that time , ive just come to bed and looked at the tank only to see my RBTA...

struggling Well my HOB arrived , and at the moment i have it full of filter floss to try and clear the water up. Also i am wandering how i can convert it into a refugium , as you see it only has 2 ends that can hold sand at the moment , i can get 1.5" of sand at each end. so i am...

Well my MP10 arrived the other day , stuck it in the tank and started slowly filling with RO. i got the water deep enough to try the MP10 and it was great fun playing around with it and deciding i like the look of Reef Crest over everything else. i know some say it takes a while to "" bed in...

Well as all the fish on my stock list for the upgrade are potentials for carpet surfing ,, i will be making a lid for my open top tank , but making it from clear Acrylic , and instead of using over priced plastic netting ( here in the UK ) i will be using some "" leader material "" that i use...

I am toying with a clam for my new system, but i cant remember which species of clam is regarded "" beginner safe "" well beginner when it comes to keeping clams. I understand that they need a mature tank and ALK , calcium etc all kept stable . and i know some clams like being on the sand...

ok i know you can buy magnetic ceramic rock already , but from what i have read it is as expensive here in the UK as it is in America. I have ceramic rock left over , and i am just wandering how could i make these magnetic and reef safe. the glass thickness is 8mm so i guess i need fairly...

i am after some advice , opinions from those of you who use the Vortech MP10. i am wanting to use one in my tank upgrade for the following reasons. Less bulk in the tank , cleaner look , ample settings. now the one thing that i have seen , but one thing i am struggling to find is a...

I am guessing this is where i would start a tank diary ? ... Well as things seem to be moving along a bit further, thought i would start my tank diary thread. Tank was originally going to be custom made , but due to being messed around . time wasting i decided to have a look at "" off the...

ok so it might sound like a stupid question , but i was wandering. I am considering in buying a 130L tank ( when empty ). and i am wandering if i could use a skimmer rated for tanks up to 100L. the reason i am wandering is once you have added the rock and sand there is obviously going to be...

Sorry , if this is the wrong section to post. I am after a bit of advice. As i am upgrading tank this year i got in touch with a custom Aquarium builder, he has never given me a 100% set price , just a "" rough guess "" which was £175 --- $281. I recently found a local company only...

I will now introduce my self, as some of you may have noticed i joined the forum and created a post regarding led lighting . Firstly cheers to those who have helped me out already :bowdown: been a great help already. Right , "" Hi from across the pond "" as i am away over here in Scotland so...

I know as yet i have not introduced my self , so i am sorry for not doing so ( yet ). But currently all i am doing is this :frustrat::frustrat::frustrat:when it comes to working out what LED i need for my tank. The tank will be custom made some time next year and is not a straight forward...