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Wow just went to order that Skimmer... The link above wouldn't ship to my country so I had a look around and Marine Depot would.. Got through to shipping and they were going to charge $250 to ship!! Found one on ebay but they wouldn't ship either :-( Then I just found out our country has a...

Thanks for the input guys! I had never seen that style of skimmer - will have to look at importing one. The joys of a small country haha. Some great advice and thoughts, Cheers

Hey everyone, I just want to see if I am on the right train of thought on this one.. My tank had become a little neglected over Christmas as I was extremely busy with work travelling etc. Since that time my tank has gained a big bloom of what I would assume is green hair algae - its green...

Thanks Ian, Just had a quick browse through - You guys have done an awesome job on the redesign! Its smooth

Hey everyone, I am Tim from down in New Zealand. I am not a new member but have been MIA from this forum for just over a year - Wow the new(since last visit) site looks awesome! So much has happened to my tank since those days so I will have to start a new tank thread at some point to get you...

So the overflow should be made and ready for pickup on Friday - YAY its been a long time planning but I really wanted to make sure I got this right (last thing I want is a flooded room) To get the 2 boxes made up is going to cost me $35 including getting the base drilled for the bulkhead. So...

Looking great Sharon! Good stuff!

Thanks for that ted, that helps a lot! The reason I'm not buying one is none of the fish shops I've been to or contacted in New Zealand have auto starting syphons... The stock they have is years behind what I've been researching. Hence my basic design from the more modern overflows. I could...

Alright, its been a while since starting this topic - I just won a second tank which is just a tiny bit bigger than my current one. I am going to make the new one my main tank and use my old one as a sump. So the overflow is back on my mind. I have just had a heap of containers set up on my...

Hey guys, If you look at the picture, behind the clam you can see a couple of feather duster like crowns. If youve followed my tank thread you will know I have a big feather duster worm these are micro in comparison and they are burrowed throughout the rock rather than tubes attached to...

when i shifted my tank I rinsed the sand mixing it up every now and then until the water ran clear. Took about 1-2 hours - had no issues. If you don't rinse it though you could risk spikes in your water quality. I would edge on the side of rinse for as long as you think you need to then a bit...

Oh ok, I wouldn't have a clue - just what people told me it was on here when i went to buy it :-) Whatever it is it grows fast!

It took over an hour of filming to get this - My clowns hide when i pull out the camera so i had to set up the camera before lights went out and then wait... They still hid then an hour later you can see what I got :-) I was a little shocked when watching this because I had never seen the...

Heres some better shots (hopefully) Rics and small frag of Zoas More Zoas and my Bropsis - YAY haha nah i think it is slowly dying off so thats good! The Feather Duster - I have put this at the opposite end of the tank from the clowns cause the female was attacking it every time it...

Thanks mate, that helps :-) Couple of pictures as promised - sorry for the glare on the fts :P Also the clam was still acclimating in this picture, I will try get a better one tonight.

So the shift went well, took about 3 hours to load the truck with the whole house, took about an hour to dismantle the tank and about 3 at the other end to put it back together hahaha! My wife wants to buy a house middle of this year but wow one move in a year is enough for me!! Everything...

So when i went back in the Clam was a bit bigger than I had guessed I measured out 3" before going in and it would be around that. I have put a hold on the clam until after the shift and once the tank has calmed back down. Speaking of shifting less than 24 hours before it is all go now...

You dont have to have sand most people add it as a look thing really. Sand will become live from your live rock and this will then also become part of your biological filter. I would never buy "live sand". There are many views on sand the types of sand - depths of sand etc and is a subject...

you can use the reef salt even if the tank is fish only, its just that its more finely balanced to care for corals needs. So if you were to use a cheaper salt that doesn't cater for that and you had corals - they might not be able to get all the nutrients they need from the water.

Aquarium Salt doesnt have all the added minerals needed for good coral growth - so if the tank is only for fish then I would just go for a basic aquarium salt. The main thing is that you dont just go to bulk store and get table salt ;-)