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Dean_W
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18th Jul 06 at 10:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
I noticed last night I seem to have gained some snails in my fish tank. They must of come on the plants


Clown Loach's will get rid of this.
GREG 1
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18th Jul 06 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
I noticed last night I seem to have gained some snails in my fish tank. They must of come on the plants


Clown Loach's will get rid of this.


Not really, to be honest

Wait till you upgrade to marine, you will get some amazing random bits appear (especially of a night when its dark) from the live rock!
Dean_W
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18th Jul 06 at 11:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The loaches worked for me.

Then they died. I had an epidemic in my tank.
Russ
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18th Jul 06 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i have some bog wood sorted, need a rock, dunno what to get though.
GREG 1
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18th Jul 06 at 17:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Sorry Russ I will reply to your U2U

Got some bits you guys can have aswell.
GT4Brody
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18th Jul 06 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Fish tanks are great, had a tropical tank when lived with parents......not had one in my flat, gonna get another when i move into my house (hopefully next couple of weeks)
that tank is massive cosmo, nice
MarkM
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21st Jul 06 at 16:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Greg were still waiting on your pics?
GREG 1
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21st Jul 06 at 17:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ok bud, ill go do them now for ya.. Needs a water change which is on the go (takes 24hrs) but ill brb
mav
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21st Jul 06 at 17:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mine, well Kierans

MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by GREG 1
Ok bud, ill go do them now for ya.. Needs a water change which is on the go (takes 24hrs) but ill brb


Excellent mate...

MarkM
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Mav =

Its a beauty
mav
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took alot of work that you know, very exspensive
MarkM
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Originally posted by mav
took alot of work that you know, very exspensive


I bet its rare
GREG 1
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21st Jul 06 at 17:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote



Ok took some, need to upload them so 2 secs.. Not best pics as from mobile though
MarkM
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GREG 1
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21st Jul 06 at 17:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My cleaner shrimp


Full shot of tank (excuse reflection on phone cam)


Turbo Snail


Red legged crab


Clowns & Tangs in view


Shot view


Full shot (short on water as doing a change)


Fish in action
GREG 1
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21st Jul 06 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ps - I couldn't get all the decent crabs and fish I wanted to get, all really hard to get

[Edited on 21-07-2006 by GREG 1]
MarkM
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21st Jul 06 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yours is Marine isnt it Greg?
Russ
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21st Jul 06 at 21:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah ^
MarkM
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21st Jul 06 at 22:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Right ok...so the Nemo fish etc are Marine im guessing??

Im liking the mixture of fish and crabs etc as its more interesting...

Darren M
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21st Jul 06 at 23:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah the 'nemo' fish is marine.

read as much information as possible before you start a set up
PainZ
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21st Jul 06 at 23:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Greg,

Your setup is fully ace. How much time do you have to spend on it each week??

What things do you have to do each week to keep the fish alive??

I have had coldwater and tropical tanks in the past with alot of success, however marine scares me a bit!!
C2RL R
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22nd Jul 06 at 09:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cant believe this......read this thread last nite and decided i'd post some pics of my dads marine setup today....got up this morning and the bloody tank is empty!! He's decided to give it all up after 15 years!! gutted.
GREG 1
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
Greg,

Your setup is fully ace. How much time do you have to spend on it each week??

What things do you have to do each week to keep the fish alive??

I have had coldwater and tropical tanks in the past with alot of success, however marine scares me a bit!!


Cheers for all the comments guys, it's nice to know that after all the hard work and money I put into it people appreciate it (kinda like a car)

Painz - Each week isn't bad. I do the following now it's all settled.

1) Check temp is ok (every night/ morning) as at the moment the temp is very hot so need to get it levelled out etc. I have a dig timer that beeps if it gets too hot etc.

2) Feed fish each night

3) Check everything is ok and use algea scrapper to get the worst off the glass on front of tank

4) Get water change ready (this is the tricky bit as you need a big tub, RO water in there (special purified water with no crap in it, filters out the waste) then add the salt (check it's level on hydrometer) heat it up to correct temp and mix it / add another heater / pump to get it flowing.

5) Leave no 4 for around 24 hours then do the change

Thats basically it each week. It really isn't as bad as people think.. Any questions guys just ask, I jumped in the deep end and went for it and all has been ok, i'll help you if y ou need it no worries

All in all im so pleased I switched from fresh water... Results are awesome, just cannot beat marine in many ways, the style and look of the fish are second to none

Im actually growing alot of the pulsa (xena) you can see them in the pics, they are like hands and open and close constantly, if they are touched or a fish goes near them they close up till they are ready to release and "breathe" again, really is an awesome site. Anyway I have loads of it and its growing constantly so ill be selling this cheap on ebay

All in all once your set up the money goes on salt, thats basically it

[Edited on 22-07-2006 by GREG 1]
GREG 1
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22nd Jul 06 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ps - Forgot to mention now it's all up and running i do salt water tests once every month / 2-3 weeks.

When you 1st set up you "must" do this every few days to get everything level before "anything" enters the tank.

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