Recent content by ickypimp

Hi all with the recent spawning of my RBTA i have been intrigued as to the trigger for this... my system parameters are all good so i am assuming that this is a "normal" spawning event with that in mind i am wanting help from you lot.. i want to collect data on captive spawning events to see...

Hey guys... I first started posting on here some time ago.. many of the board members were very kind in offering help and advice when i was at that initail getting my head round everthing stage... i got going and never looked back... i got bitten hard and have started a nano reef forum in the UK...

i would say your bioload is waaay too high for 10 gallons... i sure hope you skim heavily

I dont know of any commercially avalable LED set ups, there have, however been a couple of people flire with LED and i can tell you that it isnt the way forward... LED light is very directional most have a relitivly small spor effect with a viewing angle averahing 20 degrees, in order to get...

I am in with the rest ... it sounds like you have had something die...the pic you posted looks just like a tank that is coming to the end of a cycle couple of big water changes wouldnt go amiss, i have had this happen it turnrd out to be a turbo snail that had gotten itself lodged in a crevice...

Hi all, I have only recently got into the nano reef thing, resources like this have been invaluble tome , however the main issue i have had is that the vast majority of equipment , stores, websites etc that are discussed on these boards are just not relevant to me being based in the UK, i am...

i would replace the sandstone with CURED reef rock, you will benefit from added biological filtration provided by the rock then, silicates will cause problems with diatom blooms IMO

My bad.. sorry, wasnt meant to be un civil once again sorry... misinterpreted from the offing..just heard so much "dont buy a hydrometer, buy a refractometer..." you made a comment to the effect of"SG is not relevent salinity is..." thats the bit i picked up on, as most peeps using...

what utter nonsense... SG is a perfectly acceptable measurment of suitability of aquarium water... How many people do you know that blend their own saltmix... yes, about NONE as a measure of dissolved ionic salts when making up pre blended commercial sea water, a good quality hydrometer will...

Thanks Brandon i am gonna have a go with the stock lighting to start, if not i mat be able to mod the luminere to take an extra bulb or even a 70watt metal halide bulb... time will tell only problem is i wont beable to have my purple dartfis with this tank... mabe get an orchid dottyback instead

I hear what you are saying about refractometers... i guess that as a professional biologist i am used to having the best quality of stuff around me.. I use a glass hydrometer, 1.000 to 1.100 calibrated at 60f however it is a NAMAS certifiacted one that was "donated" by my lab and probably cost...

couple of points... The LFS probably sold poly filter as it chelated ammonia (amongst other things... when you guys are talking about specific gravity are you talking about adjusted or non adjusted SG ?? Depending on the manufacturer of your Hydrometer it will be calibrated to a specific...

ok... i have had several plans to get going with a nano reef they have , however not happened, the main issue i have has has been lighting and lack of money... I had a real score the other day, i got myself a unused second hand Via aqua pop up 11 gallon nanoreef tank it comes complete with a...

if you had read what i wrote properly you would see that i had also worked on the area of light due to angle and depth to come to my estimation of how many i would need, i think that i potentially have a very adiquate lighting system there that will give me "hot" and "cool" spots i think if i...

Hi, i have an 8-10 gallon cube tank that i want to nano. It is a nice looking tank , bow front with its own hood, the light , however is not so great, it has an 11 watt fluorescent tube, looking at various options and avalability and cost this is my latest thinking... from what i have read i...