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  1. les

    Cheap and easy DIY foods for marine fish and corals

    Cheap and easy DIY foods for marine fish and corals. Some background first I think is in order. I have been making my own cheap marine fish and coral foods for more years than I care to mention and certainly I was making them back in the 80s. At the time I was warned that I was playing...
    • les
    • Thread
    • cheap cockle coral corals defrost feeding foods freeze fresh frozen gamma grate irradiated marine mussel process processor ready sardines scallops shrimp simply squid water white
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Tank Mods & DIY
  2. F

    New Marine Keeper

    Hi, I joined up to help feed my knowledge around reef tanks :) I just got hold of a new tank and this will be my first SW setup. Hope to get some help and plan something that will last a long time. Looking forward to learning and getting this running!
    • fishymo
    • Thread
    • forward joined keeper knowledge learning marine running setup tanks
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  3. F

    New Setup with Sump problem

    Hi everyone, I will be starting a new SW tank soon. I've had some good advice about getting running (the tank was used before so I will be giving it a good clean with vinegar and running polyfilter). I have been advised to drill the tank and use a sump (ditch the trickle filter in the...
    • fishymo
    • Thread
    • advice advised aquarium cabinet clean comments correctly drains drill filter height marine partition polyfilter power revised running serves setup starting sumps sumptank tanks trickle width
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Help and Advice
  4. G

    Decisions Decisions

    Cant decide seeing as we only have the 3 fish ,boxer shrimp, lobster, 3 hermit crabs, left should I keep them in tank they are in or put them back in Biorb , I don't intend to get anymore marine fish . Then my big Orandas could have this tank (marine at present). having a bit of a girly...
    • Grannycarolann
    • Thread
    • anymore biorb boxer crabs decide decisions firefish girly hermit indecisive intend lobster marine moment orandas shrimp wrasse
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Help and Advice
  5. les

    Money money money

    Anybody else thinks keeping a marine aquarium is like ...........
    • les
    • Thread
    • aquarium keeping marine money
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Reefs
  6. P

    Brown Algea.

    Hi, I'm at my wits end with my marine tank. I changed the lights on my reefer 250 to two A360we's. I've been running them for a couple of months. I am suffering terribly with brown algae. It's on my live rock and completely covered my Zoas. I've increased and decreased the light intensive and...
    • pwh101
    • Thread
    • a360wes added algae algea battle bolton brown carbon changed daily decreased desperate dosing increased levels light lights losing marine mushrooms nitrates phosphate reefer running stable
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Help and Advice
  7. signalman

    Gauging interest

    I am thinking of selling my marine setup. It is an RSM 130D . It comes with the following:- Maxpect razor led (great condition). Reefloat atu pro with IR sensor and 10 ltr container. 2 Koralia nano's. 1 Jebao wavemaker. Osmotics RO filter (producing 0 tds and spare cartridges). STC 1000 wired...
    • signalman
    • Thread
    • cartridges condition container corals crystals filter following- gauging individual livestock marine maxpect osmotics prefer price producing razor reefloat rocks route selling sensor setup spare thinking
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Help and Advice
  8. H

    Freshwater to Marine Aquarium conversion...?

    Hi Guys Im a noob here, but been a fish keeper for over 30 years . Currently been keeping Malawis for the last 5 years and have a salty itch to scratch.... Current set up is 5'6x2'x2' using three external Eheims and cheap Led array. What would I need to convert this into a nice Reef...
    • Herts01
    • Thread
    • 56x2x2 advice aquarium cheap conversion convert current eheims external fancy filter fishkeeper keeping litre malawis marine pretty purolite salties salty scratch setup stage water worth
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Help and Advice
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