excellent bit of advice from sid , ( never noticed that ) you are supposed to have a drip loop on the cables so that if water does run down them it will fall off before it enters the plug ,otherwise , if you had to pull one of them plugs out, and the water had got inside, you could get a nasty whack

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senile old git

hiya guys made the change to cables thankyou for the tips i,ve added a delec mc 500 skimmer which i was told is the best for a sump my vecton v 300 uv sterilizer and and arcada clip on light for mysump ver the live rock

i ,ve also added live stock

1 yellow tang
1 cleaner wrasse

The main Point is you seem to be enjoying your new found hobby. just keep listening and learning, Have you got any pictures of the way your set up is now?

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hiya all updated picture,s but i hit my first problem the wrasse seemto have cause so minner damage to my tang eye when cleaning it all other fish are fine but was advised to use brin shrimp in garlic to reduce any infection dos this sound ok to anyone

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dont just use any garlic use this one, you soak all the food in this prior to feeding

I used it for finicky eaters, but it is supposed to be full of allicin which is like our vitamin c

Seachem Garlic GuardGarlicGuard™ is an appetite/flavor enhancer for freshwater and saltwater fish. GarlicGuard™ will help renew the interest of poor or finicky eaters.
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senile old git

Hi there and welcome. nice to see you back. I used that garlic and they loved it. Your tanks looking good keep it up and enjoy

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I'm not too sure on using garlic. On Ultimatereef.com, the 'Fish Health Advisor' on there, I think hes a professor in the USA, says that the lipids found in garlic can cause long term heart and liver problems in fish. If you do choose to use to, try not to use it any longer then needed.

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8' x 2' x 2' - Marine Reef.
6' x 2' x 18" - Wild Caught Zaire 'Moba' Frontosa
4' x 2' x 20" - Malawi
4' x 22" x 18" - Malawi + Victoria
4' x 18" x 18" - Breeding Cuban Cichlids.
Trigon 190 - Male Paratilapia Polleni
20" x 20" x 20" - Marine
30" x 1' x 1' - Hospital Tank
2' x 1' x 1' - Tropical

and

7x - 1' and 2' cichlid fry tanks

everyone i know uses garlic slash,its also meant to be good for treating whitespot

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WHO'S YA DADDY

I know plenty of people use it and I'm not saying don't but, there is plenty of mixed opinions on it and this guys own research suggest that while treating some problems it may create others.

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8' x 2' x 2' - Marine Reef.
6' x 2' x 18" - Wild Caught Zaire 'Moba' Frontosa
4' x 2' x 20" - Malawi
4' x 22" x 18" - Malawi + Victoria
4' x 18" x 18" - Breeding Cuban Cichlids.
Trigon 190 - Male Paratilapia Polleni
20" x 20" x 20" - Marine
30" x 1' x 1' - Hospital Tank
2' x 1' x 1' - Tropical

and

7x - 1' and 2' cichlid fry tanks

hiya guys thanks for the advice and it was one of the things i was advised to give with brine shrimp 2 days a week for a couple of weeks until thing settle down in my tank and reduce the risk of white spot and other infections and that is alot better the using the medical treatment that could wipe out my cleaner shrimp and corals when i add the at a later date i know not to use anything copper based as it could have bad out come for my inverts and corals i,am still learning and as i say all advice taken on board thanks again

regards