Home Adverts Recent Added Auction Scam Alerts Fishkeeping Forum List Your Ad ShopAds Videos Tropical Fish Aquariums & Equip Marine Fish & Marine Inverts Cichlids Malawi Tanganyikan Cichlids Wanted Discus Goldfish, Koi & Ponds Retailers & Services ALL ADS By County    Home      Reply     Viewed: 456 -- Replies: 49 PM | All Topics | General | Cichlids | Marine | Coldwater | Tanks/Equipment | Diseases | Members Posted Follow up pics of my 3x3 marine set up 20-02-2007 12:53 by Linda Chenapa Here are some updated pics of the tank I was given for free and, with the help of drummerduck, have been able to set up. 20-02-2007 12:55 by Linda Chenapa Before 20-02-2007 12:56 by Linda Chenapa After 20-02-2007 12:56 by Linda Chenapa Now 20-02-2007 12:57 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 12:57 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 12:58 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 12:59 by Linda Chenapa Some nice healthy growth. 20-02-2007 13:00 by NikkiC Looks good Linda! 20-02-2007 13:00 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 13:01 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 13:01 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 13:02 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 13:03 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 13:04 by Linda Chenapa Thank you. 20-02-2007 13:04 by saz wow linda, looking great! 20-02-2007 13:04 by Linda Chenapa 20-02-2007 13:05 by Linda Chenapa Happy birthday sazzy 20-02-2007 13:06 by Linda Chenapa ....and here is one just for wayne!! 20-02-2007 13:10 by tasha awwwwwwwh 20-02-2007 13:11 by Linda Chenapa Really pleased with how it's gone, I have been lucky so far, only had one day when the water suddenly went off and had to move the fish out of there quick and put them in Nigel's tank. They all survived except for one anenome. No slime algae or other probs (yet) fingers crossed. I was lucky enough to be able to fill the tank with mature water from drummerducks tank + all his live rock + his filter. I think if I had not done that it would have taken a lot longer than 3 months, for it to cycle. 20-02-2007 13:12 by Linda Chenapa Tasha, the pup or the teddy? 20-02-2007 14:16 by Danny Boy very nice. great size tank too 20-02-2007 15:26 by Alan Looking good one thing of concern though is the polyp extension isn't great do you have any curculation pumps in there a tank that size I would want to be going for a turn over in tank of at least 20 times the tank volume per hour ideally 30 times per hour. Also watch the caulerpa around the button polyps it is already clear that the polyps are stressed by the caulerpa which will quickly smother them. goodluck with it though it has the makings of a stunning tank. 20-02-2007 15:53 by Neutralle Looking great Linda, hard work but worth it eh!! Mark. 20-02-2007 15:57 by Terry CB Hi - I've just taken on a 2nd hand 5' tank, can you tell me how you cleaned yours before use? Thks terry 20-02-2007 17:01 by Neutralle Terry, White vinegar or similar mild acid will remove most deposits on the tank,just make sure its all rinsed well afterwards. Mark. 20-02-2007 17:06 by AndreaC Wow Linda thats amazing! You have done a great job and it looks great. Well done 20-02-2007 19:33 by darren nice linda looks great!! how long has it been set up? 20-02-2007 19:34 by jonie soz forgot to log out dad lol 20-02-2007 20:06 by Linda Chenapa Terry - just used plain water, elbow grease and a new Jcloth. Stubborn marks were removed with a new green pan scourer. 20-02-2007 20:11 by Linda Chenapa darren - I thought that it had been set up about 3 months but in fact, it has only been running for 6 weeks! Time flies when you're having fun! 20-02-2007 20:15 by Neutralle For six weeks you are onto a winner!! 20-02-2007 21:38 by Linda Chenapa Well, what can I say? 21-02-2007 06:51 by Bogwoodbruce Whoah six weeks, as lttle as that. 21-02-2007 07:44 by Linda Chenapa Just a reminder. 'I was lucky enough to be able to fill the tank with mature water from drummerducks tank + all his live rock + his filter.' 21-02-2007 07:47 by Linda Chenapa Alan - I had just been messing about in the tank, that's why the polyps are not fully extended. I have 2 external filters, a protien skimmer and 3 powerheads running. 21-02-2007 10:32 by Alan That would explain it. Watch the caulerpa doesn't take over though great in a sump but can get way out of hand in the main system. Just make sure the total in tank water turn over is at least 15,500 litres per hour or more. This will prevent dead spots and detritus build up that would lead to gradually building phosphates and nitrates. Also make sure you get the grazing pressure up as soon as possible. I would want something like 50 turbos and 50 dwarf blue leg hermits in there to keep it clean. 21-02-2007 12:36 by Linda Chenapa I have taken some of the caulerpa off of the piece of rock it was on, with some roots on, and tied it with some fine fishing line to another piece of rock and put it in Nigel's tank. Saves me having to buy him a pressie for his birthday on Saturday Do you think that it will 'take'? 21-02-2007 15:10 by Alan Almost certainly it is the weed of the sea a certain species of caulerpa is making a right mess of the med they think it got out of a public aquarium possibly in Monaco I think any way its killing the med watch out for it going sexual as it releases a mild toxin when it does this. Its not a problem in a sump as it is lit 24 hours a day so provides a guard against this unpleasant occurence if it starts to go brown remove it quickly before it releases nutrients into the water. 21-02-2007 15:29 by Linda Chenapa Number 7 has arived!! A new grand daughter, 6 lbs 7 oz 21-02-2007 17:29 by wayne congratulations lind ayour going to be even poorer moneywise , but richer in life 21-02-2007 17:43 by jonie congrats linda she got a name yet? 21-02-2007 18:10 by Linda Chenapa Emily Grace Broad 21-02-2007 18:24 by jonie nice!! 21-02-2007 18:47 by Bogwoodbruce Congrats linda. 22-02-2007 21:52 by Linda Chenapa Emily 22-02-2007 23:28 by Neutralle Bless, Conratulations Linda....... 22-02-2007 23:42 by wayne i see a bit of boob 23-02-2007 07:47 by Linda Chenapa Where? All I can see is the top of my daughter-in-laws left arm and her chest! You need to take your mind out of the gutter! 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