Recent content by alexlark

Well, had the led's back. They are quite bright but not as bright as my 2 x T5's so I'm sticking with the T5's for now. I'm goona use the blue led's for moonlighting in the next tank i'm planning as they are REALLY good on their own. I will sell the white led's on ebay. As I say though, the blue...

I've just purchased a 5m set of 600 SMD LED's in Blue and a set in Pure White: SMD LED Blue SMD LED Pure White My current setup consists of 2 x T5 46in tubes. 1x Blue and 1x White. I will take some pics of before and after once I receive them. I'm planning on cutting the 2x 5m strips down to...

Nice cabinet mate!! Good job with the mouldings and that ply has come up a treat once painted! :good:

@BigC Nice post with the pics. I'm interested in doing the same with my marine tank. Apart from fish and live rock i've only got 1 mushroom in there. I was thinking of using a mixture of pure white and blue smd led strips. Yours look like the warm white strips. Very neat :nod:

Any updates on this guys? I've been looking to do something similar myself after I bought these for under my kitchen cupboards: My link I bought the warm white ones for my kitchen and they are quite bright. I'm just not sure how bright they would be for the normal running lights in my...

Hi rl1oyd I had this problem after cleaning one of mine a few months ago. I ended up taking it out of the tank to keep as a spare and bought 2 koralia "copies" off ebay for £10. They seem to do pretty much the same job! The only think I hate about this type of powerhead is that the ceramic...

Hi, I would have said that it will be fine to use as it's intended for aquarium use. As a bubble stop though I would be inclined to use a course sponge rather than a fine one as the fine sponges require more frequent cleaning.

I have lost 2 tangs in the past to whitespot. Tangs are prone to it, more than other fish. I would highly recommend getting a UV steriliser fitted to your tank. I run mine 24/7 and have never had whitespot in the tank since, and I am the proud owner of a stunning powder blue tang :nod:

Excellent, that moorish is stunning :nod:

No, I make my own RO. Also helps to reduce any nuisance alge :thumbs:

I'd say my Powder Blue Tang. As soon as I open the lid he's straight up to the top waiting for food! He even swims the whole length of the tank as I walk past - like he's following me! :lol:

Thanks Victor, I'll take a look when I'm home from work. Firewall is blocking it in work!! :saddam:

Thanks Morri I will check them out. I get a lot of my kit off the net but I get most of my livestock from Maidenhead Aquatics in Cardiff.

Good afternoon all, After converting from tropicals to marines 18 months ago I have successfully kept a 4ft FOWLR tank going and recently added 2 corals which are doing very well. However, my tank does not have a sump or a skimmer! So I am looking to upgrade. I want to buy a tank, sump and...

Hi Jonathan, Just been reading your whole post as I am thinking of doing the exact same thing after keeping marines for the last 18 months. My setup at the moment is a 4ft tank, 3 powerheads, external canister with UV sterilizer and a load of LR. NO sump and NO skimmer! :fun: Like yourself...