Recent content by diamondgeezer

I've bought all mine from Pisces Engineering http://pisces-aqua.co.uk/; they have a minimum £75 + VAT order level; but the prices of the parts are good, and so is the service. I tend to use Astore, but they sell others.

Hi All, I find myself needing to drain my closed loop Sequence pump for some annual maintence. It's position in the cabinet under the tank doen't lend itself well to easy draining, and I never look forward to it. Because I don't have any space underneath the drain plug to put a container to...

Looks really good, is it all live rock? or manmade? I need to buy much more to build a scene like that!

I have done this for my cleaner shrimp. My method was to pour the contents of the bag into a small bucket with an airstone. Grab a typical air line size hose and setup a syphon from the main tank. Purchase a screw type restrictor and attach to the syphon line and adjust it to drip a second rate...

I love clowns, and have been considering them for my next purchase. If you say they love these rotifer's then that's great news...

Thanks to you all, what a great response. I have googled the Bdelloidea Rotifers and it looks like a good match. As you say, just got to find a fish which loves it.

Hi all. It's been a while since I posted, I have an 80g tank 4 months mature now. The algea cycle started brown, then went to green, then red; and recently it's now all cleared and I'm left with some good coraline growth on the live rocks. Currently I only have a couple of damsels to aid the...

Thanks for your help, I will avoid the vinegar, and other acids. I did some further reading with regards grey sand, and after a while it's possible colour can come back eventually; so we will see how it goes.

Hi all, New to this forum, and I'm glad it seems really active. I used to keep marines about 8 years ago, and when I broke the tank down I stored the sand I had in some plastic bin bags with the idea of stating it up again. That time has come around again, and I am currently building up an 80...