Recent content by garycooper34

Hi,     When I woke up this morning, one of my Pipefish (banded) appeared to be dead - it had arched its body about 4cm above the sand with either end just dug into the sand.   I isolated it this morning for about an hour and it did pick up a bit and was swimming again, so I put it back in the...

The pipefish were from the LFS. During the journey (approx 25 mins), I made sure the temperature in the back of the car was about 25 and put my jacket next to them.   As they were laying still in the bag, it must just have been stress. I got the LFS to check my levels and they were fine. So...

PS in the bag they were still and not moving and when in the tank, they immediately went to lay on the bottom, pretty much remained in those positions then died.

Hi Yes.   Similar to drip method over 1.5h.   I found the other pipefish dead this morning as well.

So,   The days have arrived.   I have had a hermit crab since day 1 after all that was hiding in the rock. Last week 2 crabs went in, a cleaner shrimp and 2 turbo snails.   This evening, the percula clown pair and 2 banded pipefish went in however, by 9.30pm one of the pipefish had died.    ...

Hi Everyone,   Like I say, using the nitrate test from my freshwater kit as the bottles have the same part numbers, it comes up at 5 following a pwc, so I'm pretty sure this one is reading correct especially as the current invertebrates from the donor rock in the tank are thriving!   Certainly...

hmmm.     Seeing that the saltwater kit is newer, I would've thought that is more reliable. I give the nitrate bottle 2 a shake of at least 40 seconds or so and I did this to both bottles I have. Seeing that it reckoned nitrate still increased following a water change, I'm more inclined to say...

I could try asking, but they're also very expensive!     There is apparently already lots of life in the aquarium. Last night I noticed 1 hermit crab, 1 other crab, some kind of clam and a bristle worm.   Seeing that I will have cycled it with donor rock for 1.5 months and inserted prawns to...

Hi,   Basically, to get hold of a good range of marines, they need to be ordered online which therefore, due to shipping costs, means they need to be ordered at once.   Livestock will be: 4 fish, 2 shrimp, 2 hermits, 2 turbo snails     Hence asking the best way to build everything up ready.

Hi,   Yes,   I have got both the API Saltwater and API Reef Master Test Kit and from the looks of the water test results, the RO unit is doing its job perfectly!     I am also making sure I flush it before every use. The RO unit is new and I got some specs from the company who manufacture it for...

Hi,   Perfect. Just the answer I was looking for.   I'm stocking my tank next month, but as the latin name for the zanzibar indicated it was a very close relative to the boxer shrimp, I thought I would check.   I'm looking at getting a zanzibar as they have lovely colours and are more ideal for...

Would a zanzibar shrimp, stenopus zanzibaricus, also have the same problem as the boxer shrimp for cornering fish in a nano reef tank?

Hi Everyone,   I have progressed quite well.   So far my budget stands at:   12kg Live Rock                 £40           (from a friend running one of their tanks down) 12kg Coral Sand               £24           (found in a fish shop!) 8kg Instant Ocean Salt     £26           (3.5kg used...

I'm thinking of moving my remaining fish to a smaller tank in our kitchen and use the larger tank to change to a marine tank. Ultimately a simple marine tank is what I've always wanted to keep and seeing that I can just transfer the fish, the water and the filter, the move should be ok for them...

Ok.   Right thank you everyone for your help.   Payday isnt until the end of the month so I will be hanging around for the 2nd hand bargains. I'll see how close I can get to my original thoughts.