Recent content by Rorie

My eyes were on a Red sea 130d which was going cheap, but i don't think it'll come true now.   So, i have started looking at a 'custom made' tank which will be about the same price, but come will come with a weir and sump and cabinet.   I will need to get equipment for a 110L tank with sump...

Cool thanks for the comments.   As i say i am used to tropicals which are generally fine - i hated using food blocks and found it safer to not feed them at all during the holiday.   But from what have read, people seem to say you can't leave Marines like you can tropicals.   So far, i don't have...

I was wondering if/how i can leave a marine aquarium when i go on holiday?   I live in the middle of nowhere, so its not possible to have somebody coming in.   Can i leave it for 2 weeks?  what is the main requirement and is there a way to automate it?  I.e. auto feeders?   If i were to get a...

Cool.   slightly off the track, but, if i were to go on holiday for say 2 weeks, will the tank be ok?  I know tropical can last a week no bother, and with an automatic feeder it can last a few weeks…..but how about marine?   I don't really have the ability to have somebody coming round as i live...

Yeh thats what i was thinking.  I guess #250 is a good price given they are #700 new?

Hi folks, I have been looking at all my options for getting my first marine tank. I am thinking i could get one from ND aquatics (link below) which means i can have a new tank, with a sump, and i can buy the other equipment online, prob second hand for a start. But what else do i need? I...

Its something similar to that which i am looking for!  Nice tank.   Do you get a lot of evaporation if your tank is open top?   I guess i should look at buying a bare tank and getting the equipment online… the reason i wanted to get a plug in tank is that the equipment would be suitable, then...

Of great use!  Thanks!  I am struggling to see what all the hype is about….for example the guy in the LFS today told me over and over that this would cost me thousand and thousands…it wasn't easy and i would have to wait about 7 years before i had a tank looking any good.  he went on to tell me...

I went down to my LFS today to look at tanks/fish/corals to try and streamline my thoughts. I have also done a load of reading online but  I still have the following questions...   1) the guy in the LFS said i can buy any 'plug in and play' aquarium and i just need to add a skimmer and change...

Thanks for all the replies, i appreciate the comments.     When i say cheap, i know marine is much more expensive, i just meant that i dont want the all-singing-all-dancing tank.     My plug in and play tropical tank (Aqua start Aqua style 620 i think) was great as a beginer....but also as my...

I think I would like to go for a full reef, I would prefer to have live corals than artificial ones, so I guess PAP is still the best option. Budget....cheap! But, there is no point buying cheap if it's going to limit me or make my life difficult keeping things alive. What are the main...

Hi folks,   I have had lots of experience with freshwater, but now want to get a small marine tank.  I know the theory of buy big as you'll do that eventually (i have been there done that) but this tank will be a small one.  One of my favourite fresh water tanks was just 90L.   So i am thinking...

in short, the waterboard mix ammonia with chlorine in my area. During times of high rain fall they dose this even higher.....to a level so high that the residual ammonia was 3ppm and killed off all my fish!   They admit to doing this. They say that the levels of ammonia should be ok as your bio...

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Its been a while since i have looked at this thread.  In answer to your question, Zikofski, you are right, the dehumidifier puts out hot, dry air.  This hot air heats the room up past the 26 degree mark.  However, as its 'thermostat' is dictated by moisture, not heat, there would be no way of...