Recent content by summat fishy

My advice would be dont over complicate things. You can read all sorts but try to keep it as simple as possible ie, regular water changes rather than using additives etc. regular water changes using good salt should give your little reef the supplements it needs.

hey Well, with such a vast amount of algae i would personnally buy two Sea hares, tjhey thrive off the stuff and will put a seriously large dent in the amount of algae you have in there, anyone else agree? just make sure water quality stays at its optimum. what CUC do you have btw?

ha i clearly won this one :P

sorry ive not posted in a while, my computer broke and it took ages for me to fix it but now im back! yes im aware the firefish can jump and the tank is covered when im not in the room so its all good :) erm the green plant is some kind of seaweed i picked up from my LFS i only got given a...

new video please comment as nobody seems interested in my thread :(!! anyways guys, here we are:

update! sorry for the serious lack of posts and these pictures as they are poor quality but awaiting my digital camera to get fixed so will be able to get some better ones soon, the tank is doing great got many different frags in there and critters including a firefish, emerald crab and the...

well hair algae is a bit of a problem so foods not a problem and if i can get a small one, i might just do that :D thanks for the info dude i bet its ace down portsmouth near the sea? you should set up a cold water marine and get stuff from rockpools! :D

thanks alex their the ones! :) its just their absolutley huge and ive never seen them with anything living in them and there is so many different kinds! where are you based dude uk or the states?

hi guys was just wondering, large snail shells you see used for decorative use such as in bathrooms etc, where do they come from? some of them are huge and very colourful and you dont see any in the hobby? some are the size of small footballs! there are also lots of smaller ones which are very...

lol! not everyobdy is going to take sand from the beach though because not all the worlds population wants a brackish tank and its not like hes taking vast quantities is it?

so what do you guys recommend to rid of this green burden then? any ideas? ive only got a 7 gallon so sea hares are out the question! any help would be appreciated!

hi guys, my 7 gallon nano is suffering from the dreaded green hair algae, ive ordered an emerald crab but have my doubts even they wont touch the stuff, anyone had any experiance with them? thanks in advance summat fishy

hi guys, its been months since i last added to this thread, but now my nano is pretty much establsihed, and is ready for corals! its current inhabbitants are a boxer shrimp, a tangerine clown and the usual clean up crew consisting of turbos, cerith, and hermits. the filteration is very simple...

thanking you!

my boxing shrimp in my nano lives on his own, is quite peaceful and is not under threat, however when he shed his skin today he appears to have hed one of his claws :crazy:. Will this grow back? he doesnt look symetrical with just the one arm! lol