Recent content by silent1

The fish is not a Acanthurus olivaceus from doing a gis its not right. The only form of identification was the name vampire tang, from a gis on that i got this name leutenant tang and a picture of that fish which seems correct. The fish is currently very shy and hides deep within the rocks so i...

My tank has a vampire tang that has recently come down by a serious illness. This usually healthy fish was fine a few days ago but recently has refused to accept food. Today from observing the fish, the lips of the fish has turned white and the body is covered in a whiteish colour, this may...

It is possible for bacteria to survive long stretches in terrible conditions. Any of u heard of the bacteria found on satelites and stuff like that, dispite the fact there in space? Ammonia and nitrites are dangerous, nitrates aren't as bad but are lethal to most inverts. Keep checking the...

me da has done his h/w on the tanks so he knows wat to do. anyway the tank is okay he is topping it up and adding traces and supplements im actually surprised he is taking such care into it. the anemone already in there is on the move but thats because the rocks are different. When we saw it in...

Ok yesterday we picled it up. And its settling in fine. thanksfor the help but please can someone recommed an anemone that'll suit this sort of clown. Im not a reefer i just want to give my dad a gift. I only heard that bubble's would be good by the bloke who sell it to us.

Ok then. Well ive been doing a bit o' research into the indo pacific region on there anemones. How bout a bubble tip? will that'll do Recommend any species?

Ok ive just been doing some research on the names of tha anemones you gave me. That magnificia supposed to grow to 10" and is aggresive and the othe Stichodactyla mertensii grows to 1m and is a carpet. now im in a kerfuffle now which one should i get for ma dad or none at all. Also will they be...

fast reply cheers mate

Me dad has bought a tank and we are picking it up on sunday. they have 2 clowns dont know there names. These clowns have ignored a anemone thats in there. The guy then told us he bought the wrong type for them. now i recently fegot my dad 50th bday so i made a deal with him i'll buy this new...

not so sure but you could try try lowering the pipe under the water level in the sump. If you have that sorta sump where it goes in straight. Check for any leaks aswell Or try cutting the ends at a diagonal direction this should reduce air intake into the pipe.

cheers 4 the info. by the way the family is arguing on what area the reef comes from. pacific, med, caribbean, red sea etc. what area would u recommed. apparently it must have a nemo and dory. damn family loves finding nemo a bit too much. we are also confused bout different area like lagoon...

my family has deecided to build there own marine tank and my dad is fond of the monacco set up a sort of shoot off the berlin set up. whatever it is its in that tullok book. im wondering is this a good style if not can u tell me of any better. the monacco set up is plenuma deep sandbed with live...

ok i have the book natural reef aquariams by tullock and im asking. what style tank are u using? after reading the book a little bit there are all these styles (monacco berlin etc) i ask what sort of stle do u have or hybrid? i also ask this what type reef are yours based on (fore reef, lagoon...

that tank looks fantastic i put in some plants in my tank ( only a few testing the types) i'll post pics later. 1 amazon sword and some others i fergot the name. The reason for no backdrop is the retailer £3 per foot. rip off and he had rubbish ones too. so for now blue card

new tank all pictures werre taken at night when the light was off. The new light is very powerful that when i took a picture it was all dark cos of it. It is designd in a platform the "ring" of rocks splits the 2 different levels of stones. The thermostat and airstone is in the black box to...