Tank Journal Archive

[SpikeHoover&Rocky]

@chimaera before you post Zoos can you maybe PM me the details first...????

 

[Miller]

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Haha well, I plan to put some zoas up during the next week. Still not sure how SPS would be via Aus Post Express so was thinking they would be for the locals ... thought might give shipping a shot sometime.

I'm local ;) hahaha

 

[chimaera]

@chimaera before you post Zoos can you maybe PM me the details first...????

Sure thing. The frags I have are small (just a few polyps), but some decent ones I think.

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I'm local ;) hahaha

Yes, yes you are :cool:

 

[MichaelBinns]

nah mine didn't need rescueing as such :P it was the $100 one a nice green with orange stripes, its the brightest thing in my tank, under blues it looks like its an actual light source! i was there later around 3.30/4pm, didn't get chance to call in on anzac day so thought id go see what scraps were left lo didn't intend on buying anything reallyl, came away with a bi colour dottyback, scolly and a red star >.<

hows the clam doing has it opened up more now its settled?

 

[chimaera]

nah mine didn't need rescueing as such :p it was the $100 one a nice green with orange stripes, its the brightest thing in my tank, under blues it looks like its an actual light source! i was there later around 3.30/4pm, didn't get chance to call in on anzac day so thought i.d go see what scraps were left lo didn't intend on buying anything reallyl, came away with a bi colour dottyback, scolly and a red star >.<

hows the clam doing has it opened up more now its settled?

Ah yeah I think I saw that one too. I was tempted to get the small scoly ($65 I think), but in the end the cheapskate in me went for the damaged one haha.

Clam is going well - it's moved itself to a slightly different angle but yeah opening up nicely, and amazing colour. I'll get a pic of it sometime.

 

[MichaelBinns]

yeah i had my eyes on the little one too! the bi colour dottyback pretty much cleaned up my bank account tho, expensive little guy but adds some great colour to the tank!
yeah more pics of the clam would be good, i wish i got wind of the oceanarium GB a little earlier i wouldnt mind getting a clam too, il have to organise one in a month or so ;)
nice to see the goni coming back to life too! can they be fragged??

 

[chimaera]

nice to see the goni coming back to life too! can they be fragged??

Apparently they frag quite well when healthy. So maybe once it is back to full glory I'll hack a piece off, not until though ;)

 

[Elias]

Nice swag from Oceanarium Pete, might be just enough to tip me towards doing an order.

 

[Miller]

Sure thing. The frags I have are small (just a few polyps), but some decent ones I think.

Yes, yes you are :cool:

Ill have to pop down one arvo and see how it's all going
How did them blastos end up?

 

[daniel borja]

please tell me you're putting those sps frags up for sale?? :)

 

[chimaera]

please tell me you're putting those sps frags up for sale?? :)

I will be at some point, though @MichaelBinns snagged the tricolour frag (the most encrusted one with green polyps) already ;)

 

[daniel borja]

well thats just poo. can i call dibs on the other one then? the one you have two frags of? or is that the one you're referring to? haha. ill also have a birds nest frag too if you have a spare one floating around ;) haha

 

[chimaera]

well thats just poo. can i call dibs on the other one then? the one you have two frags of? or is that the one you're referring to? haha. ill also have a birds nest frag too if you have a spare one floating around ;) haha

I have all of the others you see in the pics there
- 3x green base acro frags with new growth coming as white tips and blue polyps
- 2x dark green/blue stag frags (what I believe were the Hardy Stag from Acro Al)
- 3x pocci frags - pink base green polyps

I was going to wait for them to encrust and colour up a bit more, but if you want one or more you can have them. $10 each for the acro and stags, $5 for the pocci (as it's still to regain its full colour and they are small frags!).

 

[daniel borja]

Sorry had to post your pic up again haha. okay so ill take second from the right on the bottom, the blue one on the bottom left and the pink one on the top left :) how much all together?

 

[chimaera]

Sorry had to post your pic up again haha. okay so ill take second from the right on the bottom, the blue one on the bottom left and the pink one on the top left :) how much all together?

I'll give you the pocci free, so $20. PM me and we can arrange pick up ;)

 

[daniel borja]

sweeeettt!

 

[chimaera]

So I think my Eheim Compact 3000+ is having issues. I noticed earlier my DT level was low (as my 'scum ring' was visible). I tried adjusting the strength but it made no difference, definitely pumping through more slowly.

Any ideas on fixes? Cleaning etc? Or is it time for a new return?

Thankfully still chugging along enough to keep water flow through the sump, so no panic at this stage to replace.

 

[Sarg]

Clean :) mine did the same thing so I brought a 5000 and that fi.... It did the same thing. The filter blocks up pretty quick.

 

[chimaera]

Clean :) mine did the same thing so I brought a 5000 and that fi.... It did the same thing. The filter blocks up pretty quick.

Sweet, thanks mate!

 

[Sarg]

I'm hoping once I get some sort of filter sock system in place on my new sump ill ditch the filter altogether.