Your current Fish tank Setups!

Haggisman · 1 Nov 2016 at 18:08

I had one of these (57cm):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N79EIB8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

in my Aquareef 200, nice and bright, waterproof and has the advantage that it's only 12v going into your tank rather than 240v!

I had a 37cm blue one as well; both on during the day, and had the white one on a timer to switch off at night.

These things are pretty cool too: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JOQA6I2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Lets you dim the light if you want to (also has some strobe and other effects too, but the fish might not appreciate it...)

silverblack · 1 Nov 2016 at 21:51

Haggisman said:
I had one of these (57cm):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N79EIB8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

in my Aquareef 200, nice and bright, waterproof and has the advantage that it's only 12v going into your tank rather than 240v!

I had a 37cm blue one as well; both on during the day, and had the white one on a timer to switch off at night.

These things are pretty cool too: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JOQA6I2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Lets you dim the light if you want to (also has some strobe and other effects too, but the fish might not appreciate it...)

Thanks I've currently put some ikea led in the plastic housing, 4 strips but they are not bright enough.

Spook187 · 2 Nov 2016 at 16:23

Tank really growing well now, not been on the forums much as the other parts of GD posting style members was getting me down

tom_nieto · 2 Nov 2016 at 16:30

I love your polyp garden! I'm working on mine - they seem to be fussy about position in the tank a lot more than I thought.

NoobCannon · 2 Nov 2016 at 16:42

Looking good. Struggling with my corals softies and zoas growing well but lps seem stuck not growing at all

Spook187 · 3 Nov 2016 at 00:20

tom_nieto said:
I love your polyp garden! I'm working on mine - they seem to be fussy about position in the tank a lot more than I thought.

Yeh i find zoas hit and miss depending on which ones you get, so many nice colours out there, gardens look best once they start to grow out.

NoobCannon said:
Looking good. Struggling with my corals softies and zoas growing well but lps seem stuck not growing at all

Try some different foods, target feed at least once a week.

opstrat · 8 Nov 2016 at 17:08

so hard to get a good picture but just added a pair of black ice clowns. they are stunning.

Spook187 · 20 Dec 2016 at 22:54

This stuff is incredible, can only buy from America at the moment, been in two days and the Bryopsis is burning away already

silversurfer · 21 Dec 2016 at 14:21

Spook187 said:
Tank really growing well now, not been on the forums much as the other parts of GD posting style members was getting me down

Looks amazing.

How about this for a bling setup

silverblack · 3 Jan 2017 at 17:36

Well the Ikea LED lights were not enough so ordered these LED https://www.ledhut.co.uk/led-strip-lights/new-4-piece-led-strip-kit-4-x-60cm.html
and fitted them today.Went for the warm white.
Only needed 2 of the 600mm strips which have 3M sticky backing for attaching to the roof of the lighting unit.More than enough light now well pleased with them.

Spook187 · 5 Jan 2017 at 21:19

silverblack said:
Well the Ikea LED lights were not enough so ordered these LED https://www.ledhut.co.uk/led-strip-lights/new-4-piece-led-strip-kit-4-x-60cm.html
and fitted them today.Went for the warm white.
Only needed 2 of the 600mm strips which have 3M sticky backing for attaching to the roof of the lighting unit.More than enough light now well pleased with them.

I don't think you would grow much with that, freshwater i guess.

opstrat · 5 Jan 2017 at 21:47

spook does the vibrant stuff help with green algae on the glass of the tank. im fighting a loosing battle at the moment. i cant scrub hard enough.

Spook187 · 5 Jan 2017 at 21:59

opstrat said:
spook does the vibrant stuff help with green algae on the glass of the tank. im fighting a loosing battle at the moment. i cant scrub hard enough.

Yes indeed it does, i am on my 6th dose and already i have to clean my glasss less now, the bryopsis algae has turned white, incredible stuff.

aquarium-connections uk are going to be the uk seller of this product, i have already spoken to them and they are sending me a invoice for some, 16oz bottles are £55.

Spook187 · 5 Jan 2017 at 22:04

Have you got a pic of your tank opstrat, saves me trawling through pages.

opstrat · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:18

sorry spook the lights went out just after you posted, couldnt get a decent pic till now.

this is the worst side of it. the front and opposite side arnt to bad as i have been scrubbing with one of those algae scrubbing pads.

Tosno · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:21

Algae removes 90% of the enjoyment of fish keeping for me

NoobCannon · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:33

opstrat said:
sorry spook the lights went out just after you posted, couldnt get a decent pic till now.

this is the worst side of it. the front and opposite side arnt to bad as i have been scrubbing with one of those algae scrubbing

Do you run gfo?

I get an algee bloom when its time to change the edia in my reactor. I use rowaphos personally for po4 and nopox (methanol dosing) for no3. Not to speak for spook but he runs bio peletts which do roughly the same job

Time to start checking your levels with a good kit (i use the red sea algee controll kit)

opstrat · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:35

i know. its a full time job. i have tried reducing light times but still doesn't help and quite frankly i have 2 beautiful black ice clowns and i cant exactly see them without some light.

NoobCannon · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:45

opstrat said:
i know. its a full time job. i have tried reducing light times but still doesn't help and quite frankly i have 2 beautiful black ice clowns and i cant exactly see them without some light.

But do you run any kind of phosphaTe/nitrate reduction?

Thats where the algee comes from

opstrat · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:46

NoobCannon said:
Do you run gfo?

I get an algee bloom when its time to change the edia in my reactor. I use rowaphos personally for po4 and nopox (methanol dosing) for no3. Not to speak for spook but he runs bio peletts which do roughly the same job

Time to start checking your levels with a good kit (i use the red sea algee controll kit)

i run carbon pellets and change my polly filter every week along with my 20 percent water change. i have thought about rowaphos in the past but i am a firm believer of keeping things simple. if i start messing with the filtration then the more issues that can arise.

i may look into some more red sea testing. i use their marine care kit and looking to get hte reef foundation to move from fowlr to full reef. their testing is top notch but not cheep.