Recent content by martin808hil

Thanks for advice. The stuff is brand new with the protective wrapper on so it should be ok.I will give it a good clean before use just in case.

Hi, I have managed to get my hands on some extruded polycarbonate.Is this stuff reefsafe? Im using it for a sump cover and maybe for a weir housing.

Hi, Im thinking of drilling my tank for a side exit to the sump over a weir in the main tank.If anyone can understand what I mean do you have an idea of how much noise it will create while running or any other ideas of some way of drainong into the sump. At the mo I using a u bend with a tee...

Check every connection.If it comes on after being fiddled with then chances are you have a bad connection somewhere.Id try that before spending any money anywhere.If all else fails it maybe the connection to the tubes sometimes after being red hot for a while the deteriate fairly quickly and may...

I reckon 2 x 14k and 2 x actinic. 10k just looks to yellow IMO.

Hi, It all sounds ok to me. Your reflectors are probably screwed to the metal frame of your fittings so once you have 'grounded' your light fitting you should be ok. Try to use a crimp lug instead of just twisting the wires round a screw. You will get a much better connection. You can test your...

Panic over. When I went to work this morn the water was still cloudy and when I got home it was crystal clear . Weird!

Hi, Sorry about the double post but I didnt think anyone was looking at it. Anyway the other day I got my tank running with the sump with the rodi water to cheack for leaks and to see if my overflow worked.After a bit of tweaking everything worked and the temp is up to 25c .The next morning...

Hi, Thanks for looking again. My problem is the cloudy water! I cant find much info on cloudy or milky water in the search of this site so Im just wondering what you think. The day after I got my system running with just freshwater the water turned cloudy , I mixed the salt despite the cloudy...

Thanks for all the advice off everyone. I just added the salt to my tank last night and today the water is a bit cloudy.Things are looking good though and Im going to wait untill it clears and the tests are all ok before putting the LR in.

Hi Josh, Thanks for all advice.I will be using the live sand from my local retailer as a substrate mixed with some coral sand.I will be taking my time with the setup and understand that the live rock wont be able to hold a full tank of fish straight away.I will keep you all posted with pics of...

Hi, The lighting Im using is a 4 x 39w t5 unit.I dont know if you have seen an earlier thread of mine but the standard output fittings have been replaced. I thought live sand was just for use in a DSB system? A local retailer is selling the stuff by the kilo.What is it and what does it look...

Hi, Im just setting up my first salt water tank which will be a reef tank at the minute and have a few questions I need help on if anyone can sort us out............ 1. Im currently filling my tank with RODI water from a kit that seems to take forever to fill a small storage tank.The salt Im...

Hi, Im about to set up my first reef tank and need some advice on a couple of issues, first which kind of pipe to use for the sump feed and return.Can I use the standard pvc pipe with glued joints you get from a hardware store for this application or do I need to buy some special stuff? Im...

Hi, I have searched high and low for the answer to this one......... Are scarlet hawks compatible with cleaner shrimps and hermit crabs? Any text I find on hawkfish state that you have to be carefull with them in invert tanks but surely a 3 inch fish cant eat a cleaner or a heavily armoured...