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Post by Henry on Jun 21, 2008 19:19:18 GMT
Thats very nice mate - could you describe the set-up in a bit more detail? ie filtration/cooling/water changes I have a son who is dying to try it  Dale The set up is simple Dale, all you need is a power head to get some flow and oxygen in the tank, some kind of filtration system and some water. You don't need a chiller as long as your careful with species selection. My tank is at a constant 24 - 26°C and last week saw 28°C  .........no problem at all. As for water........straight from the sea, somewhere clear. I got mine up the end of ryde pier in 25lt barrels. Have done one barrel change of water since set up and all is going well.....fish are really healthy. A large tank would probably be best as you will be able to keep more fish and temperature fluctuations will be more gradual than instant. You could probably set up a 3ft tank for under £100. For one the same as I have you would be looking at around £400. Let me know if you need a hand with anything or info on where to source your equipment. |
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Post by The Codfather of Sole on Jun 21, 2008 23:51:10 GMT
Thanks for that Ben, I have a 48" x 18" x 12" with hood and lights, any good for this sort of thing?
I may well ask for some help, cheers ;D
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Post by Richieawt on Jun 22, 2008 0:53:37 GMT
Top stuff Ben, ive always wanted to have a go with the marine stuff, not really interested in tropicals. Love to have a nice mini species selection ;D
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Post by fisherman on Jun 22, 2008 9:28:26 GMT
Thanks for that Ben, I have a 48" x 18" x 12" with hood and lights, any good for this sort of thing? I may well ask for some help, cheers ;D Should be fine, just keep the water moving and also keep the tank out of direct sunlight. Two reasons for this, 1) Is obviously to keep the temp. down. 2) To stop any algae growing on the front of the glass. I used to keep a range of small flatties in a tank, fascinating to watch in the evening or at night with a torch when they were feeding. Good luck Dave |
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Post by Henry on Jun 22, 2008 11:29:13 GMT
I may well ask for some help, cheers ;D No probs just let me know.  |
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Post by Captain Beaky on Jun 22, 2008 11:54:33 GMT
When you putting the mini flatfish in then Henry!!! ;D |
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Post by Richieawt on Jun 22, 2008 13:37:49 GMT
When you putting the mini flatfish in then Henry!!! ;D with a lovely sandy bottom like that youve gotta have a few mini flatties in there ;D |
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Post by AdamG on Jun 22, 2008 17:39:40 GMT
ahh so thats your tank you told me about then, very nice. how did you get your little bass and mullet etc? definatly get flatties, watch how they eat cos my dad said he kept babie flatties once and found they feed from the side of the worm  |
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Post by Henry on Jun 30, 2008 20:30:01 GMT
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Post by The Codfather of Sole on Jun 30, 2008 20:58:03 GMT
Got some cuttle eggs on my pots mate ;D
Will try and arrange to get them to you
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Post by Henry on Jun 30, 2008 21:20:09 GMT
Got some cuttle eggs on my pots mate ;D Will try and arrange to get them to you Nice!!! ;D........let me know when you are out next and Ill come get them. |
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Post by greysfanboy on Jun 30, 2008 21:44:47 GMT
There were loads of cuttlefish eggs at Egypt Point a couple of weeks back mate.
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Post by mistafish on Jul 8, 2008 9:54:52 GMT
looks great. i have often thought about it myself
Does it smell?
Do you need to have a cooler on the filter?
Does a standard filter strip the salt out of the water?
cheers
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Post by michael1923 on Jul 8, 2008 10:26:57 GMT
That looks great, no wonder so many people are showing an interest.
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Post by Henry on Jul 8, 2008 12:13:13 GMT
looks great. i have often thought about it myself Does it smell? Do you need to have a cooler on the filter? Does a standard filter strip the salt out of the water? cheers Does it smell : NoDo you need to have a cooler on the filter? : No as long as you don't run your central heating stupidly high.....my tank is fine at 26°CDoes a standard filter strip the salt out of the water? : No the water is fineYou will need frequent 25 - 50% water changes. The frequency will depend on the amount of fish you have in the tank - the more fish the more frequent your changes will have to be to keep down nitrate levels. A good indicator is if you have weed in your tank and it starts to flourish then your nitrate levels will be too high.......and your fish will die. As a guide I change 75 litres every 2 weeks.........a lot easier than it sounds with 25ltr barrels and in my opinion worth the results. |
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