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Hmm, i can see your point as well sadielynn but i think on these hardier fish, from my own experience here, that they do survive, maybe not as healthily as going into a full tank but they are able to survive and live healthily IN MY EXPERIENCES which doesn't mean i'd recomend it. I was actually...

Okok, so today i did a water test... And it was all going so well until i got to nitrates...Anyhow here are the results: Ammonia - 0.1mg/litre (lowest reading) Nitrite - 0.1mg/litre (2nd lowest reading) Nitrate - 75mg/litre (2nd highest reading) Well at least it shows that in a...

Personally in my experience with cycling with fish (providing you do leave it a little bit of time before adding) its not actually that cruel towards the animal.. IMO I say this because i've cycled two tropical tanks before both with fish in, danios to be precise. These fish did not suffer at...

Purple blob in the middle of the picture below, hard to photograph atm, as it's moved again... Other picture is just me trying to find good angles to shoot the tank at...

Ok, so the plant/algae caulerpa is kind of like cabomba or elodea in my old tropical tank, useful :D Ok, i'll see what i can find in the way of digital thermometers... And last thing for now, i left home this morning and last night i'd noticed a fossil like looking lasrger woodlouse like...

Yuh i was considering getting a glass one inside the tank, as i heard that these stick-ons can be too innacurate... I think there already is enough light for mushrooms etc actually because theres already 4W/gal and the polyp shown in the picture 4 was open when i got up (20 mins ago) so i'm...

Yuh, these are the best available bulbs around here as they're compact and give off alot of power... Im adding the 24W blue next to the 24W white (above it in 2nd picture)... In all fairness there's actually probably already enough light in there but i want that bit more (there's 32W in there...

Hmm, how much would the fan cool it though? I could add ventilation holes as well but i don't want light escaping all around my room... And one full tank shot as requested... N.B. All photos taken with a Canon EOS 350D or i think it's known as a Canon Rebel XG (or something like that) in...

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Photos, as promised.

There are quite a few options over here for T5s actually - Moonlight blue, triplus, combos etc... But yes the problem is that they do get rather hot and im worried two on is gonna be a major strain . . . Erm, i could try i spose, but i don't think there's enough space anywhere, i'll get a photo...

Well apparently my sister left in on for 6 hours today and it didn't go above 81 so i will try again tomorrow... The lights are Interpet High Power T5 Compact Lights and i will have two of them in eventually but at the moment it's just the white one... The one that's prefitted in the hood...

Red enhancing light (it's an Aqua-Glo which is in the 18000K range - it's from my tropicals) i spose i could switch this for a marine glow... 12 hour cycle ey... Hmmm, i'm wondering if i could do 3 hours of 24W blue either side of 6 hours of 24W white, as the temperature seems to rise about...

Ok, so all is looking good, the "bristle worm" was bright red and orange and i also noticed some bristle stars (these aren't pests are they?) Question about lights; How long should i have them on for? Reason i ask is because i have 32W of lighting ATM but when i have one of my 24W on for...

Hmm yeh i didn't think it would be compatible as they are hard to feed so this is a no go until i upgrade my tank (i.e. move out of rents house)... There's now about 4kg of Live rock in my tank. pretty much all with purple/red/green growth on. I've also fitted one of my 24W bulbs today into...

Hmm, well i'm not sure i can get those, most the suppliers near me only stock turbos but i'll see what i can find... Well i found i can get the hi-finned but it's got a different name (yellow rose goby) but one thing has occured to me... Will it be good at shifting sand etc. like other...

Hmm, ok, so maybe instead of a skunk cleaner i'll get a sexy (just abit more interesting to look at) or maybe even one of each... Ok, i won't add fish till next weekend earliest anyhow, it just suddenly occured to me that all the bacteria etc is already in it (twas in a tank with two damsels...

Hmmm, joe's juice, i don't think i can get that here (UK based) so i'll have to remove it manually then. What other shrimp options are there? What about these "sexy shrimps". Yus i left a space for flow, but was already with the rocks structure tbh... Here's a question for you, if my live...

Yuh i think it is, as i saw some in the LFS tank, i'll see if it makes it through the cycle, if it does i'll let the hermits get it, unless it starts multiplying...

No, they're brackish species not freshwater so it's not particuarlly cruel no, i.e. saltwater or freshwater and both of these actually prefer a more salty environment. The reason why is i'd like to keep them (as originally my tank was a tropical setup) and at the moment they're just in a small...