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Good day to anyone reading this, I recently came across a reef tank from a buddy of mine that is 1,2m long, 45cm wide and 75cm tall, he is still cycling his tank and has installed 2 of the Gako marine 54watt leds for a reef tank on his aquarium. I would be curious to see what your opinions are...

Could someone please help identify this green SPS coral? Im not sure if it's a stylophora or not.

Good day to everyone reading this. Im in the general Struisbaai Agulhas area puddlehopping for some Marleyi butterflies but cant seem to find any. Any recommendations on spots or how deep a rockpool must be or even just a generally good description of a rocpkpool to possibly contain Marleyi...

Good day everyone, I have a question about the Codium Fragile that inhabits the waters close to Cape Town. I was wondering if they could possibly be introduced into a somewhat warmer water aquarium of 21°C? This question comes after having read about them in a book titled something by the name...

Good afternoon everyone, thank you for taking the time to read and/or answer this. My question is what is the recommended general hardness for a reef tank? I have tried diving in but it all is just in relation to Freshwater systems. They said that general hardness is tied to PH and that it isnt...

Good afternoon everyone, thank you for taking the time if you are reading this. Im looking for a quad t5, 54watt fixture (preferably with mounting arms please) or a zetlight 6600 if anyone has available and selling.

I know that i have to put the black lead into the grounding part of the plug but does that plug have to be on or off?

Hey everyone, is it normal for heaters to leak electrical current into the tank water? I have had many heaters now and after a while they send electrical current into the water that gives me a bit of a shock each time i clean the glass or touch the surface of the water. Is this normal? If not...

Hey guys, is anyone selling alot of softie frags like almost a softie frag "pack"? Things like leather frags, gsp, zoas, mushrooms, xenia etc. Im based in CPT

Hello everyone, i hope you are doing well. I have some questions that have been persistently trying to research but to no avail so ill ask the people here. So without further adieu here are some questions that i haven't been able to find answers to online or in books: 1.) Can Marleyi...

Check out this little fella that i caught in a throw net and nursed back to health about a year ago. I nursed him back to health in my 420l empty setup. Its a juvenile Leervis or Lichia Amia. I even got him to start eating pellets and mysis before i let him go. Also don't judge my small hands.

Hello everyone, i am looking for a 54watt T5 light unit that can hold 4 bulbs or a good price second hand LED light that wont break the bank. Its for a mostly planted tank with some LPS and softies in there too. The dimensions of the tank are 125cm long, 75cm tall and 45-50cm wide. I am based in...

Hey guys i was wondering if anyone has any macro algae for sale for a marine planted tank. The tank is about 410 liters. Im based in Paarl CPT. Anyone who might be selling it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hey guys, i have been running a 410 liter tank for just over a year now and i have been looking to get some clean looking lighting, i want to grow marine plants and soft corals and maybe some LPS, and im asking for some advice on LED lights or even T5s that wont break the bank and are...

Hey guys, i have a Pakistan butterflyfish and it was eating well before it got ich, im treating the tank with copper and the parasites are off of his body but he refuses to eat now and has gotten very skinny, i am trying half clams and he seems like he is interested. He has eaten very little...

Please give me some advice on the butterflyfish ASAP, it was fine yesterday but is on its side now and swims every now and agian, i think it might be swim bladder disease. The water temperature did drop by about 2-3° and thats it! The other butterflyfish are fine so i know its not a parasite or...

Is it possible to use those 5 meter, color changing led strips from takealot to use as supplemental light. I want to make my corals pop a but more

Looking for some chaetomorpha algae for my refugium, based in Cape Town

Hey guys, im looking for some macros and maybe even a leather or mushroom frag or two for sale. Im based in CT, so please contact me if you have any for sale l.

Is 22 times turnover rate too much for my 400l aquarium. It had no fish in it yet bit has a couple of macros i picked up at the beach to see if i could keep them alive and they are doing pretty well. But is it too much for fish to handle?