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Great news! :D

I think it's a good idea - the Portuguese ones looked brilliant! I think most of us would pay an 'entrance fee' to make it possible. And I bet we could amass a fair bit of free stuff between the members and the sponsors... :D

... any day now!!! It's great to see so many people joining up every day. And so many starting to post on a regular basis. Congrats to all the founders - George, Dan, Matt, Graeme and James - it's a great achievement. And to Clive, Ed and the other mods for their constant help and support...

Ditto!

I kind of agree with bugs, but... The question Clive seems to answer time after time is 'why do i have algae?' PS Hope you're keeping ok George

That would be just like putting me in a sweetshop! :mrgreen: Where's your shop Sye?

Hello Sye and welcome Marine is definately less forgiving! We've got both and it does take a lot more maintenance. I've never had a tank that big so haven't got much advice, but it might be worth having a read of Jayne's threads including this one... viewtopic.php?t=1590 and posting in the...

We had bad surface scum on our marine tank, but an airstone has sorted that. Still don't know what caused it, but the airstone is hidden behind some rocks so it doesn't get on my nerves! Perhaps it would be a good idea to fill in some of the details about your set up and your dosing regime?

Beeky is right about the similarities! Sometimes I just need to think about what I've learnt on here and apply it. There are also a load of great fish for controlling algae :mrgreen:

It's fair to say that marine is a lot lot lot more expensive than our tropical planted tanks. It's certainly not easy either - most people stock up way too fast which stores up trouble for later. It's all a matter of preference, but there is definately room for both in my house :mrgreen: We...

There's no CO2 going into the marine tank and I've had the problem far worse in that one than the planted tanks have ever been! I run the airstone on [yet another] timer!

Had this problem on our marine tank (so I'm not sure the algae would be the same type?) but having tried the paper towel thing and big water changes for ages, we tried the airstone. It did work like a miracle overnight! No problems since

This is what it says on their site... "WE HOPE TO BE BACK TO NORMAL STOCK IN THE AUTUMN WITH REVISED PRICES IN A 2009 CATALOGUE WHICH WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON LINE THEM"

That sounds cool! When would you need them by?

Lol! Yeah... I know what you mean. Not a bad bunch :D

Hi Lisa - that all sounds so awful!! Glad you're a bit happier now. Is the move to Cambridge a permanent one? I drive through on my way to my mums fairly often [she would say not often enough :oops: ] so I could see what I've got to help set you up again. Best wishes, Nicky

We had quite a few long power cuts in the run up to Xmas. [I reckon someone overdid the decorations! :evil: ] I found that putting towels/blankets minimised heat loss - which is probably not so much of a problem at the moment. The marine nano was the most worry as it lost heat quite quickly...

Great news!!! :D :D :D

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Depends on how much you like your current set up and whether or not you'll have somewhere to move straight into. Last time we moved 2 tanks, but did them on a different day to all the furniture! We borrowed extra water canisters from our LFS and a load of polystyrene boxes - we spent more time...

We did a version of option 3 last summer. We collected plastic water bottles and filled them with water and the requisite liquids - more so for the marine set up. Tried to keep food simple too - click food rather than live. I gave my tank a drastic haircut before I left. Returned to some...

Lol!! :D

I reckon George and Clive could write the perfect book between them... :P

I wouldn't do it on the marine tank - we use RO on that, but still handy to be able to pump it rather than lift buckets

Lol! We've got a 3ft and a 4ft - it's hard work!!

This has all been really useful! I've never dreamt of using hot water from the tap - in fact I always heat buckets with spare heaters! Seeing as so many others do it, I might try it for a while as I've no inverts. Is really helpful to hear how others solve this problem though - it's the only...

Chrissi you superstar! Thanks for the detail and the pics! We've got a similar problem with the height of the kitchen. I might even be able to adapt this for our marine set up too. If you're running tap water straight in do you add dechorinator directly to the tank? And what do you do about...

Has anyone tried JBL Aqua In-out? Have searched for product reviews and come up with nothing at all. Am trying hard not to waste money on useless gadgets but do need to find a solution to hauling buckets so I can save money on physio visits! :roll:

Congrats! Roll on 1000!!

Thanks for the update Dan! Waiting is saving me pennies... am waiting for them before I order more plants :lol:

Fantastic news! Can't wait for mine! :D :D :D

Me neither! :D

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Nothing like that ever happens in our house! :lol:

I agree

Done :D

Is no problem - i'm sure you're good for it! :lol: Can I just use the button in the top right corner?

I'd rather have the 9" curved sissors but happy to pay for them up front if that helps?

Great news Dan. How long til they're on general sale?

Sounds like you could do with some of the enthusiasm translating into paypal donations! :P The advice we all get on here is worth a lot, so those who can should donate a little rather than just relying on the founders. All those who agree, click the little button in the top right hand...

How many times have I heard that?!?! :lol: At this point should acknowledge that he offered to buy me a little breeding tank for my corries today :D :D :D I know we've got spare tanks, but this one does look nice... :)

LOL! I bought him all he needed to get his tank up and running again after 5 years out of the hobby! I also fully hold my hands up to getting the ball rolling on our current 4ft marine set up! :D That said, I'm the one that does the maintenance religiously and nags him into water changes...

Yeah, I tease him that £50 in the LFS is just a typcial Sunday, but £50 on a handbag is just ridiculous! :wink:

LOL :lol: only just seen this bit of the forum! I guess I'm quite lucky that we are both equally obsessed. He does have a tendancy to tell me I can't afford new clothes and then spend stupid sums on a new protein skimmer or some other toy for his marine tank! Beacki - a really easy way to...

was just about to buy an aquascaping kit, so will hold fire if this is coming soon! the calendar sounds great too. thanks guys :D