Hi guys

I cant seem to find your new members forum, so i opened a thread here.( mods please move thread if necessary)

Ive been in reefkeeping for a long time now, i have a shop and online shop in South Africa, we specialize in marines

i'm busy setting up myself a new 2meter closed loop reef system running on:

the new Reefoctopus bubble blaster skimmer
profilux ghl
x3 250w mh
x4 39w actinic t5's
x4 dimmable ballast for the simulation of sunset,cloudy days ect
closed loop consist of x4 8000l/h pumps and two 16800l/h return pumps

I'm using tropic marine pro reef salt

dont know if you guys like pictures?:D

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Grow Reef Grow

hi mods can you please fix my name: i spelled it wrong...lol

it needs to be Lanzo and not Lazno

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Grow Reef Grow

Welcome to the forum hope you enjoy it im new but the site looks good allot of freindly members any questions just throw them in lol enjoy

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Username all fixed, welcome aboard!
We love pictures!

What bulb combo are you doing with the 250's and 39's?
I have the same combo on my 180usg.

thanks allot

i'm thinking of 10'k or 14'k on the 250w mh, but i want optimal growth so i think ill go for 10'k

t5's - ill be going actinic

Is there a image uploader on this forum?

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Grow Reef Grow

Welcome to the site!
Yes there is an image uploader and and even a tutorial video showing how to upload pics.

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I'm so sorry I haven't been on the forum in so long! Don't worry, I haven't forgotten this lovely website! I moved to a different county back in May 2011 and started high school in a totally different school district. So I'm still adjusting and studying hard, and don't presently have any aquariums. But once I do, I'll be right back on this forum!

Hello, I want to welcome you. I have some friends in South Africa who have kept fish for many years too.

I do hope that you feel welcome here and can find friends here and we do look forward to hearing about the fish and fishkeeping in your location. We also like pictures.

Thank you for joining.
Rose

thanks for the warm welcome guys

where can i find the image up loader?

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Grow Reef Grow

Like pictures????? Nope we don't like pictures........WE LOVE PICTURES

here is the some of the livestock that is waiting for my new tank

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Grow Reef Grow

WELCOME!

It's always great to meet a new aquarist at the aquarium forum. Who knows, maby I might learn a thing or two from you!

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Hi Lanzo,

Welcome, very glad to have you here. Can you tell us about reefkeeping in South Africa? As a shop owner you have access to lots of resources but what is it like for the average aquarist? Are there many LFS's ?

Regards,
Marlene

Reefkeeping in S.A is starting to boom, more and more guys are getting hooked.

I'm based in Pretoria, a few years back here was only one shop keeping marines...and they didnt even know what the hell they were doing.(this just pisses me off)

They sold allot of systems...but they sold a marine tank with a caniter filter or a sump with bio ballas and ceramic rings( this caused a big build up of nitrates in everybody's systems and caused their corals to die...thus keeping the clients coming back to them to keep on uying corals that will die in a few months or weeks)

I got so mad...i decided to open a marine only shop....giving the guys the best advice and so on....now we are 4 shops in Pretoria( some still selling wrong filters and giving bad advice)

In Johannesburg we have almost 20 shops that keep some marines, in the whole S.A we are 4 specializing in marines.( that keep stock with the best filtration and lights that we get in S.A)

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Grow Reef Grow

Welcome to the forum. Nice to have you here with us.

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