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  1. shirley knott

    mushrooms

    um.... anyone? no-one? awwwwww....... :cry:
  2. shirley knott

    mushrooms

    so, can any of you guys trade me a seeded stone, ala pieces+stones+net method i read about, for something i have that you want? pm me or suggest something wanted for a return trade :rolleyes:
  3. shirley knott

    mushrooms

    what are the minimum conditions for keeping these? my tank is only 2 months old, has 340L, fijian rock, 2 clowns and a firefish, plus shrimps and various hermits & snails. any tips gratefully received. the mushrooms (?discosoma spp?0 seem very beautiful but presumably there is also a downside...
  4. shirley knott

    first post - salinity question

    nice work, Boomer :cool: click to activate bobblage (unless the admins can edit out the 'thumb_' from the script) :D
  5. shirley knott

    first post - salinity question

    yes, you did, thanks. i eventually realised (actually my wife did, and had a good crow over it) that #9 and #11 were alternatives, and so i used #9 on the outdoor tap with good effect. #17 got used where the tubing needed to be held snug in a fitting, and #12 is on as decoration, rather than as...
  6. shirley knott

    first post - salinity question

    why thankyou mr seawater :) i used the conversion tables (my 1.034 was 45ppt) and discovered i need to do 4 or 5 weekly changes each of 4 gallons to get it down by 2ppt each time, reaching 35ppt five weeks from now. so it looks like i'll be needing clean unsalted water only for a while yet...
  7. shirley knott

    first post - salinity question

    r/o help needed this is my reverse osmosis unit's operation manual - link and here it is: this is my breakdown: 1 reverse osmosis unit 2 element for 1 3 and 4 prefilters 5 waste water outlet? 6 tap water inlet? 7 is this where the good stuff comes out? into what? 8 think the unwanted stuff...
  8. shirley knott

    first post - salinity question

    newbie needs help i meant the hydrometer - it reads 1.034, which is as high as it goes (i.e. it could be higher). i'll be making my owm water using a shop-bought reverse osmosis machine and mixing up salt mixture from the aquarium shop. trouble is ..... the salt doesn't say anywhere on it how...
  9. shirley knott

    first post - salinity question

    :) i got my first tank last month, and after the first cycle now have two clownfish. everything looks peachy, except the salinity is too high (off the scale, ie. >3.4%). do i just add clean purified water to bring it down, after taking out 5-10% as a water change? help! this is all new to...
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