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  1. Dragonfly

    having trouble with monti caps...

    White patches appearing ?? Have you checked for Monti eating Nudi's ?
  2. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Thanks Guy's, been a year since I first filled this tank with water, but officially it will be a year next month since I did the initial changes and got it running properly. Since the algae problem has been taken care of I've started concentrating on trying to get the SPS to colour up. I've...
  3. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

  4. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Sorry not the greatest pic, too lazy to haul the tripod out
  5. Dragonfly

    Calcium Reactor Feedback/Opinions

    I'm using a Octopus rx with Carribsea FCC media and have been very happy with it's performance. The only problem I found was that the PH probe port on the rx was too small to fit a Tunze Probe or Pinpoint probe. I had to ream the port out to get it to fit, and then needed a few rubber washers to...
  6. Dragonfly

    If I Were You... Yet Another Lighting Question

    Hi Kraut, I ran XM250's on Icecaps for about 3 months and wasn't impressed with them. Switched over to BLV14k's supplemented with 03 VHO, Giesseman actinics and ATI Aquablue spezial T5's and been very happy. I also have a SPS dominated tank (BLV is a subsidary of USHIO)
  7. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Thanks guys. Here are some livestock pics. Not so much that they are pretty but because they have been to hell and back with me :) Starburst porites - not a great pic Love the shape of this Monti
  8. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Some updated pics. This tank really has tested my patience. Months of planning, careful setup, paying attention to detail etc etc and this is how the tank looked about 4 months ago: The Algae outbreak from hell It really got me down and it seemed as if I would never get through it. But I...
  9. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Just a quick update. I've upgraded my IM1000 skimmer to a Reef Octopus DNW-200 Recirc. Just hooked it up today. Here's a pic of it breaking in: My old IM1000 standing in front of it: The sump slightly re configured. Both skimmers now run externaly: Im still running the Deltec APF600, but...
  10. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Hey Brian, dit gaan baie goed, dankie. Yeah I love it here. I live in Durban which is around the corner from Umhlanga, actually Umhlanga is a suburb of Durban. Umkomaas is about a 45 min drive from me as well. The infamous Aliwal Shoal, the place to go diving with Ragged toothed sharks - lol...
  11. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Hey Howzit Brian, thanks man. You Originaly from SA ?
  12. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Few more: The cabinet under the main display: Internal DB Ballasts
  13. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Few more pictures quick: The sump, nothing new from this angle: Remote DSB plumbed in: Extending the sump cabinet to house auto top up and chiller: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/DragonReef5/Sump3.jpg
  14. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Few more I've added a remote DSB with Carribsea Arragonite to my already crowded sump cabinet. So I needed to expand it a bit to house my RO top up and chiller. I'll post some pics of it soon. Here's a few more of livestock. The seriatapora is growing like a weed and has been fragged quite...
  15. Dragonfly

    My Upgrade to a 265 gallon display.

    Been a while... Been a while since I posted some pics on the progress. Been battling huge algae issues and a few other things but getting there. These pics were taken last night during the actinic dusk cycle.
  16. Dragonfly

    I'm Not a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(LOL)

    Krish I had you down for a guy :) Then again Krish is a common name around these parts so maybe I had a heads up..
  17. Dragonfly

    toothless overflow

    I don't have teeth or mesh on my overflows. My tank has a coast to coast wier with twin overflows so the water level only rises a couple of mills. I've only had a curious clown go over so far, and fished him out the next day with a net. Beauty of it is the whole overflow and wier stays clean.
  18. Dragonfly

    Bio-diesel

    Oh ok. Diesel has caught on here fast and is very popular. Most manufactures offer at least one diesel derivitive in their range. I myself have a diesel car although it is probably considered a truck / suv (Landcruiser Prado). Most of my friends drive diesel powered cars and have never looked back.
  19. Dragonfly

    Bio-diesel

    Is Diesel popular in the States ?
  20. Dragonfly

    World Cup

    Yip 2010 - Going to be awesome. One of the semi final games is scheduled to be played in Durban where I live. Soccer is big here so there's going to be plenty of interest and luckily by default we qualify becuase we are hosting. Not that I hold out much hope for our team, they pretty dismal at...
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