agsansoo

Sorry about the tanks ! Glad to hear you crossing the pond to join us ! Will you setup a new SW tank in Canada ?

armadillo

That's really exciting, biiiig move. Am sure you'll find a good owner for your fish and tank.

COBettaCouple

wow.. that's a MOVE and a half! definitely a LOT longer move than our 1800 mile move to Denver!

Miss Mouse

Yeah although I've done it twice before anyway - from south africa to singapore and then singapore to england so it doesn't fuss me but I just wish I could take my fishies too!
I will definitely set up another tank in Canada because I cant live without my tanks..and hopefully go larger too

I have a friend who is keen to take over the whole marine tank as well as another who will take the freshwater fish (and probably the tank too) so shouldn't be a problem and I know they will be well looked after And I know I can visit and say hello whenever I'm back too

COBettaCouple

lol.. yea.. you're going to have a tank in every country at this rate.

atmmachine816

Soon it will be planet, maybe you can tell us the home planet of

Miss Mouse

hehe yeah ..sometimes I feel like an when I move countries tho! Well it's gonna be fun

Callum The Cat

Miss Mouse

Yeah my mum works with a man who's just had a custom tank built - I think it's just over 180 gallons so he's going to have the tang when I go. I was a bit cross cos the man at the pet store told me they only grow to about 10 cm's and I have since found out they can grow up to 40 cm's! I was most annoyed at myself for not doing my research first - normally I'm so careful but I was so sucked in by how pretty the fish was that I had to buy it there and then! I am quite embarrassed at admitting that i didn't do my homework.

agsansoo

Don't worry. I won't call the Tang Police on you .... LOL

Trpimp147

i just see it as an exuse to get a larger tank .... nothing wrong with that

Miss Mouse

If I wasnt moving I would definitely get a bigger tank but I just dont think it's viable - I'm also going back to full tim studying in 4 weeks so I'm going to be a very poor student! yugh. It does, however mean I will be able to do an ecology degree and I'm hoping to go further into marine ecology! WOOO!

Trpimp147

good luck with school, maybe you can study for that.

diver28

Can someone tell me what exactly is uncured and cured live rock and what you do when you cure it? This is new for me.

Miss Mouse

Hey diver, ok... I have copied and pasted this from http://www.fishlore.com/live_rock.htm

Pre-Cured or Cured Live Rock
Cured live rock is rock that has been in the retailer's tank for a few weeks, at least. The retailer will scrub off any dead or dying organisms from the face of the rock and then cure it by placing it in a high-circulation curing tank. They also sometimes spray a continuous mist of saltwater over the rock that helps to remove the dead organisms. After a few weeks or even a month of this process the rock is considered ready to ship.

Getting cured live rock is going to cost much more than getting uncured live rock but it's usually worth the extra expense. Curing live rock in your home can be a very smelly and dirty project.

Even though there can be a significant die off during the curing process, many of the living organisms make it through the pre-curing process at the retailer. You will still need to cure it again once you get it home because some of the organisms will have died during shipment before it reaches your house. It just won't take as long to cure again as uncured live rock. Because of the die off during shipment, you should never place live rock (pre-cured or uncured) into an established tank. Doing so may cause an ammonia spike.

Uncured Live Rock
Uncured live rock is usually a third of the price of cured rock. Hobbyists on an extremely tight budget usually opt for this type of rock. The major drawback is that you're going to see a much greater die off rate then the pre-cured rock and you'll need to get the materials to do the curing process yourself.

If you're setting up a new tank with no other livestock in the tank yet, you can cure the saltwater live rock in the new tank. If not, you can use cheap plastic containers or trash cans as the curing containers. After you scrub off the dead organisms and other debris from the rock, place it in the curing container. An old tooth brush can work fairly well for scrubbing off the dead organisms. Hook up a thermometer, a powerhead and a protein skimmer to the container. Fill the containers with premixed, aged saltwater and you're ready to go. You will need to monitor the water parameters with your test kit(s) for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and perform frequent water changes during the curing process. Once you no longer detect ammonia and nitrite and there is no longer a foul smell, you can consider the process complete. How long it takes depends on the shape the rocks in when you start the process.

Hope that helps!
Urs