from NIELSEN’S MARINE MATES 45 – 47 Beenleigh Redland Bay Road, Loganholme. 4129 www.nielsensmarinemates.com.au Ph 3801 4222 We have just returned from the export of nitrate and phosphate. It annual trade show, this year in contains cultured, naturally Melbourne, and so have a few new occurring, marine heterotrophic products to show you – some are in microbes that aid biological filtration stock now and others are due in our in marine aquariums. Use Bactiv8 store in the next week or so. NPX to enhance nitrification and Aqua One has released the new denitrification, and to promote the Series 2 of the very popular Aqua decomposition of organic waste in Reef tanks along with a new Mini Reef heavily stocked aquariums. To use, tank. All of these will be available in shake well and add to a high flow about a week. area of the tank. To seed a new tank If you have a smaller tank and would add one capful per 75 litres, every like a canister filter, then the Aqua day for 10 days, then use 25ml per One Ocellaris 400 may be just what 125 litres, twice a month. It is you need. Other interesting new recommended to turn off UV products are the Flipper range of sterilizers and protein skimmers for 3 magnet cleaners/scrapers all-in-one; hours after dosing. 250ml $18.99. the Accudrip – a great tool to have to acclimate your new fish; Bactiv8 NPX – a new bacteria start, and the Continuum Exxodus Brick which claims to have the highest surface area of any filtration medium in the world! So keep an eye open for all the new products coming in and until next month - good fishkeeping. BACTIV8 NPX Bactiv8®NPX is designed to seed new tanks and then improve water quality on an ongoing basis. When used in In late October, we were pleased conjunction with NPX to have a visit, from Julian Bioplastics or other Sprung, renowned aquarist, biological medium, author and owner of the Two Little plus a protein Fishies company. It was great to skimmer, Bactiv8 NPX have the opportunity to discuss will rapidly establish some of his products and, also get the biological his insights and opinions on trends assimilation and in the aquarium trade world-wide. www.nielsensmarinemates.com.au Ph 3801 4222 FRESHWATER FISH from a cutting. Although it can be OF THE MONTH planted in a bunch, good results ASSORTED SMALL ANGELS come from it being separated out and Angels are perhaps one of the most pieces planted close together, but recognizable freshwater tropical fish individually. Regularly $6.50 bunch. with their diamond shaped body and NOVEMBER SPECIAL $5.50 long flowing fins. They eventually FLIPPER DUAL MAGNETIC grow to be a sizeable fish and are a SCRUBBER/SCRAPERS FOR member of the GLASS & ACRYLIC AQUARIUMS cichlid family. Flipper magnet cleaners They are good come in three sizes – community Nano for tanks with glass fish when kept up to 6mm thick, with similar Standard for tanks with sized fish but glass up to 12mm thick unfortunately and Max for tanks with will prey upon glass up to 24mm thick. small fish – neon tetras being They are made with some amongst their favourites. Although of the strongest rare earth their mouth appears quite small, in magnets available. Its unique design almost completely eliminates the reality it will open up to possibility of trapping sand accommodate small fish quite easily. particles! With an ultra-low profile, and Mixed with the correct fish they are a the only dual scrubber/scraper design on hardy and beautiful addition to the the market, it is a major time-saver for tropical aquarium and their graceful daily cleaning. That's why the Flipper movements are a pleasure to watch. range has quickly become a "must-have" Angels come in a variety of colours – cleaning tool for advanced hobbyists and mostly variations and combinations maintenance professionals! Features: of silver, gold and black - and striped Made with rare earth magnets for and marbled patterns. incredible cleaning strength and Small angels in assorted colours are durability. Cleans even the most stubborn coraline algae. regularly $10.99. THIS MONTH’S Blade side has only 3 contact points SPECIAL ONLY $7.99. resulting in a 3mm gap between the FRESHWATER PLANT OF THE cleaner and the glass. This minimizes MONTH – BLUE STRICTA the chance of trapping sand, and thus Blue Stricta is a hardy bunch plant reduces the chance of scratching, even when cleaning below the sand! which makes a great backdrop for Unique orienting buoyancy always keeps lower growing plants. It will grow to the magnets facing the glass for easy the top of the water (and above) in retrieval. Plus, Flipper has nearly neutral most aquariums buoyancy so it does not sink like a stone and can be pinched if the magnets are disengaged. out at the top to Includes two replaceable blades: encourage growth Stainless Steel for glass tanks and ABS low down. The plastic for acrylic tanks. It is suggested green colouration to replace blades every 3-6 months to will vary from dark maintain optimal algae scraping. IN STOCK NOW: to lime according to NANO FLIPPER $38.99 lighting conditions. As with most STANDARD FLIPPER $65.99 bunch plants, Blue Stricta grows MAX FLIPPER $129.00 www.nielsensmarinemates.com.au Ph 3801 4222 MARINE FISH OF THE MONTH – sites. Exxodus•BAC will reduce the PYJAMA CARDINALS levels of toxic Pyjama Cardinals ammonia, nitrites and are a highly nitrates, as well as unusual looking phosphates and organic fish with big red pollutants in all eyes, large spots aquaria. It may be used and strange as your primary or only finnage. They are bacterial filtration a very interesting medium. It works addition to any extremely well in marine tank, a peaceful community systems of all sizes. It fish and reef safe. When resting, they is particularly well suited to reef will sit perfectly still mid water systems with live rock and will not without moving a fin and look like foster problems that bio balls may. they are suspended by some invisible Use in an external biological filter of means. Fish which have very large any type. Works well submerged, or eyes are often under gravel or sand, or in a drip nocturnal and system. For best denitration, restrict Pyjama Cardinals, water flow through material. For best and in fact all nitrification, increase water flow Cardinal Fish, are through the material. no exception. Nocturnal fish ACCUDRIP ACCLIMATOR usually rest in the Providing the day time and feed smoothest transition at night. However, pyjama cardinals for your new tank adapt well to day time feeding mates is the single although they do prefer feeding in most important decision to safeguard the late afternoon/evening. They against unwanted look most spectacular in a small distress. You can reduce group and so are one of the few shock and stress-induced marine aquarium fish which can be diseases by acclimating all kept in a school. Normally $23.00 new specimens safely and NOVEMBER SPECIAL $19.00 easily with this drip acclimation method. Even the CONTINUUM EXXODUS BRICK slightest differences in Exxodus•BAC is an extremely porous temperature, pH, and specific filtration medium designed to be gravity (salinity) are used in all aquariums and aquatic detrimental and prevent a long healthy life. The systems for bio-filtration. It literally AccuDrip utilizes a rigid tube has the highest surface area, by far, that hangs virtually on any aquarium of any filtration medium in the world, and flows water through to a container yet it provides excellent flow holding your fish. A transparent self- characteristics! One brick provides priming siphon bulb, that doubles as a about 100,000 square feet of useable visual drip counter and is controlled with surface area for bacterial a precision thumb wheel rolling clamp, colonization. Doped with real requires only one gentle squeeze to aragonite for pH control at bacterial create a siphon, guaranteed every time! Great value at only $14.50. www.nielsensmarinemates.com.au Ph 3801 4222 DUE IN STORE IN 7 – 10 DAYS! AQUAONE OCELLARIS 400 NEW AQUAREEF There are not many canister filters SERIES 2 SETUPS available for smaller tanks, but now The new Series 2 AquaReef setups AquaOne has the new now include a more streamlined, flat Ocellaris 400 front cabinet in high gloss white or designed for tanks up black, LED lighting and a restyled to 100 litres and refugium type sump which is turning over 400lt/hr. partitioned at one end for a water It has the convenient reservoir – handy to attach an auto quick release taps of top-up unit if desired. its bigger brothers The new MiniReef 160 will also arrive and comes complete with wool, shortly and again features the new sponges and sintered glass filter LED lighting. media so has everything needed to AquaOne 160 start using immediately. MiniReef $999.00 Our regular price will be $72.99. INTRODUCTORY PRICE $56.99. AT LAST! BACK IN STOCK - HIKARI FROZEN FOODS PLUS NEW CORAL GUMBO! After a lengthy absence, we at last have good stocks of Hikari Frozen AquaReef 195 Series 2 Foods including the popular Mysis, $1399.00 Mega Marine Angel and Spirulina Brine Shrimp. AquaReef 300 New to the range is Series 2 $1899.00 CORAL GUMBO. This is a fabulous and unique mix of whole ingredients that your corals will respond to immediately. Coral Gumbo is an AquaReef 400 excellent food source Series 2 for reef tanks and is suitable for $2299.00 corals, shrimps and smaller marine fish.