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  1. base isolation or similar? Wellington hospital and police station have it as well. The plugs at the hospital are massive, you can see some of them in the underground carpark.
  2. to catch the loaches lower the water level then use your glass lids as partitions to reduce the space they can be sneaky in! better yet leave a small opening covered by your net and cattle drive them into it. That's how I caught my 4 chain loaches in my 4ft. Would have been chasing them for days if I tried to corner them with two nets.
  3. has anyone spotted these yet? http://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/genesis/ ... EE59C3D38B allows you to plug T5 bulbs into T8 fittings... hmm has possibilities. The new fitting wouldn't be spec'd for aquarium use but it would be one way of upgrading existing T8 fittings to take brighter bulbs. And as the sockets just plug onto the tubes so they can be reused. thoughts?
  4. Hi All, I'm close to upgrading to a 6*2*2 tank and I'm keen to have it planted. Currently run a 4*2*2 planted tank with a 4-foot dual T8 (40W) and a 3-foot dual T8 (30W) - both Aqua One brand. I def notice a difference between the areas of the tank getting 40W compared to 30W, not to mention the overall coverage (4ft compared to 3ft). What approach would folks recommend for lighting the 6*2*2? would two 3-foot T5's do the trick perhaps? particularly if they were the 4 bulb versions. I don't intend to use CO2 and will largely stick to JBL balls etc in terms of extra ferts. I've seen a number of threads on plantedtank.net where people run MH but I'm not sure if that means I'd need to consider CO2 or end up with runaway algae issues. I have a couple of mates who are sparkies so I could consider getting parts (ballast etc) and putting them together with assistance but I'm also thinking about the aesthetics of it all as well. thanks!
  5. I don't think anyone is trying to be mean about your situation or possible solutions - responses were made about the initial info provided. Your partner getting fired was obviously unplanned as are a lot of the family things you are dealing with. Advice here seems to be about going line by line (to borrow from the National Govt!) through your spending and being really tough about what you can and can't cut. As Caryl noted there are a number of things people (not lumping you in here by the way) consider essential that actually aren't. Student loan living costs aren't overly generous. $160 a week, it's barely changed from $150 a week when I finished uni in 1999!
  6. fair call P44, I'm still a newish user on the site and often read pretty curt responses to posts etc. Noted it was kinda unfair to pick on that particular post but if we aren't positive (says the person that just threw the first stone!!) and/or helpful with new people/questions then people might not come back. I know that when you join a longstanding forum where there are all sorts of relationships and injokes flying around things can get misunderstood etc. In this case I just thought it was a bit off (imo)
  7. Man, how about giving people a break. Not to pick on this post in particular but there have been a few replies recently to newish folk that are just a bit mean. This was an genuine question that didn't deserve an eye roll. Esp as they were correct and it wasn't babytears.
  8. ok so the conscious decision to pay more for the rental was made when one of you was working fulltime and now that you are both studying (or about to go back to study) the overall cost is too high? Did you guys factor in how your income would change once your partner left full time employment to start study? If staying at the current flat means you are going to continue going into debt or struggle to get by you might want to find a cheaper place - sure it will mean more costs short term but it'll cost you less than trying to stay in your current place. You may not have been living beyond your means initially but unfortunately that seems to be the case now - I don't know too many student couples who have a pool at their flat!!
  9. and maybe some diagonal bracing across the back? you wouldn't see it but it'd make it a lot stronger. Agree with mystic - another layer of board on top then poly and it should be sweet as.
  10. sorry I didn't catch any of the prices for that stuff. Most of the rock there was well priced tho (all by weight as you'd imagine). If you did head out you'd want to have an idea of how much you'd need for the tank...
  11. I was out at Palmers Garden centre in Plimmerton the other week. Right beside them is a landscaping outfit. I got some river stones and they have a wide selection of gravels/pebbles etc of all sorts of colours. There is a little pre-fab office that has shelves with display boxes of all the choices - some really cool looking options I reckon. Worth checking out. Remember to wet them (guy there has a spray bottle) to get an idea of what they'll look like in the tank too! some of the stones change colour markedly when wet.
  12. Warning: Chinese Algae Eater is too aggressive to co-exist with Cardinal Tetra. Warning: Common Pleco is too aggressive to co-exist with Cardinal Tetra. Note: Chinese Algae Eater will become incredibly aggressive and destructive when they become adults. Warning: Chinese Algae Eater is too big to co-exist with Cardinal Tetra. Warning: Chinese Algae Eater is too big to co-exist with Dwarf Rainbowfish. Wasn't the name of the dwarf neon tho) Warning: Chinese Algae Eater is too big to co-exist with Bronze Cory. Warning: Chinese Algae Eater is too big to co-exist with Peppered Cory. Warning: Chinese Algae Eater is too big to co-exist with Dwarf Loach. Note: Common Pleco needs driftwood. Warning: Common Pleco is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches. Warning: At least 4 x Peppered Cory are recommended in a group. Warning: At least any combination of 4 are recommened from (Dwarf Rainbowfish, Bronze Cory) as they will shoal together. Recommended temperature range: 24 - 25 C. [Display in Farenheit] Recommended pH range: 6 - 7.5. Recommended hardness range: 5 - 15 dH. You have plenty of aquarium filtration capacity. Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 278%. [What's this?] Recommended water change schedule: 42% per week. Your aquarium stocking level is 100%. [Generate Image] [What's this?] Sweet bang on 100% occupancy!! always thought I understocked if anything.
  13. paekakboyz

    loaches

    I had 3 skunk loaches in a community tank of cory's, cardinals and rams for around a year - they were really active and fought amongst themselves. But when one died and I was down to 2 they def hassled other fish. I now have 4 chain loaches and they are way better.
  14. paekakboyz

    Hey

    Hey milkchops! welcome. Awesome to have a Vet aboard
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