matthewY

Sounds good. think i'm just going to go with it. If I make a "big" 3d background with caves and all that then that could mean less water / less real rocks and therefore less weight. you migth be able to help with this. Is it genally accepted that all "tallish" (8 floors) apartment buildings are made with steal and concrete? The floor seems to be particle board but I have no clue whats underneath it. Would hate to think that it could be just wood joists between floors...???

Famous last words from that building in auckland? :-p

Ah, feel so much better about that now. if it cracks from earthquake, insurance should cover it, aslong as I have a earthquake to blame :-) Its not going to the corner of the apartment but would be somewhat centered accross one of the walls. Sound like from the above posts that it shouldnt make a difference . Highrise is 8 stories so not huge by any means (esp compared to the soho apartments) but still huge enough for me to not want to look down. Thanks guys, puts my mind at rest.

I'm looking for any advice or more importantly if I should have concerns around putting a 450L tank in a high rise apartment building. The tank is 150cm length x 50cm wide. Assuming tank with water mostly filled, rocks etc would be aroudn the 550KG mark? I plan to check what is underneath the floor over the next few days but from what I can tell, its carpet over some particle board thing which I am assuming is over concrete (The building is concrete and has 3 storys of carpark on concrete slabs so assuming that follows through to the top???) Apartment building is about 15 years old, 8 storys tall and im somewhere in the middle of the building (both building height and length wise). I'm sure i've seen worst things done but i'm still somewhat concerned and unsure if my concerns are justified or an over reaction? Thanks Matt

Awesome, sounds like a plan then, will go for this approach first before meds :-)

Have an outdoor pond and teh goldfishies in them have picked up whitespots. They have been happy for over a year but think summer and temp changes have helped bring this about. Afew options is to take them out for treatment but I wondered if UV helps in the treatment (either throw a uv pond pump in the pond or take fish out and put uv filter into the treatment container for afew days / weeks????). Pond isnt big, roughly 150L. Any help greatly appreciated.

could be as simple as a fuse? If replacing fuse doesnt work, check using multimeter that there isnt a short somewhere.... ive had a r338 where it would work sometimes and otehr times it wouold blow the fuse. Found that one of the connections would intermittely earth itself and blow fuse. I ended up taking out the light hood and replaced with leds :-)

yep, i got the bigger one, approx 2000 to 2200l/h, dont think real flow rates up to that level as the spray bars are pretty small etc.... but overall, very good, have uv on my one too. Concerned that oince the uv bulb needs replacing that I cant find replacement (9w uv)..... good filter though

nice pics and good idea with the Leds, been looking at something similar but too scared to cut holes in my hood.... 10mm 220,000 mcd leds should do teh trick and keep it pretty cool...

would that imply 3 blues to 1 red would be a good mix for lawn style growth, mosses and ferns? Looking at getting a bunch of 150,000mcd led's off ebay, maybe 10 to 15W of blue and red together to sit next to my main light.

Keen to also know.... Been reading on lights after seeing the LED red / blue "growing lights" around. Idea looks good but I wonder if the red / bule combos ones have the wrong ration for aquarium plants (usually 3 reds to 1 blue)... I keep reading that blue is good for vegative growth, red for flowering... So most aquatic plants dont flower, hence should planted tanks be heavy in blue and soft in red (say a 3 blue leds to 1 red led?) Looking at doing my own diy led setup to "support" my normal tube lights...

Sorry to hijack thread, A related question for those who know.... If the hood fuse blows oftern, would that indicate bad starter? I have replaced bulbs / fufe and things were good for a short period of time (dont turn on light oftern), then fuse went again a week or so later just when turning it on... (blows the second the light turns on)

def dont mind paying abit extra for cardinals, I know animates have 2 for 1 deals every now and then (and fish day is comming up :-) )... Looking at afew more op[tions though. Never had neon's last long in a discus tank, 5 months would eb considered long :-( Trying to see if the gloelight tetras fit into the group of non-lasting fish in a discus tank or glowlights are hardy and would doa s well as cardinals. Ideally i would have 2 schools, 1 of glowlights and 1 of cardinals. also read (cant find ware so dont know if ist true) taht glowlights may carry parasites which discus dont like and which cardinals may not carry (so glowlights being more of a risk to the discus?).... if anyone knows of this, please let me know. Intention is not to kill my discus at the expense of a better looking tank....

So looking for a nice range of hardy fish to go with a large tank with some smallish (5cm) discus, 2 large GBA's and 2 small gba's. Have tried neon tetras in the past and fiound they dont last long, not sure if the 30 degrees is too high for them or if all the inbreeding has done bad stuff to them (I hear most neons are somewhat weakened by bad dna). So local pet shop is selling 6 glowlights for a good price so theres an option but want to know if in a general sence, would glowlights handle the 30 degrees temp worst or better then cardinals.....?

Assuming you are talking about tank light or house light? I would have assumed from readings you require very dark (pitch black almost) enviroment? maybe I'm spending to much time tryign achieve that and not enough on other factors..... If you ever find u have afew small ones worth saving but dont want to "care" for thema s such, feel free to ship my way :-) I think there must be some truth to people saying pet shop ones can be infurtile.... if they bread so easily without even the intention of breedign them down in christchurch but yet a struggle everywhere else... What temps teh tanka nd what kind of live food do you feed them? Thanks