tel

oh no... i'm still feeling sad about those two down south who have ended their relationship some one should start a counselling thread :-?

remember guys, if it looks like its on the rocks for you two, ''theres plenty more fish in the sea''

you're absolutely correct Feelers, in 7 out of 5 cases this will happen 60% of the time.. :-? ......

ignore these wusses Wasp. i think the only way to improve your technique is to get Uma Thurman to do it dressed in spandex aka Kill Bill 3 8)

i'm laughing so hard tears are lowering my s.g.

tis true your locals become more attractive with each glass :lol:

in auckland a couple of years is not considered easy 8) another reason to thank God i dont live in Hamilton :lol:

thanks alot Wasp (evil looking knife tho :lol: )

theres always another side............

do you dose with vodka? look out for him in the morning attempting to chew his fin off ( the one that would be his arm if he was human) if he doesn't you know your vodka dosage is about right :lol:

15/3 ammo 0 nitrite 3.5 nitrate 5.0 pH 8.5 meanwhile back at the ranch.......................... 8)

Wasp;something to try at 3am and post results at 7am...

Heil Deltec

looking at raehs thread , what % water change do you all aim to do and how often? also what do you feel is an acceptable nitrate level? my setup allows me to back my truck right next to my sump (@200 lts) in the garage. display (540 lts less rock) is directly above. this makes for real easy changes of up to 25%....keen to hear the diversity of opinion. also what is the gist on natural s/w storage ie; use immediately or store 4 weeks min etc...thanks

yeah i think they look great esp in a long tank like yours.

8/3 ammo .25 nitrite .5 10/3 ammo 0 nitrire 2.0 11/3 ammo 0 nitrite 3.5 did the w/c on the 2nd and also added some dead rock to the sump :-? good point cracker you remind me to test nitrate which i wasn't going to do till the end. not too sure about the damsels re whether i want them in first so they think they own the joint. keener on chromis but still unsure whether i want them long term using up capacity/room in this size tank. if it was a bit bigger i'd get a small school of them

i did a water change as the initial fill was seriously green. i had left it for the skimmer but it wasn't making enough impact. lights generally off all the time and just thinking about aquascape as i wait

hows progress? get some advice from ''niloc'' if you're still concerned about it. when it comes to stainless he's the man 8)

ok i'll go first.....is it pictures of your fingernails?? 8)

just hold them next to something really small so they look bigger 8) :lol:

double wow

before the change Ammonia 1.0 Nitrite 3.5 next day both at 0 3 days later Ammonia 0 Nitrite .25 7 days after Ammonia .375 Nitrite .5 :-? i reckon it has gone backwards due to dumping all the necessary nutrients in the green water...so therefore delayed. really happy i did it as i took out truck loads of crap on the bottom and scrubbed all the rock of algie. im occasionally scraping diatonamous algie off the rocks so it can be skimmed out?? comments appreciated

1500x600x600. still cycling :roll:

interupted cycle 7 days ago to do 100% water change....original water was from howick beach and seemed really green, i was going to let tank cycle in it but thought better of it :-? . got @ 1400lts in two trips to takapuna, really nice water and glad i did it. this has prob extended wait time by a couple weeks. 8)