Adrienne

I've gone and purchased a Jager 300 watt heater. Its too big to put in the sump because of the way the sump is divided so its up in the tank. Its in the right hand back corner away from the sump overflow which takes all the water out. The only thing is that its not in direct flow from the inlet spray bar. I've taken out the 200 watt heater and turned the 300 watt down to 30 degrees. The tank dropped to 26 overnight so hopefully this will help. My tank caused a power cut here yesterday. Obviously the strain of keeping the heaters on caused the circuit to overload. Fortunately someone was home. Now its running off an extension cord to another power point until the sparky gets here. We don't own this house so they are going to see if the loading can be upped so it doesn't happen again.

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Sorry I can't help but if you find somewhere that has parts or will get them in I'd love to know

I also use sea water and have a much better hatch rate than with tap water and salt.

fabulous pics - the last time I was there we spent two days out on the lake on the biscuit having a ball.

Could be several reasons - the most likely one being stress. Fish need time to settle into their new environment. Sticking them in with a male or near males, fiddling around too much shifting them around or whatever will cause it. Leave them in peace for a few weeks.

If you are going to keep them together you will need more than one and also some plants in your tank.

I must walk around that shop with my eyes closed half of the time - I seem to miss everything good thats in there.

Ahhhh... memory fade is it Caryl

hi johnny i sent you a pm this afternoon about the guppies, did you not get it?

Yes, she could still be a female - when she paled off did she get horizontal dark lines on her side?

I'm running a 200 watt & a 300 watt in the sump of my tank. The last two days they have been on all the time and are fully cranked up as far as they go. Only holding the tank at 29 degrees. It really needs to be at 30. Was wondering if I could get a bigger one and run all three instead. Total water volume about 550 litres I would guess.

Can one get aquarium heaters greater than 300 watts?

I would say that if they both have come out the eggs have been eaten. What else do you have in the tank?

Hi, you have quite a lot of them I think - correct me if I am wrong. The more you have the slower they grow. The bigger ones need to be moved to another tank and the smaller ones left to grow a bit. I put about 40 in each 4ft tank I have. If you don't have the space its time to start the cull process.

He's a real bruiser isn't he - as solid as.

Where are you staying - just hire a motorcycle and go for a ride around the island stopping off for a snorkel on the way. We spent our week there doing just that and it was great. Different fish in different places too. There is a waterfall if theres been rain that you could go look at but its more fun lying in the sun, and snorkeling imo.

Just set the filter so it breaks up the surface of the tank.

Thanks - they're not particularly little and are pretty damn fat. Will try and post a pic if they appear tonight.

By mould what do you mean - can you describe it or post a pic i.e. colour, is it furry? Sorry can't help with the sick fish but someone else will be able to for sure.

now now... Obviously you aren't intending to come visit some of the South Auckland forum members for a while .... or ever!

hmmmm..... any ideas now?

Thats good to hear Ron. They are in a seperate tank at the moment for a few weeks - have had a hard time in the last few days.

I am now the proud owner of 6 fat, reasonable sized clown loaches which I acquired this afternoon - an unplanned purchase at the time. I have had a look on the net at a few sites to see what they say. Any good advice out there re keeping/feeding and looking after them and what to look out for besides ich. They have had a fair bit of stress lately. Thanks