Adrienne

If breedings are registered then there is proof that a particular fish has been in the country before and it is easier to get them back in.

Lots of randoms but no Auckland fishkeepers apart from the 5 of us manning the bbq! Thanks Sophia, Sarah, Paul and Liam for your assistance

I dont think you realise how far Franklin is from Auckland and the courier depots. Franklin is also a district. It would take someone hours and big miles to do it for you.

fighter or possibly the gourami but most likely the fighter.

Nope, not ALL the plants. :sml1: The val and big swords I had floating in a tank for the last 3 weeks since we shifted house. There is no algae for the pitbulls to graze on, well not yet! It will happen.

Added twisted val, a couple more bigger swords and the magdelensis chain sword today. Filled the tank right up and have managed to get the FX5 to sit on the lip using the original attachments. The filter is not yet running as I wish to replace a screw on the lid before I fill it so I have an 1100 lph power head running in the meantime to provide some movement for the plants. All lights are in place, the photos are taken with only the T8 double unit turned on. This tank gets a lot of light so the 2 double T5HO units will only come on for a couple of hours per day initially. and while I am at it I thought you might like to take a look at my 3ft tank which I set up a couple of weeks ago. 900L x 300W x 300D with a T8 double tube light on it. Currently has 15 ember tetra and 5 dwarf chain loaches in it. Driftwood is Mopani and is still leeching tannins. and my 45L tank with pitbull plecs in it. I am struggling to find out what they will eat hence the mess on the tank substrate. This is cleaned up once a day.

They were nice sausages too :facepalm:

Facebook definitely has its uses, it does help keep people connected ie families from a distance.

Remember to be very careful what you post, remember that people who are friends of your friends will see what you say. Do not post your life story.

Progress has been made. On Wednesday after work I put around 25 litres of JBL Aquabasis Plus in to the tank Today was my day off work and a chance to have a good go at getting it organised. I placed 21kg of Fluorite Black sand over the Aquabasis and covered that with 25kg of black grit. Two pieces of good hard driftwood from the East Cape beaches were joined by drilling holes and screwing together with stainless steel screws. To the driftwood I attached 3 Anubias plants (used cable ties). On the rear right hand side I placed 10 Crypt Balansae and at the rear left I have planted about 6 Cambomba. In the middle rear of the tank I have planted 3 sword plants, two of these are red. The plants look a little sad as some of these have been floating loose in a tank for three weeks, since I shifted house but will recover fairly quickly. I still have some Magdelina? chain sword to plant in the foreground of the tank and am considering putting my twisted val on the left side of the tank by the Cambomba. I am using two heaters, a Eheim Jager 300 rated for tanks 600-1000 litres (on the right of the pic on an angle as I did not want it pushed into the substrate) and an Aqua One 300 which is my back up heater. I filled the tank about 2/3rds of the way up and hopefully will have time to finish filling it tomorrow. Note: if you are wondering what that cable is that appears on the right of the tank, that is the line to our gas heating!

To all the Auckland fishkeepers who are on this forum and anyone visiting Auckland, tomorrow Saturday, Auckland Fishkeepers Assn are holding a Sausage Sizzle at The Warehouse in Newmarket. Come along, meet us (we are a nice bunch) and support our cause - Fundraising for Conference 2013 which we are hosting. We would love to see you there!

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9am onwards

Lol Sophia! Joe, it's 1500 long x 500 deep by 600 high, the same as the original one.

I would have thought that was a matter of opinion

4 coats of paint and now the tank has a well covered back. I do anticipate a few issues with algae as this tank faces the outer wall of our house which consists of full length glass windows along the entire wall and receives a lot of sun. I will keep the drapes pulled while at work howerer there is a gap of about 18cm running the entire length of the wall at the top of the window which has no coverings. It will be interesting to see what happens. Bringing home the substrates and two heaters this afternoon :bounce:

I put the first coat on this afternoon using a roller. It's black acrylic enamel. I am guessing another 2-3 coats will provide full coverage. I wasn't keen to go the backing paper route partly because of the height - 60cm.

Lol need to find the camera charger first. :roll:

My new, approx 450 litre tank arrived 10 days ago and has been sitting on its stand waiting for the silicone to complete its drying process. It is a beautifully made tank, 12mm base, 10mm sides with both 10mm + 6mm bracing across the top and reinforcing lengthways both top and bottom. This tank replaces my previous planted discus tank which split in July. Today I painted the first coat of several, of black acrylic enamel paint on the exterior of the back of the tank. My next challenge is adapting the fx5 filter to go over the 5.5cm lip on the tank. I am thinking pvc elbows or similar. I need to locate the filter which is still in a box as we only moved 2 weeks ago and study how it is currently put together to find the best solution. For the tank interior I am thinking of the following - Fertiliser under substrate - JBL Aquabasis Plus Substrate - Flourite A nice large piece of driftwood with smaller driftwood scattered amongst the plants Plants - Twisted val, variety of swords, Red Pine, crypts, plus variety of stem plants with Saggitaria Microfolia in the foreground. Anubias, xmas moss and java moss attached to wood. Lighting - 2 x T5HO double units + 1 T8 double unit (all 4fts) Pressurised CO2 Filter FX5 plus CF1200 Fish - 7-8 discus, 8cm+ my King Tiger Plec from previous tank Cory + schooling fish, must be able to handle 30 degrees

Hi, just pulled this thread up. For those of you who have painted the back outside of your tanks which worked best? Was it acrylic or enamel? I have the back of my new 5ft tank to paint black and am still not certain which paint I should be using. All contributions and advice welcomed :thup:

Keep him in a tank on his own. Even once the furan works it will take some time and lots of water changes before the damage starts to repair.

I heard they were no longer allowed - guess that was wrong!

It is time to use Furan, chances are that it is now bacterial. Furan can be purchased from hff.

Oh you don't need to worry that I will not remind you! Any one else willing to give some time on the Saturday, 27 October?

It could be a worm.