michael.qian

To be honest even if it does happen, it probably won't be for the next 20 years at least. Also I doubted NZ engineers/scientist are currently capable of handling a nuclear power plant, that takes some serious training and discipline.

That's why one day NZ should have nuclear power.

That's a good idea now I want one.

Actually if it's winter time the heater will be on most of the time, if not all. The heater is heating the water when the light is on right? I certainly noticed with mine heater in winter it's on most of the time, in summer is on about 25% of the time, it is a above minimum heater.

The initial setup is a one-time cost, not sure about the cost of everything in the setup, but I'll be more concerned with the month power bill. Based on my KW/hr charges. All values are monthly estimates. Lighting - Assume total of 100W ($7) Filtration (2X Fluval FX5) - Total 100W ($14) Heating - 3X 300W Heaters ($100, assuming winter) Other - Additional 30W ($5) So total power cost per month $126. This is a rough estimate, based on the worst case scenario. Also it is ok for an asian arowana. Cost of water should not be too significant, power is definitely the main concern.

limestone will slowly dissolve and act as a buffer so it'll raise pH of your water. I wouldn't use limestone unless I need a high pH.

I think they are slate rocks. Pet shops sell them for a few dollars a piece I think.

lol asked the obvious. I'm in central auckland so don't see too many eels around here.

where can you get them from? sounds like an interesting pet.

I think it's because after cleaning the interior of the filter there's lots of debris loose and floating around, so when water gets pumped up the debris comes up with the water.

Hi all So far I have cleaned my Fluval 405 filter twice. Each time after reassembling and restarting, the filter sends out loads of dirty debris into my tank, but this doesn't last long though only about 30 seconds and the debris gets filtered away again. Just wondering if this is normal or harmful? Cheers

Which shop was this? They should definitely be kept in a decent sized aquarium, never keep any fish in small containers.

You would only have a tank like this after you've settled down for good in one place, otherwise it will impossible to move. Young people like me having a tank like this would be a huge burden even if I could afford it, I can't see where I'll be in the next three years. Imagine if you were set it up, then having to take it apart again in 2 years time.

you mean a filter? For a 65L tank an internal filter would be the most suitable. Examples include Fluval 3, 4 Plus, or Eheim series internal filters. Just a suggestions next time would be a good idea to combine all your questions into one thread.

as many as possible, if you have just two or three, the smallest one will likely to get constantly bullied and may wind up dead. Exactly what happened when I had just three, the smallest one became so skinny and died. The second biggest one was skinny as well, so I was quite worried, got another three small ones, so total of five. Then instant improvement, they are always out together and the skinny one started to put on weight, which was really good to see. Now the biggest one is always the loner, but never gets bullied.

Ok... 1. Lets assume it won't crash, the consequence will be absolutely disastrous if it does happen. 2. Montly heating power requirement will be astronomical. 3. Filtration, need about 10 Fluval FX5. 4. Livestock and plants, need lots and lots. 5. Lighting requirements will be extremely high. 6. Need its own plumbing system, a weekly manual water change will take all day. All these things will make it difficult to have such a big tank, but if you do manage it and set it up properly, regardless of the cost, it will be very enjoyable.

lights are mainly for looks, in fact a lot of fish perfer a dark aquarium. But looks a lot better with light, and for plant growth, so normally you would have lights.

Me too, mine cabombas all do well initially and then start to die off.

not sure about shingle for a undergravel filter. what type of tetras? since none of them are plant eaters you could pretty much have any plant. depend on your lighting etc... some plants need high lighting and others not so much lighting.

definitely high monthly power cost, especially with the heaters.

Big fish definitely. But on the other hand, a densely planted tank with hundreds of small schooling fish will look stunning. But that will definitely cost lots, especially all the plants.

Congragulations, that is one MASSIVE tank. For me personally, with a tank that size, I would put in a huge group of clown loaches.

you could almost bend a 3mm glass. of course it won't bend to any great extent before breaking. for tanks I would have glass as thick as possible, since glass is very brittle and any cracks, chips etc... it's game over.

wikipedia say 14cm.

I don't know how big they grow to. But I've heard they do grow pretty big and eat a lot of plants.