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The first one has all sized tanks, the second tiny to small and the third medium to large... Remember, no forming bulk purchases using the forums or PM system - see the guidelines...

Aqua Design Amano...

I have all 3. They're very good books for inspiration and ideals but pretty useless for how to actually set up and properly maintain a good aquarium. There's also a 4th book called Aquarium Plant Paradise which is much better for how to set up an aquarium of several different styles. I have this as well. Any good book store should be able to order these - or maybe a pet store. Nature Aquarium World - ISBN 0-7938-0089-7 Nature Aquarium World Book 2 - ISBN 0-7938-2077-4 Nature Aquarium World Book 3 - ISBN 0-7938-2078-2 Aquarium Plant Paradise - ISBN 0-7938-0518-X The Nature Aquarium World books still have their price stickers on them ranging from $60-$70. The Aquarium Plant Paradise was $30. I highly recommend these books for planted tank enthusiasts.

Glad we did you a favor then...

Good point!

You won't need too much in the way of bracing. If MDF or Ply is used it will only need to be about 9mm thick and fitted to the sides and back. If steel is used, 2 braces across each diagonal of the back and both sides 2-3mm thick and 25mm wide would be more than enough. They will need to be well screwed on though with well aligned holes.

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/fnzas- ... 29364.html Because it was a DNS related issue, it would not have affected everyone - most, but not necessarily everyone. If your local ISP's server was a bit slow to update it's DNS you my have been able to still connect...

Ah bother, ok I'll do something little - hmm, what? I'll send my report through soon as well - Outlook has been bothering me about for a couple of days now...

The joys of welding steel. You should be able to straighten the stand by putting packers under the two legs that always touch the ground and bouncing on the opposite diagonal with two people. Once it's flat you can fit some boards or diagonal bracing to it as well. This stand will need it in an earthquake or it's likely to pancake itself with a tank that big on it. To fix the concrete issue do this: 1. Put 2 x levels on the stand - one front to back and one left to right. 2. Find the highest point - the leg that both bubbles point to. 3. You need to pack all other legs. 4. Pack the leg diagonally opposite the leg in 2 until both bubble are in the center of the levels. 5. Pack the other outside legs re-checking the levels. 6 Pack all other legs. Use steel packers straight onto the concrete. Get some 50x50mm squares cut out of varying thickness and stack multiples together to get the thickness required for each leg. A bit of ply on the top of the stand is always good but it will need to be very thick to have any real support for the unsupported areas of the glass. I'd expect at least 30mm for a tank this tall. You can glue the ply onto the stand as well. If you use no-more nails between the ply and tank and sit the empty tank on the ply while the glue sets (3-4 days) you will end up with a much more level interface between the stand and tank. Fit 10-15mm poly between the wood and tank before filling of course.

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Done!

It's different to my printed book as well. They're obviously updating it online on a regular basis. I'll add this link to our homepage as it's a very good reference.

Most fluro's are only about 90% efficient so you need to divide the calculated watts by about 0.9 to get the actual input power. In the example about, the 300Wh becomes 333.33Wh. At about 19-20c a kWh this equates to approx 6.7c a day or about $1.00 per month for a 30W tube running 10 hours a day. Wh = Watt Hours kWh = Kilowatt Hour (this is the unit power companies charge in)

Me droolz...

Not to mention what they do to wild birds and insects too...

Ok, I can get flights for April 21st at a cost of $325.00. My airpoints will cover this but it would be good to stay with someone local to save costs. Any offers?

Excellent idea and I would have mentioned it as well if you didn't do it first. Anyone wanting to set up a marine tank should do this. The amount of money and time they need to commit to the project is tiny compared to a day or two doing research missions to other people houses. You'll find too, most reefer's will want to show off their hard work and are very forthcoming with helpful tips. I remember the best thing I ever saw was the effect of a good skimmer. I remember my first skimmer - an air driven piece of rubbish. When I saw a good one in action I was blown away. My first experience seeing a good one was on a 600L tank - can't remember the model number of the skimmer though. The owner put 3 fingers in the tank and sloshed them round for a couple of seconds. About 20 seconds later the skimmer started foaming like mad for about a minute. It was that quick at removing the fat that ended up in the tank off his hand... My old skimmer never performed like that. Maybe by the next morning there would have been a bit of foam in the cap but not the huge fizz after only 20 secs...

I am here and got your PM. I won't be able to make the next meeting sorry but could very likely get to the one after that. It's a pity as I could have talked about plants too. I'll have a look at flights - what is the exact date in April you'd want to see me?

I think of it similar to motor racing. Use standard tires on your race car and you come last. Use good quality slicks and you're competitive. Use a poor skimmer and your tank and it's occupants come last. Use a good skimmer and you're right up with the winners. It's nothing to do with trying to be elite etc. It's all to do with getting it right the first time so you don't get burned and maybe give up. A good skimmer makes the difference and anyone contemplating a reef setup must consider this as their top priority. If this means waiting until they have more money before starting out then so be it. It will be cheaper in the long run. People who don't buy the best skimmer to start with are going down the path of false economy. They end up buying new corals and a new skimmer eventually anyway. The cost will likely be over double what they would have paid for a decent skimmer to start with. Either that or they give up because it's costing too much...

Hah, you never make it Wok!!

Take it back then... Get your money back or get them to do the first $80 labour for free...

Been looking but can't find much...

Difficult to tell. Watching the video doesn't help either as it's pretty light outside. If sunlight is used, the size of the collector would be huge though to get that much light. In the video you can see rectangular shaped light sources behind the beam - they're very bright...

Doubt it, look at the 8 lights in the roof + probably another 8 behind the beam...