yarimochi

yeah its kind of a no-brainer thanking someone a million times when they do stuff like this for you. I dont think many 16 year olds would be allowed to do this, and she let me dye my hair bright red and black yesterday so she is one awesome mom. Anyway, updated photos on the tank are soon to come, driftwood/ stones and all that jazz are sitting nicely in the tank but there were two pieces that wouldnt sink so what i did was i screwed 2 bits of long plastic on the bottom of the wood and buried the plastic in the gravel and now they both sit perfectly. I would give you guys more photos now but my t5 light broke so hollywood are getting me a new one which means not much can be seen without a light on the tank. BIchirs are in and VERY VERY happy, butterfly fish is also in but he is for sale currently as aro and him wont mix 5 silver dollars to go in today or tomorrow or the next day hence the lack of plants more but i like silver dollars so ill get over it. posts soon! Jamie

yes it is a jager and you are exactly right, no expense was spared buying the equipment for this tank... my poor little eftpos card got a beating. Next wednesday (approx) will be the day we pick up my aro so pics should be up then or thurs.

ive never had a heater thats looks any different so i dont know what you mean sorry...

yesterday when i set it up it said to myself: Godammit those wires are ugly, i need some backing. I think i will find some black paper or something... What does black look like behind an asian aro? My bichirs are 2 ornates and since i went on holiday they have both tripled in size from about 10cm to 20 something...

OMG this thing took about 1.5 hours to get in the house with four people. Trying to push it down the hallway then through a doorway in the hallway was nearly impossible. Then I had to wash the gravel for it!! I hate washing gravel and this stuff is the dustiest gravel you can get and after washing it for 2 hours it still wasnt clear so it took overnight to settle with aqua clear. My two big fat bichirs are going in there today to get the cycling process up and running in prepartation for my ASIAN AROWANA!! In about a week and a bit Ill chuck some pictures up here of him swimming freely but for now its just photos of the tank which absolutely dwarfs my room. Thanks to my mum for allowing all of this! The details are: FLuval fx5 1 300w heater hanging t5 lighting and the dimensions are 152x61x61. Pics of aro soon to come

Im not going to open another thread ill ask the question on the one ive already started. When I get back, I will be buying my fx5, lights heaters...blah blah blah and ill be getting the water into the tank, The next day if the the heaters have done their job, ill go off to hollywood and get about 5 platys, a week after the platys have done their job ill put my two birchirs in and in about 4 days my asian aro will go in. If you havent figured in out already, this is my cycling plan. Is this long enough? Is their anything i can put in to speed it up? Ive seen a product like that for marine but im not sure about fw. Would an asian aro be happy in this level of cycling? thanks heaps

i think on your first post on this thread, you answered your own question.

well i would assume so otherwise its gonna leach sap and general plant juices, oh wait, no, i just had a look at my bamboo outside and when it big and thick it usually doesnt have that much moisture, and it will stay green so that shouldnt be a problem, just make sure that its not too juicy, you can probably judge it for yourself, the stuff i used was dead when i put it in my tank. but anyway, it looks really cool so have fun, you can also carve patterns onto the surface with a sharp knife of chisel which looks even cooler!

Bamboo can look awesome in an aquarium if its done right. Bamboo itself it completelys safe and neutral if the wood is dried out and it is not a bright green. It is a porous wood so it requires some work to sink it or to hold it down. It is also an incredibly fibrous wood and so the cut edges and inside requires a light sanding with coarse then fine sandpaper to remove sharp fibres. It would make great caves as the hollowing has already been done for you and if you cut it in the right place, the end is blocked off. hope this helps.

yeah thats true... thanks i think hes just on the bottom cos hes got no other swimming space.

I know it doesnt sound good but other than resting on the bottom, he looks very healthy, ive seen him eat the shrimp the guys at hff gave gim and he otherwise looks in perfect condition. I know asians are pretty hardy but i dont want to fork out 2 grand for a fish that dies the next day, what do other people think?

I knew you could adjust the flow but i wanted it to do as much filtering as possible. Is there any reason for him to always be sitting on the bottom? Is there something wrong? Maybe hes just pissed off hes in little tank.

And one more question, what kind of flow rate do asian arowana like? Im going to buy a fluval fx5 for that tank, is that going to create a whirlpool? My little guy is often the bottom of the tank at hff and im wondering wether its the fast flow rate he doesnt like? I know they are a surface fish though... Thanks

Wow that one is really cool. Thats Java fern right? Ive had some in the past but it seems to dissolve in the water after s few days. Are there any special requirments needed?

how many silver dollars could comfortably live in a tank like that? Having silver dollars renders my hopes for having plants not possible doesnt it?

go the arowana!!

yeah i would be pretty upset if i lost any fish... I ask the HFF people what they think.

I like your suggestion for my tank, thats my ideal combo.

YAY! it worked! Yeah thats my new tank from HFF.

Put some birmans and a british blue in there for scale. LOL

nice idea. God its hard to upload pics, hold on a mo.

I was trying to keep it a secret but I guess thats not gonna happen now... My mum bought me the one at HFF in Albany. Im in Japan at the mo' so ill post pics of the setup process in about 2.5 weeks. I can give you one photo of the tank now which my parents sent me by email though, hold on a second...

Oooh yes please, can we get them here? I didn't think we could. Where can I get about five?

Not my piece of cake, mmm cake.

Exactly what I was thinking, I ike the way silver dollars are round and they reflect light beautifully.