ethan44

My wcmm's were fine with my dwarfs. I agree that bullying may become a problem.

It measures in at 62cm length wise, and 31cm across. Would prefer 2 bulbs. I am pretty competent at electronics so should be able to wire it myself (or with some help from my dad) Thanks for the help.

I finally got round to working on this a bit more. I screwed it all up to see if it fits together. Now I am planning on taking it apart, glueing it together, and make sure it all fits perfectly. Paint it with water proof undercoat, then final coat after that. Here's some pictures of it where it'll be going I still haven't decided on what lighting. I went to some lighting shops and Bunnings but most were pretty expensive. Probably looking at two 2' T5's but will continue looking for them somewhere cheaper. I am also thinking about changing the gravel into something smaller and darker. I am also planning on repainting the inside of the box the tank is in to something darker. And then have also got to source some plant for the tank, which is the whole purpose for the lighting etc.

So 70 L I should have say 35w? Does the number, i.e 6500K, relate to a name? (someone suggested daylight)

Ok that helps thanks. What would be the recommended wattage, voltage and brightness be?

Yea I would like the lighting more for growing plants (have to get some more first) Would a place like Bunnings or Mitre Ten be a good place for lighting, or LFS's?

Thanks for all that. Sorry no more progress yet as I have been at school and at training, it's more of a weekend project as I'm not in a rush to get it done. But I will post more pictured when I make some more progress on it. About the lighting, would one single long light going the length of the hood or say two single bulbs (like above post) be more efficient. Can you even get fluorescent single bulbs? What would be the difference between compact flouro tubes and normal flouro tubes?

Oh yea sorry I forgot to add that I put 2 layers of very strong sealant on it as well as two layers of normal paint.

Ahh I'm building a hood for my tank to hold lights etc. It's for the 2foot tank in my room. The plan for it is to enclose some lighting equipment which I am still to source out. The main part of it is made out of some MDF my dad had up in his model railway shed, and some other thin wood we had lying around. I am still yet to find what lights too use. I would like something as cheap as possible, but will still be able to let my plants grow. Any suggestions? The hood is made to fit onto the surrounding I have already made.

Ok yea I sort of figured it was going to end up dieing. Ahhh what you be the best ( most humane) way of destroying it?

Ok thanks. After another close inspection I'm pretty sure that this may be dropsy, as it is actually listing both of the symptoms. Probably the best thing I could do for is it possibly take it to the LFS where I purchased it? As I have know where near enough knowledge or skill to treat fish as I am pretty new. Thanks alot for the help, disappointed about losing one of my fish though =(

How can I tell if it is dropsy? And uhhh, what is dropsy? Any reason why it has only affected just the one fish? Any chance of it spread?

Ok peanuts thanks heaps! I'll get some frozen food for him tomorrow then =)

Yea sorry I don't have a digital camera. It is light blue coloured. It's basicly it's hole stomach area that looks larger. It doesn't have any scales sticking out. No redness that I can see. It's swimming has changed quite a bit. It now pretty much stays in one place low to the ground. It is also really slow at coming out for food, which is really strange as usually both race out to get it. edit: ok I managed to borrow my sisters' camera, sorry about the not so great photos. Hopefully this could help with a possible diagnostic! Thanks too anyone that can help!

Ok so recently one of my Dwarf Gouramis has in the space of about a week gotten to look like it's quite fat. It now spends most of its time hidden in the corner of my tank over hiding low in the plants. The other Dwarf seems fine and still swims everywhere around the tank. So I was wondering is this normal for a Dwarf? Could it be full of eggs or similar? Or is it sick?