Barrie

Often with several people adding all sorts it is better for one to get you hooked first

Barrie is sitting back and can offer nothing more than the great advise that Ryan is giving Hes right on the button and I cant offer any more than he is

Guys The whole point is that ACC is broke Yes rugby and others may need to pay in the future as well and it should be looked at but Im certain that I cant afford to run my company at a loss and ACC cant either Simple economics really isnt it Put another way, your income for you and your partner is say $1000 per week but you spend $1200 per week, whats going to happen? Maybe the answer is to ban motorcycles from any roads and have those injured pay for them selves as would rugby players and others? Instead of the bikers saying it isnt fair (looks for crying emocon) maybe they should be offering solutions? The whole reliance on nanny state is whats distroying this country. My business turns over $700,000 per year. Not a lot but sizable enough. Out of that turnover about $150,000 goes in all direct taxation (and thats on the conservative side). Thats ACC, GST, PAYE, Fuel, Provisional, Perks tax. (I know Ive missed a few) Next thing to look at is value for your dollar. 20 years ago, those that worked for the government were paid a bit less but had greater security, now those same people have still got the greater security but also are amoungst the better paid but almost all produce huge losses. ACC is a great example. Look at local government and the wastes that they produce. When the average wage in NZ was $30,000 per year, the average wage of my local council was $38,000 per year. I know I digress but the problem is not only with what the injuries that bikes cost me as a tax/ACC payer, its all the related costs that go with it and am included in the figures that both sides put up to try an make the figures work for them best. Anyone that pays as an employer, ACC levies, will know and agree with me when I say that all the paper work that arrives from ACC makes no sence at all and you need several phone calls before you even partially understand them plus of course, if you throw in the paper work from the IRD, South America would still be totally covered in forest. .

I have half my tanks in black but it creates a problem in seeing fry/small fish when they are up against it

have a look at these taken with the EF50mm f/1.8 11 http://www.aquatic-photography.com/foru ... php?t=7426 If you want to be inspired have a look at the whole site

I have an EF 50 f/1.8 mk11 dosnt look a bit like that... to me it has a lot of addons Mine cost about $200 new What camera have you got The best fish photographer I am aware of uses the lens that I have which is why I bought it

now for an old guy like me, thats as hard to read as Mystic's posts :oops:

your eyes are better than mine mate I thought Zev had finally cleaned the tanks :oops:

couple of crampt tails Pay to check the nitrates

the tank back ground is exactly the same...its a different system to the first one I made Its the same system as splashbacks are made from What happens is that the glass is chemically cleaned then sprayed and lastly baked

I add salt to all my killis at a rate of 1 tsp per 4 litres

why not put the flash in the top of the tank (movable head on it?) and reduce the power out put? To me, the 2nd photo is showing "funny"marks on the back that can only be caused by other reflections

noise is the interference... white stuff... kind of like a noisey party , it becomes annoying :lol:

shopped yes but the tank background is black Dark blue or dark green may possibly show less noise... something to try at some stage I thing Idea is to have several different backgrounds I have clear, white and black myself

water changes needed for sure (Im guessing)

looking good

Isnt the word Ira incorrectly spelt?

I feed BBS to rocket/clowns from day one

Funny how I learnt about that I was in Coromandel bakery a few years ago and they use to make by far the best filled rolls in the world. It was a build a sandwich type of thing and they always asked what you wanted. I would choose the meat then tell them the rest was up to them but to avoid the hot stuff. The lady (English) would alway make the comment "no cucumber?" and I always said, what ever you want is fine. After a couple of times I asked why the question and she was the one that gave me the info. She reconded she was taught that back in the UK. Sadly the shop has been sold and gone back to very basic food thats hard to go out of my way to go to now. Fried chicken pieces, and the everyday rolls and sandwiches that every lunch bar privides. It truely is a pity. The rolls were dearer but more than worth it

80 to 90% of males do not like eating cucumber whereas 80 to 90% of females enjoy it another interesting fact Next time you see people making a sandwich, watch the males avoid it and the females pile it on Me, I dont care either way

should have about 100

I have another 40 to 50 tanks to put in next year and plan on breeding some

must start taking eggs again

thats a nice little tank It is similar to what I want to set up for my grandson Smaller types of Killis will be best

Yes David, I would like a user pays system