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lost the jar :evil: it jumpeed, had the lids off and lights on of a night to feed on huhu beetles and moths 9pm went up to house came back at 10pm turned lights off and put lids on did a few other chores then walked past aro tank on the way upstairs thought something was wrong, stood there lookibg at tank in the dark and realisedjar wasn't there ran around the outside and found it laying under tank still warm but dead sad time, my favourite fish 28 inches

the "to sump" pipe determines the height of the tank water the u tube is allowing tank water to flow to the "to sump" pipe container so long as the u tube is full of water it will flow water is pumped from the sump, this then flows through the overflow system to the sump when the sump pump stops the water displacement remains static, no flow the outlet of the pipe from sump pump needs to be above level of tank water to stop flow back to the sump if pump stops this can be achieved with a non return valve or a hole above water level to break syphon back

yes sounds good

big square mesh, the small insect screen stuff will make it less effective

hang the light under the mesh

i think that is correct ira

love that part

where man and the environment are concerned nothing is normal :evil:

thought all you bird guys would have known about PBFD wasn't here until some people smuggled some birds in from aussie a few years ago and then people moan about our strict bio security can be passed on by handling or walking around an infected bird then walking into your shop or home the word is, claim, to have treated budgies look for birds with overgrown of flaky beaks and toenails and no flight or tail feathers there was a few expensive birds in auckland sold for cheap a few years back came out of infected aviaries

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3514481 ... ve-parrots

thank you nzcookie's husband

painful bite too

squash the white tail :evil:

yes morcs that is what davidr is going to set up i think

i have a spa heater and the gas could be done as well winter will still provide a little heat with solar but not enough i have a wetback that can be used as well

do you know if they trialled watercress alan? TLC have some good bacterias for this

i am pulling your chain DEE

small sheetweb

excellent ideas the 3,000l aro tank i heated with 25m of thick walled alkathene in summer had to watch it didn't heat too much though winter would be a different proposition tank will be half inside with polystyrene on outside big acrylic windows inside other tank will be 9m concrete construction will look at solar heating systems ira and the aqua therm arapaima, stingrays and breeding reds would be nice

you think right in my opinion

want to heat a 30.000 litre tank thought of coiled alkathene laying in the sun fitted with a thermostat and pump any thoughts on this?

yes i have a WD called shakey