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Happy Ocean Entry Day to the Sharks

Cool idea! will be interesting to see how it develops  

Tank
1.2m x 45cm x 50cm
1/2hp Hailea chiller
Jebao DC6000 return pump 
Jebao RW8 flow pump
Bell siphon in overflow to create wave motion in rock pool

Rock pool
1.2m x 55cm x 70cm fibreglass pool
DIY Polystyrene surround
100mm sand bed 1.5 mm grain size

Building false rock surround
Used 100mm polystyrene glued to 12mm ply frame for support with Nomore nails fast grab.

Filled gaps with expanding foam

Coated with Cemex Float

Painted with acrylic house paints

Then stick on tank, need to paint the rock work on pool to match

Basically any expanding foam (polyurethane based} will work
Can be painted with acrylic house paint, then epoxy applied as a top coat

Upgraded the air system in the fishroom.
25mm electrical conduit with screw in air taps.
ahhh so nice and organised 
 

Still got 8 mollies, they are living with a L066 pleco.

I have used limestone, schist and andesite before picked them up from a landscape suppliers
created lots of caves and gaps for them to hide in

1000x800x600 it was custom made to fit in the corner of my lounge. 

Looks like the reps are starting to wake up already.

Basically any expanding foam (polyurethane based} will work
Can be painted with acrylic house paint, then epoxy applied as a top coat

Male Carpet Shark

Back into boat ramp 
Put bilge pump in water
Connect to car battery
Wait for it to fill, about 15 minutes
Unhook from battery, put pump away
Drive off
 

Water changes every 2 weeks 25% . Collect water locally with a 1,000 litre on a trailer and fill with a 12v bilge pump.

Yes they are, they are starting to harass their tank mates of a night time.
They are now at a breeding age and size so have my fingers crossed.

I moved all the marines i have had for about 2 1/2 yrs into that tank just recently, all of these have come in as small or larval fish.Bearded Cod
Species are: 
Red Cod 4 Bearded Cd 1 Yellow eyed Mullet 2 Kahawai 1 Sweep 2 Dwarf Scorpionfish 2 Warehou, lost 2 to the School Shark, why he had to go lol Carpet Sharks 1 male 2 female

I moved all the marines i have had for about 2 1/2 yrs into that tank just recently, all of these have come in as small or larval fish.Bearded Cod
Species are: 
Red Cod 4 Bearded Cd 1 Yellow eyed Mullet 2 Kahawai 1 Sweep 2 Dwarf Scorpionfish 2 Warehou, lost 2 to the School Shark, why he had to go lol Carpet Sharks 1 male 2 female

Tank 1700 litre
now local marine
 

Tank 1700 litre
now local marine
 

Here is one of my 'rare' fishes. It's a male Palmas buttekoferi approx. 30cm.
He has quite a lot of yellow on him compared to the other bichirs we get here.
Nice Cories guys.

I suppose these qualify as being rare in NZ:
Geophagus sp. "Red Head". Hopefully we can spread them around and make them not so rare.

Ok I'll participate. I suppose it could fall in the rare category.
I still have two Bandit Cories - C. Metae. These are no longer allowed to be imported (not sure why) so are hard to come by.
I am still VERY keen to breed these, so if anyone has any the would like to sell me please send me a message.

Hi all,
There was some security changes a few weeks ago, have adjusted to allow them to work again
You can just post the youtube link in the post and you should be away!
 

Articles on natives  https://aquariumworld.nz/fish/articles-guides/native/
Setting a tank up http://aquariumworld.nz/fish/articles-guides/native/how-is-the-native-freshwater-aquarium-different-r14/
Species to keep https://aquariumworld.nz/databases/2-new-zealand-native/

Nice!  Kinda reminds me of an ancient Aztec shrine that Nature is reclaiming... 

Damn, I will have to go and buy some stilettos then 
We thought the pond leak was worse but a closer look revealed a blocked bit in the filter meant the box inside the decorative housing was overflowing, hence the more dramatic water loss. Filter has been cleaned out and we reduced the water flow too.
Would still like to line the pond but unsure if EQC will pay for it as I don't think we can prove it has only been leaking since, and as a direct result of, the quake.