[Pregnant Platty???]

Thank's heap's for the excellant explanation's!!

Have been thinking about the WAS..............

[Lighting Question?]

I'm planning on upgrading my light's soon, but as a tempory fix for my not so happy plant's, would leaving my existing light's on for longer help them??

[Pregnant Platty???]

Think I may need some help?

My pair of Platty's are acting weird with the male chasing the female around like crazy, weird colour poo hanging out of the female and THINK I may have seen the male eating fry when I got home from work?? Not 100% sure about that though?

Is this typical behaviour for spawning Platty's??

She has been rather large lately?

If so what should I do to try and save the fry if there is any? I can put the male in another tank if this would help.

[trimming Ambulia ect]

What is the best way to trim Ambulia??

Is there any way you can keep it trimmed but keep the top's (the puffy part?? if you get what I mean??!)

Just dont like how they sprout out new shoot's next tho where you've cut. I have read of some people using weight's to keep te plant's down, and cutting from the bottom when needed, but I dont really think this will wor in my situation??

Any idea's???

[Animates Tower Junction - what is going on !?!]

Add Hamilton to the list.......... :roll:

[My water remains cloudy, can you help please?]

I had similar problem when I set up my tank with a aqua one cf1000. Pretty sure the problem was I did'nt wash the ceramic noodle's good enough? Allthough my water STILL is'nt as clear as I'd like it, but I think that's due to my sand substrate and JBL aqua basis still settling down??

[Sick bolivian butterfly ram]

My bolivian's colour's change quiet a bit depending on there "mood" ie; when feeding, turning on light's, hand's in the tank ect, and also often see their mouth's moving (not "gasping" though?). Allthough the swimming "nose down" sound's strange?? maybe someone else could help??

[National Fish Shows]

What about the test kit and aqua basis??

Hopefully it will become a regular thing! 8)

[6500k or 10000k]

As *Luke said, the wattage of the light determines how much light you will get, the Kelvin Temperature determines the colour of the light.

You pretty much answered what I was trying to ask?! :oops: Ha ha

I do get ok light at the bottom and plant's are growing well, nut just dont get that "brightness" I'm looking for. I'll have a play around with some different type's of bulb's I think?!

[National Fish Shows]

Who won the raffle's??? :roll: :-?

[6500k or 10000k]

I have a 70cm high tank and am struggling to get light to the bottom and it kinda looks a bit shadowy down there? Any idea's for bulb's?? I've got a 10000k 20w and a 18000k 20w (T8's) at the moment. Tank is planted but I dont know a great deal about bulb's?

[compatability thoughts]

proberbly way off, but how would discus go with that mix minus the angels??

[euthanasia, How can i euthanise a fish.]

yeah SOMEBODY must want him?!

I'd have to put a vote in for the whack on the head treatment too! Know I would'nt want to be frozen!

[National Fish Shows]

When and where excatly is the auction?

[National Fish Shows]

Can anyone bid at the auction??

[Bolivian ram's]

Can someone please help with how to sex Bolivian ram's??

["Water conditioner"]

my thort's excatly.

BTW, not wanting to start "the great debate" again either!! :roll:

[heaters]

I concur,

If you drove a car at the red line constantly it would break down a lot sooner than say if you drove it sensibly. - Just to give you an engineers opinion

read's je_suis_ketan's sig.......... :-?

["Water conditioner"]

what about "chlorine"?

["Water conditioner"]

ah ha! something I'd never really thort about and then when I did I got all confused! :oops: :oops:

Cheer's

["Water conditioner"]

I am a little confused?! :oops:

When using water conditioner, the instruction's say to add "x" amount of conditioner to "x" amount of tank water. I.e; Add 5ml per 38L of tank water.

My question is, do you work out how much conditioner you need by the overall tank volume or the amount of water being changed?? :-?

[Help with lighting upgrade]

looking to upgrade the lighting in my tank as it dosnt appear to be pennetrating to the bottom? tank is 80wX40dX70h. Lighting is aqua one AL20d (2x25w 24'bulb's). Dont want to spend a whole heap as I'm saving for my holiday, but what would be my best option for around the $150 mark?? upgrade bulb's?? Extra light unit??

[Killie cupboard - a sneak peak]

How close are those light's to the polystyrene??

[Couple of pic's]

very nice shot's! love the discus pic too! Tank look's awsome too! 8)

[trimming plant's]

Not sure if I should be psting here or in the plant's section but i'm wondering where the best place is to trim stem plant's? Hygrophillia to be more specific?