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All was well yesterday, no fish lost , killies feeding well, the Guppies are chewing each others tails, is that a pecking order thing?. Just did a water change and scooped out a few more snails and gave the glass a clean. Cheers

Hi all. Well it was back to the Brain Injury Association yesterday and there have been a few things I need more answers on. First, Thanks Alan admin for the flake which arrived yesterday, it seems the address in the Telephone book was wrong on several counts, I will correct it latter. Anyway I did feed some and it didn't break up into small bits so some of the fish were sort of wrapped in it. I guess you have to crumble it up more before feeding?. Second, Ive lost two killies, small ones, found near the outlet tube, it has a cap with slots in it, I wounder if the small fish could get sucked against it and trapped? through one would think not , leaves etc do get stuck there. Third, Is it important to vac the substrate? I haven't done so yet, I do water changes every two to three weeks. I haven't got a siphon but can borrow one. I have been using a clean cloth to rub algae off the glass, is there a better way. I know, I need a algae eater. Thanks and cheers Bill

I had a source of white worms jacked up, alas, something got in a killed them all. The lady has water fleas, but are they good food? Mary says that fleas bite her over anyone else and is not keen. I know, not the same sort of fleas, but she hates fleas full stop. She is going to feed flake today and watch to see if they eat it or not. The killies were interested in the snails I was removing, do they eat them? if they are small enough. Evil 69, do you buy the brine shrimp from the store and add water to feed? I don't know much about them at all. All I can say is the killies have got a lot of growing to do, but I think they will be spectacular.

Thanks alanmin. the address is Headway House, 604 Willowpark Rd Parkvale, Hastings. Our fantastic Liaison officer, Mary Miller, feeds them once a day.

Hi again, Just been on holiday, the fish are still OK after having slow release food over the 1 month break. The plants are chewed, I will have to get the snails out today. Have cleaned out the algae, badly need a GBC to handle it. Anyone in Hawkes Bay offering? I have blown our budget, due to parts for the filter, and have had to donate quite a few of the 27 killies which I put into the tank yesterday. Thanks Aquanut/ Tim who sent them . I have just got to arrange their diet today, maybe live waterfles, anyone got any secrets on what to feed for best results?. Cheers Bill

The tank and guppies still look great, we now have 30+ snails from the six I counted after planting. This is not so bad as they are working on the algae all the time and keeping it under control. I would like to know how I can feed the guppies when we are closed down for the 4 week Christmas break. I have got some blocks, but they only last for 10 days. Is there a better product that works. ? There is a lot of plants growing so I guess they can nibble of those . Any thoughts.

Hi Alan, I'm sorry I just noticed that the reading was at the top end of the green, I will have to monitor it for a while, doesn't affect the guppies but the killifish like it cooler I think. One idea was to keep most of the curtains in the room closed. Just a note, I have decided to leave getting the killifish in till the new year when staff are on hand each day , it seams silly to get new fish in for 3 weeks and we then close down for the Christmas break. I will make sure the guppies get feed cheers.

Nice one Zev, more rams on the way. One of the problems I have found is that the Temp has increased in the house with the summer kicking off. I noticed that as the house isn't opened up every day I may have to find a way to cool the tank. Have you or anyone else any tips for doing that?> Cheers.

Well its been a fortnight since my last post, disappointed that there were no comments on my leak. Anyway, so far so good, its been as dry as a bone outside the tank, thank whoever. The fish have grown and coloured up some more, they seem very happy so I'm just about to order the 20 killies from aquanut. The plants are good some have been chewed on, snails have kept algae at bay. so cheers while I get on with ordering the new additions.

The fish are doing well, they have made the tank a home and are exploring every corner of it. Alas when I stuck my head in the door this morning there was a bucket on the floor, a wet carpet, and a steady drip, drip, drip, from the right hand front about 10 centimeters from the bottom. I was told it had only just started. What to do? panic. I thought I would have to get all the water, and fish out in order to effect a repair from the inside. However our chairman went away and returned with some clear sticky stuff which he put on the join outside the tank. The stuff? was manufactured to stop leaks in water pumps. Any way it didn't do much at all, nor did the Bluetak I put in the area on the inside of the tank, darn. Anyway as it didn't work I wiped it off with a paper towel, guess what, the leak stopped. It must have set a bit and then got pushed into the seam and hey presto. An hour later we also put a layer of Aquarium sealer on the outside so we haven't affected the fish and all is dry, no leak PHEW. Any comment welcome.

Zev arrived with six Guppies, great to meet her. The fish have settled in and were looking great at 3.30m when I left. I also have nine snails which I have not seen before, they must have come in on the plants. Now have 4 weeks to wait till I can add the Killifish. Thanks Zev, very nice of you to help.

Hi Zev, I will be there around 9.30am till about 3pm.Looking forward to meeting you. I Hope the system is running OK, if there had been a problem I guess I would have had a ring. Turn left down Willowpark rd coming from Havelock North. The house is on the right about two blocks from the end , it has a new tin fence with a sign on it. I'm not sure of the number but it is in the 600s cheers.

Still ticking along, put the new lights in place, The filter is operating great. There is a high pitched sound from it , quite, compared to a airline pump, but wounder if anyone else's does that and if anything can be done to fix it?. Other people thought it was a power hum from the electric supply. Please tell me if I need to do any water tests before the Guppies can be put in the tank?. Thanks.

Hi, The box says the lights are good for freshwater and marine tanks, I said purple but maybe blueish. Anyway I found the case was damaged in transit so its being replaced. Any other light with the 30 watt tubes was going to cost over $300 way to much for my budget. Zev, Thanks for the offer of the guppies, It might be best to let the filter work away for a week or so first. The drop in day I attend is on Thursdays with around 20 people. The BIA is in Willowpark Rd on the left , its called Headway House, there are signs on the fence. .You can phone me at 8787284. if you like, Bill.

Good news at last,I installed the spare parts in the impeller and after a bit of a struggle getting the air out of the tubes the filter is up and running. I also got the new light set, it has purple tubes 18,000 k which I suppose is a good thing. Only 40 watts but it seams brighter than the 120watt light I was using. The plants are planted they look OK. Trying to get some fish next week, any ideas, I thought 2 Golden Bristle nose. Will they be OK in the new tank? how long do I need to wait, do I need to make any water tests beforehand?/Thanks.