Goldie

It was a fun day. We got up at 6am in Mid Canterbury. The wood gathered was great. Now how many new tanks can be set up without hubby noticing LOL.

nice lady.............so she is a species only tank HUH???

Great to see you here. Marine huh??? Good for you and may be prosper in it.

awesome "old guy" you have there.

So true..............ideally would be to have someone in the recipitant home to be care taker and hopefully enthused in the art of fish keeping. It is human nature I think Caryl.

i HAVE noticed the same thing. At the moment they are in different parts of the tank playing swim down the currents. I have 30 - 40 different sorts of tetra in the tank.

What a good idea and so unselfish.

thanks Caryl...................see how technical I ain't ROFL

Ditto to TeeCee. Enjoyed your article Gomer and more important I had glimmer of understanding...............anything technical tends to make my mind go blank.............I have totally enjoyed the discussion here too and have ended up a tad wiser. Thanks to all who contributed. IMO this is the sort of conversation that makes us better fish keepers. Looking forward to next lot of articles from ya'all.

i HAVE two 204's and clean them out weekly, fortnightly only when pushed for time. They perform better with regular cleaning and like a car - last longer IMO. The fluvals are great. The newer ones have the valve shut-off so that you can take the hoses off without a flood. I have two medium tanks and both are fully stocked - this means regular cleaning minimises any potential problems. If the day ever comes that I can get a six foot tank I will be looking at the Jebo which seems to be an excellent filter at a cost most people can afford.

The Jebo are a new filter on the market and are reasonably priced. Check them out. Sympathy re your sump failing.........how are you getting on at the moment??

I suggest you e mail the manufacturers and request a manuel....often they have one around. Good luck.

WELCOME to the forum Robbo. How is the fish keeping going for you?? Yes I am rather late at welcoming you...............life has been hetic and I lost a tank due to wonky floors.......sighhhh.

How is it going for you Rob?? have you managed to get set up or is life getting in the way LOL. Beware of the new tank syndrome and get your new set up cycled properly before going mad and buying dozens of fish.

yeppers at least six weeks, and the Ministry of agriculture and fisheries have a long long banned list and this is being added to daily it seems. For the protection of our native environs. etc. Welcome to the forum and it is great to read posts about fish keeping in other countries. how did you get started in fish keeping as a hobby??