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thanks im gunna do thet in my creek amd get snails for my puffer

im keen to do this too just never found the muddies

if its a nano why not just buy ro water some pet shops will supply it

if your house smells like beer how is it different from most weekends?

a plumbing wholsaler maybe

if the tube is 1.5ft long it will be 15w or its its 2ft long it will be 20w . its a t8 tube if you are electrically minded you could replace the tube with 4 23w cfl(the energy saver type light bulbs. that would giove you plenty of light if it sounds like too much you can get tube with a remote ballast like this http://www.arcadia-uk.info/product.php?mid=12&lan=en i have one im not using if you want its a 15w fitting you would need to find some suitable brackets to attach the tube to ur hood and bam an extra 15 watts of light

well hers some pics of my mates tank he has had a bit of a change around since then

awesome LA is it gonna be on display at your park?

it is basically a wier thiugh the thing to remember is the pipe goin to the sump must be kept below the water level in the sump at all times for this design to work

i like the idea of the easy start syphon some of the diy overflows can be hard to start

a lot of powerheads dont have the top 1. i have a powerhead that has two down the bottom at 90deg apart. either block it up so all the water goes out thru the top one or leave itas it for some current in the tank

some plants may also be noxious weeds and be illeagal to have so do some research before go out plant hunting but in general most aquatic plants that you are likely to find heaps of will do better in tropical water than in cold water

you are lucky we would like to be able to keep them as pets here but unfortunately they have got into waterways here and are now a pest and carry hefty fines for keeping them see here http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index.php?PG=PestTaskForce sadly the list of allowable imports gets smaller and amaller all the time

i think he has in another post lol

i heard its gonig to get tougher soon as they dont want big fish eating predators like comps and livingstonii getting near the thermal parts of lake taupo(the new rift lake!) as it may damage their precious trout stock where there precious money comes from

i think what the problem was , was when i set up the fluidised bed filter i forgot that they take up a hell of a lot of oxygen ive pointed the wave maker up towards the surface more that seemed to fix it but i liked the idea about bubbles and thought why not

hes saying show him some leg lol

check out my birchirs chowing out my big one will take spirulina from the top even just maanged to get the glitter lines on the bottom from the metal halide

ive heard that the bottom tanks will be cooler as heat rises but this can be an advantage in some situations

if ya get stuck let me know ive got a mate in prebbelton with a mixed tank of south american cichlids he mite be able to take him

cutr it in half and boil it in a cup of water in the microwave for 3 mins then it sinks and is soft but cool it before you put it in the tank

i havnet had ane problems with upset stomachs since i changed to nrm pellets i put some sunflower seeds in with these hay rather than grass (not sure if hes fed that) can help as sometimes the high nitrogen content goes straight through them also remember to have water on hand for it to drink because having the runs will make it dehydrated quickly

can also be a sign of upset gut bacteria

im feeding my albino sen small pieces of oxheart and shrimp pellets hes still only small 11cms

its amazing a lot of it still works and is in good condition being around 60 years old