phoenix44

no. im happy to it took that long. lots of non residents try buying dogs as well, or used to. now that's not allowed either. they used to leave the animals in the spca and go back to where ever was home for them. we repeatedly hear horror stories of people who pay the $2000 plus and still treat animals like crud and don't take care of them.

We enforce the 18 rule at work. you must have an adult present to buy a fish or any other pet. occasionally I'll call the parents to ask if its ok if the child looks young enough.

that sucks. i'll make a few calls and see if a chch store can send you some. maybe more expense than it's worth though.

Glass pots is a bad idea. you're limiting the root growth and thus limiting the life of the plant. especially a bad idea for tiger lotus and crypts that produce runners / pups. I know the powerglos make a huge difference over the standard 6500K tubes, but with a $45 price differential, it would have to be better. I use powerglos, be it in a different form. can't comment about the arcadia tube, ive used the arcadia plant pro's in a t5 VHO setup and that's totally different. Javafern likes 6500K and 10000K lotus likes them too, but goes reddish and reaches for the top to form a canopy with powerglos. i was only telling someone the other day that a leaf on my lotus grew about 4cm after the waterchange, within about 4-5 hours at most.

A fish shop? They come as potted plants only.

LOL. definitely 1 dwarf puffer. maybe a second if you planted it well.

They are from the same family, and need the same level of care. Their price however is higher, and so you will be more likely to take more care of windelov, phillipene, tropica and needle leaf if you owned it. Anubias, Some crypts - again you need a healthy layer of substrate at least 1.5" -2" deep - your geos would disagree with and uproot your plants. congo fern if you want to pay $20 for a small bit. The term low light doesn't really mean much if we don't know what spectrum of light you intend to use. 6500K 7500K 8800K 10000K are all good. powerglos are a special 18000K but are about $50-60 a tube for 4ft T8 fittings. The above spectra are fine for plants. you will need to choose your plants according to your lights, because reversing that theory is expensive. you could try normal green tiger lotus, but that's just hit and miss with the lights and the possibility of something uprooting it every two seconds. It will be futile adding ferts to your water because with the auto water changer, you will be removing the ferts within minutes or hours of them being added to the water. __ Only just saw your silver dollar "problem" as I would call it. :-? They will eat your plants, so discount every plant suggestion I have given you unless you intend them having a rather expensive meal.

give it to me :lol:

*sulks

breed celestial pearl danios.

Nice pic!

because the litres per hour of flow will reduce with media in the filter. resistance and all....

whoops. that was a grave error :oops: . thanks man..

yeah, readily available.

In my opinion, it is. However I'd wait for more people to comment as well. I've seen, setup and used both the FX5 and 2080 commercially, and have no complaints about either. cleaning the FX5 is easier though, and I prefer how chunky and in your face it is.

if the price was the same I'd be going for the fluval. 1500LPH vs. 1250LPH on the eheim. if it came down to that :lol:

I saw the picture of those burmese odessa barbs that the wholesaler sent thought. they are pretty darn good that's for sure. I was very impressed.

oh and I don't mean to upset any one, so if I have, PM me and let me know

The 2080, is the model up from the 2075. Personally I'd go for the fluval but I would know that I'd look at it everyday and think of having the eheim instead. If; dollar for dollar the fx5 is better than the 2080, it is definitely the same for the 2075.

I made a chocolate cake today. woke up and felt like cake. turned the oven on and alas! no baking tray. went to farmers, got a beater and a silicone tray and presto! CAKE!

I actually disagree with destruction of habitat and what have you; that's why I asked it that region was their only habitat. But given the set of circumstances we face today, the balance of payments deficit and gloomy outlook for a nation that is taking on more debt, I agree with mining to reduce the burden on the economy. As animal lovers we tend to overlook the reality of the economy as it is today. fact is if the economy suffers further or is susceptible to some market shock that is considered out of the ordinary, there won't be enough money for what we consider basic kiwi organisations. what if the soaring debt levels get to the point where the government steps in and says - look we have some money for infrastructure, but we have to reduce funding towards healthcare? This has been done recently, and did not go down well. how would parents with sick children, or sick people feel if they knew that animal care in New Zealand came before primary healthcare? I don't like the whole mining issue; infact I'd like to think us humans would have the sense to at least leave one nation on this planet untouched. But given the current situation I don't think they have many more options. If you go through the budget, look at the ins and out, accept that huge treaty payments are being made in a period of global recession; there isn't much other choice. the only other option is that the govt. borrows some more. but what does that solve? it could potentially decrease the credit rating of NZ, thus making everything we have here more expensive, not to mention it would increase our exposures to an international market that NZ has little/no control over. The core issue here is to look at the macroeconomic outlook and situation we face today. the country needs money; for the december 2009 quarter the BOP was 3.1 billion NZD in deficit. where's the money going to come from? The government needs to explore every possible situation. The Net international liabilities for New Zealand in the Dec 2009 quarter was just over 167.5 Billion NZD - that at the time represented over 90% of the nations GDP! The thought is absolutely frightening, and that's why (and I love nature) think we need to look sternly at the hole we are digging for our selves and try generating sources of revenue. Mining is one source. It's a touchy subject, and rightfully so - but someone needs to make the decision to reduce the burden on the BOP.

Better? The Eheim is better. More value for money? The FX5. do you mean pro3 or pro 3e?

already? is it about hypans?

They are dwarf puffers.