Caryl

I like the wood but would remove the Neptune figure

Depends on the size of the driftwood if it will look alright. It does not hurt to lean it against the glass. You can silicone to the glass if required as well.

He certainly is!

Some foods swell more once wet and, in the short bodied goldfish, this causes digestion problems - hence the odd swimming. My goldfish get food much older than 3 months and still eat it. What is the room temp like?

If you look in the first post pic you will see the board was bowed without any weight on it. It is not the weight of the tank causing it and the width of the blocks under it should stop any strain on the tank.

That's because the majority do not have killifish but still look to see what you are asking

I have made stands out of cinder blocks. They are cheap and easy (pity they weigh so much!). Never thought to add a lower tank moved forward like that though. Looks good :thup:

I have heard people say you should never use Vaseline on the O rings but I have done so for years and never had one crack/perish/break yet. I suspect it may have been true of earlier products but the modern rings are made of different stuff perhaps.

I have never used any of them.

No, they took away a full 6 cubic metre skip but there is still a distinct lack of space in there! It doesn't help that Grant is too crook to do anything more in there at the moment

That depends on what time you turn up at St Andrew's Church tomorrow and hand over some money Joe

Errr, no they don't :oops: The only room in our supposedly 2 car garage (plus workshop) is taken up by the 1928 Chrysler. It edged out the MX5. We are about to get a carport built :roll:

There was a knock on the door this afternoon and it was the owner of the garage where we get the Kia serviced. He had passed Grant on the road last evening (he was heading to Kaikoura and Grant was heading back) and he noticed one of Grant's headlights had blown. So he turned up with a replacement bulb, delivered to our door! Grant had noticed the headlight had gone when he pulled up in front of the garage and noticed one side of the reflection was missing. He had planned to go and buy a replacement on Monday but now will not have to. to Jim. For those who are wondering how he knew it was Grant... The aerials give it away (as well as the personalised plate) :roll:

Since it is such a cold, miserable, day (but not as bad as many have apparently endured - just cold and wet but little wind) I decided the best way to warm the place up (I refuse to light a fire in MARCH!!!!) was to do some baking trying out my new mini loaf tins I bought in Christchurch the other day. As we then eat it (and that is bad for our waist lines), I will give it all to my mum (except for one loaf Grant decided needed taste testing) to sell on her church's stall tomorrow. They sell a variety of fruit, veg, preserves and baking to the parishioners each Sunday. Money goes into the "new roof fund". I now have mini sized loaves and cakes cooling on the bench; gingernut loaves, spiced fruit loaves, chocolate cakes and lemon cakes. The smell is wonderful and has out-done the smell of the silverside that has been slow cooking since mid morning. The loaf tins are 14cm x 8 x 6 deep and the smaller ones are 9.5cm x 6 x 3cm deep. Cute :love: If I remember, I will take a pic after I have iced the cakes. 8)

A great book that one! I no longer have it as I gave it to someone who did not give it back :roll:

Up until last year I too would have recommended an osteopath. Thanks to mine though, I ended up with a prolapsed disc resulting in the need for surgery and ongoing pain thanks to permanent nerve damage :-?

An aquatic praying mantis :slfg: I rescued one from inside yesterday (not from the back of a tank though)

Kiwifruit is definitely good to keep things moving and is an excellent source of vitamin C.

That is a good point raised re warranty. I would not buy something like a canister filter from anywhere but a NZ supplier.

Are you wanting the whole cat shape or just a head? It is easy enough to make a cat cake shape by cutting a large rectangle. Change the ears perhaps and add a tail and you have a cat...

Cuttlefish would be cool!

Donna has a sticky in this section on turtle care. Read it thoroughly. She has a lot of turtles in need of a loving home.

I gather from the info that a snail's first line of defence, if something is wrong, is to get out of the water so if that happens you know there is a problem.