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Membership increase already is done on percentage

There's always one who can't follow instructions! :lol: :roll:

By 'cool' I assume you mean 'good looking' not a lower temperature? 8) Everyone will have a different idea and the suggestions could be endless. What sort of fish do you like? Lots of small ones or slightly larger fish? You are limited a bit by tank size of course. Once you have chosen the fish you like, where do they originate? Look up what plants would be found in their natural habitat and set up a biotope for their region. Remember a couple of guppies, unless they are both male, will turn in to LOTS of guppies fairly quickly. Most "community fish" go with guppies but watch out for those with a rep for nibbling as they will like the guppy tails. I like cherry barbs and rummy noses. Both would be fine with guppies. A larger group of one species will look much better than a few of this and a few of that species. I once saw a tank of discus (6ft I think - the tank, not the discus) with the whole back half planted, end to end, in straight val. It looked stunning! The straight lines of the val were a lovely counterpoint to the round shape of the discus.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, nor do we condone members suggest breaking the law.

A fun and interesting club in which people wish to participate :bounce: When are all these new capitations being passed on?

The article referred to was taken from an Aquarium World a few years back. Bryan wanted to encourage more people to breed the fish.

Tim Severin wrote some very good books recreating the journey of Ulysseys and other stuff.

I am lost if I do not have a book to read. My tastes vary wildy from forensics and murder to "chick lit" for light relief. Too many books to mention but... Favourite authors... Lee Childs David Gemmell JD Robb's ... In Death series Jeffrey Archer Terry Pratchett David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon only. Later books suck :roll: Jennifer Crusie Karen Robards Lori Foster Linda Howard PJ Tracy Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series Katherine Kerr Mercedes Lackey Susan Andersen Robert Gregory Browne Karen Rose Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series Roxanne St Claire Suzanne Brockmann Sandra Hill Chris Collett Harlan Coben Anne Perry Cindy Gerard Anne McCaffrey's Pern dragon series As a small child I disliked Enid Blyton and Beatrix Potter but was a fan of Winnie the Pooh.

Of course it will be your fault. It is ALWAYS the man's fault :lol: Wild venison varies greatly in taste. The last bit I had was roasted and was delicious! Hunted, shot, and killed by a qualified butcher. My daughter was sick of eating wild venison so I swapped them for some chicken 8)

My tap water is 7.0 - 7.2. Councils prefer tap water to be slightly alkaline as acidic eats the pipes and it costs money to replace them.

No they are not the same. I thought I did an article, not too long ago, in the AW about the differences but can't find it. Perhaps I imagined it!!

This is going to be a major problem as the order is already being processed for a set number of AWs and YBs :roll: I think all these new latecomers are going to have to have ye olde print magazines done by me rather than the new ones from the printer for the August edition.

Another Sterbai died yesterday, identical marks to the other 2 :-? All appear well today. I tried to catch them to move them to another tank (away from a possible attacker) but they are too zippy! To prove I do have some that are not injured... One injured, and one not...

I agree with phoenix44. Most fish are captive bred and have no idea what pH they are supposed to prefer My African set-up sat at 7.0, same as the tap water, and it didn't stop the fish from breeding. They did not know they were supposed to prefer 8.0 8)

Did you manage to sign anyone up on the day? :bounce:

Welcome to NZ. It would help if you added your current location to your profile What do you plan to display in a tall, 6 sided aquarium?

Experiment. Just be careful unpeeled fruit and veg is thoroughly washed to get rid of spray residue.

A cork would be even better!

The full story was on here once but I can't find it. Husband and I were doing comms for the Silver Fern Car Rally and going through the Molesworth on day 2. I rarely drive the 4WD and never on gravel roads to when I hit an extra bit of gravel that had been piled up on a corner by all the rally cars, preceeding us at great speed, I overcorrected and careened down the hill. I did manage to turn (hard to steer as it was muddy) just before we hit the water and came to a halt on the edge. Then the bank gave way and the car toppled over :roll: As we were tail end Charlie nobody realised what had happened (no cell phone coverage) until Grant rigged up an aerial that got radio contact back to base so they called a tow truck for us. We had to wait several hours for the truck. While waiting, we dragged all we could salvage out of the vehicle and dried it out. Aftre an hoiur or two of no traffic a DOC guy came by in his truck. He checked we were OK then said he ought to fine us for improper use of a waterway (he was known to me and was laughing when he said it) or for fishing without a licence :lol: It is the only accident I have ever had and I have never driven on gravel roads since. Neither of us were injured and none of the radio gear got wet. We got back home, washed everything, got a WOF for the old 4WD (which we had replaced 6 months ago but never got around to selling) swapped the radio gear over and were on our way again the next day to catch up with the rally in Queenstown. Later in the rally one of the drivers ended up totally submerged in a river. One of the other guys looked at me and said "He did a better job of it than you didn't he?" :lol: Only I could manage to end up in the only water for miles to be found in the Molesworth :roll: :oops:

I always liked the Village People. Good songs to walk to when doing my exercise as they are a good beat and the right speed :lol: Perhaps your fighter is just not sexually mature yet?

You only have to report accidents if someone else is injured. This is what I did (and have never heard the end of it). Wrote off the vehicle. Not a mark on it on the outside but water went through all the electrical bits :roll:

I agree. I run a filter in an established tank for a few weeks and start it that way, or swap media in an established filter. No wait then.

They only tested it at the school because so many were sick - 47 out of 104 pupils or something.

Many thanks Helen. I am sure it looks good and response will be good as well :bounce:

My daughter's school has made the headlines... http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/ ... its-school (She is a teacher, not a pupil )