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I have a manual for Fluval 104, 204, 304 & 404. It says; Place the filter in desired location beside or beneath the aquarium. Since the filter uses gravity feed, ensure the filter is stationed below the water level of the aquarium. The it has an outlined box with these words in bold Filter must never be installed above water level. My Jebo 819 manual says "It must use below the water surface of the tank". It alo says "Move the machine by holding its bottom, not only the ouches, other wise the ouches and the machine body will be broken, water will enter and cause accident" :lol: And then there's the "In case of accident, pull off the power plugs of this machine and other electrical appliances which may also cause leakage of electricity and fire."

I believe Tom_Shannon has been advertrising them in the PT&E section. I had some brought down from Hamilton for me to take to a member in Nelson.

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You may all thank me for putting wok in the mood to bake chocolate cakes!

Yes. AKA World of Water

I had a 4ft set up like that. Hollow cinder blocks were handy as you could tuck stuff into the holes

Perfectly normal. What is the room temperature overnight? This has a bearing on tank temperature and how fast it drops or how hard the heater has to work to keep it up to temperature. 25 from 27 is nothing and still within standard temperature range. My tank sits at about 22 :roll:

Reckon we should have a choccy cake competition? I think wok could give her a run for her money. I volunteer to be the judge!! :lol:

Shells will raise the pH. Good if you have Africans but not good in a community tank. Perhaps she could line them up in front of the tank, or on top of it instead

I never noticed the user control panel had a little person icon on it

How come the birthday girl has to bake her own cake?

You might also consider joining the Tasman Aquarium Club. Some of their members have large tanks and could show you what their stands look like and how to go about it. Check out the home page (click on the logo top left of the page) under clubs. Helen is their contact and she will be able to help.

Love that last pic. It is too cold down here for them to be spawning yet

Aren't these marine fish? (I don't know if they are livebearers). You might get more response if this was in the marine section. Would you like it moved?

Contact the news media too.

Now there's an offer! How many clubs can offer a sleepover with the sharks! :bounce:

Ouch! Please don't post the pics here. Email them to those who requested to see them. At least you will eventually be able to use the hand again once it has healed. Now you know what it is like for someone who has had a stroke My mother in law was paralysed down her right side from a stroke at the age of 42. She eventually learned to do all sorts of things and was qute inventive when it came to doing stuff without asking for help. The thing most find worst, when unable to use their right hand, is wiping their bottom :-?

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Note wok's recipe makes a HUGE cake! (or should that be cocolae, as per the heading?)

You are right livingart. He may not have been in here in his own right but he is usually nearby when I post and I read him out anything I think might be of particular interest, or is funny.

I suspect they like the large flat surfaces of the discus. They will be nibbling on the slime coat. Plecs often do that to discus too

Garden centres. Make sure it is natural peat and not one with mould inhibitors and other stuff that might be toxic to your fish.

I fill mine up with the ceramic noodles. I run a Jebo 819 at the moment and it has thin filter pads in each tray that get very clogged up with black muck but it doesn't impede the flow.

That cake you made for the exec meeting was absolutely divine thank you very much wok. You are an excellent baker. Would you post the recipe in the off topic section? :bounce:

Good childbearing hips