Caryl

This is usually a sign that the tank has got out of balance for some reason. Has something changed recently? A new food, new person feeding the fish, light tubes replaced, an unusual water change from the normal, new fish or plants added (or removed)? To reassure you to start with - the fish will not be bothered by the green at all, it just looks ugly. I would do a 3 day blackout, rather than just 48 hours. I also assume you did not feed the fish during the blackout? I'm not actually sure if the blackout trick works on green water. I have only used it on cyanobacter which is the horrible sheets of green slime that grows over gravel and plants. Sometimes you never figure out what caused it and often, if you are lucky, it will clear up again as fast and mysteriously as it appeared! I get green algae blooms when I change the light tubes :roll:

I remember vaguely an article in Readers' Digest many years ago on how to help get the gender you wanted when trying to get pregnant. I would like to say it worked but since I had a 50/50 chance of the same result anyway (and didn't have further kids to test more exstensively) I can't confirm definitely but it was to do with eating acidic or alkaline foods too depending on which sex you wanted. There was a lot more involved too like frequency and timing.

and he's good at that - that is what happened when we turned up on Monday! :lol:

Many UK fish sites are very keen on fishless cycling but I don't see the point in it. More trouble than it's worth I think but give it a go if you're keen. For pure stuff try a chemist. The ammonia in NZ supermarkets has additives.

You could have left Janey behind suphew! It was a great weekend and we were all well looked after. Grant and I got home about 10pm last night. He is off to Collingwood today as he is straight back into work. I have to finish the AW and start the YB :roll: etc etc etc I will have pics too as soon as I have got them off the camera. That Driving Creek Railway is great and always interesting.

Their wages would need to be higher as the cost of fresh food over there was very high!

That would be telling porkies! :lol:

Perhaps they are cheaper eslewhere :-?

No they don't. It is a separate company working next door. I can't remember their name off hand.

We have been cleared! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: It was just a swine with flu, not swine flu. We got our original ferry booking back so all systems are go. :bounce:

They are starting to market brine shrimp eggs out of Grassmere. The USA ones are smaller I believe.

PM me your email address and I will send a Word doc attachment.

For those who wanted to know how fish prices compared, here are some from one outlet in England. NOTE THEY ARE IN POUNDS! Do your own conversion but I will do one for you to start. NZ$1 = 0.39GBP neons 1.20 or 5 for 5 pounds, or 10 for 9.50, or 20 for 17 pounds. This is $3.10 each, or 5 $12.80 , or 10 for $24.30, or 20 for $43.50. If my math is correct (which I doubt as I am useless at math) they work out at $2.10 each if you get 20. wild caught Heckelli discus 27.50 figure 8 puffers 5.50 red bellied piranha 2 pounds harlequins 1.80 of 5 for 8 pounds Siamese flying fox 3.50 or 3 for 9 pounds moonlight gourami 3.50 or 3 for 9 pounds gold sucking loach 2 pound or 3 for 5.50 kribs 3.50 or 2 for 6 pounds black diamond tetras (wild) 3.25 or 5 for 15 pounds cardinals 2.25 or 5 for 10 pounds, 10 for 19 pounds BNs 12.50, 3 for 36 pounds gold BNs 7.95 or 2 for 14 pounds Siamese fighters 3.75 Corydorus albino 2.25 or 3 for 6 pounds C schwartzi 4.40 or 3 for 15 pounds C panda 4.40 or 3 for 12.50 angels 4.95, 4 for 18 pounds, 3 for 12 pounds L47 mango plec 46.50 or 3 for 120 pounds L177 queen gold nugget 39.95 large clown loaches 49.95. Average sized 7.95 or 4 for 28 pounds torpedo barbs 24.95 or 4 for 95 pounds congo tetras 7.95 or 5 for 37.50 green tiger barbs 2.20 or 5 for 10 pounds A jacobfreibergi trio 22 pounds redfin shark 3.95 or 3 for 10 pounds pineapple swords 2 pounds or 3 for 5.50 koi swords 4.50 or 6 for 24 pounds red wagtail swords 2 pounds or 3 for 5.50 jumbo swords 3 pounds jumbo platies 3.25 or 3 for 9 pounds blue Mickey Mouse platies 2 pounds or 3 for 5.50 blood red mollies 3.95 or 3 for 10.50 yellow labidochromis 9.95 or 3 for 27 pounds Syno leopard 8.95 or 2 for 16 pounds yellow goldfish (and they were lovely) 4.50 or 3 for 12 pounds platinum goldfish 1.75 or 3 for 4.50 large yellow goldfish 2.25 or 3 for 5 pounds large brown goldfish 6.95 or 3 for 18 pounds brown goldfish 2.95 or 4 for 10 pounds 1 - 2" goldfish 90p or 3 for 2.50 or 5 for 4.50

Lake Grassmere is about half an hour from me 8)

At the home of John Eastwood. :bounce:

Ours has come to a halt as they have put us in quarantine Someone on our flight has tested partially positive for swine flu so we are waiting for the hospital representative to come and give us our Tamiflu :roll: If we are lucky his second half of results will be negative for swines, just positive for flu, (Grant says that means he has the flu - the swine!) in which case we are free to travel. Otherwise we are quarantined for 72 hours :evil:

How are you going to control the temperature? I seem to remember there were valid safety reasons for not using a waterbed heater but I can't remember what they were. :roll:

I have instructions for making under tank heat pads and we use them here. I can send instructions if they are still needed. The hardest part is finding the thermostat. Our lounge tank has had our home made heat pad under it for 10 - 15 years now. It cooked some fish recently when the old thermostat had a hissy fit but apart from that it has been no problem.

I may need more sleeps Just got home after a 14 hour or so flight from Vancouver then a 2 hour wait at Auckland and another 1.20 flight home. ZZZzzzzzzz We are on the ferry on Thursday heading for conference. I hear there have been large swells in the strait. Hope it is calm on the day we go! :-?

Hi and welcome. I have just returned from the UK and Canada (just got home after over 15 hours flying, my arms are tired) but only looked at fish prices, not equipment (as I have no idea what stuff costs here). It seemed to be about the same price-wise as far as I could tell in the UK but they have a wider range (I didn't see any pet shops in Canada). If you buy overseas and then have trouble within the warranty period it may be difficult getting replacements or refunds. I suggest you add your location to your profile as you may get more detailed help at times if your location is known (help setting up, filter squeezings, free or cheap fish or plants etc). You will find it in your User Control Panel.

Grant has a merino, possum fur mix jersey and it is very light but extremely warm. Makes him nice to cuddle up to as well (I am happy to cuddle up to him when he isn't weearing that jersey but he isn't as soft :lol: )

Marlborough is correct thanks.

Why?? :-?

Don't bother seeing Twilight. I realise I am not in the demographic for which it was made but it was the most boring, pointless film I have ever seen (was stuck on a plane for 10 hours at the time). Poor acting, poor plot, long boring eye contact between main characters and little else. Bolt had its amusing moments. Inkheart was a good idea and interesting special effects.

We went here today and it is amazing! We watched Beluga whales being trained, a raptor display, parrots, marmosets and insects as well as frogs and fish. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/ ... 0Aquarium/ Check out my other pics too in other albums. Under "Scotland" you will find Scotland's National Aquarium and under "England" you will find their National Aquarium. There are also pics taken at Wharf Aquatics.