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If everything is fine there is no need to do tests. I can't remember the last time I did any on my tank. Years ago I think :roll: I did do a pH test just before I stripped the tank, out of curiosity.

I get that error if I try to post more than one pic per post :-? Don't worry about notifying anyone, they already know about it 8)

At the top right of the page is the User Control Panel. Click on that then look for Profile at the left side. This has a number of options for you to play with.

Always remember we all have differing opinions. If you like it then good. Don't get upset if someone says they don't like it You asked for feedback and how to improve it so here goes... :lol: Your lovely rock pile doesn't match the substrate so it tends to stand out. Of course it doesn't help that it is newly set up so still startlingly white! When I looked at the pics, the first thing that hit me was that rock pile. That might be partly the way the pic was taken though. Is that an internal filter hiding behind the rock pile? It is good to hide as much equipment as possible but check the rocks aren't stopping a good flow of water from the filter outlet. The 2 plants, with red tips, in front of the shipwreck are tall bunch plants and would be better at the back of the tank. They also need to be closer together. What is the blue thing sticking up in the front? I can't make it out :-? Keep an eye on your fish size with that shipwreck. It looks like it has quite small holes. As the fish grow, some may damage themselves trying to swim into places they no longer fit, or get stuck. Have you got the gravel sloping slightly so it is a bit higher at the back than the front? Doing this provides an optical illusion and will make the tank look deeper than it actually is. It will also help some of the crud drop to the front for easier removal during maintenance. Overall you are on the right track and doing well for a first effort. As the plants grow it will look different and you will probably want to move a few things. That is half the fun of an aquarium. It is always changing and there is always room for improvement (unless you are Takashi Amano :roll: ) Some people are good at landscaping - I am not one of them

Was there something you know of in the other tank you do not want transferred to the new tank? If not, I would just scrub it with a nailbrush or similar. Boiling water would help but I don't think it would kill some algae. Sun is good but waterlogged wood dries out quickly and then floats :roll: Is it too big to boil one end at a time? I myself have never sterilised driftwood. I have hosed it thoroughly and scrubbed it but that's all. I have always just swapped it from tank to tank too with no problems. Wouldn't do that if the tank it came from had cyano in it though :-? Anyone used bleach on driftwood?

Hi and welcome. It would be helpful if you added your location to your profile. That way, if you ask if anyone has fish for sale, or something, we will know where you are so know whether you are close by or if freight may be prohibitive. I realise you have said Hi from Gisborne but that heading will not be in other posts

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Excellent Noel! Good to put a face to the name too (look out for Noel's article on filtration and the nitrogen cycle in the Feb Aquarium World) :bounce: Stella, somewhere recently I saw an article about self-publishing online, and how popular it was, but I can't remember where I saw it :-? :roll:

A good caption for that second one would be "Yoohoo!!"

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Will it be near a load bearing wall and across the floor joists? How high are they going to be? If they are for breeding you will need easy, and frequent, access so need a good gap between each tank to allow for maneuverability and net handles

Caper I find I can only post pics if I have one per post. If I try to do more it gives me that stupid error :evil:

I would even quarter the cube. It is amazing how many shrimps are in that tiny area! Less waste and fouling if the fish don't eat it too. Remember they don't always take to new foods straight away but keep trying small amounts, if that turns out to be the case, for a few days. Feed it more the tropicals. They are probaly too small for the goldfish. Try to give a bit and see. The corys will munch on anything that ends up in their territory.

No idea sorry Caper. Perhaps he is just depressed The redness may have been just from the amount of time he spent hitting bottom and scraping the underside.

One definitely went your way Jim! Perhaps the postie is reading it :-?

You know how us human mums have eyes in the back of our heads? Well guppy mums have theirs in a slightly different position

Ask the police if they can help

Shut up Jacob or the rest will be wanting theirs earlier too! :lol: (and he got his befor Vinson massif )

Wgtn and the outer suburbs are usually last to get theirs :-? I have known our UK people to get their mag before some Wgtonians got theirs. More articles are required please folks 8) :lol:

My boss breeds Birmans (not Burmans) and they all look pretty much the same to me! Apart from the colour variations and some pattern differences. When my daughter bought her Birmans she promptly had them microchipped. Unless the cat had a distinuguishing mark or "fault" and you have photographic evidence of that, I can't see how you can prove the cat is yours. I am confused though. Your daughter lost her cat and advertised it as lost on TM. Someone called her, in response to the ad, and said someone was advertising a found cat on TM that looks like your daughter's? When she contacted the people they flat out said it wasn't hers? Doesn't make sense :-? Birmans are commonly stolen

Hi Dusty and welcome. A 200L is a good size to start with. Not sure if I would put bettas in it though, especially if you want a good community group. I know a lot of people keep their bettas happily this way but I think they look better in a tank of their own - and a smaller one too. A tank that size would look good with shorter finned shoaling types (tetras, barbs etc) and gouramis or similar. These aren't good to have with bettas as their fins are too tempting.

My son and his partner swam with dolphins at Akaroa and said it was a fantastic experience

Yeah right! :lol: