Caryl

The following information is actually on the Home Page but I have repeated it here in the hope it enthuses some of you. The FNZAS publish a quarterly magazine called the NZ Aquarium World. It is NZs only magazine for tropical, coldwater and marine fish hobbyists and I am the editor - always on the lookout for suitable articles from hobbyists. If your article gets published (we are a genuine magazine with an ISSN and everything! :lol: ) you will receive a free copy of the magazine in which your contribution is featured. Of course, if you are an FNZAS member you get a free copy anyway :roll: This magazine is available to affiliated members and subscribers only, it cannot be bought in shops. You might find it in your local library as we send copies to some of them. You do not have to be a journalist, have perfect grammar, or excellent spelling skills to write an article. An editor’s job is to take submitted material and correct any mistakes before fitting it into the page. I have received articles with a note from the author telling me to print it as is, and not alter it in any way, and I have had others who have asked me to make any changes necessary. If you have the ability to send clear, printable graphics or photos that’s fine. If not, I am happy to find suitable ones to match your article. Not everyone has access to a computer, so neat handwriting is perfectly acceptable but if you are able to type your article, it is a lot easier for me to use as I can scan it directly into my computer without having to re-type it. A few tips to start with: Write about something you know, or have access to plenty of accurate reference material. Keep it to a maximum of two or three A5 pages (that’s the size of the magazine page) unless it is an in-depth piece. Even just a paragraph or two is helpful. The magazine is printed in Arial 10 by the way to give you an idea of text size. Stick to the facts. If writing about a visit to a pet shop, talk about the shop, not what you wore or how you got there etc - unless it has relevance to the story. If reporting on an event, remember that a lot of your funny asides may only make sense and be amusing to those who were actually there at the time. You don’t have to be an expert. Methods of breeding etc are different. Whatever worked for you must be OK. How I write articles Decide on my topic. Search for any books or magazine articles (and pictures) I have on the subject. Check the Net too (but don’t believe everything). Read all the relevant articles found and discard those which only repeat information already in others. Use information to form my own article, rearranging words and sentences when necessary to avoid copyright. List all the books, magazines and web sites used in a Reference at the end of the article. Little bits and pieces of information, or hints, are always useful to use as fillers at the bottom of a page. “Did you know…â€, or the meaning of certain aquatic words or terms are always appreciated. Short jokes (preferably fish related), slogans, one-liners etc are all handy. The magazine is only as good as the contributions. Everyone has something to offer the hobby and the Aquarium World magazine is the ideal place to tell everyone what you have found out, made, tried or experimented with. Even failures teach us something and we can make sure others don’t repeat our mistakes. Come on, I know you can do it - WRITE AN ARTICLE - I DARE YA! 8) Contributions may be emailed to me at any time. My email contact is at the bottom of my posts.

Anyone able to produce something marine? Many thanks to those who heard my plea and sent articles. If anyone also has any ideas or a subject they would like to see in the mag, let's hear it too. Perhaps someone will produce articles on them for us

I work Thursday and Friday but will be home for lunch 12.30 - 1.30 Thursday but not Friday, or home in the evenings.

Not the sort he would like to study though :lol:

What was the question again? (saves reading back through it all)

Hasn't Dunedin got a fancy reptile centre? Feel free to stop in and say hi when in Blenheim. Don't know of anywhere with retiles here though

You can also be patient and buy a few plants then trim and plant the offcuts for free

I have just asked a vet on another forum I mod for if she can read this and offer any advice. She is in the USA so allow for time difference EDIT: Just discovered she has gone for a week's holiday in Mexico 8) :roll:

So she did :lol: :roll:

Have you given it a good shake to get rid of air bubbles? Also, is the impeller seated correctly?

I've never been scanned for a national flight. You look suspicious wok?

My tanks are lit by fluorescents in reflectors that just sit on the glass lid.

You can take them, just don't tell them what is in the bag. I carry them in a chiller bag as hand luggage. Easy

A picture might help. Can't think of anything off hand as it doesn't sound like fin rot or fungus, as stated.

Can't have a bonfire as there is a fire ban in force That breeding idea has merit Mystic and would explain their proliferation! We are aware the MX5 is still referred to as a hairdressers car. We actually have 2 hairdressers in Blenheim with them. The local Signature Homes person (no idea if male or female as I have never actually seen it being driven, just parked outside their office) has one too with sign writing on it. Even the guys on Top Gear laughed at it until they went for a test drive. We like it cos it's cheap and fun 8) We belong to the local MX5 club and owners include truck drivers, aeronautical engineer, pilot, teacher, security guard, linesman, farmer, vineyard owner, engineer, technicians and others. None of us care what anyone else thinks, we have fun. They are planning an anniversary MX5 trip from Cape Reinga to Bluff which we plan to join - and do the whole trip. It would mean driving up to Cape Reinga then back down past home to Bluff then coming back up to home. They are talking about televising it too. Will wait and see if it gets organised. The idea is for MX5 owners to join in as it passes through their area. We thoroughly enjoyed the weekend we went up to Auckland to help set the world record for the most MX5s in convoy (went round and round Alexander Park). Not difficult to win the record as it hadn't been done before. :lol: Once the garage is cleared further (all the stuff in the middle is still being sorted) we hope to fit both MX5s back in there, although one is for sale so it might be one MX5 and the Odyssey. The 4WD won't fit due to all the aerials. Odyssey might be too long. :roll:

Must be a bird thing... Bud won't go in as far as your bird though as he hates being confined.

Welcome. Join one of the Auckland fish clubs too for extra help and advice. Hopefully your partner will come to love the fish. A large tank can be a real talking point in the home (hopefully a good one!)

We would like to actually fit some of the cars in it - that is why we built it :-? Grant had a laugh the other day (for those of you rubbishing his choice of vehicle). He was driving home, top down, when the cars up ahead came to a halt at the roundabout. Grant was just starting to slow down before he reached them when a male cyclist shot up the left side of him hurling abuse of some sort (he couldn't make out what he was saying exactly) while looking back at Grant. It was at this point the cyclist hadn't noticed the front vehicles had come to a halt and, because he was still looking back at Grant yelling whatever, he plowed into the back of the next car, breaking tail lights and falling off his bike. Needless to say, Grant didn't stop to help him but sniggered all the way home. :lol: Not sure why males feel the need to hurl rude remarks to people when they don't approve of their vehicle choice :roll: Young kids love it and often wave excitedly. A bit different from earlier days when he had a Jensen Healey convertible. Not only was it one of very few in the country but I think it was the only convertible in Blenheim (you rarely saw them back in the 70's). I used to hate going out in it with him as everywhere we went guys came up wanting to discuss the car, it's engine, performance etc etc and everyone stared at you when you drove past. :-? I much preferred the motorbike and the anonymity of helmets :lol: Mind you, when he sold the Jensen, it paid for a brand new car, the section, and part of the house we built.

That little pile of boxes won't be there long. Mum is deciding if she wants them otherwise they will go to the recyclers with the rest :roll: I knew I should have added "except the car" to spot the difference :lol: The Mazda is the smallest of our vehicles and the only one that would fit. We have 2 of them to fit now :-?

I found the holes in the blocks handy to store stuff in. I always meant to curtain it off but never got around to it :roll:

Don't most of your local streams and rivers have it?

Can you tell the difference between the BEFORE and AFTER garage pics? :-? BEFORE AFTER At least the spare room has improved. Believe it or not, the first pic was taken after we had cleaned it out a bit (so we could get in the door) :lol: BEFORE AFTER We have filled 2 large skips and taken 5 carloads (large Odyssey size with all the back seats flat) of cardboard to the recyclers :-?

This was my African tank stand. A sheet of plywood with polystyrene on top. The other thin layer is the Pinex which was the under-tank heat pad.

Hi there and welcome.

Well you all obviously do a lot more with your computers than I do cos the only difference I have ever noticed as the OSs were updated was the icons changed and the location of a few things moved :-? Having said that, I still have XP on this machine. Grant runs Vista so he has it to refer to when customers ring with Vista queries or problems. We have found another 3 Win95s and a Publisher 97 if anyone is interested :lol: