Caryl
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I would have said it is way too much but if all is well in the tank then keep doing what you are doing. I don't even feed my fish once a day and will leave them up to 2 weeks without food if we go away. My tankis lightly stocked and heavily planted and well matured though.
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My son lives in ChCh and doesn't add anything to his tank water, like water ager etc.
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Ask Tank Man as he builds them. Check out his thread here for example; http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/tank-m ... 16692.html
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If, by bubbler, you mean just an airhose then no you don't need it but you can keep it there if you want. Some fish like to play in it and it helps break up the watr surface aiding oxygen release etc
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The prices vary widely from shop to shop and area to area. Some fish in ChCh are a lot cheaper than the same fish in Auckland, and vice versa. Same goes for plants. I can't believe what some have to pay for basic plants like Java fern.
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Make sure they are clean with no flesh remaining.
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Welcome from me too
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Well ChCh does have the most fish shops per capita in NZ. There must be a reason! Welcome to the fishroom from me (currently in a very posh hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia). Will post pics of it soon
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A lot of the gravel used in aquariums originates from Canterbury. I would not use Janola, just rinse it well. Limestone will raise your pH, as will shell if you get fine gravel or sand from a beach. If you do this, try to get it above the high tide line.
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Hi and welcome Milet. Check out the Totally Tanked group in ChCh Have a look under the Clubs thread to find out more.
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Give them a while to settle in to their new surroundings too.
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Welcome to the fishroom. If you have any questions please post them in the forum so all can benefit from it, rather than PM someone. Sometimes people won't ask because they think it is too stupid so are then relieved when someone else asks the same thing
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You know we are both teetoallers Warren :lol: It is good to just sit here and surf the Net for a while and catch the news from home.
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Hey I'm resting!!! It is almost 6pm here and Grant headed off to Computer City so I am resting after a full day on Lantau Island walking up to the giant Buddha and visiting the Po Lin monastery 8)
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He doesn't have to wait until I get back as I can harass him here from Hong Kong Head back to Brunei tomorrow then Kota Kinabalu and Mulu.
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It will raise it if it has lots of shell in it. Try collecting the sand from as high above the high tide mark as possible as it wil have less shell in it.
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Watch the amount of fine bits of shell in it as it will raise your pH. I sometimes get fine gravel from our local beach but have to get it above the high tide mark as the lower stuff has too much shell.
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I got it from infected plants and I tried everything to get rid of it but nothing worked. Used Erythromycin as a last resort (and handily I work for a doctor so could get it without prescription) and it worked within 24 hours with no detrimental effects to fish or bacteria in the filter. BG has never returned.
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Thought you guys might like the pics I took of the marine tank in Singapore Airport and at Underwaterworld on Sentosa Island. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/ ... ?start=all The tank pics are the last in the album. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/ ... r%20World/ Quality isn't the best on some but hard to take pics with people jostling and walking in front of you!
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Take note Alan, Blenheim doesn't have chlorine in their tap water. We're pure we are (I always wash my filters under the tap)
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Hi Craig and welcome from me as I surf the Net in Singapore's Changi Airport. 8)
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Bettas don't swim well with those flowing fins. A place to rest would help I am sure.
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Most of them, depending on how cold. Java fern, Java moss, water sprite hygrophila, bacopa (baby teas) to start.
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That is usually signs of stress, or disease. Are the new tank conditions totally different to the old? Is he in with other fish? Something is not to his liking.
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What sort of plant? You haven't got plecs or BNs have you? They can suck holes in some of the more delicate plants. Snails eat holes too of course.
