Caryl

OK, the refilled the pond and the level dropped 1cm overnight. I have suggested they leave it a week to see how far it goes this time but they are thinking of lining the whole thing with a butyl liner.

Carbon is an added unneccesary expense.

One of my tank sits on concrete blocks. It works well. More important - what colour MX5? :lol: Both of ours are BRG - (boring husband)

Personally I never add anything to my tank if I can help it.

My Africans play in the stream when I haul the garden hose through the window and do a 50% water change using a trigger gun on the end of the hose. It is like a whirlpool in there and the fish play in the current. The change in temp doesn't bother them at all.

White cloudy? Have you recently done a water change? How big is the tank, what is in it, and how long has it been set up? It is possibly just an algae bloom which should go away on its own after 4 or 5 days. If this is so, it will not harm the fish.

My fish were bred in a pH of 7.0 - 7.2 so don't know their pH is supposed to be higher. Our tap water is 7.0 and I have limestone rocks in the tank which bring it up to about 7.4 max over time. When I do a water change it drops to 7.0 again.

Of course it is. I know I can eat 50g of chocolate and it turns into 500g on my bum.

Typing error. I will complain to Warren :lol:

No, we are MAC

Well my Africans don't have anything added to their water and seem fine.

I would remove the carbon for the reasons mentioned by suphew.

We have a member in Texas Caper so I don't see why we can't have a Canadian as well. Consider yourself a club member. We have to send our fees into the FNZAS shortly (just gathering the final ones now) so will make sure you are on the list.

Sunday evening here as I type this. It has been raining steadily so pond has partially filled on its onw. Good news is - the bottom doesn't leak! :lol: :bounce: Will let you know when they refill it.

Platies can live 4 or 5 years depending on conditions. If you did not breed them yourself you have little idea how old they are when you buy them. A female platy is usually just about permanently pregnant so finding a dead one full of babies doesn't necessarily mean a lot. On the other hand, it is possible she died if one of the fry got stuck and blocked the rest from being expelled from her body. This happens sometimes.

Suit yourself. Either works.

No. Most places in NZ don't charge for water. We have an artesian town supply

We will make you an honorary Marlborough Aquarium Club member Caper

It needs to be big enough to house your biggest fish

Mine don't seem to care. Put food in and they will come out to eat it.

TAURANGA - apply for affiliation ASAP so we have time to circulate your request and get you approved in time to be in the Year Book (which comes out in August with the next AW.

Most people put it in a fine mesh bag, or pantyhose and tuck it in a filter or behind a rock or something.

Any shell will do it MRSkz as it is calcium. The bird grit you feed hens works too.

Of course 2fishy. Either subscribe to it (see the sticky at the top of the FNZAS Clubs thread) or join an affiliated club and get it free. If the newly forming Tauranga club gets its A into G and affiliate, then join them and get the magazine free.

Have you ever thought of removing the lids so the fish could play and leap from one end to the other through the empty space in between instead of having to swim around the bend? :lol: