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Obviously there is nothing else to do in Wainuiomata :lol: Welcome to the fishroom Matt.

It was more the safety factor. Having piles of rocks in it (being for the Malawis) we figured it wouldn't matter if they accidentally toppled onto ply but could crack glass. Less chance of stress fractures in an earthquake too. This tank will be set up in our computer room and there are usually 8 or 9 computers, printers, scanners ect sitting on the floor around the tank. If it leaked we would lose a lot of stuff. Also easier to drill holes in

Just got the quote for a 6ft plywood & fibreglassed tank with 10mm toughened glass front with a 4ft ply and fibreglassed sump tank underneath (with some glass in the front so I can see how the filter is going). Glass lids under a 100% recycled rimu lid and stand, top quality 2 pot polyurethane sprayed finish 30% gloss. The stand will have removable cupboard doors for ease of access when required. $2,835.00 :lol:

Thanks pies, I should have remembered all those filters on that tank! :lol: So true. I think we will use the filter since it is already here and ready to go so he doesn't have to wait for one to be ordered in.

Well done MA! (and danios too)

Thanks Ira. Filter has a spray bar so shouldn't be too bad. Any other opinions so I can go with the majority? :lol:

Ha obviously you can never trust the Irish! :lol:

Do you have a pic? What colour was he before? Sometimes fish will change colour and darken due to stress. They may also change colour slightly in response to their surroundings (camouflage). You don't have a multicoloured castle in there with him do you? :lol:

He has been getting help Kim don't worry. Hope it went well Brian. Let us know!

Hi luvguppies and welcome to the site. Lots of help and information here. Squished tail disease? Sounds like they may have clamped fins due to stress and/or poor water conditions. Do you have any test kits to check the water quality?

How many times per hour is the water supposed to circulate through the filters ideally in a tropical tank? I know of 2 tanks, 1 is 104L (and quite tall) and the other 145L (standard 3ft). I have a filter here rated at 1000L per hour. Is this too much for either of these tanks, or not enough? I know you can never have too much filtration but I don't want the fish to die of exhaustion fighting the current either :-? I know the current can be turned down but this put extra srain on the filter motor. A quick response would be appreciated as the man involved is keen to go out and buy buy buy - and not necessarily appropriately. He just spent $700 on the 104L tank and stand.

Another vote for mollies here with no connection to the eggs which would have been eaten.

It would only work short term then the pH would rise again (I seem to remember reading that somewhere) - often too rapidly for the fish.

Have you added water from the new house taps? Have you checked the water supply? Perhaps it has old rusting copper pipes?

Well Imust admit my Fluval 404's have been annoying me. I recently purchased a Jebo 819 but have not had it long enough (1 week) to give it a fair evaluation but so far it is very good and quiet. I have to touch it to feel the vibration to make sure it is actually running! Many people swear by Eheims. Just avoid their wet/dry filters. Eheims are a lot dearer than others.

Christchurch - Organism. Corner Ilam and Cyde. You might also find Redwoods, Petworld and the 2 Critter Kingsdoms of interest.

One should not start dosing tanks with medications until one finds out what the problem is.

Ring your local council. They should be able to give you a printout with more information than you ever wanted to know!

Finely crush some food when you feed the rest of the inhabitants and they will find it. I know they need to be a reasonable size before being moved (or sold to lfs) but I am at work with no access to information and can't remember how big. 3cm at least I think.

It does root well in substrate bt also forms thick masses on the surface with long trailing thin roots hanging a long way, making it idea for fry to hide in. These floating clumps can be easily broken off then planted elsewhere if desired and take off quickly as they already have a good root system.

Sharks need lots of swimming space so the longer the tank the better so they have room to cruise. A 6ft sounds good to me (for a start :lol: ) I would be more inclined to use external canister filters rather than the AquaClears on larger tanks though. I have an AquaClear 500 running on my 4ft tank but it is usually supported by a Shark internal or another external canister filter like a Fluval 404 or, more recently, a Jebo 819.

What size is an AR-510? Looking forward to pics. Nice to have a delayed payday save you from overstocking! :lol:

Hi Hilary and welcome to the fishroom. I would have thought Aussie and kiwi humour to be similar enough for you not to miss it :roll: Your tanks seem very heavily stocked to me. I hope you do regular water changes and have plenty of filtration. As to a new tank - always get the biggest you have room for and can afford (and the floor can support). You can never have too much tank!! :lol: Keep an eye on the larger shark and make sure he doesn't bully the smaller ones. That 6 litre tank would make a good hospital/quarantine tank when required. Quite a few of us are in the chat room every night from 8.30 - 9pm our time so pop in and say Hi sometime 8)

Ceratoptersi thalictroides is also known as water sprite or Indian fern. Often confused with Hygrophila difformis aka water wisteria. Ceratopteris pteroides is also known as Indian fern. All are good as planted or floating plants.

Water sprite floats well. One of our members has it in with her silver dollars as she has found they won't eat it!