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Love it Ira. Notice how he blends in well dark's t-shirt? :lol:

A lot of people use a little salt in their tanks to maintain fish health without a detrimentaleffect on the plants but 1Tbs per 20 litres sounds a lot to me (but I know nothing about it).

a plecostomeel :lol:

I am no plant expert but I suspect the salt.

She isn't the sort of 'celeb' we want at our events I don't think. :lol: Anyone have any other suggestions of suitable celeb head replacements for pies?

I don't know that boiling makes an appreciable difference to the leaching, just makes themsink a little faster. Someone said it you use baking soda (rinsing well afterwards so you don't stuff the pH) it gets the air bubbles out so speeds sinking as well. I think the only thing to do with the leaching is frequent water changes until it levels off or leave it as it is. I have seen some lovely setups with the water a tea colour to great effect.

Sorry Pies, I didn't see page 2! Well, it looks like everyone has come to the party except pies so I will print his photo instead

Itis amazing where fish can live isn't it?

Thank you all. Jane I assume your permission covered Mark as well. I will assume Warren is OK with is cos his pic is already in the magazine anyway.

Not tried it but will be very interested in how it goes. Is it a marine tank?

A lot of people set them up in the work place. In your case, assuring the boss it won't cost him anything (hardly notice a bit on the power bill) and customers will be attracted to it, stay longer in the shop, and maybe buy more. Of course if you want him to pay for the tank set-up you will have to point out it is good customer PR. They are well known to reduce stress so he/she would have a calmer work force, all happier in their jobs so more productive! :lol:

Thank you Ira. Since thousands have seen it on the Net, I didn't think a few hundred more would be too terrible. Thanks to you too dark.

Give it another 2 or 3 days. If the plants can take it, turn the lights off and darken the tank as well.

Pies: I have no other details so can't tell you what fish they were. I just wondered if it was connected. I don't even know if the fish were sterile or just the people weren't experienced enough. Steroids have been mentioned in relation to this place but all is only heresay, which is why I didn't mention name or location Herefishiefishie: It may be in NZ, I just said I had never heard of it. As there is no petshop in my area I do not get to see what is on offer very much.

I am writing an article about the BBQ for the AW magazine and would like permission from all in the group photo (posted in this thread earlier) to print it. I know you aren't happy with your visage Ira but none of us are (happy with our visages that is, not yours ). Permission please from Ira, Joze, Dark, Janey, Interfecus, Mark and Warren

Interestingly enough since posting we have actually managed to get the Eheim going properly and it has continued to do so (so far). Still have to get another impeller for the Fluval though. It is an older model as it was bought about 4 - 5 years ago. They had just bought that model out and we got it because it was easier to remove the top when cleaning. They have since bought a newer one out with the ribbed hoses.

Sorry, never heard of it or the chemicals. Sounds a bit dodgy though. Interestingly, a shop I know (whose name and location will remain unstated) was well known for its beautiful, colourful, fish they imported direct from Europe. The one thing I heard repeatedly though was that no one seemed to be able to breed from them. Wonder if they had been fed on the same stuff?

To sign up you just send us money with your name and address details. A junior is usually 16 or under but it actually covers all school students. If you are joining as an individual, send $15 to C Simpson (that's me by the way) 8a Faulkand Dr Blenheim If you join as a family, send $20. If you can get the newsletter via email (which we prefer) make sure you include your email address. Couldn't be easier! :lol:

What is the pH and what fish do you have?

Where are they going to be kept? They deteriorate very quickly in sunlight and become brittle. I know someone who bred goldfish in those cheap ponds you buy in the warehouse.

Why thank you Matthew :oops:

Christchurch actually has a club but very few members. They meet in the Sydenham Community Centre 3rd Wed of the month. Their fees are Family $25.00 Single $20.00 Junior $10.00 They do not have a newsletter. My club is the Marlborough Aquarium Club. We meet on Wednesdays (which won't interest you ). Our fees are Family $20.00 Individual $15.00 Junior $10.00 We have a full colour 8 page, A5, newsletter which is emailed to most members as a pdf (you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it) or we will post it if required. Joining a club also gives you 4 issues of the FNZAS Aquarium World magazine and a Year Book - FREE. The Aquarium World is a full colour, 40 page, A5, publication.

1.2m x 600 x 600

After 2 weeks they certainly stink! - canister filters that is.

Totally stripped the tank. Took the plants out and didn't notice the bristlenose nestled in a large clump of Java fern. Had the plants sitting on a large tray while we finished cleaning and resetting the tank up again. Stopped for lunch in the middle of it all. Went back to work and it wasn't until we were about to put the plant back in the water that we noticed the fish. Probably it helped it was in a wet plant so it didn't dry out as much as it would have if it had jumped out onto the carpet.