the new guy

Hi all. I am currently looking for a new filter for my tropical tank and i currently have a external canister filter which isn't working very well at the moment. i have another filter i am going to use for a bit of flow in the tank which is a Haliea BT-200. i wouldnt use it as a primary filter because it did clog up when we used it in our goldfish tank. i would like to get another canister filter, something not too expensive. the following i was looking at - http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pets-animals/F ... 589616.htm or http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pets-animals/F ... 559266.htm i understand the first one is a cheap import by the look of it but as long as i works it would be fine???

I just removed about 20 small snails and there is still more!

O really? i found that the new plants that i put in there the other day are having holes put in them i am suspecting it might be the snails, maybe? there are quite a few of them now.

I love the sound of new fish but im not sure if the budget will allow it! lol and hopefully i dont Cool i might try that tonight!

thanks guys. this is actually my first OWN tropical aquarium, ive always worked on other peoples, and i have finally done my own i am so proud of it! lol

wish they were real, but they are fake, 2 different plastic logs. they both end and meet behind the red plant

so i have finished our tank. still trying to get some Guppies. hope everyone likes it!

yup thats the plan next week!

I have found some problems with my plants that have appeared over the past couple of days. i have a flax that has developed black spots all over it, and this other read plant that the leaves are dying and going all "see through". i have no light at the moment and i have taken the air pump out of it because i understand that this takes all the CO2 out of the water. any ideas y these problems are there?

great idea. i will start cycling it when i have something to do it in. anyone got a plastic drum or something?

so unfortunitly i am not able to get my marine tank running for another few months we have decided when our lease runs out here in about 4 months we are going to move back closer to chch so setting it up now would mean that i have to do it all over again in the near future(and stress the system out??). even though i have everything i need, even the skimmer(and it was free too so no complaints there) but this will give me a chance to do a bit more research and throw more ideas around. We have however set up our tropical tank and wen i get the last few fish to go in it tomorrow i will post some pictures.

I finally got our tropical tank running and put some stock in it today. more to come on wednesday! but i have found some small snails crawling around the tank i have no idea what kind they are, or how they got in there, should they be in there????

yup its to fill my tank. i was going to get the pure drew water if i couldn't find a spring. but with that advice ill get the pure drew.

Hi everyone! yes i know i can buy it from the shop in large quantities but i know there have been some springs springing up around Canterbury during the earthquake. does anyone know of any where i can get 100L for one of our tanks?

correct!

She said she used it for her sea horses when she had them. "red sea max" was a brand that i looked at and also "Marinium Reef Sea Salt" was recommended

here is something else i need some advice on - salt. i went to he local pet shop and asked about it and they told me to use a brand of salt called "red band" from the supermarket its not normal table salt apparently but i thought about proper aquarium salt but there are a few different brands out there, which one is best?

yup thats another option. i have decided on a set of LED lights from the website you gave me they only take 9.8W of power! the biggest drinker is the heater which is 100W.

i have been looking at generators but they cost fuel lol. but as i found out in a disaster a couple of weeks ago fuel is hard to come by..... and if you store it it does go off over time. :tears:

I have been thinking about setting up a 180w solar panel on our roof to charge a battery bank so it can power our fishtanks that only requires about 120w of power. i am also trying to think of some other alternative so i can curb the monthly power bill! It would also help a lot if we had a power outage so it could keep running. there is a auto transfer switch i have been looking at too just in case. yes i know it has an initial setup cost but its clean and its green! it could also help power things like cellphones and laptops. im still looking at a few different solar and wind options(because there seems to be quite abit of wind out here. anyway i would love peoples opinions on yet another one of my project ideas! lol

Ok so i have come a conclusion. i have decided to get this one: http://www.bubble-magus.com/en/productShow.asp?id=968. Even though it wasn't on the list.

These are the skimmers ive narrowed it down too. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pets-animals/F ... 362441.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/Pets-animals/F ... 195622.htm this is the air one i was thinking: i have done abit of research on this one because there is no information on this link. http://www.petmart.co.nz/cart_product23 ... tegory_ID=

thanks! yes he loves the fish. he sits in front of our current small fish and just loves watching them.

Hello! i have been posting replies and discussions on here for a 2 or 3 weeks now but i thought i should let you all know abit about myself and what you get yourself into when you "meet me" lol ok so from the beginning. i am Craig, i'm 19, i live in Amberley with my partner, and my 2 month old son. I am a St. John youth volunteer, and have been heavily involved with St. John youth for the past 9 almost 10 years! I am currently setting up a nano marine tank, and the miss's convinced me yesterday to setup a tropical tank. anyway i have found everyone on here very knowledgeable so far and hope to dive into the knowledge more! ((((PS: dont give me a lecture about being too young to have a son because i love it and i don't regret it. i can throw it back at you if you want to dish it too me.))))

excatly the same as us. :happy1: :bounce: