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That cant be very recent. Things that can be easily bought at lfs's arent on it. Limnophila sessiliflora for example. Would be great to have an up to date list, as having things that aren't on the illegal list isn't as safe as you might think..

Is there a list anywhere online of all the legal aquatic plants in NZ? Can't find anything on the maf or biosecurity sites, only lists of what is not allowed. Cheers.

I'll jump on the band waggon. (nice algae. :lol: )

I use t5's on my tank. Daylight tubes from Diverjohn. They work really well.

I also had a visit from MAF. (on 6/6/06 )

Because then I cant see the tank pressure gague. Thanks Warren, You've been a great help.

The tank will be upright. It is going to be strapped to the inside of the stand to make sure it doesnt fall over. And because of this, I need to know the height of it, and the height to the top of the part where the regulator attaches too, the regulator adds height as well. I know how high the regulator is. If its 672mm from top to bottom, the tank itself will fit into my stand, but a tank without the regulator on it isn't much use If there is a tube in it making the liquid co2 at the bottom exit through the top valve, It will ruin the regulator, correct? That is why I dont want this. Here is a diagram showing what I'm trying to explain. Pieces seem to be missing because of the resizing thing on the forum. See origional here. I need the red measurement marked with the ?. I'm pretty sure of that also DubbieBoy, Apparantly its the same in Europe too. Its just the Americans having to be different. Thanks all.

No.. end of tank dump is because when there is no liquid co2 in the tank to keep the pressure up by it evaportaing into co2 gas, the regulater goes funky and lets more gas out. This is because they are designed to keep a stable rate when the gas is at a high pressure, but when it drops, the regulator doesn't function properly and lets the gas out. To stop this from happening, when your tank pressure starts to drop, get it refilled straight away. All taken from that thread. If there was liquid co2 in your regulator, there would be liquid co2 comming out from it, evaporating in the tube on the way to the reactor/diffusor/calcium reactor because of the loss in pressure. I asked my contact in OZ about it, And he said that it requires gas, not liquid co2. He also said that when he removes his regulator to get his tank refilled, some gas comes out from where the tank and regulator connect. Anyway, When I get the tank I will ask that there be no tube in it. They refabricate old co2 tanks, so presumably they can remove the pipe inside if there is one. I know the height of the regulator from the top of its connection to the tank to the top of the gagues, Warren, If you dont mind could you please measure how high the tank is to the top of the part where the reg fits on. Appreciate it man. When I get this all set up I will be sure to post pics.

That cant be right. Just reading another forum, and someone said that liquid co2 getting into the regulator is a bad thing. Presumably he meant it would stuff up the regulator. Do you know if they do bottles without the pipe inside? I'd rather not ruin a regulator I'm buying from overseas. See that thread here Post no. 19.

Thanks Warren. I thought the pipe thing was only on fire extinguishers.. I will be using a Dupla regulator, Is that ok to use with these tanks? The reg is comming from Australia, They use the same co2 tank fittings as us.

Some time ago, there was a thread where you could buy a 7kg CO2 tank to keep, and get it refilled from the same place in Auckland. see thread here. I will be doing this for my new tank, and I want the tank to go under the stand, so I need to know how high they are. From bottom of the tank to the top of the valve. Thanks people.

I liked the segment, was interesting and the zooming fish bit was rather entertaining :lol: For those who cant see it, go here http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download to download quicktime to play the vid. you dont need to install itunes as well. will post the link to the vid too so you dont have to look for it. http://media.putfile.com/reefers

Sorry for double post. here is link http://media.putfile.com/reefers I tried to use putfile.com but it wouldnt let me edit: got it on putfile now

That will be why he did it :lol: I have something uploading for those of you who missed it...

double post. sorry.

Try using photobucket.com or imageshack.us they both provide copy and paste stuff for use on forums.

You should put on a night light, I cant see anything

Dont buy cheapo filters, the damn things start leaking after about a year :roll: I've got all Eheims now, and I love them 8)

yeah, i was looking for the ones that dont need the starters... however, if i cant find what im looking for i will definatley look into your units Pegasus just out of curiosity, what would i get? and how much would it be?

thanks for all your help guys just another question: how much do you think i should expect to pay for them all? :lol:

ive searched all through dick smiths website, nothing there ill look into jaycar, where would i find an electrical whole saler? thanks Caryl, its very much appreciated!

is that a no?

hey guys, ive been a member here for a while but i dont post much :oops: im going to be setting up a planted tank soon (36x18x20) and i need to know where i can get hold of some normal output electronic ballasts to power 5 36" flourecent tubes. some thing like the ones seen here: any help is appreciated im in auckland btw.

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i have a viaqua 300 and a fluval 204 by far the fluval is better!