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Duncan7

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  1. You wont see any difference in a JD with only one blue gene, will look normal. You will have to trust the person that says that it has the gene. As above i believe the gene is recessive so you will need two copies for it to be expressed.

  2. I have sand as the sub, so that may of well happend in this case, I will keep note of that. thanks

    Yeah it has happened (twice now) when im hosing the bucket out so probable actually sprays sand into the impeller housing and jams it.

  3. Hey all, thought id ask..

    Heading up to auckland to look for a new car, likely import, euro accord wagon or atenza or similar.

    Was heading to botany/pakuranga area and probably the manukau end of great south road...

    I realise there are dealers all over the place, time is of the essence, so cant be going all over the place, so are there any real good spots where a number of larger dealers have yards with good stock?

    TIA Duncan.

  4. I think its a great idea, as you said have them set a couple of degsC above the required temp, so then if your pump fails you wont cook your sump, relying on inbuilt individual heater thermostats to cut out. And having a lower set backup on a separate power supply incase the controller unit itself fails..

    Combine with a thermometer that has a hi/low temp alarm and any issues should be obvious reasonably quickly.

    Sorted.

  5. Going back to page 2 or 3 with regard to the SPCA and fish, i have been involved in the SPCA removing large fish from a persons overstocked, under-filtered tank and re-homing some of them with me, so they obviously have some authority when it comes to inadequate enclosures or care with our fishy friends.

  6. use a fine mesh so air can circulate, place it around the base of the hood to allow air in and out without loosing the warmest air.

    use a good quality waterproof paint to prevent any damage to wood in the long term.

    Sweet thanks for that, will leave a space at the bottom of the hood for the air to circulate.

    Just got a huge pail of white ?house undercoat in the shed, ill check its suitable, then whack a few heavy coats on if it is :D

  7. Hi all, thinking of building a hood for my 6' tank...

    Now the tank is located in my very uninsulated garage so thinking ill line the top inside of the hood with poly to save heat? Will this even work? Should i have the hood open at the back? I was going to board/seal off the back and just holesaw a few holes to get the light plugs in so that heat is retained.

    So that leads me to the next thing, if it is relatively closed in, with only a few small holes for plugs, will there be condensation forming on the roof of the hood... im guessing yes. Assuming i use dressed untreated pine that will be painted will this resist the moisture and last a good number of years?

    Previous hood i had was pretty open at the back....

    opinions please

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