F15hguy

could be worse http://youtu.be/nK2MktDGOvY

doesnt sound like ich to me, more like a bacterial infection.

http://youtu.be/nK2MktDGOvY

thought of you when I got sent this (its in canada btw) http://youtu.be/7ZH2_Cga-D8

heheehehe http://youtu.be/-KpMpDZW0ag

ummm CaCO3, MgSO4, NaHCO3..... no P's there have you tested the water straight out of the tap, has a guy the other day similar experience, after further tests and investigation they found a cracked sewer pipe next to a cracked water pipe down the road from him

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and what was your answer.? I never heard about the budgie thing before, but doubt it would affect fish

I though aros came with armour, youjust need to put lasers on their heads :spop:

holy, freakin awesome!!!!!!

are you using a pH adjuster?, some are made from phosphoric acid which sets off the tests

lol, sounds like you found nemo the hard way

wow, 22L, thats extreme nano, most reef keepers consider 75-100L nano

http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/fish/fish-tanks-aquariums/auction-502726018.htm would be a fun project

haven't had a go myself, but have heard it can be done, and reasonably cheaply as long as you have all the skills required. and yes it is possible to have algae free tank without RO water, they had them before RO units were around, have a look into older methods, there is some decent knowledge there, plus you find a lot of "new" things really aren't

can you get a close up of her, she really making me want one

man, I really gotta take a road trip, might be buying a car soon up there so will poke my head in (fingers crossed)

heard that biosecurity only inspects less than 1% of all shipments into NZ, fair enough that they cant check everything, but seriously, 1% is about as useful as not checking at all, and a hell of a lot more expensive

hate to say it but be prepared for the worst, it is virtually impossible to supply enough live copeopods to keep them alive for long. although if it has no competition and you already have a thriving pod colony you might do ok. A good size (read 300L+) refugium will help but in your case with an un-aged tank I would suspect bad things will happen. here is a good discussion http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t1496.html I would personally ask if you could return it for credit to the store you got it from before it is too late

Aquaone makes them for reptile enclosures, but they do ok in fish tanks. or you could try making your own http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=29076 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=39179

just found this,http://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/snakes-creepy-crawlers-slip-nz-201416770.html;_ylt=AqF1uSptYY1_LgvNefJEL4VSK5NG;_ylu=X3oDMTN2MWpqMWdnBG1pdANKdW1ib3Ryb24gTGl0ZSBIb21lRlAEcGtnAzljYzNhZmQyLTgwOTQtMzFlNy1hYzU5LTUxZmJjZWZmYTkyOQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDanVtYm90cm9uBHZlcgMzODM5Yzk2MC1lN2RmLTExZTEtYmZmMy05MGQ4ZTYzNWRjODY-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpbDZ1ZjI2BGludGwDbnoEbGFuZwNlbi1uegRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3 interesting choice to smuggle into NZ, wonder if he hid it in his pants

wow, that was incredibly bad :thup:

what about using it as a design and getting a big peice of polythene/pondliner and doing it that way,

probably best to give the plants the best opportunity.

yeah but most stem plants are grown emersed, all the hygros, luds, crypts, most rotalas,