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Huh? What reserve? :slfg:

If you ever come for a snorkel up towards Leigh, give me a yell, i know a few spots with heaps of life. Spotted a few nudibranchs in less than a meter of water too. Black triple fins would be cool too, and baby leatherjackets Heaps of fry around lately also.

The expensive name brand ones have good adhesive... but is it really worth the difference in price? I dont think so! haha

Hey Luke, i dont mean to nit-pick, but you are sounding quite negative about finding work... $50 a week is pretty good for a lot of people to get to work. Be thankful you live in the Auckland area. People catching public transport often end up paying that much or more every week. I'm currently looking for work too, I live in Warkworth and many of the places Im applying to are some 70km away... ie. East Tamaki and the industrial areas. This will likely cost me $150 a week, but it sure beats not earning a cent! Regarding the service at Wairau... if you were to work there, maybe you can be the one to improve it ;-) I recently visited there and they had improved there fish stocks a lot, maybe there is somebody keen on fish working there now? Anyway, good luck with finding something to do. -Nick

Sorry you misunderstood, what eats them?

Can i please ask a stupid question? (ok maybe two seeing as that was one) What do meal worms get fed to normally?

I find glosso starts reaching upwards when i add co2. Without it it stays nice and compact. And for me, whatever light seems to work fine with it.

This whole strain thing and genetics confuses the crap outta me. Wish i even slightly understood it!

Sorry the water come out of the tank at 7, but my fishtank lowers the ph fast. What you say about the traceminerals is quite interesting actually, i might look into that a bit more. I have had the odd unexplained death lately... but i figured these things just happen, everything expires. Thanks gives me a few things to works from, I'll update when i see some results

Sure, I'll go with that :thup:

Right now it is 12v, but Im not too concerned about noise at this stage. I can also rig it to 5V or I have a fan speed controller i hook up to it. I've done a little looking around online, and I'm thinking some aluminium watercooling blocks used in some PC's might be quite a novel and simple solution for cooling the LED's

You already have... At the bottom of your posts next to the button to pm you, there is an email button. Already has your email it seems.

What hardness level does that keep your tank at? I guess i might need about a handfull in the filter. Its a 200L tank

I cleaned my filter today, not sure why, it looked pretty clean still, and even the dirtyest parts didnt even smell...

The snails eat the grit?? Or it dissolves? Any idea what may be a good amount to start with? Or will i just be a bit of trial and error

Plants are growing really well. No TDS meter... its the 1st I've ever heard of one haha. I'll crush up some scallop shells and pop them in the filter. Apparently they are 98% calcium carbonate, and good eating too! Thanks for the tips

You'll just need to find some keen friends i guess

Sounds like it'll be perfect for you then!

Here's one for you

Just a community tank. Some rainbows, livebearers, a pair of rams, harlequins, corys, port hoplo cat, and a few plecos. I thought i mentioned it, but its densely planted

Hi all! I have rainwater as my water supply, and the ph in my tanks is 6 or below virtually all the time. I've tested the hardness, and as expected it does not exist. What hardness would you recommend i keep my tank at and what would you say is the best way to acheive it? I've read it can be done with calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate... A Ph of 6.5-7 would be suitable... And for it to stay there. At the moment im only do water changes because the ph is getting too low. Nitrates are always hovering very low around the 5ppm mark, so i can afford to leave the tank longer between water changes, Also with summer around the corner it'd be nice to save a bit of water too. Look forward to hearing your responses.

I made the last payment on it only hours before... Oh and it is broken now, broken for good. I loved that car so comfy and nice to drive

Solidworks 2012

+1 yea wouldn't that be wonderful! my volvo got sideswiped last year by someone who only just got thier lisence... driving thier uncles new, uninsured car...

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