jude

Welcome to the site. I am sure you will get heaps of answers to your questions - I am too far away to be any help though. Hope you enjoy your fish, its a fascinating hobby Cheers Jude

Bristlenoses like to hide, I often don't see mine for days. I agree with Caryl, the other two might have been sick and just drifted. Hope it all goes better for your son soon. Cheers Jude

Congratulations to you all Jude

LOL Caper - and I thought you might know because banoffee sounds vaguely Canadian to me :lol: :lol: :lol: Jude

That sounds like a sensible solution - I don't think drips on the light sounds very safe Cheers Jude

I've often wondered about the dust from sanding glass. Maybe it would be wise to use a mask? Just a thought Cheers Jude

Hi Peanuts Water has to be aged if there is chlorine in it. This gives time for the chlorine to escape. Alternatively you can use a water ager or chlorine remover like aqua plus. Most of those who put their water straight in are either using water ager or are on bore water that has no additives. Cheers Jude

I must have lived an incredibly sheltered life - what is a banoffee pie?

Hi Tim Welcome to the site Cheers Jude

Welcome Rachel ............. LOL Cheers Jude

Welcome, you could spend part of your nights chatting with us in the fishroom - we are usually there between 9 and 10 Cheers Jude

Welcome dodge I am sure you'll get the help you need here Cheers Jude

misnoma, you have to say pretty please :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

No, I don't know either and there is no hurry if you think they'd be better being left for a while. If you pm me with your address I can send a stamped addressed envelope .............. and some star grass if you want it. I would send some red rotala but it keeps turning into spindly green rotala in my tank :oops: Cheers Jude

I would love some of your echinodorus pups when they are ready Please, please, pretty please Cheers Jude

Hi Candy and welcome Hope you gain as much from the site as I have Cheers Jude

:lol: Put little beepers on them

maybe it wants to be a peace lily

Thanks caryl, thats helped clarify things Cheers Jude

I must be going loopy, I am sure I've already written this once. I fill my tank from the hose and add chlorine remover to the tank first. The fish seem to love swimming through the colder water and because the tank is reasonably large it doesn't lower the overall temp much. I might consider the laundry taps idea though. I hate carrying buckets, it hurts my back. Getting a long piece of hose started by sucking on it doesn't appeal and I would have to do it several times because the bracing across the top of the tank means I have to stop and start vacuuming the gravel. I am considering looking for a long piece of very soft, flexible hose - kinda like the stuff on vacuum cleaners, hooking it up below the tank and running it outside. I would then syphon directly into that hose and just store it when its not in use. It would have to be very flexible because struggling thru doorways and around corners etc with a stiffish pipe would be aggravating. Does anyone have any suggestions about what type of hose I could use and where I could get it? Cheers Jude

No, I dont think 10-18L in a 110 L tank would be too much. If I was doing it frequently I would do 20% or less so your amount sounds about right to me. A light vacuuming would probably be good about once a week. Someone suggested to me that I should do half the tank one week and half the tank the other - at least in the initial stages Cheers Jude

Hi Caper Just wondering how often you are changing the water, and how much? I expect its possible to do it so often and so thoroughly that the tank doesn't get a chance to cycle, especially if you are vacuuming thoroughly each time or cleaning the filter too often. Also. some test kits aren't very accurate so perhaps you could do a double check by taking a water sample into the pet store? Cheers Jude

thats amazing gazza - how many tanks? Cheers Jude

I love it, its looking wonderful. Cheers Jude

I think its looking great. I was going to suggest putting the heater on the 4th side but I have no brainwaves about the spraybar Congratulations to your girlfriend, she can come and play in my tank any time .......... :lol: :lol: Cheers Jude