RnB

this is more fun then when great aunt mable caught her left t** in the mangle.......

if inside garage quite easy to frame from 4x2 and then line etc, much easier then if you have to build the outside walls, room structure etc..... If you are planning using bats, use the regular building spacing for your studs thus the batts slot in nice and tight as designed.....

the silence is killing me................

reminds me of a sailing mate who's favourite saying when anchoring off a leeshore is.... If you park on the railway line... sooner or later, the car will not start, the door will not open... and a train will come.

hehe the presidents brain is missing........

has it been stung by something nearby?

snakes are expensive and you only get a little oil from each......

I have been hesitate to post in case it stops the rich informational exchange......

varies but try to do 33% per month..... try to do at least every 2 weeks about 15% but I do not worry if I do it in one hit. I use NSW and I believe that it is preferable to do more smaller changes, but it does not always fit with weather and my schedule. I believe that the changes allow the smaller trace elements to remain at acceptable levels. Dosing iodine and strontium and kalk

Kelly T in AKL has a clean filtered seawater tap, but you have to know someone who works there...... Peter

you could ask someone on here to setup a temp tank for you.......

zeobac i know its a gradual dosing system, but do you ever stop? I mean I really do understand equalibrium and evenually the little bits of bac you are adding would logically do no good as you would already have an established colony of the stuff.... Peter

RnB ducts into a doorway, looks up and down the mainstreet which is suddenly very deserted.... someone better get the law, I can feel a shoot out coming.

layton.... why would I do that, seems like quite a few are for sale right here....... I like the green one .....

funny how many acros are imported and so few are ever seen in the shops.......

was at a hydroponics shop the other day.... lots of reflecters and ballasts etc... nice parabolic reflector for up to 1000W was about 90cm long , 80cm deep and 30cm high for about $270 I would rather save a little on the ballast and spend in on the reflecter.....

I would take the aquriums filtered water if its free.

the sea has SO MUCH water in it you have to have a VERY HIGH concentration of pollution... or be very close to a source of pollution before you will detect it. an issue is, if the cloudyness is organic it will break down .... my experience is that my tank does not seem to care if the water is clear or not. I suspect most of the cloudy is microsand bits as it settles in about an hour if stood still anyway. I do however not collect with an onshore wind, tonight is a good wind, see you there about 9pm.....

i liked pies idea of the 400 in the middle being on for a shorter period in the middle to maybe simulate midday peaks, if that was the case I personally go for 10K 400w and higer 250's just my opinion tho. Peter

Reef, What is claimed to be in this stuff? does it say anything on the label. take a read of this... then have a laugh about who wrote it..... http://www.fishdomain.com/article_additives.shtml RnB

running 1060 return thro chiller....

my books states that anenmone's can survive for up to 3 months by devouring their own flesh instead of being feed, it surmises that many starve to death in aquriums.... and states that reasearch in the wild shows they typically will feed approx 3.4% of body mass per day by weight ... they give a recommended light level in W per gallon/liter... i will retrieve it for you tonight. says never buy one that is white.. as rarely recover.

my new clownfish book talks a lot about lighting. go the metal halide route and choose your anemone spiecies very carefully. most are difficult to keep, much much harder then most people initially think. I will post what the aurther recommends as easier to keep.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1890087 ... eader-link I am going to add to this thread as I read, but first impressions are that this is THE BEST value book I have ever purchase for the tank. Glossy paper and very modern layout, seems an up to date read when compared with clownfish info on the web, and all in one place.

Second hand air con a good option, but this human not at home as often as the fish! Steve / agree re location but no option at the moment, in 1 week I pump in under the house! I will clamp the chiller and report back on power consumption.