buzzy

ok im getting a tank made as soon as i find out a few things, so if anyone could help that would be great,i need to know what size to drill the overflow hole and return hole on a 4 foot tank.also what are a good pump to use as a closed loop and what size should the holes be.im hoping to have a closed loop on either side of the overflow box.

yeah i thought i might be better off to buy some things second hand, i guess ill have to just wait and see what comes up in the selling section here, and on trademe.i might see if any good full setups turn up on trade me i saw a nice tank on there a couple of weeks ago.

hi my wife has said i can get a reef tank so i need some advice what would you do with about $5000 to spend,i want a 4x2x2' tank, sump, mh lighting ( 150w or 250w?? )and skimmer.i want to end up having in the tank, some corals, an anemone, a pair of clowns and either some bangaii cardinals or a little school of smallish fish eg 4 or 5, does this sound realistic or am i dreaming!!.any advice/help would be great.even if its saying what you would buy with the money.

hey, good to see ya got it back ok, hope all goes well with it.have you seen it open its mouth its huge!!.he also get little fang like teeth on his bottom lip.hes so cool.

hi scoobyjene, i have a silver aro and there awsome.my tank is only 4x2x2,i got him from wet pets for $150.i feed him blood worms and a meat mixture, and on the weekends he gets 5 goldfish on each day.hes putting on the beef. hes grown lots since ive had him, hes about 35cm long and about 8 cm high.there a bit skittish if you make sudden movements around the tank(eg like when my sons trying to see him) but when i do water changes i can rub my hands along him and lift him up in the water, and he doesnt mind at all in fact if i put my hands in the tank he will come over to them.i think if you get a smaller one you can watch it grow then have a bit of time to get a bigger tank if you want.you can see mine under the members galliries.

hi can someone please explain where to drill the overflow and return holes for the pipes to the sump.also how big should the holes be and will i need a closed loop in a 2x2x2 cube tank?please help as i have no idea what to do with the holes/currant. where is the best place to get overflows made/buy??

hi can you please tell me where the best place to get the holes drilled on this set up would be? this is sort of the look im going for any comments etc welcome.

yeah i know what the prices are, but want to start properly ,and would rather start with a good one that will last than like layton said have to upgrade later on down the track. can you by overflows from LFS ?

is a deltec ap600 a goos size for a 2x2x2 cube or not big enough?what would be the best return pump to get for it, wet pets said they dont know anyone who does deltec, so i might try hollywoods to see what the price is like.

does anyone know where to get deltec skimmers and what would be best for a in sump model the tank will be about 200ltrs, what about the prizim ones are they any good? thanks

hi thanks foe the replys, i have decided to go for a 2x2x2 cube with 2ft sump in the stand,what do you all think?does anyone have any pics or know where to get overflows from?also where would be the best place to get holes drilled and what size do i get drilled? and last but no least will the return line create enough current in the tank or will i have to get some other sort of pump to make more currant?thanks for helping out a noobie.

hi everyone, im currently trying to plan setting up a 120ltr hex tank, i would like to have a coral setup even if it means no fish, i know and am aware that its not cheap to start off with and thats fine im willing to pay the money to do it.due to space restraints i cannot have a sump, so i need you expert advice on whats needed to get a good setup running well.i know that the tank is quite small but its the only thing i can fit in the lounge.ok here we go, what would be the best hang on skimmer to get? is it pointless getting a skimmer with out a sump?where is the best place to get MH lights from, if anyone knows any good web sites with this stuff please let me know, also how do you make a current in the tank?what sort of pump would be the best?and is there any good site that show or explin how to setup the tank eg. where the best place to have current flows etc.? well thats it for now sorry about all the questions, im doing alot of reading on the net and will continue to do so, no dout i will have a few more question. thanks for all your time.

hi that tank is awsome, can you tell me who built it as im looking to build a 7 or 8 ft x3x3, but nobody will build it down here,cheers

i had a school of 20 swift rasboras they were awsome, and being a fish that swim around the top of the tank, they were always out,i loved them.

hi does anyone know of any good tank maker in the manawtu region, im thinking about getting a 8' x 3' x3' tank and stand made but dont know who to ask about it?any help?

hi dont worry, i already have one hes just on 1foot now,i think there so cool.much better than the discus i had in my tank.hes such a pig just eats and eats till his belly is so round.i love watching him chase the goldfish i put in there ahhaha

heres a couple of new pics of the arowana. hope you like them. http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage02.jpg http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage03.jpg http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage04.jpg http://www.arofanatics.com/members/buzz ... mage05.jpg the links might work but if you copy/paste into web broser address it will.

hi heres a pic of him/her, i have remodelled my tank since the photo in the members tank section http://www.tropicalfish.site5.com/tfc/a ... 7646&stc=1

YAy, i got him today, is a bit shy but thats to be expected, swimming around tho. hes in with about 20 tetras so i wonder how long they'll last??

the one im looking at getting is about between 15 - 20cm long, i saw the guy feeding it mealworms and it just about took it out of his hand before he even put it in the water!im hopefully gonna get it tomorrow so i post a pic if i can.

yeah i saw that, i heard that as the blacks get older they loose there black colouring and turn silver, but they dont have the pink and greens that some of the silvers have on them.

how much is a aro normally in the shop, do they destroy the tank as its planted at the moment?

i have 6 discus and was doing a water change and got distracted, when i remembered about the tank ( 4x2x2 ) the water was 3" off the gravel i fillrd up with cold water, temp went dowm from 30 to 19 and they are all still doing fine, i do 50% water change 3 times a week so they might be used to the drop in temp, have learnt my lesson tho.

hi does anyone have a BIG arowana?, im thinking of getting one and was wondering how hard they are to keep?whats the best food to give them? ive read that crickets are good for them but can you get them in n.z? any help would be great.

i like the full tank shot looks very natural, very nice