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one thing good about christchurch is that water in Christchurch is neither chlorinated nor fluoridated!

what about a steel one which can hold 150kg on each rack from bunning warehouse. cost around $39.99

nah...its archiCAD. its quick and sketchy not a good quality image. i can produce really stunning 3D image using other softwares.

is there a DIY flourescent light unit you can install urself? i want to connect some the future but im no good with electricals.

anyone how to to breed these guys? how to condition them right to breed?

lol....this will shock you. only 8

this filter should do the trick. very low cost.

ok. heres the brief design of how the it looks like. hopefully my diagrams can be read easily. the aim is to have automated water changing in 24hrs to keep the water condition good (promotes growth of guppies frys)and also to keep the running cost low in the short term and long term. no sump or aeration (but this can be added if desired.)a very small setup for testing purposes. a plan of the laundry room. the space is VERY limited!! front side (this is where u go in the room and see the view) back view. cant really see this from this angle. but i am just trying to show how the pipe connection works. easy huh?

very sorry to hear that Tsarmina. hope u find urself another fred.

yes. will let you know . they are not that fertile maybe they are albino (recessive genes.) but i manage to squeezeeeeeeeeee a couple out of them.

had a drop of albino swordtail fry today. not a big drop but the babies are quite big and healthy. eating bbs straight away. a stunning fish give birth to many little red eyes.

coming up very soon!! still trying to design the space because the space is so limited

well i have been using water straight from the tap without adding any chemical. i have no problem with it so far.

yes...all the nitrate built up will get removed easily. this is mainly the compound that slows the growth of the guppy frys. i will be good to have a little sponge filter or undergravel filter to have bacteria built up. but i am thinking of skipping that see what happen. i have also made a smaller tank just to test out this system. and added a few guppies in there, see how it goes.

hey i just moved from wellington to christchurch few weeks ago. :lol: but i know a few people in the forum here in chch now. hopefully there are no plans on wednesday so i can come.

that is what i am thinking as well. with the continual change of water i dont need a filter or sump. but then i am thinking the built up bacteria in the filtering sytem might be good for the fish.

i am planning a fishroom in the laundry room. it is pretty much the only place that is available in the house. its quite small provided with a sink and i can pretty much keep heat and warm in there. The aim is to breed guppies. i am going to have an overflow system to let the water drain out of each tank into the sink. then from tap, i will have irrigation connection to the tanks and have water slowly dripping down. a dripping system at 2LPH or 4LPH. so i can get away with water change in all 24hrs. Pictures and diagrams coming soon. just at a planning stage though. trying to keep the cost as low as possible. hopefully i will only need a heater in the room, yes that means no sumps, no pumps, no aeration, no filtering system (i know this is bad) but it can be done, i think guppies can cope with this. they have done this on commercial bred show guppies in singapore.

is this a christchurch local club? can i come as well?

yes. its 6mm. now the hard bit is assembling them. well, i will be learning how to make them from a tank Guru after christmas, wont i.

yes...i will be keen to come and help out. and might as well learn to do it myself in the future. i have just ordered glass from a local glazier 900 x 300 x 360 with compartments and 4 holes drilled for $50.

lol thats a good idea

hey Alan.....thats a better idea!! how would i go about cutting the piece off? using a craftknife cutting off all the silicon?

Alan,will you help me to assemble a bigger tank if i ordered the glass? i havent really tried to silicon a bigger sized tank.

thanks for sharing. gotta give that a try someday!!

so it can be done. i gotta find myself a glazier that will take up the challenge!!! i will make life so much easier if they drilled a tank, so i dont have to assemble and silicon the tank.