arly

Thank you - will make sure I am careful - have not had a chance to get back onto it yet!

Thanks Bill - will try that

Hi Again What is the easiest method to remove the bottom pane of glass please? On another tank I have tried cutting thru the silicone with a craft knife after removing the excess from the inside of the tank and seem to get nowhere after working on it for quite a while Thanks in advance Arly

Hi Guys I have a 36x18x18 tank which has a crack in the bottom which is 5 inches long and is sloped. It starts off at 1/4 inch in the coener and slopes up to 1 inch at the highest point and then slopes back down to the side. My question is: Can I seal the crack with sealant and then attach another 6mm pane of glass under the existing bottom? I thought that might be easier than trying to remove the pane of glass as I tried that on another tank and it was not too sucessful unless there is an easy way to remove it. I was quoted $65 to fix it and I thought that was a bit steep as a complete new tank was $89. I had quotes of around $25 for a new pane of glass. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks Arly

Hi I see you have been making tanks - where did you find was the best place to get glass as when I rang around for quotes on a piece of glass the prices varied? Are you making tanks to sell? Thanks Arly

Thank you - will get some more plants as the ones in there are small Have a great weekend!!!! Thanks again Arly

Hi Guys Now no need to fight!! Actually the fish that are in there live in akaline water and PH apparently should be 7.6 according to what I have read on this fish - can even take a higher PH apparently. Cloudiness has gone and I am not going to use ammo lock again but continue with water changes when necessary as ammo levels rise - no inflamed gills on fish - checked all that last night - fish are their normal colour - thank you everyone for your help and I have printed all the info off in case I have to refer again to it in the future - It is all good advice and it is great getting other peoples thoughts and ways they do things - everyone does things differently Thanks again Arly

Hi Bill Thank you for your indepth reply - I do siphon and I also was not aware of those vacuum things. I am careful with the temp of water change water and have tested my water before it goes in and no phosphates etc in water. Readings last night were: Ammo 3.7 Nitrite .50-1 Nitrate 10 PH 7.6 I don't know about the hardness of the water - how do I test that please? I did a 25% water change after doing the tests. There are small haps in there and they seem to be coping - showing no signs of stress now and eating normally. Colours remain the same now as when they were stressed they would change colour. Hope I have covered your questions. Thanks Arly The only thing I have put in the tank apart from Ammo-Lock twice is Stress-Syme on day 1 and day 7. There are rocks,gravel and plants in the tank. The rocks were from an existing tank,but the gravel was new. I am running a Whisper Second Nature Bio Filter and a small internal power filter - carbon in the Whisper.

Hi Carly It is a freshwater and normally I don't put anything in although I did with the final stage of cycling with the marine The water wasn't clearing - it was getting worse and the small fish I had in there were getting fairly stressed I did a water change this morning before leaving for work so hopefully will be okay when I get home - it wasn't too bad but decided to water change before it got worse. Does it hurt doing water changes when it is still cycling? Thanks Arly

Hi I have a tank that has been cycling for 2 weeks now and last week I had a nutrient bloom and the water turned cloudy white - after 3 days of one-third water changes and a dose of stress syme it returned to normal - this morning it was starting to go cloudy again - thinking back the cloudiness started after I used ammo-lock in the tank and last night I put ammo lock in as the levels were high and as I had done such large water changes up to Sunday thought I would be best not to do another one. Could it be the ammo-lock that is causing the cloudiness? I used this product on my marine tanks when they were cycling and did not have this problem. Any thoughts would be appreciated Thanks Arly

Hi Warren Yes I do go out there on a regular basis - am just waiting for him to get his next lot of anemones in - he has some awesome fish in his display tanks but you need to get in quick when he gets a shipment in. Bought a cleaner shrimp from him last week which seems to be settling in Thanks for your reply Arly

Thanks for replys - have been to all the local fish stores - also Trendy Aquariums have a few marines - it is just sometimes you can't always rely in what they say if they are trying to sell you something -

Thanks for your help - have contacted the Canterbury Aquarium Society so will see how that goes

Hi I have had coldwater and tropical tanks for about 18 months now and am just starting into marines - what I want to know is there anyone in Christchurch with marine knowledge that will help me with questions and advice if needed. I have been to the pet shops but sometimes you need knowledge from someone who is not trying to sell you something and has experienced the problems. Are there are clubs in CHC? Thanks in advance