angelfish

thanks for your help. that all sounds easy enough, now ive just got to go get the water! pies, I LOVE YOUR TANK! and you would probably be dissapointed in mine as i am just starting out. you might have seen it, its in the pet store in nelson. its not really mine, it belongs to the store. we're trying to do things right, with the sump etc instead of just using a canister filter. no protein skimmer on it yet, thinking of getting a deltec though. the tank is still cycling at the moment. the poor clowns in the shop are in a little 70lt tank at the moment-they will be going in the big tank once its all cycled. i feel so sorry for them in their little tank. ill try posting some diatom coverd pictures, ill just go read how to post pics now. thanks dudes.

hi all! ive been looking all over the internet for the past 5 months and have finally found a nz marine forum! yay .ive got a really stupid question for ya, and i havnt been able to find the answer so thought id just ask you guys/gals = if i collect fresh seawater for my (fowlr)200lt +100lt (sump) tank for water changes, do i have to heat it up before i add it? also do the little bugs and things that live in the water die, causing high levels of nh3? ive been told to store the water in black barrels for 3 weeks before using it, but then other people just collect it then put it strait in their tank. whats the best way? im so glad i found this site. just reading the threads over the past week has been lots of fun. and knowing that there is some great looking tanks in nz has made me even more determined to get my tank looking that good. thanks, any help would be greatly appreciated. bonnie