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Light are a bit of a gimmick. Do we want a natural fish tank or a disco.

Like anything they have to be fair , otherwise someone will complain because they have been treated unfairly. One shipment would not pay for the work anyway as you can't get all the fish you added in one shipment. For hard to get fish it can take months.

I think you will find that a few importers have spent hundreds and hundreds of hours on fish list for free. Also when MAF change the fish standard a few of us spend more time whilst some importers do nothing. MAF is always increasing the cost of importing and making it hard to import fish, Most importers have not passed the cost on . If a importer adds a surcharge then the fish will cost more , so hobbyist will then go to another importer who has done nothing and buy theh fish from them because they are cheaper. When fish are added to the allowable list then any importers can import them. some night time reading http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/biosec/consult/ira-ornamental-fish-supplementary-ra-ros.pdf http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/biosec/consult/ira-ornamental-fish-ros-on-supplementary-ra-jun2010.pdf I think you will be surprised how much work goes on behind the scenes of the hobby by a few importers. The hobby does need a big voice as MAF has put a spotlight on importing fish.

Here is something that is being worked on by MAF.

Goldfish will be allowed to be imported, however there is so many condition that no importer will want to import them

Maybe I can help to answer that. Basically nothing at all. I have asked FNZAS many times in the past to bring this up at the annual AGM . However I never heard back. I pointed out that importers have a limited list currently and if we don't add fish the current list is going to get more restrictive as some species will be harder to get. We are still waiting for MAF to add some fish which they missed 5 years ago when the list was changed from genus to species. Basically MAF has done a risk assessment on the current genus's on the allowable list so hopefully it will be easier to get fish approved that have the genus on the list, If it is a new genus then it will take far longer a they have to do a risk assessment. MAF is currently working on a simple way to add fish if the genus is on the current list, Will follow this up as I have not had an update in a few weeks. To add fish requires some research and then it has to be approved by ERMA, takes about 4 months or so, Then MAF have to look at the fish which can take a lifetime. So far 5 years. However if we get hobbyist to complain then they will do something about it, they seem to move quickly when you mention the ombudsman. Currently working on getting a few importers to coordinate adding fish to the list once a year. One for marines and one for freshwater. If we can get say importers to make one submission to add fish it will be far better than everyone trying to add fish, also it will be cheaper to a bulk submission than many. Also adding fish should be coordinated with an importer as it is pointless adding fish that are hard to get. Adding fish is also going to cost so somehow money needs to be raised. I suspect that if we could get a list of say 30 species it would cost about $2000 if most of the research is done by a committee.

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thanks. I wonder how they can claim it was imported recently. Might have come in many years ago.

Go to Hollywood fish farm and have a look at your options. Also best to plan well so that you don't have to spend extra money upgrading.

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Depends how much you want to spend and do you want something good. For that size tank you could get a Deltec 300 skimmer or even Better the mce600. The mce600 is the best hang on skimmer around, however comes at a price. The mce300 is ok for maybe 200L tank, and does not skim anywhere near as well as the mce 600 As skimmers are one of the most important tool for a reef tank it is something you don't want to skimp on. here is some non biased reviews http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=963923 http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/7/review

Pacific aquaria, the best around

Things costs far more in nz due to high airfreight and MAF costs. Prices vary, however good quality stock will cost more, For the best quality stock try try stores in these locations http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=48029

There is 3 and its all the same, just triplicated posts.

I suspect most fish stores will have major losses.

Nice tank

It is quite hard to sell them also knowing that most will die once they leave the quarantine.

seen the same subject on this forum, might help http://www.nzmas.co.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9908

Must be finishing cycling, Got any updated pics :lol:

They say effects are generally reversible if you stop the Phosguard Seachem make good products except for the phosquard which may cause some issues with corals. I use the reef salt which i found good, the new salt should be out soon .

Randy has more info on aluminum products. I tend to stay away from Aluminum products for reef tanks. Might be ok if you don't have expensive corals, not worth the risk More updated info http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16780443

Aluminum should be ok however with corals as it is toxic. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/july2003/chem.htm Iron po4 removers are considered safer.

Be care of product pushing and advise aimed at "getting at other people". Give me a call when you need some DELTEC po4 remover to try.

Next step is to let mature and add phosphate remover to bind phosphates and remove any organics before they get stored in the rock. Also other trick is to reduce light to a few hours a day, it reduces the chance of major algae taking hold and give your tank time to build up good bacteria which will break down waste

Pics would be good,