Dave+Amy Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 ...AFTER my exams! I'm near breaking point... :-? they locked off the 8th floor balcony in Vic's Kirk building due to bio students using that to jump apparently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyfish Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 that's a very nice job you did. sorry to hear about the exam. one question. i have a 4 foot tank with guppies, swordtails, a few corries, GBAs, Clown Loaches, neon tetras and etc. and i'd like to start have discus, do I need to get rid of the guppies and swordtails first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 corries, GBAs, Clown Loaches, are ok with the discus and the higher temperature (28-29) that the discus like. The temp might not be suited to the others that you mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 they locked off the 8th floor balcony in Vic's Kirk building due to bio students using that to jump apparently You are kidding?????? Good luck with your exams! Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Luckyfish - I'd be wary of your tank size if you wanted Discus on top of everything else...I sold off my school of cardinals to make more room for mine :lol: Caper - I didn't know that until a friend of mine told me, her dad knows all the stories 'cos he's a top forensics scientist in NZ Depressing I know..but sometimes staying up at uni until 11pm is demoralising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Ok Phoenix finally found time to take a photo of the tank now...nothing much has changed apart from I no longer own the Blue Diamond in the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 looks AWESOME! will you ever put black gravel in there? I love your echinodorus (spelling??_)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 looks AWESOME! will you ever put black gravel in there? I love your echinodorus (spelling??_)! Second that but not the black gravel part lol. It'll just make the whole tank dark. Like it better as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 looks AWESOME! will you ever put black gravel in there? I love your echinodorus (spelling??_)! If you're referring to my sword plant (not too flash on latin names) I think I'll need a bigger tank for it at the rate it's sprouting leaves..can anyone tell me how to prune it? (Or prevent it from growing wider) It's getting too long and some leaves are getting brunt by the heater during waterchanges. I don't want the tank darker..my Discus might go darker in colour - I like the lighter gravel because it pushes the main focal point onto the fish making them stand out even more besides taking out the gravel would just be a nightmare I'd imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 don't hack it!!! lol.. its awesome! that's it. im going to come and visit you in the holidays. you can take me to alll the shops down there :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I'm wanting to prune it for its own good..being contantly cooked by the heater can't be very good for it and I can't relocate the heater because the electric cord isn't long enough...I think you'll like it down here, so many stores to choose from! Still can't decide how I want to decorate my Angel tank yet..since I have a natural them for Discus I want to go different with the Angels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 go for rocks with them. i had my angels in there for a few days without the other fish in my new tank and it looked really unique and cool. not something you'd expect to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Could I put slate in (or would that alter pH)?? I quite like how yours is all layered - I'm thinking about having a couple of slates standing up or leaning vertically surrounding by the sag you gave me..but what can I have as foreground plants. Not wanting glosso because of lighting requirements and anubias grow too slowly, was thinking hairgrass but then they need high lighting too. If i have 10,000K glowlux lighting would that be sufficient enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 i used schist. has no effect on the pH. the angels were not at all skittish with all the rock work either which was great. Hairgrass grows tall too, unless you get your hands on the less common dwarf variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 where did you get your schist from? local gardening place? How did you prevent your schist sheets from slipping? I'm thinking if I'm wanting vertical ones then I'd better stick them down before they fall over and smash the side of the tank. I've never had any success with hairgrass they get all dusty then die..which I don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 local landscaping place. cheap as chips. no need to stick them down, just stack them sensibly and you shouldnt have a problem. small pieces used as support. or you could get some schist and stick the pieces together and form a structure that suits your liking - araldite will work. im imagining something like an obelisk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 stop using big words...brain not coping...lol but aren't you scared that if you pour water too fast/hard into your tank it might push those schists? Does anybody know of a glue that I can use to stick schist pieces together with? no leaching of chems etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 araldite is the glue. im unsure if silicone will work, but if it does then use that haha not scared of rocks falling over haha. im not gentle with the way i do water changes. water either gets dumped into the tank with buckets when i feel nice like this morning or gets squirted into the tank at high pressure with a garden hose. get dave to stack the schist. hahaahahahahaa. they wont fall over then (please dont kill me, its just men are better at building things) again don't hurt me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 take that back Phoenix.... awesome! I can't till the end of my exam so I can get into my tank and decorate it! My poor Angels have been in a barebottom tank for the past 2months... Will start a sep thread with the remodelling process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 OK fine then, be like that :lol: . I take that back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I'm crossing my fingers for a roadtrip to Wonderworld (is the name right?) in a week's time I heard they have the largest selection of aquarium things...so excited..going to be saving up all my lunch money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 You will need more than your lunch money (unless you have big lunches) as they have a LOT to choose from! We stopped in on our way home from conference. My eye caught some fish I think RD (the owner) said were blue Dempseys. Gorgeous fish but they would kill most of the other inhabitants in my tank so they had to stay where they were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ahhh Caryl, You dissapoint me waht with your skill and that big pond and that lovely tank in the lounge...just get another tank...lol You know you can fall ino the world we know as MTS. Look at it this way Buddie would have 2 places to land and Grant could sit between the 2? Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 My eye caught some fish I think RD (the owner) said were blue Dempseys. Gorgeous fish but they would kill most of the other inhabitants in my tank so they had to stay where they were You wouldnt need too big a tank to keep a pair of EBJD(electric Blue jack dempseys) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 ...I eat a lot..... plus I've figured saving 3 weeks' worth of lunch money could total around $150 if not more...going by at least $10 per day...lol and maybe I'll allow some of my work money go towards it Besides I go into shops with things in mind - I NEVER buy things I wasn't planning on (takes me usually 3hours when shopping for a new pair of jeans...) I CANNOT wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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