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Ordered 10 Threadfin Rainbow fish (Iriatherina Werneri). Received 22. All wonderfully packed for the loooooooong journey from Darwin to Melbourne. All seem to have arrived in good health, which is good given they've travelled 3100km (1900 miles) in 24 hours. My two foot planted tank is...

I came from from holidays with the BBA outbreak that would rival anyones. Of course BBA has not been a new thing in that 2 footer. I've been fighting it without success for almost 2 years. Used every trick out there, even varying the lighting time, but none of these things ever worked. So...

So.. I bought a CO2 bottle, reg + solenoid + needle valve + bc a few months ago. Note the bc is not in this pic becuase I have one on the diffuser end (Dupla nano diffuser + BC) Since setting it up first time, I've lost all tanks of gas due to a leak I can't find. I need some guidance. The...

I thought I'd lost these photos, but I just found them on my spare flash card I hardly use. When I went to the USA back in May, my friend Tracy took care of my weekly PWCs and my 90yo neighbour came in for daily pet feeds and mail delivery. Tracy was great. She came over 4 weekends in a row...

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I was driving home from swapping over my co2 cylinder for a new full one. I stopped at a roundabout, waiting for the traffic to clear so I could go. .......and as I'm waiting *BANG*. It was the loudest sound I have ever heard... The cylinder popped and depressurised gas sprewed into the...

I am confused and worried..... I just bought (on the 19th Sept) the same kegking CO2 cylinder and regulator/solenoid/bubble counter as shown. When I hooked it up, bubbles intially came out of my nano glass diffuser, but some time later (I noticed the following day when I got home from work)...

I just bought a new CO2 cylinder and regulator/solenoid/bubble counter. This is probably a really dumb question, and I probably have nothing to worry about, but if I attach the bubble counter to the reg and fill it with water, how do I know that water won't filter down into the regulator and...

I have been compating an explosion of BBA in my tank in recent months. Here's the short version so far..... Upgraded lighting in March 09. 2 x 24w T5s @ 10,000K - yes I realise it wasn't optimal but they came with the fixture and I thought I'd give them a go anyway. Bought a stack of new...

Originally when I set up this 3.7g, I planned on having a shrimp tank. But some time ago (during the 4 months it took to cycle it!) I decided on a Betta instead. Everytime I go to the LFS, it breaks my heart to see them in those tiny little jars. I usually avoid looking altogether. On...

My 2x1x1 planted recently got an upgrade from low-light (1.2wpg) to 3.2wpg using T5s. Also added CO2. I just wanted to check my new fert regime is okay. I added 9 new threadfin rainbows last week and a bucket load of new plants. It's been a while since I tested my tank and I thought I'd...

I lhave heard this song before but never seen the clip until now. I will look past the fact that there were neon tetras in a SW tank because the animation was really neat. YouTube - The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance [Official Video]

Whose a happy mummy! I now have 9 new threadfin rainbows (Iriatherina werneri) despite the fact I only ordered 6 (thank you Aquagreen!). They all survived the trip down from Darwin, I drip acclimated them tonight and they are now in the tank and appear to be well. They have headed straight...

Co2 fluctuation has resulted in a mass increase of BBA on a few leaves of my plants but mainly on a bare patch of the sand substrate. I have scooped up a fair amount and will probably spend the better half of Friday night manually removing what I can. I wanted to ask those who have used either...

All, Now that my DIY CO2 is fixed, I'm now onto my second issue. A stalled fishless cycle. I started a small 3.7G-ish tank weeks and weeks ago. In fact, it has been so long, its difficult to remember exactly when I set it up. Hubby and I think it's had water in it for around 2 months now...

Hopefully someone can tell me what I did wrong with my DIY CO2 recipe. I put 2 cups of raw sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and warmish water in a 2L bottle and shook it up to dissolve it. I put 1/4 teaspoon of dry bakers yeast in a cup of tepid water, mixed it, added a pinch of sugar and...

Up until now, I have resisted the temptation to turn my low-light 15G (2 ft) tank into something with a little more light which requires CO2. As much as I love my plants, I'd dearly love to re-scape it with a fresh look. It's starting to look like a great big mish-mash of stuff in there with...

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Geez, is it the middle of January already? Back when I mentioned that I was heading to Baltimore to attend a wedding, I was encouraged to post here. Now, I think I was asked to post here so you all know when to avoid the area and stay inside, but I'm being told that's not true. Anyway, if a...

I've been thinking about my big build lately. Being that it's a 120g, PWCs with a bucket are obviously out. Before you all leap in and say "buy a Python" let me just say the use of a Python in Australia (assuming you can get one which is next to impossible) is considered amongst my local...

Happy new year all In cleaning out my garage recently, I found a 2.7G tank containing a yukky rock, an UG filter, useless white substrate and spiders. I had totally forgotten I had it, and I don't even remember where it came from. It even has an old 8W AquaGlo plant light. So I threw out all...

Someone in my office has goldies in a pond and has asked me what type of algae-eating clean up crew would be suitable to go with them. Anyone know of any cold water algae-eaters that wouldn't be eaten by a few goldies?

Looking into regulators. It's a muddy world! http://www.milwaukeemeters.com.au/1regulator.htm This looks pretty all-inclusive. Am I right in thinking that all I'd want aside from this is a check-valve and a reactor/diffuser? Anyone used this model? It seems expensive, but if its top stuff...

I decided to post this in the saltwater forum since it tends to be the SW crew that use this equipment moreso than the FW. I'm looking for the lazyman's (lazywoman?) way of getting water from one area to another. I use a bucket to change water in my 2 footer, but in my new 120g that is...

Several times now, I have heard of, or witness things that other fish-keepers do that should (by all accounts) spell disaster yet don't. Often these situations come from fish-keepers who have no clue why they do things a particular way, or the potential ramifications, but what they do appears...