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i cant believe i just wasted 2 minutes of my time to read that crap....johno...really...some of your post are interesting to read but this one...mate...you are going to pull something out that is really good next time to make up for this.

hey humbug...as always great read.

as for the plumbing into the sumps...i never really solved this issue,

i have all my breeder tanks plumped to a sump and because of the flow rate i have running most of my food ends up in the sump ...so the habit i have gotten into is i turn the pump of and feed all my none plumbed tanks first and while i am doing this the flow stops and then i feed the tanks that are plumbed...i have tried tucking sponge inside the overflow boxes but yes you are right after a while the flow slows down and the pump doesn't so the water has to go somewhere.

i will be watching your thread closely as i am also planing my fry setup to be plumbed...also i am using marinepure...but still have the sponge filters running in the breeders tanks as-well...just as a back up.

rgds

john.

i have always found that painting the back of the tank black shows the colours of the fish up even more.

neither the less mike looking good....a couple of my ngara males will look great in there.

also got some nice bi-colours coming up too.

Metriaclima callainos...cobolt blues

most female fronties colour up

i like the look of female whiteknights

i have some nice female marbles in my display

blueberries

hope this gives you some ideas.

i am not a religous man but i beleive no one has the right to play god...no one has the right to take another persons life.

wow matt ...stunning looking fish.

show a full tank shot please.

in my fish room i am trying a different type of heater this year...i have purchased a aquazonic titan 1500w this is in my sump heating 6x4ft tanks...what i have found is its keeping the whole room warm...so i have put in the rest of my tanks under rated heaters...mostly 3ft tanks and i am putting 55w heaters and so far so good...room is staying 27-28 and all my other tanks are doing well....touch wood....have to wait for the power bill to find out how we are realy doing.

rgds

john.

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hey smokey i got one that my suit your needs...check it out and tell me what you think.

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Very very nice. I like your Ngara, looks very good.
I do have one white lips, but also looking for more like you

I have ngara fry ready in about 4 weeks

thanks az...and thanks for those quality dimi yesterday...they have settled in nicely...what else is out there..?

ok its been a while since i posted any new pics of my room....nearly all finished..(but is it ever finished)the wife hopes so.

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sump up and running now...going to leave the sponge filters in the tanks aswell...always good to have seeded sponges.

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i will add more media later ...i went with marine pure and zeolite for bio filtration and koi matting and filter socks for mechanical filtration...see how it goes.

quick water changes working a treat now...push on the 30mm hose and open the drain...it stops at the height of the drain pipe (50% of the tank) bought a 15 metre rubber hose

water changes takes 45 minutes.

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going to have make some decisions on what to keep and what to sell...have to many colonys.

6 breeding tanks and 6 fry tanks in the middle

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bi-colour 500 and albino red peacocks

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pheno tanzania and one mdoka white lips...looking for more of them people....if you have some

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ngara red flametails

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every fish room has to have one

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what is it with queensland...i am super jealous how easy it is for you to find the fish you want.

i am trying to organising a box being shipped from mount barker of pheno tanzania...because i want to breed them aswell but not having much luck...any chance there is some more where you got yours from...?

wow great looking fish...and your setup looks awsome

The Phenochilus Tanzania looks amazing...my favourite fish right now...just picked up 4 very nice males a couple of days ago...i think every display tank should have a couple of them.

thanks for sharing ...please keep the pics coming.

rgds

john.

hey slink you should see the colony i grabbed of you last year...the dominant male is outstanding...i will try and put up some pics but they move fast.

all found people....i grabbed 4 from aquotix today...looking like two male and two females...anyway realy stoked...i have polit...yer.