Golfnut

Does anyone know where to get some 65w PC lights for a planted tank in Calgary?

Try BriteLite, they have 2 stores in Calgary

britelite.com

You need to be employed to setup an account (it's free).

Hi all,

I have some snails that I want to get rid of.

I have clown loaches in another tank and they do a good job of getting rid of snails.

I have yoyo loaches in another and they dont' seem that interested in snails.

Anyone know of some other small loaches/fish that will eat snails?

I just need a couple for a community tank...

Thanks,

Andrew

I have an old flourescent light, it starts up, but then flickers all the time. I tried another bulb, but it does the same thing. You can see the starter light up and then flicker and the bulb flickers too.

Can anyone tell if it is the ballast or the starter? If it is the ballast then the thing should be tossed, but anyone know if changing the starter would fix it?

Thanks,

Andrew

Some closeups of my cichlids.

1. Male salousi

2. Female blue fryeri

3. Male electric blue fryeri

4. Female blue dolphin

Awesome!

I've been buying the algae wafers from Picses, but is there a better alternative and cheaper too?

Thanks,

Andrew

Hi,

I was setting up an old Eheim 2213 filter. It works fine, but makes some rattling noises when in use. I took it apart and cleaned the impeller and shaft assembly and put it back together and the noise got WORSE.

The impeller itself looks ok with nothing damaged per se... but I guess these things need to be replaced once in a while? But I'm worried about buying a new impeller and the problem not being fixed.

Thanks for any ideas...

Andrew

Nice Photography on the site Golfnut, what's your camera?

Nikon D80 or D200 and Canon SD700is.

Thanks,

Andrew

Wow, had no ideas the males were so beautiful... cool.

Great color... how much was he from the auction?

Sweet pics!

They have fish at the calgary zoo?

Tweaked thanks.

I got this cool dude from Shawn (Sauron2) ... more on my website.

http://www.golfnut.ca

Some pics...

Anyone know what kind of fish this is ? It's about 6 inches now.

I'd stick to Canon or Nikon (I own Nikon myself).

They are the largest brands and have the largest selection of equipment and USED equipment (so you can save money and get used stuff).

Between the two, the quality is the same IMO, the ergonomics becomes the deciding point. I like the Nikon camera setups which is why I bought it.

You can't go wrong with either brand. I would stay away from Sony SLRs because of poor noise performance at ISO800 (www.dpreview.com).

Regards,

Andrew

Beautiful setup... I'm jealous.

Very nice!

Are those saulosi?

where did you pick them up from?

nev

HI Nev,

Yes Salousi... your favorite.

I got them from SerLunchbox... unfortuantely the only female of 2 that held jumped out of the tank a few months ago. The one in the picture has never held even though the male pictured is trying very hard.

Wow, wish I could get my fish to sit still for a second so I could get great pics like that. Seems like I have to take 100 to get 1 decent 1.

Hi,

Yes takes lots of patience... they were all scared and were at the opposite end of my setup so eventually one would swim over to check out what's happening and I could get a shot.

The rest wouldn't swim over ...

Andrew

Wow that external flash makes a big difference... what brand and size of camera are you using?

Nikon D80 with SB-600 flash pointed down into the tank.

Cheers,

Andrew

One more...

Finally got an external flash so I can take fish pictures now!

Sorry to hear that Christian...

Do you know why a tank can crash? Nitrates go up all of a sudden?

Thanks Moderators for moving this...

I couldn't figure out where my thead went to...

Sounds good... I'll let you know how it goes...