ABwildrose

ok, thank you

I was wondering when the spring CAS auction will be so I can try and arrange time off to attend. Does anyone know when it is?

Hi from Bow Island and welcome to the site!!

Their prices on items as well as their service does tend to be very reasonable. (my apologies if this infringes on any vendor review policy)

The only store in Lethbridge I go to is Tropical Fish Imports. I haven't been there in a long time, but I like going to see his tanks. It is a very small store, but his fish are very healthy looking and well cared for. Most of the display tanks are well planted and look good. He has some A. cichlids, but not a lot. It is out of the way in the Industrial area on the North side. Address is 3805 9 ave N. Phone number is 380-4506. I would call before You go because I think the hours are wierd. Hopefully someone from Lethbridge has more info.

Welcome to Alberta!!

I had lots of fun. Great job everyone. Looking at all those plants makes me want to go back to a planted tank....maybe some day. I got a used 404 that looks to be in great shape, some beautiful kuhli loaches, tetras and a few plants for my sister. For me I got 3 nice looking F2 yellow labs. I always have to buy at least 1 impulse buy that I later have to make adjustments to fit in....that was about 10 little yellow labs. It was nice meeting you Frank.

I think I am going to be there too, I can't wait!

Me too, I have lost 2 of them. The first after a thunderstorm and the replacement lasted only a few months....sounds almost the same as Kevin's situation. It probably was a bad batch, but I definitely won't risk buying them again.

very nice!!

Thanks for the info. I thought it strange that my 2 biggest fish died, but that kind of explains it. I don't have anything extra bubbling to break the surface tension for aeration. I do have a sump system, the water drains from the top and the water sprays through a spray bar across the media and then back into the tank through a spray bar set just under the surface. The water at the bottom of the tank really doesn't circulate well, I used to have an airstone down there to help circulate to water from the bottom, but the bubbles made the sump gurgle more so I stopped doing that. Maybe I will fish out an old pump and try moving the water around with that.

very nice :thumbs:

Well, I came home this afternoon and saw my 2 large male acei dead on the bottom. ( I wish RDfishguy still had his and I would snap them up in a heartbeat to replace them). My big melanochromis cyanerhabdos (?sp) was also missing and I eventually found him dead as well. He was such a beautiful fish. I even had compliments on "that pretty blue fish" from people walking by that could see him from the sidewalk When I went to fish them out, I noticed the water was very hot. It was about 36 C. My heater was set at 22C and it was still heating. The power went off 3 times yesterday and once earlier in the afternoon. I wonder if that fried my heater or something. When I got the temp down to about 30C the other fish seemed to perk up and the ones that were practically laying on the bottom started acting normal again. The synodontis I have didn't really seem unusually stressed throughout the ordeal. I only have 1 dwarf bristlenose unaccounted for but I think he is probably OK. I always have trouble located all those guys during head counts. Out of curiousity, how long can cichlids usually stand the high temps and how hot can the tank get without causing problems? I am kind of wondering how long the tank was that hot. I am sure they seemed normal yesterday.

The guy at the lfs gave me a box that had been made to mount the T5 lights in. I am not sure of the dimension or wood, but it was a pretty basic design. I took it to a place that works with metals, I think sheet metals and stuff. He charged me $5 and used a piece of scrap that he bent and mounted inside the box for a reflector. Then my husband mounted the lights inside. I painted the box flat black and it worked well for many years. It just sat on top of the glass.

was yours the 48" ones as well? I think it is likely that both mine came from the same batch. The second one I bought was in use on a display tank and he said they had been using it for a few months. If no one else has had problems, it is likely that they are a good product otherwise. Just be sure to keep your receipt. My husband couldn't figure out how to get at the ballast either.