Toirtis

Also, anyone in Calgary stocking them? I'd be looking at picking up at least one in the next two weeks or so.

We have had them a few times down at Riverfront...should have more in before long.

Welcome to the board, Wolfgang.

hey man. thanks!!!! um. how much would one a those chillers cost me?

Look here, J & L Aquatics, for one.

Looking at about $550 after tax and shipping on the 1/10hp...not a cheap toy.

I have seen it linked to issues with Ctenopoma and Polypteridae.

Well, hello, Allicia...

Not currently, although I have in the past....just waiting on an AAA-grade sapphire gold-head crossback that I will be getting either just before or after x-mas.

Still looking for information on how to get my hands on a diatom filter or UV sterilizer before my new filter arrives - anyone?

I can offer a few good places to buy them both new, and UV sterilisers come up frequently at ACE auctions (diatom filters less so)....I suppose for used your best bet is looking on here and the various local reef boards.

The GF's new (circa 3 weeks old) 33 gallon planted (flourite black substrate, CO2-injected)

Fish inhabitants include:

9 Corydoras sterbai

9 Trigonostigma heteromorpha

9 Paracheirodon axelrodi

5 Hemigrammus bleheri

6 Otocinclus affinis

3 Microgeophagus ramirezi (German blue)

2 Microgeophagus ramirezi (German gold)

3 Iriatherina werneri

1 Panaque maccus

1 Ancistrus ranuculus

1 Betta splendens

Plant inhabitants include:

Shinnersia rivularis 'Weiss-Grün'

Sagittaria Subulata

Anubias barteri var. 'nana'

Anubia lancelota

Microsorium pteropus var 'Windelov'

Rotala macranda

Potamogeton helferi

Ludwigia repens

Lobelia cardinalis

Hemianthus callitrichoides

Cryptocoryne undulata

Cladophora aegagropila

Wow, stunning pics.

I nearly bought myself an M-6 ( http://www.pentairaquatics.com/products/detail/M-Series.html ) cart-mounted unit when a local wholesaler was blowing-out a bunch of Pentair stuff cheap (it would have cost me about $600), but really had no need/excuse to buy it....in retrospect, I probably should have, although I have no idea where I would keep such a beast.

As a side comment, anyone know how to deal with UPS regarding their brokerage fees? Those fees are quite unfair I think.

I might clear customs myself but it might prove difficult since the package will be in Vancouver and not in Edmonton.

I really don't want to go to the air port, so any one have advice on either waiving the fee or at least reducing it?

Clearing customs can be complicated and time-consuming, which is why many people use brokers, but UPS' broker fees are wildly high (sometimes approaching 50% of the value of the item)....your only option is to have the goods shipped USPS, which is far, far cheaper.

Using this on one tank, and it is working very well...unfortunately, you are looking at about $200 for the system.

So if you have a larger tank >30g then I would recommend a CO2 cannister. With bigger tanks DIY co2 it can't seem to get to high enough co2 levels.

I agree...hands down.

Welcome to AA. :welcome:

Please do make a proper advert for the koi in the classifieds section and post an asking price ($300 is probably fair for all 6 unless they are particularly nice) as per the forum rules.

Welcome to the forum. :welcome:

Gold and Aquagiant are about the cheapest, but I would advise that you shop aroiund and look at the rock in various shops...cheap is not always best, or even good.

Welcome to AA! :welcome:

I can get all Hagen stuff real cheap

Pm me if interested

This sounds like a commercial post (and a bit shady at that), which is strictly prohibited unless you are a sponsor.

Did your customers tell you much about their keep Christian? I can get live food easily enough... did they house them all year round? Seems to me the changes of the seasons probably affect their habits.

Not a lot...I have kept them myself years ago, and just kept them in a 'pond' aquarium, with a sponge filter, mostly natural lighting, etc....lived almost a year, as I recall.

I have had several customers in at the shop that are keeping these:

http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/i...aq/waterbug.htm

As for the 'spruce bugs', I am wondering if you migh be talking about the box elder bugs which are often called 'maple bugs' around here:

http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/i...sfaq/boxeld.htm

Welcome to the board!

They will eat most meaty things, including crickets, mealworms, etc, and usually frozen foods.

I'd take the plants out of the pots that they came in, and take away most of the fiber that's going to be stuck to the roots before planting them in separate pots.

I concur...replanting them in larger pots (at least 6" deep for swords) filled with laterite, flourite, or aquatic soil covered with gravel would make a big difference.

Two 54W T5's would be all I'd think you'd need for a tank that size, though again depending on the plants you may even want as many as 3-4. With the greater depth you're going to need more light than a shallower tank.

I agree... a pair of HO T5s would also make for a world of difference.

That being said, running plants in a bare-bottomed discus tank is always going to be a bit of a challenge.

Call me a skeptic, but I just don't see the savings being passed on down to the consumer - not just at aquarium shops, but in any industry.

Sadly, there may be no savings...with oil hitting $90+ a barrel, shipping and manufacturing cost increases will likely wipe out any savings the strong loonie would have given us.

Welcome to the board. I mostly keep anything weird and/or ugly.