It’s cold this evening and hasn’t stopped raining outside, it’s like moonsoon season has arrived, goodbye Summer.
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Rain, Rain and more Rain
Thursday, September 15th, 2005Mission Successful – Hikari Algae Wafers
Thursday, September 15th, 2005I’ve eventually found a supplier of Hikari Algae Wafers, so I’ve ordered two 1kg bags. Just in case it’s a few months before Hikari are importing products back into the UK.
The vegetarian fish will be happy.
New Air Compressor Arrives
Thursday, September 15th, 2005
The
Hailea ACO-208 arrived today by ANC Courier to my Office address. I purchased
this from
POND-SUPPLIES-UK,
Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. Excellent customer service. This compressor is
much smaller than I had imagined, although I had the technical specification, I
never thought to look at the measurements, I thought it maybe a similar size to
my Clearseal LP40, 40 litre per minute air pump. It’s certainly in a very small
package at 25 watts delivering 45 litre per minute.
Installation was trickier than expected because the air output nozzle is
suited for 8-10mm pipe, I need to connect this to, 19mm bore pipe, so I’ve used
different widths of Eheim tubing glued so I could connect it directly to the
pump, two jubilee clips should finally secure in place. Another feature of this
pump is the air inlet, which I’ve connected small Eheim tubing to, which I’ll
route to the outside of the garage to bring in cooler air, I may have to check
this, because this may decrease tank temperature, by bleeding cold air into the
fish tank. I need to spend some time, locating to air compressor in it’s
permanent position, and migrating the airline to the tanks.
Purple Spotted Gudegeon move home.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005I’ve moved the two smaller Purple Spotted Gudegeon into my dispay tank out of the fish house quarantine tanks, as they were being harassed by the larger fish.
Hopefully my new air pump (compressor) will arrive tomorrow.
I’ve also noticed that my Eheim 2313 on my display tank is making strange noises again.
New Air Compressor Ordered
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005I’ve ordered my new air compressor for the fish house today. More details when it arrives, I’ll post a picture here.
Whoops…
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005The Subscription Offer URL is incorrect on the last post, PFK have been advised.
So the telephone number is 0870 124 1010 and say “FLIP”.
I don’t know what the flip is all about, do fish flip?
I thought they flapped!
Practical Fishkeeping Magazine Special Offer
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005This months Practical Fishkeeping Magazine October 2005 have a special offer, get three copies of the magazine by subscription for 6 GBP and save 38%. Offer closes 31st October 2005. Order on line at www.greatmagazines.co.uk/flip
Also Free API Stress Coat and Stress Zyme samples, and the chance to Win a Year’s Supply of API products.
A Warm Day
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005Another warm day in York, and the fish house temperature increased to over 33 degrees C. No adverse effects noticed, apart from the perspiration on my brow at feeding time.
Air pumps and filters are proving enough aeration at present.
Black Angelfish RIP
Sunday, September 11th, 2005I found one of my stock black D/D (double black) angelfish dead this evening, these angelfish our the offspring of Frank the dangerous killer angelfish, which has decided in the last 12 months to kill anything that he shares an aquarium with.
I have read and discussed with other angelfish breeders, that D/D angelfish have a “killer gene” which makes them slow growing and die easily, due to the dark pigment colouration.
Air Ring Main Update
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
I
purchased a 5mm HSS drill bit, and armed with my drill and new bit (I don’t know
why I bought another two drill bits, because shortly after looking for something
else in my toolbox, found a 5mm drill bit!) was ready to start drilling holes in
my air ring main to accommodate 6mm Algarde straight connectors, this was more
difficult a task, than I had thought, and it would probably been easier if I had
pre-drilled the holes, and inserted the connectors before installing the ring
main in the ceiling, with hindsight, I think 90 degree elbow would have been
better, because trying to pull the airline off a test connector it removed it
from the air ring main. I’ve got a few elbows, so I’ll just have to wait and
see, I’m not going to be removing airline much anyway.
Here is a picture outside the fish house on the opposite side of the jablite
partition, in the un-insulated part of the garage. You can clearly see the Eheim
tubing waiting to be connected to a air supply, I’ve not purchased yet.
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