Thanks for the helpful advice guys. I know I'm panicking a bit putting this set up together, but I've never put so much effort into a specific fish before. And especially one like this which is so precious and expensive. Thanks for your patience and experience. 8) I'm sure I'll think of more questio...

I've never tested for oxygen, though I know you can get kits for it. Would you say it's imperative to test for dissolved oxygen? Or do you normally just figure it's OK because the powerheads (etc) are running?

If you think it's important to test it, what sort of reading am I looking for?

I've read that (6 page! :shock: ) thread "What's happened to my baby". Some interesting stuff in there. I don't know if this is useful at all, but my 4ft tank, up until recently when I bought my RO unit, only got tapwater changes and the pH remained at 7.8 - totally stable, no variations i...

Thanks... I'll read the post on the hardness question. That'll be helpful. Would you recommend putting them in a bucket and slowly dripping tank water? It would mean them being in a bucket for a few hours, which won't be too nice for them, but I could drop a heater and an airstone in there if necess...

Oooh... I might just do that this weekend! :wink: I'll do a water change with tap water tonight, take a load of readings and then compare it to the shop water. I'm sure I can get the pH to within .2 of our normal tap water here by the weekend. We're normally around 7.8 here, though most of my tanks ...

The only mature filter that I can move to this tank would be a small algarde sponge filter which is in a q/t tank. I have bought a new one as well, which I can squash the sponge into either the internal Fluval or external Eheim, both of which are running on the 4ft tank, and let it soak up some of t...

Thanks to some help from McEve, I have the snaps I took at the LFS uploaded so I can post them for you. I took these yesterday at the shop, and just did it quickly because the shop was busy and the guy was standing there holding their piece of bogwood so I could get a pic. I think they're getting th...

Des, I've been to the shop and photographed my two. But I don't think I can post them here. You need the images already on a website don't you? I don't have one. If you can give me a clue what to do, I'll post the pics I've taken so you guys can give them the "once over". I've looked and I...

Thanks for the advice Des. But I'm having a little trouble visualising what you've done with your set up. You couldn't post or email a picture could you? I've bought another tank, 30" (76.2cm). I'm currently reorganising things in the room to get it in it's final place and start setting it up. ...

I already have two other tanks in this room. Both 2ft, one is 80ltrs and the other around 20ltrs. Both of them used for holding/quarantine etc. So I am not short of tanks. It is these tanks that I have to fit the new tank in around (as well as my chinchillas!). The 80ltr tank is on a cabinet designe...

I am going to get a new tank to setup for some zebras. I don't have them home yet so I have some time to do it right the first time, with help of you guys! :wink: I'm going to get a whole new tank and set it up specifically. With the space that I have now, I could easily accomodate another 2ft tank....