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Thanks again newbreed. I was lucky enough to have a msg from newbreed to see if i would like the 3d net as he seen the posts with myself and perplex about swapping the ledges for the net lol ( which i gladly accepted) and I totally agree with jayc if you are in the market for a new net grab one of these badboys and if your quick you'll get it for the intro price which i think is $20

Return home from our family holiday today to find my awesome Co2 kit today waiting for me. Cant wait to set it up, might buy a new tank. Thanks Jamie & SKF.

Thanks for your support too mate. Glad the winners are happy with their prizes too. If you get a chance write a review in our review section.

Glad you're all happy with your prizes!! Thanks for for participating in the Christmas competition. And a massive thanks to @NoGi @Disciple @OzShrimp and the SKF crew for making it all happen at a very busy time of year!! Hard enough to organise at any stage! Lol Enjoy!!

ADA substrate contain NO3 , not ok for shrimps .

Hi Paudie. An RO/DI unit will always be better than just an RO unit. Some contaminants do not measure well with a hobbyist grade TDS meter, it takes a conductivity or resistivity meter to measure them. Some of these include phosphates, silicates and nitrates among others. Which means that a TDS meter can show 0 TDS, even if phosphates, silicates and nitrates are present. RO membranes don't deal with this sufficiently. But the DI resin filter will. So by combining a DI resin filter to the RO membrane, you get the purest water. I would suggest a DI filter instead of another carbon cartridge, if you can fit it in. Note: when we talk about 'RO' water we usually mean water that has been filtered through an RO/DI filter. DI filter cartridges expire very quickly. And is usually the first cartridges that needs replacement when you start to see TDS rising from your RO/DI unit.

I suspect the fungus on the Pacific Blue Eyes might have been caused not so much from the salt water but more so because of the lack of water movement in the pool and pollution from the nearby roads being washed in. But yes I think I may have saved the Blue Eyes lives, and I do hope that they form a viable ongoing population in m pond.

Finaly got a chance to take some pics of the first blue bolt I've produced! The girls afe berried again so hopefully i start getting the same survival rates as the crs

I finally set my chiller up and decided to use my eheim 2213 on the Resun 650 for my 210 litre tank. This has left my big canister as a stand alone in the tank . The eheim is having no trouble pushing the water through the chiller. I have it set at 22 but it doesn't switch on until the tank reaches 24 - someone mentioned there was a 2 degree swing with the Resun so I was prepared for that. It takes the chiller approximately an hour to bring the water down to 22 and even in the really hot weather we are having here in Adelaide - 38/39 the last few days and over 35 for the last week or so- the chiller only comes on 3-4 times a day. I would be happier if the swing wasn't quite so big but I don't think I can do much about that . I don't know how long it takes the other brands to bring the temp down but 210 litres is a lot of water so I think it's ok.