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Firstly... apologies for having the website offline for the past 5 days.
Over the weekend the server that this site was hosted on suffered a catastrophic hardware failure. Given that the site had been on the same server since 2004 a replacement of the same drive type was not available. We also had to wait till the drive unit of the failed server was sent to us so we could restore the websites on it.
We are now on a new, more powerful server, which should eliminate any downtime issues going forward.
As part of the upgrade for this site we were going to change servers, well, that has now been done.
Once again, apologies for the downtime.
You may find a few errors here and there, by all means, please let us know about them although over 500 images are still being loaded onto the server as I type this.
Also, some of the links to other sites that were on the same server do not work as those sites are still offline - they will be back in good time though.
I am in the process of working out what to do with this site, both in regards to its future, and any possible upgrade work that is well overdue.
As some will know, www.BettaForums.com was locked down some 8-9 months ago as its use had pretty much stopped. The same is starting to happen with www.AusFishForum.com , and we can't hide the fact that things here are not what they used to be.
So what do we do?
I have been thinking about merging all the forums, along with opening things up to other areas, such as the keeping of dogs, cats, birds and other pets as a lot of us dont just keep fish. Plus we have a lot of resources such as auction and classifieds software we have on hold (aquaauctions.com & aquaclassidieds.com - both offline).
What are peoples thoughts on this, would you support a large open community discussing many other types of pets, or would you rather DiscusForums.com to take its own path and we just look at merging the other sites and trying to build a new community that way?
If we did go down the path of merging everything I would ensure that Discus have there very own area, not just one topic area, after all, the Discus is the King of the Aquarium...
As part of upcoming changes and upgrades to this forum and website we will be adding a Group Buy section.
For those that are not aware of it's purpose or what it provides members, here is a brief summary.
A group buy can be organised by a member here, or an approved commercial entity/retailer. A specific product is offered at prices well below what would normally be paid on the premise that a large number of people will be part of the buy.
For example, a T5 light might normally retail for $250, however, if 10, 20 or more members wanted to be part of the Group Buy, the price may end up being $125-$150. The more people involved, the cheaper the item gets.
To try and organise a few start up group buys what sort of products, brands, etc would you like to see to kick things off.
Based on your replies, a poll of the most popular items will be started to see what should be offered or sourced.
If the product involved is a powder or liquid (i.e. Buffer or Trace element) a preferred size is also required.
You don't have to limit your suggestions to just one item each either...
ok, as most of you will know i am a fluval fan. i have a fluval 305 in my cichlid tank and love it.
but.....
after reading sooo many posts here about how good eheim is, i have been researching them and am starting to like them, in particluar the classic range as they have an impressive media capacity.
when i rescued the discus i have now, the filter they came with died, (a AquaNova npc1500). i have been running a 700L/Hr internal filter that i had laying around as having a large family and being in and out of work $ is a bit scarce.
but very soo i plan to purchase a new filter for them, but cnat make up my mind about which eheim would suit the tank.
the tank is 3ft x 15 x 18. 153L total, but a working capacity of about 143L (bare bottomed).
i have been looking at the eheim site
http://www.eheimasiapacific.com/prod_e_extfilter_classic.html
and dont kno if the 2213, 2215 or the 2217 is more suitable as we all know the max output of filters doesnt equal the true flow rate after media resistance and filter head height is taken into account.
Hi all thought I'd put up a quick DIY on some of my ugly but very effective filters.
These filters are strictly BIOLOGICAL filtration only, so please keep that in mind if your thinking of adding one to your tank.
heres what you need to get started.
1x 90mm PVC drain water pipe (length dependent on your tank height)
1x 90mm drain water pvc T
1x 90mm endcap
1x 90mm-40mm stepped reducer
1m 40mm PVC low preassure pipe
1x 15mm high preassure PVC pipe(same length as your 90mm)
1x 15mm high preassure T
1x15mm high preassure 90 degree elbow
1x 15mm faucet adapter with male thread
1x 15mm ball valve
1x 19mm barb to 15mm male thread irrigation fitting.
acetone
cordless drill with 5mm bit
hacksaw
teflon tape
PVC glue
