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Patron Professor Simon Chapman AO PhD FASSA Executive Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Officer Ian Andrews Graham Fameli Carol Durrant Bryce Hough John Rhodes 0418 255 897 0412 304 190 (02) 9834 4993 / 0415 655 063 (02) 9755 2850 (Ph/Fax) / 0408 882 025 (02) 9661 4735 Committee Members Show Coordinator Paul Miglionico (02) 9862 0472 / 0415 834 529 Show Support Group Graham and Lee Fameli 0412 304 190 Martin Rocliffe 0407 475 757 John Ling 0411 156 648 Boun Keakham 0434 232 271 Rene Smeets 0423 481 155 Kevin Wong 0418 182 818 Membership Officer David Durrant (02) 9834 4993 / 0414 834 499 (Subscriptions to 3 Coolong Crescent, St Clair, NSW 2759) Supply Officers Ron and Max Farrugia (02) 9533 2546 / 0403 029 532 Auction Master Bill Youl (02) 9629 2968 / 0412 700 638 Assistant Auction MasterGrahame Fameli 0412 304 190 AKA Reporter Editor Photography Editorial Advertising/Distribution Ian Andrews John Ling Kate Andrews Gordon Kilborn 0418 255 897 0411 156 648 (02) 9871 2483 (02) 9153 9012 / 0429 664 916 Committee Support Panel Publicity Alf Mizzi (02) 9555 6497 Librarian David Tu 0418 689 698 Catering George and Betty Ludbrook(02) 9602 2493 Social Secretary Vacant Sizing and Assets John Rhodes (02) 9661 4735 Webmaster and FacebookVacant Table Show Registrar Barbara Walter (02) 9738 1320 Website www.akakoi.com.au Facebook www.facebook.com/AustralianKoiAssociation Life Members Ethel Allen*; Jack Cohen*; Mary Cohen; Max Farrugia; Ron Farrugia; Barbara & Bryce Hough; Arthur Johnston; Gordon Kilborn; Yvonne Louis; Betty & George Ludbrook; Dorothy Miglionico; Paul Miglionico; Ken Newton; Dave Pogson*; Arthur Robinson; Alan Walter*; Barbara Walter; Harry Watson*; Robert Wood*; Heinz Zimmermann *Deceased All correspondence Australian Koi Association, 17 Westmore Drive, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125 2 AKA REPORTER President’s Report Welcome to our first AKA Reporter for 2015. I trust all our members had a great holiday break and those members who have spawned their koi, I hope you are maintaining a good culling rate of your fry. This will ensure that only the very best are retained; that way your remaining babies have a better chance of attaining their full potential; we do not achieve success if over-crowding of young koi occurs. Congratulations to Terry McNeil for taking out both Grand Champion and Reserve Champion at our Christmas Small Koi Show. The quality of koi entered this year was very pleasing. Special thanks to Lee Nguyen for taking on the difficult task of judging. Our focus now is on our 34th Annual Large Koi Show being held on Sunday 12 April at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park (just off the M7 at Saxony Road). Our guest International ZNA Judges will be Leung Hong Man from China and Thomas Lim from Singapore and Jun Hun Gou as Trainee Judge from the Koi Society of Western Australia. We are looking forward to welcoming them all to what I hope will be a big show with an increased number of exhibitors. Because of the wet conditions last year our new venue is under cover and offers a bit more comfort and ease of unloading and loading our koi. Set up for the Show will be on Saturday 11 April with as many helpers needed as possible and the koi will need to be in their bins F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 before 8.30 am on the Sunday. My special request is to all members to make this, our 34th show, one of our best. If all members could make the effort of entering a few fish, this will boost the number of entries and make the show an outstanding showcase to our magnificent koi. Think about what koi you would like to enter. If you need help with entry forms, photographing or transporting your koi, speak to me or any of our Committee—we will be only to happy to help. Coming up at our next monthly meeting we will be running an Information Forum on the Do’s & Don’ts of the use of chemicals in your koi pond. Principal focus will be on potassium permanganate (Condy’s Crystals) and sodium bicarbonate. Of late there has been some terrible disaster with the incorrect use of the products so on this night we hope to discover as much as possible regarding their usage. Finally just wanted to wish some of our Members who are facing difficult times that our thoughts and prayers are with you, to Fred and Rita Grech and also Brian and Margaret Smith. ■ Yours in koi… Ian Andrews, President AKA 3 AKA News & Events Join our monthly meetings All members and friends are invited to attend our meetings, at which we discuss the general business of the Association, hear presentations from koi experts and enjoy the social company of other koi fanciers. Our meetings also include a table show competition and a raffle draw. Meetings are held in a family-friendly venue at the Scottish Hall, 4 Weigand Avenue, Bankstown on the first Wednesday of each month. February Meeting The February General Meeting of the Australian Koi Association Inc will be held at the Scottish Hall, 4 Weigand Avenue Bankstown, Wednesday 4 February 2015, 7.30 pm. 1. Welcome to members and guests 2.Apologies 3. Confirmation of minutes of previous monthly general meeting held 14 January. 4.Raffle 5.Reports 6. General Business 7. Information Forum: Do’s & Don’ts with Chemicals in Koi Ponds 8. Raffle Draw March Meeting The February General Meeting of the Australian Koi Association Inc will be held at the Scottish Hall, 4 Weigand Avenue Bankstown, Wednesday 4 March 2015, 7.30 pm. AKA Committee Meeting Dates Wednesday 25 February 2015 Wednesday 25 March 2015 Wednesday 22 April 2015 4 1. Welcome to members and guests 2.Apologies 3. Confirmation of minutes of previous monthly general meeting held 4 February. 4.Raffle 5.Reports 6. General Business 7. Presentation—Terry McNeil 7th Asia Cup Koi Show 8. Raffle Draw New members New members are always assured of a friendly welcome when attending the AKA’s monthly meetings. Help and advice is available if required and our Supply Officers can provide you with koi food and accessories at favourable prices. Call our membership officer (see details on page 2). AKA auction dates 2015 Held at Auburn Botanic Gardens (entry from Killeen Street, Auburn). Commencing at 10.00 am. Quality fish at reasonable prices! Food and refreshments available. Fish food and other fish keeping supplies also available. Bankstown City NSW Chapter Zen Nippon Airinkai Sunday 22nd February 2015 Sunday 26th April 2015 Sunday 21st June 2015 Sunday 30th August 2015 Sunday 18th October 2015 Sunday 29th November 2015 KSA auction dates 2015 10.00 am at Auburn Botanical Gardens: Sunday 8 March 2015 Sunday 31 May 2015 Sunday 12 July 2015 Sunday 2 August 2015 Sunday 20 September 2015 Sunday 8 November 2015 AKA REPORTER The sale of koi by members of the AKA can only take place between members of koi clubs and associations only, as per NSW Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries) guidelines. Facebook The AKA is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ AustralianKoiAssociation. ■ Orca Quick Grow AKA now carries Orca Quick Grow medium koi food (10 kg). See inside back cover for all members’ supplies. At the recent 7th Asia Cup held in Thailand, a small ceremony took place where AKA’s Terry McNeil was presented with his ZNA Assistant Certification Plaque by ZNA Head Judge and Director Misaji Yamazaki. A lot of hard work and judging at many international shows these last few years had been recognised by ZNA with this promotion. Congratulations Terry from all AKA. F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 5 6 AKA REPORTER Koi Critique—Kin Kikokuryu (Kawarigoi or Kawarimono) Kate Andrews Kin Kikokuryu (Kin-kee-koh-cue-rye-you) Kawarigoi or Kawarimono (something strange) holds some very interesting and sometimes extremely unusual varieties, although I find it something of a mystery that ZNA classify a clearly metallic group of koi in what is generally a non-metallic group! However, the metallic versions of Kumunryu (Kikokuryu) and Beni Kumonryu (Kin Kikokuryu) are currently classified with Kawarimono, as is the metallic version of the Matsukawabake, the Ginga. Kikokuryu (black and silver) and Kin Kikokuryu (gold/orange/red, black and silver) are always doitsu, as are Kumonryu and Beni Kumonryu. Being metallic, exceptional shine or lustre is a prized feature of these koi. Their breeding lines in Japan are unknown, but in Australia they have appeared spontaneously from several different crosses, often unlooked for, as well as being specifically line-bred. The Kin Kikokuryu featured in this critique was posted on Facebook and discovered by Ian when trawling the site. Wherever this koi is in the world, it is certainly a koi to treasure, displaying many of the most desirable features of the variety—very difficult to achieve. To begin, the koi has an excellent figure; given that a well-known problem for Kikokuryu and Kin Kikokuryu is that they tend to be thin. However, this example shows good proportions between head, body and fins with only a slightly lean tail or peduncle area following a muscular looking body. The silver base is very lustrous; look at the dorsal area where the shine is most obvious. It is wonderful to see such a clean base colour on a Kin Kikokuryu. Another common problem for this variety is that the base is often heavily speckled with black or pewter, producing a “dirty” finish rather than showing clear margins between the three colours. This example really gives us an excellent idea of what we need to achieve for Kin Kikokuryu. The red (hi) is strongly coloured for a F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 metallic koi and the markings are neatly laid out with lovely sharp edges to the pattern elements. The only visible problem is that the red bleeds slightly into the tail; forgivable on a koi of this quality. Note how the clearly developed black (sumi) patterns run head to tail—typically Kumonryu style and a useful way of recognising both Kikokuryu and Kin Kikokuryu. Motoguru, neatly symmetrical in this case, is also a feature of the variety as is sumi on the head, typically on the nose and around the cheeks, as demonstrated. The neat forehead sumi marking is an additional, very charming feature on this beautiful koi. ■ The swim bladder Article courtesy of the Koi Society of WA Inside the koi is a gas-filled sac, known as the ‘swim bladder’, which acts as a buoyancy organ so koi can stay at any depth with the minimum use of energy. Koi can control the gases inside it, with gas added or removed by blood vessels running over the surface of it. There is also a thin tube to the koi’s throat so they can add gas by gulping air. There are various conditions that can affect the swim bladder, from fungus to filling with fluid. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to determine what disease is affecting the swim bladder and so offer any treatment. ■ 7 PondToss PondToss is naturally occurring, unique formula of probiotic and water conditioning microbes that improve water quality. • Improves growth and survival rates. • Improves water quality. • Reduces ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. • Digests organic sludge. • Improves feed conversion rate. PondToss combines the best of both Lymnozyme and WSR beneficial microbes, the probiotic portion from Lymnozyme and the water conditioning bacteria from WSR. When introduced into Aquaculture ponds PondToss creates competition with gram negative bacteria and replaces it with bacteria that are beneficial to the inhabitants. This product is a competitive excluder of pathogenic bacteria, and improves overall water quality. PondToss produces small peptides that aide in the displacement of pathogens of fish. PondToss creates a natural, beneficial Bio-Floc, while controlling ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. PondToss digests organic solids and bottom sludge. It is NOT a medication or chemotherapeutic product. It is safe for fish, shellfish, and aquatic organisms when used as directed. How it works When introduced into the water PondToss creates competition with gram negative bacteria and replaces them with bacteria that are beneficial to the pond. PondToss produces small peptides that aide in displacement of pathogens of fish and shellfish, while it also produces beneficial Bio-Floc. WSR portion controls ammonia, nitrite and digests organic solids. PondToss will aid in the competitive exclusion of Vibrio (Luminescent bacteria), Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Streptococcus, Allococcus, Myxobacterium, Columnaris ESC, and other gram- negative pathogens. The combination of Lymnozyme and WSR gives the first complete treatment for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and sludge control, as well as probiotic treatment in aquaculture ponds. Available in 15 kg buckets or packets from our AKA Supply Officers Ron or Max Farrugia (02) 9533 2546 or 0403 029 532 Mon to Fri 8.00 am – 8.00 pm Sat and Sun 8.00 am – 11.00 am 8 AKA REPORTER F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 9 Buy, swap and sell Buy, swap and sell notices can be placed free by members. Please call Ian Andrews on 0418 255 897 or email [email protected] for more information. For Sale Second-hand table show display tanks $5.00 each Contact Ron and Max 02 9533 2546 or 0403 029 532 For Sale Second-hand fibreglass ponds: 4 x 2500 litre ponds (Pic A) $150.00 each 3 x 5000 litre ponds (Pic B) $500.00 each 2 x 10,000 litre ponds (Pic C) $1,000 each We also have for sale a pond 8.2 m x 2.0 m wide x 1 m deep, (Pic D) including 7 filters (Pic E) $6,000.00. Also available 1,000 litre filters. Phone Margaret 02 6556 3107 D A B C E The Australian Koi Association does not accept responsibility for the quality of any items or any transactions advertised under Buy, Swap and Sell. 10 AKA REPORTER Two eyes are better than none Article courtesy of the Koi Society of WA I was mucking around with my spare UV. I plugged it in and checked it out after just changing the tube. OK, no problem—it is ready to go for the summer. At 11.45 pm, I woke up with a pain in my eyes. I got up and made my way to the bathroom and splashed cold water into my eyes. It was then I realized I could not see! Panic set in and my wife called an ambulance as the pain mounted to a level that had me rolling on the floor. It was so bad I was sure I was losing my sight. I arrived at the hospital still unable to see a thing. The medics, although professional, were unable to give me anything to relieve the pain. A senior nurse met me at Emergency and asked F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 me to open my eyes. I told her I couldn’t so she called the only doctor on duty. After some initial discussion the doctor told me he would put some anesthetic in my eyes which would hurt like hell. I never felt a thing as my eyes hurt so much. He kept asking me questions about my work then asked me to go back through the things I did in the last six hours. I was sobbing the pain was so bad It was then that it hit me. The UV! I had only looked at it for 1-2 seconds when I tested the new tube. The doc explained UV blindness and stated that I may be lucky and regain all my sight in 1-2 days. I ended up with all the eye tests my eyes have been declared permanently damaged for which I will suffer later in life I expect. True story and the learning is: never ever look at UV light. ■ 11 Australian Pet Supplies Pty Ltd are manufacturers of top quality pellets and flake foods for ornamental fish. 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Our Goldfish and Tropical Pellets and Flakes contain the following ingredients in varying amounts: WHEATFOLIC ACIDRICE FLOUR RIBOFLAVIN (B2)SPIRULINAVITAMIN B12 FISH MEALBIOTINSOYA BEAN MEAL PYRIDOXINE B6 CHLORINE CHLORIDE KELP FLOUR COBALTTUNA OILIODINE DRIED YEASTCOPPERWHEATGERM IRONVITAMIN AMANGANOUS OXIDE VITAMIN B TOTAL ZINC VITAMIN E ETHOXYQUINMENADIONEANTI-TOX NICOTINIC ACID THIAMINE B1 CALCIUM B PANTOTHENATE COLOUR ASCORBIC ACID (especially developed for the aquaculture industry) 12 AKA REPORTER ZNA 50th Golden Jubilee International Show 2014—a milestone event Kate McGill-Andrews Early in 2014, I asked Yuko Shirako, at ZNA Head Office, if there was any way I could be included on the team for the ZNA 50th Golden Jubilee International Show held in November this year? The experience of participating in this show would be very valuable and both Ian and I really wanted to attend this milestone event. Since, as an Assistant Certified Judge, I was not qualified for involvement in the judging, Yuko very kindly arranged for me to be part of one of the logistics teams who accompany the groups of judges; directing them to appropriate koi vats and recording the results. This was a superb opportunity for me, to be involved in such a prestigious show, fielding some incredible koi. Being so close to the action turned out almost as valuable as actually judging Hard to miss the logistics team menbers! The showground and show bins. F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 With my team during judging. 13 the classes myself. Particularly since one of my team, Aaron Lit (Certified Judge, Hong Kong Koi Club) spoke excellent English and was quite willing to discuss judging decisions with me. Led by Tanaka san, my team were responsible for the 60 bu class; which took a considerable time to judge, as it contained very large numbers of koi, especially in Go-Sanke (Kohaku, Sanke and Showa) varieties. We must have walked many miles that day amongst the literally hundreds of show bins. There were over a thousand koi exhibited for this Golden Jubilee event, demonstrating superb quality. We noticed especially that the grade of Sanke shown this year was really excellent. Numbers of jumbo koi (over 80 bu) were also high; judging Grand Champion, the first event of the day, was hard work for all the judges, with so many potential koi to check. This was made even more difficult because of the size of the show site. English Style shows mean you have to visit a great many bins to check individual koi, whereas in years gone by, a Japanese Style show allowed all koi of the same size and variety to be Counting the votes for GC. A top quality Sanke at the show. 14 placed together; judging them was far easier. I remember visiting the Shinkokai and ZNA shows in the 90s and marvelling over the huge tanks containing large numbers of jumbo koi, creating an incredibly impressive display. Nowadays, with KHV an ever-present threat, this practice is unsafe for modern shows. Judging occupied most of Saturday after initial ceremonies and Judges’ meeting. We were fortunate in having a superb day weatherwise, as well. It was a real treat, in November to have such a warm and sunny day. In fact, our whole long weekend was the same, giving us a wonderful opportunity on our spare Friday to explore the area around Hiroshima. Yuko had recommended that we visit the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, just off the mainland coast, south of Hiroshima City. We decided to make this our destination and set off after a rather leisurely breakfast, later regretted, as there was so much to see on Miyajima Island, we needed far more time than we actually had available! Just getting there took over an hour, requiring two trains and a ferry. However, Miyajima and its beautiful shrine were indeed AKA REPORTER The gate to the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima. The gate to the mountain walk. One of the small shrines on Miyajima. A favourite spot on Miyajima. F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 Autumn colour on Miyajima. 15 One of the deer on Miyajima. Ian with his favourite maple on Miyajima. Special black pine and ginko trees. 16 very well worth the visit. There are in fact several shrines on the island plus wonderful walks up into the hills. The trees, all in full autumn glory of colour, just took our breath away, magnificent golden Ginko and scarlet leaved maples in every direction. Not forgetting the wonderfully pruned and sculptured black pine trees everywhere, any one of which Ian would have given ten years of his life to transport back home. We had a truly wonderful day exploring as much of the island as we could plus sampling some of the tasty snacks on offer at many little shops lining the narrow streets around the ferry AKA REPORTER Takahiro Omosako makes sure my glass is filled. ZNA Golden Jubilee GC. F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 Entertainers welcoming guests to the banquet. terminal. Like Nara, visited in 2013, Miyajima is home to a large herd of sacred deer, which wander everywhere and are happy to get their noses into everything! Although there are instructions not to feed the deer, of course they manage to con a lot of visitors into giving them the odd bite to eat. Miyajima, like Nara, provides an incredible contrast to mainland cities in Japan, so heavily industrialised. Places like this are a visit to another world, lifting spirits with the beautiful landscapes, shrines and quaint old-fashioned streets and houses. We definitely would like to return to Miyajima, preferably to stay for a night or two and really make the most of a very special place. On Saturday, after the successful conclusion to the judging process, which saw “Lion Queen”, the 2014 Shinkokai Grand Champion Showa, now an incredible 103 cm, again unbeatable at the ZNA Golden Jubilee event, we headed back to the Hotel Clayton Bay, in Kure, for the banquet. We were staying at this hotel, alongside many other attendees to the show. It was wonderful not to have to travel anywhere else for dinner; this weekend involved a huge amount of travelling! The banquet was superb, wonderful food and seemingly endless supplies of beer and sake. It appears to be the custom that you take a bottle 17 Grand Zipangu winning Matsukawabake. Australian Friendship Award winner. of beer or sake with you when table hopping to greet people, filling their glasses at the same time! This means you don’t really know how much you have had to drink, because the second the level goes down even a centimetre in your glass, it is filled up again! We were entertained early on by a troupe of players who cleverly pantomimed a fairly complex story involving fishermen. During the dinner, several of the major show winning koi were also presented and discussed and their owners applauded. All in all, it was a really lovely evening during which we had chance to catch up with many old friends, for example Takahiro Omosako, with whom I judged the Washington Koi & Water Garden Show (Seattle) in 2008. Sadly, on Sunday, we had to pack our bags to leave. Although we were able to spend half the morning at the showground, enjoying a closer look at the special show winners, because of the distance back to Narita airport to catch our flight home, we decided to err on the side of caution and make sure we had plenty of time to get there. This meant we missed the awards ceremony, so we organised with Yuko to present the Australian Friendship award, for which Ian had selected a jumbo Tancho Showa, in honour of this “special variety” selected for the Golden Jubilee show. Retracing our journey across Japan involved a local train first to Hiroshima, then the Shinkosan to Osaka. Since we had a flight out of Kansai Airport in Osaka, we needed another train for the hour-long journey from Shin Osaka station to Kansai. Osaka is a truly massive city. We caught the shuttle from Kansai to Narita without any problems and arrived in good time for the Sydney flight. It is a very long trip to Hiroshima, but it did give us more experience of travelling in Japan, always valuable. The Shinkosan high-speed trains are incredibly efficient, eating up huge distances in very short time. We could do with a few in Australia! The only sad thing about them in Japan is that they seem to largely travel through tunnels. I guess in such a mountainous country, it is inevitable, but it means you don’t have chance to enjoy much scenery when travelling! Until next time, my grateful thanks to ZNA for a wonderful Japanese show experience. ■ 18 AKA REPORTER Tokyo Terry’s Japanese Koi Terms Tokyo Terry varieties). Dear Koi Club Members, (iv) HANATSUKI (Han Nahr Soo Kee)—this means the Hi (red) extends down the nose. Every month or so I hope to improve our understanding of common koi terms (and the pronunciation) used by both the Western koi keepers I have met around the world and our of course by the Japanese breeders and keepers. By improving our knowledge and use of these relatively commonly used koi descriptions we expand our overall enjoyment of the hobby. This month, more terms about koi head patterns... (i) HACHI (pronounced Hah Chee)—this means the head. (ii) GAKU HI (Gah Koo Hee)—red on the upper part of the koi face (forehead). (v) KABUTO (Kah Boo Toh)—this means red on the lips (as opposed to Aka Nana or red nose). ■ Never release your koi Members are reminded of their responsibility never to accidentally or deliberately release koi into any waterways. (iii) HAGERU (Hah Geh Roo)—this means no blurring on the head (especially in metallic F e b r u a r y — M a r c h 2 01 5 19 Table show results January Sanke Showa Bekko Utsurimono Hikarimoyo Hikari Utsuri Koromo 1st2nd T McNeil & L Rayment G & L Fameli John Rhodes T McNeil & L Rayment T McNeil & L Rayment G & L Fameli G & L Fameli T McNeil & L Rayment Judges: Paul Miglionico (shadowed by Dave Durrant) Judge’s Choice: Kinki Utsuri (Hikari Utsuri) Graham & Lee Fameli January Judge’s Choice: Kinki Utsuri (Hikari Utsuri), Graham and Lee Fameli 20 AKA REPORTER Supplies available to AKA members Contact Ron and Max Farrugia for all supplies listed on (02) 9533 2546 or 0403 029 532 Hours: Mon to Fri 8.00 am - 8.00 pm Sat and Sun 8.00 am - 11.00 am FOOD Flake-Tropical 1 kg Flake 200 mg Fry Food 1 kg AKA Growth Food 5 kg No.1 High Protein Crumble 1kg No.2 High Protein Crumble 1kg No.3 High Protein Crumble 1kg Baby Koi Pellets 1kg Pond Sticks 4 kg AKA Premium Growth Food 5 kg AKA Growth Food (small pellet) 5kg Orca Quick Grow medium koi food 10 kg $35.00 $8.00 $20.00 $35.00 $19.00 $19.00 $19.00 $8.00 $35.00 $40.00 $35 $75.00 MEDICINE Malachite Green 20 gms Methylene Blue 18 gms Phenoxotol - fin and tail rot Clean Fish CF 50 1litre Condy’s Crystals 200 gms Oil of Cloves 100 ml $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $40.00 $25.00 $25.00 AIR Air Stones small Air Stones 50 mm Air Tube per metre Green plastic air tube Roll $1.00 $6.00 $2.00 $50.00 PUMPS XF 171 Davey Pump HIBLOW 20 litre/hour HIBLOW 40 litre/hour HIBLOW 60 litre/hour HIBLOW 80 litre/hour Aquarium Air Pump P.O.A. $215.00 $230.00 $240.00 $270.00 $25.00 SUBMERSIBLES King 3 2400 litres/hour King 4 4800 litres/hour King 5 6500 litres/hour King 6 8000 litres/hour $120.00 $160.00 $180.00 $220.00 WATER Sodium Thiosulphate Tri Start Extra Water Purifier Extra Water Purifier 1 kg 250 ml 1 Litre 20 Litres $15.00 $15.00 $20.00 $180.00 MISCELLANEOUS Large Plastic Bags $1.50 Carbonate hardness raising 2 kg $6.00 Clear Pond 200 mg $30.00 Slurpy Pump — fitted for use $180.00 Algae Fix 500 ml $25.00 Clear plastic Table Show tanks $20.00 “Virkon S” broad spectrum disinfectant 250g $25.00 NETS 6” Nets 10” Nets $3.00 $5.00 TEST KITS Ammonia Test Kit pH Test Kit Carbon Hardness Test Kit $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 Please Note: Members’ orders for supplies for delivery at the monthly meetings are to be in the Tuesday prior to the meeting. 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