Recent content by aquaticmaniac

Nice stones...I second the vote for basalt with quartz inclusions. I've had a look around and can't seem to find anywhere to buy stones that look like these. I'd have a look around quarries, if you haven't, you never know what you might find :)

*puts hand up* I'm female and been in the hobby since I was 11, but I'm an outdoorsy nerd. When I lived in America, I noticed quite a few more women in the hobby, but not so much in the UK. I don't think the techy/science side of the hobby necessarily scares off the ladies, but more men seem to...

Very lush - I'm envious :)

I'll probably put some of my java ferns and crypts in and see what happens :) Thanks for the suggestions!

Thanks, Ed. I was hoping for bigger plants, but will keep those in mind. I'm not sure the pond gets enough light for a lily. If it didn't work out, I could always move it to the outdoor pond. Thanks again :)

Hello all, long time no post. I haven't been around much since I live on a boat (only fish in the water!), but I've got a question. My MIL has a ~300 gallon freestanding (black) indoor pond with goldfish. It's in a conservatory, and the only lighting is sunlight; has good flow, but some stiller...

Congrats to the top 5 :) I enjoyed seeing all of the entries.

Waiting for the results brings excitement to life on a cold, damp boat :P I'm sure they'll be posted soon!

I'll gladly take some pics under my microscope for you. I could post them here and see if that helps people ID them? I'm working on our boat at the moment, so I won't be back for a few days. The pics won't be perfect, but they should help, if it's possible to ID them.

Hi Bob! Is that Brendabob in the background? It's a good start :) More pics of the set up!

Love the one with the ducks in the background and the flower shots. The detail is mind blowing on all of them, though! What camera/lens did you use on these?

Agreed on the stump! Thanks for the photos, Mark. The bird is now my desktop background :D Gorgeous stuff.

These are...friggin awesome! 3 & 4 are my favourites. I'm going to do a Gill and ask for them too :lol: Hubby and I think you should enter the wildlife photography of the year competition. (Just don't make the squirrel jump over a fence :P )

Those look MILES better than my first time long exposure ones :shock: I like the second one the best.

Damned cute! Makes me miss my amphibians and reptiles :( Maybe I'll give the reed frogs a go some time.