Hello from Australia

[Marc Chandler]

Hello,

My names Marc and I am from Sydney, Australia.
I have been into aquascapeing and various other plant related projects for a few years now and still consider myself a keen amateur.
My first aquarium was one I found left out in the foyer of an apartment building while I was helping a friend move in. The previous occupants must have decided they were done with the small 50cm aquarium, but it would seem one man's trash is another man's treasure.
I decided to try it out myself and ended up getting some inspiration from Takashi Amano's nature aquarium world books which I still love today (I hope he brings out some new ones).
I look forward to reading through all the journals and information on here and learn as much as I can from you.
And hopefully I will be able to give something back to you guys in the process.

Here is a few of my projects..

This was my first aquarium that I mentioned in my story..



Small aquariums 10x10x10cm





My first ever IAPLC entry 4x4x4cm



My AGA 2013 entries





My latest experiment

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Marc, Welcome to UKAPS, Wonderful works I love the little ones Where did you come in the comp? With these great little works of art

 

[Marc Chandler]

Hi Greenfinger2 thank you
Um well the iaplc entry was around the 1300 area I think.
The AGA entries were not in the top ten so they didn't place.
But I had fun creating them so hopefully I will do better in the years to come.

 

[allan angus]

welcome great little scapes love the one that looks like its in a whiskey tumbler

 

[Marc Chandler]

Thank you Allan

 

[Lee Sweeting]

Welcome to UKAPS marc, theres some great little projects there. I'm loving the pico's.

 

[Marc Chandler]

Thank you Lee, although very finicky they very rewarding to create. Although tying those small twigs together to make that branch effect was a nightmare!

 

[Lee Sweeting]

Thank you Lee, although very finicky they very rewarding to create. Although tying those small twigs together to make that branch effect was a nightmare!

Hi Marc, whats the planted tank hobby like in Australia? Is it hard to find plants? I know you guys have strict import and control rules on importing flora and fauna. I was just wondering how this affects the hobby?

Thanks,

Lee.

 

[Marc Chandler]

Hi Marc, whats the planted tank hobby like in Australia? Is it hard to find plants? I know you guys have strict import and control rules on importing flora and fauna. I was just wondering how this affects the hobby?

Thanks,

Lee.

Hi Lee, although we have very strict import rules now I believe earlier on this wasn't the case so many plants have been imported in over the years before and I guess some still make it in now. However we have many wonderful native species some of which are still being discovered so we are certainly not limited in my opinion. Many of the more popular species in the hobby are actually from Australia such as glossostigma elatinoides, glossostigma diandrum, Ranunculus Inundatus, and hydrocotyle tripartita.[DOUBLEPOST=1402234084][/DOUBLEPOST]We also have quite a lot of very nice native mosses

 

[Lee Sweeting]

Thanks Marc thats cleared a few things up, i'm planning a move to QLD later this year, visa permitting, and i had read mixed reports.