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Hi thanks for the kind words The song is "Lines" from Parra for Cuva. He gave me his authorisation to use it for the video. Envoyé de mon SM-G960F en utilisant Tapatalk

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Hi guys I have finally upload the video to YouTube I was waiting to be in Europe to do it because Congolese connexion is too slow to do it. I have also put the link for the anubias biotope in Kitona waterfalls Lake Fwa Anubia biotope Let me know if it doesn't work Envoyé de mon...

Who have a blackwater biotope on UKAPS. I know George have one....

Hi thank you for your words !!! So yes that place is like paradise on earth for aquatics lovers and seams untouched by humans. But Let's talk about what are in reality are the negatives impact of human activity on the lake. Because yes there are negatives impact on the lake that we can clearly...

Hi Guys thanks for your help. About Tannin aquatics I went already to the site thank you . I will let you know about my findings etc... and of course let you know about my biotope aquarium. Cheers

unfortunately I can't post the videos on the forum. I will upload the videos on youtube and share the link during the week end cheers

These are HEIKO BLEHER (credit) Pictures please do not share. Picture of the waterfalls and the new Garra and a lac Fwa overwater picture

These are HEIKO BLEHER (credit) Pictures please do not share. Same for my pictures I have kindly share these with the community so please be fare and do not share or copy !!!

One of my favorite picture I have took in the bay of the spring

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...needed to pull us out of that deep sandy ruts... When we were able to ride we have to push the car so hard to keep speed up and passes these deep fu*****g ruts... almost like WRC rally race with me doing doing professional copilote indication haha So After a total of 13 hours of driving we...

Hi Ed thnaks for your input mate. Nice to have a comment from you since the long time we haven't "share". Yes I am aware of Heiko site, coming i am a member of this FB page. Hope to find a nice forum about this. I will have a look at the apposite fora. cheers

Hi guys, it's been a looming time since I came on UKAPS. I have a bit change orientation on aquaria this year. After a broken ankle and being on crutches for 6 months (so no way that I can work on my tank) I have decided to go on the direction of Biotope aquarium. My first Biotope is a Lake...

Hi All, I will check the different plants, and see if I can have some info or pictures. I am a bit busy right now. Cheers

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Can we find a name for that small plant ? So it will be easier when we talk about it. Thanks Envoyé de mon SM-G950F en utilisant Tapatalk

HI Edvet, had a talk with Heiko Bleher says that it a Bacopa SP. Now for the second oart of the name we don't know. I have finally played all the plants in the tank. When I came back from the trip I took some of these small stem plant and plant it in the tank. Despite the lack of CO2 for 7...

Hi Edvet I don't know, stem structure could be comparable as well as leaf. This would be a really tiny bacipa don't know Envoyé de mon SM-G950F en utilisant Tapatalk

Sorry the picture small stem plant is broken let's try again Envoyé de mon SM-G950F en utilisant Tapatalk

Here is the small plant in submerge form Envoyé de mon SM-G950F en utilisant Tapatalk

I dont thing it s an Acanthaceae. I went to check for pictures of different Acanthaceae sp and it doesn't correspond. Mostly Acanthaceae have "big" flower compare to sp I have. Plus the way the flower is "poping out" doesn't look like Acanthaceae flower do. I am not an expert at all .... Envoyé...

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Hi thanks for your answer. You are right I made a mistake about the name of the plant that is flowering. I will try to make a photo of the inside of the flower. Envoyé de mon SM-G950F en utilisant Tapatalk

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Hi guys, So as said in my previous post, I went to Zongo waterfalls this weekend to hunt for plants in their natural habitat. After 5 hours of road we reach the falls. It was a huge deception to me when we reach the spot because the river feeding the falls was almost empty. First time in 15...

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Hi guys I comeback to UKAPS, after a long time of silence on the forum. I think since the end of 2015 !! It has been a long time and I missed you guys!!! I was a bit off of scaping, with a new born and a lot of things going on in my life. Hope every one is doing great in our community ? So...

Hi, I live in D R Congo near the Congo River. If you need some info. Great looking tank. Cheers

Hi Iain, thanks for your answer so you would recommend both of you using my 305 + a Eheim skim that would help for flow ? Something that I don't like with fluval it s their pipe. These rib pipes are ugly and you can't fix lily on it. What I have done in the past is fitting some 13 mm Eheim...

Hi, thank you for your answer. The Fluval 305 is very weak for this tank. I used it on an odd dimension tank that was 50X40X35 cm and it was not enough at all. The reason also I would go with a second small filter would be to use small lilly pipes. The JBL e1501 have 16mm hose so it will be...

Hi guys, I am about to buy a ADA 60P, I currently have a Fluval 305 sitting in my garage but I know 100% by experience that this filter is not enough at all for a 60P. I wanted to know if it will be better to buy an other small filter like a Fluvial G3 or a Eheim Experience 150 (500L/h). Or it...

Hi guys, I can't wait to be this summer (August) to visit this when I will be in Lisbon. cheers

I guys thanks for all your answers and advices. As soon as I arrive in Congo I put a pot in the propagator to save the species a pot on the vegetal wall of the pond and two in the tank. I will share pictures. Cheers Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

TMC tiles are good but for that price I don't really like the ugly plastic construction of these light. Even if Radion is plastic at least it's nicer than the TMC. But spectrum of the TMC is better than the Radion. I have seen that Tom Barr despite what he says about Rafion spectrum just buy a...

Hi Thank you Yes I think it's better I leave then like that. I remember two years ago I ordered plants from France it took 11 days to reach my house. Plants arrived in good shape. The only difference was that it was winter time so temp was lower. I always order during winter for that reason I...

Glosso Stauro Hygro pinna I have 4 of each Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Guys thanks for your help Do you think that 22 C is to high ? I should keep them in the box outside 16 C during night and 25 during day. They are now in the box in my room temp is exactly 21,3C during day it goes up to 23C ? I really want them to arrive in good shape Envoyé de mon iPhone...

Hi guys, I have received my plants this morning but I am living for Congo only Tuesday morning. So I wanted to know what is the best method to stock it? Should I keep them in the shipping box inside the house at 22 C or should I open the box and the individual bags and put them in a bucket...

Hi thanks for the link. I hope it will like the tropical environment of Congo ! I will try it in my propagator and in my pond growing on the vegetal wall where there is a waterfall and on a roots near the fall. My propagator doesn't have a lid as we have constant 85% humidity there. I have...

Hi Members, I wanted to know if this type of Hygrophila is doing as well as the other Hygrophila growing emerged ? I know that the others are growing like weed in emerged set up. Would it grow better in substrat or on a wood that is sitting in water with leaves outside of water? If some of the...

Hi Alto Thank you. I have the answer for when the power comes back. So now I don't really know what to do and what to choose. Do you think that only two A160 will be enough for my tank ? Cheers Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi just to share this for inspiration Cheers Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

I have a huge preference for the Kessil design color rendition and for the gooseneck system. But the gradually increase intensity at light on when there is a power outage of the Radion is important for me. But I press the color rendition of Kessil also. What a nightmare to choose !!! Envoyé...

Hi Alto Thanks for you input mate. Yes I think that when power goes on it just flash on to what ever intensity is set. I sent an email to Kessil they answered me some questions but not the question about the ramping up intensity when lights turn of after a power outage if I have the controller...

Alto are yours fix on a gooseneck or suspended ?

Hi Alto Again thank you for your help !! Really thank you for pointing that most of the light just flash on when power outage ! As you said it will be a good idea to contact them. I will send an email tomorrow. Do you or some one have an idea of a brand that turn on gradually when going on...

Hi guys I wanted to scratch the old dust of this topic. I am still looking for a LED light for full coverage of my 90 cm tank. I have stopped my research but now since I have fishes in that tank (since 6 months) I am a bit concerne about a new light. Why because I have noticed many time when...

Hi Steve, Sorry I missed your message !!! I use a fresh water fish for the food, I cook it with steam, same for the couregette, carrots green peas, for the spinach just boiling it in water. When everything is ready I just mix everything and pressed the mix with my hand, add the banana and pass...

Hi thank you, Yes I wish I can add some mates for him. But the problem is that I live in DR Congo and there is no discus here or even other import fishes. This discus came with a group of 6 other discus from China for a friend of mine and they all died after few weeks. So I decided to save this...

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Thanks Flygja !! I am really happy that the fish is in good shape now Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi Xim Thanks for your answer. I think I will follow your advice and go with the D5500. Cheers Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi members I didn't post since soooo long so I decided to take some quick pictures to show how the discus is now. He has grow a lot and is in really good shape. His appetite is endless I can give him food 10 times a day and he will eat everything thing hahaha. Pushing his stomach to the limits...

Monte Carlo is an easy carpeting plant. With good flow not that much co2 and low light it will do the job. Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi Guys, hope you are all doing well ? Sunday was my 30th Birthday, so my wife asked me what I wanted for gift and I asked a camera. I will use it for family pictures, aquascaping pictures, and for motocross also. I was first tempted to go with the Nikon D5500 with lens 18-55 VR II, because...

Hi Edvet Yes, the rainy season have started so in the work shop there are some used tires that are collecting rain water so I think in a month or so I will be able to collect some mosquitos larvae Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

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More Pictures where you can see how water comes out of the ground. Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi guys I have more pictures of that spring and underwater pictures. In fact this huge spring transform it self in a crystal clear river As we can see there is "big" species of cichlids nymphaea and macro algae are thriving in there. Enjoy Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

I really have to do some more food to vary its nutrition. It is still eating the same since I have it ( fish, banana, green peas, carrots and spinach) Or do you think it's ok like this Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi guys, Thank you very much for all your good comments and cheering !!! Really appreciate. Tank is running very well for now. Plants have success to do theirs transition from High CO2 to much lower CO2 and flow. Had some lost but it okay. Fish are ok with CO2 I don't really want to push...

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Thanks Darrel !! You always have the answer hahaha Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi guys Long time since I did an update on this thread. Here is a picture of a huge spring in Kimpese 200km west from Kinshasa. Water comes out directly from the sand, water is cold around 24C and is crystal clear water. Substrate is cover of one type of plant but I don't know which one ...

Sorry !! I didn't noticed because on tap stalk it appear on the good side haha. A Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

We finally made it !!! So last year one of the men of UKAPS community contacted me saying that he is living in Kinshasa and that we should meet each other. His name is Jose Macedo. After a long time without seeing each other he decided to contact me saying that he will order shrimp and fish...

Hi guys The discus is doing very well !! It starts gaining weight and its face is less pinched than two weeks ago. I did a 45% WC yesterday everything is good so far. It's never a seams to have enough food. It is alway hungry hahaha this is discus. So an other good news !!! I met one of the...

The discus cone feeder is great I will DIY one next week with a mosquitos nest (I don't know if say it like that) and a metallic ring. Thanks for the tips. Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi thanks alto. I just did an other 20% WC. Yes I think I will do an other batch of food. I will put gelatin it will help to hold together the food. I will siphon every day that place. Doing WC for me is very easy, as tap water is ultra soft, temp is the same than aquarium. So a long pipe to...

Hello, I did an other 25% WC yesterday. Fish seams to like it, more active again after the WC. I will do an other one tomorrow, because the frozen food do too much pollution. Did a strong trim on the MC on the left side where I put the food. All food get stuck in the plant bed and it is not go...

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Hi Michael Welcome to UKAPS. Great to have a new member with such skills !! What you have heard about UKAPS is true haha !! Great pieces of art you are presenting us. Cheers Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi Troy, If I can find other discus in Kinshasa I will add some, but I have never seen other discus in Kinshasa. I feel happy that I save it, but feel guilty that he is alone and must feel sad that he lives alone for a fish that lives discus mate. If I can find some discus mate I add some...

Hi guys, First when I read this thread I didn't want to post in it, but now I want to post my experience of UKAPS. When I discovered this forum (end of 2011) I started reading and reading all these endless information and UKAPS was a REVELATION for me. It has answered so many questions I had on...

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Hi Sven, bienvenu dans notre magnifique communauté !!! prends le temps de bien lire tout ce que tu peux avaler, UKAPS est une mine d'or !!! Do not hesitate to ask any question, members loves to share and help each other here! best forum ever

Hi Edvet, I can possibly find some larvae, because there is a shop that sells birds, geikos and I have seen them feeding their birds and lizard with larvae of a small black bug that I don't know the name. Maybe I can ask them to supply some. I ll give them a phone call. I will look for some...

Hi Flygia, Good to know for the CO2 and the discus, now the CO2 is on since 10 days I have increase it a bit the fish is okay i don't think I am in the lime green at all, I should take out my drop checker and order some 4 kh bromo blue to check haha, plants are suffering a bit but they are ok...

Hi Darrel, thanks for your help !!! Yes I can easily find some fresh water shrimp here, as we eat often and we can find it in super market. I can mix it with what ? because I have already done : fish + spinach + green peas + carrots + banana I would like to vary a bit his food. The fish...

Hello Road master, water temp, should b the same or maybe a little cooler than the tank water but not a lot, like 1 or 2 C°, as water was putted back very slowly it shouldn't affect the fish. I followed your advice by putting dechlorinator for the whole tank quantity. This will kill my budget...

Hi Alto, thanks for your advices. Yesterday I did a 30% WC, I replaced the water very slowly, I putted dechlorinator. fish seems happy after the WC (more active). I will do an other 30% on Friday. cheers

...here is doing a fish store, they are not operational for now, but as I know the CEO of the place he allow me to buy some things that were f**king expensive haha. I have buy some freeze and dry Arthemia, and some dry food for discus. I will take a picture of it tonight and post it. I have...

He was almost black when I took it out of my friend tank. He eats well, but I need to feed him with some thing else that I give him. Now he have a mix of. Fish, spinach, peas, carrots, banana. I will have some beef heart today. So I will have to mix everything today for him. I have read that...

Hi guys Thank you very much for all your advices. So I decided to follow you advices and I keep the discus in the big tank. Logically I have raise the light and turn off two bulbs on 4. I have put back CO2 on Sunday so I am at home and can monitor what happened with the fish. Everything is...

Hi guys, I didn't post something since a long time. I have a small story. A friend of mine order 8 months ago 7 discus coming from China. They had a long and hard trip to Congo and they arrived in really bad shape. Slowly they all died, leaving only one member of the group alive. Yesterday I...

Hi guys I finally find a snail assassin in Congo. Today while chatting with Heiko Bleher he told me to put a Congo puffer in my tank for a week or two and he would do the job very well. I can find them very easily even catch them my self, put it for 10 days in the tank and release it free in...

Hi Manu thank you very much for you pictures !!! that really kind from you. I will let you know what I will choose. I am still searching which light I will choose. I am considering a EVERGROW 2081. But the only shop that accept to do me a custom spectrum for this light is in USA ! the others...

Hi I would avoid to put the power head opposite to the spray bar (flow conflict) this is physique. Try to put it just under the spray bar pointing a bit upward. It will help the pray bar for better flow. regards

Hi I was considering the aqua lighter but I am a bit afraid that with only one unit I will not sufficient light as one unit represent one T5 so I will need two of them. Do you know if it is possible to controls two aqualighter with one controller ? I would like to have a light that can be on...

Hi mate thanks for your answer. How about light coverage ? Does one unite is enough to cover the width of the tank ? Thanks for your input Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi, Be careful of over dosing LC for your fish mate!!! I think you can also improve your flow for better CO2 distribution. If it was my tank I would put the spray bar on the left instead of right. Because you have an open space on the right, on the left you have substrate going up with a lot of...

Hi Ian An other great scape!! I have kept many times Congo tetras, but now almost ten years I didn't. Your picture have given me the thought to go back with them ! Now I have almost three years of learning aquascaping and growing plants without fish and now I want fish. As I am in Congo it s...

Hi mate, As I can see your pictures, your tank is not enough mature to handle so much light !! reduce it. Also you could add some fast growing plants to speed up a bit the whole process. try some hygrophilia they are cheap and fast growers. but you really need to let your tank mature before...

I just came back from 30 days of Holidays, as troy said if the tank is biological stable it will handle your holidays. One month without dosing and I didn't have algae or so. Only thing was some deficiency of nitrogen that was noticeable on the plant. I have ruined only 2 tube instead of 4 did a...

Thanks Pepe I went through the thread I will go and check the light on the net. Thanks Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Hi, so member no one else have an idea ? I went on Barr forum to post, one of the member have suggest this LED with custom Fresh water spectrum https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/photon-32-w/ . The light correspond to my needs. But it is ship to US so shipping cost will be higher (25 $ / Kg) so...

A very sad day for his family and for all of us !! His work have inspire the hobby and he can be proud of what he has achieved in his life for his passion. He will be miss but we will still get inspire by his work and still thinking about this great man. RIP master

Hi Shawn Welcome aboard!! UKAPS and its members are incredible you will see. Cheers Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

Last pictures This tank is coming to an end and will be stripped down next month. Before changing scape I will do proper pictures of it so I can keep it for my Data. I have enjoyed this scape and it has putted me back in aquascaping I was almost to give up before it. Sorry for the diffuser I...