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Re: what car are we driveing? MAZDA 5 ts2, 7 seats, loads of space & i dont need to climb down into it, just step in, handy since my accident. :D have to say though i miss my last car :( volvo v70. went like a rocket :) .

can i grow a glosso carpet with 1.7 wpg of T5 lighting & reflectors

thanks. thats what ive been thinking aswell, think i will start planting a few of the plants ive got, even just the faster growing stem's (as there pretty tall) to the left hand side of the tank as ive tried the wood over there in different positions but it looks better to the right center...

hi the wood had actually been 2 seperate pieces as you can see below, but i thought it looked better with both bits jointed together, i have some other pieces of wood but there about half the size & just didnt look right in the tank but may be when ive got some plants in there it would...

ps excuse the baby food smeared in the middle of the tank glass, i love kids but i couldnt eat a whole one. :lol:

some advice needed on new tank layout. ive got some aquascape rocks, 2 pots of crypt wendti green, 2 bacopa caroliniana, 1 bacopa australis, 1 bacopa monnieri, & a few other bits & bobs. the tanks a Rio 240, 2 x 54w t5's, aquabasis plus substrate covered with 2" of manando at the front & 4"...

what a morning! :x BANG! goes the washing machine :o & out the window goes my plans to get the co2 unit tomorrow, instead i now have to go & buy a new washing machine. dont suppose they make one that doubles as a co2 unit. anyway thanks for all the advice on co2 set ups & sorry for...

thanks chris & simon for the advice there, i was a little concerned about the cost of supplying the co2 but, my dad has worked for BOC gases for years althought he was a tanker driver, he said they do co2 cyclinders but unsure about the size & thread type, if im lucky & its the same thread as an...

like wants been said already,you will probably get a better diffuser and maybe an FE,so you won't need the whole kit.depends on how often you want to refill the bottle yeah, at the moment im trying to way up my options & figure what funds i have avialible, i checked aquatic supplys ireland web...

yep it helps, thanks for that. any more comments are welcome.

to be honest i had, but i have just bought a new tank, substrate (manando) plants & decor. and i really just want some thing new that i can take out of the box & connect up without having to try & use bits & bobs from different things to get a set up, i also dont have alot of time free to sort...

ive sort of made up my mind to either go for a JBL system or a D-D system to add co2 to my tank. im sure theres people on here that are useing the same set ups at present & i was wondering what your experiences were with these units good & bad.

oh dear george, more money needs spent :roll: you can tell by my sig that wife aint impressed :lol:

Bearing in mind that im tight fisted and nothing but moths live in my wallet, god i know that feeling :lol: i had used it aswell, it says on the bag contains enough nutrients for the 1st season growth then would benefit from additives being added, so i used it & bucked a load of jbl fert balls...

6 of 1 & 1/2 dozen of the other really. ok thanks ive just got a new Rio 240 with a 1000lph flow so it will give me a water turn over of just 4 & bit times per hour?

hoping to upgrade to a pressurised co2 system very soon, local lfs sells 2 kinds D-D & JBL. the diffuser on the jbl set has a spiral type & the d-d type is a small plastic cup & disc type thing. the shop says the spiral type is better than the cup but what do you guys think? :?

thats great i can start chopping lol :lol: i really dont mind if it takes a while to grow back as ive got a load of stem plants that i can transfer until it grows. thanks for the speedy replies guys. :D

id prefer not to as i would not want the forum being held responible for what could be classed as slander, is tempting though. :D besides they said if i can mail them pics of the plants they will consider replaceing some or all.

hi all, picked up my new tank last week a Rio 240, & i had already ordered some java ferns from a mail order site (wont say which one) hoping they would have been here & ready for when i got my tank but they only arrived this morning & in not to good a condition either, about half the leaves...

Re: A different Iwagumi! very nice George, your doing yourself proud on the biotope series, loved the british one. keep it up! :D

that looks like one of the best nights ever, ive damed near wet my self laughing at the last 2 pages. :lol: you guys are really something else! :clap:

he has done a great job on that tank, went to my lfs today & they have the manando selling at £13 per 10 lt bag love the size & colour of the manando now that ive seen it in the shop, definately going to use it as my substrate for the new tank.

OMG! you mean santa aint real? :( who next the easter bunny? :)

ive tried the aqua basis plus for the past 9 months & got good results been really pleased as ive gone from some one who could kill plastic plants :lol: to being able to grow a good selection of plants this year, its amazing the difference a little understanding & advice made. :D like the...

HAS ANYBODY ON HERE TRIED THE NEW JBL MANANDO SUBSTRATE & IF SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT? IM GETTING A NEW ROMA 200 THIS WEEKEND :D & WAS THINKING OF USEING IT AS MY SUBSTRATE, ITS INITALY GONNA BE LOW LIGHT SET UP THAT I WOULD HAVE, SO SOME CRYPTS & JAVA FERN WOULD BE THE MOST OF THE...

thanks for the replies guys. :D

hi guys, bought some cyperus helferi today, should i plant just the roots & leave the crown above the subtsrate as with vallis?

thanks chris, hey superman thats a great looking tank, some difference between pics 1 & 2

cheers, there no fish in the tank at the mo, there still in the 54lt waiting to be moved back, i will reduce the photo period as you say & my co2 dose after i remove the damaged leaves, thanks.

hi guys, having a problem at the moment with my crypts going into melt down, i had them in an 84lt tank until a week ago then had to do a strip down thanks to my daughter adding god knows what to the tank but ive found the camera mounting plate for my tripod, crayons & loads of other stuff in...

well if it wasnt for your articles in pfk & mr algae from pfk's plant forum id still be killing any plant i got my mits on, stuck with plastic ones for years, but now i wouldnt have one near me. got more intrest in plants now than i have in fish, and i have to say its put the fun back into the...

thanks george bit of luck there getting the plant master himself. :D

hi all, recently my lfs in belfast started to stock a range of products from brightwell aquatics 3 of which i have purchased to use on my 84lt disaster of a planted tank, at first everything was going great with better growth & brighter coloured leaves but then disaster in the form of the...

also just wondering, theres a name keeps poping up hear, George Farmer, is this the same fella that writes for pfk mag???

hi everybody, 1st time on the forum & just looking to say hi & get a little info. i am thinking about setting up a planted tank, just a small 30lt tank as i am interested in keeping some shrimp & im not planning on putting any fish in the tank. i did set up an 80lt planted tank in feb & so far...