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Hi does anyone know of a UK alternative to drylock that is readily available in places like B&Q. Also are our off the shelf expanding foams the same as Great stuff as used by our friends across the pond........thanks in advance

yep you could be right about the perspective and the pig certainly does seem to appreciate it, semi-cascade bonsai do look good in taller pots for sure. the ones i'm growing on are japanese maple x2 several boxwoods and I have a silver birch tree in my front garden that i'm going to chop down...

this is just my opinion and it's up to you if you do anything about it or not but I think bonsai should look as natural as possible, if that were my tree I would remove that big branch on the bottom left. to me it just doesn't look right but it's your call, I've just started with bonsai myself...

i'm looking into moler clay myself

if used would the peat/compost/dirt degrade over a time to such a point it would need to be replaced? and if so what sort of timescale in a ball park figure kind of way... as I'm sure it would depend on what was used

I have seen a darker coloured bonsai soil made i believe from crushed lava, it's almost black in colour but looks very sharp so may not be suitable for fish rummaging about in it

thanks for the info Darrel, i'm planning on going low tech once I finally get up and running, I just read that link above, did I read correctly ...you suggest feeding with a general tomato feed

thanks Alastair. btw i spent last night reading thru your 2 choc journals....amazing read, thouroughly enjoyed them, did I read somwhere that you're in the Manchester area

been having a read up on different substrates and the cat litter/moler clay seems quite interesting. one thing i keep seeing being mentioned is how light these are. so does this cause problems when 'vacuuming' the substrate

it's more than possible to have a marine set up without all the expense and all the expensive equipment. check out the 'berlin' method mine was set up for about 3 yrs a 4ft tank with about 20 to 30 kg of live rock (bought for about £5 per kilo second hand) a second hand HOB skimmer for about...

this thread is shocking....scooters??? i prefer something that requires the rider to wear leather, or I did until the recession stole my GSX1400

125l minimum i'd say

good grief

+1 on that. I cant stess how friendly the other forum is you will definitely get good advice there and will be treated with respect

saltytank.com small but very friendly forum and I know some of their members have joined this forum. me included

Deeside is where I lived when I was over there Shotton first then moved to CQ. was in Dee rd then moved up near wepre in Granby Court. Moved back up to Lancs about 10yrs ago. My son is still in Granby with his mum

yeah except Chester is England, and where it's still legal to shoot a Welshman with an arrow after 12 midnight I think provided he is within the city walls :joyful: I know Chester very well

what's Dragonstone apart from being a location in A Game of Thrones

I think that's very attractive...just looks so natural well done

Hi reidy and welcome to the forum, i too am in the process of closing down a reef tank. where in North Wales are you? I lived there for getting on 30 yrs before coming back to Lancashire

thanks for the info ceg. i think in the report it's listed as v.soft. it's piped down from the English lake district. I'd better start researching what'll thrive best in soft water then. i understand that certain fish prefer certain params is it the same with plants?

you wouldn't put sand on top of the litter because the litter would rise up thru the sand

just remember if you get anything out of the river it will probably need a very thorough clean. personally i'd just buy a piece of bogwood that way you dont just get any old piece but get one that actually appeals

well i read that grapevines aren't much good because they rot too quick

I'm from up North zhuth so i cant help you with London, but I'll bet if you went to the Thames at low tide there would be some old soaked driftwood that would probably sink pretty quickly like proper bogwood on the riverbank amongst the dead bodies, shopping trolleys and old bicycles etc...

the Thames is quite wet ;-)

may I ask what's the reasoning behind putting the compost under the cat litter? is it for added nutrition as i have read that slow release granules i.e osmocote or similar can be used or is there another reason for adding compost first, wouldn't aquatic compost be the best option. I only ask as...

anyone?

i believe willow also has anti bacterial properties so probably wouldnt do the filter much good... fascinating subject ud a thowt as they say round 'ere. think if I put any wood in my tank I'll stick to the industry standard ones bogwood, mopani etc

this is the report for my tap water. Now as I am not clued up on water chemistry it means nothing to me. is there anything here that would need attention once its put into my aquarium or will I get away with just using a de-chlorinator. The tank isn't even set up yet as I'm undecided on what I...

far be it from me to disagree as i'm new to this and certainly no botanist but here is a snippet... this is taken off t' interweb so obv may or may not be correct but the more info the op has the better his chance of making an informed decision Beech (Fagus sylvatica) may be one the species of...

i'm sure beech isnt safe but i'm not 100% wish i could remember where i read it:banghead:

think you need to definitely avoid any pines, also i think i read somewhere that beech is a no no as it uses chemical warfare to kill off other plants, willow is also thought to be a bit iffy but i'm fairly sure stuff like oaks, sycamore etc are safe

another idea for me to keep in mind thanks did you work from top to bottom or the other way round?

will do...thanks tubaman

thanks for that reply steve yep things have changed my only worry is I dont want to be seeing cables etc at the back of my tank, i'm currently racking my brains trying to come up with an idea to avoid having overflow pipes from being visible inside the tank

i've just seen some manzanita trees being sold on ebay, dont know if they are suitable or not

would there be enough light on the undersides to support the moss??? I'm new too so I don't know

As a new member I've just spent some time browsing the members tank gallery and all I can say is I'm blown away by the amazing photos I've just seen :clap: but one thing struck me...backgrounds, or the lack of. I have been away from fw fishkeeping for a few years now and boy times have changed...

or old ones lol

at least his first fish survived the experience ( i assume) my first fish wasn't so lucky, about 40 yrs ago I went fishing for the first time ever in a local quarry, I got so excited when the float went that I over reacted.... small perch goes flying over my head straight into the quarry wall...

Hello and welcome from a fellow northwesterner and new member

Hi I'm new to the forum and although I have kept fish previously I was never too successful at keeping plants, I'm now at the planning stage of a new planted tank and have been doing a little research into substrates (always used plain gravel or plain sand in the past) any way to the point... I...

Thank you steve, I've just started looking through the forum...oh my:facepalm: but do I have a lot of reading to do, being at the beginning of my set up is gonna be a bonus tho as I'm starting with a blank canvas so to speak and I wont be rushing myself, I want this tank to be right

Hello all new member here my name is Kevin I'm 51 yrs old and live in Leigh which is midway between Liverpool and Manchester in NW England. I currently dont have my tank set up yet but have a nice empty cube tank which I bought as a 2ft cube (although I've since found it's not quite, but was...