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Looking awesome, very peaceful, I need this as desktop background :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

No, I've lost them ;) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi everybody, A very poor picture taken from the phone as I didn't get the time to take some nice shots with the slr: And this is a shot of the new 200l tank, replacing the one that was recessed in a wall. I just moved the fish and shrimps in, and they seem to love there new home: I've...

Hi Tim, That's a good idea, diving with a thousand cardinals :) Getting cleaned and tickled by Amano shrimps :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hello guys, thanks for your messages and sorry for being not updating the journal. Tim is right, I just can't stop diving :) Spent Saturday and Sunday diving with seals in the Farne Islands, Monday and Tuesday diving at St Abbs. Diving with the seals was an amazing experience!!!! All the time...

Hi Neil, Sorry to hear about the UG melting. The tank looks great though. Nice dense growth :) Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi, When I first run my Jbl1501 it was very noisy for quite a few days, I was very disappointed... and it slowly became quieter and, if I remember well, after a week or so the noise was completely gone. That's just my experience, I can't say there is no problem with your filter... Cheers, Manu...

Hello and welcome :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Beautiful Wabi-Kusa Roy, as always :) I like what you've done with the jar! Well done sense :) See you soon, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Tim, thank you :) The boraras are great little fish! I love the way they hover in the water, and they use all the depth, going for food at the bottom but also right at the surface in the shallow area above the DW. I am sure you know, they really don't like too much light and too much flow...

Thanks a lot Neil, and thanks for the link to this shop, first time I have heard of it, and it's a French website :) I'll check with them which of the ferns would do well emersed and at low humidity... They've also got the moss I was looking for!!! :) Hope you're Wabi-Kusa are doing well...

Looking really good already :) Well done Tim! Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi everybody! Sorry for being lazy and very slow at updating the journal. It doesn't mean that I do nothing on the tank, it's just that when I finish cleaning the tank, it's usually quite late and time to sleep :) I have changed a few things: I got rid of the Limnophila rugosa as the leaves...

Sorry guys, unexpected diving day yesterday [emoji56] and a lot of socialising too [emoji4] I'll do my best to post some pictures tomorrow right after work [emoji41]

Let's say, sometime this week... after I've cleaned the moss :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Neil! I really like the wild look of this tank!! Very natural and beautiful :) Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hello Finn, I thought I should let you know that I've done an experiment, planted some Rotala walichii in my high tech tank. This tank is on tap water only, and the tds is quite high (350 I think). Well, the walichii hates it and is now melting away, covered in BBA... But the one in the Borneo...

That's a great camera with a really good sensor. You could get a 40mm as a all round lense, very compact and excellent quality at a very good price. It's just my opinion :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

I've got the 60D. It's a really good camera. I think Ryan has the 600D, we took some shots with his and my camera using the same lense (40mm) and the results were very similar. Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Neil, Completely agree with Paulo. It's worth saving more and getting something better. If you go with Canon, I would suggest you look at 600d minimum. After a quick search on eBay (item number 231897595924 for exemple) it seems possible to get it for around £250/£300. Another option would...

Hi Tim, It looks great, beautiful set up! You must be very happy after all the issues with the move. Will do you do a similar harscape has the ones you've shown before you moved? I really like it but anyway, I'm sure it will be a good :) Looking forward to seeing it set up! Cheers, Manu Sent...

Very beautiful tank, it looks peaceful and relaxing :) Well done!! Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Ryan, Thanks a lot! It was great to see you too :) I've trimmed the walichii but replanted everything... Next time I'll keep some for you then :) Speak soon! Manu

Hi Finn, Thanks a lot for that, I'll definitely give it a try! This naturally occurs on the older the leaves of the ferns, but your method sounds great for propagating them, especially when getting plants ready before setting up a tank. Thanks for the tip :) Cheers, Manu

Hi Marcel, I think I can see the growth of some babies on one of the leaves, and there is a new leaf coming from the rhizome :cool: It will look great when it start to go wild :) Cheers for that, I will give it a go as soon as possible. When I get some babies :crazy: :) Hello Finn, Thanks for...

Hi everybody and thanks for the nice comments :) Cheers Roy, I'll try that :thumbup: Thanks a lot :) Concerning the pipes, the outflow is made of glass and the spray bar is acrylic, home made :) You can find lots of different sizes on eBay for very good prices, then you just have to be...

Looking good Roy :) I am impressed you manage to keep it so clean without the help of a cleaning crew :cool: The Alternanthera mini is doing well :) :thumbup:

I forgot the shot from the front: Cheers, Manu

Hi everybody, one month since the last update and everything is going well so far. I am so happy with the Rotana wallichii as it is growing really well and few stems have now reach the surface :) It won't go orange or red as there is not enough light but the plants look pretty and healthy. The...

Hello jsiegmund, Looking at your graph, you only had a 0.12 point ph drop (from 7.17 to 7.05) by the time the lights went on...I know you changed the time for the co2 to come on at 10am, but this will still only give you 0.24 point of ph drop. Obviously, something is not right as if the ph...

Well done Marcel, it looks great :) Worth the effort you've put in to it!!! Looking forward to seeing evolve :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Well done guys!!!! Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi everybody, It's time for an update :) Last week I received the humidifier/mist maker device and this was really fantastic. I recommend to anyone doing a dry start. Actually, it wasn't dry at all, it kept all the plants nicely moist and the only thing I had to do was to disconnect and...

Hi Aaron, In my 200l tank, I have the JBL 1501e and another UP filter from co2art rated I think at 1200l/hour. The JBL has the external heater and the other has an aquamedic 1000 reactor. Each filter is connected to a spray bar. The one from the JBL is the upper spray bar giving a nice flow and...

Hey Roy, Sorry about that. I can imagine this must be frustrating... But I agree with Tim, you're Greenfinger, I'm sure you can make this plant grow. Good luck mate and keep us posted! Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi everybody, It's now 10 days since setting this tank :). No big trouble so far. The crypts are melting a bit, but they should recover soon. The other plants are doing ok although the ferns are suffering a bit as I struggle to keep the air moist. I've ordered a mist maker on ebay, it should...

Thanks Marcel for the warning [emoji4] I might move it to the back then and keep trimming it, and if it get too big I'll have to buy a new tank [emoji6] So far no issues with the plants, it seems to be enough humidity but I thought to have a go at using a mist maker. I'd like to keep the top...

Agree :)

Hi Kempster, Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Here's the link to akadama I bought, it's really good quality :) http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/262202695000 Just as a warning, it's best to sieve and get rid of the biggest "granules". It will make planting easier. And also, rinsing is more...

Hi everybody :) Thanks a lot for the great comments! Hi Tim, thanks a lot! Very happy with the wood too :) Funny enough, when I bought it in the lfs, one customer made a slightly sarcastic comment : "well, someone's got a big tank!". I replied that the tank was only 60 litters and the guy...

Hello everybody, Here is the beginning of my second journal :) It’s only been 10 months that I discovered aquascaping, and here comes a second tank in the house! Actually, a third one arrived last sunday… maybe another journal later… The first time I went in our lfs with my girlfriend to look...

Hi Troi, Thanks for your reply. Same advise as Zozo, so I'll follow your suggestions guys! Cheers! Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Zozo :) Yes, I know flowgrow thanks to you :) And I've used it a lot too. I just wanted to get species that are rather specific to Borneo. But you're right, plants travel too :) I don't want someone to say: "that's not from Borneo!" ;) I might go with your option... What I like about it...

Hi everybody, I'm setting up a Borneo biotope and I'm making the plant list for it. Beside cryptocoryne, ferns, mosses and bucephalandra, is there any other plants that originate from Borneo? I've looked on Google but I could not find a list of aquatic or semi aquatic plants. Thanks for your help!

Looking great Roy :) Is there any water? ;) It looks clear! :)

I never had one jumping out of the tank and I have the water just one centimetre below the top of the glass. Just given them plenty of plants, and if possible keep an area with dimed light using floating plants or Valisneria/Aponogeton. Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Jaap, I would go with embers. They don't look great in the shops but once they are happy they have a beautiful color that works great in a planted tank. They don't mind the flow, they actually seem to love it. If I change the angle of the spray bar, they come and check the new flow, and when...

Bonjour et bienvenue :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Thanks a lot mate! Can't wait to see the plants growing :) Speak soon, Manu

Hi Dead Bonsai, Thanks for your message and the compliments :) I'm glad you enjoyed the journal :) The great people on Ukaps have been so helpful. It's really a fantastic forum with so much information that it's quite overwhelming at first. Cheers, Manu

Hi Dead Bonsai, I have only used the Hydor external heater and I am really happy with it. When I first research about those, I read quite a few bad reviews too and to avoid cooking the fish I bought an atc-300. This device will prevent the heater to go over a set temperature. So in case the...

Hi everybody, below are a few pictures of the "new" scape. I've tried to give more depth and height by repositioning the rocks and adding a lot of substrate at the back. Now, with a bit more experience and learning by making a lot of mistakes, I thought more about the layout of the plants. I...

Well done Talldragon, it looks great! Beautiful colours :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hey Roy, It looks great already, it will be fantastic in a few weeks :) What's the name of the small red plant? I think I've got the same but can't remember the name... Looking forward to seeing the progress on that one!! Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi everyone, It’s been a long time that I didn’t update my journal but it doesn’t mean nothing happened since the last update :) Bad things and good things happened. Let's start with the bad: I had to remove two embers from the tank. They were really poorly, stressed and one of them got whit...

Hello Marcel and sorry for the late reply... I really like your design :) :thumbup: , and you're right, this will work :) And it's much more achievable than what I was imagining in my little head... I was trying to build up the substrate a long the middle to give some depth but it didn't really...

Looks great George :clap:

Oh yeah!!! I'm coming :) Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Clone, Any update? How is the tank doing? Cheers, Manu

Hi Zozo, Thanks a lot for your message. I know what you mean with buying fish that are already stressed but in that case I can just blame myself, you'll see why: I followed your advise and decided not to start from scratch. I could not move the tank elsewhere as it's built in/recessed into a...

Hi Rebel, In the first two months, the plants were growing well but soon the plant mass prevented a good co2 distribution. So I changed the set up, new atomisers, bubble counters,... I had some issues with the co2 and got a bit of BBA. I had to remove plants... And I think that's from then that...

Hi Zozo, Thanks for sharing your experience, that's very interesting, I'll keep that in mind for the future. There is a school of 12 cardinals with them and funny enough, although they are bigger than the embers, they are more shy... Well, my oto's are not really hiding but they don't like...

Thanks Nelson, I thought it could be but it looked different from pictures I saw on google images... I had some of them for over 5 months and others for about 3 months. I think the main issue is the stress, I will have to rethink the design of the tank. Front and back are visible and there is...

Hello everybody, I have a shoal of 12 Ember tetras and two of them are not doing well. The first one is behaving normally but has something weird near its back fin. It looks like the skin is damaged: The second really worries me as it's behaving really weird... She seems to struggle...

Hi Jamie, I had the same issue when setting up my tank last year. I ended up buying the 100l bag and used the rest in the garden... Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Good question, that's exactly what I've wondering since those observations... Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hello everybody, I just wanted to share my thoughts and get your opinion and experience on the following: Can the co2 mist created by an in line atomiser influence the colour of the drop checker? The reason for this question is that I recently swapped the atomiser for a reactor and although I...

Hi Thevictorian, First, welcome to UKAPS :) If you don't have fish/shrimps in the tank then you don't have to worry about too much co2. I would suggest that you start the co2 two hours before lights on. It's very important that there is enough co2 right a the start of the photosynthesis. If...

Hey Roy! It's looking great[emoji106] Very neat set up. You don't need a Christmas tree to decorate, this is your Christmas tree [emoji12] Looking forward to seeing the tanks planted and running :) Cheers, Manu

Hi Steve, I've got no idea about keeping discus but this my logical thought: If you don't want to add too much ferts to keep tds low, what about reducing the lights for a while until the eggs hatch? Less light means less ferts, and less risk of BGA and melt. I might be wrong. Anyway, I hope...

Hey Roy, Those regulators look great :cool: your plants will love them :) That pipe kinda look familiar :D When will you be planting? No pressure, but your fans are wanting :) Cheers, Manu

I can make the pipes if you build the tank [emoji4]

Hi Roy, Simple and soooooooo beautiful!!! Very impressed :) Well done mate!

Hi Steve, Zozo is right, you don't want too much "play" as you won't get a neat finish but you can't use a silicone cord that will be the same size than the inside diameter of your tube. When I did mine, I ordered a 10mm cord for a 10/14 tube and I couldn't get it in inside at first. I had to...

Here are the pictures: Quite a few bends due to the tank being partly recessed in a wall :) Cheers, Manu

Hi Steve, here is a link to some 16/20 tube: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-16-Clear-Acrylic-Tube-20mm-x-2mm-x-1000mm-Plastic-Perspex-Cylinder-Tubing-/300967539893?hash=item46131034b5:g:HSQAAOSwEeFVS4Uv Here you can get a 14mm silicone cord...

Hi Steve, The best seems to be silicone cord, something like that: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221819561761&alt=web This is 13mm but 12mm would do as well. :) What do you mean with: "what about 16/20?" I'll send some pictures tomorrow :) Let me know if you need more help...

Hi Coys, That's the method I've used and it works really well. Just be patient, keep moving the pipe over the heat gun,don't heat to fast or you'll get the acrylic to bubble... I'll send some photos when I'm home :) Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Hi Coys, Hi Roy :) Here is the link from ebay : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-14-Clear-Acrylic-Tube-18mm-x-2mm-x-1000mm-Plastic-Perspex-Transparent-Pipe-/291322048970?hash=item43d425b1ca:g:0TsAAOSw7ThUiD-t Very quick dispatch and great quality :) Cheers, Manu

Hi John, Costa Rica... that must be very inspiring I'm sure! Looking forward to seeing the tank planted :) Cheers, Manu

Hi Gilles, I don't really have good pictures of plants but I've got some nice ones of shrimps, otos and cardinals. Let me know if that's of any help. Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi Clone, I've found some great info on the link thanks to Greenfingers2 : http://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants?filter%5Bregionsearch%5D=456&filter%5Blight%5D%5Bmax%5D=1 It shows a map of where the plants are found, really nice database. I'll keep an eye on your thread as I actually would...

I use the exact same kit on 60D, I think it works great. The 100mm is fantastic :)

Thanks for the compliment :) I was going to post some pictures this weekend but I've just done some trimming and it's not really interesting, so I will wait another week or two... Talking about the next tank, I am dreaming about it everyday :) I think I would like to set up a biotope for...

Thanks Roy, I read this great tutorial a while ago, just still concern about the weight of the gravel/akadama. I don't to end up with a blend :) That would look even worse! Cheers, Manu

Hi Ryan, Won't the akadama come up everytime I'll plant or pull plants? Cheers, Manu

Hi Hoggie, From the three ones you've suggested, the Canon 50mm would be the best. Its only issue is the minimum focus range which is 45cm. It will still give you a some nice close up but it's not a macro lense. The great advantage of that lense it's the 1.8 aperture. The smaller the number the...

Hi everyone, I've used akadama as it doesn't cost a fortune and it works well for growing plants but I'm not so happy with the look of it. It's ok with the green plants but I've planted some Alternanthera reineckii mini and it just does work with color of the akadama. So I was wondering if...

Hi Glen, Just been to destination aquatics today with Roy and we like what you've done with the tank you mentioned. Glad you didn't put any Lego in it :) George's scape is looking great and the plants seem to be doing well. I'll keep coming to see the progress :) Cheers, Manu

Great video George, Thanks for sharing this :) Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hey Roy, Lovely hardscape, and much better without the thick branch. I really like the two twigs over the stones, it looks really natural [emoji106] It seems you've been inspired from last weekend [emoji4] Looking forward to seeing it flooded! Cheers, Manu Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

Hi, Go for embers, they are great little fish, quite curious, interesting to watch and their colour will get really nice after a few days in your tank. Cheers, Manu

Beautiful tank and great looking plants!![emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106]

Chers mate, Just to make sure I didn't mean anything bad about the bubble counter from co2art. I'm a big fan of their products [emoji4], not to mention the friendly staff,I just think that this bubble counter is maybe for suited for smaller tank where a rather small amount of co2 is needed. In...

Hi Roy, thanks. I can't wait to get the rotalas to get tall and bushy. Hopefully the carpet of Marsilea crenata is gonna grow [emoji4] Cheers, Manu

Hi all, This is a quick update, but no picture, sorry...[emoji12] After a good start from the beginning, then many changes in terms of planting, hardscape and gear, I was quite disappointed by the growth rate I had lately. I mentioned earlier about the flow issue which is now solved, but I...

Nice one George! More inspiration... just wish I had a bigger house to fit many tanks [emoji4] Looking forward to more pictures and info in the next PFK. Cheers, Manu

Hi George, Thanks for the great presentation! Really enjoyed it [emoji4] It was great to so many ukaps members too! Cheers, Manu

Hi Peter, Can't comment on Hydor filter, I have a JBL and I'm very happy with it. I would first get a new external filter before buying a circulation pump as you probably won't need it if you place a spray bar along the back like Parotet suggested. Good luck and don't give up [emoji4] Cheers...

Hi Peter, Having a look at this article from Clive: http://www.ukaps.org/index.php?page=dosing-with-dry-salts I'm quite new to this but if I understood correctly you should have 20ppm of nitrates a week, so if you test your water, it shouldn't be at 0ppm. Concerning the diffusion, your...