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Im happy with my all in one set ups (fluval spec v & betta duo) hidden heater is a bonus - however both tanks are v.small (19/20l) I really want to try a Fluval Flex though! https://reefbuilders.com/2016/07/11/fluval-flex-tanks-brings-a-new-perspective-to-small-aquariums/

Super lush! (pink tinsel a nice touch also!)

Different dimensions, but similar size... lots of chat around fish ☺ https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ada-60f-go-with-the-flow-nature-aquarium.42325/page-4

They are so cute!

Lovely updates as always & congratulations ☺

I love it! ☺

All looks very healthy in spite of your flying carpet ☺

Awww!

So many tanks - all maintained to an excellent standard, not an easy feat...just a stunning gallery!

Really like it! ...worth the wait ☺

No experience with co2 to offer but lovely scape & planting so far!

Beautiful!

Hi ☺

Ive one & did some Spec V stalking... https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/fluval-spec-v-high-tech-nano-tank.36929/ & https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/the-roots-of-petite.38198/ ☺

...We should start a t8 club :-D

There is a rotala sp. vietnam for sale at aquasabi as well? https://www.aquasabi.com/aquatic-plants/background/rotala-sp-vietnam?search=rotala%20vietnam

Sorry, I don't know - you could maybe ask Hinterfeld via the thread on this forum?

Hi & Welcome to ukaps ☺ Sounds an exciting project!

I don't use co2 myself but think that using co2 constantly won't achieve a consistent pH because when your lights are off, the plants won't use the co2 but will respire as normal meaning higher co2 levels than during the photoperiod when plants will be using co2?

Looks similar to a pretty American rotala I like rotala ramosior ☺ http://www.theaquaticplantsociety.org/rotala-ramosior/

I like using TNC Complete for my low tech without co2 but you can use other brands or mix your own dry salts if you'd prefer? Though when I started my planted tanks I used aquasoil & was unsure how to introduce a fertilising regime in my low tech. I tried adding Tropica premium (trace nutrients)...

What lovely new additions! ☺

I think when your viewing from the front, if you try to trim below the line of hardscape it looks more natural (as you can't see where the stem splits in two!) although I've cabomba stems in the foreground of a tank & can't do that, so just trim the top where I want the plant line to finish -...

Looks well ☺ I have it in one tank & although took time to establish grows very well. I added it to another recently & find the same with it making slow progress the further from the light!

Hi & welcome to ukaps ☺ Nice start to your journal!

Very nice! Are you happy with it?

Really nice job, small tanks are tricky ☺ I really like your FTS - the dennerle cube is really nice!

I also have a Chihiros A Series & have been really pleased with it too. Recently the company Hinterfeld that manufacture it have brought out a new range https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/chihiros-c-series-specially-designed-for-nano-tank.47940/ I've been interested in trying as they're...

Hi, literally just replied to you other thread :-p like planted bows said where you cut the stem it should send out two new shoots so become more bushy over time ☺

Amazing ☺ is that you wearing the orange or red hooded Paulo?

Sorry about you bad experience with dragon stone. I've not used it but have found a similar effect when using aquasoil - dust everywhere for ages! I know you've now removed but for future reference - I found agitating anywhere covered in it with my hand, so that it's in 'suspension' (probably...

Are you call in me old?! :-D " Full many a flower is born to blush unseen & waste it's sweetness on the desert air" - Thomas Gray(on talent) "The greatest gift is a portion of thyself" - Ralph Walden Emerson "Your not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on" - Dean Martin "We...

Lovely updates as always! ☺

Hi, how's it going? I run a low tech big & small tank & think 6 hours should be fine to begin with so I don't think increasing from 4 - 6 hours after a couple of weeks should be a problem! Did you figure out whether your light was high/low? I noticed you are growing limnophila sessiflora & there...

Bloody hell, talk about cutting corners! Feel for you mate...

I'd agree, the design is meant to prevent kinks in the piping but I think it's pretty ugly! I've personally never had trouble with smooth hoses or piping!

Hi, I would worry a screen may obstruct flow perhaps? I've used echinodorus bleheri successfully to hide hardware. Excuse the photography... The eheim inlet is well hidden after the plant has grown in, in the second photo!

Hi all, Bit late to the party/controversy about spectrum! I found Clive's post #34 interesting https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/is-this-normal-for-staurogyne-repens.35680/page-2#post-383568 - he includes photo's of plants grown at 10,000 8,000 6,000 & 4,000 kelvin...All lush & healthy ☺

How's it going, any improvement on your ludwigia & cabomba?

Thanks ☺ Im interested in the 57 litre tank & it seems to be available for £150 through aquapet & their amazon outlet... appreciate the link! Thanks Roy, there's no price online but we have a Maidenhead in Belfast, so will have to give them a buzz! If only there was a traditional shaped...

Hi welcome to ukaps ☺ As a piranha keeper, this thread might be of interest to you? https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/piranha-tank-at-the-london-aquarium.25342/

Looking good! Welcome to ukaps ☺

Hi, I'm sorry I can't be much help with co2 related issues - but if you start a thread in the co2 section you may get a better response as members usually only pop in here to welcome new members!

Looking good I personally really like black backgrounds but two of my tank's have the back panel black as 'default' & I don't like not having the 'option' to change it (even though I'd prob choose black anyway!) so i'm kinda with Alto on having an opaque windows film....

Hi, Just to add yet another opinion..! If you bought your Staurogyne repens as a pot, it may have thrived in the first few weeks using its stored energy & I'd hazard a guess that explains it's sudden decline now. So I think conditions for it might never have been optimum because of this. The...

Your Ricca is growing very well. Can't see from the pics but how's the weeping moss going?

Hi Paul, 5ft Diasaster right? Tank looks good, in spite of your algae woes... Id be inclined to remove your non aquatic plant now, as it decomposes it may add additional ammonia to the system & may worsen your problems with algae!

At 0.38 - that loach is ENORMOUS! They are very playful & seem very 'fond' of your (pleco?!) :-D

Wow!

I can see why you decided to settle on embers finally - their colouration is really vibrant & you've captured them really well - really top class photography!

The changes you've made to the rocks in the foreground have really softened the overall look - think it looks alot more natural ☺

Come along way from that teeny tiny box...:-D I agree with Joe - I think this will be great to see grown in as well!

Looks great Carpman - you've do he a great job with a notoriously hard shape of tank to scape & plants look well too ☺

Really unusual scape, has a 'primordial' feel to it...☺

This hasn't been updated since Feb 2015, so don't think it is being regularly updated Planty! :-(

Hi Simon, sometimes plants can be treated with copper to kill pest snails & may adversely affect shrimp too. Juse in case this is what's happened it might be a good idea to also do a large water change too?

Hi! Welcome to ukaps ☺

Hi & welcome to ukaps ☺ I'm not a co2 user... but there's a sticky in the co2 section about refills https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/co2-refills.4258/ although not sure if has relevant info to your area!

Hi & welcome to ukaps ☺ Nice setup!

Hi Terri, welcome to ukaps ☺ To create a journal , you just need to visit the sub forum & create new thread!

Hi all, Im quite curious about the new Fluval Flex Nano http://www.fluvalaquatics.com/uk/product/15006-flex-aquarium-kit/#.WDs5h-jTVJ8 Has anyone seen these on sale anywhere yet? Many thanks Manisha

Andy D has a lovely tank here using it https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/my-low-tech-scapers-tanks.42778/

Hi, I've a Roma 240 too with stock lighting t8 too. Mr Hindley is correct - kelvin is a measure of colour temperature not spectrum & doesn't affect plant growth - we choose this based on what is most 'appealing to our eyes. The best way to increase output of t8 bulbs is to add reflectors (or...

Glad your big boy's doing well again! ☺

Definately the best usage of a fish bowl...ever :-D Great updates as always ☺

Looking good - I've only just realised how similar in appearance aponogeton crispus is to crinum calamistratum, one of my favourites ☺

I'm not great with scaping but your last snap looks great! The only thing I notice, is the rock one from the left has a very strong point which might be a little distracting to the overall look - otherwise looking great...roll on updates!!!

Seeing all your tanks in situ, you get an idea of the sense of scale you've created in them - amazing!

Really super scape ☺ When the youtube video ends, it shows a 3x3 grid of related videos...I clicked one & it was another of your videos! Feel a bit stalker-ish now lol...

Hi Mark, I use tnc complete too & think your dose may be a bit light. Another member recommended to dose the recommended dose three times per week on my high light nano with liquid co2. For my big low tech, (240l) should be 24ml, three times per week - but because it's low tech I use about a...

Wishful thinking, but it would be nice to have the hobby progress to a point whereby a video like this is featured as an advert on TV ☺ I think alot of the plants we use are bog or marsh plants?

Super growth in your propagator - though your gonna have to share you know!

Hi Gary, I think my favourite are the 3rd and 5th photos you posted - just to confuse you! :-D I think the preference for aligned rock strata can be a throwback to a spot of ocd in our personalities... :-D :-D :-D :-D (my son's scapes will be epic...haha!)

Very nice tank & scape ☺

Really nice - I particularly like your wood placement ☺

Hi Alex - looks well. I attach buce, anubias & java fern in the same way so sold be fine. Good idea with using the filter foam - hopefully the top will grow wider this way...

Those are really nice tanks - I'm sure it's rewarding to pass on your knowledge to your friends ☺

Congratulations Stu, your planted tank looks awesome ☺

Hopefully you'll see growth soon & changing the position of your wave maker if increases flow should help ☺ Tank looks really good anyway! Apologies for bad grammar btw - I'm really tired tonight!

Looks super ☺

Hi, your photo of your tank & plants look healthy & I personally cannot see any problem with your lighting period (a bit longer than Id risk with start up) but don't think that should stunt growth as the species you mentioned aren't really dependant on high light. Swords & Vallis might take a...

Nice tank to start with! Welcome to ukaps ☺

Hi Dan - welcome to ukaps ☺ From Northern Ireland so empathise with shipping costs!

Hi & welcome to ukaps ☺

Hi Archer, welcome to ukaps ☺

Thanks for the detailed information & links - I'm getting there, I think ☺

Thanks for sharing ☺

Love your new avatar Lindy ☺

Oh dear, now I'm really confused again! Is low pH not a problem because ammonia is usually ammonium under these circumstances? Even if you had a wet/dry filter with more oxygenation - does pH have no effect on bacteria?

That's a stunning garden you have ☺ I'm very jealous...

Hi all, I understand George Farmer will be showcasing his aquascaper aquarium range on the 3rd December at my lfs ☺ Clearly Aquatics 79 Cootehall Road Bangor BT19 1UP http://clearlyaquatics.co.uk If you have fb https://m.facebook.com/clearlyaquatics/

Looks great - what livestock do you hope to keep?

Asthetics & practically - I really appreciate you taking the time to explain this ☺ the electrical details are a bit beyond me - but great tips for budding diy enthusiasts (& and you never know, some day...) ☺

:-D :-D :-D This is nearly as bad as Tim's warts and all! Sickening how good these tanks look!!! In all honesty, you should enter one of the biotope contests ☺ Are those cinnamon sticks in there?! :-D

Cat litter & dosing the water column ferts seems a low cost way to go?Though if you cant be arsed, adding some wood and use epiphites ( plants that you attach to hardscape is another option :-) )Theres lots of anubias & java fern sp. & bolbitus is also nice. Some LED alternatives are great...

Hi Michal, welcome to ukaps ☺ in post 34 http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/how-to-know-if-your-tank-is-cycling.43253/page-2#post-464120 a member explains their thoughts on how a low pH can effect bacteria when cycling. I have soft water and at pH5, my tank seemed not to be making any progress...

Your wood brackets are a really nice touch :-)Wondered why had to convert your g10 to MR16? Haha!

Hope this is going well... :-)

Typical! I guess it depends how 'big' you want & if your willing to wait? I think the larger ones can be alot greedier so are less forgiving if you have any struggling plants - so that's an advantage to getting smaller ones!

Have never thought about these sort of shrimp as my water parameters aren't suitable - but they are really cute! Great colour & video! ☺