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looking brilliant mate

I like the contrast between the rosks and the sand, hoovering sand to keep clean whilst doing a water change now and then is no big deal.

I did a DSM with baby tears, monte carlo, various moss with blender and yoghurt and DHG. All took fine with no melt, however that was with 2-3 bubbles per second from a fire extinguisher and light for 6 hours a day plus dosing. A low tech like this I may be wrong but i think the moss and DHG...

cooled boiled water in a spray might also be simple solution

I have a spare ADA 30cm cube and so was looking at making a Beta tank for the lads bedroom. The only furniture i can find in the UK to match his black furniture is an argos bookshelf but the depth is 29cm. question is twofold. 1- Would an overhang of 1cm have any negative impact on the stress...

I'll look forward to the English version.

oh im not trying to make it maintenace free but every other water change perhaps just ideas at moment. Im ordering an arduino anyway and some small DC peristaltic pumps to have a play with the dosing and lights / co2. I know my mains timers work, but thats easy and less fun!

just looking into the rasberry pi and the posibility is endless. with water sensors you could automate a water change

Think ill go with some 4 roller pumps and just some amazon digital mains timer sockets same as i use fo rlights and CO2 they've been bulletproof for years. As a mechanical Engineer electrics are voodoo magic to me! So i'll be using a KISS approach. Im presuming I can either buy 240VAC pumps or...

WOW amazing thanks Ian, and all the other replies. I'm going to do some research this weekend and i think, with a baby on the way i'm trying to look for ways to mitagate against jobs that can be automated!

where did you source the surface skimmer from ADA products are so hard to come by in the UK

Has anyone had any luck with DIY dosing with Rasberry Pi or Arduino ? using a small dosing pump like this...

Awesome Nigel, love all of your tanks! I've just bought a 45p and the Aquasky light unit and will use this as inspiration for a forest scape

I dont think the heat exchanger would work you would need extremely hot water. Think the imersion heater is probably the most cheap and efficient and safe. You could always insulate the barrel and fill the day before making it cheaper and easier to warm it?

Here I am just dumping cold tap water into the tank for 20+ years with no issues. I just syphon with hose pipe into drain, then put on tap and fill with cold with a bit of added tepid water from the kettle

I already have a very mature Fluval 406 for it and the flow through the substrate is completely marginal so the bio filtration of the substrate must also be minimal?... I was more of the thinking I want this tank to last years before I have to break it down and promote growth as much as...

So I did intend on using ADA's bacter 100, Tourmaline BC and super clear. However I don't really fancy spending more on substrate additives than the ADA tank itself cost! Does anyone have any experience with alternative products to promote bacteria growth and ultimately longevity of the...

Any ADA tank hard to come by in UK now. I'd love one of the shallows or a 60p but none about

gorgeous wood. looks to be some algae forming bottom left is that the sand or glass?

id be willing to chip in for some potentially if they require a MOQ. Is this them? http://www.fishybusiness.com.sg/

The low tech tank is going to my fathers house so low maintenance just wants a fish for grand daughter. Mine I’m struggling with cube dimensions. Wish I’d got the 60p whilst TGM had on offer. Also not sure how dragon stone would look in a Forrest scape.

The two pieces of root are obviously too large and will need to be cut down a bit.

So currently I’ve just sold my big tank as we have a baby on the way. Ive got the following. low tech ADA mini as a beta tank. 2 Ada 30 cubes. Currently holding tanks along with buckets and bowls with what I could salvage. Two large redmoor roots and a bucket of smaller ones. Loads of...

would break my heart seein gthat taken apart, i can see how people end up with a house full of tanks, im about to start my third and gf is going crazy!

another scape I absolutely love! Nigel if you ever break it down and sell the wood let me know! :)

they are very nice pieces, my LFS is rubbish! so no such pieces availble other than online so making if difficult

no opening just opened for 30 mins a day. I'm goin gto try again soon so will leave openings and try the cpu fan i think, can run off a 9V battery.

Love your tanks Nigel. It's inspired me to do a forrst scape next in a spare ADA 30cube i have. Just trying to get hold of some right pieces of wood. Not sure how much more difficult it will be with a cube dimensions tank

wonder if a small CPU fan would be good just for circulating air? I tried DSM once and got such bad mould problems

id love a shallow tank, where di you get the tank itself from?

With an early tank I'd say that the water change is no where near as frequent. I've 2 new tanks setup and im doing 70+ % every other day at the moment 3 weeks in and no algae. Have you considered dosing of liquid CO2, the tank isn't that heavily planted either so usually the heavily planted...

the 30 cube

Emailed TGM with photos. They have sent me another free of charge. Was absolutely gutted now im really chuffed

COKE BOTTLE!

I've used a larger filter on a nano tank with small lilly pipes. Just use a step down between the 2 different sizes of tubing. Something liek this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001BO689Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Maybe because it is an eye sore? Why spend money on a gorgeous tank, more money on hardscape and plants. Spend time making a gorgeous aquascape that looks natural, then putting a cock bottle cut in half in it.. I think it uses a lot more CO2 in your method, using half a litre per day as stated...

Bought a new ADA tank from TGM. Came to flood it on Sunday my only day off in 2 weeks so been looking forward to it, found with with a chip / crack. Any ideas? see attached

where did you get the wood, dimensions are perfect like it was grown for the tank!

nice! this makes me want to get teh huge box of dragon stone in the garage out and start something new!

wait, a cheap chinese knock off isn't as good? As saying goes, buy cheap buy twice.

Ive never lost a CRS i've no idea what my tap water comes out at. Tap water goes straight in untreated. The only 2 parameters i check once a week is TDS and pH. My TDS is what i used to determine when i change the water when gets above 150-170 i change half a tank. pH stays around 6 due to CO2...

after 20 plus years of owning tanks I've never done the drip method and never lost a thing, just empty bag into a plastic tub, add bit of tank water every now and then. However lately with more sensitive shrimps I have got an old fish nursery that sticks to side of tank and this does drip via...

that is a BIG tank! gorgeous dimensions would love one like that, girlfriend would go mad!

not its about inch and half thick of rich green and only a slight lightening up here and there ill post a pic later when get home

whoops too late

There 'were' a white little worm with a sprearhead shaped head..

I have a monte carlo capet over a three foot length tank and its grown to be abou t1.5-2 inch thick. Its so thick the shrimp seem to like climbing under it! at what point do people trim it back? purely asthetic taste or is it best kept not too thick as the the underlayer dying off?

I'm hoping i caught them early. I only saw them when id turn the light on and catch them on the glass when it was dark. I've just done second days dose of no planaria and ive had my water bottle trap catch a few. Ill treat again today which will be the third of three treatments then ill give...

That tank and wood were made for each other. Absolutely gorgeous and I wish I could get hold of one of those tanks!

you just need to sell her the idea that its making 'her' home look nicer and more homely

Had mixed experience with TGM. I ordered a 90p a while ago and just so many delays and poor comms and gave up. Then recently in the closing down sale i grabbed a little ADA nano S and the tank is better quality than any online photo can ever do justice, it is simply gorgeosu. The order took abou...

So i noticed these white planaria in my main tank two days ago. I don't think I over feed the tank only feed it once a week. Ive stopped hoovering the monte carlo carpet as frequently though and just water change with water from the column. Could this be the reason for the outbreak? I've just...

ah brill thanks i'll get spamming :) im after an ada 60p or similar, just dont tell the missus im gettign a third tank with a baby on the way!

I work on a nuclear reactor and as we use it as a primary coolant for the reactor i'd be more concerned about that than a flat pint

I have the twinstar shrimp running in a 100 litre with 7 hours light a day and bubbles of 1 per sec CO2, ive zero algae and very healthy breeding crystal shrimp, even the difficult mosses are thriving

you'd think this forum would have a classifieds page...

I've got a larger tank running the scape and plants are gorgeous and shrimps are thriving but moved hom eso im downsacling, I got a little ADA from green machine the littel cube and the 30x24x18 are a great price, got with the ADA light looks gorgeous. Think lot to be said for the prices of the...

Is there not a step up / step down piece you can get to use a larger filter with smaller lilly pipes?

great work, makes me ashamed of how tidy my cabinet is. Im really interested in the auto dosing system..

obviously each tank is different and can depend on parameters, what you feed the fish and the amount of cover. there are obvious fish to avoid such as clown loach and any cichlid type Rams etc.

I've RCS and CRS with danios, guppies, otos and tetras. Both breed of shrimp are breeding and tank has shrimplets running around in a happy little community. A top tip would be introducing fish into a shrimp tank and not vice versa

I previously installed a neutral coloured silicon o-ring between the two pipes to eliminate the buffeting however with evaporation runs risk of sitting too high out of the water drawing in air. Since I have installed an inline heater and inline co2 reactor the flow rate has reduced enough that...

I passed on the fish. Got rid of the powerhead and opted for dual external filters. CRS are happy and the red cherry are breeding like rabbits

just cant decide 60p or 90p, got an old aquaone 160l planted at the moment

good to hear that as im literally today ordering an ADA

Its a shame as there is a sale on at the moment and im after an ADA tank however UK stockists seem hard to find. Id love the 90F like the idea of the shallow tanks. the cabinets for the 90P + 90F are insane expensive too. So looking at the TMC signature, not sure how they compare to the ADA...

ive had loads of problems with them

that's what im talking about! :)

Is there an all in one solution, in this day and age surely there is a unit with LCD that displays current temp, pH and TDS, hardness etc.

currently on sale from 160 euros down to 59 euros, 6 euro postage to the UK BARGAIN! https://www.aquasabi.com/brand/twinstar/twinstar-shrimp

Been looking for one of these myself, you have a link to where you bought it and for how much? I'd been keeping an eye on ebay / gumtree...

RAMs with Shrimp?

Try Evolution Aqua, their tanks look as good as ADA. Found ADA hard to come by now, only UK stockist was Green Machine but going by their phone manner, website and rumours they are in the process of going into administration. the EA aquascaper tanks are gorgeous!

or add a second pump/filter. But wanted to avoid 2 sets of lilly pipes

Hi there. I have a heavily planted mature 160l high tech tank with injected CO2. Life stock neon tetras and 2 gourami and 3 nitrile snails. I have a Fluval 306 filter but the lilly pipe, co2 reactor and inline heater seem to have reduced the outlet flow and thus circulation a fair bit. I have...