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After George did the initial setup I have changed things quite a bit . I’ve tried different plants to see how thing grow for future scraping.

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Hi everyone, I’ve made quite a few changes hardscape and plant wise since George did the initial setup . This is how it looks now at three months old . All the algae issues I had have gone mainly achieved by extra water changes and spot dosing Excel .

Things are going quite well , i do have a small issue with Staghorn algae on the slower growing plants but not a massive issue. I’m spot dosing with Excel and 60% water changes to try and get on top of it. Overall considering it’s been around 15 years since my last scape I’m very happy with the...

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My wife and I had a lovely week in Cornwall in early October. Here’s one of my favourite pics from the week.

Hi Ian,I have just spent the last hour reading your journal,I must admit it certainly makes me want to sell a lens and get another setup, ( not my 500 mm lol),a very good read and a lovely setup,I especially like your moss images,excellent clarity.look forward to future updates, John.

A very nice looking scape George,nothing too taxing after your spell oversea's.

Stunning looking scape Andy

Now this I do like George,it has a wild feel to it,it actually reminds me of some of the small outcrops of gorse on the Yorkshire dales, Now get planting mate.

This is my opinion through a photographers eye,the scape you had before was a nicer composition,this one to me is more spread around,the gaps are too wide me thinks,my eye is always drawn straight to the stone on the left,which could detract from the rest of the scape once grown in,BUT having...

I really like the look of this scape,once the plants fill in and mature it should look very nice, John.

Hi George,i saw this on your flickr i think its one of your best,can you give me spec data plse,size and lighting,and filter you are using,cheers mate, keep safe John.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_starkey/, thought you might like to see some of my wildlife images, regard's John.

Sorry to see you have been i'll Mark,i hope you get back on your feet soon,even though i have been very quiet on the plant scene,i do look in and i enjoy reading your (and other's)journal,Photography has completely taken over my spare time, regard's John.

This is just what i am looking for,i expect it will be silly money :crazy: .

Argos are doing a branb new nikon D3000 for £309.99 good deal me thinks, John.

Hi All,for those who may be interested google have come up with a site similar to flickr,it's called 500px,the quality of the image's are excellent,if you need inspiration then go take a look around, John.

Sorry guys but i won't be able to attend due to work commitments John

Well this is certainly attracting a lot of interest (not),over 6000 member's and 96 vote's :crazy: .

I am self employed arctic driver,the cost to the firm i am driving for at the moment between £250 and £350 a day to refuel my truck,every thing you eat,drink,wear,everything in your house,everything you use in your daily life is transported by road in the uk,so can you imagine how much the cost...

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 A couple of new pics Wow look's really healthy,i love the DOF through the middle,all in all another ok set up from you :lol: ,seriously though mate you keep knocking these out one after the other and they are all top notch :thumbup: , John.

Hi all,just voted,never voted for mine of course :lol: ,some nice setup's in the lineup, John.

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 Last of the pics for a while Hi Mark,hope your feeling better,the setup look's stunning mate, John.

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 'Ruby' Tank and cabinet arrive! WoooW i can't wait to see this up and running,it look's a stunning setup mate :thumbup: ,i can just see you now sat staring at it,idea's going through your head,don't keep us waiting too long, John.

Two dragon fly's for you to look at, hope you like them, John.

Hi all,i was cleaning my 16/17mm hosing today and found a novel way to flush them out,if you have an outside tap in the garden,attach a hose lock tap connector then push your hosing onto it,(it fit's very snuggly)turn on the tap at full pressure and hey presto all the crap is flushed out in a...

Just a few from yesterday's outing, Common Tern Kingfisher. Goldfinch Goldfinch Thanks for looking John.

That's a great looking tank,all that moss is a shrimp heaven,i like how you have the glosso growing up into the gaps on the slope,it give's good depth, John.

Thank's guy's,i do try hard and i can tell you i spend hour's and hour's sat in the country side,but the peace and quiet is awesome,and some of the place's i go especially in wale's is just breath taking, John.

Re: Three Rare bird's You may be right Sam,these were taken with my 100-400mm is L,hand held at 400mm, Thanks for the comment's John.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 4 weeks Why do people have to think that it's untrue about the age :evil: ,make's me angry,or maybe they just wish they were as good as you :lol: , John.

Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano - Step by step on page 5 It's all looking very nice Stu,good growth already as well,an entry for aquatic's live me think's :thumbup: John.

You can count on me George,pity my new setup won't be ready but i will enter my 60 ltr :thumbup: ,either way i will be coming to help out too :thumbup: ,have you ever known me to miss a jolly up, John

Re: Three Rare bird's Thank's Stu :thumbup: , john.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 4 weeks Just speechless mate, :crazy: John.

Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano - Step by step on page 5 Wow Stu,it look's pretty nice to me mate,ADA bling certainly look's top notch,i love the plant choice mate and can't wait to see it mature :thumbup: ,the nice thing about these little tank's is the sense of scale that can be achieved from...

Hi All, i had to show you these quite rare bird's for the uk,they come here from europe and west africa to breed,then return home to over winter, Male Pied Fly catcher Male Red start Female Red start Male Pied Flycatcher Male Pied Fly catcher Female Redstart And a good old Nuthatch...

Hi George,here's a macro shot of fissiden's from my old 5 footer, you may be able to get a comparison when your moss has grown more, nice image's too mate :thumbup: , John.

Hi Andy,it's look you have a dose of good old detritus,even though it's 3/4 month's old it can still be a problem especially if you started with a new filter/filter media,you need a clean up crew in there,some thing like amano shrimps,some otto's would help too if water parameter's are ok,and it...

Re: Hi-tech Iwagumi Nano - questions, questions Hi,in my opinion you don't need the ADA soil for what you are aiming to achieve,i am not too sure if ADA soil leache's NKP into the water,i suspect not, plain old gravel will be fine because as you say you are not planning on planting anything...

Re: Andyh's 190l Lounge tank (update 27-05-11) Looking good Andy,those lilly pipes need a good clean :lol: , john.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 3 weeks second trim complete Stu Worrell's your man for bonsai,i have alway's fancied one but at my age now it would out live me :lol: ,nice acer mate, john.

Well it's look's like you a very good day guy's,sorry i didn't make i was stuck in traffic on the M6 on friday afternoon/evening and didn't get to bed until 03.20 sat morning :evil: , John.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 3 weeks second trim complete Hi Mark,the black background get's my vote mate,i love the vid's too,well you for cardinal's in the end, nice choice mate, john.

Re: Fish Shop Tour TGM - Saturday 28th May I'll probably see you guy's on saturday as long as nothing else come's up :thumbup: , John.

Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano Cheers John. The plants are going in this week hopefully as my wife wants the conservatory table back Women hey, they just don't get do they :crazy: :lol: , John.

Re: Tonys ADA Mini-M Hi Tony,i have been looking at the hardscape for sometime now and i can't help feeling there is too much in there,what's bugging me is the fact i can't see any space for the plants to grow into,especially in the last image, Just my thought's mate :thumbup: ,i'm sure...

Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano Like the final scape Stu,glad to see nessie is still there mate :lol: ,when are the plant's going then ? John.

Re: Tonys ADA Mini-M This will be good 2 mini M's being scaped at the same time :thumbup: ,good luck Tony quality gear from TGM too :thumbup: , john.

Hi all thought i would show you this image of a Brimstone butterfly, Lens was the Canon 100mm f/2.8 is L cheers john.

I am a bloke but my wife thinks i should be a girl,because i spend like one,she call's me johnny want want :lol: :lol: :thumbup:,mind you some of the guys i have met on here act like girl's. ONY JOKING GUY'S :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: .

Very nice Antoni,i like the island you have created and as George mentioned the little splash of red is just right :thumbup:

Oh mate,sorry too hear that,i hope it's not too restrictive for you, take care,john.

Hi Gill,i din't mean to pry,but do you suffer from some sort of illness :?: ,as you say you have fallen over a few time's, john.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 2 weeks First trim What about ten penquin tetra's (Thayeria Boehikei),they shoal very tight and not too colourful,would look very nice in this scape :thumbup:

I too have the english version,worth every penny imo,amazon £32 includes postage,arrived in 4 days :thumbup: , john.

Great video Stu,i would love to have my breakfast or any other meal for the matter watching that,soooo relaxing, john.

Lovely nano,i like how the wood breaks the surface, john.

Hi Viktor,i cannot believe it,this aquascape is more or less what i have planned for my 80x40x40 setup,this is a superb example of an ADA nature aquarium,excellent work my friend, john.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 2 weeks with ADA lighting Thats it then by the time you come home next week it will be all over, grown in job done, (thanks to Nat :lol: ),right whats next Mark, :thumbup: ? :lol: :lol: , only joking mate,great as always ,to be honest i am just speechless at the...

Re: New 4ft journal The Island 2 Hi chilly,it's called Tonys 'Peacocks Crypt' ,take a look in the journals lower down,there is a link in his sigg, john.

i knew i had seen that tank somewhere before :lol: ,Dan and George are for real :thumbup: , john.

Re: Low Maintenance 120cmx60x60 Tank (new video on page 8) Hi There,very nice looking tank,i like low maintenance setup's,it proves how healthy a planted tank keeps the water sweet with the sterbai breeding so well, john.

Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano TGM backing hey,can't be bad mate,good luck to you with it Stu,i am sure it will be as good as your 90cm,quality looking kit too, john.

Re: New 4ft journal The Island 2 Hi Chilled,i like it mate,it sort of remind's me of Tony Swinney's island scape,good luck with this one mate, john.

Hi Guys,i like the debate but i was just asking where you people got yours from,so can we just stick to that please,but personally i dont mind some silicone showing,i would rather have a safe tank than 120 ltr's of water all over the place, john.

Thanks Ben for the tips on PP,i use lightroom 3 for the bit of editing i do,i have just recently got elements 9,but i am still finding my way around it,oh i use a mac, take care John.

Re: Tom's Bucket O' Mud - Fish pics page 8 Great shot,and when you consider the size of these,it makes it an even better shot :thumbup: , john.

Cracking photo's Ben,like George i thought they look HDR,i also think they have a fish eye lens look to them,i have a set of Lee filters (hard set graduated)i have been after the big stopper for ages and i just can't get one any where, nice work Ben,PS: Ben how do you make the image stand off...

Thanks for posting,i would say that the maker was aquariums ltd if it was supplied by TGM, Thanks to those who have replied so far,keep them coming :thumbup: John.

Hi all,could all the members with opti-white tanks say where they had them made please,this is just to see who is out there making opti-white tanks at the moment in the uk, PS: And please don't turn this into a personal attack on any supplier :thumbup: ,as this is just for my own interest...

Re: 60*30*40 Green Paradise [New Pictures] Very nice looking scape,very ADA style,the hc look,s a little yellow,perhaps lacking something, John.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 8 days full tank shot As George has said,i had a nice few hours at Mark,s it was great to see George and Dan,and mark and his lovely wife Natalia and his charming little lad Daniel,this scape is just amazing,and to think it,s just 7days old :crazy: , quality mate, john.

Champion,s champion,s :clap: :clap: :lol: :lol: , COME ON YOU REDS,

Mine is the same as Stu,s, john.

That setup was a pleasure to watch from start to finish,i can,t wait for your next one,considering that was your first scape the new one has be special to beat it, get planting mate, john.

Re: 'Blue Sky' Iwagumi @ 7 days Jesus thats got to be a record for growing in a tank in 7 days, Amazing, John

Hi all,i am in the planing stage for my next setup 80x40x40 opti-white,i can,t decide what lighting to go for,i have looked at the arcadia luminaire,s,the new led tiles i think i will wait until they have been out longer and more people are using them,i am considering the ADA solar II,it has two...

Hi all,i just wondered what two plant species you would have in a new setup,myself personally in my new setup i will design something around H-Pinafitida and P erectus,i just love these two plants,and i think they are quite easy to grow and seem to do well in my 60ltr nano with just 22w, john.

Did any chelsea fans watch the game ?,i thought it was a good game,to be honest i dont think utd have played that well this season,just results from other teams have gone our way,still i am happy that we will be taking the premier league record wins ahead of the scousers :lol: , john.

Re: Mike's see-through tank challenge Nice to see the forum is getting out there and helping new comers :thumbup: ,i love the setup in the wall,very cool, just make sure you add plenty of fast growing plants, john.

Yes it,s great to see in real life,make,s you realise how good my shots, of these birds are :lol: :lol: , john.

Wow some really interesting points have been mentioned here,i agree that there should be stricter rules on the shots entered for competition,but for personal use and internet use i think the UWA look is great,the one thing i don,t like about digital photography is digital manipulation to the...

Here,s a link to this video,its really cool http://youtu.be/AYOx-iCMZhk regards john.

Re: New journal, sneaky peek. Very nice Mark,love the rock layout and plant choice,i cant wait for it to grow in because that,s when it all pulls together, john.

Re: Fish Shop Tour TGM Hi guys,I may tag along if I am not chasing wildlife around the countryside on the same day, John

Re: New journal, coming soon! The video links to you tube never seem to work for me on my macbook,but they work fine on my i-phone ,any idea,s why anybody, cheers john.

Re: 90x45x45cm - The Unknown Awesome images Stu,i love pics 5 & 7 for there DOF,(i am into DOF at the moment :crazy: )but all the images are really nice,plants look super healthy and its turned into a proper stunner, great work, john.

I get on well with my local MA,David the owner has asked me if i would interested in setting up a planted tank when they move to new premises,trouble is the move has been cancelled twice,but he assures me that they will move this year sometime and i can do it for them then, John.

Nicely done Mark,I found Ukaps invaluable when I did my first planted tank,Geogre,and Dan were my 2 sources of inspiration back then,but just to add my own little bit of advice,especially for new comers who see the the planted tanks Looking spotless and thinking I want a tank like that,well...

Hi All, i just wondered what you think is the optimum lighting time for your setup,i was having mine on for eight 8hr 30mins,with no algae issue,s at all, i have tried to up it to 9hrs and i have noticed tiny black spots coming on the staurogyne,so i will lower it back down,i think it would...

Thanks Paulo,Sanj,and Ed, john.

Re: 120 x 55 x 55 preview 'Ruby' This will be the next 6/7 months read when it,s setup,Guiessman lighting,very costly :wink: ,but i am sure the results will be tremendous, all the best with this one Mark :thumbup: , john.

Hi Viktor,i really like this the rescape,the wood layout is very natural looking and very good plant growth too, john.

Hi Ian,the HC carpet looks uber healthy,is your pinafitida turning red yet ? good work john.

I love the DOF on this setup,it looks so deep front to back, Quality, john.