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Hi all, It’s been a while since I last posted. I had planned a new setup a while back but life got in the way. But now I’m amassing everything I need. I have an aquascaper 900 on the way, along with a Twinstar, co2art kit and a bunch of ADA glassware. Amazonia, power sand and some additives...

Well, hello all. It's been a long few years since I was last actively here. Being a dad meant sacrificing much hobby time (and rightfully so) but my daughter is now nearly 8 and life has changed a lot and I think it's time to get back in the saddle. Partly because I miss it so much but also...

One half of my breeding pair. Man made 'flame' colours, which some aren't fond of but I think they are lovely.

Hi all, Last year I became a father which meant very little time for hobbies. I miss it though, so am planning to get a smaller, easier to maintain tank. I've had an ADA 60p and an NA 300l, both of which I loved but the time taken with pruning etched means a simple option is in order. I've...

I'm a big fan of sterbai and I've managed to get a reasonable shot of a couple today. If you saw this in my journal I apologise but thought it was worth showing here too. Little and Large:

Hi all, in my 300l tank I have a group of cardinal tetras, a larger group of rummy nose tetras and some sterbai. That wasn't a problem at feeding time, as the tetras all go mad for the prima. SOme of it made it's way to the bottom, which the sterbai enjoy, along with the sinking pellets I feed...

Hi, I'm looking for an attractive refillable CO2 bottle but finding it hard to track one down. The only option I can find so far is this one and I ordered something from them before, which never arrived! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160415852805? ... 3663wt_932 Has anybody seen anything a bit...

Hi all, well this hobby has well and truly rooted itself in my life and I will soon be taking delivery of a completely new setup. This is partly down to me wanting a bigger tank to scape but also work related. As a designer and photographer I write a fair bit for a few magazines. I regularly...

Hi all, I have a 20L shrimp tank with amazonia substrate. I have a couple of pieces of boxwood in there, along with a few plants but I want to swap it out for some dragon stone I have lying about. But if I disturb the amazonia will it release loads of ammonia into the water? I have no fish in...

Hi all, I'm starting to plan my next tank. This one is going to be specifically for a photo journal and photography article that I've been commissioned to write for a magazine and I want to make a good buy! My first choice would be to get another ADA setup, as they are so well made and nicely...

Hi all, I've been a photographer for a long time and regularly write for the photographic press, so I am comfortable around cameras and associated gear. However I'm fairly new to the whole aquascaping scene and I wondered if you had any good tips and tricks related to shooting aquariums...

Hi all, I've posted this in my journal but thought it might be sensible to add here in case different people see it. ok, so there seems to be a massive difference of opinion on the addition of new fish. If you didn't know I had what seemed to be a white spot problem but I treated it with...

These: http://eloseurope.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/ Very nice looking indeed. Possibly look better than the new LEDs from ADA too.

Hi all, I took a couple of photos this afternoon, after my Amano shrimp decided to get right up close and personal. No warning so the photos are pretty basic but I think they turned out well. These are lit from just the 2 T5s and ambient light. Shot on a 550D with a kit lens. I'm going...

Morning all, Yesterday I picked up my nano tank. It's an Aqua One aquaspace, with a little LED light a filter and a snazzy design. I've been planning one for a while, mostly to keep shrimp in but also try my hand at scaping something small. This is the medium sized in the range, at 20L. It...

I just saw this via a link on twitter. Coming this June. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater I don't know what I think about LEDs yet but I like the slimline look a lot.

Hi all, I'm pretty new to planted tanks so am learning as I go. I'm about two weeks in to my scape and so far have had no problems but today I spotted this in the front right corner of my tank. I had a good look around and couldn't see any more but is it some kind of algae? My guess is it...

Hi all, I'm currently working on my first planted tank (see my journal) and I bought some pogo and was advised by somebody to cut the plant lets growing higher up and replant them. The advice was a bit vague on how to do this though. My guess is to cut where I circled in the photo. Is that...

LIVING INDEX Here is where I will keep an updated list of the tank, with gear and inhabitants listed, so you don't have to trawl through the journal to see what it's all about. I'll try to add the latest photos as well. Hardware: DIY cabinet 60 x 30 x 70 cm (WxDxH) ADA Cube Garden 60-P...

Hi all, I'm in the very early stages of planning and creating my first Iwagumi. I'm currently building a cabinet for an ADA Cube Garden 60-P. My question is what background should I go for?. I've done a lot of searching and black or white seem most common, followed by the frosted diffusion...

Hi all, I'm classing myself as new, seeing as it's been a long long time since I had a tank. I'm a 3D artist and animator, as well as an editor at 3D World magazine. I spend a lot of time in front of a computer and recently decided to look at writing a feature on how people in the industry...