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The first time i have had Pinnatifida flower :)

Mine often go for a walk around the rim of the tank, never found one that far away! The Amanos however are often found 15ft away heading for the front door :eek:

I have glued Hydrocotyle tripartita Mini to wood without any problems so i don't see why not.

Love it! Just keep on top of the maintenance and the ferts and this will grow into a stunner :clap:

Sad news indeed RIP Roy :(

Do you really need to have a brace? if not you could simply go for a 90P https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/ada-cube-garden-90-p-90x45x45cm-4364-p.asp

Welcome Glen :wave: I wouldn't worry about good old London water my plants love it, especially the nitrates :thumbup:

OK just to be clear you need to fill the drop checker with 4dkh water and a few drops of low range PH reagent, best to rinse it out with 4dkh water too:thumbup:

Are you putting water from your tank into the Drop Checker? if so this could be the problem, you will need to fill it with 4dkh

Looks like Tankscape have gone, the website is down and the word is they have gone out of business, would be a shame it is true:banghead:

Have a read of these 2 articles as well... Setting up a “higher” tech planted tank | UK Aquatic Plant Society The Estimative Index (EI) Dosing with Dry Salts | UK Aquatic Plant Society

Nutrafin Plant Grow only contains micro nutrients so you will need to start adding macro as well Also make sure your CO2 comes on a couple of hours before the lights come on and off about an hour before lights go off :)

turn off one of those lights and crank up the CO2, what ferts are you dosing and how much?

why not go for a native theme, native plants and fish, minnows would be great and you could keep it coldwater. i think it would be quite a challenge:)

1368 Litres! :eek: if you go hi tech, the mind boggles how much CO2, Ferts and Filtration you will need:what: will be watching with interest and envy :wideyed:

You will find endless disscussions on flow in the Filters, Filtration and Pumps section :thumbup:

Everyone will have differing ideas on this one, i don't have any surface agitation but i do run an airstone at night as i think both the plants and the fish benefit from this, if you don't want to go to the trouble of setting up an airstone then by all means have some surface agitation 24/7...

As Ed said if you are dosing the water colum correctly most plants will be fine in just plain gravel you could always push a few root tabs in and around the plants as well

interested to know why you opt for a 2 hour blackout in the middle of your photo period?

Welcome to UKAPS +1 for what Foxfish said and i wouldn't worry about the London water i have it too and i have never found anything that wont grow in it yet:thumbup:

I'm afraid a lot of your advice goes against what some of the more experienced scapers on here would reccomend :shock: Matrix calling Clive, Matrix calling Clive, come in Clive :lol:

or maby just a wabi on the windowsill :thumbup:

For correct Co2 indication forget the KH of your tank water as this can fluctuate and just make sure the water in your dropchecker is 4KdH :thumbup:

We were getting worried Clive :eh: Great to see you back mate :thumbup:

do they actually make any sales from spamming unrelated websites :?: seems like a waste of their time as well as ours, what's the point :!: :!: :!: :roll: :x

:crazy: :roll: :jawdrop

Nice Shout Andy :thumbup:

Wow! what an awesome thread this turned into! Big Respect to Garuf :clap:

I have an airpump on a timer that comes on at night and both the plants and the fish seem to really appreciate it :thumbup:

just run a small airpump and airstone on a timer switch once the lights have gone off

My god don't tell those experts how much nitrates and phosphates we dose their brains might explode :shock:

Try these for your ferts they are one of UKAPS sponsers and come highly recommended :thumbup: http://www.fluidsensoronline.com/

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sticker-55-75-gallon-aquarium-Fish-Tank-Stand-NEW-/120655323228?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c179e205c#ht_2226wt_905 :D

Just found these for sale on ebay, made me smile so i thought i would share :D

Welcome Vix :thumbup:

Christel Kasselmann for the plant heads :thumbup:

cool you can enter upto 3 scapes as well :thumbup:

Ha! Neon Tetra! I will have to check iTunes for that 8)

Very cool 8) you can listen to my podcasts on http://www.stompradio.com but there is no aquascaping just lots of Jazz :wink: although i did play a track by a band called Tropical Fish :lol: Cheers George i shall enjoy listening to these :thumbup:

Nice vid Garuf i hadn't seen that before :thumbup:

it's worth having a look at the Superfish Aqua Qubes as well before you decide... http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=2663

Seems like a long time ago to me mate, but yes it was 2008, this was the tank but not the final competition shots, can't seem to find them :(

Thanks mate :thumbup: i'm still being mesmorised by all the great scapes i've been missing :clap: there will be a project fom me soon tho' i'm getting inspired 8)

Thanks mate glad to see you are still at it :thumbup:

Hi Everyone, those of you with long memories might remember me :eh: been away for while although i have popped in from time to time to check you are all behaving yourself :D Once i have taken some time to catch up on all the great scapes that you have all been doing on here i am going to redo...

Search for Aranawebs on Youtube, all the videos of the first UKAPS Green Machine visit are there too :D

it's available for pre order only, it wont actually be sent out until mid September :(

got mine! Dans scape made up for not getting a free filter when i subscribed :lol: Superb Mate

just read it... nice 1 Tom :D

Now ya thinking :wink:

sounds like a good days work mate :D don't forget to post photos of your scape :)

well done George! your a natural :D Another step in the right direction for th hobby :)

As long as they are kept dry and don't show any disscolouration they should be fine :D

looks like another lovely scape from the photo mate :D can't wait to see the video :D

Welcome Fatti our 500th member... Happy Days :D

Yes we are all going to there house for a party :lol:

We should hit 500 members today and i just wanted to shout out a big "WELL DONE" to all that have made UKAPS the UKAPS we love. i know there's a lot more good things to come and many new friends to meet :D without getting to soppy, it has definately changed my life not just my tanks and i'm...

maybe you could grow some Anubias on him :lol:

Lovely big tank but i'm not sure about that big fish :lol:

Donation done :D

Me too... i'm more than happy to pay up front :D

i suppose this is the difference between an Aquascaper and a Fishkeeper, plants or fish, to which do you give preferance :?:

Cool 8) I'll be bringing the digital camcorder so your welcome to any footage on that :D

29! you have been busy :o just 1 more for the big 3 0, how about another one on UKAPS. Keep up the good work mate :D

Nice one Sam, well done 8) :D of course you know we will all be down to inspect your work when it's done mate :D

Nice Tank :D your goldies will love it! I'll look forward to reading that Journal mate :D

Someone posted a simular question on the barr report and Tom replied with just one word..."Critters" :lol:

Thanks Steve glad you like it :D

The new Luminaire and the lamps from Lampspecs finally arrived and i have removed a few of the older leaves from my Ozelots in order to let some of the new light onto the younger growth and genrally thin things out a bit. Also because of the sudden increase in light i have upped the Co2 and...

Of course mate... Microsorum pteropus Echinodorus 'Ozelot' Echinodorus 'Ozelot' (Green) Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica' Vallisneria americana (natans) Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya' Nymphaea (Rubra i think) Echinodorus bleheri I think that about covers it :D The only one i have probelms...

I'm with Clive on this one, save your money! watch your fish and your plants closely and they will let you know if there is a problem :)

Not a lot it's always so busy when i go in there, but he does seem to love the planted tanks and always asks how UKAPS is doing :) did catch him in his office the other day, he had a coffee in one hand and an Amano book in the other, maybe he is a closet aquascaper trapped in a marine world :lol:

Thanks mate :D suprising the differance a decent bit of wood can make :D Did you see Wetpets in the current PFK?

Happy Days :D I better pollish up the BBQ and start shopping for Butyl :lol:

Have Shovel, Will Travel :lol: maybe when the weather warms up a bit i will ask for volunteers

Bless you for even considering it :D

Eds is right they seem to love it in the low 20's (although sometimes it will be warmer because we have our central heating up so high :roll: ) but they will need regular water changes to keep up with their increased metabolism, my usual 50% per week seems to be more than enough :)

Thanks i love yours too, i bet the Goldfish love that sand :) not thought about the next scape yet as the pond feels like a long way off at the moment :roll: Anyone fancy coming to a pond digging party (bring your own shovel)... no i thought not :lol:

Thanks, apart from the 5 Goldfish there are 3 big Buenos Aires Tetras (2 of them albinos) expelled from the big tank for plant nipping, 1 Fake Siamensis sentenced to life for bullying and 2 Ottos because it's the law :lol: Oh and not forgetting 3 Nerites.

Thanks for the replies :D The tank is 80cm X too narrow X too high pressurised co2 Tetratec 700 very low light (waiting for the new luminaire to be delivered) and then it will be full EI like my other tank :D Here's a few more pics :) There was a gravel pathway through the middle...

I've heard a few people lately mention the possibility of mixing plants and Goldfish, here's a bad picture of my goldfish tank, although it does contain a few tropicals that have been banned from my big tank for bad behaviour :lol: if you want to keep Goldfish in a planted tank then the order...

Really!! how did i miss that i often drive down Victoria St :oops: I'll have to look out for it and popin next time :)

Yeah!...and it's all your fault :lol: Seriously tho' all you guys running UKAPS, PFK and everyone who participates in this forum deserves a round of applause for the way they have all helped, in their own way, to push our beloved hobby forward :D :D :D Keep it rolling on guys :D

Sounds like a plan :D :D

I'll check out the postage price and let you know, it's the size that will be the problem :)

It was a good find mate, the guy in there is a real star :wink: I think i'm going to get them to do me a custom built tank in time for my birthday in May :D

Ok it's yours :lol:

Does that mean you want it or you think it shoud be blasted into oblivion :lol:

OK here's what's left...10% to ukaps 20" X 20" £20 20" X 20" £20 40" X 40" £30 30" X 30" £25

what size are you after Garuf, they range from 20" at their largest point to 40"

Just had a chance to purchase a load of Redmoor, so i did of course :D i need a couple of bits for my tanks (havn't decided wich ones yet) but i am going to have some spare :wink: A couple of pics...

That made me laugh out loud too :lol:

You will need a big tank tho' :lol: Click Here

Sounds like nice work if you can get it mate :D and it's good news for UKAPS and the hobby in general everytime you get to show off a scape in PFK :D

I think you are all correct, it's about expanding your knowledge of all aquatic plants, :) the more i grow the more i know :) If it looks like a healthy specimen and i havn't grown it before then i'm almost duty bound to buy it and try it, that's what i tell the misses anyway everytime i...

I popped into a LFS today to pick up a new bulb for my 120cm, so i walked to the back of the shop, chose my bulb and turned around BUT by the time i had made it to the counter i had... :o 3 pots of Vallis 1 Mexican Oakleaf 3 pots of Daonoi and some Rotala macrandra is it just me that can't...

I'll have a set, when will they be available?

:D RESULT :D Look forward to seeing it when it's done :)

thanks eds :D yes i ment the catalogue, £2 sounds reasonable i will order one, thanks again :D

Looks great :D can we get them or are they trade only?