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There was a similar situation going viral not so long ago regarding Children in Need. people wrongly assume that it is ran by the BBC but it is in fact a seperate company that uses the BBC as its platform. They were heavily criticised for spending millions on their HQ, the Director was getting...

In a similar vein I happened to stumble across a study by Lancaster University one day while searching for aquarium related po4 things. It would appear that the environment is getting the s**t end of the stick regardless whether the water is going in one end or coming out the other. Because so...

It wouldn't be as bad if the wood burner was hooked up to a hot water cylinder and running the central heating system but that is very rarely the case. My issue is more to do with air pollution than anything especially knowing what we know now. Just no need for folk to be burning stuff.

It's Friday so bit of mirth. My sentiments exactly.

And like most government legislation it won't be worth the paper it's written on. I can't honestly see how they could police it Tim there's so many about unless they're going to put people on your roof to see what's coming out the chimney. The fuel most of these wood burners are using based on...

You're assuming that these wood burners are in the hands of responsible people mate which is a bit optimistic IMO. I would imagine anything that will burn is going in half of them. Your partner has hit the nail on the head, we've moved on. Times are changing as the price of electricity is...

....and while I'm here and having a good whinge on this depressing horizontal rain day. Here's something that is going to be controversial as most of you probably have one. Wood burners, there I've said it. Being old enough to remember the coal fire days and black facades of houses coming from a...

Yeah that's what I meant. I go into Hibernation mode in winter. It's just pure existence for me :( I get up early when it's dark, go to work, get home when it's dark, have my tea, watch some TV, go to bed and rinse and repeat for months. All the little jobs i was going to do at the weekend get...

Can't come quick enough for me. I'm one of those people where the Winter Equinox is more important than Christmas. No signs of spring up here yet in fact we've got a storm going on right now which has been non stop since last night. Looking forward to the flood warnings on the news tonight. But...

Yeah I get that mate and it's not something I take lightly. I just think weather forecasts these days look for a sensational story instead of just giving the weather. Take real feel I mentioned for instance, not very scientific is it telling you how it might feel. It said -6 on the map where I...

Reminds me of the joke about the weather forecast where there were storms down south and the presenter said "people in the South avoid all unnecessary journeys unless essemtial, stay at jome if possible and make sure you are well stocked up with food and water. People in the North you are going...

Is that actual -16 or real feel -16 mate. If it's reel feel it's probably akin to a UK Northern Spring :D All we seem to get now is too hot stay in the house and protect yourself from UV. When it rains there's risk of flooding and when it's cold there's risk to traffic disruption.

Surely living in the sticks just means where there's lots of trees? That's what I've always assumed it meant anyway. I know it's a great British Tradition talking weather but does anyone else get sick of it being hyped so much? I'm sure global warming does have a part to play but there doesn't...

Also helps for other members to be able to look back through how the tank got to where it is if you run into problems.

Hiya @Trakkajack just go to the Journals section of the forum and post everything you do with the tank in your own titled post that way it keeps everything neatly in one thread. Plenty of pictures (speaks volumes) your plans, equipment you're using and any thoughts or questions you have. Saves...

Would 60% of those post be, "I don't use co2 but if I did..." and the other 40% is, "Looks like Iron deficiency" :D Well done mate.

I particularly like the healthy plant with one yellow leaf on. That would have a forum member on here adjusting bubble counts and doing a science degree. ;)

I came across this on Facebook which put a smile on my face. Couldn't help but think about UKAPS forum :D I think I must be one of the "I think I can save it" people. Had some growing tips of Siamensis B floating in the top of my tank for about 2 months hoping to one day get enough to plant in...

I've never actually got to the bottom of my allergies. I'm in the same boat as you Mick, I had a couple of bad reactions after handling blood worm. The last time it was with only handling the packaging when I popped the blister into a cap of water to defrost it. The worst one I must have rubbed...

Came across this today. https://www.reef2rainforest.com/2018/05/03/caution-bloodworm-allergies-can-sneak-up-on-you-short/ Anyone ever experienced it? I suffer from various food allergies where my mouth and eye lids swell up also I get hives. Few times when I've been trying to link reactions...

Thanks all, time to have a catch up I think. It'll probably turn out that everything I managed to learn prior has been turned on its head :D Haven't had much going on aquarium wise. My last endeavour which started out low tech Ottoloen Project eventually turned into a co2 enriched affair with...

Just saying hi, been out of the aquascaping game for some time and haven't been in the forum for God knows how long but now I have far too much time on my hands and some plans for a low tech cube I thought I'd pop back and get re-acquainted. Good to see the forum going strong and plenty of new...

Cheers for the help on this one guys. Got three cultures going now so I'll keep up with them this time. Made a new one from the one Darrel sent me so I have that one, one on standby and the original one I made as actually got going! Looks like they don't need to be as warm as thought they just...

My worms have arrived so the Endlers are enjoying a feed on them. When you guys set another batch up do you scrape off some worms and add to a fresh batch of oats or do you take some of the old oat mix and add that to the new one?

Thanks ED, nice tips. Darrel as me some on route so I'll get some filter paper. These ones I'll have to stash at home where it'll be a little bit warmer. I have like a little specimen bottle so I'll just fill this with some cooled boiled tapwater, brush a load in and bring them in with me. I...

When you say a culture in the fridge do you mean just the worms in a yeasty syrup or do you put a tub in with the oats as well? Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk

Thanks ED, not sure how cold it is at my workplace but I reckon it's pretty cold. Looks like I'll have to take them home with me and bring them in just to feed. I only have a butane heater so can't really leave that on all night just to grow some worms.

Nice one mate will do. Am I right in assuming that if it is cold that these things will be dormant rather than dead? I know people keep them in fridges for a later date. Maybe getting them somewhere warmer could kick starts them?

@dw1305 do you still have some microworms mate? Not sure about this one. It's been running a week and don't seem to be getting anywhere. I didn't add any yeast as the worms came in a yeasty mix so I assumed that the yeast in there would just multiply. Also might be a bit cold where I have them...

Interesting. For some reason I assumed they wanted salt as in sodium chloride due to them hanging around brackish water natively. I have been adding more magnesium than usual just to raise the GH a little. Maybe I should add even more. They have loads of place to hide btw, well over due a clip...

They looked a bit of a faff to me ED, how do you keep yours? Just wanted some from my Endlers as they are quite small and had a rough time lately not being well. They seem to be on the mend at the minute but thought some nourishing snacks would cheer them up. Also hoping to spawn these at some...

Thanks Darrel, Yeah ordered them pal, I never thought about asking you I should have known. Never mind they were only £1.59 inc p+p for a 30gram bag so I'll see what condition they turn out and if not give you a shout if you don't mind. They should be coming today actually but it's a bit late...

Just asking, got some on the way as I let my other cultures die off a while back. Getting some for my Endlers and the possible offspring that might come with that. I have a little blue plastic tupperware type box here but it's not see through. Just wondering if that will be ok or do they need...

Done, nice find :thumbup: I would say, us as hobbyists the best gains we could achieve relating to the hobby itself would be less dependence on over the top lighting which then requires co2 injection which lets be honest the majority of the co2 just ends up in the atmosphere rather than the...

If it's any consolation I've lived near there for 48 years, don't know where any of the places you mention are and have yet to realise the full potential of the Lake District. All I know is the coffee is expensive but its a great shortcut to the M6 when the traffic is bad at Penrith. Sorry I...

I make no apologies for saying if I find an interesting piece of wood or stone I'm having it as long as its not disturbing any wild life. C'mon man, we're hunter gatherers by nature. Has it come to this where you can't pick a bit of dead wood up without worrying. The council who forced the...

Whatever he's planning on making I feel confident enough to have a dabble. If he brings a litre of 4 star in to wash it down with I draw the line there. Turps is as far as I'll go at a push. Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk

One of the Polish guys on site reckons he used to pick them and his father showed him which ones you can eat, something that gets passed down through generations. He's going to knock something up tonight with them and give me a taste tomorrow. If he doesn't turn in tomorrow I'll guess he got...

Keep finding these in the woods where I'm working. Anyone know if they are edible? Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk

Take it higher then mate. Speak to someone higher up and tell them that you have pointed it out to planning and no one has bothered to follow up. Insist that due to fear of repercussions you want to remain anonymous. If the council are aware of it it's their responsibility to d something about...

Ime with Gypsies and I know quite a few they know the law inside and out better than most. I'm guessing regarding the wood burner they are going to go down the route of the building is not residential. If no one is living in it then technically it doesn't come under building Reg's for...

Doh, just cancelled my appearance on Dragons Den. With all the algae issues that get posted in this forum I thought I already had thousands of free employees :D Looks like its back to the drawing board. It's still early days yet though, no point throwing the baby out with the bath water I guess...

Yeah that's the plan Ed, 12 hour duration, no co2 and only dosing po4. Water changes once a year same as cleaning the filter. I'm looking at being one of them new age oligarchs. Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk

Looks like there's some hope for my tanks yet [emoji849][emoji3] I'll start looking at them as a long term investment rather than a nuisance https://amp.fastcompany.com/40539606/exxon-thinks-it-can-create-biofuel-from-algae-at-massive-scale?__twitter_impression=true Sent from my STH100-2 using...

Thanks all, looks like I don't have to go trekking after all. These were on a tree just up the road from me. [emoji106] Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk

Not sure myself, haven't seen them before. Thought they'd be bigger for some reason. Just happened to chance across these outside of work. Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk

Are these Alder cones? Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk

https://www.plus.net/tv/ Yeah mate, essentially it's the BT package rebranded and cheaper. You get the basic entertainment package then can add packs at £2 or £3 per month. The thing I like about it is the flexibility. If you just want any of the tv packages for a month you switch it on in your...

I've been with Plusnet for 15 years for both my business and home accounts as well as my tv. Never had any issues regarding speed or customer service, basically they are a sister company of BT but with cheaper packages and better customer service, anyone thinking of trying it PM me, there's a...

Thanks @Lindy @dw1305 Weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so I think I'll see if I can pin point the trees while I'm up looking for Oak leaves. Been a monsoon this last couple of days and everything is sodden, hopefully if it fairs up a bit I can get some drier leaves. The wood is right...

Will be going out foraging shortly for Oak leaves and Alder cones. A google search turns out there's a forest near me with both species of tree which is for sale, haha not thinking of buying it 30k for a wood is a bit much for me,just "borrowing" some bits and pieces. When I google Alder trees...

Wow, that's all I've got on that one.

Everyone should have the right to health care regardless. Health care is a basic human right covered under the hypocratic oath. I don't really care what they've done. Unless you're in a developing country like the USA where it seems to be an issue and Trump wants to take it away unless you have...

For sure, at one point in around 2011 I had 16 people working for me, from 8am until dinner time I spent all my time on the phone dealing with complaints, people hadn't turned up yet, they were well behind schedule etc, etc. Because my work involves penalty clauses and liquidated damages if...

An idea I had, if I was to go down that route, would be to give away something free, nothing major but something you or a brand you are trying to promote if the customer fills in a questionnaire and drops it in next time they are in. The questionnaire would basically be what type of setup they...

Very difficult market to be in I would imagine for all the things you've mentioned especially the Internet, eBay and Chinese imports. I try and support my local shop as much as possible but the problem is once you've out laid on the equipment usually from the Internet what can you buy in a...

There's also talk of oil prices rising due to what's been happening with storms in the US and damaged refineries. No doubt that will also get blamed on the EU, its an easy kicking block. I wouldn't like to be a politician right now. With the vote being 48/52 it doesn't matter what they do give...

The Revenue are going to have their work cut out I reckon. China and Ireland stand to do alright, look at the amount of chinese goods that make their way to the UK without paying any import tax or the tax is left in the responsibility of the purchaser. If Ireland remains I can see a lot of goods...

I can't say I've noticed any difference in the prices of anything so far anyway. Ultimately, however you look at it Euro countries are still going to want to sell to the UK, they're are a huge customer and money will always dictate. The way I see it if Euro countries want to sell their goods...

Haha, don't get me started. I'll post up how I went about it in a bit just in case anyone else finds themselves in the the same position. What I found when searching for answers was that no one actually got to the end, plenty asking not many solutions. Strangely, when I delete the old copy of...

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Back again :D Just checking here because I might be on to something. I've discovered that if I just run the exe. file from the creators edition iso that I downloaded that it gave me the option to use the usb stick to help with installation and appeared to be working but I bottled it because I...

I'll take a look at that thanks, going to try a few options when I get the time.

Haha, yeah I get a bit OCD with these things. I am quite computer literate and don't mind messing but this really is like :banghead: It's as if dark forces are at work. As one door opens another one just seems to slam in your face. Can't really take the thing back because I've had it a while and...

Haha Love to mate. Planting tanks is enjoyable, this is more akin to nailing my own scrotum to the desk :eek:

That seems to be the general census of opinion, sometimes works sometime not. Trying the VM is a non runner, just realised I can only run 32bit versions on my VM and no options in bios to change this on my desktop and I've downloaded the 64bit version. Can't really download again at work because...

I'll look into that, it's an SSD drive though in a tablet, I'm guessing that's going to be no easy task. Going to set up a virtual machine now and install the creators edition to it to see what the final size on disc is out of curiosity. Do you know what happens with my activation key if I wipe...

Been using this as a suggestion, however in my case I'm not being offered the use USB stick as an option but again that maybe because I need to clear more space on the destination drive first.

Yeah I have a recovery partition mate. My worry being that fresh install could in some way over write the recovery space of the disc OR that because of the recovery section installing the Creators update still doesn't have enough space, maybe not though. When I've been searching for answers I...

Yeah, should have done my research I guess. I don't mind trying different os versions as long as I can still restore the machine to its original state. Seems there are ways of doing things using extra storage but none of them are very user friendly for the average user. There are quite a lot of...

Yeah, if you could please LD, just PM any links if you want. Still not sure what happens regarding keys and the pre-installed version. Went to download the creators iso tonight and I get an out of space error even though I'm saving it the sd card, I assume that's because it's saving to a temp...

How's this work then LD, do I need to download a different version and will I lose any features?

Thanks for that @dw1305 had a quick scan but I'll read it in full when I get home. I have attached my local water report, as it happens quite nice stuff as far as keeping softwater species. This was prior to the blending. Not sure what's coming out at the minute, tests were... 39 TDS 0GH 0KH...

I also hear that tannins prevent metals becoming toxic from the traces, my tank water was extremely soft prior to this change and I suppose still is in a way although I would have preferred it to be softer so they can't do any harm there. the Rams still don't seem phased by it at all. They...

Most of the time my tank is acidic with co2 dosing so the high PH only really comes in just after WC or first thing in the morning to 2pm when co2 kicks in. Currently countering this with some Almond and Oak leaves. Doesn't really seem to be having much affect on the chemistry but the Ottos and...

Told you this thing was going to kick off. :D It's the talk of the town at the minute, only people doing well out of this is bottled water companies, everyone complaining that they are getting ill of it and it tastes horrible. As water goes in the UK it is still very soft. Amazing what the sound...

Current state of play, bought a 32gig usb stick which can be either usb3 or micros usb in case I need to plug into the tablet instead of detachable keyboard. Tried running the update but although the usb stick is there in explorer I don't get the option to use it. Also tried windows media...

Yeah tried that creation tool. Just wouldn't find the USB stick I had inserted. I find it handy to have a bootable copy of Linux for rescuing situations. Something like Linux Mint Mate make sure you pick the right version 32 or 64bit. Burn the iso to a USB stick and set your bios to boot from...

I only have one windows pc Ian. To be fair I don't mind starting fresh. Because of the limited space I tend to have everything in the cloud so other than downloading a couple of bits of software and entering a few passwords it's no big deal. Reading up on it ms don't advise installing creators...

Managed to delete as much stuff as possible including the creator installation files and freed up 9gig of space. Ran the installation again and again it failed on not enough space. Spent all afternoon reinstalling all the software I had previously and putting back files I had dropped across onto...

I already use CC mate, uninstalled everything whether I use it or not and ran disk cleanup which gave me the 8gig, ran the installer but it failed due to lack of disk space. Looks like I need to find the installation files and delete them before trying again because it's took up a large chunk...

It would appear not, I didn't even realise this existed, thought it would have just come through the updater. Strange thing was I was about to wipe it and it said it needed to free up 600mb of space to reset so knocked it off, got home and the updates installed (KB4025339) Now I find there's a...

Don't know why I have so many issues. Toying with the idea of doing a wipe right now. I've spent days on this. Since posting earlier I have ran the procedure Zozo linked. After rebooting I got an error updating (sorry didn't copy it) but couldn't even connect to update server, said try again...

Thanks @zozo Ironically the first link you posted is the one I found which got me away with one of the updates, I'll register with the forum linked which seems a lot better than the ones I've been trawling through looking for answers. The PC I use I bought as a bit of a sofa surfer, its a...

I know there's a few techy people resides here so anyone having issues updating W10? The update process appears to be screwed right now for me. Spent the last two weeks downloading 1gig plus updates just for them to fail every time. First time I've had a Microsoft computer in 15 years and quite...

I live about 2 miles from the sea but in a location on granite quite high above sea level. Worst case I'm going to end up with a desirable see front property located on the edge of the Lake District so not all bad :D See, that can restore your faith in humanity. That's why the human spirit will...

Looking at the size of the chunk of ice that's just broke off in Antarctica you soon will have the ocean at your disposal, right through the middle of your living room :D

People need to get active, complain and remember that you control the government, they work for you not the other way round. With the tech we have available to us we can bring down injustice. People's voices can now be heard on mass and Government have to listen if they want to stay in power...

Problem is @Tim Harrison an optimistic view doesn't make a good news story, it doesn't sell papers and only gets a 1min slot at the end of the news as a shaggy dog story so unfortunately we only get fed pessimism via the media.

I don't think science or religion is to blame for the state of humanity. I think both were invented with good intentions but the interpretation has been changed over time by people for their own ends. If you look at a lot of the major inventions historically most of them were originally thought...

Narcos is quite good, series about the life of Pablo Escobar and Sons of Anarchy another addictive one with many twists and turns. I'm a late adopter on Breaking Bad but I tend to not watch much TV other than documentaries and political stuff. Tend to watch Netflix box series just on Friday...

As ever right on point :thumbup:

Thanks for the heads up. Out of curiosity where are the images hosted from Tapatalk uploads, anyone know?

Meant to say, where would the PH be coming from? Recently did some tests with a freshly calibrated PH pen, I'm getting 7.4 right now, generally it would be 7.2 which is already odd for V soft water.

Yeah we have very soft water round our way, never heard it before and TBH I haven't noticed it happening now but there's a lot of reports in the local rags and radio. I live in a very small town so anything is a big deal round here. I think I saw something on QI which was pretty similar to do...

As the title suggests, why would people's kettles be popping round my way? I noticed the change in water last week following a water change where my TDS didn't drop as much as usual. My tap water tends to be a TDS of around 39 with nothing to measure with GH/KH tests hits. Since they started...

Hahahahah I fall into that trap every time bud. Mine usually starts off with some scatter cushions or curtains then we have to do the whole room. I've got it sussed this time with laminate flooring. Saves you stripping your tank down when the decorating bugs hits. If the flooring isn't getting...

For sure, I've only just got my head around the govt having access to so much information but third parties a definite no. The problem with having so much information on somebody is the damage caused in the wrong hands. Just look at the news, even before being found guilty of anything they run...

I think that's why every site now has to warn you it will be taking cookies. I often miss out the in between words when searching the Internet like "Plants for planted tanks" I would miss out the for. Waste of typing, it knows what I mean. This led to an embarrassing situation when I was with...

Same for me mate, however when they see you babbling about planted aquariums I'll guarantee you next time you look on your browser or Facebook page there will be an advert for something related to aquarium, in my case it's usually co2 art. Sent from my STH100-2 using Tapatalk