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Hi, Was just about to actually buy some under gravel filter trays to use as a base below large rocks in the new scapes and thought i'd come here and see what everyone else has used/is using. To save some pennies if I have it already kicking about. So, suggestions for areas under heavy...

Hi, I've broken down the rio180 a long while ago now and am looking at the redmoor roots that i've taken out. They are fully dried but have changed appearance from the original reddish hue to a more manzi look and rough feel. Additionally they feel brittle and my gut feeling is they are a...

Had been once every few days for a bit but it might have been 6 days since last time.....

Hi, I've been presoaking batches of Manzanita to get rid of tannins and make it sink but some of the buckets have started to really stink of rotting fart gas. Should I be worried about eventually sticking this wood in my tank? Thanks, John

Thanks for the suggestions guys, All good. In the end I went to my LFS and borrowed their nitrite (or nitrate, i cant remember which) test kits that has one of the regents as hydrochloric acid and used that. It did the trick. The bad news was the rock contained carbonates. :(

Yeah I read that one. The thing i'm holding is either mudstone or a limestone some strong acid would really help me nail it. :)

Hiya, I'm struggling to find something in my kitchen/house to test a rock. Vinegar isn't making it fizz. Can anyone point me to a household strong acid that I can pour onto it to check? Ta, John

Very good. I've got some 5mm dowels downstairs i could try.

I have a hot glue gun from when I was trying to DIY the pipework together. I think i might do this option as Bonsai Wire will take some time to arrive. In regard to the wire. I'm presuming peeps use the anodised aluminium version not the copper. :D

Thanks for the replies guys, very useful. John

Hi, Quick question. I'm trying to scape with a large collection of wood pieces that I would like to secure to each other to form something more solid as a type of "claw". Suggestions on methods of joining the branches? Cable ties Silicon (will this be strong enough?) Hot glue gun? Thanks, John

oddly enough. second time worked :)

that link didn't work for me :(

Some plants love the root feeding. Case in point. I'm looking at a little red crypt in a tumbler of Flora Base in my little arc tank where i stopped adding ferts and easy carbo months ago due to pregnant shrimp. It's flourishing on complete neglect getting all its food from the soil it sits in...

Which is what i told cooper international but they weren't having it.... shame.... :(

They should be coming back no? P@H still have the tags on the shelves, they have launched a new range of "lifestyle styling kits" for the range and the cube was/is the PFK subs voucher offer.

how long did it take to grow the Anubias out that much? I've never seen it as bulked up as that before. looks amazing.

i'm having to pick my jaw off the keyboard to type this. lovely.

I've been asking Outsideinside to look out for it for ages. Last month they mentioned it had popped up on the Tropica lists finally. I'm eager to give it a shot also. Although I thought it was smaller in leaf form then Georges picture makes it out to be..

Milliput is one i never thought of.

i've used cable ties before. String also good. Silicon sealant can be used as glue (aquarium safe). i've seen more complicated weighting of larger, taller bits of wood by drilling a hole into the "base" part to fix it to a piece of slate to stop it toppling. best way to find out what the...

:) Done just wood before. Plus i want the stone for terraces...

I should possibly add with a base of gravel and sand...... My feeling is Dragon Stone being browner would look more natural with the gravel & sand then the grey of the Seiryu stone. What do you all think?

Hiya, After buying another bunch of Redmoor wood (does this actually come from the Redmoor area?) and drooling over the stuff Tom Barr finds by the truckload in the US I got wondering what and where should we be looking for when collecting wood ourselves in the UK? I've seen the video of...

Hi, I've got a similar corner tank you can see the various (many) stages of my scapes in this journal if you havnt caught it already. viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3898 I would say it is much more difficult then a standard tank to produce something you are happy with. I have had to work out the dim...