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Unfortunately, the length of bogwood is at least 3 feet long. I could soak it in the bath in very hot water for the day if needed but i will also try drilling lots of small holes in it to get the water to soak in better :banghead:

I have a nice long piece of bogwood that i found in the shed which i'd like to use in my aquarium. trouble is, it floats. I don't have any rocks to weigh it down with so need to know if there's any ways of getting it to sink. Currently it's wedged under the bracing bars in the tank in a...

Thank you all so much for the help...but please keep em coming. Done loads of research particularly on the "dry" area. I've kept planted tanks before so im not to concerned about this bit just yet. As i intend to keep some orchids in the tank, i need to monitor the day/night temps and...

Thanks mate....all advice is taken on board. One thing that didn't occur to me....well it did but i was being thick...is that intend to keep a lot of Orchids in this paludarium. Now i live 2 miles from one of the biggest orchid nurseries possibly in the world....McBeans Orchids, so i'm going...

Thank you all so much for the ideas....please keep em coming. I like the idea of sprinkling sand, gravel and compost onto a adhesive background....black G4 pond sealer for example. If i could get the waterfall built, the background created using either polystyrene or expandable foam and then...

Thanks mate....couldn't find the step by step on there but it's still a good site to go on.

Thanks for that....hadn't thought of cement. I suppose it could be sealed with varnish again or G4 even.

Hi, not been around for a while....i parted company with my planted tank earlier on in the year to go back to marines. But, im now looking at a project to turn it into a superb paludarium.....and i need some help and advice. I have a 57" long x 19" wide x 24" high aquarium which is built to...

Steve....no probs. Thanks for the link, had a flick through but will have a good read later. Fred...the shop that has the discus i like has a pH of 6.5 which is why i will lower it. Once the fish have settled, i might try to bring it back up very slowly to tap water pH. Thanks guys Andy

Really ? Are discus plant eaters ? i've never kept them before but seen them kept in planted tanks before !!!

I'm about to convert my 100 gallon to a Discus tank and need to make a few changes to the water. Firstly, i need to bring the pH down to about 6.5 from about 7.3 and secondly, i need to raise the temp from 77 to around 82. Providing this is done slowly, is this likely to have any adverse...

Just looking through George's native set up with sticklebacks and wondered what the score was with the lack of background. I might be a bit old fashioned but i've always had a black background (blue with marine) on my tanks which helps to set off the colours. I thought the stickleback tank...

Will UKAPS be attending this year ? Will you have a stall the same size as last...or bigger (thought that your stall was always busy and hugely popular last year) and anything new you're going to have there ? Looking forward to it Andy

I've just received an order from the aquatic rooms. I ordered 7 pots of cyperus helferi and 5 pots of glosso I got 8 pots of Cyperus.....probably one of the best plants i've had from a mail order company....lovely and green, tall, healthy....awesome I got 6 pots of Glosso....probably the...

My bogwood has been slowly releasing it's tannins into the water giving a lovely blackwater look. However, how much light is this stopping from reaching the lower levels of my 2 foot deep tank ? Is it a significant amount ? Awaits with big tub of carbon !!!!!! Thanks in advance Andy

i rekon a well thought out paludarium would go down a storm at Chelsea

well...a bit of an update on this. I still haven't heard from Java despite countless attempts at contacting them via phone and email. But today, another box of Rotala and Heteranthera arrived....in exactly the same condition as the first lot (Rotala was good, heteranthera is crap) Im going to...

Re: packing it in Paul....sorry but im not too sure of the problems you've had but these things are here to try us and usually, we can learn from the problems we have and it will make us and our tanks better. In the 35 years of keeping both tropical and reef aquaria, i've seen lots of things...

Thought i'd give Java plants a go for the first time. Ordered the plants 2 weeks ago and they arrived today. They should've been here last week according to their delivery instructions and even taking into consideration the bank holiday, i should've had them by wednesday last week. So i...

My ambition is to one day, set up a big paludarium (6' x 6' x 2') and grow lots of epiphythic orchids and bromeliads in a natural tropical setting. I used to look after a huge tropical palm house for Brighton parks and gardens and it was heaven.....add an aquatic section, streams and...

No. Too arty-farty and unnatural for me. Give me jungle any day !!!

I tend to be more long term. However, being a perfectionist with aquascaping, im forever changing groups of plants in the search for a superb tank. But nothing stays the same and just as we think something looks "perfect", one of the plants grows that little bit more or just melts away...

You could try Endlers instead of guppies or failing that, why not go for a few shrimp and a male Siamese fighter...one like these !!! http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1231860583 http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1231992883

Love no 1 !!!!

Just to add to my comments above....please see them as constructive critisism rather than just slagging the show off. Im sure this can go from strength to strength and good luck. Maybe one day i could get involved in one way or another.

Re: FoF - Raising the bar even higher next year Ok guys, here's my thoughts on the UKAPS stand and the show in general. Unfortunately, the 1 hour trip form just outside Brighton turned into 3 hour nightmare as they'd shut the main A27 at Arundal so i was tired and pretty p****d off when i got...

I didn't think about the plec thing...i do plan having a few small plecs and a queen arboresque would probably be one of them !!!. I'll give it the boiling water treatment for a few weeks and see how it goes. Dan...what are "WC's" and purigen ? Thanks guys Andy

Any ideas on how to stop bogwood and it's reletives from releasing tannins. I know some people like the blackwater look or use carbon to remove it from the water column, but i'd like to know if it's possible to stop it being released in the first place without soaking it for donkey's years...

Just for a bit of fun really....i will also have somethings for "swapsies" if someone has something i like. Potted a few up today and popped them in a 6 gallon tank in the conservatory which is home to a male crowntail fighter. We'll see how it goes.

With my rapidly growing plants, i want to take cuttings of the bits i usually throw away, especially some of the nicer species. I have some sagittaria nantans (the little one that spreads like mad by runners), some Hygrophylla polysperma 'rosanervig', plenty of Rotala indica, lots of...

Just had a good look through the online catalogue....some nice stuff in there. Should most decent LFS be able to order stuff from tropica....eg if i want 5 x H. polysperma "rosanervig", would they usually be able to get it for me. Thanks Andy

More money and more fish tanks than i dare to think about :cry: 20 years of reef keeping, 30 years of FW trop keeping, ponds galore and now a 3,000 gallon koi pond. :shock: But what a boring life it would be without fishkeeping :D

Think i would possibly go for a 1.5" layer of eco-complete with a 1.5" layer of sand on top.....that would cut £100 off the bill !!! Unless you have any other way of providing a decent enough substrate without spending a fortune. I'm not a lover of swords so wouldn't be keeping them by the...

Just seen that you're from Kent....well STM are in Sevenoaks. Pop in and have a chat with Jez or Chris....they're pretty nice blokes.

http://www.stm-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Sand ... arine.html 2nd one down. Don't know how suitable it'll be for FW Or go to the 4th one down OR http://www.stm-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Substrates.html Go to the bottom

You can get sugar fine sand....which is pure white and like dust but i'm not sure if this is meant for marine use and will affect your water conditions. One downside i found when using this was that it got blown everywhere because it was so fine....even in minimal flow.

I used a, "eco complete calculator" on another forum and for my tank....48" x 22" wide and at a depth of 3", it said i'd need 176 LB....9 bags :shock: :shock: :shock: Might have to have a rethink :roll:

Sorry....the little glass jobbies with the membranes in them which you get from ebay Ok, i've seen some eco complete on ebay.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Caribsea-Eco-Comp ... dZViewItem how many 20lb bags would i need in my 48 x 22 tank and would i just use EC or have it on the bottom with...

Thanks mate....this is what i need.....a bit of constructive critisism and a pointer in the right direction so i get it right first time. Yep...got two x 2kg full FE bottles Ok....i am on a budget but i will price it up to see if i can afford it. Always liked using RO mixed with tap water...

I will be having a bit of building work done in my house in the new year which will include a "hole in wall" fish tank. I have room for a 48 x 22(w) x 28(h) planted tank. Plans are to have a sump which would include an area for biological filteration, mechanical filteration and chemical...

We have some crystal clear streams at the bottom of our garden which have some stunning plant life in...calatriche, water violet, frogbit and a few more. A harem of sticklebacks would be good in such a tank

As a newcomer, i thought it would be nice if people could post their planted tank details as follows. Tank size Substrate (depth and type) Lighting (watts, spectrum, WPG, type etc) CO2 Filteration Water (RO ?, rainwater ?, a mix of all ? temp ?, pH ? etc ) Undersoil heating ? Plant...

Hi all, just stumbled upon your site and it is very informative. I have 35 years trop experience, 20 years with marines and reefs and i've had ponds for as long as i can remember including my 3,000 gallon koi pond at the moment. I have a small 30 x 15 x 12" community tank that i'd really like...