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I remember your last dry start, it was very successful in its own right!

There are probably a hundred Marquis (pure guess) in our community, I wonder if your father has any history with Guernsey?

Hi Tom, that is an interesting surname you have, Marquis and is quite a common name where I live but not so common in England.

Really good Ady, lovely 3D perspective in that photo!

If you are going to use pressurised C02 then I would not stock anything until you get it installed. Messing around with C02 levels is always best done without livestock. Why do use such unusual time settings for you light?

Yes I heat them with a heat mat, I find the difference in growth and lushness considerable! I only lift the lid, plastic sheet in my case, when I trim but I tend to leave them grow to jungle status before I uproot and start again! The key is to get the inside warmer than the outside, this will...

Great fun although this might not be the best time of year to start a natural light experiment. My window sill tanks are just staring to slow down, I don't see hardly any growth over the October to March period. I have found the best results come from just making a small hole in the cling film &...

Hi and welcome, your C02 system sounds quite complicated, can you post a picture of the reactors?

Stephen Fry is a great name, we have a pet seagull called Steven & a pet crow called Russell (its true)

Looks great!

Nice one Bert :)

Fantastic Tom, there really does not seen to be much flow compared to what I imagined.

Beautiful plants, can you tell us more about your growing conditions like lights & lighting durations, have you had any algae issues & are the plants very slow growing?

Well done Ady.... :)

Lovely job mate, please keep up the good work :)

Very mellow & rounded... I love it.

Re: Forest of Lovely - well done :)

Very mellow, I like it a lot.

Only for the dedicated aquarist :lol: really cool mate.

Lovely, I would like to see your high tech version if you ever get there....

I use soil & gas & have done so for many years. I have never used any form of barrier between the soil & the capping as I find the plant roots like to penetrate as far as they can & then start to travel along the bottom. In my latest set up I have 100mm of soil mix capped with 10mm of fine...

Re: Low-tech aquarium Works for me OK, I am looking forward to reading later tonight.

Re: Low-tech aquarium I dont know how suitable this would be but, I mix it with baked clay cat litter (& chicken manure) for my trees!

Re: Low-tech aquarium Hi Troi, your article will be most welcome.... I help to manage a large forum (not aquarium related) & we always welcome fresh input with relish! - I see no reason why your opinions would not be received with much interest & support on this forum - bring it on :D

Re: Low-tech aquarium So - is basic layman's terms - you are suggesting that by using a specific soil based substrate you can achieve very good results comparable with "high energy" (C02 injected) tanks? However You are using high lighting because the pants are getting not only nutrients but a...

Re: Low-tech aquarium I would be interested to see how your new tank develops especially if you attempt & nice scape with some of the more challenging plants - that would really prove a point! I was visiting a friend's house recently & spotted a small tank bubbling away in a corner. On closer...

Re: Low-tech aquarium In that case perhaps you & Troi get get together & market your special brew & show us gas freaks how it is done :D Incidentally I was using the high tech, at the time, combination of - "2 x 40w incandescent bulbs, leaf litter & peat mix" 40 years ago! All I got was...

Re: Low-tech aquarium Well it is interesting to come across someone who has a different approach & seems to be having great success. As a rule it would seem that inert clay impregnated with micronutrients such as Iron and Magnesium & a high CEC like the expensive ADA products are by far the...

Re: Low-tech aquarium One would have to say that for a non C02 injected tank & after only six weeks growth, your tank is outstanding! Never have I seen such prolific 'low tech' growth documented before!!

Re: Low-tech aquarium Looks great, how old is the scape?

Looks great - really great actually! Some much room in there!

Nice little vid - thanks.

Mine live alongside the tele - looks better with the tele off but, I like this position as I can relax in my comfy chair & chose the tele or tank.

Fantastic so middle earth it made me smile :)