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Lovely looking set up. The greenery against the black lava rock works really well :clap: Cheers Martin

Lee, looking really nice,moss arrived safely,many thanks once again Cheers Martin

George,another beauty :thumbup: Cheers Martin

Evening all, just a quick update to the thread. Not much change really. Moved a few bits around and thinned out some of the java fern. Got some Riccia in a holding trap and fissedens in a bag until I get time to use it. Very busy decorating the kitchen at the moment. Got some spiky moss coming...

Been a long time since I've posted any pictures of the little edge I have running in the kitchen Still going strong low tech no major problems, just weekly water changes and dosing Neutro t daily. Stock is 3 no 3 line pencil fish, 3 galaxy rasboras, 6 amano and 5 cherry shrimp from the tank...

Filling out nicely mate,nice to see the dreaded BBA on the decline, must update my threads and get over to see you Cheers Martin

Your pictures are stunning and the video just sucks you in,breathtaking colours Cheers Martin

Thats a very nice looking set up, a little bit on the dark side Cheers Martin

Nice litte layout love the open space at the front,might pinch some ideas for my new 33x33x35 cherry tank;) Cheers Martin

Jose,wow that is a lovely healthy looking tank:thumbup: love the moss wall, fantastic idea Cheers Martin

Cheers for that mate,does it come with the filter and light and what is the height to the top of the light (got to make sure it will fit under the wall units) Cheers Martin

Sam, thats a nice little tank you have there:) What are the dimensions of the tank/litreage, would look nice in my kitchen when i've finished redecorating it:grumpy: Cheers Martin

Iain,sorry to here the bad news. lifestyles, work and everything else that we all juggle with,don't make this hobby easy sometimes and things like this certainly don't help either.You can and will beat this:) Cheers Martin

Nice looking tank,looks like sorted out your algae issues out:) Cheers Martin

Hi mate, firstly can i just say that the tank looks really lush and healthy :clap: The riccia carpet looks nice , something i'm trying to do in mine,which leads me on to my other point , could i have first dibs on the pelia and riccia that you are going to sell, PM me to sort out Cheers Martin

Joel lovely little tank,must get mine up and running Cheers Martin

Sam loving the root and stone combo,watching this with interest Cheers Martin

Tim ,Liking the light,did you have that over Blue Jelly Island.Tank looking nice mate;) Ps,clean those pipes, tut tut Subscribed Cheers Martin

I think you've well and truly sussed the small tank layouts.Another stunner in the making :clap: Cheers Martin

Patience MrMacey,Patience :) Cheers Martin

Lovely looking tank,the discus look really nice.Loving the cupboard ;) Cheers Martin

Looking forward to the next chapter:) Cheers Martin

Looking nice,thought that the moss you sold me could have been used in here:lol: Cheers Martin

Lovely looking tank :thumbup: Cheers Martin

Hi Tim, just read the whole journal ,missed this one somehow.Nice to see the tank filling out, growth looks good. BBA is a b******d nuisance,got some in my Rio on the wood and in the fissedens .I'll see if i can pop round over the hols. Cheers Martin

Alex, lovely shrimp, fantastic photos:thumbup: Cheers Martin

Superb layout,simple but so effective. The growth in 2 months is really impressive. Well done indeed:clap: Might have a look at the twinstar as well Cheers Martin

Good point , I thought I read somewhere that it helped but I maybe wrong , possibly explains why my moss isn't growing Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

Cheers Rob, always got Rotalla cuttings at least once a month. Just thrown a big hand full in the bin. Will have to start selling it but it's a pain sorting it out and posting as I work all week 12 hour days;( Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

Thanks Andy, been way tooooo long Nice to get back on here properly again Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

Evening everyone, I can't believe it's been 8'months since I've written anything on here, spring an summer months just seem so busy with other things to do in the evenings. Any how, the tank is still going strong and has had quite a lot of plant changes, mainly due to buying stuff from forum...

Alex, beautiful tank and so many great pictures,stunning:thumbup: Cheers Martin

Nicely put together little set up:thumbup: Cheers Martin

Just read the whole journal whilst eating breakfast.The plumbing looks very well planned out and meticulous. Love the layout of the tank and will be following this one with interest. Well done mate:clap: Cheers Martin

Tim, congrats on getting the tank on ukaps facebook page.I'll have to get some more pictures on here of the cherry tank, its coming on nicely. Cheers Martin

Swee,breathtaking scape.Very impressive use of materials,one to be proud of.Well done indeed :clap: Cheers Martin

Go carefull with the superglue,it would bring a whole new meaning to the term "green fingered" :) Cheers martin

Looking very clean and tidy mate. Is that the peacock moss on the mesh at the back ? Cheers Martin

Come on. Get those pictures on mate. We need to see the blue jellies :) Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

At least you can get in there now and it doesn't really look a lot different. Got me thinking now :) Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

Filling out nicely mate.Love the size of this tank :thumbup: Cheers Martin

Antoni, lovely looking tank,got to love 1-2 grow plants:) Cheers Martin

John ,welcome to the forum. Please get some pictures on here so that everyone can see your progress. Cheers Martin

Iain,that's a beautiful looking set up you have there.The colour of the rock really stands out against all of the greenery :thumbup: Cheers Martin

Tim, looking really clean and sharp mate. Loving those acrylic pipes :) Cheers Martin

Tim which LFS did you go to.They look lovely.Check out my new post in the invert section;) Cheers Martin

Thanks Dean

Dean as promised a few of the tank with the blue led's Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

Tim,about time i commented on one of your setups mate. I think this looks really tidy and well laid out. The island looks good to me,love the combination of Manzi and Dragon stone.As Nath said, fissedens fox will look good on the front rocks.Cant wait to see the blue jellies in there.Well done...

Dean, no i dont use the blue light at night ,just have the main one on from 5 til 10 on a timer. I'll do a night shot tonight just for you mate ;) Cheers Martin

Evening everyone,just a quick update on the Edge.Basically not a lot different from last time, water changes every 2 weeks as it's running no CO2 or Easy Carbo,just adding 3mm of Profito each week, The plants are doing really well and the moss is spreading out. All of the fish are doing great...

Right, i think i've sussed out how to use photobucket linking for photos.hopefully these will come out and look better than the pictures i take using the i-phone. still got to get to grips with adding the writing in the right place:confused: Cheers Martin

Obviously doing something wrong. stick with the i-phone much simpler for me.I cant seem to get the photo's smaller

That didn't appear to work, i am completely useless on a computer:thumbdown:

]Hi all, just checking to see if my new photobucket account is working,all new to me, so hopefully better pictures from now on instead of using the iphone [/URL][/IMG] Cheers Martin

Cheers Tim, i'm really pleased with the way it's developing but as they say still room for improvement, Cheers Martin

Evening everyone. Well it's been a good month since the last update on the tank. No major changes apart from taking out the secondary Eheim 2213 and changing it for a brand new unused Fluval 405 I got on eBay for £70 , so now running two of these and I've taken off the spray bar and running 2...

Dan thats a beautifull set up.As others have already said the wood looks much better.Can't beleive that's only 6 weeks to get the carpet that thick, don't know what i'm doing wrong. A well deserved thumbs up :thumbup: Cheers Martin

Absolutely stunning,i cant believe that these set ups are in a standard Rio 180.What are the time spans from start to finish for each of the layouts. Well done indeed:thumbup: :thumbup:

Pedro, beautiful tank,lovely photo's.Really nice to see the progression of the plants over the months.Well done :thumbup: Cheers Martin

Hi Michael,welcome to UKAPS.The Edge looks really nice and i cant see any reason that the new venture wont either Unfortunately this is a common problem and it will only get worse as the hobby progresses :lol: :lol: Looking forward to the journal updates Cheers Martin

Cheers Ady,sorry for the quality of the photo's,still using the iphone.Gonna have to try and take some with my Panasonic compact and download them,its just quicker with the iphone.The tank looks even better in the flesh.Hopefully getting some more Hatchetts over the weekend. I will end up a...

Evening all just a few updated photo's of the Rio. Just added some Christmas moss courtesy of Wally, some Hydrocotyle Tripartita courtesy of MattyC, some Pogostomen Stellata courtesy of Ben (B7fec), and some Fissidens on wood courtesy of Ghostsword. I'd like to thank everyone who sent the...

Evening all just a few updated piccies of the Edge. Added loss of Christmas moss and some fissidens courtesy of Ghostsword. Shrimp love it. Gonna be getting some more cherries at the weekend, anyway, pictures, enjoy

The co2 can sometimes take a while to settle down to a steady beat , I know mine did

Nice tidy looking setup.Diy luminaire looks the nuts ;) Cheers Martin

This is gonna look nice :) what plants are you thinking of using Cheers Martin

Been there done that;). Fluval one is better anyway, much smaller bubbles, better absorbtion. Got one in my tank after others recommended it,wouldn't go back now:thumbup: Cheers Martin

Andrew,firstly well written journal,lots of really good photo's.tanks looking really good and time will make it look a lot better,its surprising how much it changes in a few months.As Ady said get the CO2 sorted out asap because the plants really need it Keep up the good work and keep the...

this is gonna be a nice looking set up,get the pics on soon;)

looking smart.will be watching this one ;thumbup:

still looking nice mate,never get tired of looking at mine,always watching the shrimp:) ;thumbup;

Ady, awesome looking tank,lovely mixture of plants. marbled hatchets are superb fish, got 8 in mine and getting another 8 :thumbup:

Cheers Dean, not that bad to work on, hopefully using the plants I've got there is minimal maintenance. I just love the quirky size. I spend hours staring at the thing. Looks better at night. As I said previously water changes are a doddle, 1 bucket. Glad you like it mate Cheers Martin...

Cheers Jack, I'll keep an eye on them. The celestials are very small at the moment. The rest seem happy enough and I can always transfer them to my Rio 180 set up if they look like they're struggling for space ( gonna be a bugger catching them though through the small opening. Lol Cheers...

Hi Jack, 2 rummy nose,2 neon tetra,5 celestial danio, 1 otto, 5 three line pencils plus 10 shrimp Is this too much then ?? They seem to have enough room Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Evening all pics of the new additions Cheery shrimp, Rilli from the other tank , amano from the other tank , rummy nose tetra, celestial danio, neon tetra and 3 line pencil fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Beautiful looking tank, I can only dream of getting mine to look that good; thumbup: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers Gramski, they are quite cute little tanks. I love the dinky size of it. It is a pain getting all the stuff in there but hopefully the plants won't need to much attention. Weekly water change only takes 10 mins, simples. Hopefully getting some livestock this weekend, galaxy rasboras are...

Thanks Tourney. I will post some more pics at the weekend if/ when I get some fish in there Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers Ravenswing. Gonna be adding some fauna over the weekend. It will then make it even more interesting. Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Evening all, just a quick update on the Rio. Well, 12 weeks now and going reasonably well. BBA is less noticeable, daily EC dosing helping as well as the lower lighting. Added a new Fluval diffuser this weekend, what a difference. Much smaller bubbles so hopefully a better uptake from the...

Evening all just adding a few updated pics of the edge. Still no fauna yet. Doing a 50% WC each week and adding Profito and EC. Not looking bad at all. 5 weeks in Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a lovely looking tank ;thumbup: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Stick with it. Get the CO2 sorted and it will all be worth it Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

looking good,love the emersed wood :thumbup;

Cheers Tim,might try replanting the ones that have lost their lower leaves and up the water changes.must start with the easycarbo. Gonna keep the lights at 1 tube for the foreseeable future Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Unusual, different,brilliant ;clap: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Evening all, not updated this for a few weeks. Not a lot happening. Cleaned both filters today including all the pipework. Amazing how dirty they were. Usual weekly 50% WC. The only thing is the small amount of BBA that's starting on the edges of the sword and Anubis leaves. Got some on the...

One to watch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers, I'll give it a go as you do it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Because its on so many different plant edges can I not just dose it into the tank, if so what sort of dose. Is it ok with shrimp ??? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Tim,not looking too bad mate. Mines got a lot BBA on the edges of the Anubis, sword and on the ferns. Upped the CO2 and turned the lighting down to 1 light for a while. Haven't added any easy carbo though. Is this a good idea ?? Cheers Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lovely clear photos. Will look great once it's established:thumbup: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lovely simple little tank : thumbup Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just got to persevere with it. Hopefully it will take off. Early days yet:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers for the advice ill seriously have to reconsider the gourami's Martin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Didn't realise that the gourami was a predator when I got them. Just liked the look of them. My son said that he thought that the shrimp would disappear once the gourami's were put in. Have I done the wrong thing, will they attack the shrimp/ eat them. Got amano and red rilli. if so I might...

Evening all, since fitting the koralia at the weekend and adding the dwarf gourami's I've not seen much of the shrimp. Any ideas??? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk